Saturday, October 17
Winston-Salem, NC
7 PM
Syracuse University
7-6-1, 1-4-1
0
at
2
Wake Forest
10-3-1, 5-2-0
| Team | 1 | 2 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wake Forest | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Orange fall to No. 23 Wake Forest
10/17/2026 9:49:00 PM | Men's Soccer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Syracuse men's soccer fell to Wake Forest, 2-0, on Saturday at Spry Stadium, as Wake Forest scored twice in the final 15 minutes to break a scoreless match.Â
The Demon Deacons controlled long stretches of the match, outshooting the Orange 21-7 and putting 11 shots on goal to Syracuse's two. Goalkeeper Juan Martinez-Bastidas kept the Orange in the game with career high eight saves.
The first half ended scoreless, the Demon Deacsons held a 6-3 shot advantage, but Martinez-Bastidas turned aside attempts from Jose Perez and Jeffrey White. Syracuse generated early chances through Kelvin Da Costa, who put a shot on goal in the second minute, and Kristjan Fortier, who had two attempts in the first half.
Martinez-Bastidas continued a series of saves in the 50th minute against Daniel Krueger and Mason Sullivan. He also denied Ethan Subachan twice and Tate Lorentz, helping Syracuse hold the Demon Deacons off the scoreboard until the 76th minute. Krueger broke through at 76:28, finishing off a sequence assisted by Lorentz and Ronnie Garcia to make it 1-0. Alfred Debah added a second at 84:41 on an assist from David Ndong Nguema and White, sealing the result.
The Orange return home to SU Soccer Stadium for the final time this season facing Virginia on Saturday at 1 p.m. with streaming on ACCNX.
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The Demon Deacons controlled long stretches of the match, outshooting the Orange 21-7 and putting 11 shots on goal to Syracuse's two. Goalkeeper Juan Martinez-Bastidas kept the Orange in the game with career high eight saves.
The first half ended scoreless, the Demon Deacsons held a 6-3 shot advantage, but Martinez-Bastidas turned aside attempts from Jose Perez and Jeffrey White. Syracuse generated early chances through Kelvin Da Costa, who put a shot on goal in the second minute, and Kristjan Fortier, who had two attempts in the first half.
Martinez-Bastidas continued a series of saves in the 50th minute against Daniel Krueger and Mason Sullivan. He also denied Ethan Subachan twice and Tate Lorentz, helping Syracuse hold the Demon Deacons off the scoreboard until the 76th minute. Krueger broke through at 76:28, finishing off a sequence assisted by Lorentz and Ronnie Garcia to make it 1-0. Alfred Debah added a second at 84:41 on an assist from David Ndong Nguema and White, sealing the result.
The Orange return home to SU Soccer Stadium for the final time this season facing Virginia on Saturday at 1 p.m. with streaming on ACCNX.
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Players Mentioned
Team Stats
SYR
WFU
Goals
0
2
Shots
7
21
Shots on Goal
2
11
Saves
8
2
Corners
1
6
Fouls
17
13
Scoring Plays
Daniel Krueger (1)
Assisted By: Tate Lorentz , Ronnie Garcia
GOAL by WFU Krueger, Daniel Assist by Lorentz, Tate and Garcia, Ronnie.
76:28
Alfred Debah (3)
Assisted By: David Ndong Nguema , Jeffrey White
GOAL by WFU Debah, Alfred Assist by Ndong Nguema, David and White, Jeffrey.
84:41
Game Leaders
Shots
3
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
fwd
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
mid
Shots
1
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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