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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team fell to Virginia, 1-0, on Thursday night at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.

Virginia (2-1-0) tallied the lone goal of the match against Mason (0-2-0) in the 24th minute of play.

Cavaliers freshman forward Stephen Annor-Gyamfi collected a deflected pass and scored his first collegiate goal into the lower right corner from just outside the six.  Senior midfielder Mouhameth Thiam and senior forward Leo Afonso picked up the assists.

The Patriots played with 10 players after a red card was issued to junior midfielder Zach Golden in the 35th minute.

Mason graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (0-2-0) made three saves, while Virginia senior goalkeeper Holden Brown (2-0-0) made two saves in the match.

HOW THEY SCORED

24' | Annor-Gyamfi scored into the lower right corner from 10 yards out from the left side of the box.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Cavaliers outshot the Patriots, 14-3, including a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal.  Virginia finished with nine corner kicks while Mason did not have a corner kick in the match.

Mason sophomore midfielder Erick Kilosho and Golden each registered one shot on goal.

Graduate student midfielder Luis Maestre, senior midfielder Henry Wachsman, junior defender Javi Sanchez, sophomore defender Will Carson and freshman defender David Garcia each played 90 minutes in the match.

NEXT FOR MASON

The Patriots return home to face Old Dominion on Monday, Sept. 4, with the opening kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.