Wilfer Bustamante Scores Two as Furman Defeats Virginia Tech 3-2
Furman defeated Virginia Tech 3–2 in men’s soccer. Wilfer Bustamante scored two goals for Furman to secure the victory after Virginia Tech opened the scoring with an early penalty kick.
Wilfer Bustamante Leads Furman Past Virginia Tech With Two Goals
Virginia Tech struck first when Yanis Belatrache converted a penalty kick at the 2:06 mark of the first half, putting the visiting side ahead 1–0. Furman answered before halftime when Bustamante hit his first penalty kick goal at 39:01, leveling the score at 1–1 after a yellow card was issued to the Virginia Tech team bench.
Bustamante broke the tie in the second half. At 59:06, he took an assist from Braden Dunham and fired a shot past Virginia Tech goalkeeper Diego Dauzier to give Furman a 2–1 lead. Just minutes later at 64:32, Bustamante capitalized on an assist from Wesley Siegel to net his second goal of the night, pushing the advantage to 3–1.
Virginia Tech attempted a late comeback when Dagur Traustason scored off an assist from Chase Vazquez at 77:51, narrowing the deficit to 3–2. Despite holding a 10-to-14 disadvantage in total shots, Virginia Tech put 5 shots on goal compared to Furman’s 8, but could not find an equalizer before the final whistle.
Physical Play Leads to Multiple Yellow Cards
Physical play characterized the Southern Conference matchup, with both sides accumulating fouls and cards across the ninety minutes.
Referee cautions and fouls disrupted rhythm for both programs throughout the contest. Virginia Tech’s Jaden Chan Tack received a yellow card at 18:58, followed by a bench caution at 39:01, an Ethan Page yellow card at 54:43, and a Tito Peralta yellow card at 69:01. Ethan Page picked up an additional yellow card at 87:06. Furman’s Diego Hernandez picked up a yellow card at 28:49, and teammate Wesley Siegel was booked at 41:03.
Substitutions played a heavy role as both coaching staffs rotated personnel to combat fatigue on the pitch. Furman used players such as Grayson Travis, Trip Campbell, and Mason Peacock off the bench, along with Ivan Horvat, Ryan Wagner, Luke Hutzell, Caleb Johnson, Wesley Siegel, Landon Hill, Connor Stout, Jack Travis, Braden Dunham, and Wilfer Bustamante, while Virginia Tech inserted Ian Marcano, Thomas Kleinpenning, and Freddy Ferguson into the tactical lineup alongside Diego Dauzier, Amir Ariely, Ethan Page, Yanis Belatrache, Alex Perez, Parker Polk, Dagur Traustason, Luke Hamel, Alvaro Ruiz-Mateos, Tito Peralta, and Jaden Chan Tack.