Junior co-captain Abdul Kargbo scored the most critical goal for the Scarlet Knights in their… Junior co-captain Abdul Kargbo scored the most critical goal for the Scarlet Knights in their game against the Pitt men’s soccer team on Friday night.

But there was only one problem.

He scored on the wrong net.

The goal helped the Panthers (1-0-1 overall, 0-0-1 Big East) leave Piscataway, N.J., with a 3-3 tie against No. 12-ranked Rutgers (0-0-1). The stalemate gives the Panthers one point in the Big East standings.

The goal that made the difference came at the 44:13 mark and gave Pitt a 2-1 lead going into the half.

Kargbo headed the ball to his goalkeeper George Vasilakis, so that he could clear it. Because of a miscommunication, Vasilakis, who was making his first regular season start, was not in position to accept the pass. As a result, the ball slipped past the goalkeeper to the back of the net with only 47 seconds remaining in the half.

The Scarlet Knights fought back in the second half, scoring twice in a span of 35 seconds, to give Rutgers a 3-2 lead. Andrew Herman and Brian Johnson both scored goals in the fast-paced offensive explosion by Rutgers.

Herman, who scored the game’s first goal, notched his second at the 79:00 mark. He netted his goal off a pass from Gustavo Mora, who opted not to shoot in order to set up his teammate.

Thirty-five seconds later, Johnson headed a ball past Panther goalkeeper Justin Lowery, with little more than 10 minutes remaining in the game.

Five minutes later, Billy Brush scored his second goal of the young season and knotted the game at three. Brush headed the ball past Vasilakis off a corner kick by freshman Chris Bastidas.

“He just went up above everybody to get that ball,” head coach Joe Luxbacher said.

Rutgers Joe Donoho shot a ball wide of the goal as time expired in regulation. Both teams went to overtime and double overtime, and neither could net the game-winning goal, despite registering two shots each in the extra sessions.

The Panthers were outshot 13-7, in what Luxbacher described as a “back-and-forth game.” However, the Panthers still found a way to get the ball behind the opposing goalkeeper, which is what the team struggled to do in almost every game last season.

Pitt has now scored a combined six goals in its first two games. It took Pitt seven games last year to reach that total.

Junior forward Keeyan Young scored the first Panther goal in Friday’s game. It was his first of the season and 12th of his career at Pitt. He also recorded two shots on goal in the game.

Luxbacher explained that the Panthers got overly aggressive on defense, and as a result, let up some bad goals. According to him, the goals that Panther goalkeeper Justin Lowery gave up were not his fault.

Lowery made four saves in the game and played the full 120 minutes. On the other side, Vasilakis made two saves, both of which came in the second overtime.

The Panthers are back on the field this weekend with two games in the Long Island Tournament. Pitt will take on Long Island on Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Hoftstra on Sunday at noon.