Senior Night for the 21st-ranked UNC men’s soccer was spoiled on Friday night at Dorrance Field in Chapel Hill, as the Tar Heels were on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline against the Louisville Cardinals.

Louisville’s Haji Abdikadir found the back of the net in the 35th minute on a one-touch volley from just outside the 18-yard box to provide the game’s only scoring.

UNC (7-5-3, 3-4 ACC) managed to scrape together 10 shots in the match, but only two were on goal. Louisville (8-5-2, 3-3-1) had similar results in the shot department, totaling 11 and putting three on net.

Tar Heel senior Mauricio Pineda had a brilliant opportunity to tie the match in the final seconds, however Louisville goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch made an acrobatic save to put the final nail in UNC’s coffin.

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UNC returns to action in Chapel Hill on Tuesday when it hosts Appalachian State in its final home match of the regular season. That match is set to start at 7 p.m.

 

 

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