Notre Dame scored in the 86th minute to draw even, and the Irish and eighth-ranked Virginia finished in a 1-1 tie on Friday night at Klöckner Stadium.
The result extends the unbeaten streak for UVA (7-1-3, 3-0-3 ACC) to eight games.
The ‘Hoos broke through in the 20th minute with well-worked team goal. Jesus De Vicente lofted a free kick into Nick Simmonds in the center circle who did well to bring the ball down and find Alex Parvu on the right wing.
With a sliding first touch, Parvu put a low cross to the feet of AJ Smith, who fired his shot into the roof of the net for a 1-0 lead.
The match would stay there into the final five minutes, when KK Baffour created just enough space on the left wing to send a low cross in to Jack Flannigan, who redirected the ball into the back of the net to salvage the draw for the Irish (7-2-3, 2-1-2 ACC).
“Really disappointing to give up a goal inside five minutes and not take all three points. It feels like a loss. We had chances to make it 2-0 and didn’t do it to close the game out, so, it’s disappointing,” Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch said.
Up next: the Cavaliers will be back in action on Tuesday when they host to #23 UNCG (6-2-2) at Klöckner Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. on ACCNX.
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