Men’s Soccer Remains Unbeaten In ACC After 0-0 Draw With No. 12 UVA

Saturday, September 27

Charlottesville, Va.

7 PM

North Carolina

4-1-4, 0-0-4

Virginia

5-1-2, 2-0-2

North Carolina

Virginia

Men’s Soccer Remains Unbeaten In ACC After 0-0 Draw With No. 12 UVA

September 27, 2025 | Men's Soccer

Box Score

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – University of North Carolina men's soccer largely controlled a 0-0 draw against a hot No. 12 Virginia in the driving rain of Charlottesville on Saturday night. The Tar Heels remain unbeaten in the ACC, while navigating one of the nation's tougher league schedules.

While the stats show a significant difference in shots, none of UVA's attempts troubled Carolina goalkeeper Andrew Cordes, who only needed to make two saves while earning his and the defense's fourth clean sheet of the season.

The Tar Heels improved to 4-1-4 (0-0-4 ACC), while the Cavaliers now sit at 5-1-2 (2-0-2 ACC).

How It Happened

5' - UVA's Bacary Tandjigora was issued a yellow guard for a dangerous challenge in midfield.
30' – Andrew Czech was shown yellow.
Half – Not much between the sides. The rain made it difficult on both teams to play. The Heels did look dangerous on a couple of attacks but weren't able to test the keeper.
58' – Immanuel Mathe played a lovely through ball to Nacho Abeal, but his shot sailed over the bar.
60' – UVA earned their first corner of the night. The ball bounced around a little in the box but a tame attempt was no issue for Andrew Cordes.
64' – UVA's Samuel Oulouheu saw yellow for a rough challenge on Immanuel Mathe.
73' – UVA earned a corner with the ball bouncing around but Cordes had it covered despite being kicked in the process.
78' – UVA got behind the UNC defense but Reese Miller fluffed his lines and sent his attempt well over the bar.
86' – Lucas Ross puts a scare into the Cavs with a lashing shot that goes just wide at the far post.
87' – UVA's Nicholas Simmonds gets in a good position but fires wide at the near post.

Inside the Box Score

Neither keeper was forced into a save during the first half.
Carolina earned three corners in the first 45, but nothing came of them.
The game saw UVA take 15 shots to UNC's five, but none of the 15 particularly troubled Andrew Cordes who only needed to make two saves.
The game was choppy with both teams hitting double digits in fouls.

Tar Heel Tidbits

This was the 89th match-up between Carolina and UVA with the Heels closing the series to 38-40-11.
Abubaker Mayanja made his season debut in the 27th minute.

Up Next
North Carolina will continue its road swing with a trip to Louisville on Friday, Oct. 3. That match will kickoff at 6 p.m. on ACCNX. The Heels and Cardinals have met nine times with Louisville leading the series 5-3-1

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