Going into the match, the Syracuse Orange were definitive underdogs to the No. 12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Coming out of the first half, you would have assumed the rankings were swapped. For a good majority of the match, Syracuse looked the better side and controlled the match. Unfortunately for the Orange, the team that looks better doesn’t always win. The Irish were more efficient, taking care of all of their chances in the second half, and putting some clinical finishes past Hendrick Hilpert.
The Orange tactically came out in a 4-3-3, which seemed to work just as well as last match.