Lee University forward Fernando Barriga scored the match-winning goal four minutes and 30 seconds into the first 10-minute extra period, giving the Flames (4-5-1) a 2-1 non-conference overtime men's soccer victory over Mid-Continent University (4-4-1), Tuesday, September 28, at Lee Soccer Field in Cleveland, Tennessee. MCU is 1-1-1 in its three overtime matches this season.
Lee outshot MCU, 17-13, but MCU led 8-6 in shots on goal, and both sides received four corner-kick opportunities. None of Mid-Continent's shot came in the overtime period while Lee tried 3 shots.
The Flames drew first blood at the 11:05 mark of the first half when midfielder Juan Sebastian Lara scored his second goal of the season off an assist from Chevon Roberts, his first of the season. Lee's lead lasted just six minutes, however, as MCU's freshman striker Keagan Bacchus (Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tobago) scored his third goal in his third match of the season at 17:18, off an assist by junior forward Mauricio Da Silva (Porto Alegre, Brazil), his first of the season. DaSilva, pictured on the left, attempted 5 shots in the match, putting 3 on goal, and both of Bacchus' two shots in the match were directly on goal.
The teams battled scorelessly through the next 72 minutes and 42 seconds of regulation time. MCU's freshman goalkeeper Andres Blanco (Valencia, Spain/Pio XII HS) saved 4 shots on goal in the match, and Lee goalkeeper Benjamin Perez saved 7 MCU shots on goal.
Lee gained a one-man advantage just 32 seconds before the end of regulation time when MCU's Keane Bennett received his second yellow card of the match. Utilizing the man advantage in the first overtime, Barriga decided the outcome for Lee with an unassisted effort at 94:30, his team-best eighth goal of the season and his seventh shot of the game but first shot on goal.