For the second time in three days, the Miner soccer team ended up in an overtime contest -- and came away a winner.
Daniel Stokes headed in Brandon Moore's corner kick with just under five minutes to play in the second overtime, giving UMR a 2-1 win over Indianapolis Sunday at the UMR Soccer Field.
Sunday's finish was similar in many ways to the one on Friday when the Miners beat Saint Joseph's in extra time. UMR was trying to hold onto a late lead only to give up the tying goal in the final minutes, then found a way to get the victory during the second overtime period.
The Miners took the lead in the first half as Andy Held completed a fine play by the Miners by heading in Brandon Moore's cross. Moore got a pass on the wing from Nick Mentesana and fed Held in front to redirect the ball past UIndy goalkeeper Matt Spaulding.
UMR gradually went into a defensive shell throughout the second half as the Greyhounds had the wind at their backs and was able to hold off several scoring chances throughout the final 45 minutes. However, with 7:18 to go, Brian Fishback got a diagonal pass and put a shot from the wing by Miner goalkeeper Mike McNamee to tie the contest.
McNamee, who was one of four seniors playing in his final home game Sunday, turned back nine shots on the afternoon.
UMR got a corner kick opportunity after Spaulding couldn't keep a ball inbounds after making a save midway through the second overtime. Moore, who had assists on both goals, put the ball to the far side of the net where Stokes was able to head it to the opposite corner to end the game.
Indianapolis had a 16-10 advantage in shots but had none after the first 90 minutes of play.
UMR will play three games on the road next week, starting Wednesday at Missouri-St. Louis at 7:30 p.m.
Kudos to Miners! Too bad, I wasn't able to watch the match but my sister said that the team played like crazy!
More power to the team!