Men's Soccer Celebration
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Winner American AMER (8-6-5, 3-4-2)
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Army West Point ARMY (8-4-5, 5-1-3)
Winner
American AMER
(8-6-5, 3-4-2)
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Final
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Army West Point ARMY
(8-4-5, 5-1-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
American AMER 1 0 0 2 3
Army West Point ARMY 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Men’s Soccer Upsets No. 1 Army, 3-1, to Advance to the Patriot League Championship

WEST POINT, N.Y. – American University men's soccer upset number one seeded Army West Point on Tuesday night, 3-1, in double overtime to advance to the Patriot League Tournament Championship for the third-straight season. Senior Mattias Cooper, sophomore Leo Palomo and freshman Troy Elgersma all netted goals in the win. The Eagles are set to face No. 4 Navy in the championship game on Saturday, Nov. 12 in Annapolis, Md. at 7 p.m.  

QUICK NOTABLES HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Army had the first shot of the game in the sixth minute but the shot was blocked.
  • Sophomore Dilane Zouantcha had American's first shot of the game in the seventh minute. The shot was on target but stopped by Army's goalkeeper to keep the game scoreless 0-0.
  • The two sides stayed in a defensive stalemate until freshman Troy Elgersma broke though, off an assist by senior Jack Green, in the 43rd minute to put American up 1-0 just two minutes before the end of the first half.   
  • American opened up the second half with back-to-back shots from sophomore Zemi Rodriguez and Dilane Zouantcha. Rodriguez's shot was blocked and Zouantcha's was off target and to the right.
  • The Black Knight's equalized in the 68th minute to put the game at 1-1.
  • Army had a great chance to take the lead in the 77th minute but freshman Matthew Tibbetts made the save to keep the game scoreless.
  • Army had one last chance in regulation in the 89th minute but the shot was high and over the top of the box to send the game into overtime.
  • Junior Robbie Matei had the lone shot of the first 10-minute overtime period but the shot went high to keep the game tied 1-1 heading into the second overtime period.  
  • It was American who broke through in the 101st minute off of senior Mattias Cooper's goal to put the Eagles ahead 2-1.
  • Two minutes later, it was sophomore Leo Palomo who extended American's lead in the 103rd minute to secure the 3-1 win and upset to advance to the Patriot League Tournament Championship game.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
  • American held the 15-12 shot advantage as well as the 7-6 shots on goal advantage.
  • Both sides were equal in corners, 8-8.
  • Four cards were handed out in the game, three to Army and one to American.
UP NEXT
  • American is set to take on No. 4 Navy in the Patriot League Championship game on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.
FOLLOW US
  • For the latest on American University men's soccer, stay tuned to AUEagles.com and follow the team on Twitter (@AU_MSoccer), Facebook (/AU.MSoccer) and Instagram (@au.msoccer).
 
 
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