LIVONIA, Mich. – Yuri Farkas Guglielmi netted the game-winner two and a half minutes into overtime to lead the Madonna University men's soccer team to a 2-1 win over No. 21 Spring Arbor University at the Madonna Athletics Complex on Wednesday afternoon.

FINAL: RV Madonna (5-2-0 ) 2, No. 21 Spring Arbor (6-3-0 ) 1

• First Half

  • Spring Arbor had most of the early possession, forcing the Crusaders into five fouls in the first 10 minutes.

  • The first chance of the game came off a Farkas shot 10 minutes in, but it was saved well by Spring Arbor's goalkeeper Zach Weidman.

  • In the 34th minute,  Farkas made a long run down the right wing and was dragged down in the box by a Spring Arbor defender which led to a penalty kick.  Farkas took the kick and knocked it off the keepers hands in the bottom corner for the first goal of the game and his fourth of the season.

  • Both teams started to play more aggressively, with three yellow cards being given out before the half ended.

• Second Half

  • In the 73rd minute, Joe Smith was called to action as a redirected shot fell to Spring Arbor's Cole Russell who had a good look at the right side of the net, but Smith made a fantastic diving save to deny the Cougars.

  • With just 30 seconds left, Spring Arbor's Jacob Crull equalized the score on a diving header from Tyler Green's cross to finish the action in regulation time.

• Overtime

  • The Crusaders showed their endurance as they came into overtime with high intensity.

  • Farkas had the final say in the 93rd minute after Wagner Gameiro Febbe fed him a bouncing pass which he chipped over the goalkeeper from 30-yards out for the game-winner.

COACHES CORNER

• "The boys showed good mentality today. When the other team scored late, we didn't put our heads down and act like the game was over. We pushed back and got the result despite the situation. It was a very good day for us as a team."- student assistant coach Felipe Guimaeraes

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• The Crusaders outshot the Cougars 13-7 and held the edge in shots on frame, 5-4.

• Smith recorded three saves on the day.

• Farkas led the team with seven shots, four on goal and tallied both goals.

UP NEXT:

• The Crusaders head up the road to Southfield to face Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference foe Lawrence Tech on Saturday, Sept. 22 with kickoff slated for 4 p.m.

• Check the schedule for up-to-date schedule information.

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