By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION<\/b><\/p>\n
The No. 11 ranked Fort Hays State men’s soccer team defeated the No. 19 ranked Northeastern State RiverHawks on Thursday (Nov. 15), 3-1, with the help of three goals in the final ten minutes of regulation lifting the Tigers to their fourth Central Region Championship in program history.<\/p>\n
In what seemed like a defensive battle from the start, turned out to be much more in the final minutes of regulation. At the 55:46 mark in the second half, Northeastern State’s freshman forward Flynn Semmerling took advantage of a Tiger defensive misque, picking up his ninth goal and giving the RiverHawks the 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n
For the next 25 minutes of game time, the Tigers and RiverHawks battled back-and-forth but could not cash in on the scoring opportunities. Freshman midfielder Alonso Rodriguez<\/a> entered the match off the bench and provided the equalizer in the 81st minute of the contest. Moritz Walther<\/a> fed the ball across the box to Rodriguez, who drilled the ball past the keeper to knot the match at 1 apiece.<\/p>\n MSOC: Alonso Rodriguez<\/a> ties things up at 1-1 after sliding one past the keeper with less than 10 minutes to play in regulation! #DefendTheFort<\/a> #D2SOC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Ao7F0i5LuG<\/a><\/p>\n – FHSU Athletics (@fhsuathletics) November 16, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n 1:27 came and went and Rodriguez pushed the Tigers ahead for good with a miraculous find into the right side of the net, narrowly beating the keeper on a shot from 25 yards out. With minimal margin of error, Rodriguez came through with his sixth goal of the season and second score of the contest.<\/p>\n MSOC: HE’S DONE IT AGAIN! Alonso Rodriguez<\/a> takes control of a free ball and sends the ball past a diving keeper, putting @FHSU_MSoccer<\/a> in front 2-1! #DefendTheFort<\/a> #D2SOC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wY8Js4uu6C<\/a><\/p>\n – FHSU Athletics (@fhsuathletics) November 16, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n Fort Hays State tacked on an insurance score in the 87th minute when MIAA Freshman of the Year Rogelio Lopez<\/a> flipped a shot over the keeper and into the back of the net, making the score 3-1 in favor of the Tigers.<\/p>\n MSOC: Rogelio Lopez<\/a> puts a bow it for the Tigers, putting FHSU in front 3-1! #DefendTheFort<\/a> #D2SOC<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/RqY2eng8JZ<\/a><\/p>\n – FHSU Athletics (@fhsuathletics) November 16, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n Fernando Pina<\/a> earned the victory in goal for the Tigers, improving his overall record to 11-0-1. Rodriguez connected on his fifth and sixth goals of the season, while Walther picked up his eighth assist in the process. FHSU outshot the RiverHawks 11-5 in the match. Arsenio Chamorro<\/a> and Rodriguez led the Tiger attack with three shots, while Rodriguez led the pack with two shots on goal.<\/p>\n The Tigers will now face off with the Fighting Scots of Ohio Valley in the National Quarterfinal inside FHSU Soccer Stadium. 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