BROOKLINE, Mass. – Making his debut, sophomore goalkeeper
Edgar Schottland Levy stopped a penalty kick at 12:00 but was unable to make magic again with 14 seconds remaining in double overtime, as Northeastern edged the Boston University men's soccer team, 1-0, on Tuesday night at Parsons Field.
With the golden goal, the Huskies (5-2-1) extend their unbeaten streak to six games, while the Terriers (0-7-1) suffered their second 110th minute loss of the season.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Sophomore John Siracuse fired a low grounder for the first shot on goal at 9:37.
- Shortly thereafter, the Huskies earned their first of two penalty kick attempts, but Levy was able to dive to his right for the save against Jacob Marin-Thomson.
- Both teams had quality looks off corners over the final 15 minutes of the half.
- Northeastern headed one wide, and freshman Jacopo Ambrosetti's one-timer at the far post was saved by the diving Noah Abrams.
- Sophomore Gent Celaj forced Abrams to make another save at 47:44 in the second half with a hard shot from outside the box.
- Starting the second half, junior William Bonnelyche made two saves in the 81st minute but had to leave in the 90th minute after Northeastern received a yellow card for colliding with him on a cross.
- In the first overtime, BU fed a through ball to set up a quick shot attempt from Ambrosetti inside the box, but Abrams ran off his line to make the save.
- Schottland Levy made two saves to keep the game scoreless entering the second OT.
- In the 105th minute, the Terriers made a charge at the Huskies backline with Abrams again coming off his line to save a shot by Ambrosetti.
- Trying to set up a shot, Celaj seemingly got around his defender but was called with a foul with 30 seconds left outside the box.
- With the clock stopped, the Huskies played the ball up the field and drew contact during a cross to claim their second penalty kick of the night.
- Timothy Ennin converted for the victory with a shot at the left post, as Schottland Levy dove in the opposite direction.
GAME NOTES
- Ambrosetti led the Terriers with four saves, while Northeastern's Benjamin Klingen had five.
- Schottland Levy (seven) and Bonnelyche (two) combined for nine saves, while Abrams had six for Northeastern.
- Freshman defender Florian Rieder was the only Terrier to play every second of the season until he was dangerously tackled from behind in the middle of the second half.
- The Terriers and Huskies battled to a second OT for the second time in three years with Northeastern recording the series' first golden goal since 2000 at Parsons Field.
- BU now leads the series, 21-9-2, dating back to 1984.
NEXT UP: LEHIGH
- The Terriers will visit the Mountain Hawks on Saturday (Sept. 28) with a 6 p.m. start time.
- Last year, Lehigh triumphed in the 93rd minute at Nickerson Field, 2-1.
- Two years ago, senior Mana Chavali and junior Toti Knutsson both scored a goal for a 2-0 victory.
