On a frigid Thursday night in St. Louis Park, the Section 6AA boys soccer quarterfinals took place between the seventh seeded Minneapolis South Tigers and the second seeded St. Louis Park Orioles that would be be scoreless until Nick Riley's goal with 3:28 in overtime that led the Orioles to a 1-0 win over the Tigers.
Neither team would tally in the first half. The start of the second half would be delayed due to a tripped circuit breaker that darkened the visitor's side of the stadium. The second half would go on but without any power in the center light standard between the team's benches. Defense would prevail as Mpls. South played tight defense on the Orioles. St. Louis Park had a chance to win the game in regulation time but Alex Ruiz-Shimada's shout bounced off the crossbar. On to overtime.
The good news would be that the fans wouldn't have to sit in the freezing cold bleachers for a long overtime period. The Orioles controlled the ball for much of the period and it resulted in Riley lining a shot that ricocheted off the left goal post and into the net. And the celebration began.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 13-1-1 and will host the Bloomington Kennedy Eagles in the semifinals Saturday, October 13 at 1 PM. The sixth seeded Eagles advanced with a 1-0 upset victory over the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers. The second semifinal game will pit the Wayzata Trojans at the Minneapolis Washburn Millers, also a 1 PM start. The Trojans beat the Armstrong Falcons 4-1 and the Millers had no problem with the Richfield Spartans as they dominated the game with an 8-0 win.
Minneapolis South ended their season with a record of 4-8-1.
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