Aurora University men's soccer team hosted Illinois Institute of Technology in the Semi-Final round of the NACC tournament Tuesday night. A game full of a whirlwind of emotions, went into two overtime periods, and ended on an Isaac Jacobo golden goal with little time left on the clock. 


FINAL SCORE: Aurora University 5, Illinois Institute of Technology 4 - double overtime
LOCATION: Montgomery, Illinois - Spartan Athletic Park
RECORD: Aurora University 13-3-3 overall and 10-1-1 in the NACC; Illinois Institute of Technology 11-6-3 overall and 7-3-2 in the NACC


- Just one minute into the match, IIT would strike first, going up 1-0.
- Then in the fifth minute, the Scarlett Hawks scored yet again taking a very early 2-0 lead.
- Walter Delapaz would take advantage of a 14th minute Penalty Kick, getting the Spartans on the board.
- In the 26th minute, Branden Dolezal would tie the game up with an assist from Carlos Viayra.
- IIT would answer back at the end of the first half with a goal to go up 3-2 into halftime.
- At the half, Spartan goalie Alex Ageladelis would have two saves. 
- Striking first again would be the Scarlett Hawks, going up 4-2 in the 58th minute. 
- Starting the comeback was Sophomore Josue Roman in the 67th minute off the assist from Carlos Viayra.
- Tieing the game with only five minutes remaining was Jorge Morales, his second goal of the season on the assist from Branden Dolezal.
- The match would now enter the first 10 minute overtime. 
- No team could successfully score in the first overtime, forcing a second 10-minute overtime with golden goal rules.
- Halfway through the second overtime, a Red-Card was given to a Spartan for a second yellow in the game, forcing them to go a man down.
- With just two minutes remaining, and a man down, Isaac Jacobo would score the game winning golden goal to send the Spartans the NACC Championship game on the assist from Ray Fischer. 


POINTS: Branden Dolezal and Carlos Viayra (2)
GOALS: Walter Delzapaz, Branden Dolezal, Josue Roman, Jorge Morales, and Isaac Jacobo (1)
ASSISTS: Carlos Viayra (2), Branden Dolezal and Ray Fischer (1)
SAVES: Alex Ageladelis (4)


Next action for the Spartan men's soccer team comes Friday November 7 when they host Milwaukee School of Engineering in the NACC Tournament Championship game. Game time is set for 7:00pm at Spartan Athletic Park in Montgomery, Illinois.