Box score
DAHLONEGA, Ga. --- Mikki Bozickovic (Visoko,
Bosnia) scored his first goal of the season midway through the
second extra time period on Thursday evening to propel the North
Georgia College & State University men's soccer team to a 2-1
overtime win over visiting Lees-McRae College.
North Georgia (6-3-3) outshot the Bobcats (8-3-2) by a 16-9
margin, including a 4-0 advantage in extra time, as Bozickovic and
Daniel Vergara (Sincelejo, Colombia) each found the back of the net
to pace the Saints. Chris Griffith (Marietta, Ga.) added an assist
for the Saints, while Lees Squires (Sheffield, U.K.) netted his
team-leading eighth goal of the season for the Bobcats. Jarrett
Fleharty (Mocksville, N.C.) chipped in an assist for
Lees-McRae.
The match remained scoreless until midway through the 57th
minute, when Vergara headed a cross from Griffith inside the left
post to give North Georgia a 1-0 lead. Squires would level the
match in the closing seconds of the 76th minute, flicking a header
over the North Georgia keeper off a cross from Fleharty to even the
score at 1-1.
Lees-McRae would try to capitalize on the swing in momentum,
forcing NGU goalkeeper Kristopher Alonzo (Dacula, Ga.) to make
several spectacular saves to send the match into extra time.
Neither team could find the breakthrough for nearly 15 minutes
in the extra periods, until Bozickovic made a run into the box, and
after beating several Lees-McRae defenders, slotted the deciding
finish into the bottom corner of the net late in the 105th minute
to notch the 2-1 win for the Saints.
The Bobcats return to the pitch on Wednesday, October 20 when
they host Mars Hill College in a pivotal NCAA Division II Southeast
Region matchup. Kickoff is slated for 7 p.m. at Tate Field.
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