BATESVILLE -- Lyon's Ignacio Milla scored the match's lone goal with 3.7 seconds left, and the John Brown men's soccer team suffered a difficult 1-0 double-overtime loss on Saturday afternoon at J. Marshall Huser Field.
Just a few minutes prior to the sudden-death blow, senior Zeke Zumbro and freshman Giovani Bejarano each had a chance to score in the box within a five-second span, but Lyon keeper Logan Miller shut the door on both chances in the 106th-minute flurry.
"Lyon's keeper was very impressive," said head coach Scott Marksberry. "He was the biggest difference in the game. The fatigue caught up with us today. Hopefully we can get our legs back and four or five more guys back on the field before Tuesday."
With just more than seven seconds left to play, the Scots (7-0) earned a free kick just inside JBU's half. Jonathan Ray's free kick from the right flank sailed into the Golden Eagle box and with 3.7 seconds left in the 110-minute marathon, Milla's flick from five yards out found the bottom left corner, just squeezing inside the post for the dramatic finish.
The Golden Eagles (2-4-1) were without the services of three starters, including sophomore Douglas Oliveira and freshmen Santiago Venegas and Conner Haney due to injury.
Both Lyon and John Brown had opportunities to win the game in regulation and the first overtime, but outstanding play in goal from Miller and sophomore Adam Holt kept the game scoreless for the first 109 minutes. Miller (6-0) finished the contest with fives saves, earning his sixth win of the season and fifth shutout of 2015. Holt collected six saves in the loss, falling to 2-4-1 on the season.
The host Scots out-shot John Brown 4-2 in the first half and 8-7 after regulation. Both teams posted two shots in the first extra period and three in the final overtime.
Senior Guilherme Barbosa paced JBU with three shots, one on goal, while Bejarano added a pair of his own. Ray and Estiven Ramirez-Garcia each totaled three shot attempts in the victory for the Scots.
With the loss, John Brown has now suffered through four clean sheets this season. Additionally, playing away from Alumni Field has been difficult as JBU now holds an 0-4-0 mark as the away team.
The Golden Eagles were scheduled to return to action on Tuesday in Bartlesville, Okla., to face No. 20 Oklahoma Wesleyan. Results were not available at presstime.
Sports on 09/23/2015