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Bishop England Defeats Indian Land, 4-3, in Sudden Death OT
Saturday's win in Gilbert was the Battling Bishop's 16th state title.
With just seconds left in sudden death overtime, Bishop England's Joel Bunting scored the winning goal to defeat Indian Land 4-3 in the Class 2A Men's Soccer State Championship.
Saturday's win in Gilbert was the Battling Bishop's 16th state title.Â
The Warriors (19-5) scored the first two points of the game but Bishop England (19-7-1) came back to cut the lead to 2-1 with a goal from Bunting.
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Midway through the first half and Bishop England's Mateo Gomez lands a goal to tie the score at 2.Â
Gomez was able to score again to take the lead, 3-2, but seconds later the Warriors made a goal with 14 minutes left in the first half.Â
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A lot attempts were made to score in the second half but neither team was able to get the ball in the net and the game went into overtime.Â
After two 10-minute periods, the scoreboard hadn't changed and the teams were heading to sudden death overtime.Â
Freshman Joel Bunting was able to put an end to the Warriors season by scoring the winning goal after more than 100 minutes on the field.Â
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