It took over 100 minutes of soccer, including two overtimes, to determine who advanced to the state tournament in Saturday, Nov. 2's Section 1 Class AA girls soccer final between Horace Greeley and Albertus Magnus, which Albertus won 2-1 on a golden goal by Alexis Diaz with 59 seconds left in double overtime.
There wasn't a lot of room to move around or be flashy all game. It wasn't a big shock that Greeley and Magnus needed extra time.
Greeley's Rachel Glick broke a 57-minute scoreless stalemate, turning around a shot from about 20 yards out that put her team ahead 1-0 in the second half. With just 2:21 left, Albertus' Diaz finally broke through for her team to tie the game 1-1 and send it to overtime. (Title card: Albertus' Isabella DeMuccio (13) and Horace Greeley's Avery Fitzgerald (5) in action; (2) Albertus' Mary Kate DeBono (19) in action; (3) Albertus' Sofia Caraballa (8) centers a pass; (4) Albertus' Brooke Ramponi (6) and Horace Greeley's Rachel Glick (9) in action near mid...
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