Top 25 Moments of 2012-13

Over the month of July, the Top 25 Moments of the 2012-13 athletic season will be remembered each day, with the #1 moment being revealed on July 26th.

Nov. 3, 2012

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Embry-Riddle men's soccer team got a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory over Warner in a Sun Conference tournament quarterfinal contest at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium in early November. The victory sent the Eagles on to the semifinals of the league tournament.

The Eagles fell behind early as Warner took advantage of Embry-Riddle's aggressive offensive attack and caught the Blue and Gold in transition. Diego De la Fuente put the Royals on the board as he fired a shot from just inside the penalty box, squeezing the ball inside the crossbar. Iker Ibanez was able to cross the ball from left to right, leading De la Fuente into the box and in perfect position for the goal.

Embry-Riddle had several opportunities in the first half, including a Veit Couturier header that was knocked away at the last minute by a Royal defender, but could not convert before the half.

The physical play continued into the second half as five cautions were issued in the period. Both teams played possession soccer, taking few chances in the early going.

The scoring opportunities started to mount for the Eagles late in the period with several shots going just wide of net that is until the 73^rd minute when Nicklas Petersson found an opening and fired a laser through several defenders, past Royals goalkeeper Kyle Coleman and into the upper 90 for the equalizer.

With the score tied and time winding down, the Eagles' last opportunity to win before overtime came off a set piece as Sam Fairhurst sent the ball into the box and found the head of Marcus Starke, but Starke's header hit the crossbar  and the scored remained 1-1 at the end of regulation.

The Eagles defense stood tall in the second half, allowing just two shots, while the Blue and Gold was able to tally nine.

It took just 2:30 for the Eagles to end the game in the extra period as Alexander MacDonald took control of the ball in the Eagles' defensive third and recognized the two-v-two matchup downfield and sent a pass to Marcus Starke, who was able to corral the ball and get a pass to Frankie Arias. Arias beat his defender and Coleman was late to react as Arias made a soft touch over the goalkeeper's arms for the game-winner.