Cedar Rapids, Iowa Central Methodist University men's soccer team scored really early and really late Tuesday night to claim a season opening 2-1 victory on the road at Mount Mercy University in double-overtime.
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"The guys played well tonight," said CMU head coach Alex Nichols. "Mount Mercy will likely be the best team in their conference, so it was a good win for our guys. We played real hard and had a lot of positives to take from the game. We also have lots to work on of course and we will improve as we get ready for Bethel,"
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With the victory, the Eagles improve to 1-0 on the young season, while Mount Mercy falls to 0-1 on the season.
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The Eagles got on the scoreboard first Tuesday evening in the games third minute. David Hillmann connected on a nice pass from Rafael Ortiz-Ferreira to put CMU up 1-0. That score would hold as the teams headed into the locker room at halftime.
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In the second half, the Mustangs from Mount Mercy got on the scoresheet in the 56^th minute thanks to Yinka Ajibola. His goal tied the game at one a piece.
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It was evident as the game went on, that 90 minutes was not going to decide a winner.
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In overtime, David Hillmann found the back of the net for the second time, thanks to Guilherme Gallucci. The goal came in the 104^th minute to capture the season opening victory for the Eagles.
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Eagles' goalkeeper Ferran Borras Marques (1-0) picked up the victory, while making four saves and allowing just one goal.
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CMU will now head home to Fayette to host Bethel (Kan.) College this Friday at 5pm at Davis Field in their 2015 regular season home opener.
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