WPSL: Mutiny Prevail in OT, Earn Spot in Semis
- Updated: July 21, 2013
The New England Mutiny were crowned East Conference champs and earned a trip to the WPSL quarterfinals in the wake of a 3-2 overtime win over the ASA Chesapeake Charge. (Photo: wpsl.info)
The New England Mutiny (8-0-5) booked their tickets to the WPSL Semifinals as a 3-2 overtime win against the ASA Chesapeake Charge (10-1-2) on Saturday allowed them to claim the East Conference crown.
Lauren Reilly’s 90+3 minute goal sent the game to overtime, where Morgan Andrews scored the game-winner in the 100th minute. Shauna Edwards kicked off the scoring for New England in the 22nd minute.
The Charge opened the account with a 12th minute Cheyenne Skidmore strike, then benefited from a Mutiny own goal in the 53rd minute.
On a muggy night in central Maryland, the hometown Charge wasted little time putting themselves in command. Inside of 12 minutes, Alex Prior-Brown sent one past Niki Deiter, but defender Allie Fitzsimmons cleared it away. Undeterred, Prior-Brown grabbed it back, then crossed it to Skidmore, who slotted it through.
The Mutiny responded ten minutes later when Edwards sent a shot that nicked the post before it fell through to put the match on level terms in the 22nd minute.
It stayed at one apiece until the early moments of the second half, when the Mutiny defense couldn’t handle a Laura Kane ball inside the area before it inadvertently fell into their own net in the 53rd minute.
Lightning delayed the match near the 78th minute, and with 20 minutes to ponder their situation, the Mutiny knew they’d have to start sending numbers in front before it became too late.
In the 90+3 minute, the Mutiny pressed forward desperate to find an equalizer with the clock – not to mention their season – set to expire. But the guests were far from finished, thanks to an Andrews free kick that banged the post, then caromed off Reilly’s face and through to send the Mutiny and Charge into overtime.
Andrews found herself in the spotlight yet again in overtime when she capitalized of a poor clearance near the Charge net and punched it in at the century mark.
With the win, the Mutiny will travel to Sacramento for the semifinals on Jul. 27. It is their first trip to the quarterfinals since 2008, and their sixth visit to the WPSL National Championship weekend.
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