Johnson Scores Game-Winner In OT Victory

Newton, Mass. - Sophomore Callum Johnson scored in the 104th minute to lead the Boston College men's soccer team to a 3-2 double-overtime victory over non-conference foe Connecticut on Tuesday night at the Newton Soccer Field.

Boston College improved to 6-8-0, while UConn dropped to 7-4-2.

The Eagles mounted a comeback late in the second half after UConn went up 2-0 in the 77th minute of play. BC junior Simon Enstrom countered three minutes later to cut into the Connecticut lead. Enstrom took a through ball from Johnson into the box and sent a shot from 10 yards out into the far post to get the Eagles on the board.

With the clock ticking away, the Eagles continued to pressure the UConn defense. In the 90th minute, BC sophomore Joshua Forbes deflected a Rafael Salama header to the far post into the corner to tie the match at 2-2.

Johnson scored the game-winner on one-timer in double overtime. A UConn defender attempted to clear a ball out of the box, but he mishit the ball and Johnson capitalized on the mistake. For the second straight game in extra time, he sent a shot into the near post to UConn goalkeeper Steve Leven's left for the victory.

Boston College will be back in action on Saturday night, Oct. 21, when the team hosts No. 2 Wake Forest at the Newton Campus Soccer Field. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. and the game will be streamed live on ACC Network Extra, which can be accessed on WatchESPN.com and the ESPN app.

BOSTON COLLEGE 3, UCONN 2 (2OT)
October 17, 2017
Newton, Mass. | Newton Campus Fields

HOW IT HAPPENED

9' | UCONN GOAL - Abdou Mbacke Thiam scored his ninth goal of the season on a header off a cross from Nicolas Apostol.
40' | BC SHOT – Simon Enstrom sent a shot from 20 yards out that sailed just high over the net.
41' | BC SHOT – Heidsar Aegisson sent a header from 10 yards out that was picked up by Levene.
54' | BC SAVE - UConn's Niki Petidis was one-on-one with an Eagles defender as he ran onto a long ball sent towards the BC goal. BC goalkeeper Antonio Chavez Borrelli came down to cut down the angle as he made the save on the UConn midfielders shot from 22 yards out.
77' | UCONN GOAL – The Huskies went up 2-0 on a miscommunication between the BC defense and goalkeeper which resulted in a goal from Austin DaSilva. A ball was sent between two BC defenders. The Eagles defense backed away from the ball as Chavez Borrelli was coming out to grab the loose ball. DaSilva just ran onto the loose ball and went around Chavez Borrelli to give UConn a two-goal lead.
80' | BC GOAL – BC forward Simon Enstrom took a through ball from Callum Johnson into the box. Enstrom struck the ball to the far post for his ninth goal of the season. BC was down 2-1 with 10 minutes to play.
90' | BC GOAL – The play started when sophomore Heidar Aegisson had a throw in to the right of the UConn keeper. Junior Rafael Salama flicked the header to the far post where junior Joshua Forbes deflected the ball into the corner to tie the match at 2-2.
98' | BC CHANCE – The Eagles outshot UConn, 4-1 in the first overtime. In the 98^th minute, Beto Luna had a golden chance to end the game on a shot from 10 yards out off a back-pass from Enstrom. Luna was alone from eight yards out but the one-timer was handled easily by the Huskies goalkeeper Scot Levene (six saves).
104' | BC GOAL – Callum Johnson capitalized on a poor clear from the Huskies defense. Johnson one-timed the shot from just outside the box into the far corner to give the Eagles a come-from-behind 3-2 victory.

GAME NOTES

Junior Simon Enstrom scored his ninth goal of the season. It ties his single-season best, which he reached as a freshman in 2015.
BC is now 5-3-0 in non-conference action this season.
Antonio Chavez Borrelli had five saves in the match. It marks the sixth game where he posted five or more saves in the game. He is now 4-8-0 on the season.
Boston College out-shot UConn, 21-11, in the game. The Eagles had a 9-7 edge in shots on goal. BC also had five shots to just two by UConn in the overtime

Records: Boston College (6-8-0), Connecticut (7-4-2)
Weather: Clear and cool – 51 degrees
Attendance: 139

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Team Stats

Callum Johnson

Simon Enstrom

Joshua Forbes

Younes Boudadi

Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Simon Enstrom

Joshua Forbes

Callum Johnson

Beto Luna

Rafael Salama

Players Mentioned

Heidar Aegisson

Antonio Chavez Borrelli

Simon Enstrom

Joshua Forbes

Callum Johnson

Beto Luna

Rafael Salama