In a physical contest that saw six yellow cards distributed, Fort Hays State University men’s soccer used a double overtime goal by Michael Cole to grab a 1-0 win over Colorado Mesa on Friday evening, in Mesa, Colorado.

Cole’s first goal of the season came in the 107th minute (106:41), ending the game on a shot near the near post.

While Cole’s second shot of the game was the only goal, FHSU’s Tanner Brock and Ricardo Yeverino each had two shots. Daniel Peralta had the Tigers’ other shot attempt.

Jason Babyak played the entire match in goal, saving five shots to shut out the Mavericks.

CMU (1-2) out-shot FHSU (2-1), 8-1 in the first half, though just one shot for the Mavericks was on goal.

With the teams scoreless through the full 90 minutes, FHSU and CMU were sent to overtime, where two 10-minute periods would potentially decide a winner and loser.   The Tigers had three shots over those final 17 minutes, including Cole’s game-winner.

Yeverino (37:30), Cole (37:30), Drew Wilson (48:03), Diego Cabral (97:25) and Brock (105:41) all had yellow cards for the Tigers, while just one was given to CMU.

— FHSU Sports Information —