Varsity Boys Soccer Outlasts Petoskey In 11-Round Shootout To Win MHSAA District Championship

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Varsity Boys Soccer Outlasts Petoskey In 11-Round Shootout To Win MHSAA District Championship

Varsity Boys Soccer (13-5)

MHSAA Division 2 District Championship – Marquette 1, Petoskey 1 (Marquette wins shootout, 8-7)

On Saturday afternoon, the MSHS Varsity Boys Soccer team continued their postseason run when they hosted Petoskey in the MHSAA Division 2 District Championship in front of a raucous crowd at the Kaufman Sports Complex.

Marquette got on the scoresheet early when Ethan Sandstrom found the back of the net in the second-minute of the contest off of an Easton Zivnoska pass.  MSHS held the 1-0 advantage

Shortly into the second half, Petoskey leveled the game when Finnley Yurek scored a goal that was assisted by Daniel Howard.  With five-minutes remaining in regulation, Petoskey received a penalty kick after a foul in the box but were denied by MSHS goalkeeper Edan Hautamaki, who had 10 saves in regulation.  With the game still deadlocked at 1-1 after 80:00 of play, the teams would need extra time to determine a winner.

Petoskey and Marquette then battled through two 10-minute overtime periods before shootout procedures commenced.  With the match still equal at 3-3 after the first five rounds of the shootout, teams then alternated shooters in a sudden-death format until a victor could be declared.  After Hautamaki stopped his fourth kick of the shootout in the 11th round, Ben Wilson then calmly slid a shot past the Petoskey keeper for an 8-7 shootout win that earned Marquette the 2023 MHSAA District Championship.

  • First Half Goal Summary:   Marquette – Ethan Sandstrom from Easton Zivnoska (MSHS – 1; PHS – 0)
  • Second Half Goal Summary:  Petoskey – Finnley Yurek from Daniel Howard (MSHS – 1; PHS – 1)
  • Overtime Goal Summary:  No Goals Scored
  • Shootout Goal Scorers From MSHS:  Dixon Poggi, Ethan Sandstrom, Kaleb Chipelewski,Andy Brunswick, Will Salo, Charlie Hrodey, Jack Sysko, Ben Wilson

Next Up:

  • With yesterday’s victory, the MSHS Varsity Boys Soccer Team now advances to the regional semifinal round where they will face Fruitport on Tuesday, 10/24/23.
  • While the location and start time of the game are still being finalized, tickets for the game must be purchased on line via Go Fan at this link.