Maddox Aldridge scored on a penalty kick with less than 30 seconds left in the second overtime Tuesday night to give Republic a 2-1 win at Kickapoo. Koal Williams made six saves in goal for the Tigers, two of them in the first overtime, and Kickapoo’s only goal came on a penalty kick in the first half.
Kickapoo took its 1-0 lead on that penalty kick at the 34:30 mark of the first half, less than a minute after Kickapoo’s goalkeeper saved a shot by Luis Cruz. Micah Wright had sent a header over the goal earlier in the half, and Williams made his first save at the 20:13 mark.
Republic tied the game about five minutes into the second half. Kickapoo’s goalkeeper saved a shot by Maddox Aldridge, but Isaiah Redman followed up seconds later to make it 1-1.
Williams made three more saves in the second half. Aldridge sent a shot over the goal at the 36:00 mark, and the game went to overtime tied 1-1.
Republic had back-to-back corner kicks early in the first overtime, and Aldridge headed a ball wide at the 4:25 mark. Williams saved Kickapoo shots at the 7:33 and 8:59 marks to keep the game tied.
Aldridge had another shot saved at the 8:12 mark of the second overtime, and he scored the winner on the penalty kick a minute and a half later.
Game page →Aldridge finished with five shots, three of them on goal. Kickapoo outshot Republic 14-12 and had seven shots on goal to Republic’s five. Republic had six corner kicks to Kickapoo’s three.
The win puts Republic at 7-5, and the Tigers have won five of their last seven games. Republic hosts Waynesville on Thursday.
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