KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After 110 minutes of soccer, the 2015 WAC Men's Soccer Tournament went to a shootout and after five rounds, it was the top-seed Seattle U Redhawks celebrating on the pitch after winning the shootout 5-4 over the second-seed Utah Valley Wolverines.
After a scoreless first half, Utah Valley's Alex Neff scored the match's first goal in the 64th minute on a free kick from just outside the box. It looked like the Wolverines might win their first WAC men's soccer tournament as the clock ticked down but Seattle U's Hamza Haddadi converted on a penalty kick in the 87th minute to tie the match at 1-1.
The Wolverines were forced to play a man down in overtime after keeper Collin Partee was shown a red card with less than a minute remaining following a foul outside the box. Despite the advantage, the Redhawks were unable to secure the game-winning goal in overtime, forcing the shootout.
Utah Valley's Skyler Milne took the first attempt in the shootout and his shot went off the crossbar, giving the Redhawks the opportunity they needed. Seattle U made all five attempts, including a clincher by Haddadi, to give them the WAC's automatic berth to the 2015 NCAA Men's Soccer Tournament.