Carroll Alumni Soccer League

Recap

Semifinal: Pink (Caruolo) 4, Purple (Frederick/Booth) 3 (Golden Goal OT)

If there was ever a game that defined the heart of a champion, this was it.

Purple wasted no time making a statement. Just two minutes into the match, Drew Warren found the back of the net to ignite his squad and give Purple an early 1-0 advantage. The pressure continued as Logan Jacobs doubled the lead only seven minutes later, putting Purple ahead 2-0 after just ten minutes of play.

Pink refused to panic.

Devin K. pulled one back to breathe life into the match, but just before halftime Warren struck again, scoring his second goal of the afternoon to send Purple into the break with a commanding 3-1 lead.

The second half belonged to Pink.

Despite outstanding performances from Jalen Hammond, Nick Booth, and Sam Frederick, Pink slowly shifted the momentum. With 15 minutes remaining, Max Comstock finished a beautiful cross to cut the deficit to one.

Then came one of the signature moments of the playoffs.

On a brilliantly designed free kick, Nick M. and Comstock executed the play flawlessly before finding Jacob Shalev, who calmly buried the equalizer. Just like that, a seemingly lost match was tied 3-3.

Overtime was barely underway before history was made.

Only two minutes into the extra session, Luke Adams stepped into space and unleashed an unstoppable laser into the back of the net. Golden goal. Game over.

Pink had erased a two-goal halftime deficit to complete one of the greatest comebacks in CASL playoff history and punch its ticket to the championship.