Callum Gelvezon scored in overtime to give Olentangy Liberty a 2-1 victory over Upper Arlington in OHSAA Division I boys soccer tournament play.
The eighth-seeded Patriots hosted the 17th-seeded Golden Bears on Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Powell. Gelvezon found the net in the 88th minute to break a 1-1 deadlock and send Liberty into the Central 6 District Final, according to a post from the team's account on X.
Liberty struck first. The Patriots took a 1-0 lead in the opening half, but Upper Arlington answered with a goal in the second half to level the match and force extra time, according to the half-by-half scoring on MaxPreps. Gelvezon's goal in the first overtime period proved to be the difference.
High school soccer matches run 80 minutes of regulation, meaning the 88th minute fell in overtime.
The win improved Liberty's record to 8-7-3 on the season. Upper Arlington dropped to 5-9-4.
District Final up next
The OHSAA bracket shows Liberty will face fifth-seeded Worthington Kilbourne in the Central 6 District Final on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. Kilbourne earned its spot by beating 20th-seeded Lancaster 5-0 on Thursday, Oct. 22.
The seeding gap gives Kilbourne the higher position.
The Central 6 District champion advances to the Region 1 tournament. The district champion advances to a Nov. 4 regional semifinal against the Central 2 champion at a designated neutral site.
No post-game quotes from Gelvezon or Liberty's coaching staff were available at the time of publication.
