Scott McKinney (far left) and his teammates react to the game-winning goal over Wilmington
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Scott McKinney scored the winning point on an improbable play with seven seconds left in regulation for a 1-0 John Carroll victory over Wilmington on Saturday night at Don Shula Stadium.
Click here to watch the video of the game winning play (best viewed with volume low).
The Blue Streaks had been playing a man down since the 40th minute of the opening period, yet managed to match Wilmington shot-for-shot.
The game winning goal was set up when the Quakers committed a foul about 25 yards out with just 15 seconds remaining in regulation. The head referee stopped the clock with ten seconds left when a Wilmington player refused to move away from the ball with time ticking down.
McKinney took the free kick that blasted its way through the crowd of Blue Streaks and Quakers. After the ball took a quick hop, it bounded off Wilmington keeper Aaron Slusher. The ball then proceeded to roll slowly over the goal line before anyone else could get to it.
The goal was mcKinney's team-leading ninth of the season. He has scored the last three goals for JCU, including two game winners.
Matt DeMarchi made five saves for the shutout in what was John Carrol's final regular season home match of the 2008 campaign.
John Carroll is now 9-4-2 overall and 5-1-1 in the OAC. Wilmington falls to 9-7-1 and 2-4-1 in league play.
