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a group of men's soccer players celebrate after winning the united east semifinal game over penn state abington
Kellen Phillips
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Penn St.-Abington PSA (9-6-5)
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Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH (10-6-3)
Penn St.-Abington PSA
(9-6-5)
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Final
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Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH
(10-6-3)
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Penn St.-Abington PSA 0 1 0 0 1
Penn St.-Harrisburg PSH 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer | | Thomas Klemick

Men's Soccer Wins PK Thriller to Advance to United East Championship Game

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Penn State Harrisburg's men's soccer team will host Saturday's United East Championship Game after defeating Penn State Abington in PK's in the semifinal round of the conference championship tournament at the college's multipurpose turf complex on Wednesday night, Nov. 5.


After 90 minutes of regulation and a pair of 10-minute overtime periods failed to break the 1-1 draw, Penn State Harrisburg (10-6-3) punched its ticket to this weekend's conference title game with a 5-3 decision in penalty kicks. Parker Christina buried the deciding PK after Malachi Abma, Cole Isaacs, Liam Gohn and William Kim each converted their earlier attempts.


Penn State Abington (9-6-5) drew first blood early in the second half when Aramis Shire took advantage of a Penn State Harrisburg foul by firing his ensuing free kick attempt into the top left corner of the net in the 56th minute to give the visitors the lead.


Through swirling wind and rain, Penn State Harrisburg ramped up the offensive aggressiveness in the final minutes and was eventually rewarded when Penn State Abington was whistled for a foul just outside the box. Abma made the visitors pay when he laced a beautiful shot past goalkeeper Brendan Werner with less 6:45 left in regulation.


A pair of overtime periods ended without the deciding score. In penalty kicks, Penn State Harrisburg went 5-for-5, while a crucial miss from Penn State Abington proved the difference. Christina supplied the game-winning conversion that set off a celebratory frenzy and sent Penn State Harrisburg to the conference title game for the fourth time in six seasons.


NOTABLES
- Penn State Harrisburg will be making its seventh conference championship game appearance in program history.
- This is the second straight postseason in which the Lions went to PK's in the United East Tournament's semifinal round.
- The home team outshot Penn State Abington 17-4 overall and 6-1 in shots on target.
- Penn State Harrisburg finished with a 6-1 advantage in corner kicks.
- Abma's clutch second-half goal was his seventh marker of the season.


WHO'S NEXT?
The Lions will look to win their fourth conference title when they host No. 5 seed Penn College for the United East Championship Game on Saturday afternoon.


STAY CONNECTED
Fans can keep up with Penn State Harrisburg Athletics all season long on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook and Youtube using the handle @pshbgathletics.
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