DECORAH, IOWA – The Norse advance to the A-R-C Championship with a 4-1 victory over the Storm. Will Overberg (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial) had an assist and two goals to propel to their first championship appearance since 2019.
 
THE WEATHER NEVER BOTHERED US
On a beautiful and unseasonably warm night in Decorah it was a perfect night for playoff soccer. The Norse came into the game looking to avenge a 2-2 draw from earlier in the season and they did just that. Just nearly three minutes in Will Overberg (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial) heel passed it to none other than Marcos Vila (Madrid, Spain/I.E.S San Fernando) to get the Norse on the board early. Later Luther came crashing in on the far side of the field Luis Figueroa (San Juan, Puerto Rico/High Mowing School) and Faydane Ouro-Akondo (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest) feed the ball into the feet of Will Overberg who put it away in the 19^th minute. Nine minutes later it was Will Overberg scoring again as he waited for it on the far post. He was assisted by Faydane Ouro-Akondo (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest) and Marcos Vila (Madrid, Spain/I.E.S San Fernando). The Norse had a 3-0 lead at the intermission.
 
In the second half Simpson came out with more fight. As Alan Imamovic took advantage of a defensive miscue giving the Strom some life in the 49^th minute. The Norse would answer in the 61^st minute with Marcos Vila slipping the pass to Faydane Ouro-Akondo who put it in the opposite corner. The defensive back line for the Norse was tough to break all night as Ramzi Ouro-Akondo (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest), Raul Fernandez (Crevillent, Spain), Hernan Manzanet (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/High Mowing School), Jose Gimez (Santiago, Chile/High Mowing School) kept Simpson at bay. Luther gets the 4-1 win and advances to the A-R-C Championship for the first time since 2019.
 
 
TOP NORSE

• Senior Will Overberg (Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny Centennial) had a one assist and scored goals number eight and nine on the season.
• Fifth Year Marcos Vila (Madrid, Spain/I.E.S San Fernando) scored goal number 51 of his career and 15^th of the season. He also had two assists.
• Fifth Year Faydane Ouro-Akondo (Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest) scored his fourth of the year and had two assists.

UP NEXT
The Norse play for the A-R-C Championship on Saturday November 5^th at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa. Game time is yet to be determined.
 
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