BERRY, GA- Daniel Staursky scored in the 100th minute as the Majors picked up a critical road win 2-1 against the Berry Vikings on Friday afternoon.
"Staursky was the man of the match," coach Steve Voltz said. "Not only did he get the game winner but he cleared at least two balls off our goal line to keep it tied."
The Majors scored early and late on Friday against the Vikings. Lukas Elmhammar connected on a long shot in the ninth minute to give the Majors an early lead. Elmhammar cashed in his seventh goal of the season on a feed from Javier Garcia.
The game would stay 1-0 Millsaps through the first half. The Majors defense turned aside five corner kicks and Johnathan Huebbe made two key first half saves. It remained 1-0 into the 73rd minute when Matt Majestic scored for Berry to tie things up. Both teams would have opportunities towards the end of the second half but key saves and a pair of shots by the Majors went wide of the net and bonus soccer was needed.
In the extra frame, the Majors got to set up their offense on a throw-in deep in Berry territory. Chaos ensued and Staursky was right place, right time to put home the game winner off a Nicolas Roth feed.
"Berry is a phenomenal team," coach Voltz said. "I am proud of the way we withstood their second half charge."
The Majors improve to 8-5-2 overall and 3-1-1 in conference, while Berry with the loss, owns the exact same record. Millsaps will head south east to Atlanta to take on another top SAA team in Oglethorpe on Sunday. Kickoff is set for 1:30 central time.