The Lindenwood men's soccer team fell to the Fort Hays Tigers 1-0 in overtime of the NCAA Central Regional Final from FHSU Soccer Stadium in Hays, Kan. The Tigers scored the golden goal 1:56 into the first overtime period.  

The postseason match was the third meeting of the season between the MIAA rivals, and the familiarity between the teams was evident early on. Neither team registered many significant chances in the first half of play. Despite holding a five-to-three edge in total shots, and a three-to-one edge in shots on goal, Lindenwood headed to halftime deadlocked with Fort Hays at zero.

Lindenwood controlled the pace of play for significant portions of the second half. The Lions took five corners in the second half and outshot the Tigers seven-to-two. However only two of those Lindenwood shots were on net, and were both turned aside by the Fort Hays keeper. The Lions held the Tigers without a shot on goal during the second half. The score held at zero after regulation and the match headed for a sudden-death overtime period.

As the 92nd minute of the match was coming to a close, Fort Hays scored the golden goal, winning the match by a final score of 1-0. Michael Cole was credited with the game-winning score, his sixth goal of the season.

Aleksa Nenadic turned in one save during the match, as he suffered his third loss of the season.

Gabriel Jaimes registered a team-leading three shots on goal for Lindenwood. Jose Sanchez, Johannes Brendle, and Nijaz Muratovic each tallied one shot on goal.

In the end, Lindenwood held the edge in shots (13-6), shots on goal (6-2), and corner kicks (5-2).

Following the postseason loss, Lindenwood concludes its season with a 13-4-2 record. As Central Regional champions, Fort Hays improves to 14-4-1, and will advance to play Midwest Regional champions Rockhurst at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.