Allen Community College’s men picked up a key victory, even while being a man down, in coming back to defeat Central Community College-Columbus on Saturday.
Cillian Gilligan, who had assisted on Allen’s first goal of the match, blasted home the game-winner on a feed from Tiago Troyano in the 96th minute to seal the 3-2 victory.
The Red Devils trailed 1-0 and 2-1 and were without the services of Mathew Akidaug, who picked up a pair of yellow cards.
His ejection forced Allen to play 10-on-11 the final 20 minutes.
“They did a nice job of overcoming adversity,” head coach Doug Desmarteau said.
Central led 1-0 when Troyano scored on an assist from Gilligan in the opening minute of the second half.
Central responded quickly to go back up 2-1, before Troyano fed Gabriel Olimba for the equalizer in the 82nd minute to force extra time.
Allen (8-5) also was scheduled to play at home Monday against Southeast, but rainy weather forced the match to be pushed back a week to next Monday.
The Red Devils return to action at about 4 p.m. Wednesday to host Conference-leading Pratt.
