Fernandez’s Goal Gets Crunch in Playoffs
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RICHFIELD, Ohio — With a berth in the Major Soccer League playoffs at stake, George Fernandez scored 1:08 into sudden death overtime to give the Cleveland Crunch a 3-2 victory Saturday night over the Wichita Wings.
Zoran Karic crossed a restart pass to a streaking Fernandez 10 feet to the right of the goal box for the decisive score past Mike Dowler.
The Crunch (20-20) clinched third place, earning the right to face second-place Dallas in the first round of the playoffs, and Wichita (18-22) was eliminated from the four-team playoffs.
The Baltimore Blast (19-21) clinched fourth place Saturday with a 7-2 victory over the Tacoma Stars (18-22), also eliminated.
Hector Marinaro starting the scoring with a power play goal 13:22 into the first period.
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