Belleville West Slips By Alton in Soccer 2-1 in Extra Time

BELLEVILLE WEST 2, ALTON 1 (AFTER EXTRA TIME): Ethan Ellis scored in the 85^th minute to give Belleville West the Southwestern Conference win over Alton at Piasa Motor Fuels Field.

Jake Lombardi gave the Redbirds an early lead with a goal in the fifth minute, but the Maroons equalized after 20 minutes when Sam Schmitz scored to tie the game at 1-1. The match remained scoreless until the first half of extra time when Ellis’ goal gave West the win.

The Maroons are now 3-2-0, while Alton is 0-3-0.

Dan Brannan also contributed to this story.

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