LISBON

Bradley Boulet knew that he was close.

In the second half of Tuesday’s Class C South quarterfinal contest with No. 6 Telstar on a blustery, cold afternoon, Boulet twice had open looks at the goal, with his shots sailing high of the target.

In the first overtime of a scoreless game, Boulet made no mistake, sending a shot inside the left post past Telstar goaltender Boston Ludden for a 1-0 victory for the Greyhounds.

The win sends No. 3 Lisbon to Friday’s semifinals against No. 7 Waynflete, which upset second-seeded Wiscasset, 3-2, on Tuesday.

Of his goal, Boulet said he saw an opening after receiving a pass from Ryley Austin.

“I was hoping for the best,” said Boulet, whose goal came with 9:09 left on the clock. “We knew that we had to pull together and keep it going for us seniors. I saw the pass coming through. I was pumped and knew it was it there.”

“We had a couple opportunities early on, and for us it was just about finishing,” said Lisbon coach Dan Sylvester, whose Greyhounds (9-3-3) held a 21-8 shot advantage and a 10-2 edge in corner kicks. “We wanted the kids to keep playing. In overtime, we put Bradley up front. He is a scrappy player, like (Boston Bruins forward) Brad Marchand. He just keeps pushing through. He touched one in.”

After sending the two shots high on the choppy and hard Lisbon field, Boulet made no mistake in overtime. He received the pass from Austin, made a slight move to his right to find a sliver of space before rocketing a shot past the dive of Ludden.

“When Bradley gets inside the 18, he stays on top of the ball more and was in the right place at the right time,” said Sylvester.

Third time

In two previous meetings with Telstar (9-6), Lisbon dropped one-goal contests.

In this one, the Greyhounds owned the first half, using the wind to keep the Rebels bottled up in their defensive zone. Lisbon launched 12 shots toward the cage, with Ludden making five saves to keep the game scoreless.

“We had more motivation today and didn’t want to lose to them for a third time,” said Boulet.

Lisbon continued to own the possession game in the second half, but Ludden continued to come up big. His best save came on a corner kick, when Greyhound Noah Austin headed a cross from Nick Lerette that had Ludden diving to his right to make a game-saving stop.

“I adjusted to where the side of the goal was and I went there, dove and was able to make the save on it,” said Ludden. “In the first half, there wasn’t much action, but the second half I was in it, with all those saves keeping me going.”

Ludden said Lisbon played with more determination in Tuesday’s contest compared to the first two meetings.

“They pressured us a decent amount and they had a lot of possession,” said Ludden, who finished with nine saves. “Lisbon played harder today. Against us earlier, they seemed to let their anger get the better of them. Today, they kept it inside and played all around very well.”

Telstar’s few chances on the offensive end were often snuffed out by Lisbon defenders Josh Huston, Jacob Fusaro, Andrew Balser and Chris Normand. The few balls that slipped through were gobbled up by goaltender Jonah Sautter, who had three saves.

“A lot of our guys were stepping up to the ball, being first to the ball, and we knew that everything for them goes through Avry Griffin and Kellen True,” said Sylvester. “We were able to take them out of the equation, and we possessed the ball well for 80 minutes.”

Now comes the challenge of Friday’s semifinal, an unfamiliar spot for this Lisbon senior class, but one that Sylvester feels his Greyhounds are ready for.

“This is a special group. They work hard and have worked to put the pieces into the right spots. I just hope we can keep plugging away,” said the coach.

Lisbon didn’t face the Western Maine Conference’s Waynflete Flyers (8-5-2) this season.

No. 3 Lisbon 1, No. 6 Telstar 0, OT

Class C South Boys Soccer Quarterfinal, at Lisbon

Telstar	—	0	0	0	—	0
Lisbon	—	0	0	1	—	1

Goal — (L) Bradley Boulet. Assist — (L) Ryley Austin. Shots — Lisbon 21, Telstar 8. Saves — (T) Boston Ludden 9; (L) Jonah Sautter 3. Corner kicks — Lisbon 10, Telstar 2. Records — Lisbon 9-3-3; Telstar 9-6. Up next for the Greyhounds — Class C South semifinal against No. 7 Waynflete, TBA.