Medina Mustangs FC upsets top seeded Buffalo Italia FC in playoff semifinals

Coming up with a HUGE victory, the No. 6 seed Medina Mustangs FC upset top seeded Buffalo Italia FC 1-0 in the semifinal round of the Buffalo District Soccer League championship Division playoffs Tuesday evening at Buffalo State.

Jameson Eisenhauer scored the lone goal for Medina off a quick corner kick by Cole Callard with less than five minutes to go in the first half.

The Mustangs defense anchored by Tyler Ribbbeck in goal did the rest. Ribbeck made a huge save with five minutes to go in the second half to preserve the narrow upset victory.

The defensive stalworts also included Caleb Suckow and Zak Rowekamp who both played a full 90 minutes at center back.

Medina will now face the winner of today’s semifinal between No. 2 Ukraine and No. 5 Sporting Cavs in the playoff championship game on Sunday at 4:45 p.m. at Nichols School in Buffalo.

Medina improves to 6-4-2 while Buffalo Italia finishes the season at 9-1-1.

The Mustangs also tied with Buffalo Italia 2-2 in the regular season finale.