The Class 4A boys soccer state championship game appeared to be headed for overtime Saturday, until opportunity presented itself.

Dylan Acosta was in the right place at the right time and scored the winning goal late in the second half to help Sunrise Mountain defeat SLAM! Nevada 1-0 at Spring Valley.

It was the third state championship for the Miners (16-2-4), the No. 1 seed from the Lake League, with their first coming in 2018.

“We worked very hard this year,” said Sunrise Mountain coach Musio Jimenez, whose squad held off a barrage of potential game-tying goals in the final three minutes. “I’ve been telling some of these kids since their freshman year, ‘You’ve just got to be patient.’”

Acosta did not have time to hesitate when fate called on him.

The ball wound up directly in front

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