In the 28th minute, Cesar DeOliveira took what looked like an open shot from just inside the box, but at the last minute a Crusader defender stepped in to block the shot and end the scoring threat.

Brian Carvajal nearly gave FIU a lead in the 36th minute when he took a long, dangerous shot from outside the box. The ball was heading for the back of the net before Holy Cross keeper Thomas Booth made the save and sent the ball over the crossbar.

The Crusaders took a 1-0 lead in the 48th minute on a goal by Jonathan Werth. After a long run down the left sideline, Werth beat an FIU defender to get into the box an took a low shot into the bottom right corner of the net for his second score of the season.

Miami product Alejandro Melean almost made it a 2-0 game in the 56th minute when he headed a ball of a corner kick but was denied by FIU keeper Jesse Fullerton.

Christian Caporaletti had a chance to tie the score in the 67th minute when he took a free kick from just outside the box, however, just like on FIU's previous scoring threat, the Holy Cross keeper sent the ball flying over the net to preserve the lead.

With 2:02 left in regulation, Marcos Balladares scored his second goal of the season to tie the score at one. Juan Guerra set up the goal by beating a defender on the right side before finding Balladares on the left side of the box for the goal that sent the match into overtime.

With just a few seconds remaining in the second overtime, Holy Cross nearly won it on a dangerous header by Kyle Miller. However, the shot sailed high and the match ended in a tie.

The tie puts FIU's record at 0-5-2. The Golden Panthers will now travel to Ft. Myers to face Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday, September 28 at 7 p.m.a