MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Brigham Larsen scored the game-winning goal in the final minute of the first overtime period to push the No. 3 Charlotte 49ers past the No. 5 FIU Panthers 2-1 in the 2024 American Athletic Conference Championship final, 2-1.
Charlotte (11-2-5) wins their second straight American Athletic Conference Championship and earns The American’s automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship with the win. FIU moves to 6-6-6 on the season.
It took just until the 5th minute of the match for the Panthers to gain an advantage as Mathys Lefebvre took a deflected pass off a Charlotte defender to score the opening goal of the match.