Published on October 21, 2026 7:31 am
Last Updated on October 22, 2026 6:24 am
If you’re a soccer fan, then hopefully you attended the Effingham Regional Tuesday as two exciting matches were contested.
Teutopolis, seeded seventh, pulled out a 2-1 win over second-seeded Altamont in extra time.
The two teams played to a 0-0 first half before Altamont tallied a goal at 34:07.
T-town’s Gus Niemerg knotted the score at 22:30.
That sent the contest into the overtime period where Simon Lee scored in for the victory.
T-town had 14 shots, nine on goal. Isaiah Lee had seven keeper saves.
Then in the next match, Effingham. seeded sixth, came through with a 3-2 victory in extra time over third-seeded Newton.
“It was a hard-fought game with a strong team effort from everyone that stepped onto the field and pushed the team forward from the sidelines. The community support was felt and appreciated by the team.
“Jake Niebrugge led the way with two goals and Gage Kinder scored a goal. Brady Wilson had an incredible performance with 13 saves. Brady Patnaude and Connor Delong both provided an assist in the game.”
“We look forward to our regional championship game this Saturday at EHS. Come and support the team. We need our community to help push us through for our second ever regional championship.”
Teutopolis and Effingham will now meet for the regional title Saturday at 11 a.m.