On this Date: Grella Golden Goal Gives Duke ACC Title

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On this Date: Grella Golden Goal Gives Duke ACC Title

11/5/2020 2:53:00 PM | Men's Soccer

DURHAM, N.C.—On November 5, 2006 Mike Grella did Mike Grella things and led the Blue Devils to their second consecutive ACC Championship. The sophomore scored the game-winning goal in the seventh minute of overtime to beat No. 1 Wake Forest, 1-0.

Grella's individual effort was nothing short of spectacular and marked his 11th goal of the season. The year prior, he scored the game-winning penalty kick in the shootout victory for the ACC title.

The Blue Devils and Demon Deacons were even on the stat sheet with Wake Forest holding a slight edge, 12-11, in shots. Duke put six on frame to Wake Forest's three and Justin Papadakis had three saves for the Blue Devils in goal. Sophomore defender Graham Dugoni also had a significant save, clearing a ball off the goal line midway through the second half.

OTD in 2006 ?? Duke won their second straight ACC Title in an OT dub over Wake Forest ?????????? pic.twitter.com/KKoimAGfuH
— Duke Men's Soccer (@DukeMSOC) November 5, 2020