In Rosemount’s five-minute meeting before the start of overtime with Minnetonka in the Class 2A soccer quarterfinals Wednesday, the Irish as a team decided they wanted to score in under a minute.

The players were only off by 49 seconds.

Rosemount forward Alex Sirek scored on a throw-in pass from Jill Newton 1 minute, 49 seconds into extra time, giving No. 2-seeded Rosemount a 2-1 victory vs. the Skippers (12-6-2).

“It was unreal to see the cross come over and almost go out of bounds,” Sirek said. “I saw the chance and just shot it. I remember seeing it hit the top of the net and everyone coming to just crowd me.”

Sirek’s goal was a product of Irish coach Gretchen Stramel’s message of continued determination. Stramel’s words proved vital because Rosemount (16-1-2) scored first and outshot Minnetonka by a three-to-one margin, yet still needed overtime.

Minnetonka goaltender Paige Kahlmeyer kept the Skippers in the game with several saves that made fans of both teams gasp.

With no score in the game four minutes before half, Rosemount’s Jasmine Finley pushed a pass inside the box. Junior Irish forward Lauren Bangh fielded it, stopped the ball with her right foot and sent a swift shot from 5 yards out to score.

The 1-0 lead held up until, with less than 17 minutes left in the game, Minnetonka senior Kaitlin Campbell buried a penalty kick after being tripped inside the box, tying the game 1-1.

Sirek’s overtime goal advanced Rosemount to the state semifinals for the first time in school history.

“We preach resilience and to be resilient you are going to get knocked down and things are not going to go your way,” Stramel said. “But you just have to keep fighting and the girls have shown that in numerous games.”

Second-seeded Rosemount defeated Minnetonka 2-1 in overtime on Wednesday in the Class 2A girls’ soccer state quarterfinals at Farmington High School.

Senior forward Alex Sirek scored the game-winning goal just two minutes into extra time to advance the Irish to the semifinals for the first time in school history.

The Irish (16-1-2) scored first when junior Lauren Bangh beat Paige Kahlmeyer on a shot from about five yards out with under four minutes to go in the first half.

Minnetonka (12-6-2) tied the game in the seond half when senior forward Kaitlin Campbell converted on a penalty kick when she was tripped in the box with 17 minutes remaining.

Check back later for more on the game.