After Orono senior defender Nick Byrnes scored his second goal of the game, he ran out toward midfield and celebrated by falling sideways toward the turf.

“I call that the flop,” said Byrnes, who added it’s from a soccer video game he plays. “One of the celebrations is where you jump in the air like a fish, and I’ve kind of done that all season. People know me for that.”

His two goals helped No. 3-seeded Orono to a 4-1 victory over Mankato West in a Class 1A boys’ soccer quarterfinal Wednesday at Farmington High School.

His first goal came on a free-kick play in the 20th minute of the game before he made it 2-0 early in the second half.

“He’s just so good at reading the field and being a leader on the field that he’s the anchor of our defense,” Orono coach Derek Engler said. “When he needs to be, he’s our goal scorer.”

Reece Clifford and Ben Halloff added second-half goals for Orono (17-2-2) as well.

Tyler Makela made it a 3-1 game for Mankato West (15-3-2) with 5:46 left.

Orono opened the scoring on a free-kick play that sent the ball high in the air in front of the net and then into the net from senior defenseman Nick Byrnes for his first of two goals in the game.

The No. 3-seeded Spartans (17-2-2) grabbed the 1-0 lead in the 20th minute of the game and didn’t let up on their way to a 4-1 victory over Mankato West in the Class 1A boys’ soccer quarterfinals Wednesday at Farmington High School.

Byrnes made it 2-0 in the second half before senior Reece Clifford made it a 3-0 game about six minutes later. Sophomore Ben Halloff also scored with 2:19 remaining in the game.

Mankato West (15-3-2) had its nine-game winning streak snapped with the loss. Tyler Makela had a penalty kick with less than 7 minutes to play but fired the ball over the top of the net. Makela then scored with 5:46 on the clock off a corner kick from Ethan Ulman.

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