Rochester Mayo boys’ soccer coach Charles Abboud had not seen Eastview’s Mathew Gweh play before Thursday night, but he heard about the young man’s ability to change games.

Gweh added to his reputation by halftime, scoring both of his team’s goals in an eventual 2-1 victory in the Class 2A state tournament quarterfinal game played at Park of Cottage Grove. With the victory, the No. 1 seed Lightning (19-0-1) ran their undefeated streak to 10 consecutive games.

“I knew that I should come out and play one of my best games,” Gweh said. “I just put everything I had into the first five or 10 minutes to get us the lead.”

Gweh’s first goal, a scorching shot just inches off the turf, was assisted by Pierce Erickson. His second goal about five minutes later was assisted by Joe Karam. Powerfully built yet nimble, Gweh impressed Abboud while scoring at least one goal for the ninth time in the past 10 games. He now has 25 goals this season.

“With Gweh, we obviously knew we had to stop him,” Abboud said. “But we couldn’t and he scored a couple of goals that were just outstanding.”

Said Eastview coach Scott Gustafson: “He was kind of a mystery to them and if that’s the first time you’re seeing him play, you’re going to be on your heels pretty fast.”

Trailing 2-0, Rochester Mayo (13-4-2) got a lift as Derek Herman blasted a ball from 30 yards out past Lightning goalkeeper Treston Kederer. From there, the Spartans’ desperation fed an intensity Abboud felt certain would produce the equalizer.

With about 1 minute, 30 seconds to play, the Spartans’ Liam Reid Hathaway booted a corner kick into the Eastview goalmouth. Two near misses was as close as the Spartans came to forcing overtime. The loss ended their eight-game winning streak during which the Spartans allowed just four goals.

“They had their chances in the first half and they made use of them,” Abboud said. “We didn’t make use of our chances in the second half.”

Gweh said the corner kick sequence was tough on his nerves. Gustafson concurred.

“It was basically a lesson on how not to defend a corner kick,” Gustafson said. “We’ll be practicing that tomorrow.”