DAPHNE, Ala. — It was a classic. The immeasurable force of Auburn’s offense met the immovable might of the Daphne defense. But something had to give. And that’s why they invented overtime.

After a tie in regulation and two scoreless sudden-death periods, the Trojans advanced to the 6A state final-four semifinals with a 2-1 win over the Tigers after a shootout at Jubilee Stadium Monday night.

The busiest player of the night had to be Daphne goal keeper Will Carpenter.

The Auburn boys may have been down a player, due to a first-half red card, but it seemed like they were up one the entire game keeping the ball in front of the DHS sophomore and attacking relentlessly.

Daphne coach Rick Andrew said as much about the Tigers’ effort.

“They played a remarkable game, they’re to be commended,” he said. “They played with 10 men the whole second half. But somebody was always open. It was like they had 12. They played with heart and all they had. But Will played a great game. He’s just a sophomore, growing up still.”

Carpenter made 13 solo saves and had help throughout the game from teammates covering. Jacob Olmsted picked up a save on one play and Dalton Pierce came to Carpenter's aid on another to prevent a Tiger goal.

James Croissant put Daphne up 1-0, 22 minutes into the second half with a 30-yard arch over a high-leaping AHS keeper.

The Trojans held the lead until the 76th minute when Tigers’ Tyler Schnuelle hit a rebound back into the DHS net.

“Some of our guys made silly mistakes and we’ve just got to learn from it,” Andrew said. “When yo’re up 1-0 with five minutes left, you’ve got to learn to keep the lead. In soccer, that's the heartbreak of it.”

Andrew added that Croissant’s goal will be one that people who know the junior mid-fielder will long remember.

“(James’) grandfather had to have emergency brain surgery in France, so his mom had to leave today. At half time I knew he was going through a lot and I told him ‘You know your mom wishes she was here and your grandfather, too. But, do you think you can show up tonight — for her?’ And boy, he hit a bomb.”

In the shootout for Daphne, Austin Fiddler, Brandon Roberts and Levi Ehmka hit their goals from the penalty kick mark.

In between, Carpenter made two, (actually three) big stops on the first and the third AHS PKs. He was ruled over the line on the first attempt, but cleared both. Trailing 3-2 in PKs, the fifth Auburn kicker sent the ball wide to clinch the Trojans’ win.

Carpenter said he felt prepared for the shootout.

“Before the game, we watched film online,” he said. “So I knew where they liked to go, which side. We watched it again right before the game. I had a lot of help the whole game, especially when I had to come out, they were there. But yeah, it was busy back there all night.”

Daphne (23-4-1) will face Enterprise in the semifinals tonight at 8 p.m. in Huntsville.

Andrew said he knows Enterprise has a good team, but not much in the way of details of what to expect.

“They beat McGill so they must be good,” he said.