MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville men's soccer team saw its season come to a heartbreaking close on Friday night as the Chargers drew 1-1 with West Florida in the semifinals of the 2018 Gulf South Conference Men's Soccer Championships with the Argos advancing 4-2 on penalty kicks.
 
UAH ends the season at 10-6-2, while UWF advances to the final at 11-3-3.
 
The contest was scoreless through the first 43 minutes, but UWF took the game's first lead in the 44th when Rafael Godoi scored to give the Argos a 1-0 advantage heading into halftime.
 
The Chargers would respond immediately after the conclusion of the break, however, as Vicente Arratia played a great ball to Khalil Bell who used his speed to beat the keeper and level the contest at 1-1.
 
Bell finishes his junior season with six goals which is a career high for the Opelika, Alabama, native who had tallied four goals in both of his first two seasons in the Blue and White.
 
For Arratia, the all-GSC selection logs his eighth assist of the season.
 
UAH would nearly go ahead in the final minutes of regulation, gaining a great chance in the 88th minute, but Bell's chance would go just wide of the goal and send the two teams into overtime.
 
The Chargers opened the first overtime session with three strong chances, before senior goalkeeper Myles Fullen was forced to make the last of his seven saves in the 98th minute.
 
UWF then held UAH without a shot in the second overtime period, but the Argos were unable to place a shot on goal on any of their five attempts in the frame to send the game into the penalty shootout.
 
In the penalties, Ethan Wilson and Steven Gallagher made their attempts for the Chargers, but Jacob Murray also saved a pair and watched his teammates score on each of their tries to win the shootout 4-2.
 
For the game, UWF outshot the Chargers by a 25-10 margin including an 8-2 advantage in attempts on goal, but corners even in the game at 4-4.
 
Friday night's game marked the final one in the careers of seniors Guy Clennett, Fullen, and Tucker Watts. 
 
During their tenure in Huntsville, the Chargers won 35 games and qualified for the GSC tournament in each of the four seasons including a pair of semifinal appearances and last year's trip to the title game.