It’s not often one guy makes the difference in a soccer match. Unfortunately for the Southern Regional boys on Oct. 11, the one guy who made a difference was not on their side.

Ryan Barnao scored twice within 47 seconds during the second half and Middletown North held on with a narrow lead for the final 19½ minutes, as the 12th-seeded Lions dealt the fifth-seeded Rams their exit from the Shore Conference Tournament with a 2-1 victory.