LOWELL -- Framingham sophomore Gustavo Santos summed up what everyone in the building was thinking when trying to conjure words to describe his game-winning goal Saturday evening.

"I don't know, it all happened so fast," said a still-glowing Santos.

Just three minutes after classmate Marlon Ramalho potted an equalizer that seemed like it might never come, Santos slipped in the winner when he caught Lexington goalie Zack Abdu-Glass charging too hard out of the net in the 73d minute of the Flyers' 2-1 triumph in a Division 1 North semifinal at Cawley Stadium.

Second-seeded Framingham returns here Monday night to meet eighth-seeded Woburn -- a 3-2 winner over Haverhill in the night's earlier matchup -- in the sectional final.

Trailing for much of the night after Lexington's Diego Garcia scored in the third minute, and plagued by penalties (three yellow cards), frustration threatened to boil over for the Flyers. Instead, Framingham came out inspired in the second half, continued to control play as it did in the first half, and when Lexington failed to insert the dagger, the Flyers took advantage.

Lexington nearly tied the game in the final two minutes when a header found the net following a free kick. But the sideline referee immediately raised the flag for offsides and, after a conference, the call stood helping Framingham escape.

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We're going to put up a clip of the game-winning goal and add some postgame reaction from both Santos and coach Dan Avery.

Back with more in a bit.