ROXBURY – The TechBoston boys soccer team was surely going to be dangerous with a second tournament life after advancing to the state semifinals via a disqualification.

But Dearborn STEM Academy couldn’t be denied of the Div. 5 state final.

Behind early goals in each half and a late defensive stand Tuesday night, the fourth-seeded Wolverines topped the No. 9 Bears, 2-1, in a state semifinal matchup of familiar Boston City League foes at Madison Park.

Sam Amara’s insurance goal in the 44th minute proved the game-winner, pairing with a critical save from senior goalie Jeremias Ferreira in the final five minutes to overcome a near rally from TechBoston.

Top-seeded Boston International originally beat the Bears, but an ineligible player’s participation in its state quarterfinal win garnered a disqualification from the MIAA to advance TechBoston instead.

That didn’t take anything away for the Wolverines, who will play No. 2 Sutton in the final on Saturday at Curry College.

Dearborn’s Sam Amara, left, tips the ball between the legs of TechBoston goalkeeper Marven Louis, right, for a goal Tuesday. (Staff Photo/Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

“One thing that I told the boys in our text messages; ‘TechBoston is a very, very good team.’ … We never looked at it (like a cakewalk),” said Dearborn head coach João Barros. “We just believed. We believed. We had a few injuries in our last game against Maynard, but we knew that whoever came in was going to step up. It’s all on the boys, they work really hard.”

“It’s great,” Ferreira added. “This is my first time going to finals, in my last game.”

Scoring started right away for the Wolverines in each half, with Lietson Teixeira finishing off a botched Bears defensive clearance in the second minute for the 1-0 lead.

It took just four minutes into the second half for Amara to double that lead, following a Marven Louis knockdown save with an immediate goal off the rebound.

“It’s extremely important (to get those fast starts),” Barros said. “A team like TechBoston, they’re fantastic. (Yevegueny A Glemaud) for them and (Wiskenly Fils-Aime) are just, like, above average. Way above average. … We fought. We fought hard, we persevered, and we’re going to the state finals. The boys did a fantastic job.”

Dearborn goalkeeper Jeremias Ferreira celebrates a 2-1 win over TechBoston with his team following a Div. 5 boys soccer state semifinal. (Staff Photo/Stuart Cahill/Boston Herald)

Dearborn threatened a couple of times in the moments after the second goal, but action didn’t really heat up again until the Bears cut the deficit in half in the 73rd minute with a Glemaud goal.

TechBoston locked down on defense and applied several waves of serious offensive pressure in the last five minutes, even producing a golden tying opportunity. But Ferreira dove to save a headed shot to the top-right corner, and the ensuing corner kick bounced off the far post on the cross.

It was just one of a few threatening looks the Bears put forth in the comeback charge, but Dearborn maintained its composure to defend them well.

“You have to do more them, you have to keep it up,” Ferreira said. “I’m more confident (making that save) when my teammates (are) yelling at me, saying ‘Good job.’ ”

“(Ferreira) has been fantastic for us all season,” Barros added. “When they scored that goal, we knew that it was going to change the momentum to their side because whenever a team is losing 2-0 and the other team scores a goal, you’re in trouble. So, essentially, we just told our guys to be calm.”

The Wolverines will now get a Sutton program that was just in the state final in 2022.

“We’re just going to go and play hard, and try to represent (Boston Public Schools) and the city of Boston,” Barros said.