LYNN — After dominating the bulk of play in Saturday’s Div. 2 boys’ soccer final against Wakefield, Oliver Ames suddenly found itself at the mercy of the overtime gods.

Fortunately for the Tigers, they had Joey Carney on their side. The senior made his last play in an OA uniform one to remember as he scored 3:30 into the first overtime to give the Tigers a 1-0 win and a second straight title.

“Once Joey got to the right side against his defender, I felt like it was over,” Tigers coach John Barata said. “I really felt like we deserved to win the game and I don’t often say that. But you hate going into overtime because you’re at the mercy of a bounce or something like that.”

Barata had a reason to feel that way because, for as much as his team dominated the game, they couldn’t find a way to solve the puzzle that was Wakefield (17-4-2) keeper Andrew Valley.

Valley, who was brilliant in a 10-round shootout to get Wakefield to the final, practically stood on his head during regulation. He faced 11 shots and stopped all of them, several from near point-blank range.

“He really was unbelievable,” Barata said. “He was so outstanding and it gave them a chance to win.”

And win the Warriors nearly did late in regulation.

Tigers (19-3-1) keeper Drew Hall misplayed a shot and the rebound ended up right on the foot of Jack Millward with a gaping net in front of him but Diego Rivera was able to clear the ball off the line to keep things scoreless.

That missed chance proved to be costly once overtime rolled around.

After being unable to get to his right side all game, Carney finally was able to early in the extra session and he made no mistake in putting a low shot past Valley and inside the left post to ignite a wild celebration on the Manning Field turf.

“There are so many emotions,” Carney said. “I knew once I was able to get open that I was going to score. I just had to take my time on the shot.”