PDL: Azul, Phantoms set for Conference Semis
- Updated: July 26, 2014
Photo credit: Cody Smith, seacoastonline.com
New England will be well-represented at Saturday’s PDL Eastern Conference semifinals as Azul PDL and Seacoast United Phantoms will both be seeking a spot in the Conference finals.
The semifinals and final will take place at Lubetkin Field in Newark, N.J. The first match will pit the Azul against Jersey Express at 5:00pm. The second match will pit the Phantoms against the West Virginia Chaos at 7:30pm.
The Nutmeg State selection (9-2-3, 30 points) punched its ticket to the semis after beating Reading United 3-0 in Tuesday’s play-in game at Gurski Stadium. Luke Perry opened the scoring in the 29th minute while Jeremy Tavares and Sean Weir added tallies in the 36th and 66th minutes. Stephen Sasso made three saves to secure the first playoff win in club history.
The Phantoms advanced directly to the semifinals by virtue of their first-place finish in the Northeast Division. The Granite State side went 11-1-2 (35 points) this season, and clinched its postseason berth weeks before the regular season concluded. Incidentally, their only loss of the season came at the hands of the Azul, who beat them 2-1 on May 18 at Portsmouth High School.
The winners of Saturday’s matches will meet in the final on Sunday at 5:00pm.
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sergio
July 26, 2014 at 8:24 pm
We need to support the lower level soccer of America if we want to watch real soccer in the making… I have more fun watching lower divisions clubs that fight and are building something than a club that grabs a sponsor with everything to offer and is in the MLS without history and just get into the top level because they have money…
Hey…. really????!?!?!
SOCCER/FOOTBALL is the game of the people….
not of the oligarchs… you are just a blind follower if you support a team who did nothing to succeed an it’s there… what have they done to be there????!