{"id":43094,"date":"2016-05-15T14:18:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T18:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=43094"},"modified":"2016-05-15T14:28:39","modified_gmt":"2016-05-15T18:28:39","slug":"pdl-late-pk-lifts-phoenix-over-connecticut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=43094","title":{"rendered":"PDL: Late PK Lifts Phoenix over Connecticut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FRS4enxRAZ8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Fletcher Ekern scored a controversial stoppage-time penalty that lifted GPS Portland Phoenix to a 2-1 comeback road victory over AC Connecticut on Saturday at Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Ct.<\/p>\n<p>The decisive call came after Connecticut&#8217;s Alain Sargeant fouled Skyler Milne inside the area in the 90th minute, setting up Ekern for the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Ekern&#8217;s goal came a little over half-an-hour after Milne&#8217;s 57th minute goal answered AC Connecticut&#8217;s third minute strike from Louis Greenway.<\/p>\n<p>Lightning arrived shortly after the break, delaying the match for a half four before the hosts changed into dry blue uniforms after heavy rain soaked the white shirts they started with. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">?Delay in the 54&#39; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACConnecticut\">@ACConnecticut<\/a> still leads <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GPSMaine\">@GPSMaine<\/a> 1-0 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USLPDL\">@USLPDL<\/a> dogfight! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AcII9omzKo\">pic.twitter.com\/AcII9omzKo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ryan Dolan (@Drumd6) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Drumd6\/status\/731645345994788864\">May 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>AC Connecticut controlled the ball early on and in the third minute Dave Nigro found Greenway across the penalty area to put the home side up. <\/p>\n<p>The guests reasserted themselves less than two minutes after the lightning delay concluded. A Pedro Luis cross found Milne inside the box, where he headed it through to level it in the 57th minute.<\/p>\n<p>Both sides appeared keen to fortify their backline to share a point, but the Phoenix found an opportunity to get all three when Ekern slotted it through from the spot shortly after Milne was brought down inside the area. <\/p>\n<p>The Phoenix will look to make it two straight on Friday, May 27 at Western Mass. 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