Haverford Head To Final Against Radnor

The Haverford Dragons overcame very inhospitable conditions as well as Spirit United today, 3-2, in the semi-finals of the Delco U12 EPYSA 3 playoffs, earning a berth in the championship match next week against Radnor Deportivo, which downed Tredyffrin Easttown 1-nil on Saturday.

With winds gusting more than 20 miles per hour, and a quagmire on the pitch, Haverford were battling the conditions as much as they were battling United.

And twice the Dragons fought back from down a goal before getting the late winner from Connor Bradley, his second of the match.

Going into the match, Haverford were keen on erasing the memory of the last meeting between the two teams, as Spirit United were the only team to hand the Dragons a loss during the league season.

That loss had come Oct. 18, as Haverford made a sluggish return from the Whitewater Tournament. United had finished the season tied for fourth position on the table and needed a play-off victory over Concord Revolution earlier in the week to earn the right to face the top-seeded Dragons.