Brown's Hat-Trick Seals 2d Cup Victory

The Haverford Dragons got their second win in the EPYSA Challenge Cup with a 5-nil performance against Rage United of Lancaster on the strength of a hat-trick by Ryan Brown which moves the Dragons one step closer to advancing out of group play.

The match was dominated by Haverford from the off as they created countless chances and first-half goalkeeper Danny Lyons only touched the ball once, when the ball was played back to him to boot clear. J.A. Fiorilli, who took over in the goal after the break, did not have to touch the ball at all.

The Dragons began brightly as Conor Higgins and Brown teamed up well down the right side and put United under constant pressure. Higgins and Brown both had served several good balls into the box before Noah Cordrey was able to get on the end of one and achieve the breakthrough in the 10th minute.