Hockessin Come To Life, Nearly Grab Win

The match was gathering pace and both sides were demonstrating more quality as the match wore on, thus it seemed a one-goal advantage would not be safe.

So it proved in the 48th minute.

Against the run of play, Hockessin showed rare speed through the middle of the park and a through ball was perfectly weighted to the Lightning striker.

His cool finish on the ground was enough to beat Haverford goalkeeper John Kuyat, who had bravely come off his line.

Rejuvenated, Hockessin took the momentum in the match and very nearly grabbed the match-winning tally a minute later.

A mad scramble ensued in the Haverford penalty area as Kuyat, Senan Farrelly and Shane Bradley converged on a Hockessin striker who had used a burst of speed to slip through the Dragons' back line.