Reading United, Buxmont Torch post wins; Ocean City suffers first loss & LVU plays to scoreless draw

Reading United returned to the win column with a dominant 2-0 win over FA Euro on Saturday with Philadelphia Union Academy grad Mo Conde scoring the game-winner in first half stoppage time.

Conde (Philadelphia, Pa.) got on the end of captain Hugo Delhommelle’s corner kick to give Reading a 1-0 lead going into the break and Delhommelle got the benefit of a deflection to add an insurance goal midway through the second half.

Coastal Carolina goalkeeper Alex Bouillennec recorded the clean sheet without having to make a save in his Reading United debut. Union Academy grads Lamine Conte (Philadelphia, Pa.), Robert Campbell (Wallingford, Pa.) and Zach Zandi (West Chester, Pa.) joined Conde in the starting lineup. Academy grad Raheem Taylor-Parkes played a minute off the bench.

Reading United Lineup: Alex Bouillennec, Emmanuel Chanis, Lamine Conte, Robert Campbell, Mo Adams (Neico Regent 75’), Evan Finnegan, Zach Zandi (Kaelon Fox 3’), Hugo Delhommelle, Jelani Pieters (Raheem Taylor-Parkes 89’), Mo Conde (Marco Micaletto 63’), Salar Faryer (JJ Williams 45’)

Lehigh Valley United 0 Evergreen FC 0
Stats for this game have not been posted on the PDL website.

Ocean City Nor’easters 1 New York Red Bulls U23 3
Ocean City suffered their first loss of the season to first place New York Red Bulls U23, which have won three out of three to start the season.

Rider University standout Jose Aguinaga had his second of the season, Philadelphia Union Academy alum Brian White his third from the spot and Red Bulls Academy grad Juan Sanchez rounded out the scoring for the home side. Villanova defender Sean Teixeira recorded an assist on the third goal.

Ignacio Tellechea had the lone goal for Ocean City, his third of the season.

Ocean City lineup: Jimmy Slayton, Malcolm Stewart (Mcamos Paye 45’), Daniel Nimmo, Nikola Fimic, Fraser Colmer, Kozma, Max Hemmings, Ignacio Tellechea, Alexander Simovic (Brayant Toro 76’), Akeil Barrett (Ismael Noumansana 45’), Francisco Neto (Stephen Elias 61’)

Buxmont Torch 3 Hershey FC 2
Buxmont picked up their first win of the season in NPSL play on the road against Keystone Conference rival Hershey FC on Saturday.

Philip Shafer and David Shafer put the Torch up 2-0 going into the break with goals in the 6th and 42nd minutes but second half substitutes Joel Teston and Tyler Witmer (Wernersville, Pa.) pulled the home side even with goals in the 53rd and 74th minutes.

Second half substitute Pedro Sousa broke the tie in the 79th minute to even the Torch’s record at 1-1-0 on the season. Hershey FC fell to 0-2-0 on the year.

Buxmont Torch lineup: Matt Palmer, Joshua Coupar, Will Woodfind (Tyler Smith 66’), Matt Giudice, Phil Shafer (Pedor Sousa 72’), David Shafer, Thiago Dos Santos, Jeremiah Mateola (Kenny Varady 62’), Cody Boerema, Phil Hagerty (Nick Marculo 80’), Dominic Powers

Hershey FC lineup: Samuel Bollinger (Joel Teston 46’), Phil Cook, Darvin Ebanks, Marcos Garcia, Shaq Hudson (Adam Orndorff 57’), Nick Jakobson, Kyle Moerschbacher (Bradley Powell 66’), Jacob Oldaker (Kyle Willwerth 80’), Nick Sarver, Matthew Trepanier (Tyler Witmer 66’), Christian Wieand (Cody Metzger 53’)