Appalachian FC secured a 4-1 victory over Apotheos FC at the Ted Mackorell Soccer complex Wednesday. The Black and Gold hosted the National Premier Soccer League Southeastern Conference semi-final, winning and hosting their first playoff game.
“It feels great. I think we have to realize the good that we’ve been doing the last couple of years to the community and appreciate nights like tonight,” head coach Dale Parker said. Appalachian FC took the lead in less than 20 minutes as striker Kevin de Lange opened the scoring. Center attacking midfielder Jeremiah Luoma stole the ball on the edge of the 18-yard box with Luoma and de Lange against one Apotheos FC defender.