The two-team race for the second and final playoff berth out of the Mid-Atlantic Division is deadlocked after Reading United and Ocean City Nor’easters split a home-and-home series.
But Reading United’s two games in hand give them the advantage in the final weeks of the season.
Reading was briefly alone in second place after a 2-0 win last Thursday at Wilson High School. But Ocean City Nor’easters defended their home field with a 1-0 win on Sunday night to bring the teams even on 24 points, six behind division leaders New York Red Bulls U23.