Three first half goals doomed Reading United in a Premier Development League playoff opener on Tuesday night in Massachusetts as they fell 3-1 to Seacoast United Phantoms.
The Phantoms, winners of the Northeast Division, did all of their offensive damage in a nine-minute span in the first half, shocking one of the stingiest defenses in the league (10 goals conceded in 14 regular season matches) with goals in the 17th, 22nd and 26th minutes.
Donnett Sackie, Ivan Blaskic and Audi Jepson had the goals while Blaskic added an assist and Marcos Bautista had a pair of assists.