Very little separated Keystone Conference rivals West Chester United and Junior Lone Star this season so it wasn’t surprising that the two local National Premier Soccer League sides would need extra time and penalties to decide their playoff tilt on Wednesday night in South Philly.
The rivals split the regular season series, each scoring a road win, and finished only three points apart in the standings (Junior Lone Star in second place with 24 points, West Chester in third with 21). But a save by West Chester United goalkeeper Charlie Sales in the penalty shootout spoiled an otherwise stellar evening for Stars striker Anthony Allison and set up a conference final match-up Saturday between FC Motown and West Chester.