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Long Island Cinderella: Semi-pro side Oyster Bay United FC advancing through Lamar Hunt US Open Cup

Imagine this: The local club you love and support announce that they will dissolve immediately.

That was what happened with Queens Meadow FC last Spring, before they were able to reorganize themselves and find a new life as Oyster Bay United FC, a semi-professional team in the fourth-tier United Premier Soccer League—and make an improbable run in the 2022 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup, first beating Westchester United FC to earn a Local Qualifier spot in the Open Division, then handing a 3-0 defeat to Hartford City FC of the National Premier Soccer League in the First Round.