Reading United booked a spot in the Premier Development League playoffs for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons with a convincing 5-0 win over Jersey Express on Saturday.
Forward Frantzdy Pierrot had his second hat trick of the season to lead Reading and the Coastal Carolina standout from Haiti now leads the team with seven. He also assisted on Jelani Pieters’ opening goal in the 12th minute. Marco Micaletto had assists on two of Pierrot’s goals, which all came in the first half. Ivan Abramovic tacked on a late goal off an assist from Evan Finnegan.