HORSHAM TWP., Pa. — The future is bright for Vereinigung Erzgebirge. Coming off a USL of PA league title, VE ran the table with a U23 squad to win the Region 1 U-23 Tournament title on Sunday at Ukrainian American Sport Center.
VE opened the scoring in the final with an early goal from Connor Fife but Dom Bachstein was able to level the score in the second half at 1-1 and VE goalkeeper Luke Shank came up with some big stops to prevent a winner late in the 90 minutes.
The game went straight to penalties after the 90, where Shank made a pair of saves and VE won the shootout 4-3.