Vermont Green FC victorious over Dothan United Soccer Club, Green now head to USL League Two National Final

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – Sunday night’s national semifinal match between Vermont Green FC and Dothan United Football Club came down to dueling penalty kicks, which finally decided the match 4-2 in favor of Vermont Green FC.

Penalty kicks came after 120-plus minutes of regulation time, including two 15 minute periods of extra time expired scoreless from the evenly matched Vermont Green FC and Dothan United Soccer Club in the USL League Two National Semifinal.

Ultimately, the PK duel extended an incredible run by Vermont Green FC, extending their season into the USL League Two National Final. The Green will host the championship match on Saturday, August 2 at 7 pm.

Coming into the evening, the match was a sold out affair at UVM’s Virtue Field. Tickets to this weekend’s games sold out in 30 seconds on Wednesday, July 23.

Vermont Green made it to the semi-final round with a come-from-behind victory on Friday night. More than 124 minutes of play included two 15-minute extra time periods, which allowed the Green to take a 1-1 tie headed into extra minutes and break it open with additional scores in each extra period, finishing off Lionsbridge FC 3-1 and securing the team’s first ever Eastern Conference Championship.

Tonight’s game was produced for video and streaming by Vermont Green FC in partnership with Northeast Sports Network, with Brian McLaughlin and Matt Monteil again providing the call. WCAX and sister station WYCI brought the game to television and online via:

• WYCI TV, available on Comcast, Spectrum, Dish and DirecTV (tune in information provided below)
• 3 News Now over the air for Vermont antenna viewers on 3.6
• Streaming on WCAX.com/livestream

How to Watch Live Local Sports on WYCI:

For pay tv subscribers, WYCI can be found on cable and satellite, as well as over the air on 40.1 in the Champlain Valley region and 26.1 in the Claremont, NH area. WCAX simulcasts WYCI live, local sporting events on 3 News Now for better over the air coverage in Vermont.

Here are the most common channel positions on a variety of pay tv providers:

Find out more about all the methods to watch WYCI and WCAX on our “How to Watch” page: www.wcax.com/page/how-to-watch-wcax-channel-3/

Additional streaming options for Vermont Green:

Vermont Green FC offers streaming here: vermontgreenfc.com/streaming/

WYCI is growing with more live local sports every summer. Games are simulcast over the air on 3 News Now (available on channel 3.6 where you receive WCAX over the air). We also offer streaming of games in partnership with Vermont Green FC in the WCAX News app for iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as on the WCAX Streaming TV app on Roku, AppleTV, AndroidTV and Amazon Fire.

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