Top-seeded Glastonbury defeated the Staples girls soccer team 2-1 on penalty kicks today in the Class LL semifinals game in West Haven.
Staples, which ended the season with a 11-6-3 record, played in the Class LL semifinals for the first time in two decades.
To get to the semis, they beat the SWC champions, New Milford 3-1, the No. 4-seeded, and last year’s state champions, Shelton 1-0, and the No. 5-seeded, last year’s runner up, Westhill 3-1.
Staples was 1-4 on penalty kicks today. Two misses went wide and the third hit the upper post.
