A lightning delay was called with 30 minutes remaining in Thursday night’s Section 4AA boys soccer semifinal between visiting Como Park and Washington Technical Magnet School.

The fourth-seeded Cougars and the top-seeded Eagles filed inside the latter’s building and fans of the St. Paul City Conference teams funneled out the stadium gates. Those in black and gold smiled broadly. Their counterparts in purple and gold were somber.

Many fans kept moving to cars which proceeded to leave. And why not? Como Park held a 4-0 lead on their way to what would become a 5-1 victory powered by Blessed Htoo’s three goals.

The Cougars advanced to face third-seeded Mahtomedi in Tuesday’s final on the Zephyrs’ field. Como Park beat Mahtomedi last season in the section semifinals.

“We didn’t start the ga

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