Westhampton vs Hauppauge

HIGHLIGHTS

Hauppauge 4, Westhampton 3: Tim Hug assisted the tying and winning goals, as host Hauppauge scored three times in the final 16 minutes and 45 seconds to earn a thrilling, come-from-behind victory against first-place Westhampton in a Suffolk League III match on Monday. Hauppauge (5-2) has been to the Suffolk A championship games the last three seasons and won titles in 2017 and 2019. The Eagles have a history of scoring dramatic goals in crunch time. Monday was certainly no different after Westhampton led 3-1 at the half. The Hurricanes (6-1) received two goals from junior Andre Insalaco, who now has 13 on the season and eight assists to lead the Island with 21 points. But the Eagles -- who played the second half with a strong wind at their back -- got within one when Ryan Rush scored on a corner kick with 16:45 remaining. (Hug went down with his ankle injury just seconds earlier.) Hug returned to the field with a fresh tape job with under 10 minutes to play. He found Aidan Augeri who scored the equalizer at the 8:53 mark. The Eagles continued to press Westhampton -- which had not allowed a goal in league play entering the game. Hauppauge finally broke through when Hug took a direct kick that deflected to Zach DelGuidice, who made a deft move past a few Hurricane defenders and blasted a left-footed screamer into the net with 2:43 left on the clock.