Oceanside vs Hicksville

HIGHLIGHTS

Hicksville 1, Oceanside 0: Seeing is believing, but for Hicksville's David Vides it was seeing something before it happened and then making it happen. The senior midfielder/forward had a strange thought as the ball rolled his way near the top of the box midway through the second half of a scoreless Nassau AA boys soccer semifinal. "I saw myself already put [the ball] in [the net]," said Vides, with a wide smile. Then the Comets' captain made sure his vision became a reality. Vides sent a wicked blast inside the far-right post with 19:14 left in regulation to help host and top-seeded Hicksville to a 1-0 win against a gritty, No. 4 Oceanside on Friday. Hicksville (10-1-1) hosts the winner of No. 2 Massapequa and No. 6 Syosset (which was played Friday night) at 4:30 p.m. Monday for the AA title. Oceanside (7-3-2) was making its first semifinal appearance since 2008. The Sailors had lost to Hicksville twice during the regular season by a combined score of 7-1. But coach Patrick Turk's team gave Hicksville all it could handle throughout the match. Oceanside, which outshot Hicksville 10-9, had a handful of scoring opportunities -- including hitting the crossbar on a free kick from 21 yards out with around five minutes to play. However, the Sailors just couldn't find the equalizer against the Hicksville defense, including senior defender Anthony Bonilla who headed away a potential Oceanside goal with less than 27 minutes remaining. Goalkeeper Amardeep Singh made six saves for the shutout. Hicksville is in search of its first Nassau AA crown since 2015.