Hartford Athletic didn’t get going until late Wednesday night, after the sun had already gone down, the downtown lights illuminating the Hartford skyline in the distance, and a collective anxiety gripping Trinity Health Stadium.

But two goals in the final eight minutes sent a frenzied crowd home happy, as Hartford rallied for a dramatic 3-1 win over Greenville Triumph SC in the Jägermeister Cup semifinals.

All four goals came in the final 20 minutes. Joe Farrell struck first for Hartford, heading a perfectly-placed ball from Sebastian Anderson home in the 70th minute for a 1-0 lead. But Greenville, which sits 11th in the USL League One standings , a league lower than Hartford, showed why it had advanced this far in the cup– responding with a set-piece goal from Evan Lee in the 74t

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