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Mineola Port Takes First Nassau County Executive Cup

Long Island Rough Riders fall to Mineola 2-1 in inaugural exhibition bout.

Fresh off their victory at the , the Mineola Portuguese Soccer Club took on their arch-rival Long Island Rough Riders in an exhibition bout to cap off the inaugural Nassau County Executive Cup at Mitchel Field Saturday night.

Following a , the Mineola Port held the Rough Riders scoreless through the first half while maintaining a 1-0 lead.

The Rough Riders would comeback with less than 4 minutes left in the game to tie the score at one before Mineola midfielder/ forward Gennaro Iamunno took his shot for the winning goal.

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Several young children also got the chance to play around on the field during half time.

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