The fourth-seeded Konkrete Kids girls soccer team toppled top-seeded Nazareth, 1-0, in a District XI Class 4A semifinal on Oct. 29 at Emmaus, sending Northampton to the district final, scheduled for Oct. 31.

“The adrenaline definitely kicks in with a few minutes left, and you tend to do things quickly,” said Northampton forward Brielle Szoke, who had two breakaways late in the second half. “It feels very accomplished because our team has worked so hard this year, and we’ve come very far, and we all did our part.”

Northampton forward/midfielder Chloe Watson scored the lone goal on a free kick that deflected off the post and into the net in the first half.

“That’s in my range, and as soon as it came off my foot, it felt really good. My aim is for the net. I just wanted to get it in the net,” Watson said. “Practice makes perfection, and we put that out on the field today.”

Nazareth was relentless on corners in the second half, but the Konkrete Kids rose up to every challenge, led by goalie Emma Fry.

“They were trying to swing the ball on top of me because that is probably one of my weakest points, but today and this year, I’ve been so confident on the ball, and I’ve worked on it so much,” Fry said. “Everyone came out today, knowing we were going to win this game, and I was going to save that ball, and everyone was going to head it out.”

Northampton’s bench were on their feet in the last three minutes of regulation, trying to hold back the excitement because as one player was heard saying, “It’s not over yet.”

“That was definitely nerve wracking, especially because they were attacking so much on us, and they’re such a good offensive team, but we knew we had to stay locked in,” said Fry. “The feeling’s amazing. They took our season away last year, and we got to take theirs away and go for a district championship, our first ever and so exciting.”

Northampton opened its play in the district tournament with a 2-1 overtime win against Easton in a quarterfinal on Oct. 23.

“We’ve had mostly close games, so I’m getting used to it, but your heart’s in your throat. You want it for your girls and this win is all theirs. I’m proud of them,” said Northampton coach Mike Missmer. “We knew [Nazareth] were well-coached and have so many quality players that the game was going to be very even, and we felt there was a very good chance it was going to come down to set pieces, so that was giving me a bit of a heart attack. But Chloe with her free kick, to be able to put that through to make the difference, I felt was great.

“We’re now playing our best soccer of the year at the right time. They executed the game plan perfect, which was nice. We had an idea of how we wanted to play, we watched the games we played against [Nazareth] on video, we understood what their strengths were, and we didn’t really alter much for what we’re doing. We just tried to take away what they were doing well, which is not easy to do.”

Northampton’s girls will take on Emmaus in the first match of a district final doubleheader at 5 p.m. on Oct. 31 at Salisbury, followed by Northampton’s boys taking on Parkland.