By Ray Hamill — This is what we’ve been missing. This is what the pandemic denied us.

On Wednesday night, the Fortuna and St. Helena boys served up a thriller in the North Coast Section Division-I boys soccer semifinal at Husky Field, with the home team edging a 1-0 win.

Check out video highlights of the game above, including Braiden Barsanti’s opportunistic strike for the home team with just nine minutes remaining.

The win sets up a championship showdown against Making Waves at Fortuna High on Saturday night.

For more on Wednesday’s game, see Fortuna boys win a thriller to reach another NCS decider …