Burnaby Selects’ u13 boys are one step closer to the Coastal Cup after a 1-0 victory over the West Vancouver Rangers in the semifinals this weekend.
The Selects were at home on Saturday taking on West Van – a team that defeated both Central City and Port Moody to advance to the semifinals against Burnaby.
Following a bye in the first round of Coastal Cup play, Burnaby took down the Fraser Valley Selects 5-3 earlier this month to move on to the semifinals.
Burnaby’s u13 Selects played a tight game against their West Van opponents on Saturday, defeating the Rangers 1-0. With this victory, Burnaby Selects have secured their spot in the Coastal Cup finals in two weeks where they’ll face off against Surrey Guildford United.
The girls’ and boys u16 Burnaby Selects are also heading to the Coastal Cup finals on April 26 and 27. The girls pulled off a 2-1 victory over Coquitlam on Sunday to advance to the finals, while the boys defeated Gorge/Lakehill 2-1 to secure their spot in the final.
Westminster beats Surrey
Royal City soccer’s Westminster United u16 boys gold team is on its way to the Coastal Cup B finals following a 3-1 victory over Surrey Pegasus at Queen’s Park on Saturday.
After defeating the CFC Royals 3-1 last month and winning 2-0 in the quarter-finals against the WCF Juventus, the u16 New West boys gave it all they had and beat their Surrey rivals 3-1.
Westminster United took the lead early on in Saturday’s semi-final game at home. Six minutes into the first half, Dievid Penalver connected on a low shot to the far post from about 20 yards out, said head coach Ed Zacharuk in an email to theNOW.
At about the 20-minute mark Surrey tied the game but it would be short-lived as Westminster United’s Shea Joshi and Adam Fajto came back to score two follow-up goals, wrapping up the game 3-1 for New West.
“Our boys were very aggressive and played with a high level of intensity throughout. We focus on being first to the ball, and for the most part that was the way it was. Our defence did a fantastic job of limiting the chances of the very fast Surrey forwards,” Zacharuk said.
Westminster United will take on Ladner Celtic in the Coastal Cup B finals on April 26 and 27 in Richmond.
Both teams will also compete at the provincial championships in July, also in Richmond.
