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U15 boys open with two wins

Kelowna United/Junior Heat teams kick off 2017 TOYSL season.
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Contributed United/Junior Heat U15 player Dylan Wong battles a Kamloops opponent in Thompson Okanagan Youth Soccer League action.

After rainy weather cancelled season openers the previous week, Kelowna United/Junior Heat teams kicked off the Thompson Okanagan Youth Soccer League campaign on April 8 and 9.

HereÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s a recap of some of the action.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U15 boys

KU/Junior Heat 3 Kamloops Blaze 0Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”The KU/Junior Heat U15 Boys hosted Kamloops and won convincingly with a 3-0 finish. Goals by Justin Matte, Miguel Ambrosio and Austin King with strong goalkeeping by Brennan Martin.

KU/Junior Heat 7 Vernon 0Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”On Sunday, the boys played at home and recorded a solid win and a second clean sheet of the season for keeper Brennan Martin. Chris West, on a penalty shot, and a great header by Ethan Kersche made it 2-0 at the half. The second half saw goals by West, Tyson Douangpanya, Justin Matte and a pair by Miguel Ambrosio.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U13 boys

Kelowna United V 0 Shuswap 2Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”It was an even match, but an unfortunate pass awarded the first goal to Shuswap well into the game. With the KU boys unable able to get the ball out of the box, Shuswap took another chance and scored their second goal. Despite great goal scoring opportunities, the KU boys had to take a 2-0 defeat.

Kelowna United V 1 Kamloops 0Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”The KU boys came out strong, more focused and communicated with each other. and were awarded a 1-0 lead at half time. Kamloops put pressure on in the second half to score the equalizer, but Kelowna held on to their lead and even had a close second scoring opportunity, but were denied by good Kamloops defensive work.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U13 girls

KU/Junior Heat 1 Kelowna United Thunder 2Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”The first half started off strong with the Heat team scoring in the first 10 minutes after a rebound goal by Teghan McCormick from a saved shot on net by Olivia Lawrie. Kaedence Mollin from U13 Thunder scored in the second half with a finesse shot, with the final goal delivered by ThunderÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Paris Kirk on a semi-breakaway, assisted by Kaedence Mollin.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U12 boys

Kelowna United Cobras vs ShuswapÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”The KU Cobras had a striking start to the season versus Shuswap. The passes were crisp, teamwork and organization to the fore and the defense tight leading to a first win for the team.

Kelowna United Cobras U12 vs Kelowna United RÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”The game was a tight and well fought game which ended in a one goal defeat for the Cobras. A bit of fatigue combined with the freshness of the opposition who had a bye, saw some tired legs but gave their all to the very end.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U12 girls

Kelowna United SWAT vs Salmon Arm VÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”The girls elected to focus as a team on defensive skills with pressure on the attacker. For the most part they were successful. Passing and receiving also was a strong point.

Kelowna United SWAT vs Kamloops SÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”Game 2 was a good learning experience playing against a strong team. The group elected to work on passing and focused on fist touch, using space and hustle.



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