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United U15s battles to draw with Jr. Heat

A wrap up of some Kelowna United and KU/Junior Heat action from the weekend
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Contributed Kelowna UnitedÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s Kale Mistal (left) and Justin Matte of the Junior Heat race for possession of the ball in U15 boys soccer action Sunday at the Parkinson pitch.

An all-Kelowna matchup on the second weekend of TOYSL U15 boysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™ soccer action resulted in a stalemate.

On Sunday at the Parkinson fields, and the battled to a 2-2 draw.

United opened the scoring on a PK early in the first half by Gavin Lawlor, before the Junior Heat answered quickly on a goal by Justin Matte.

United restored its lead in the second half on a goal by Nathan Gilbert, setting the stage for MatteÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥™s second of the game to earn the tie.

In other action for United teams:

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U18 boysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”Kamloops Blaze defeated Kelowna United 1-nil. Connor Sandrin scored in the second half for KU, but the goal was called off.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U14 boysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”KU/Junior Heat defeated Kelowna United 4-0. Carson Martin, with two, Aaron Brears, Franco Syrnyk and Zach Shields scored the goals, with Kaden Kiewitz earning a shutout for the Heat.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U13 girlsÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”KU/Junior Heat beat Shuswap 3-1. Down 1-0 in the second half, the Junior Heat tied it at 46 minutes when Teghan McCormick played a cross in to Tatum Grundy who finished from in close. Three minutes later, Olivia Lawrie scored the winner from long range, with McCormick later adding an insurance goal.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U 13 girlsÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”Kamloops Blaze edged Kelowna United Storm 2-1. Kaedence Mollin had the lone tally for KU.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U13 boysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”Kelowna United V (Yann) played to a 1-1 draw with Revelstoke. Down 1-0 in the second, Alec Miller scored on a cross from Mickey Krause to earn the tie.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U13 boysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”KU/Junior Heat shutout United V (Yann) 3-0. KU/Junior Heat opened the scoring 13 minutes in, then scored on a penalty kick late in the first half. The Heat rounded out the scoring with another in the second half.

Ï㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥¢ U12 boysÏ㽶ÊÓƵֱ²¥”KU Cobras (Dryden) vs KU (Wight). The Cobras played with purpose and tried to get the ball out to their wingers quickly, leading to good scoring opportunities and a solid lead at half. KU W came back strong in the second half to make the finish a bit nervy for the Cobras who were delighted to hear the final whistle and congratulate the opposition on a game well fought.



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