Luca Antongiovanni knocked in two goals to guide Coquitlam Metro-Ford Shakhtar to a 4-1 triumph over the Port Moody Selects in a boys Under-11 cup soccer game Saturday.
It was the Selects who actually came out firing, blasting two shots off the crossbar while being foiled on one after a great save by Shakhtar goalie Alex Cordeiro.
Against the play, Antongiovanni then converted a clever feed from defender Luca Cavasin and, five minutes later, tallied again on a terrific individual effort to put Shakhtar up 2-0. Yet five minutes before halftime, the Selects closed the gap to 2-1 on a header off a long cross.
In the second half, Cordeiro again came up with a great save to keep Shakhtar in front before twin brothers Bailey and Cole Newton combined on a fine passing play to give Shakhtar a 3-1 margin with five minutes remaining. Shakhtar substitute Liam James closed out the scoring before time expired.
SYNERGY SURVIVES
Marla McIlveen scored on a header off a corner kick with four minutes remaining to give the Coquitlam Metro-Ford Synergy a thrilling 2-1 win over the Central City Breakers in a Metro Women's Soccer League U-21 Gold cup game Sunday in Cloverdale.
Ali Trentner scored off a partial breakaway from 20 years out with 15 minutes left to even the count after the Breakers tallied midway through the second half to take a 1-0 margin.
NITRO KNOTS SEMI
Tia Edgar delivered the tying goal with time winding down as the Port Moody Nitro knotted Semiahmoo 1-1 in a girls U-17 Gold cup game Sunday.
Defender Alecia Tingling and her twin sister, Rebecca Tingling at midfield, were other standouts for Nitro.
