Two undefeated teams clashed in U17 boys’ soccer on the weekend and the Coquitlam Metro Ford Soccer Club (CMFSC) side came out on top.
Entering weekend play, CMFSC Madrid and the Ladner Strikers had yet to be beat in league play, with Ladner posting a record of four wins and no losses and Madrid recording one tie to go with their four victories.
The match was hard fought, with Ladner leading 2-0 at the half. But goals from Madrid’s Tyler McRae and Cristian Malara plus two own goals by Ladner gave CMFSC a 4-3 win in an exciting tilt. Nathan Dyrkton played a strong game at midfield with the solid supporting defence group of Ben Chang, Ben Roberts, Joey Conte, Nathan Ahn and Cole Brauer.
Other soccer results:
INTER WINS
CMFSC Internazionale and Surrey-Guildford were tied in the U14 boys’ league standings before the game started but not after an injury-depleted Coquitlam side ended up on the positive side of a 1-0 match on Saturday.
Inter came out strong and the Surrey goalie had to make some good saves. With two of their players sitting on the bench in street clothes, it left Inter with three subs.
Mauro Di Francesco kept the Surrey-Guildford forwards from getting many clean shots on goal, leaving little for Tyson Brauer to do in the Inter goal.
It was not until the final 10 minutes when Inter finally scored the winner, Michael Cho, taking a pass from Erwin Romero, hit a shot from 25 yards out into the top corner, just off the goalie’s fingertips. Scott Stewart and Luciano Letteri also played strong games to secure the win.
