U13 girls return to action
Elite FC’s Stoyanna Stewart (light blue with headband) scored two goals in her team’s match against Academy SC
(CIFA): Games in the always entertaining Girls Under 13 league kicked off the eighth round of the 2018 Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) youth leagues this past Saturday, 24 April, at the Annex Field. In the day’s first game, undefeated Elite SC overcame a resilient Academy SC 2-0 with Stoyanna Stewart scoring both goals after two excellent solo runs.
In the second girls game, Sunset FC outlasted George Town SC 5-0 with Kalie Ebanks, Evie Nicholson, Felicity Hughes and Sofia Watler grabbing a goal each to secure the victory. The fifth goal was an unfortunate own goal.
In the Boys Under 11 league, Future SC’s Nahshon Ebanks and Caleb Fredricks continued their fine goalscoring form as they each grabbed a goal in their club’s 2-0 win over Sunset Rockets.
George Town SC and Latinos FC could not find the target on this day as they settled for a 0-0 draw in a very, very entertaining encounter.
Sunset Warriors edged out East End United FC 2-1 with prolific goalscorer Jaxon Cover scoring late in the game to secure the three points for his club after East End’s Derrick Russel had cancelled out young Cover’s opening strike.
Academy SC Lionfish defeated Latinos B 4-0 with Kaleb Barboram scoring a hat trick and Oliver Cooke rounding off the scoring.
In the day’s most anticipated match-up, 345 FC B outlasted Academy SC Stingrays 2-1 with Daniel DeQuintal and Breannach Lynch securing the victory. Academy’s talented Joshua Elliott’s late goal did set up a tense last few minutes, especially when he hit the outside of the post with the final attack of the game.
In the Boys Under 13 afternoon game played at the Annex Field, Sunset Sharks downed George Town SC 1-0 thanks to a late penalty scored by Alex Purvis, while Sunset Rockets defeated East End United FC 6-0 at the CIFA Centre of Excellence.
In the Boys Under 15 game at the CIFA Centre of Excellence, Academy SC Jaguars beat 345 FC 4-1 and Cayman Brac FC and Academy SC White settled for a 0-0 draw in Cayman Brac.
On Monday, 23 April, the eighth round of youth games concluded with a Boys Under 13 match in which Future SC beat Cayman Athletic SC 4-2.
In the Girls Under 11 league, Academy SC will be playing George Town SC today (Wednesday, 25 April) at 4pm at the Academy Field.
In the Girls Under 18 league, Academy SC take on Sunset FC Thursday, 26 April at 4:30pm at the Ed Bush Field in West Bay.
In the Boys Under 17 league, games scheduled for this week were Academy SC vs Bodden Town FC, Cayman Athletic SC vs Sunset SC, Bodden Town FC vs Future SC and Cayman Athletic SC vs Future SC.
