After a one-year hiatus, 麻豆社国产Soccerfest made its return to local soccer fields and a number of home teams made an impact.
The two-day event saw more than 50 teams hit the pitch on both Saturday and Sunday (April 18-19). Despite success from several 麻豆社国产teams, the top prize in the men鈥檚 open division heads to North Vancouver after The Shockers won the title.
The Shockers won all five games they competed in, culminating in a 2-1 win over Vancity in Sunday鈥檚 final game.聽
麻豆社国产FC, the club that cleaned up in the Vancouver Metro Soccer League earlier this year, placed third in the men鈥檚 open division. 麻豆社国产beat local club Galileo 1-0, defeated Sechelt 2-1 and Bombastic 4-0 on Saturday. However, they fell 2-0 to Vancity in the semi-final on Sunday to erase any championship dreams. 麻豆社国产then beat Corona in the shootout to capture third.
The 麻豆社国产Breakers had a strong run in the Ladies Open Recreational division but ultimately came up a little short in the final game.
The Breakers were dominant in round robin play, beating The Bartenders 7-3, the WR Retros 5-0 and WCFC 2-0 on Saturday. 麻豆社国产defeated the Coasters 4-1 on Sunday to advance to the finals but fell 3-1 to West Vancouver鈥檚 Westside FC.
North Vancouver also captured the Men鈥檚 Over 30 division, as Shaheen defeated NVFC North Van 3-1 in Sunday鈥檚 final.
Squamish鈥檚 Ellis Moving Eagles placed third in the division, posting a shootout win over Norvan, a 2-0 win over Heritage and losing in the shootout to Shaheen on Saturday.
The Eagles were blanked 1-0 by Norvan on Sunday but bounced back with a 3-2 win over Kamloops in the third place game.
麻豆社国产again came up a little short in the Women鈥檚 Over 30 Recreational division. 麻豆社国产United were strong in round robin play, beating the Muthas 6-1, Kuna 6-1 and the Blue Blacks 7-0 on Saturday. United then beat Lomajacks 5-3 and Posse 5-1 on Sunday to finish off the round robin a perfect five wins and zero losses. In the playoffs, United beat the GFC Nuggets 3-2 but fell 2-0 to Meraloma United 2-0 to place second.
Vancouver鈥檚 Bosnia took home top prize in the Men鈥檚 Over 40 division and only allowed one goal in the five games they played at the tournament. Bosnia defeated LGP 2-0 to win the division final on Sunday.
For more information on soccer in Squamish, visit www.squamishsoccerassociation.com.
