The final home game of the Vancouver Metro Soccer League (VMSL) season ended with the same result as all the other games for Â鶹Éç¹ú²úUnited FC – a win.
Â鶹Éç¹ú²úclinched the Division 3C crown on Jan. 24 with a 5-0 win over the West Van Royals in Squamish. The club finished off the season with a perfect record of 15 wins, zero losses and two ties and the division win qualified Â鶹Éç¹ú²úto enter the Division 2 Cup.
The Cup tournament features 64 teams from Division 2 and 3 and it’s similar to the NCAA March Madness – you win and move on, or you lose and the season is over.
Â鶹Éç¹ú²úkicked off the preliminary round with a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Strikers at Brennan Park on Saturday (Jan. 31). Squamish’s Nevin Benning scored on a free kick and Vancouver scored an own goal in the early stages of the game to give Â鶹Éç¹ú²úa cushion. Play was even for the remainder of the game, with the Strikers scoring a late goal to draw within one.
The victory means Â鶹Éç¹ú²úadvances to the round of 32 and battles the Cliff Sr. Cobras. The time, date and location of the game have yet to be determined. The Cobras posted a record of 12 wins, two losses and three ties in Division 3A. They defeated FC Serbia 2-0 on Saturday to advance to the round of 32.
Â鶹Éç¹ú²úUnited coaching staff said that all of the future Â鶹Éç¹ú²úgames will be on the road, meaning Saturday was the final home game for the club. Keep reading The Â鶹Éç¹ú²ú for details on how Â鶹Éç¹ú²úUnited FC fares in the Division 2 Cup.