Three British Columbia-based teams are a win away from a USL Super Y-League North American championship title following semifinal victories on Monday.
Mountain WFC U-15 Boys join the U-16 Girls and U-16 Boys teams from Coastal WFC in making Tuesday's final match-ups. Going into Day Four of the Finals, seven Vancouver Whitecaps FC and BC Soccer 'Professional Development Partner' teams had a chance of reaching the tournament's championship games in Tampa, Florida, while the remaining 10 BC teams rounded out their Florida campaigns with consolation contests on Monday.
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Coastal will be full of anticipation for Tuesday's action, with two championship titles up for grabs. The U-16 Girls will face New York State's Quickstrike FC in the final after claiming a 1-0 victory over Alpharetta United in Monday's semifinal match-up. The U-16 Boys cruised into their championship game after a 6-0 semifinal drubbing of New Jersey club Players Development Academy (PDA). They face Alpharetta United in Tuesday's final. There was disappointment for the U-13 Girls, however, as they fell 3-0 in their semifinal clash to Northern Virginia Majestics. Meanwhile, the U-13 Boys finished their tournament with a 1-0 defeat to New Hampshire Phantoms, while the U-14 Girls also lost 1-0 to MPS Renegades from Massachusetts in their final game.
Mountain's U-15 Boys will aim to repeat the efforts of the club's U-16 Boys side in 2008 when they play RSL (Real Salt Lake) Florida in Tuesday's championship final. This after a
2-0 semifinal win
over Schulz Academy. The U-13 Boys were unable to emulate their older counterparts after losing their semifinal match-up 2-1 to Ironbound SC from Newark, New Jersey, while the U-16 Boys also missed out on Tuesday's final following a 2-0 defeat to Alpharetta United. The U-15 Girls wrapped up their time in Florida with a 3-0 victory over West Pines United in their consolation contest.
Vancouver Island's West Coast Capitals completed their inaugural trip to the Finals on Monday. The U-14 Girls lost 3-0 to Northern Virginia Majestics in their final match, while the U-15 Girls defeated Plantation FC 3-2 in their last game. The U-16 Girls won 2-1 over Canadian rivals Ottawa Fury to wrap up their campaign.
Coquitlam Metro-Ford ended their Finals on a positive note. The U-13 Girls overcame a tough inaugural trip to Florida by defeating MPS Renegades from Massachusetts 1-0 for their only win in the tournament. The U-14 Boys were also victorious after a 3-1 result over New Jersey Rangers.
Surrey's U-16 Girls saw their Finals end in disappointment on Monday following a dramatic 5-4 semifinal defeat to Quickstrike FC.
Thompson-Okanagan's U-14 Boys had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Ironbound SC in their final match.
Abbotsford Mariners' U-15 Boys, meanwhile, lost 1-0 to Alpharetta United in their final tournament game.
