VANCOUVER, BC –
After a two week break, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency returned to action against Northwest Division rivals Crossfire Premier on Saturday.
U-18
In the first match of the afternoon, Whitecaps FC U-18 Residency (15W-4L-5D) held strong defensively, but could not find the back of the net in a 0-0 draw.
The 'Caps controlled possession of the ball during their Saturday encounter. The second half saw the Blue and White create multiple chances in front of the Crossfire net, only to come out scoreless. Strong defending by the entire team limited opportunities for Crossfire Premier.
"The boys deserved a goal and more,” U-18 Residency head coach Rich Fagan told whitecapsfc.com. “I am pleased with the quality of football we played at different times in the game. As a team, we will take encouragement from that."
Vancouver Whitecaps U-18
18.William Grayson; 2.Andre Baires, 16.Quinn Bredin, 5.Vaggeli Boucas, 3.Nike Azuma (12.William Grayson 73’); 23.Francesco Saporito (21.Dario Conte 65’), 15.Drake Rendle (7.Marcello Polisi 65’), 13.David Norman (17.Jeevin Kang 65’); 20.Kyle Jones; 27.Daniel Sagno, 14.Terran Campbell
U-16
In the second match of the afternoon, Whitecaps FC U-16 Residency (15W-3L-6D) left Washington state with a 1-1 draw.
Vancouver came out and played strong soccer and scored a well-deserved opening goal with some superb one-touch combination play. However, Crossfire Premier responded with an equalizer.
“There were some good performances today,” Whitecaps FC interim U-16 head coach Carl Valentine stated. “With a bit more quality, we could have got the victory our play deserved.”
Scoring Summary
21' - VAN - Munir Saleh
35' - Crossfire
Vancouver Whitecaps U-16
42.Luciano Trasolini; 32.Kadin Chung (43.Christopher Guerreiro 13’), 40.Brendan Skinner, 31.Frazer Poulter (Jonas Hakkinen 41’), 52.Gabriel Escobar (44.Nathan Graziano 70’); 45.Munir Saleh, 33.Michael Baldisimo; 28.Thomas Gardner (37.Nicolas Apostol 41’); 36.Cole Morokhovich, 49.Gloire Amanda, 38.Noah Verhoeven
