KDS U-13 Gold Tournament Champions!

This long weekend the team played in the KDS Vancouver Tournament. We had won the competition last year and came back to defend our title.

Vs Eagles 1
Captains = Arjun Girn & Karn Singh.
We had played the Eagles in the MSA Tournament and the players felt they should never have given away a goal in the 3-1 win. With a point to prove in keeping a clean sheet, the team went to business from the get go. A quick one-two punch in the opening 10 minutes saw the Rocks take a 2-0 lead into the break. In the second half the Rocks imposed themselves further with the passing game and rounded off the match with a wonderful strike from the central defender, he read the oppositions pass to intercept the play, looked up to notice the keeper of his line and then produced a mouth watering shot to lob the keeper from 35-40 yards.
Won 4-0.

Vs Dasmesh Utd
Captains = Harman Gatora & Harman Sull.
Playing Dasmesh Utd in the semi finals became a family affair as one of the team’s nephew/cousin was playing on the opposing team. They had previously beaten Abbotsford United 5-0 the day before and were coming into the game on a high as a newly formed team. With the Rocks confidence being high from there previous victory, they continued where they left off the previous day with pass & move football and ended the half 3-0 up.

In the second half, the team felt they could finish the game early and struck two goals in quick succession. A third was then quickly added to this performance of discipline and communication. As mentioned before, this Dasmesh Utd team was newly formed and we expect them to be much stronger next time around as they have very good players who just need a little time to gel.
Won 6-0.
 
Vs Akal FC (formarly know as Sikh Temple FC)
Captains = Gurtej Hehar & Joban Rai
Playing Akal FC is always a special occasion as both teams enjoy a healthy competition with each other. They have a very talented squad of Metro players so it’s always a great measuring stick to play against them. Akal took the lead in the first 15 minutes, however the CRS Boys did not drop there heads, they persevered with the game plan to level the score 1-1. But before the first half came to a close, Akal took a 2-1 lead with a great show of speed.

In the second half CRS knew they had the ability to win, they just needed to pull one goal back. As the game became more physical and time was running out a CRS player made a foul and an Akal player lashed out, and a red card was produced by the referee. With CRS having the man advantage, they applied the screws until they levelled the game 2-2 in the last 30 seconds with some extraordinary passing which pushed the defence into there own 6 yard box.

As the final whistle blew, the game tied, fate rested with a penalty shootout. With both teams missing one a piece, the CRS keeper made a fantastic save to take home the gold. Well done to both teams for playing some great soccer!
Won 2-2 (6-5 on penalties).