Congratulations go to the U9 Boys Premier, U12 Boys Premier and U14 Boys Premier on their Championship Victories and to the U13 Boys Nike – Finalist.
U9 Boys Premier Kelme Cup Report
Not knowing what to expect the Weston Fury U9 Premier traveled to Naples, Florida to compete in Kelme Cup Tournament. The tournament began at 9:30am on Saturday morning against a strong Countryside Gold team. The boys came prepared and played a simple game taking advantage of their opponent’s mistakes to win 4-2. In their afternoon game the Fury came out brimming with confidence after the morning victory to face Cape Coral. Weston dominated the game keeping possession for long periods of the match and cruised to a 9-1 victory.
After resting and preparing for the semi-finals, the Weston team got the news that they would play their semi-final against Braden River -- a team that they had played last year at the Sarasota, Puma Cup Final, losing on penalties. On a cold morning the Weston team came out ready to play and seek a different outcome from when the teams last met. The game started and Braden River stormed into a 2-0 lead and with just a few minutes left in the half Braden River got a penalty and a chance to go further ahead, however Fury keeper Federico Aquique had different ideas and made a brilliant save. The games momentum shifted and Weston stepped it up fighting hard to come back and win 3-2 and move into the Championship game against Key Biscayne.
The Championship game kicked off at 2pm and with the weather still very cold the Fury needed to warm up fast. Once again Federico Aquique provided the inspiration stopping all that Key Biscayne could throw at him. Knowing that it had to be a team effort the guys on the field moved up a gear and scored 4 goals, 2 from Max Romero and 2 from Augusto Todeschini.
When being interviewed after the game Head Coach Andres Bolivar said “this shows that our team is made of heart and passion and we are looking forward to competing in many more championships. My respects and congratulations go to a great group of boys”.
