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Seventh heaven for ƵappUnited

VMSL squad continues impressive unbeaten run

It was seventh heaven for ƵappUnited last weekend.

The Howe Sound Men Soccer league team made it seven wins in a row when they bowled over the West Van Royals with a 4-0 victory. The kick off took place on Saturday, Oct. 18, in Ambleside. After United controlled most of the play in the first half, Jag ‘Practice Squad’ Sangha made a break through on the score sheet. In a last minute play Gary O’Neil was about to deliver the ball to Sangha resulting in the 1-0 on the boards.

In the second half, O’Neil continued to make a habit of setting up his teammates. This time Russell Adams was at the other end of a sweet pass. Fifty-five minutes into the game the score sat at 2-0, giving United some breathing room.

 But Adams wasn’t satisfied. With 29 minutes remaining in the game, Adams fired a cross to Jeremy Galley. Not to be showed up by Adams fancy footwork, Galley hit the cross on the volley sending the ball on a date with the back of the Royal’s net. The score jumped to 3-0.

Before the final whistle blew, Fabrizio Luzio cracked a hot shot 25 yards out from the goal. The ball deflected off a Royal’s head ending up where it seemed to be all day — in between the West Van team’s goal posts.

United coach Nin Bir said he was happy with the team’s strong start to the season, but noted there’s room for improvement.

"We have played some good soccer, but we continue to have mental lapses during games, we got tocontinue to stay focused for 90 minutes each week,” he said.

Captain Richard Collins echoed his skipper’s sentiment. While seven Ws look great on paper, the team needs to continue to improve as its members work toward their goal of topping the cup play, he said.

ƵappUnited kick off the start of a three-week home stand this Saturday, Oct. 25. They’re up against the AFC Warriors. The following week the team will battle it out with the second place team in the league and then it’s to the greens against the Sea to Sky Rival from Bowen Island. Games start at 5:45 p.m.

Also in league play, the Sikh Temple took out the ƵappGunners FC with a final score of 6-3. Whistler continued it’s undefeated streak, stealing Galileo’s prefect record, with a score of 5-2. 

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