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KU Girls U11

Game 1- Kelowna 1 vs. Vernon 1 (3-3) High energy and middle field action dominated this game. It was definitely a see saw battle of one goal differentials. 1-0,1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2. Goals scored by Sarah Dewar, Makena Heinrich and Sarah Dewar (2) (Sarah is from West Kelowna).

Game 1-Kelowna #3 vs Penticton #1. Tatum Tataryn played a strong offensive game for Kelowna by setting up five goals to defeat Penticton 7-1. Goals from Kelowna came from Tasia Chuhuniak 2, Kristen Tennant 3,and Emilie Rogers 2.

Game 2 - Kelowna 1 vs. Kamloops 3 (3-1) A late day game for Kelowna but energy was high. Kelowna was off to a great start and up 2-0 in the first half. Kelowna continued with a strong second half and finished up with a 3-1 win. Goals came from Sarah Dewar (Westside), Mackenzie Barton(Westside), and Sophie Simair.

Game 2- Kelowna #3 vs Kamloops #1 . Kelowna started off slow against a strong Kamloops team in the first 15 minutes , but got fired up after that to defeat them 5-0 . Goals came from Angelina Ostrom 1 ,Kristen Tennant 2 ,Tatum Tataryn 1 , and Tasia Chuhuniak 1. Erin Thomas and Emilie Rogers split the goaltending duties to preserve the shutout for Kelowna

 

KU Boys U12 Team 1

For the next three weekends the Kelowna United U12 boys have the chance to try out for the summer games team. Those who wish to try out have been put on to one team and are playing five games in Vernon to decide who makes the Summer Games team for this area.

The first game on Sunday was played against Team 1 from Penticton. The teams were very evenly matched but Kelowna came out with a 1-0 victory with a goal by Corbin Beauchemin. In the second game, against Kamloops 1, the team again prevailed with a 3-2 victory. They dominated the first half, not letting in any goals, but Kamloops came back with renewed energy in the second half, scoring 2 goals. Corbin Beauchemin scored two goals and Ilan Michaeli scored one to hold Kamloops off.

In the second game, against Penticton 2, relief came with the addition of three players from KU U12B Team 2. The Impact played a strong team game winning 2-0, on goals by Lloyd Larsen and Sam Hughes both coming off Liam McHugh corner kicks. Hunter McMorran recorded the shutout for the Impact.

KU Boys U12 B

KU U12 B Impact played in a double header Sunday afternoon in Kamloops. The Impact played tentatively in the first half of their first game due to the addition of new players and absence of all but one of the team's regular defenders. With only one substitute, the Impact were overwhelmed by the strong play of Kamloops Blue and fell, 6-1 in the game. Morgan Gonzales scored the team's only goal on a 15 meter free kick that found the opposite right corner of the net late in the second half.

The Kelowna United boys U12 B team defeated Penticton by a score of 2-0 in soccer action this weekend in Kamloops. Goal keeper Brendan Speiser’s had a superb shut out opposing Penticton, which followed a 2-2 tie with Prince George. Sasha Josipovic exhibited a stellar performance scoring all 4 goals for KU.

KU Girls U13 A - KU Girls U13 B

Final score 0-0

This was a needle game for obvious reasons and provided great entertainment but neither team could manage to put the ball in the back of the net despite several missed chances. Final score 0-0.

 

KU Boys U13 A

Kelowna United U13 Boys Team A took to the pitch twice on Saturday in exhibition play against the visiting Prince George squad.

Game one pitted KU against PG’s top group of players. Throughout the first half of play, KU and PG battled back and forth, but the score was tied 0-0 at the end of 35 minutes. KU exploded at the opening of the second half, with Cabe McFayden scoring only 1 minute in. KU continued to pressure, producing another goal by Spencer Young, to take the lead 2-0. Prince George answered back almost immediately, making the score 2-1. The game continued on with both sides pressuring, but another KU goal by Sam Evans puts Kelowna well ahead. Spencer Young added his second goal of the game, with only minutes to spare. KU takes the game with a score of 4-1.
KU’s second game of the day turned into a scoring frenzy for KU. Prince George’s team was no match for Kelowna, with KU dominating the entire time. Goal scorers for KU were: Connor Richard, Spencer Young, Jacob Dunn, Zachary Sousa, with hat tricks coming from Sam Evans, Ben Harding, and Andrew Henseleit. KU ended the game with a 13-0 victory over the developing Prince George squad.

 

KU Boys U14 A

Game Dates: April 24, 2010
Location: Kelowna, B.C.

Team Division: U-14 Boys (Exhibition)

Final Score: Kelowna United U14 A - Prince George U-14 Boys 10 - 0 (7 - 0)

In the first of two exhibition games against visiting Prince George teams, Kelowna United U 14 ‘A’ Boys came away with a convincing 10-0 win over the Prince George U 14 Boys. An early goal resulted after a run up the left side by midfielders Dom Haynes and Liam Duncan. Duncan crossed the ball into the centre where forward Stefan Obradovic passed back to Haynes, who put it past the Prince George keeper. Forward Tyler Shalansky was relentless in pursuing the goalkeeper, causing the keeper to bobble the ball and giving Kelowna a 2-0 lead with a decisive hard shot over the goalie’s head. Duncan stopped the opponent's clearing pass and connected with a high volley shot for their third goal. The fourth goal came off the foot of Haynes from a sharp angle and past the outstretched hands of Prince George's goalie. Duncan made good on a free kick just outside the 18 yard box to make it 5-0. Forward Josh Ugyan scored the sixth goal after receiving a precision pass from Obradovic inside the 18 yard box. Obradovic maintained the offensive pressure with a beautiful header goal on a left corner cross from defender David Denton. Duncan took a rebound off the crossbar and put it in the back of the net for goal number eight. Midfielder Ayo Fashanu made a run down the left side to the corner post where his pass just outside the goal mouth, yielded Obradovic’s second goal of the game. The tenth and final goal was something of a rocket that came off the foot of Denton. The KU shutout was shared by goalkeepers David Denton and Joe Stewart and the solid defensive line of Ayden Ledding, Joe Overton, Walker Shanks and Matthew Droguett.

Game Dates: April 25, 2010
Location: Kelowna, BC

Final Score: Kelowna United U14 A - Prince George U-15 Boys 3 - 2 (2 - 1)

Game 2 pitted the KU U 14 ‘A’ Boys against an older U-15 team from Prince George. KU came out cautious early in the game with the play mostly in the Kelowna end until midfielder Ayo Fashanu worked the ball into the Prince George’s half. Fashanu made a forward pass on to Stefan Obradovic who beat the goalie and made a quick pass to the left where a waiting Liam Duncan found the back of the net. Getting the first goal seemed to build confidence in the team and the momentum changed with KU coming out stronger on the offensive. KU’s second goal of the game came from a long cross by Dom Haynes into the box where forward Tyler Shalansky quickly headed ball and Fashanu finished with a volley into the net. Seconds before the half ended, Prince George connected on a free kick to narrow the gap to 2-1. A mishap in the goal mouth resulted in Prince George tying the score at 2-2 early in the second half. Rather than give up, Kelowna went on the offensive again. Defender Kurtis Knuth directed a throw-in to a waiting Obradovic who fooled the Prince George defence with his quick footwork and put a low hard shot under the diving Prince George keeper. The defensive wall of Knuth, Ayden Ledding, Walker Shanks and Joe Overton kept the lead in tact until the final whistle. Solid efforts were also put in by midfielders Tomas Pesl, Matthew Droguett, and Matthew Fielding and goal keeper David Denton.

KU Boys U14 B

Kelowna United U 14 B - Prince George U 14 1 - 0 (0 - 0)
Goal, Tristin Croteau (63)

Following last weeks defeat, Kelowna United were determined to turn things around in their exhibition game against Prince George. With several key players missing, it was a chance for some of the other players to show what they could do.

The first half was fairly scrappy getting with many players taking time to get used to their new roles. Sweeney and Hagen battled well midfield and managed to spread the ball into the wide areas, although the final ball was often lacking. The defence looked solid once again, with Prince George only really threatening on the counter-attack.

The second half saw a marked improvement for the whole team, with much better passing and movement from all the players. Wagner came close to breaking the deadlock as he latched onto an excellent through ball from Schrod, but his shot just went over the crossbar. Minutes later, following excellent wing play from Morel, the ball came to Croteau, who finished expertly from close range. At 1-0, Kelowna started to dominate the game, and came close to doubling the lead when Sweeney hit the crossbar with a rasping 20 yard drive. The game ended 1-0, although it could have been much worse for Prince George.

In summary, particularly with the absence of several players, this was a very performance from Kelowna. We would like to say thank you to the extra players for coming in and doing such a good job for the team.

Match ratings

***Ken- Excellent work in central midfield
**Tristin- Good work in attack and nice winning goal.
*Brett- Composed and solid defending again.

 

KU Boys U15 A

The KU U15-A Boys played a hard fought game on Sunday but came up short in a 2-1 loss to the KU-16 B team. Both teams played well that saw some good chances at both ends of the field. The KU 16’s scored first on a shot from the left side of the box that just beat goalie Ayden Basher on the far side. The U15’s answered back to tie when Spencer Loyd put a ball up the middle to Alex Josipovic who charged his way through two defenders and beat a sprawling keeper. The u15’s came close to taking the lead when a hard shot from Riley Carlson went off the top bar and apparently bounce on the line and out, No Goal. The half ended 1-1. The 16’s struck early in the second half when they put a ball through on a break that the U15 defenders could not track down resulting in the go ahead goal. The 15’s again had a number of excellent chances but could not tie it up ending in a 2-1 victory of the 16’s. The u15’s back field of Dylan Higgott, Chris Pires, Alex Beutle, Hayden Ward, Sam Bowers & Charlie Tucker played well as did the mid-field made up of Alex De Foy, Alex Stavrou, Jess Nanci, Tanveer Bhandher, Dhaamin Clarke & Loyd. The forwards Carlson, Josipovic, Jayden Rutkowski, and Braden Peters applied good pressure on the u16’s defenders.

 

KU Boys U16 B

It was Kelowna vs Kelowna in a hard fought soccer game yesterday. The BU16 B Team hosted the BU15 A Team at the Mission Turf field. Kelowna Westsider Brandon Nahayowski opened the scoring in the first half for the BU16 team. The BU15 team tied the game at 1 a piece near the end of the first half.

Peter Morel hammered home the winning goal for the BU16 team only minutes into the second half and held off the BU15 A Team to take the game. Justin Gaudet played keeper in the first half, allowing one goal and Michael Willis earned the shut out in the second half. Yellow cards were handed out to Austin Axenty and Johnny Fix – both BU16 players.