Canada Soccer Nationals – Day Four Roundup.
ST JOHN’S, NL – Strong performances on the senior men’s and women’s sides have booked the Holy Cross entries a spot in two national championship finals on Monday.
On the women’s side, Holy Cross Nutra Holdings defeated Victoria Gorge of British Columbia 3-1 to claim top spot in their group and advance to Monday’s Jubilee Trophy final. Goals were scored by Jane Pope (x2) and Keisha Younge. Holy Cross Nutra Holdings claimed the national title in 2022 and 2023. They will play 2024 champions CS Trident – Ouest de Quebec 11:00 am Monday, October 13 at King George V.
NL’s second entry, St. John’s New Victorian Homes claimed their first win of the tournament with a 3-2 victory over Edmonton Angels.
Holy Cross men booked a spot in Monday’s national Challenge Cup final with a 2-1 win over Riviere-des-Prairies. Goals came from Jake Warren and Kyle Williams. The men will take on Gloucester Celtic for the top men’s amateur trophy in the country at 1:30pm on Monday, October 13, at KGV.
At the U17 championships in Kamloops, BC, Paradise GU17s lost their quarterfinal match in a penalty shoot out with PEI. The teams were tied 2-2 at the end of regulation play. Feildians BU17s dropped a 2-1 decision to Quebec.
At the U15 championships in Charlottetown, PEI, Paradise and St. John’s BU15s squared off with Paradise taking a 2-1 win. On the girl’s side, St. John’s defeated Winnipeg’s Bonvital 2-1 and Mount Pearl dropped a 0-2 decision to PEI.
Following is today’s schedule for Challenge Cup and Jubilee Trophy Nationals in St. John’s, NL. Games at King George V Pitch (KGV) and Fortis Canada Games Complex (FCC).
Both the women’s and men’s teams from Holy Cross will compete for national gold tomorrow, Monday October 13. Details are below.
Sunday, October 12.
10am KGV (F) SJSC New Victorian Homes v. Banat FC Kitchener (5/6 place)
1pm KGV (M) S’Pairs Optical CBS Strikers v. Port Moody (7/8th place)
230pm FCC (F) Edmonton Angels v. NW Starz (7/8 place)
4pm KGV (F) Bronze medal match: Caledon United v. Victoria Gorge
530pm FCC (M) Edmonton Drillers v. Halifax County United (5/6 place)
7pm KGV (M) Bronze medal match: NKMB Saints v. CS Riviere-des-Prairies
Note:
Both Holy Cross teams are off today.
They play in the gold medal matches tomorrow,
Monday Oct 13
11:00 am KGV Jubilee Trophy Gold Medal Game – Holy Cross Nutra Holdings vs. CS Trident – Ouest de Quebec
1:30 pm KGV Challenge Trophy Gold Medal Game – Holy Cross men v. Gloucester Celtic
