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Sarnia FC Chelsea competed at
Cambridge Heritage Soccer Tournament
July 9, 2012
Sarnia FC Chelsea
recently participated in
the Cambridge Heritage
Soccer tournament. This
was their second
tournament of the season
and were facing some
strong competition. The
U10 division had 12
teams registered with 3
pools of 4 teams.
Sarnia FC would face
Kitchener Spirit in
their first match. The
Kitchener U10's boasted
an undefeated record in
their District league
play and were looking to
keep the streak intact.
Sarnia would come out
strong with an abundance
of energy and took the
early lead when
mid-fielder James Brown
lofted the ball behind a
surprised keeper. Later,
Sarnia forward Tristen
Konrad would put Chelsea
up by two when he found
the back of the net in a
goal mouth scramble.
Kitchener would get a
goal late in the game
but the Sarnia defence
would hold strong to
close out the match with
a 2 - 1 victory.
Host team Cambridge
United would be their
second opponents for
Chelsea. A much more
disciplined team would
prove to be fierce
competition. Cambridge
came out of the gate
with force and pinned
sarnia in their zone for
most of the opening
action. Half way through
the first, Cambridge
would open the scoring.
Sarnia FC would finally
slow the pace and began
counter attacking. With
the Cambridge defence
pinching in, Sarnia
mid-fielder James Brown
would send the perfect
through ball to striker
Ryan Janssens who did
not disappoint as he
fired a booming shot
pass the Cambridge
netminder. The game
would end in a 1 - 1
tie.
After the first day of
soccer, Sarnia FC
Chelsea would find
themselves tied with
Windsor Arsenal for
first place in the
division. Windsor would
be their opponent in
Sunday's first match.
The winner would advance
to the finals. Some very
good soccer would be
witnessed by family and
fans as the two teams
showed why they finished
tied for first place.
Windsor would get on the
board first when they
would convert on a loose
rebound from a corner
kick. The shot would be
sent on goal and
deflected high off the
cross bar from Chelsea
goalie Andrew Harron.
The ball found its way
back in play and after a
huge scramble the
Arsenal forward would
find the net. Minutes
later, Windsor would
take a two goal lead
with about 10 minutes to
go in regulation time.
Sarnia FC would begin to
mount their comeback
forcing play in the
Windsor end. Sarnia
would be rewarded with a
corner kick as forward
Mateo Troiani would
complete the honours.
Troiani would send the
perfect ball on goal
which found the foot of
mid-fielder James Brown,
who deflected the ball
with force into the
Arsenal goal. Sarnia
would dominate the dying
minutes of the match but
could not muster another
goal. Time would run out
and the boys would find
themselves one goal shy
of advancing.
Final score 2 - 1.
A "GREAT" team effort on
all parts of the pitch.
Coaches and parents were
very proud of their
accomplishments!
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