The first game saw Bluewater play SouthEnd London. Bluewater pressed early and often in the opening half. Jenelle Labadie, Nicolas VanBilsen and Dilly Ohuegbe all had excellent scoring scoring chances but could not hit mesh. The defence of Matthew Doidge, Stephen Blysniuk, Colton Knott, and Brent Arthur kept the London squad to their own side of half for most of the opening stanza. Bluewater scored their first goal on when Ryan Lyle hustled to win the ball and sent a shot on goal, the keeper could not handle the kick and Andrew Short was their to finish the play. Bluewater continued to press and was rewarded when Daniel Vallee found Jordon Walsh who hit an open Ryan Lyle. One touch later with a left foot and the score was 2-0 Blaze.

The Blaze did not let up in the second half. Marcus Dusseault won the ball at midfield and made a wide pass to Lyle. Lyle made a good run and decided to cross the ball to a charging Daniel Vallee who buried the ball behind the London keeper. Bluewater closed out the scoring on a short corner kick which surprised the London team. The eventual cross went to Andrew Short who celebrated his second goal of the contest. Final 4-0 Bluewater.

 

The second game saw Bluewater play Byron. Bluewater again came out strong. Nicolas VanBilsen and Steven Taylor both had good scoring chances but could not beat the Byron netminder. A long ball from Daniel Vallee to the striker Jordon Walsh set up a breakaway on net but again Bluewater was thwarted. In the second half Bluewater finally broke through. Nicolas VanBilsen was took the ball wide around the Byron defence. His rising shot caught the top part of the net just inside the far post. 1-0 Bluewater. Later,  Mitchell Leblanc made a wise decision to switch the ball over to Jenelle Labadie, a quick flick over to VanBilsen and Bluewater had a 2-0 lead. Byron tried to mount an attack later in the game but keeper Mario Hudson preserved the shut out. The win ensured a semi-final date on Sunday against Harrow.

Sunday saw the Bluewater Blaze take on Harrow in Semi-Final action. Bluewater had dominated the opposition and continued their impressive play in the early going against Harrow. Brent Arthur sent a good ball to Nicolas VanBilsen. The Bluewater winger made a beautiful cross to Matthew Cservik who tipped the ball ahead to Dilly Ohuegbe but the Harrow keeper was up to the task.

Harrow was able to attack late in the first half. VanBilsen was called for a foul outside the 18 yard box. The Harrow player lofted a high kick that Mario Hudson the Bluewater keeper could not control and Bluewater was trailing for the first time in the Tournament.

Bluewater had a glorious chance to tie the game just before half. Ryan Lyle was sent in alone and deposited the ball behind the Harrow goalie, only to have the referee blow the play dead as a Harrow player was lying injured in the 18 yard box. As the player recovered and left the playing field the half was called.

The Pep talk by Coach Arthur at halftime seemed to spark the Blaze. Bluewater continued to pressure Harrow. A Harrow player was forced to foul the Bluewater forward and Stephen Blysniuk was granted a direct kick. The Blaze stopper made no mistake and knotted the game at 1.

Bluewater rejuvenated with the goal would not let up. Marcus Dusseault the Blaze captain won a 50-50 ball at mid field he carried the play until he made a deft pass to VanBilsen who used his left foot to beat the Harrow goalie and give Bluewater the lead 2-1.

Bluewater was not content to sit on its lead. Dylan Wardell won the ball on the far sideline and chipped the ball over the Harrow defender to a streaking Steven Taylor. Taylor was in alone on the keeper but could not increase the Blaze lead. The defence took over and Harrow never threatened the remainder of the game. Harrow had scored a goal but the Bluewater team had given up only one shot for the game. Final 2-1 Bluewater and off to the Finals.

The Finals set up an exciting match with the cross town Fury U-11 Premier Team. Bluewater again started strong. A through ball from Marcus Dusseault to Jordon Walsh resulted in a hard foul just outside the Fury 18 yard box. Nicolas VanBilsen blasted the direct kick just wide of the far post. A few minutes later Bluewater struck. Walsh jitterbugged through the Fury defence and deposited the ball behind Josh Elsley, the Fury Keeper.

Bluewater kept the pressure on the Fury and Dusseault found Dilly Ohuegbe who beat the Fury defender and crossed to Jenelle Labadie. The Bluewater mid-fielder fired a shot that sailed just wide over the top right post. The Blaze again had a great opportunity when a hand ball resulted in a direct kick for Stephen Blysniuk. Blysniuk struck the ball but again the shot was wide.

 The Fury found their legs just before the half ended. Brent Arthur the Bluewater defender was called for a foul on Craig Gunn. Indirect kick Fury. Gunn took the kick and spotted Konnor Harris unmarked. The Fury forward made a smart re-direct with the outside of his foot and found the net behind the Bluewater keeper Mario Hudson. 1-1 at the half.

The second half started with the Fury freely substituting fresh legs. Bluewater elected to stay with the unit who had controlled the play for the first part of the first half. The result was continued Fury pressure. Back to back Fury free kicks were cleared to safety after scrambles in front of the Bluewater goal. The Fury continued to control the play and were rewarded when Anthony Fazzalari punched a free kick past Hudson into the Blaze goal. 2-1 Fury. The Fury again changed forwards and were rewarded when Trevor McEwan sprinted down the left side and crossed to Dylan Caron whose left foot shot eluded Hudson to make the final 3-1 Fury.

Congrats to both teams for a well played game.

The Blaze is back in Action May 28 when they play their first home game against Waterloo.