Sizzling Summer Super-Y Play
8/1/2008


Sizzling Summer Super-Y 
Play for Seven Venom Players

August  2008 - Seven Venom players donned Royal Blue and Gold uniforms to play for the U15 Northern Virginia Royals Super-Y League team over the summer. The Royals finished the season with an 8-2-2 record in the South Atlantic U15B division earning them 2nd place in Group B. The South Atlantic division is comprised of teams from Virginia to Georgia and include: Triangle FC (NC), Atlanta Silverbacks Jrs (GA), Alpharetta United (GA), CASL Railhawks (NC), FC Frederickburg (VA), Richmond Strikers (VA), Richmond Kickers (VA) and Hampton Road Piranhas (VA).

The Royals were the highest scoring team in the South Atlantic division scoring an impressive 43 goals during the season. In the back, Goldy Berhane and Tyler Dunn were two of the defenders who helped hold their opponents to only 17 goals all season. Christian Kosko anchored the midfield and distributed the ball to Alex Salguero, Andrew Panknen, Mohamed Khalil and Luis Torres up top.

The Super Y-League U15 Northern Virginia Royals earned a berth in the US Club Soccer National Cup Championship by winning the Region E National Cup tournament held July 4-7 in Winston-Salem, NC. The U15 Royals cruised to a 3-0 victory in the final over Coast FC (NC), exacting revenge on the only team that had beaten them in the four-day tournament. 

 

During the last weekend in July the Royals marched their way into the finals of the US Club Soccer National Cup Championship game. The Royals led 1-0 early on until LOBITOS VELOCITY (CA) tied up the game in the second half and went on the win the championship game in overtime 2-1.