Recap Of Roosevelt Island Youth Program Soccer League's First 2 Weeks With Current Standings And Game Summaries

 Image of Octagon Soccer Field Re-Opening (not of RI Youth Soccer League)

Here's a recap for the first 2 weeks of the Roosevelt Island Youth Program Soccer League.

 The Roosevelt Island Youth Program Soccer League started with some amazing soccer in all three divisions and best of all a great new turf soccer field.

Minor Division (7-8 yr olds)
In the Minor division, the Red team (C) has jumped out ahead of the pack with a 2-0 record behind strong performances from Simon Rickman, Galen Bennie and Madeline Chenn. The Light Blue(B) and Grey (A) teams are tied with a 1-1 record and Royal Blue(D) is 0-2. Grey, who opened the season with a strong 4-2 win over Royal fell short in game #2, losing to Red 1-0. Justin Evans made an outstanding attempt to save Simon Rickman’s free kick, but the ball bounced in. Lt Blue lost to Red in week one 4-2, but redeemed themselves in week 2 vs Grey. Goals by Luke Chavez and Manuel Correa of the Red team bested Max Thomle’s (Royal) awesome PK. Royal Blue also had strong play from Avanya Ganguly, Eric Leon and Charlotte Sakmar.

Junior Division (9-10 yr olds)
In the Junior Divison, the Royal Team has had dominating wins over both Grey and Lt. Blue. They are led by Karina Loureiro, Regis Enama, Ahmed Elshakshuki and Sam Merrick. They seem to be the team to beat. Meanwhile, the Red Team has quietly posted a 2-0 record also. They are led by twin brother Blaise Enama, Yousef Afif and Aammar Bennani. The Grey team has had strong performances by DJ Smith, Aaron Pazmino and Mateo Coullare. Lt Blue’s strong performers are Auki Elkaslasy, Mark Shinozaki, Ariel Navarro and Andrew Herlihy.

Senior Division (11-14yr olds)
In the Senior Division we have had balanced play all around. In Week one, the Red and Lt Blue teams played to a 3-3 tie, while Royal ousted Grey 5-3. In Week 2 Red (1-0-1) defeated Grey 4-1 behind strong offensive performances by Roman Bogolomny(2 goals), Mohammed Dia, Stefanos Kalogrias and Kerwin Barrera. John King played great goalie while sister Laura King and Sam Chun played tough defense. The Lt Blue(1-0-1)team is lead by offensive powers Kevin Leon, Luis Vilegas and Andrew Enock, tied Red in week one and beat Royal in week 2. Solid defensive play has been turned in by Natalie Ferdinand, Jordan Chambers. The Royal Blue Team opened the season strong posting a 5-3 win over Grey. In week two, Royal fought a tough game but lost to Lt Blue 6-4. Bill Fitzgerald played outstanding goal stepping in for Ahmed Elsamanoudy, who was unable to attend. Fitzgerald made a few ESPN high light saves to keep them in the game. Other great performances were turned in by Jean Marti, Tshering Penjor and Tristan Todorovic. The Grey team (0-2) has been in each game they have played. They have had strong play from Luca Deluka, Nick Loveless, Gabby Beola and Xena Ticona. In week 2, Grey had their chances with Deluka hit the crossbar twice but came up short. Gabby Beola and Xena Ticona have proved they can play with the boys, turned in solid consistent play both weeks.

Come on out and watch a game or two. Our League plays on Thursday and Friday evenings 6pm and most of the day on Saturday(9:30 am to 3pm)

Stay tuned for more reports from the Roosevelt Island Youth Program Soccer League. The current standings for the Roosevelt Island Youth Program Soccer League are posted on the blog's middle sidebar across from the comment sections together with results from most recent games.