08 Jan Guam Shipyard Captures 2018 Women’s Futsal Crown
[August 28, 2018 – Harmon, Guam] – Guam Shipyard outscored Quality Distributors 3-1 in the second half to capture the 2018 Bud Light Women’s Futsal League championship title with a 4-2 win Sunday afternoon at the Guam Sports Complex gym.
Guam Shipyard’s Olivia Elliott scored twice in the second half, including netting the eventual game winner with just about nine minutes left on the clock. Quality Distributors’ Jalana Garcia reduced her team’s deficit to just one goal three minutes later, but a goal by Guam Shipyard Arisa Recella with a little over a minute left to play sealed her team’s win.
Shyann Roberto scored Guam Shipyard’s lone goal in the first half and Alisia Barcinas scored Quality’s first-half goal.
Following the championship match, competing teams received their respective trophies from Guam Football Association General Secretary Micah Paulino. Paulino also presented individual awards to Quality Distributors’ Paige Surber and India Sheppard, the league’s 2018 Golden Boot and Golden Glove winners, respectively.
Surber won the Golden Boot race scoring 23 goals in seven matches, four more than second-place finisher Shyann Roberto of Guam Shipyard with 19 for the season. Last season’s Co-Golden Boot winner, Colleen Naden, finished tied for third place this year with Guam Shipyard’s Arisa Recella. Naden and Recella tallied 14 goals each for their respective teams this season.
Sheppard edged Guam Shipyard’s Ianna Mariano for the 2018 Golden Glove honors. Although both goalkeepers allowed the same number of goals for the season – 13 – Sheppard played in the goal for 350 minutes, 35 more minutes than Mariano, according to the official statistics released by the GFA Competitions Department.
Guam Shipyard poses with the championship trophy of the Bud Light Women’s Futsal League during a short awards ceremony following the team’s title match against Quality Distributors Sunday at the Guam Sports Complex gym. Guam Shipyard defeated Quality Distributors 4-2 for claim the 2018 title. Photo courtesy of Jesse Mesa/GFA.
Quality Distributors poses with the second place trophy of the Bud Light Women’s Futsal League during a short awards ceremony following the team’s title match against Guam Shipyard Sunday at the Guam Sports Complex gym. Quality Distributors fell to Guam Shipyard 4-2 for the team’s 2018 silver finish. Photo courtesy of Jesse Mesa/GFA.
Quality Distributors’ Paige Surber accepts the 2018 Golden Boot Award of the Bud Light Women’s Futsal League from Guam Football Association General Secretary Micah Paulino during a short awards ceremony following the league’s championship match between Guam Shipyard and Quality Distributors Sunday at the Guam Sports Complex gym. Surber scored 23 goals in seven matches to win the 2018 Golden Boot race. In the championship match, Guam Shipyard defeated Quality Distributors 4-2 for claim the 2018 title. Photo courtesy of Jesse Mesa/GFA.
Quality Distributors’ India Sheppard accepts the 2018 Golden Glove Award of the Bud Light Women’s Futsal League from Guam Football Association General Secretary Micah Paulino during a short awards ceremony following the league’s championship match between Guam Shipyard and Quality Distributors Sunday at the Guam Sports Complex gym. Sheppard allowed the least amount of goals in the most minutes played as goalkeeper to win the 2018 Golden Glove race. In the championship match, Guam Shipyard defeated Quality Distributors 4-2 for claim the 2018 title. Photo courtesy of Jesse Mesa/GFA.