05 Nov Strykers Win Battle of Undefeated Premier Men’s Teams
[November 5, 2019 – Harmon, Guam] The Bank of Guam Strykers take sole possession of first place in Budweiser Soccer League Premier Division standings after slipping past the NAPA Rovers 3-2 Saturday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.
The Strykers, finishing runner-up to the Rovers last season, overcame an early 2-0 deficit the claim the victory and remain as the lone undefeated team in the division.
Jehn Joyner, Jason Cunliffe, and Isiah Lagutang each scored once for the Strykers and Min Sung Choi and Devan Mendiola scored one each for the Rovers.
The match is viewable online at https://mycujoo.tv/video/guamfa?id=82799
In other matches, Quality Distributors handed the Islanders FC its first loss of the season with a 3-2 win. Ernest Baah led all scorers with two goals for Quality and teammate Marvin Redona also scored. Edward Cho and Kioumars Rizaie scored for the Islanders.
The match is viewable online at https://mycujoo.tv/video/guamfa?id=82788
Lots of Art Tattoo Heat picked up a 4-1 victory over Guam Shipyard with all four goals from Seth Surber. Donald Weakley scored Shipyard’s lone goal.
The match is viewable online at https://mycujoo.tv/video/guamfa?id=82792
The Sidekicks SC defeated the University of Guam Tritons 1-0 with a goal from Tevin Santos.
The match is available online at https://mycujoo.tv/video/guamfa?id=82795
The Strykers’ Marcus Lopez still leads the Golden Boot race with 10 goals from his first two matches, followed by Quality’s Ernest Baah with six goals in three matches. Tied for third place are the Rovers’ Michael Crowley, Min Sung Choi, and Devan Mendiola, as well as the Strykers’ Isiah Lagutang and LOA Heat’s Seth Surber.
In Amateur Division matches, the Islanders FC II claimed a 5-1 win over the Crushers FC in the battle of undefeated teams.
Kyle Legozzie scored twice in the win and teammates Aaron Blaz, Todd Pangelinan, and Patson Haimin also scored. Dietrich Weathington scored for the Crushers.
The NAPA Rovers II defeated the Pago Bay Disasters of Sidelines 4-0 with two goals from Janeson Quitano and one each from Andrew Kilgore and Angelo Cortez.
The Islanders FC II’s Todd Pangelinan is now tied for first place with the GWM Bombers’ Eugene Hayes in the Amateur Division’s Golden Boot race with five goals. Aaron Blaz and Kyle Legozzie are tied for second place with the Bank of Guam Strykers II’s Joseph Green for second place with four goals scored.
Quality Distributors FC’s Ivan Borja, Jr. looks for an opportunity to get around Bank of Guam Strykers FC’s Nichika Fermin during a Week 2 match of the Budweiser Soccer League Premier Division Saturday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. The Strykers won 10-0. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
NAPA Rovers FC’s Devan Mendiola looks for an opportunity to move toward the goal with the ball against Guam Shipyard during a Week 2 match of the Budweiser Soccer League Premier Division Saturday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. The Rovers won 10-0. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
The Islanders FC’s Antonio Prieto attempts to advance the ball past Sidekicks SC’s Samson Sheppard during a Week 2 match of the Budweiser Soccer League Premier Division Saturday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. The Islanders defeated the Sidekicks 4-2. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA
Lots of Art Tattoo Heat’s Sydney Talledo (left) and Manhoben Lalahi’s Micah Hennegan (right) battle for possession of the ball during a Week 2 match of the Budweiser Soccer League Premier Division Saturday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center. Manhoben Lalahi won 5-1. Photo by Samantha Bautista / GFA