Vancouver International Soccer Festival Day 2 Recap

A late update on the festivities from Sunday, Team United Nations won a nail biter against Serbia on penalties and then moved on to the semi finals. The match ended 0-0 after two halves of play mostly dominated by Team UN, but with precious little chances overall. Up stepped Jose Burgos, Will Meredith & Pierce Joneson to bury all their penalties in ice cold fashion, while Sherman Lai made a cat-like save to put Serbia out of it.

Team UN’s semi final opponents were the Jordan-Palestine team who had been involved in a near-serious altercation with the Campos team in the group stages – forcing the match to be abandoned. They were a tough opponent with some very skilled players, including Mehdi Jalali, a former member of Yaletown Football Club. The match ended 0-0 after regulation and an unfortunate return to penalties followed. Again, Jose, Will and Pierce stepped up to the spot and this time Will narrowly missed his spot kick while all others from Team UN and the Jordan team were made, ending Team UN’s run in the VISF.

It was a great tournament, Adri needs to be commended yet again for being the spearhead of a wonderful event that hopefully continues to be the highlight of every summer.