Capital District teams fared well at last weekend’s Rose and Kiernan/Clifton Park International Soccer Tournament.
Clifton Park Premier teams dominated the under-16 boys division, as the U16 boys defeated the U15 boys 4-0 in Sunday’s championship game. The U16 boys defeated PFC Premier 1-0 in the quarterfinals and downed Far Post U16B 2-0 in the semifinals to reach the finals, while the U15 boys downed the Bethlehem Knights, RCSC U16 and the Greece Eclipse by a combined score of 7-1 to make it to the finals.
The Clifton Park Soccer Club Steamers also made the playoff portion of the U16 boys division. The Steamers edged the ADSC Fire 3-2 before losing to the Greece Eclipse 6-5.
The Clifton Park Attack girls team didn’t allow a goal in the playoff portion of the U17/19 division on its way to the title. The Attack shut out Soccer United U18 4-0 in the semifinals and defeated PFC U18 2-0 in the finals.
The Clifton Park Celtics U23 women’s team went undefeated in its three-game series against Q United. The Celtics won last Friday’s match 3-0 and forged a scoreless tie against Q United Saturday before posting a 5-1 victory in Sunday’s third match.
Three more Capital District-based teams won their divisions. The Blackwatch Rovers U12 boys team defeated PFC U12 Premier 2-0 in the finals of its division, while the Alleycat Wildcats U12 girls edged the Clifton Park Panthers 1-0 for the Black Division title. Bethlehem’s U23 men’s team shut down Empire Academy 2-0 in the finals of its division.
Here is a look at all the championship matches from this year’s Rose and Kiernan/Clifton Park International Soccer Tournament:
U12 Boys: Blackwatch Rovers 2, PFC U12 Premier 0
U12 Girls Black: Alleycat Wildcats 1, Clifton Park Panthers 0
U12 Girls Gold: Soccer Domain U12B 3, Clifton Park Shooting Stars 1
U14 Boys: Webster Green 3, Alleycat Puma 1
U14 Girls: Ottawa South United Force 95 2, Clifton Park Premier U14 1
U16 Boys: Clifton Park Premier U16 4, Clifton Park Premier U15 0
U16 Girls: PFC U16 3, Spencerport Storm U16 1
U17 Boys: GTR Flemington Knights 2, Clifton Park Premier U17 0
U17/19 Girls: Clifton Park Attack 2, PFC U18 0
U19 Boys: PFC Premier U18 1, Lakehill U19B 0
U23 Men: Bethlehem 2, Empire Academy 0
U23 Women: Clifton Park Celtics 5, Q United 1
This year’s Rose and Kiernan/Clifton Park International Soccer Tournament featured approximately 150 teams from New York, New England and several foreign countries. Games were played at Clifton Common and the Shenendehowa Central School campus.`
