AYSO Dragons Win 23rd Annual Memorial Day Soccer Tournament

On Saturday May 23, 2015 the U10 Dragons traveled to Amherst NH for the 23rd Annual Memorial Day Classic Soccer Tournament. They competed in the U12 Division B tournament. The tournament consisted of four groups with a total of 22 teams from NH, ME, VT, MA & RI. The winner of each group would qualify for the semi-finals.

The Dragons played in group two and won all three qualifying games, winning their group and advancing them to the semi-finals against the winner of group three, the Oyster River Academy out of NH. The Dragons came away with a 4-1 victory against Oyster River to propel them to the finals championship game.

The championship game saw the Dragons face off against IMXFC from Vermont. The IMX team had posted 26 goals and allowed only 2 goals during the tournament to qualify them for the finals. They had dominated the tournament in both offense and defense.

As the young Dragons took the field you could not sense any nervousness or apprehension as was clearly evident in our boy's parents. Although the Dragons were out matched by IMX in physical size, they were not out matched in speed, ability and heart.Their solid defense and accurate passing and shooting gave them the 3-0 lead at the half. When the final whistle blew the Dragons had secured a 4-1 victory winning the championship trophy.

Coach Bob DaSilva said, "These boys represented East Providence and Rhode Island at the tournament with honor, respect and good sportsmanship. As the weekend progressed talk around town was 'who's this U10 RI team'. I am so proud of their commitment to practicing hard and to playing hard."

To learn more about the AYSO Region 715 go to www.aysoregion715.net and you can also follow the Dragons at www.facebook.com/epdragons.