Barbadian team scores three wins in Washington DC
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The Barbadian St. Leonard’s
Boys’ Under 19 Football Team’s
tour to the US capital from
Aug. 05-11 is being described
as a huge success.
After six days in Washington
DC, four days of training, three
friendly matches, three wins,
interest from semi-professional
teams and coaches from colleges
and universties in North
America and a bit of sightseeing
the team has left on a
high note.
Invited by Reid Sports and
Entertainment, the 17-man
squad led by Coach, Fabian
Massiah shifted their dominance
from the secondary
school league to their equivalent
in the US, with 15 goals for
and five against.
The Future Soccer Club
was the first team to meet the
Richmond lads and they were
defeated 4-2, followed by a 7-1
win against Doradus Football
Club and a 4-2 defeat for Takoma
Park Friends, less than 24
hours after beating Doradus.
Midfielder Niall Reid-Stephen
scored in all three matches with
a hat-trick in the second match
which was against Doradus, a
goal also came from guest player
and midfielder Tyrique Belle.
Winger Kobe Shepherd scored
three goals, Strikers Ray Francis
two, Jadon McCollin (guest
player) two, 15-year-old Renikko
Lyte-Griffith scored two and
15-year-old Kyle Forde-Blades
scored one. Guest player and
Midfielder Javier Smith had a
solid outing in all three games
as well.
Outstanding play came from
goal keeper, Nashton Browne;
right back, Shakielle Beckles;
left back, Jaiden Miller; centre
back, Triston Bancroft;
midfielder, Zavion Nurse; left
back, Aquile Barrow; midfielder,
Ronako Brathwaite; central
defense, Danico Watson and
guest player, Centre Back Je-
Dane Griffith.
Coach Massiah said while
there are areas the team needs
to improve in they generally
outplayed the DC teams. “I
wouldn’t take anything away
from the opposition, they were
strong. I think in some cases
they underestimated our guys.
We were better than them technically
in certain areas, speed
wise as well. I guess down here
the tempo of the game is a
little slower so our speed and
direct approach, they weren’t
able to cope with it for the
most part,” he said after the
final game in Maryland.
Justin Reid of Reid Sports
and Entertainment echoed
Coach Massiah’s comments.
“The boys play fast and I was
told that they are not at peak
fitness, imagine if they were
really fit. I am impressed. I am
really impressed with St. Leonard’s,”
he said.
He added: “I have hosted
a lot of teams and when they
are down goals in a match,
they tend to give up, they
never recover. I am impressed
with how the St. Leonard
Boys rebounded, they weren’t
defeated, they were determined
to win.”
According to Coach Massiah
this was also the general
sentiment of the coaches
who trained the team. Two
schools have offered places to
two members of the SLB team
and DC’s Division 2 team Loudoun
United, which trained
Reid-Stephen wants him to
come back to the US for further
training with the possibility
of him contracted to play
with that team next year.
The St. Leonard’s Boys’ Under 19 team from Barbados in Washington DC. St. Leonard’s Boys’
Under 19 team
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