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Lady Ballstars & Sugar Boys are BVIFA 9-A-Side Champions

Lady Ballstars beat Women Panthers 4-2 to win the BVIFA Nine-A-Side Football Tournament on Sunday December 13, 2015. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
From left: Golden Boot winner Phillia James (Ballstars), MVP Jacintha Weekes (Panthers FC), and Golden Glove winner Brittney Peters (Avengers). Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
From left: Golden Boot winner Phillia James (Ballstars), MVP Jacintha Weekes (Panthers FC), and Golden Glove winner Brittney Peters (Avengers). Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
Sugar Boys beat Islanders 2-0 to lift the BVIFA Nine-A-side Men's Champion on Sunday and were presented the winners cheque and Trophy by BVIFA President, Andy Bickerton. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
Sugar Boys beat Islanders 2-0 to lift the BVIFA Nine-A-side Men's Champion on Sunday and were presented the winners cheque and Trophy by BVIFA President, Andy Bickerton. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
From left: Roger Roberts, Golden Boot recipient and Derol Redhead, Tournament MVP. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
From left: Roger Roberts, Golden Boot recipient and Derol Redhead, Tournament MVP. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
Sugar Boys have maintain their bragging rights as one of the top football clubs in the territory. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
Sugar Boys have maintain their bragging rights as one of the top football clubs in the territory. Photo: Charlie E. Jackson/VINO
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI -Lady Ballstars beat Women Panthers 4-2 and Sugar Boys overcame Islanders F.C. to win their respective BVIFA Nine-A-Side Tournament Championships at the Greenland Recreational Park on Sunday December 13, 2015.

In the Women’s Final, the Ballstars looked to be sitting pretty with a two-goal advantage before Jacintha Weekes struck a quick fire brace to send the game into extra time.

Phillia James had earlier given the Ballstars the lead, when she raced onto a through ball from Lilly Pierce to beat the advancing keeper, Decima Lambert and fired home. The second goal came courtesy of a sliced clearance by the Panthers defense, which lobbed up and over the despairing leap from Lambert and into the net.

However, almost directly from the restart, Weekes wriggled her way through the Ballstars back line and made it 2-1. Within ten minutes it was all square when again the Ballstars defense failed to deal with the ball and Kimone Mills fed Weekes who took a touch and made no mistake, shooting low past the keeper.

Into extra time and  Yasmin Ruffel Smith was first to react to a loose ball in the box after a fine save from Decima Lambert from Sharlene Pond’s rifle shot on the turn, to put the Ballstars back ahead and then victory was secured when Lilly Pierce intercepted a goal kick and smashed a shot into the empty net.

The MVP was Jacintha Weekes (Panthers), Golden Glove Brittney Peters (Avengers) and Golden Boot Phillia James (Ballstars).

Sugar Boys top Islanders     

In the Men’s Championship, Sugar Boys beat Islanders 2-0 with second half goals coming from Derol Redhead and McGraw Baptiste.

Redhead flicked home a header, leaving Monty Butler stranded and then Butler failed to deal with a long range free kick and could only watch as the ball rebounded back off the bar and into the path of Baptiste who fired home.

The MVP was Derol Redhead (Sugar Boys), the Golden Gloves Andre Gaymes (Wolues) and Golden Boot, Roger Roberts (Sugar Boys).

The Panthers claimed third place with a 3-2 win against Wolues, who not only had lost key players through suspension, but then having gone into a 2-0 lead, then saw their keeper injured and unable to finish the game.

8 Responses to “Lady Ballstars & Sugar Boys are BVIFA 9-A-Side Champions”

  • ccc (15/12/2015, 08:36) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    kudos to the champions
  • Expat (15/12/2015, 10:24) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    three thumbs up to Lady Ballstars and Sugar boys
  • Baller (15/12/2015, 10:50) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
    It's Ballstarz*
  • long look me come from (15/12/2015, 13:15) Like (0) Dislike (5) Reply
    any locals in dem team?
    • @ LONG LOOK ME COME FROM (15/12/2015, 13:54) Like (4) Dislike (1) Reply
      Yes they are locals but my question to you what does it have to do with the game being played or any other detail that makes others interested? Stop being small minded in such a small place you will soon suffocate.
    • vincy (15/12/2015, 15:31) Like (1) Dislike (0) Reply
      Does it matter? You don't play, don't you?
  • Online Now (15/12/2015, 15:59) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    If this sport (or any other sport, or any other thing) in the BVI relied on locals only participating or supporting it, it would be long dead, as would you! Go get a life!
  • Andrzej (16/12/2015, 22:05) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Sugar Boys, You made me proud again, thank you all for playing your heart out.
    I wish I was there with you to see it. SB4ever.


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