Richmond F.C. U18 Wolves got their season off to an outstanding start over the Labour Day Weekend, capturing the SX International Cup Tournament on home turf.
It’s the first time a Richmond F.C. a boys soccer team has won a division title in the five-year history of the event. The tournament featured 18 boys and girls flights with games played in Richmond, South Surrey, Newton, Guildford and Cloverdale.
The Wolves took full advantage of their division being played out in the friendly and familiar confines of Hugh Boyd and Minoru Parks.
It was an all-city battle out of the gate with the Wolves getting past the Richmond F.C. Gunners 3-0 on goals by Nicholas Lylyk, Delgado Carvalheiro-Nunes and Emerson Cooke. Wesam Shalabi and Corey Scott earned assists.
The Wolves then took care of Surrey United F.C. 3-0. Lylyk paced the attack with a pair of goals and Meidy Lui added the other. Shalabi chipped in with a pair of assists. Jaheim Williams also set-up the goal.
The familiar 3-0 score line continued, this time against Surrey’s CCB Breakers to clinch the division title. The Wolves broke a tight game open in the second half when Jake Hothi converted a penalty and Scott notched a pair of insurance goals. Shalabi picked up his fourth assist of the weekend.
The unbeaten run concluded with a 1-1 draw against Guildford Dynamo. Evan Sandhu had the Richmond goal on a penalty.
It was a terrific tournament for goalkeeper Kody Glasspool with three consecutive shutouts. The only time he was beaten was on a penalty in the final game.
The Wolves roster also features: Jeremy Clark, James Bowyer, Hazeem Kairo, Zachary Foreman, Henrik Nyberg, Alexander Murray and Julian Varona.
The boys are coached by Ken Glasspool along with technical lead Jan Skoupil. The assistants are Brandon Glasspool and Colin Murray. Cindy Glasspool is the team manager.
The Wolves now turn their attention to this weekend’s B.C. Coastal Soccer League regular season opener when the Division One side hosts CCB Rangers on Saturday at Minoru.
