National Championship News

Challenge Trophy GROUP A

October 5 Edmonton Green & Gold 2 v 1 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest BB5 United 7 v 0 Saskatoon Classicos

October 6 BB5 United 0 v 3 Edmonton Green & Gold

Rapides Chaudière-Ouest 2 v 4 Winnipeg Hellas October 7 BB5 United 4 v 0 Winnipeg Hellas Edmonton Green & Gold 4 v 0 Saskatoon Classicos

October 8 BB5 United 6 v 0 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest Saskatoon Classicos 1 v 13 Winnipeg Hellas October 9 Edmonton Green & Gold 1 v 0 Winnipeg Hellas Rapides Chaudière-Ouest 6 v 1 Saskatoon Classicos Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD 1 Edmonton Green & Gold 4 4 0 0 10 1 12 9 2 BB5 United 4 3 0 1 17 3 9 14 3 Winnipeg Hellas 4 2 0 2 17 8 6 9 4 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest 4 1 0 3 9 13 3 -4 5 Saskatoon Classicos 4 0 0 4 2 30 0 -28 GROUP B

October 5 Halifax Dunbrack 1 v 2 Holy Cross Crusaders Gloucester Celtic 4 v 0 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals October 6 Gloucester Celtic 1 v 1 Holy Cross Crusaders Halifax Dunbrack 4 v 2 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals October 8 Gloucester Celtic 3 v 1 Halifax Dunbrack

Holy Cross Crusaders 3 v 1 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals

Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD

1 Gloucester Celtic 3 2 1 0 8 2 6 6

2 Holy Cross Crusaders

3 2 1 0 6 3 6 3 3 Halifax Dunbrack 3 1 0 2 6 7 3 -1 4 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 3 0 0 3 3 11 0 -8

Finals Day

October 10 Winsloe-Charlottetown Royals 3 v 1 Rapides Chaudière-Ouest 7th Place Play Off Halifax Dunbrack 1 v 3 Winnipeg Hellas Holy Cross Crusaders 6 v 1 BB5 United Gloucester Celtic 2 v 0 Edmonton Green & Gold 5th Place Play Off 3rd Place Play Off Final

MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2022 GLOUCESTER CELTIC 2 v 0 EDMONTON GREEN AND GOLD

NORTH MAPLE SOCCER FIELD, VAUGHAN, ON

Ottawa Gloucester Celtic men’s soccer team won their second Challenge Trophy as the Ontario-based club beat Edmonton Green & Gold at the 2022 Toyota National Championships. Ottawa won 2:0 in the Monday Final with goals scored by Kieran Sanders and Andrew Bryan. Bezick Evraire was selected as the Most Valuable Player of the Tournament. Ottawa Gloucester Celtic won their first Challenge Trophy title in 2013 after a 3:0 victory over the Surrey United Firefighters in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the Monday Final, Ottawa’s starting lineup featured Corey Herrington in goal, Cameron Butterfield at right back, Panagiotis Manginas and Karl Bicamumpaka at centre back, captain Adam Davies at left back, Kieran Sanders and Nevelo Yoseke as central midfielders, Joey Kewin as an attacking midfielder, Olivier Babineau and Bezick Evraire on the wings, and Andrew Bryan up front. Kevin Asabre, Alex DeCouvreur, Félix Daigle (goalkeeper), Emmanuel Desjeunes and Justin Dasah featured as substitutes in the final, while Yale Chadsey and Jethro Pang dressed but did not feature. The team is managed by Matt Williams and coached by Phil Sangster.

Teck Finals Day for the Challenge Trophy was played on Monday 10 October at North Maple Soccer Fields. Referees for the Challenge Trophy Final were Robert D’Alesio as the Referee, Ian Adams and Mathias Diederichsen as Assistant Referees, and Sebastian Noshinravani as the Fourth Official. The women’s final was played one day earlier on Sunday 9 October at Vaughan Grove Sports Park with Holy Cross FC from St. John’s, Newfoundland Labrador the 2022 winners.

Jubilee Trophy GROUP A

October 5 Halifax County United 1 v 2 London Alliance Galaxy October 6 CS Trident 0 v 3 London Alliance Galaxy October 8 CS Trident 4 v 0 Halifax County United Pos Club Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD 1 London Alliance Galaxy 2 2 0 0 5 1 6 4 2 CS Trident 2 1 0 1 4 3 3 1 3 Halifax County United 2 0 0 2 1 6 0 -5 GROUP B

October 5 Edmonton Drillers 5 v 1 Northwest Starz

Gorge 0 v 6 Holy Cross Crusaders October 6 Edmonton Drillers 1 v 2 Holy Cross Crusaders Gorge 5 v 0 Northwest Starz October 8 Edmonton Drillers 3 v 2 Gorge Holy Cross Crusaders 5 v 0 Northwest Starz

Pos Club 1 Holy Cross Crusaders 2 Edmonton Drillers 3 Gorge 4 Northwest Starz Pld W D L GF GA Pts GD 3 3 0 0 13 1 9 12 3 2 0 1 9 5 6 4 3 1 0 2 7 9 3 -2 3 0 0 3 1 15 0 -14

Finals Day

October 9 Halifax County United 1 v 2 Gorge CS Trident 2 v 0 Edmonton Drillers

5th Place Play Off .03rd Place Play Off London Alliance Galaxy 0 v 3 Holy Cross Crusaders Final

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022 HOLY CROSS CRUSADERS 3 v 0 LONDON ALLIANCE GALAXY

VAUGHAN GROVE, WOODBRIDGE, ON Holy Cross FC won their first Jubilee Trophy at the 2022 Toyota National Championships. The women’s team won 3:0 in the Sunday final over Ontario representatives London Alliance FC Galaxy. Lauren Taylor, Malorie Harris and Connie Lewis were the goalscorers while goalkeeper Jamie Crocker and the backline posted the clean sheet. Jane Pope was Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

“This group of girls, it’s their fourth time here at the National Championships and we won the bronze a few years back, but we were going to stay together until we won the gold,” said Noel Jake Stanford. “We weren’t going to be happy just to get the bronze medal and that was the difference this year. We wanted to win and we finally did so I am overjoyed.”

In the Sunday Final, Holy Cross FC featured Jaime Crocker in goal, Sarah Jones at right back, Alexe Morgan and Danielle Younker at centre back, Keisha Younge at left back, Alyssa Armstrong, Teri Murphy and Lauren Taylor in the midfield, and Connie Lewis, Malorie Harris and Jane Pope up front. Coach Jake Stanford featured Kate Hickey and Ciara Molloy as substitutes while Shannon Galway, Abby Evans, Morgan Fitzgerald, Noelle Stanford and Claire Kean were dressed but did not feature in the Final.

With 34 career goals at the Jubilee Trophy finals, forward Harris is the top scoring player in the competition since the start of the century. As for coach Stanford, this marked the 19th consecutive National Championships in which he coached a Newfoundland Labrador team. He previously won a silver medal with St. John’s SC U-18 side at the U-18 Cup in 2013.

Teck Finals Day for the Jubilee Trophy was played on Sunday 9 October at Vaughan Grove Sports Park. Referees for the Jubilee Trophy Final were Carly Shaw-MacLaren as Referee, Allycia Carlucci and Elizabeth Montmimy as Assistant Referees, and Shaelyn Holdaway as Fourth Official. The men’s final will be played Monday 10 October at North Maple, also in Vaughan.

Bezick Evraire from Ottawa Gloucester Celtic and Jane Pope from Holy Cross FC St. John’s were named Most Valuable Players at the 2022 Toyota National Championships in Vaughan, Ontario. Evraire led Gloucester Celtic to their second men’s national title in 10 years while Pope led Holy Cross to the first-ever national title won by a Newfoundland Labrador women’s team. Evraire helped Gloucester Celtic go undefeated in four matches at the Challenge Trophy finals, including a 2:0 victory over the Edmonton Green & Gold on Teck Finals Day. Evraire scored two goals and four assists, but was in fact part of the offensive build up on all eight Gloucester Celtic goals scored from open play. Ottawa Gloucester Celtic finished the 2022 tournament with three wins and one draw with 10 goals scored and just two goals conceded. Pope helped Holy Cross FC go undefeated across the entire 2022 season including a perfect 4-0-0 record at the Jubilee Trophy finals with 16 goals scored and just one conceded. Pope co-led the tournament with five goals and also recorded six assists in four matches. She had two assists in the Final as Holy Cross won their first title.