Spurred on for bronze

Times Reporter   

 

The U12 Strathmore Spurs captured bronze in the Calgary Minor Indoor Soccer League, defeating the SHTW Bullets 9-3 on March 13. The playoffs, over a two week period, were divided into a gold finals side and a bronze finals side. 

“The team came along very well. This was a mixed team playing against all boys team. All the final game, when we got all of our medals, the gold and silver medal teams were amazed that we weren’t in the gold medal round,” coach Mark Shorhen said.

In the game to decide whether the Spurs would be on the gold medal side, the Deerfoot Eagles tied the game 4-4 with two seconds remaining. The Spurs then lost in shootouts, moving to the bronze finals side.

“It was kind of frustrating,” Shorhen said.

Following wins against the EMFC Mustangs and the EMFC Spirit, they earned a spot in the final. Strathmore was originally seeded seventh out of the nine teams in the playoffs.

“The team came a long way from being new, and with four girls on the team. They’re a very competitive team now,” Shorhen said. “We’re hoping that all of them are going to play outdoor so we’ll see where we go with that.”

Two girls and two boys will be moving up to U14, Shorhen says. 

Strathmore Minor Soccer also hosted their wind up party and annual general meeting at the Civic Centre on March 23, discussing soccer issues with parents.