Victory Academy boys Luca Thomas, Mushahed Sawiz, William Kengni and Malik Olukhale were crowned Under 15 Boys National Champions with Victoria Blue while Academy keeper Oskar Von Schrenk was named Under 16 Boys’ Goalkeeper of the Tournament.
The stands at WIN Stadium were rocking with eager spectators and supporters who witnessed the culmination of six days of high-quality competition from Football Australia’s nine state and territory Member Federations. A combined 331 goals were scored across the tournament which featured over 700 players and officials from 32 teams.
Subway Socceroos’ Head Coach Graham Arnold was in attendance to witness the action which also saw Victoria Blue defeat South Australia to secure the Under 15 Age Group trophy for the second consecutive year before NSW Metro Sky emerged as National Champions in the Under 16 Age Group in a thrilling match against Queensland White.
In the Under 15 Age Group Final, Victoria Blue and South Australia found themselves locked in a stalemate with the scores remaining nil-all for most the match. Jensen Bowering finally broke the deadlock and gave Victoria Blue the advantage with just over 10 minutes remaining before a late penalty, finished by Luke Becvinovski, secured the 2-0 triumph for the Victorians.
