The host Kalamalka Lakers shut down the VSS Panthers 5-0 in North Zone Senior AA Boys Soccer League play Thursday.
Brett Jewell and Alex Kreutz each scored twice for the 5-1 Lakers, while Swade Scebba added a single.
“The midfield was well controlled by Lucas Ross and Steven Gobel and the back line was solid, led by Bryce Dyck,” said Lakers’ head coach Cari Dyck. “We got stellar play by goalie Thomas van de Crommenacker.”
Kal visits King’s Christian Tuesday in Salmon Arm before entertaining King’s Thursday.
Elsewhere Thursday, the Fulton Maroons brushed back the Seaton Sonics 1-0 in a highly physical, competitive game at MacDonald Park.
Attacking midfielder Ko Kameyama scored his third goal in two games when he picked up a loose ball 30 yards from goal and lofted a lovely ball over top of the keeper in the 25th minute,
Seaton created several good scoring opportunities but were unable to finish.
Late in the first half, Maroons’ head coach Wayne Aasen switched the formation from a 4-5-1 to a more conventional 4-4-2 and it started paying off with several scoring attempts.
Fulton forward Victor Gouchee had some good scoring chances. Aasen put Michael Bennett up front and it immediately paid dividends when Matthieu Wouters played a lovely ball in behind the Seaton back four to Bennett.
A Seaton defender tripped Bennett as he was about to shoot and the referee awarded Fulton a penalty shot, Bennett dusted himself off and took responsibility for executing the penalty. The Seaton keeper managed to save the penalty.
“At times we are our own worst enemies” said Aasen. “We miss scoring opportunities at crucial times in games. Seaton has some great attacking players so you need to punish them when you have the opportunities.”
In Tuesday action, Fulton outlasted the Pleasant Valley Saints of Armstrong 6-3 at a cold and windswept Marshall Field. Fulton fell behind on an early goal by Kylan Vankempeia of PVSS after some confusion in the backline.
Maththieu Wouters evened the score not long after when the PVSS keeeper dropped a ball in the goal area. It remained tied until the second half when Ben Aspenleider scored on a 25-yard rocket for the second consecutive game and then followed up slotting home a fine penalty after a Fulton player was brought down in the box.
Wouters scored his second of the game and became Fulton’s leading scorer. Vankampeia completed his hat trick with two well-taken solo goals before international student Koichiro Kameyama scored two nicely-finished goals.
