The good times appear to have stopped rolling for Comox Valley United.
After getting their 2015-16 Vancouver Island Soccer League Div. 1 season off to a red hot 3-0-2 start, the local men’s side has cooled off, dropping their last two games.
The latest setback came Oct. 24 at Comox Valley Turf when they fell 2-1 to Gorge FC, who with the win moved into a tie with United for fourth place. Both teams are 3-2-2.
Clay Fauchon scored the United goal while Nicholas Dawes and David Mwamlima tallied for Gorge. Grayson Chalifoux was named both MVP and Rookie for United.
Their first loss of the season came Oct. 17 in Victoria, 2-1 to Saanich Fusion FC.
Zack Stinson had the Comox Valley goal and was team MVP with Leo Falzon and Bryan Taylor tallying for Saanich.
The locals will be looking to return to their winning ways this Saturday, Oct. 31 when they host third-place Nanaimo United (4-2-1) in a 4 p.m. start at Comox Valley Turf.
While a win would be nice, more importantly the team is inviting the Valley to turn out in force to make a donation to help Kenton Doust win his battle against cancer.
On Oct. 10 the local youth soccer player was airlifted to BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, where an MRI revealed three brain tumours on or near his pituitary gland. On Oct. 14 Doust had surgery to remove fluid build-up, and a biopsy showed the tumours were malignant.
Doust begins four rounds of chemotherapy on Oct. 30. While the family has the support of YANA for accommodations, there are always extra costs involved. Doust celebrates his 14th birthday on Nov. 6, and a donation at
https://www.gofundme.com/9h754pck would be a great gift.
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