By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
June 6, 2014-The Brentwood Freedom of the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) won their second consecutive State Open Cup title with a 2-0 win over the Alleycats Redcats of the Capital District Youth Soccer League (CDYSL). The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) Girls-Under-15 final was played on Saturday, May 31 at Stringham Park in LaGrange.
“We scored in the first 30 seconds of the second half which made the difference,” explained Brentwood coach Chris Roche. “It was a total team effort.”
Kiera Metzger scored that goal off an assist by Bri Donato and Nicole Chimenti added an insurance goal when she buried a 25-yard direct kick. Brentwood’s Keley Johnson had the shutout in goal.
Brentwood received a $2,000 check from Eastern New York to defer the costs of playing in the Regionals from June 26 to July 1 in Kingston, Rhode Island.
The Alleycats received the Howard Rubenstein Sportsmanship Award as selected by the match officials. Now retired, Mr. Rubenstein was seemingly involved in every facet of New York soccer for decades and is a member of the Halls of Fame of Eastern New York, the US Amateur Soccer Association and the Long Island Junior Soccer League.
With 123,843 youth soccer players––68,587 boys and 55,256 girls––and more than 25,000 volunteers, the non-profit Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) stretches from Montauk Point, Long Island to the Canadian border. Members are affiliated with 11 leagues throughout the association, which covers the entire state of New York east of Route 81. ENYYSA exists to promote and enhance the game of soccer for children and teenagers between the ages of 5 and 19 years old, and to encourage the healthy development of youth players, coaches, referees and administrators. All levels of soccer are offered––from intramural, travel team and premier players as well as Special Children. No child who wants to play soccer is turned away. ENYYSA is a proud member of the United States Soccer Federation and United States Youth Soccer Association. For more information, please log on to http://www.enysoccer.com/, which receives nearly 300,000 hits annually from the growing soccer community.