By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
June 4, 2014-The Levittown Gunners of the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) are having a very successful Spring Season. Levittown are semifinalists in the Eastern New York Premier League (ENYPL) and recently won the Boys-Under-12 State Open Cup final. The game for the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) cup title took place on Saturday, May 31 at Stringham Park in LaGrange.
The match was scoreless through regulation and overtime so it went to the shootout, which Levittown won, 5-4, in six rounds. Justin Weinert scored the winning penalty kick and Levittown keeper Ethan Wood scored on his attempt in the fifth round.
“We had some opportunities to score during the game, we pressed but could not put the ball in the net yet we advance through the shootout,” commented Levittown coach Mike Borra.
Levittown 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 accolades keep on coming as they also received the Howard Rubenstein Sportsmanship Award as selected by the match officials.
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.