By Josh Martin, Sports Editor
The menâs soccer team was very successful this past weekend at home with a pair of big wins against the Quest Kermodes on Saturday and the Langara Falcons on Sunday. After trailing 1â2 for the better part of the game, the Royals came back with two goals in the second half to defeat the Kermodes 3â2.
âBasically just a character win, we were down a couple of goals just like last week and managed to battle back. We were missing quite a few seniors and Ronnie [Johal] the rookie came in and did well and scored, as well as Isaac [Kyei],â said captain Dylan Myers.
âItâs definitely a huge momentum swing. We still havenât lost yet, so we take a lot of pride in that.â
The momentum from Saturdayâs game seemed to carry over into Sundayâs match where the Royals blew past the Falcons by a final score of 5â2. Sahil Sandhu was on fire and scored four tallies of his own, making it eight goals in only six games.
The victory had a special significance for the Royals, who were happy to be back playing in Coquitlam in front of their fans.
âItâs huge because of course weâre hosting nationals here so to play at home in front of our fans, as well as not having to travel and sleeping in our own beds and whatnot definitely helps,â says Myers. âItâs good to see the fans out today as well. We thank them for coming. â
This weekend the Royals are up against the Kwantlen Eagles in back-to-back games, on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Newton Athletic Park and then on Sunday at 3 p.m. at home in Coquitlam. The Royals are tied for first place with the VIU Mariners with 14 points in the standings.
The womenâs team had a tough go against the Kermodes and the Falcons this past weekend. After two huge wins last weekend against the VIU Mariners and the Capilano Blues, they lost against the Kermodes 2â0 on Saturday and then were defeated on Sunday by the Falcons 3â0.
They face the Kwantlen Eagles this Saturday at noon at Newton Athletic Park and on Sunday at 1 p.m. They are currently in sixth place in the standings with six points.