-submitted by Vince Greco
Week 7 proved to be a crazy one within the highest division of soccer on the Island.
Unexpected draws, unexpected wins; makes for interesting movement in the standings.
-Bays United came out with a strong 2nd half to draw the top dog in Cowichan.
-Comox battled hard at home and earned a draw against Vic West.
-Nanaimo took out the last undefeated team by defeating Gorge.
-Lakehill continues to work, now defeating Westcastle.
-Vantreights finally get their first win of the season – at the expense of VI Wave.
| Cowichan FC – (D1) | 2 | |
| Bays United Liquor Plus – (D1) | 2 |
Cowichan FC – (D1)
Goals: Patrick Nelson, Cooper Barry
Bays United Liquor Plus – (D1)
Goals: Jordie Hughes, Own Goal
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| Vic West FC – (D1) | 1 | |
| Comox Valley United – (D1) | 1 |
Vic West FC – (D1)
Goals: Nils Webber
Comox Valley United – (D1)
Goals: Travis Brown
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| Gorge FC – (D1) | 2 | |
| Nanaimo United FC – (D1) | 4 |
Gorge FC – (D1)
Goals: Landon Zeeman, Jon Shah
Nanaimo United FC – (D1)
Goals: Benjamin Leggett, Daragh Fitzgerald (3)
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| Lakehill FC – (D1) | 2 | |
| Westcastle United – (D1) | 1 |
Westcastle United – (D1)
Goals: Caelan Macewan
Lakehill FC – (D1)
Goals: Ryan Andre, Own Goal
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| VI Wave – (D1) | 0 | |
| Vantreights – (D1) | 1 |
Vantreights – (D1)
Goals: David Flynn
Shutouts: Alec Griffin
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Up to date standings:
| # | Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Diff | Pts | |||
| 1 | Cowichan FC – (D1) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 2 | Gorge FC – (D1) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 3 | Nanaimo United FC – (D1) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 14 | |||
| 4 | Vic West FC – (D1) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 12 | |||
| 5 | Comox Valley United – (D1) | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 9 | |||
| 6 | Lakehill FC – (D1) | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 9 | |||
| 7 | Westcastle United – (D1) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 8 | VI Wave – (D1) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 5 | |||
| 9 | Bays United Liquor Plus – (D1) | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | -12 | 5 | |||
| 10 | Vantreights – (D1) | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 26 | -18 | 3 | |||
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For the 1st time in a long time, there is a new name leading the division scoring race as well:
Daragh Fitzgerald 11 |
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| Nanaimo United FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Patrick Nelson | 10 | |||||||||||
| Cowichan FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Ryan Andre | 9 | |||||||||||
| Lakehill FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Jon Shah | 8 | |||||||||||
| Gorge FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Nils Webber | 6 | |||||||||||
| Vic West FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Matteo Ventura | 5 | |||||||||||
| Vic West FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Joshua Walter | 4 | |||||||||||
| Westcastle United – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Craig Gorman | 4 | |||||||||||
| Cowichan FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Matt Mehrassa | 3 | |||||||||||
| Nanaimo United FC – (D1) | ||||||||||||
| Peter McWilliams | 3 | |||||||||||
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This sets up a great matchup for this upcoming Friday Oct 27 as new division leaders Cowichan visit Hampton to battle now #2 Gorge FC.