VISL Division 1 Results & Standings, January 22, 2018

-submitted by Vince Greco

Week 15 was a busy one – the first one back from the Xmas break.

As a result, the standings have changed and it sets up another important weekend or 2 as we move forward to the completion of the year.

-The biggest news from the weekend would probably be from Hampton when last place Vantreights and near top of the table Gorge battled to a 3-3 draw.  Noted that Gorge needed to score in the last minute of play to avoid the loss.

-Our selected game of the week had plenty of goals.  The Vic West squad put up 6 of them to Bays United’s 3.  Plenty of transferred in talent for the Vic West team; in particular Victor Blasco. He was a threat every time he took possession of the ball.  Strong play from Jordan DeGraff (also transferred in just before the deadline) and nominated player of the game Bryan Taylor was just too much for Bays to handle. Great game pictures available on our Facebook page – https://www.facebook.com/VancouverIslandSoccerLeague/

-Cowichan was able to sneak by a hard working VI Wave team who were energized with the return of Blair Sturrock. (back from injury)

An Own Goal later in the match was just enough for Cowichan to get the full 3 points and get that much closer to their 4^th consecutive Garrison Cup as Divisional Champion.

-A battle at Westhills had the New Kids on the block take down Comox.  An evenly matched affair till late in the game when Westcastle got an extra goal to stop the Valley boys from pulling off an upset.

-Nanaimo seemed to have little issue with Lakehill.  In what some might have considered to be a very tight game; the score shows differently.  Huge 3 points for Nanaimo as it places them in 3^rd, while dropping Lakehill to 6^th.

Here are the individual scores from games: