Queensland’s elite U13 and U14 Boys teams wrapped up the FFA National Youth Championships last Friday, ending a week full of promising results and individual excellence.
Queensland’s four squads (Metro and Country, U13s and U14s) all performed well throughout the Championships with Country U13s enjoying the most success, finishing second in their group.
There were also several fantastic individual efforts in the Queensland camps. Ben Nassiep (Metro U13s) was named Goalkeeper of the Championships, capping a brilliant year for the state’s goalkeepers, after Mia Bailey took home the same award for the Queensland U14 Girls in July.
It wasn’t just at the back where Queenslanders stood out, as Jardel Bob (Country U13s) was deadly in front of goal and bagged six to lead his team to their second-placed finish.
Bob was matched by Samuel Klein (Metro U13s) in the goalscoring charts, with the Sunshine Coast FC junior also finding the back of the net six times.
Nicholas Elliot (Metro U14s) and Beau Brebner (Country U13s) deserve shout-outs after they both notched hat-tricks on Wednesday.
The end of this tournament closes the book on the FFA National Youth Championships for another year; congratulations to all the great young players who represented Queensland in 2017.
2017 NATIONAL YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIPS FOR BOYS – QUEENSLAND FIXTURES & RESULTS
Country U13
Monday – Lost to NSW Metro White 4-2 (BOB 19′, BOLTON 25′) and beat Tasmania 5-0 (BOB 25′, KIERS 28′ 55′, JONES 47′, MARTIN 50′)
Tuesday – Lost to Capital Football 5-1 (BRENNER 3′)
Wednesday – Beat Northern Territory 7-1 (BOLTON 9′ 18′, BOB 17′ 30′, BREBNER 36′ 37′ 53′)
Thursday – Lost to NSW Country 2-1 (BOB 50′)
Friday – Beat NNSW Country 3-2 (JONES 1′, LAWSON 30′, BOB 48′)
Metro U13
Monday – Drew with South Australia 2-2 (KLEIN 25′, GIBBS 49′) and drew with NSW Metro Blue 2-2 (KLEIN 2′ 9′)
Tuesday – Drew with Football West 1-1 (KLEIN 54′)
Wednesday – Beat Tasmania 2-0 (GIBBS 13′, ISAAC 40′) and lost to Victoria Metro 3-1 (KLEIN 32′)
Thursday – Lost to NNSW Metro 1-0
Friday – Beat Capital Football 3-0 (GIBBS 30′, KLEIN 34′, FIDRA 39′)
Country U14
Monday – Lost to South Australia Blue 3-1 (DENNIS 11′)
Tuesday – Lost to NSW Country 2-0 and lost to NSW Metro White 2-0
Wednesday – Beat Capital Football 1-0 (DEBORTOLI 40′)
Thursday – Beat Tasmania 3-0 (SMYTHE 12′ 28′, BLACK 45′)
Friday – Beat NNSW Country 2-0 (SMYTHE 31′, URANIVIA 45′)
Metro U14
Monday – Beat NSW Metro Blue 4-2 (BRYANT 15′, ATWAL 33′ 47′, DEBBAGE 51′) and beat South Australia Red 5-0 (MORELAND 8′, DAY 12′ 67′, ATWAL 18′, ELLIOT 70′)
Tuesday – Lost to Victoria Metro 3-1 (PRICE 25′)
Wednesday – Beat South Australia Blue 5-3 (ELLIOT 2′ 4′ 20′, HUGHES 29′, PRICE 50′) and lost to Football West 2-1 (DAY 70′)
Thursday – Lost to NNSW Metro 4-1 (BRYANT 40′)
Friday – Lost to Capital Football 3-1 (ELLIOT 43′)
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