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Champions of ACSC Boys Soccer 2022

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By Daewon No

The Dalat boys varsity soccer team became the champions and succeeded in bringing the trophy back home from the ACSC Boys Soccer Tournament that was held in ICS Bangkok from October 19th to the 22nd. Led by Mr. van, the main coach, and Coach Ben, the boy's soccer team triumphed and claimed the title of being undefeated the whole tournament.

The boys played 6 games in total, including the championship match. They played Faith and ICS-BKK on the first day and achieved big wins with a score of 4-1 against Faith and 5-0 against ICS-BKK. 

The game against Grace on the second day was a very tough and close game for the boys, but they managed to win by a last-minute goal. 

The boys continued to win both games on the third day and kept their winning streak. They won 2-0 against YISS and 3-1 against Morrison. 

They ended up in 1st place for Round Robin Play with 15 points. ICS-BKK placed 2nd place, so they were scheduled to play in the championship match the next day. 

The championship game was very intense, and it could’ve gone either way. Both teams played exceptionally well and were evenly matched. ICS-BKK had come prepared and were very different from their game against Dalat in the Round Robin play. 

The first half passed by with no goals, and both teams were getting into the game and careful not to be the first to concede. Then came the second half, which was even more intense and close. Josiah Andrews (11) scored the first goal of the game just a few minutes after the start of the second half, and Dalat was in the lead. Not long after, Dalat gave away a penalty. The opponent didn’t miss their chance and scored the penalty along with another open play goal throughout the game. Now the score was 2-1 to ICS, and people started to think it was over. However, with only around 4 minutes left on the clock, Soo Wei Goh (12) came to the rescue and scored an equalizing goal that saved Dalat from losing the game. The game carried on to extra time. Dalat pressed hard from the start of the game, which led to a poor pass by the opponent’s defense. Then Daewon No (12) intercepted the ball, went through multiple defenders while almost crawling on the ground, and scored a potential winning goal only a minute into the half. Dalat immediately changed to a defensive formation and fought hard until the end of the game to defend their goal. The final whistle blew, indicating the end of the game, and Dalat had won 3-2. They had now become ACSC Champions. 

Noah Kaney (12), one of the two captains of the Dalat soccer team, when asked about the team’s performance in the tournament, remarked, “I think we played well as a team; we fought hard the whole tournament and stayed focused. We never gave up and gave it our all to the end, and it paid off.” 

Apart from the team award, Jay Lohman (12), Romeo Kontsas (10), Noah Kaney (12), and Daewon No (12) received the All tournament award; Noah Kaney (12) also received the MVP, and Daewon No (12), the golden boot. 




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