Sport
11 November, 2022
Local Under 8s team win renowned tournament
NINE Cairns and Cassowary Coast players from the Jamie Gosling Football Academy (JFGA) who had never played together as a team took the gold at the Premier Invitational/ Diamond League.
Despite having trained only one time together, the team of nine guided by coach Sander Muskee led the team to victory in the competition played in the Gold Coast in September.
After three days of high-level soccer, the team made up of Archi Hutley, Blake Robson, Awstin Jennings, Tommy Pidgen, Ahmet Turkmen, Lucas Tanti, Tommy Christopher, Kody D’Urso and Braxton Hopper, finished the tournament with zero losses recorded.
The Under 8s team took the victory in a nail-biting final with a final score of 1-0 recording a historic win for North Queensland.
Final positions:
1. JFGA (Cairns and Cassowary Coast)
2. Coomera
3. Futbol X Red
4. Gold Coast Knights
5. Elle Football Academy
6. Merrimac FC
7. Logan Lightning
8. Corinthians
9. Virginia United
10. Moreton Bay
11. Hills Select
12. Hills Select
13. Magic United
14. Pro Player
15. Brisbane City Blue
16. North Star Academy
17. Sunshine Coast Fire
18. Sunshine Coast Fire
19. Burleigh Heads
20. Rochedale Rovers
21. Olympic FC
22. Taringa Rovers
23. Brisbane City White
24. Brisbane City White
