Midway through BC Soccer’s Provincial Cup competitions, it’s still possible Surrey United can achieve a rare double for the second consecutive year.
Both the men’s and women’s teams from United have reached the semifinal round in their knockout competitions, a year after each won a B.C. championship and a berth in the national championships.
The women, seeking a 10th consecutive Provincial Cup title, easily stopped the Victoria Athletics 8-1 last Sunday at Cloverdale Athletic Park.
United will host the Castaways of the Lower Island Women’s Soccer Association Sunday at 12:30 p.m. in Cloverdale.
Surrey United Firefighters, also playing in Cloverdale on Sunday, stopped Vancouver Metro Soccer League (VMSL) rivals Estrella de Chile 2-1 in a Provincial Cup men’s game.
Ryan Reynolds headed home a cross from Steve Kindel to give Surrey the lead after 20 minutes of play. United was forced to play a man down for about 20 minutes, as Colin Streckmann was sent off for his second yellow card of the match.
Estrella de Chile then lost a player for a second caution early in the second half, and with the teams playing with 10 men each, the visitors tied the game.
Joseph Martin then netted the winning goal for Surrey with just 20 minutes to play.
United Firefighters will be in Vancouver tomorrow night (Friday) to face the Vancouver Thunderbirds of the Pacific Coast Soccer League in a semifinal contest.
The North Delta Rangers of the Fraser Valley Soccer League are in the final four of the Deryl Hughes Cup for Masters (over-35) teams. The Rangers, seeded first in the 16-team competition, got past the University of Victoria 3-1 last weekend, and will face PCOV of the VMSL in the semifinal round.
The Rangers went 15-2-1 (won-lost-tied) to finish atop the Masters Premier division of the Fraser Valley Soccer League. PCOV placed second in the Masters Premier group in the VMSL with an 8-3-7 mark.
Guildford FC will host the Metro-Ford Junior Wolves Saturday at noon at Newton Athletic Park in a Doug Day (under-21) semifinal contest. Guildford stopped Westcastle United 1-0 last Sunday, a week after a 1-0 win over the tournament’s top-seeded North Coquitlam United.
The Wolves topped the under-21 division of the VMSL this past season with a 16-2-2 record, four points better than Guildford (10-2-4).
Each team had shutout wins on the road over their opponent in league play, with Guildford winning 3-0 on Sept. 30, and the Wolves posting a 1-0 victory on Dec. 2.