[sixcol_five_last]

Guam’s Edwin Wong keeps back Northern Mariana Islands’ Kennedy Izuka as he advances to the goal. (courtesy photo)
PRESS RELEASE – Guam moves up to third place in the EAFF U18 Youth Tournament standings following a 7-0 drubbing of island rival Northern Mariana Islands Thursday at the Guam Football Association National Training Center.
Guam exploded in the first half, slamming in six goals before the halftime whistle. Ricky Katsumata initiated Guam’s scoring haul in the 7th minute and about 15 minutes later, Edwin Wong, Keith Surber and TJ Atalig each scored once in a span of only three minutes. Katsumata added another goal in the 36th minute and Surber scored again one minute later, to the delight of home fans ringing bells and blowing stadium horns.
With the match staying mostly in Guam’s attacking half, Guam head coach Dominic Gadia managed to exhaust all of the team’s seven substitutes in second half, allowing all 18 players on the roster to earn playing minutes.
Guam scored its final goal in the 74th minute, following a free kick from captain Dylan Naputi. NMI’s goalkeeper leaped to catch the ball, but let it slip through his gloves. An alert Austin Cruz then took his shot from close range to add to Guam’s scoring tally.
In other matches, Hong Kong assumed the tournament’s frontrunner position with a 3-0 shut out of Macau. In the very physical game between the two rivals, Macau defender Hun Seng Kuai was sent off in the 54th minute following two yellow card cautions. Marco Wegener opened scoring for Hong Kong with a goal in the 15th minute. Wong Chun Hin and Yiu Ho Ming each added a second-half goal for the winning team’s final tally.
Chinese Taipei’s 3-1 win over former tournament leader DPR Korea sent its opponents down to fourth place in the tournament standings. Chinese Taipei took a quick 2-0 lead in the first 12 minutes of play with goals from Chen Yih Yan and Chen Chao An. DPR Korea prevented a clean sheet for Chinese Taipei goalkeeper Tsai Shuo Che with a penalty kick from Hong Jang Song.
Liu Sheng Yi scored Chinese Taipei’s lone goal in the second half for the final score.
Matches continue Saturday with Hong Kong playing against NMI and Macau taking on DPR Korea. Both matches will begin at 5:15 p.m.
Guam’s match against Chinese Taipei is scheduled to kick off at 7:30 p.m. The community is invited to support team Guam. Concession stand food and drink sales will directly benefit the Guam U16 Women’s national team. Spirit items, replica jerseys, and noisemakers are available for purchase at the tournament’s Fan Zone. There is no admission fee to watch the matches.
PHOTO GALLERY BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

Chinese Taipei’s Li Jin Cyuan and DPR Korea’s Ri Son Chol battle for possession of the ball. (courtesy photo)

Hong Kong’s Law Hiu Chung looks to pass the ball to a teammate facing defensive pressure from Macau’s Leong Hou. (courtesy photo)
[fbshare url=”http://www.gspnlive.com/gspn/guam-gets-eaff-win-over-cnmi/” type=”button”] [fblike url=”http://www.gspnlive.com/gspn/guam-gets-eaff-win-over-cnmi/” style=”standard” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”]
[/sixcol_five_last][useful_banner_manager_banner_rotation banners=53, 38 interval=8 width=120 height=600 orderby=rand]


GPS Sports Calendar
February 2023
- SU
- MO
- TU
- WE
- TH
- FR
- SA
Events for January
1st
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
2nd
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
3rd
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
4th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
Events for February
6th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
7th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
8th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
9th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
10th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
TRITONS BASEBALL INVITATIONAL FINALS
Events for February
12th
MONSTER ENERGY MOTOCROSS ROUND 2
Events for February
13th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
14th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
15th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
16th
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
Events for February
17th
ISA TRACK & FIELD MEET
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
Events for February
18th
BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2K/5K
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
Events for February
20th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
21st
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
22nd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL
Events for February
23rd
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
Events for February
24th
ISA GIRLS SOCCER
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL QUARTERFINALS
Events for February
24th
Events for February
25th
Events for February
27th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL PLAYOFFS
ISA BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS
ISA GIRLS SOCCER SEMIFINALS
Events for February
28th
IIAAG BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINALS
ISA BASEBALL LEAGUE SEMIFINALS
IIAAG TENNIS LEAGUE
IIAAG BOYS BASKETBALL SEMIFINALS

Baseball
MUNA LEADS DODGERS TO TOURNEY FINALS

MMA/Boxing
JONES TO FACE FORMER UFC CHAMPION

Baseball
GECKOS SWING BIG IN SEASON OPENER

Running/Track
GECKOS, SHARKS BUILDING TRACK CONFIDENCE

Baseball
FRIARS EDGE ROYALS IN PITCHER’S DUEL

Basketball
FRIARS TAKE DOWN PANTHERS 74-68
