From left, back row: Coach Tom Ginn, Walter Romanow, Zach Romanow, Cameron Campili, Archie Harker, Spencer Rosen, Coach Joseph Paul Wright, Will Fox and Kelyn Howell. Front row: Cole Ehret, Alex Viviano, Max Sosna, Conor Peterson, Zale Madger-Pescaris, Leon Morris, Mark Haghani and Drew Sergison.
Back row from left: Coach Tom Ginn, Will Fox, Archie Harker, Drew Sergison, Cameron Campili, Zach Romanow, Walter Romanow, Kelyn Howell, Alex Viviano and Coach Joseph Paul Wright. Front row: Mark Haghani, Zale Madger-Pescaris, Leon Morris, Cole Ehret, Conor Peterson and Max Sosna.
From left: Coach Joseph Paul Wright, Coach Tom Ginn, SJWFC Goalie, Max Sosna, Brian Sankey, SJWFC Left Back, Zale Madger-Pescaris, Brandon Sankey and SJWFC Center Mid, Leon Morris.
From left: Jim O’Donnell, Coach Tom Ginn, SJWFC Captain, Alex Viviano, Hugh O’Donnell, SJWFC Right Back, Cole Ehret, Aaron Budanitski and Coach Joseph Paul Wright.
The Robbinsville Soccer Association was the proud host of a visiting Youth Soccer Team from the United Kingdom July 23 to 28, 2015. Based in Regents Park, St Johns Wood Football Club have enjoyed success as a team and individually. Last year they were London Futsal champions and winners of the reputable Market Road League, a league that has produced England internationals such as Ashley Cole (Roma) and Joe Cole (Aston Villa).
The team needed a few guest players to fill out their roster and invited a few players from New Jersey to tryout for roster spots. Two of Robbinsville’s own were invited to tryout, Walter and Zach Romanow. The team trained both Thursday and Friday morning, and had a friendly match versus the JENYB Elite Training Union U16 Boys Team (ranked 57 in New Jersey U16) on Thursday evening, at Robbinsville Community Park. The game was a very tight one with St Johns Wood edging out JENYB Elite Training 4-2. On Friday, after the training session the Guest Players were chosen and both Walter and Zach Romanow were added to the team roster.
The team competed in the MSSL 2015 Summer College Showcase, at Tuckahoe Farm in Hammonton on both Saturday, July 25 and Sunday, July 26. The team won their first match on Saturday against Ginga FC U15B, ranked 8th in Connecticut, 4–0, then defeated LIJSL Select PDP Boys 2000, ranked 35 in New York East, 2–0. On Sunday, the team defeated FC COPA Academy B99 Porto NPL, ranked 37 in New Jersey, 2-1, winning their bracket. In the Championship match against PDB United 99 Elite, ranked 23 in New York East, they were defeated 2–1 in a very well played game. The team placed 2nd in their Flight for the Tournament.
The Coaches, Tom Ginn (ex New York Red Bulls employee) and Joseph Paul Wright were very pleased with the hard effort and commitment of all of their players.
During the Teams stay in Robbinsville they enjoyed the hospitality of a number of residents. The team gives special thanks to local host families, Jeff and Karen Stewart, Mearl, Annalisa, Jim and Chris Challender, Dave, Erin, Molly and Conor Doran, Brian, Kelly, Tori and Brandon Sankey, Harry, Pazit, Daniel, Ethan and Gavriella Kaplan and Jim, Betty, Brian and Hugh O’Donnell. And to Joe Mulla-ica, Dave Doran and Jim O’Donnell for picking some of the players up at Princeton Junction, to Paul Brown, President of Robbinsville Soccer Association and the entire Board of Directors for their support, to Joe Barker, Director of Recreation for Robbinsville Township for use of the Fields, to Brian Manners, Jim O’Donnell, Damien Levy and Joe Doutt (coaches for JENYB Elite Training Union) and Bill Berdan for Field Set-up. Additionally, special thanks to Jen Besler, Damien Levy and Joe Doutt from JENYB Elite Training for participating in the friendly match as a warm-up for the tournament.
During their stay the team enjoyed the famous Jersey Shore in Belmar and Six Flags Great Adventure. On Thursday night there was a Barbecue at the O’Donnell’s house, on Saturday evening the Challender’s hosted a Barbecue/Pool Party for the team. On Sunday afternoon the Sankey’s hosted another pool party in the afternoon for the boys (a video of the team playing pool, head ball, basketball can be viewed on the Robbinsville Soccer Associations website: rsasoccer.com) and the O’Donnell’s hosted a pasta party in the evening for them. On Monday the Team had a tour of Princeton University and then an evening in New York City before flying home on Tuesday.
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