National Youth Championships Boys’ Tournament: Day 3 Wrap
Following three days of pulsating group-stage action in the National Youth Championships 2024 Boys’ Tournament, the top two teams from each group have progressed to the finals with NSW teams heavily involved in both age groups.
The tournament football stakes became evident today as many sides faced an all-or-nothing battle, with goal-difference proving crucial in most groups.
The Quarter-Finals will begin tomorrow (Friday, 19 July) while teams who failed to qualify will continue to contest play-off and placement matches to determine their overall positions in this year’s Championships.
In the Under 15 Age Group, the first round of finals will take place at JJ Kelly Park from 9:00am to 1.15pm AEST. All finals matches will head straight to penalties should the scores be level at the end of regulation time.
Victoria Blue (1st, Group A) will take on Northern NSW (2nd, Group D), South Australia (1st, Group D) will play Queensland Maroon (2nd, Group A), NSW Metro Navy (1st, Group B) will face their counterparts NSW Metro Sky (2nd, Group C) before Victoria White (1st, Group C) play their fellow statesman Victoria Silver (2nd, Group B).
In the Under 16 Age Group, WIN Stadium will host the Quarter-Finals from 9:00am to 1.15pm AEST.
NSW Metro White (1st, Group A) take on Northern NSW (2nd, Group D), South Australia (1st, Group D) will play Victoria Blue (2nd, Group A), NSW Metro Navy (1st, Group B) come up against NSW Metro Sky (2nd, Group C) before Victoria White (1st, Group C) will challenge Queensland White (2nd, Group B) for the final place in the Semi-Finals.
Results
Day 3
Under 15 Boys
NSW Metro WHITE 1(Ryan Buttigieg) v Capital Football 1
NSW Metro NAVY 3(Orson Conroy 3) v Western Australia 0
NSW Metro SKY 3 (Johnny Pavlovic 2, Max Nicholls) v Victoria WHITE 3
NSW Country 2 (Dimitri Pavlou, William Johns) v Northern Territory 1
Under 16 Boys
Day 3
NSW Metro WHITE 3 (Cruz Martino, Adrian Trovato, Oscar Gonzalez) v Capital Football 0
NSW Metro NAVY 5 (Justin Cardozo 2, Rhys Webster, Jay Maltz, Tristan Arrarte) v Western Australia 2
NSW Metro SKY 2 (Isaac Tu, Akol Akon) v Victoria WHITE 1
NSW Country 0 v Invitational XI 2
More on the 2024 National Youth Boys’ Championships:
CLICK HERE to view the Official National Youth Championships 2024 Boys’ Tournament Digital Program with Fixtures
CLICK HERE to watch* the National Youth Championships 2024 Boys’ Tournament thanks to Kommunity TV (*subscription required)
CLICK HERE to view the live tables and results