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CNMI loses to Macau, China on opening day
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Posted on Jul 07 2008
The CNMI lost its first two games Sunday in the first day of the EAFF U-14 Youth Festival 2008 Guam at the Leo Palace Resort.
The 18-man youth team of the Northern Mariana Islands Football Association lost its debut against Macau, 0-2, before being pummeled by powerhouse China in its second game, 0-15.
While the CNMI lost its first two games, the islands’ southern neighbor, Guam, split its first two assignments. It beat Chinese Taipei, 2-1, but lost to South Korea, 0-1.
Other first day results saw Chinese Taipei beat Mongolia, 2-0; South Korea tie Japan, 2-2; South Korea nip Hong Kong, 1-0; and Hong Kong win over Macau, 3-0.
The CNMI faced off against North Korea yesterday afternoon, but results of the action was still not available as of press time. The local booters close out their elimination round schedule today with a game against Hong Kong.
Making up the CNMI team are Devin Atalig, Hunter Thorpe, Caleb Ariola, Jaythan Camacho, Crosby Shultz, Bo Barry, Stacy Escueta, Jake Lee, Clay McCullough-Stearns, Josiah Orlando, Angelo Jones, Andrew Johnson, Keoni Borja, Mickey Coleman, Misaki Cramer, Masami Hirai, Hunter Jewell, and Jehn Joyner
R.J. Knecht and Christian Miller are also part of the squad but are not able to compete because of injury and other commitments.
A total of 10 teams are taking part in the EAFF U-14 Youth Festival 2008 Guam, with host Guam drawn in Group A alongside regional powerhouses Japan and South Korea, while Chinese Taipei and Mongolia round out the group.
The CNMI, meanwhile, is grouped in Group B with China, North Korea, Hong Kong, and Macau.
The matches consist of two 20-minute halves, with the better third-place team joining the top two teams from each group in Playoff Group E. The lesser third-place team will be joined by the bottom two teams from each group in Playoff Group F.
The EAFF U-14 Youth Festival was last held at the China National Football Training Center in Beijing in 2006, where the CNMI made its international debut.
