The 2015 FA Boys and Girls Challenge Cup will start today with two games scheduled at the Hopwood Junior High School Field.<\/p>\n
On Pitch 1, Paire Football Club\u2019s girls U15 team will take on Tan Holdings\u2019 girls U15 crew at 4:30pm. Over at Pitch 1 at the same time, it will be MP United U15G against defending champion Paire U12 co-ed.<\/p>\n
Paire U12 dethroned MP United U12 last year, pulling off a 3-2 win in a shootout during their title match at the San Antonio Middle School Field.<\/p>\n
Ten teams are vying for the championship in this year\u2019s Challenge Cup with MP United U12 co-ed, Matansa U15G, Kanoa U12 co-ed, and Shirley\u2019s U15 seeded in the tournament and were given byes in the first round. Completing the roster are Tan Holdings U12 co-ed and Kanoa U15 Girls. The Top 2 teams (As of April 18) in the U12 co-ed and girls U15 were seeded in the Challenge Cup.<\/p>\n
The seeded teams and six other participating squads are divided into two groups and each pool will play in a single-elimination format. Each game will be played in two 30-minute halves.<\/p>\n
On the east side of the draw, the winner between MP United U15G and Paire U12 co-ed will meet Kanoa U12 co-ed on May 2 at the San Antonio pitch at 1:30pm. Also scheduled to duel at the San Antonio pitch at 3pm on May 2 are Matansa U15G and Tan Holdings U12 co-ed. Victors of these May 2 games will then collide on May 6 in Hopwood (Pitch 2) at 4:30pm for the finals berth on the east side of the draw.<\/p>\n
On the west side, the winner of the Paire U15G-Tan Holdings U15G tiff will advance against Shirley\u2019s FC U15G and play on May 2 at 1:30pm at the Koblerville Elementary School Field. KES will also host the 3:30pm pairing between MP United U12 co-ed and Kanoa U15G. Winning teams in the May 2 games will then proceed to Hopwood\u2019s Pitch 1 on May 6 to fight for the other finals ticket.<\/p>\n
The championship game will be played on May 9 at 3pm at the Hopwood pitch after the 1:30pm consolation match.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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