The Surrey United Umbro Development League Under 21 team took the field against an experienced Kamloops side on Saturday where United ended up on the wrong end of a 3-1 final score. United, looking to rebound from a first game loss to start the season made the 4 hour venture with limited numbers early Saturday morning and were welcomed by the wet conditions in Kamloops. However, they started the game brightly creating scoring chances almost at will, and then finally converted on a clever build up and a fantastic chipped ball goal scored by 15 year old David Craig for a 1-0 lead.

The goal, unfortunately, had an adverse effect on United. Instead of pushing forward to build on their lead they seemed content to sit back and absorbed the pressure Kamloops put on them. It was a strategy that proved to be United’s undoing when a defensive miscue lead to the tying goal. Kamloops added another marker very late into the first when Surrey failed to clear a floated corner kick with the ball landing at the feet of the Kamloops striker who calmly hammered it into the top corner of the net. The insertion of substitute Ryan Belton at half-time proved to be the second half boost United needed and as the game flowed back and forth both teams traded opportunities. However, it was Kamloops who eventually notched the insurance marker with the only goal of the half coming late when United’s second half keeper Taylor Weakes narrowly failed to beat out a high shot.

The game followed the under 21 game and the women continued where they had left off the previous with lots of possession and territorial advantage but no goals to show for a dominating first half. Plenty of shots were struck high and wide and plenty of weak attempts were shot straight at the keeper but nothing found it’s way into the net.

The closest they came to scoring was a Kate Qually left foot drive that bounced off the cross-bar with the keeper beaten on the play.

The second half continued in much the same vain until the 65th minute when Bianca Wilkinson pounced on a half cleared corner-kick by United’s Geri Donnelly and then smashed a low eighteen yard shot past the home team keeper. The game had the same feel as last week’s game against Victoria but unfortunately the result didn’t come out the same because Kamloops finally cracked United’s strong defence to smash home a late equalizer in the 82nd Minute.

It was then full speed to Penticton for the men’s PCSL game which ended up in a 2-1 win for the home team. United coughed up two earl goals and then proceeded to take the game to the home side. Matt Osborne hit the post with one effort and saw another goal bound attempt blocked on the line by a defender. Joseph Nakhla also guided two clear headers the wrong side (for United) of the post. The chances continued to be wasted until the thirtieth minute when substitute Dave Hleucka spectacularly volleyed home Shawn Blakeway’s cross to reduce the deficit before the interval.

The second half proved to be just as frustrating as United failed to convert several chances to both tie and win the game with Martin Schaefer’s headed flick probably coming the closest. It was a frustrating day and there’s only one thing you can do at such times; get the disco kit on and get down at Night Moves.