By Randy Vogt, Director of Public Relations, Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
June 3, 2015-After winning the Arch Capital Group Cup last June, the Lynbrook/East Rockaway Sting added to their trophy case by defeating another Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) team, the Garden City Rebels, 4-0, in the Boys-Under-12 State Open Cup final. This game for supremacy in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) was played on May 30 at Stringham Park in LaGrange.
Shai Azoulay scored two goals, Derek Rivera added another and Leo Guarino scored on a direct kick to give Lynbrook/East Rockaway the championship. Keeper Vincent O’Connell had the shutout in goal.
“It was a total team effort to give our squad the State Cup championship,” commented Lynbrook/East Rockaway coach Jim O’Connell. “Our boys play team-oriented soccer.”
Lynbrook/East Rockaway received a $2,000 check from Eastern New York to defer their costs during the National Championship Series. They will be playing in the Regionals from June 26 to 30 in Barboursville, West Virginia.
Garden City was awarded the Howard Rubenstein Sportsmanship Award for the fair play they demonstrated on the field. Now retired, Mr. Rubenstein was seemingly involved in every facet of New York soccer for decades and is a member of the Halls of Fame of Eastern New York, the US Amateur Soccer Association and the Long Island Junior Soccer League.
