Union Hall beat Ste Madeleine Strikers 3-1 in the finals of the Southern Football Association (SFA) U15 Championships on Sunday at the Mannie Ramjohn Stadium training field.
The San Fernando team, coached by former Trinidad and Tobago striker Dexter Cyrus, went ahead through the coach's son, De Josiah Cyrus, in the 4th minute.
Union Hall dominated the early exchanges and only went 2-0 up in the 22nd minute through Triston Nicholas after Strikers spurned an excellent chance to equalize.
Cyrus notched his double in the 67th minute with a thunderous drive from outside the area before Strikers top-scorer Josiah "Coco Boy" Williams pulled a goal back in the 72nd minute.
There was no further scoring in the last eight minutes with Union Hall running out 3-1 winners to take the SFA U15 title and remain unbeaten for the season.
Union Hall won four of their six matches for the season with two drawn matches.
"I think we played pretty well during the game and I appreciate the game being played at a neutral venue with officials today," Cyrus told LoopTT.
"SFA really came through for us they brought referees, linesmen and I think that the game was done pretty well on the officiating side, and some good football was played," he added.
Cyrus was proud of his team's effort for the season, and spoke about the formation of the club, which is almost a decade old,
"This club came into existence in 2014. I actually formed a club to get friends for my sons to play with and it turned out that we had a lot of boys who were very much interested in football in the community. That's how this club was formed," the former national player said.
"We also have boys on the National High Performance U15 team so congratulations to them," Cyrus added.
The former United Petrotrin and Police FC striker said the title win was great for the community of Union Hall.
"It's a really good plus for Union Hall which has never had a football team before or an academy. So the boys are reaping the rewards and it's a really good plus for Union Hall," Cyrus said.
Cyrus scored seven goals in nine matches for Trinidad and Tobago between 1994 to 1997, also scoring four times in a 5-0 win over Dominica in a Caribbean Cup match at the Queen's Park Oval.
Referee Adrian Koylass was assisted by Trevin Pascall and Richard Tang Lee for the match.
SOURCE: TT Loop News