U13 & U15 Competitions begin

U13 & U15 Competitions begin

The Kingston and St Andrew Football Association (KSAFA) launched its 2016 Under-13 and Under-15 football competitions at a press conference at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) in Kingston on Thursday, August 4th. The tournament will be partly sponsored by the JPS, the...
HVFC Alumni Olympians for Rio2016

HVFC Alumni Olympians for Rio2016

We always wish our athletes the best at the 31st Olympics and our two former youth players, Harbour View resident O’Dayne Richards in the shot put and first time olympian, 400 metres hurdler, Jaheel Hyde. O’Dayne Richards, along with sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brwn,...
Day 9: Final Day in Mexico

Day 9: Final Day in Mexico

Breakfast was completed, all 12 team units headed out at 10:30am to the intercontinental university to enjoy the climax of a region’s football development spectacle, the finale of the top four. The third-place playoff was won by the Costa Ricans over the...
Day 8: Under-13 Team in Mexico

Day 8: Under-13 Team in Mexico

A new day brought reflection on what we should have done better the day before, and breakfast made way a for team meeting. Heartfelt tales of missed opportunities abound, coach Sydney guided the trial of errors repeated, through player indiscipline to apply learned...
Day 7: Vancouver Whitecaps vs HVFC (friendly)

Day 7: Vancouver Whitecaps vs HVFC (friendly)

Quarterfinals began at the venues and we personally spoke with and collectively wished Caribbean neighbours San Juan Jabloteh of Trinidad and zone winners Buhos de Hermosillo FC of Mexico, all the best. SJJ lost 0-2 against Guatemala’s Comunicaciones FC and...
Day 6: Under-13 Team in Mexico (Rest Day)

Day 6: Under-13 Team in Mexico (Rest Day)

The 6 games in our zone A completed, and by extension all 24 games across the 4 zones, leaving 8 quarter-finalists; Unfortunately, we did not qualify. The greater task awaited us, to keep developing outside of the competition but closely wrapped within its central...
Match Day # 3: Real Eltris FC (Nicaragua) vs HVFC

Match Day # 3: Real Eltris FC (Nicaragua) vs HVFC

Our last game of the group stage, with a win being the option for us if we wanted to hope to advance. An additional player was pushed in attack, and this move got us going early. Co-strikers Kellijah Morgan burst forward down the right flank to cross as Demarco Thorne...
Match Day #2: San Juan Jabloteh (T&T) vs HVFC

Match Day #2: San Juan Jabloteh (T&T) vs HVFC

Losing badly in the opener put us squarely up against the proverbial eight ball; Trinidad’s San Juan Jabloteh defeated Nicaragua’s Real Estrie 2-1 to be well placed at second. Earlier today, the Nicaraguans lost again 4-0 to the Mexicans, who now qualify...
Match Day #1: Buhos de Hermosillo FC (Mexico) vs HVFC

Match Day #1: Buhos de Hermosillo FC (Mexico) vs HVFC

In the first game to kick off the tournament, we faced the local Mexican team Buhos de Hermosillo FC in a one-sided morning encounter. Our tournament opener started out badly as we conceded, not just one but three early goals, in the first twenty minutes. First, there...
Day 1:  Under-13 Team in Mexico

Day 1: Under-13 Team in Mexico

We arrived at the Fiesta Inn in Periferico Sur, Mexico City at 2:04am Friday morning after traveling for over 10 hours via Panama from Kingston on Copa Airways on a 3:32pm flight. Tired but resolute, short team discussions made way for rest and recovery. The boys were...