Two Headers Propel the Dix Hills Hurricanes to the Boys-Under-14 State Open Cup Championship

Two first half headers by Matt Barressi and Armand Kibria were the only goals that the Dix Hills Hurricanes of the Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL) needed in their 2-0 victory over B/W Gottschee 99 Blue of the Cosmopolitan Junior Soccer League (CJSL). The Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) Boys-Under-14 State Open Cup final was played on Saturday, May 31 at Stringham Park in LaGrange.

Dix Hills’ keeper, Mark DePasquale, had the shutout in goal.

“We took advantage of our opportunities in the first half,” Dix Hills coach Jose Luis Rebay said. “We controlled most of the game and kept pushing the play.”

Dix Hills received a $2,000 check from Eastern New York to defer the costs of playing in the Regionals from June 26 to July 1 in Kingston, Rhode Island.