In the U-17 finals Sunday, Feb. 23, Eastside FC 96 Red beat PacNW 96 Maroon, 3-2. The game was played at Starfire Sports in Tukwila.
After tying the game 2-2 with a goal late in the second half, both teams made it through overtime without a goal, sending the game to penalty kicks. With Eastside FC’s goalkeeper Saif Kerawala making a save in the 6th round, Sean Bender’s successful penalty kick secured the U-17 title for Eastside.
The team is coached by Mark Kovats and includes Saif Kerawala, Taha Parsa, Owen Roth, Michael Callan, Nicholas Morgan, Mark So, Dyllon Nguyen, Issac Reed, Connor Hughes, Jacob Tower, Sean Bender, Michael DuVall, Liam Bruno, Logan Wood, Trent Tremblay and Kalab Karlek.