Bellingham United dominates Vancouver Storm, Tacoma Stars Reserves edge South Sound FC

Bellingham United rolls past Vancouver Storm, 15-2

Bellingham United earned a convincing 15-2 victory over the Vancouver Storm on Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Bellingham Sportsplex. United scored five goals in the opening half, with Thomas Watson, Jordan Voigt, Spencer Wolfe and James Salisbury leading the attack. Voigt scored twice, including a power-play goal assisted by Reiley Buri-Brown, while Salisbury and Watson each recorded a goal.

“It was nice to have Jordan Voigt back it’s his first full season in years and he kicked off with a hat trick - Dima Yurev and Diego Villa getting points on their debuts was also great for the now and future of program,” said Coach, Rich Henderson.

Bellingham continued its offensive attack with 10 more goals. Dmitiry Yuryev and Voigt each scored twice, while Gabe Jacobson, Richard Henderson, Diego Villa, Danny Fazio, Salisbury and Watson also found the net. Vancouver's two goals came from Carlos Bravo and Yovanni Gonzalez. Voigt led United with three goals, and Bellingham finished with a 31-8 advantage in shots.

“It was a convincing start to the season obviously the scoreline being what it was. Tough ask for Vancouver to make the travel first game of the season - we prioritized playing on script and for the most part we did - we will get some good data from the game that we can implement for next week,” Henderson said. 

Tacoma Stars Reserves edge South Sound FC, 4-3

The Tacoma Stars Reserves earned a 4-3 victory over South Sound FC in a closely contested match. Cale Spence and Ash Apollon scored for Tacoma, while Craig Johnson answered for South Sound. Mark Lee added another goal for the Stars off an assist from Christian Fernandes, giving Tacoma three goals.

South Sound battled back with two goals from Derek Johnson, who was assisted by Craig Johnson and Eddie Na, respectively, to even the score at 3-3. However, Christian Fernandes scored the go-ahead goal for Tacoma to secure the 4-3 win. Tacoma finished with a 20-15 advantage in shots.

“The team showed great resilience to pull out the win and close the match on a positive note. Our third quarter was poor and allowed the opposition to gain momentum when we appeared to have things under control,” said Nick Perera with the Tacoma Stars Reserves.