The UBC Thunderbirds defeat the Aston Villa U21 Women in their Kamloops International Cup Opener

Match Report: Aston Villa U21s Women vs UBC Thunderbirds

The Aston Villa U21s kicked off their Kamloops International Cup in a windy match against the UBC Thunderbirds, last year’s U Sports National Champions.

Aston Villa U21s Starting Lineup

• Lavarna Johnson

• Milly Round

• Louise Apuusi Tchassem

• Rachel Maltby

• Mia Sorrentino

• Lakeisha Phipps

• Charlotte Lee

• Maddie Williams

• Olivia Kate Lowe

• Tamsin Russell

• Ellie Woods

  
  

UBC Thunderbirds Starting Lineup

• Lita Billman

• Olivia Gomez

• Ava Ferreira

• Mary Nicholls

• Emily Parker

• Holly Whelan

• Sienna Gibson

• Bailey Doerksen

• Vanessa Tome

• Maddy Norman

• Nisa Reehal

  
  

Match Summary:

First Half:

• 12’ (1-0 Aston Villa): Aston Villa’s quick counter-attack saw Mia Sorrentino deliver a precise ball across the box to Lakeisha Phipps, who finished with poise.

• 28’ (1-1): UBC equalized after a defensive lapse from Villa allowed Vanessa Tome to capitalize on the loose ball.

• 45’ (1-2 UBC): Just before halftime, UBC took the lead with Sofia Peckenpaugh scoring after another unfortunate bounce for Aston Villa.

  
  

Second Half:

• A strongly contested second half saw Aston Villa pushing for an equalizer but had no luck against UBC's strong defence.

• 84’ (1-3 UBC): UBC extended their lead as Ava Alexander took advantage of a turnover to chip the Aston Villa goalkeeper from just inside the halfway line.

  
  

Next Match: Aston Villa U21s will face the hometown TRU Wolfpack, featuring local Kamloops players, on August 14th at 6PM at Hillside Stadium.