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Gallery | Junior Suns shine bright

By Daniel Webb

May 30, 2022

Encouragement: GV Suns under-16 Joshua Reid gets around his teammates. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

It was a successful weekend for the Goulburn Valley Suns’ junior sides, with the Suns picking up two wins and a draw on Sunday.

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The under-14 and 16 teams took home all three points, while the under-18s had a draw.

Full focus: GV Suns under-16 Toby Wane concentrates. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

The under-14s hit the road on Sunday morning, taking on Dandenong City at the Frank Holohan Soccer Complex.

The Suns did things the hard way, going down early after conceding a 12th minute goal, however, Oliver Kendall managed to equalise four minutes later.

Heading time: GV Suns under-16 Prabhjot Singh lines up the ball. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

The visiting side hit the front in the 22nd minute through Iftikhar Saifu, before Orlando Bevilacqua doubled the Suns’ lead after half-time.

From here the Suns were in control for the rest of the game, running out 3-1 victors for their second win of the season.

Off the boot: GV Suns under-16 Joshua Reid kicks the ball. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

For the under-16s things were similarly successful, with the Suns producing an incredible 5-1 victory over South Melbourne.

The game, at McEwen Reserve, was controlled by the team in orange throughout, with a Parmdeep Singh penalty goal opening the scoring in the 31st minute.

Game face: GV Suns under-16 Olivia Loverso watches on. Photo by Rechelle Zammit

In the second half the Suns extended their lead, with Noor Baqiri scoring a hat-trick before Muhammad Ali Alizada finished off the contest with a 78th minute goal, rounding out an impressive 5-1 win.