The Bermuda Triangle Cup competition resumed at the National Sports Center, serving up two captivating matches that both ended in penalty shootouts after hard-fought draws in regulation time.
Bermuda Brazilian Football School School 0 (4) National Academy Under 17 Select 0 (3)
In the opening fixture, the Bermuda Brazilian Football School School and the National Academy Under 17 Select played out a scoreless draw. The intensity of the match carried over to the penalty spot, where the Bermuda Brazilian Football School Select ultimately claimed victory with a 4-3 win on kicks from the penalty mark.
National Academy Under 15 team 1 (4) Somerset Trojans 1 (3)
The evening's drama continued in the second match, which saw the National Academy Under 15 team draw 1-1 with the Somerset Trojans. Once again, the tie had to be decided by penalties, with the National Academy emerging triumphant 4-3 in the shootout.
The National Academy Under 15s took an early lead in the 8th minute through Jeon Wolffe, holding onto their 1-0 advantage until halftime. The Somerset Trojans found their equalizer in the 51st minute when Enrique Mendes calmly converted a penalty after Heyden Dill was brought down in the box.
However, the undisputed hero of the night for the National Academy Under 15 team was goalkeeper Nuri Latham. Latham not only made a crucial penalty save during regulation time to keep his team in the contest, but he repeated the feat during the decisive penalty shootout, denying the Trojans and securing his team's victory. Latham's heroics underline the fine margins in knockout football and his growing reputation as a key player for the National Academy.
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