Djair Parfitt-Williams and his West Ham United teammates made a strong start to their HKFC Citibank Soccer Sevens campaign, taking five points from their three games to top their group.
Parfitt-Williams has been featured on Islandstats.com throughout the season and will now more than likely get press coverage from Bermuda’s other media who have ignored his progress through to him signing a 2 year contract with West Ham United that we reported yesterday.
A young Hammers side are competing in the Hong Kong tournament and will now take part in the top-tier Cup competition.
Mark Phillips’ team made the perfect start, defeating HKFC Captain’s Select 1-0 in their opening match, with Parfitt-Williams setting up Jaanai Gordon for the only goal of the game.
A 0-0 draw with Chinese outfit Shanghai SIPG followed, leaving the Hammers with a final-game decider against local team Kitchee.
The winners were guaranteed to top the group, although at is it turned out West Ham only needed the point they gained thanks to Parfitt-Williams’ strike. The youngster also missed a penalty, but has impressed on the tournament’s opening day.
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