Four out of four on opening day for Gold Fields WA State Boys

The four Gold Fields WA State Teams have won all of their games on day one of the at the National Youth Championships for Boys in Coffs Harbour.

Leading the way were the WA Black U14s, made up almost entirely of Perth Glory players. They beat Victoria White 7-0 in group B, with Christian Pullella, Alexander Garbowski, Alex Bolton, Max Naylor and MUM FC's Liam Armstrong all on target.

WA Black 14s coach Moe Atekhis attributed the early success to group cohesion and experience playing up a year in the NPL.

“Our boys have been together for a while,” he said. “They train and play together at Perth Glory and compete against older teams. I hope this experience and time at the tournament gives them the best chance of being identified.

WA Yellow U14s also won, beating South Australia Blue 2-1 in group C. Perth RedStar’s Will Carter and Ollie Evans scored the goals.

There were also two victories for the Gold Fields WA State U16 sides.

WA Black U16s enjoyed a 2-0 win over Victoria White in group B, James Overy scoring both goals. And in group C, WA Yellow U16s were 3-0 winners over South Australia Blue thanks to goals from Tino Mutema of Glory and RedStar's Matthew Bowen (2).

• Full day one results and tables are available HERE (filter by organisation – Northern NSW Football, competition – National Youth Championships)

• Check out the 2022 National Youth Championships for Boys draw HERE