MVA girls soccer player set to represent Cayman Islands in tournament
By Frank Jolley Staff Writer From Daily Commercial
Chelsea Greene is the latest success story for a student-athlete at Montverde Academy.
A junior at the college preparatory school in south Lake County, Greene was selected recently to play on a U-20 national soccer team in her native Cayman Islands.
According to a report [in Cayman’s media], Greene will play for the Cayman Islands in a U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifying tournament — the Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) Under-20 Women’s Championship. The Cayman Islands are seeded into Group B of the tournament with teams from Mexico, Honduras along with Trinidad and Tobago.
Group A includes the United States, Guatemala, Jamaica and Costa Rica. The United States is the defending champions.
Montverde Academy girls soccer coach, Robbie Aristodemo, said he is pleased that Greene was selected and believes she will play well. Aristodemo said she will leave for the Cayman Islands during the school’s Christmas break.
“This should be a fun tournament for Chelsea,” Aristodemo said. “This is a wonderful opportunity for Chelsea to represent her country in a very important qualifying tournament. We expect her to do very well and represent the Cayman Islands and Montverde Academy at the highest level.
“ We wish her all the best hope she can qualify for the Cayman Islands U-20 World Cup.”
According to officials, the tournament will begin with round-robin play within Groups A and B over the first six days. After that, the top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals.
The tournament runs from Jan. 9 to Jan. 19 and all matches will be played at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town, Grand Cayman. The top three teams will move on to the U-20 Women’s World Cup, set for 2016 in South Africa.
PHOTO: Montverde Academy girls soccer player Chelsea Greene plays during a recent game. COURTESY / MONTVERDE ACADEMY
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