West Team captures victory in ECNL Boys Florida 2024 National Selection Game

The stars of the ECNL were out all weekend in Florida in both the Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Game and the ECNL Regional League Selection Game. (ROSTERS)

In Saturday night’s National Selection Game from Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, the West team took a 1-0 lead into halftime and were able to double that lead in the 56th minute of the second half on a goal from Sammie Walker (Baltimore Celtic).

Just minutes later though, Nick Sarantakos (Richmond United) fired in a laser from inside the box to quickly cut the West’s lead in half and make the game 2-1.

In the 64th minute, Elijah Vivanco (United Futbol Academy) slotted home the West’s third goal of the night to again put the West up by two goals.

The West would tack one more in the final minutes of the game to secure a 4-1 victory.

After the game, Vivanco, who was named the Player of the Match, credited the victory to the chemistry his team was able to establish.

“It definitely was a great experience with all the different players. I think we had very good connection and chemistry,” Vivanco said.

Congrats to Elijah Vivanco of @UnitedFA_ECNL for earning the Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Game Player of the Match ? pic.twitter.com/0wfUn54km3

— ECNL Boys (@ECNLboys) February 4, 2024