Boston International wins Boston City League boy’s soccer championship

BOSTON After surviving a near comeback from a tough East Boston squad Boston International is the Boston City League boys soccer champion for the second straight season The Lions came away with a resilient - triumph at Madison Park O Bryant Saturday morning over the Jets It feels amazing noted Boston International coach Edmar Varela about winning back-to-back BCL boys titles We have various of the greater part resilient kids in the city We had a goal We set goals and it s nice to see all of our goals happening After an evenly matched first minutes Boston International put pressure on East Boston and got a free kick in their offensive end Junior Xavier Arriola s attempt was deflected wide but junior and Outstanding Contestant of the Match Ketznaire Desrivieres cleaned it up with a shot that was helped in with the right-side post to put Boston International - - up - in the th minute Both teams had a couple of chances on goal up until the halftime whistle as well as a yellow card for each squad In the second half Boston International survived an onslaught of chances for East Boston - - including a couple of shots off the mark in the first minimal minutes of the second half We are big on mental toughness Varela commented about withstanding the Jets pressure I try to preach that to my players from the beginning so they re well-trained Sophomore Jeffrey Louis also came up with a certain timely saves in the final minutes for the Lions as he finished with six saves on the day Louis is very solid in net stated Varela about the sophomore who now has nine shutouts in a row With the shots from close range he s able to stay calm and hold the ball He has good vision so he s been doing amazing