VISL Recap September 27th

This weeks LSB game of the week was Bays United (0-0-2) hosting Lakehill (0-1-1) at the beautiful oak bay high school.

Lakehill came into this game looking to avenge their 5–2 loss to Nanaimo United. Bays, however, were hoping to find the back of the net, having only scored once so far this season.

The game started with Bays pressing the Lakehill defence. Around the 12th minute, a turnover in midfield led to a Bays attacker getting a chance on goal, but he was tripped by the two Lakehill centre-backs in the box, resulting in a penalty. A Bays player stepped up and struck it low to the bottom left, but the Lakehill keeper came up big and saved.
A couple of minutes later, a nice passing play by Bays produced a shot on target, but again the Lakehill keeper made a tough save. 

The ball was worked around midfield before finding its way back to a Lakehill centre-back, who made a poor turnover just outside the box. Bays capitalized by scoring the opening goal of the game.

In the 32nd minute, a cross from the right side found a Bays attacker for a solid shot. The Lakehill keeper bobbled the save, and Bays buried the rebound to double their lead.

Shortly after, the ball went into touch for a throw-in deep in Lakehill’s half. The referee halted proceedings so the players could clean their boots—something I’ve never seen before.

With a quick run to the Tim’s across the street during the break done, we headed into the second half. Lakehill applied some pressure early, but it faded quickly. The ball got bogged down in midfield with turnover after turnover. In the 53rd minute, Bays broke into the final third and fired from distance, finding the top right corner one that not even prime Manuel Neuer could have saved.

Lakehill kicked off to restart play and quickly worked their way down the pitch, managing a shot that deflected off a defender and out for a corner. Bays defended well and launched a quick counter-attack. Their striker rounded the keeper and slotted it home to make it 4–0.

The game settled into a long stretch of back-and-forth play until the 83rd minute, when Lakehill won a free kick from about 40 yards out. It was struck on target, but the Bays keeper made a strong save to preserve the clean sheet.

Full time 4-0 Bays united

Other scores around VISL Div 1
Cowichan 2-0 Nanaimo 
Sooke 7-0 Comox
VicWest 3-1 Gorge
VicWest u23 2-2 Highlanders

VISL Div 1 standings

RANK	TEAM	GP	W	L	D	GF	PTS	GA	GD
1	Vic West FC	3	3	0	0	19	9	2	+17
2	Gorge FC	3	2	1	0	8	6	6	+2
3	Nanaimo United	3	2	1	0	6	6	4	+2
4	Sooke Celtic Football Club	3	1	1	1	9	4	11	-2
5	Vic West U23	2	1	0	1	6	4	2	+4
6	Cowichan Axis	3	1	2	0	4	3	8	-4
7	Bays United	3	1	2	0	5	3	9	-4
8	Victoria Highlanders U19	2	0	0	2	4	2	4	0
9	Lakehill Soccer Association	3	0	2	1	4	1	11	-7
10	Comox United	3	0	2	1	3	1	11	-8

VISL recap September 12th 2025

 

This week’s LSB VISL Game of the Week was at Braefoot between freshly promoted Vic West U23s and last season’s runners-up, Lakehill. It was a feisty affair, with Vic West scoring in less than a minute to get us started while the crowd was still walking in.

 

The Lakehill keeper made a nice toe save to keep it a one-goal game, but shortly after, a beautiful through ball by Mathias Hallam led to a 2-on-1, resulting in Vic West going up 2–0 less than seven minutes into the match.

Lakehill then began to find their footing and managed several shots, though none were on target. In the second half, they kept pushing, featuring a couple of penalty shouts, until finally a shot from the edge of the box found its way through the Vic West defense and into the back of the net.

A couple of minutes later, Lakehill worked the ball into the box, where a mistimed tackle led to a penalty. They converted to square the game up. Lakehill weren’t done pushing yet — they generated more chances but failed to convert.

As the match neared its conclusion, Lakehill were called for a foul in the Vic West half. Vic West tried to take it quickly by kicking the ball into a Lakehill player to draw a card. The referee, without blowing his whistle, was speaking with the Lakehill player when the ball found its way to another Lakehill player wide open. Realizing the whistle never blew, he began to attack, only to be taken down in the box by the Vic West keeper.

Confusion followed: Lakehill players called for a penalty, while Vic West players were baffled by what had just transpired. Ultimately, the referee awarded a yellow card to the keeper, but Vic West were allowed to retake the initial free kick.

In what turned out to be the final action of the game, a Lakehill player was storming down the wing on a fast break after Vic West’s free kick went high. He was tackled viciously from behind, studs up, by a Vic West player. No card was shown, and the referee blew the game dead after more than 10 minutes of added time.

Final score 2-2

 

Scores from around VISL div 1

Gorge 4-2 Cowichan

Nanaimo 1-0 Comox Valley

Sooke 1-1 Highlanders

VicWest 6-0 Bays 

Standings after Matchweek 1

RANK	TEAM	PTS	GP	W	L	D	GD	GF	GA	PCT	PPG
1	Vic West FC	3	1	1	0	0	6	6	0	1	3
2	Gorge FC	3	1	1	0	0	2	4	2	1	3
3	Nanaimo United	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	3
4	Lakehill Soccer Association	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0.5	1
5	Sooke Celtic Football Club	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0.5	1
6	Victoria Highlanders U19	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0.5	1
7	Vic West U23	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	0.5	1
8	Cowichan Axis	0	1	0	1	0	-2	2	4	0	0
9	Bays United	0	1	0	1	0	-6	0	6	0	0
10	Comox United	0	1	0	1	0	-1	0	1	0	0