Vermont Green, Juba Star meet in friendly

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – In the third annual friendly, Vermont Green downed Juba Star 4-0 in front of a packed Virtue Field.

The boys in green scored two goals in each half, including two from Ayoub Lajhar (Brattleboro). The Green saw plenty of players make their debuts. But for all at Virtue, it was a chance for the community to see two local clubs play.

“There are a number of guys who, this was their first experience with the club. Some guys coming off of long layoffs because of injuries and stuff like that,” head coach Adam Pfeifer said. “Montali, our goalkeeper, Aidan Farwell, he missed all last season with Boston College, he’s had a bunch of injuries so it was good for him to get out here. Some other guys who are new to the club [too]. From that standpoint, especially in the first half, it was pretty positive.”

“It was an amazing experience. I’m glad the community came out, we had a lot of support here, the stands were packed,’ Juba Star forward and former VGFC, UVM player Riley Urie (West Glover) said. “It meant a lot to the Juba Star community and family to play this game against Vermont Green and put a good show on for the people to come out and for Vermont fans to enjoy some soccer.”

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