PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Chicago soccer club FC Connection won the 2015 Great Lakes Cup tournament held on June 27-28 at Dibrova Park in Brighton, Mich. This was the fourth time (2007, 2009 and 2011) it had won the tournament since the Great Lakes Cup was founded more than 20 years ago. This year, the tournament was hosted by Ukrainian Sports Club Chernyk of Detroit.
In the final, Connection won 4-1 against Hoverla Detroit, with Connection’s Andrij Vyksiuk scoring all four goals within eight minutes. The MVP of the tournament was Nazar Savitskyy, a defender who played at a high level of individual skills, with five goals to his credit.
Connection finished the tournament with a 4-1 record, with 21 goals for and two against. The team is sponsored by Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union in Chicago.