Saturday, May 29, 2010

2010 Nike Manchester United Cup


The Boys defeated Ohio FC on goals from Trevor and Kevin DLT. The Boys won their bracket based on goal differential, and will face the Pateadores at 10:20 a.m. tomorrow.

This is a great feat for the Boys considering they are the only U14 team in the entire tournament, with all other teams being composed largely of U15 players.




2010 Nike Manchester United Cup






At the turn, the Boys find themselves 1-1-1 with 2 games left. Yesterday, the Boys tied Colorado Rush 0-0 at their 8 a.m. game, and lost 1-0 to Real Colorado on a pk due to a handball in the box. The games have been rough, with the team losing a few players. Matt suffered a concussion in the Colorado Rush game, Kevin DLT took a header to the face which left a nice shiner, and it appeared that Brian would be out for the tournament after a cheap foul by Real Colorado left him on crutches. Today, the Boys defeated Vardar FC of Michigan 2-1 on goals by Kevin DLT and Brian who, miraculously, came back from injury to play today. Vardar's goal was money; a viscious bending left footed shot to the upper V from 30 yards out. Kevin's goal came in the last minute of the 1st half after Trevor slotted the ball to Stevie who beat the keeper and got the ball to the line, to be finished by Kevin. With 5 minutes left in the game, Trevor earned the ball at the midfield, slotted it to Stevie who returned the favor to Nathan running up the middle. Nathan struck the ball but the keeper couldn't control it and Brian cleaned up. Pandemonium ensued, backed by the West Coast girls' team on the sidelines.

Tonight, the Boys play Ohio.