2020 State Cup

Sorry Surf, but 2.5 goal underdogs is too much to upset Pete's Slammers.

Eagles favored over Albion by 1.25 goals
Legends over LAGSB by 1.0 goal
Cruz over Liverpool by 1.25

while Force is only favored by .25 of a goal, dead heat.

Spreads from USYouthSoccerRankings.......
Eagles are not playing Albion
 
Somehow mentions of San Diego and Fullerton got the blood going on this board. We are about 6.3% of the way to the 2010 board where people are boldly predicting which player will score the first goal and debating who is the best right back in the age group. What a beautiful world.

Who knew that Fullerton would take center stage of anything? That's like saying Cuba and North Korea would carry the torch for socialist communism into the 21st century. That would never happen! Wait a minute...

You guys should all belong to a country club, carry a 7 handicap, and look at 400 yards of grass hoping to hole out in three shots. All in the name of a club championship.

Instead, you willingly decided to belong to a soccer club, carry lawn chairs, and stare at 80 yards of grass hoping to get three goals. All in the name of a division 2 scholarship.

All of you are heroes. All deserving a win. Enjoy your games and let's all report fun facts from the weekend on Monday.
One of my favorite comments on either the 2010 or 2011 board was that the forum was (paraphrasing) "quickly approaching the douchiness level of the 2009 board." 2010's ship has since long sailed on that front. I think we still have a pretty good commanding lead over 2011.
 
One of my favorite comments on either the 2010 or 2011 board was that the forum was (paraphrasing) "quickly approaching the douchiness level of the 2009 board." 2010's ship has since long sailed on that front. I think we still have a pretty good commanding lead over 2011.

I would agree with that, 09's have been pretty civil. I do recall a few tense conversations a while back, but mostly by trolls that visit every once in awhile. But I personally have a made a few soccer friends on here, and we keep in touch, say hi during the games, looking forward to more.
 
Somehow mentions of San Diego and Fullerton got the blood going on this board. We are about 6.3% of the way to the 2010 board where people are boldly predicting which player will score the first goal and debating who is the best right back in the age group. What a beautiful world.

Who knew that Fullerton would take center stage of anything? That's like saying Cuba and North Korea would carry the torch for socialist communism into the 21st century. That would never happen! Wait a minute...

You guys should all belong to a country club, carry a 7 handicap, and look at 400 yards of grass hoping to hole out in three shots. All in the name of a club championship.

Instead, you willingly decided to belong to a soccer club, carry lawn chairs, and stare at 80 yards of grass hoping to get three goals. All in the name of a division 2 scholarship.

All of you are heroes. All deserving a win. Enjoy your games and let's all report fun facts from the weekend on Monday.
You must not be a fan of ESPN or fox sports. That’s the great thing about sports, everyone can speculate. Like Jim Rome used to say “ Have a take and back it up or have a take and don’t suck”.
 
Well, PA players have indeed won multiple tournaments by guesting with other teams, does that count? ;)
I'm definitely not trying to knock that team. To be clear our team is nowhere in this conversation and we sit literally hundreds of slots further down on YSR. I just think a sweeping statement like "basically everything" would need to include recent league results, State Cups, and the Slammers tourney in which all their Flight 1 teams play (i.e. Players Cup Challenge), etc.
 
So, qualifying round is over and the match ups for the next round of 16 are set.
Lots of great games have been played, lots of close results and as always a few upsets. Unfortunately the biggest victim of bracket play was none other than the back to back State Cup winner Eagles. Certainly a difficult weekend for them but they will soon back to be their dominant self.
Other big names not to qualify were Slammers TD and Team USA.

That said, these are the matches for next week:

Game
Venue
Time
Field
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Score
384419​
San Bernardino SC​
09:00 AM​
m03​
Rebels Soccer Club - G09 Elite​
vs.​
BYSC Corona G09​
384423​
San Bernardino SC​
09:00 AM​
m04​
OC Surf G09 Hernandez​
vs.​
Liverpool SC - G2009 Red​
384420​
San Bernardino SC​
10:40 AM​
m03​
Legends FC G09 FC​
vs.​
So Cal Blues G09 Rennie-Mulligan​
384424​
San Bernardino SC​
10:40 AM​
m04​
SD Force FC Academy G2009- Allnutt​
vs.​
So Cal Blues G09 Vaught​
384421​
San Bernardino SC​
12:20 PM​
m03​
CDA FC Slammers - Cerritos G09 Cruz​
vs.​
Fullerton Rangers G09 White​
384425​
San Bernardino SC​
12:20 PM​
m04​
LAGSD G09 Pre Academy - Eckerlin​
vs.​
Slammers FC G09 PA​
384422​
San Bernardino SC​
02:00 PM​
m03​
CDA FC Slammers - G09 Fortes​
vs.​
Beach FC LB G09 R. Perez​
384426​
San Bernardino SC​
02:00 PM​
m04​
Albion SC G09 Academy​
vs.​
LAGSB 2009 Pre Academy​
 
Kick ball caught up to another eagles team?
The 09 Eagles team has never played kickball. They are a good group of girls who play a good game of soccer. They had a tough weekend. It happens.
it makes you sound small and bitter to talk about any team like that. Especially a team that won two years back to back. People are waiting for them to lose.
my guess is your team has lost to them.
Kick ball caught up to another eagles team?
 
Kick ball caught up to another eagles team?
Of course, I was one of the ones that picked the Eagles to be there later in the tournament so I am going to speak for the Eagles against this low blow. (and NO! I am not affiliated with the Eagles.)

In one of the Eagles games, the opponent's defender literally grabbed a ball that was heading towards the net. Ref's call? Play on! If the right call, and a subsequent PK was made, then the Eagles would be playing again next weekend. And you would not have been able to leave this low blow message anonymously.

I have no doubt that there were 10 similar plays/calls throughout the weekend that separated teams coming in 1st place, 2nd place, and going home. It is just the nature of the beast. I honestly spent the whole year thanking as many refs as I can after games. I have to admit, I had a hard time holding in my frustrations this weekend. I know it is a tough job. But I think a little more diligence (too many refs watch the action from far away), guts (I know we don't want them deciding the game, but just make an obvious call), and communication (signal and communicate what the call was. Most sidelines have a Spanish translator so we can go bilingual. My team can do seven languages.) would make a big difference.

Based on what I see, the difference between the teams were small and are getting smaller. Even in one of the games that I watched, you look at the final score and you'd think it was a blow out. Well, in actuality, it was a 3-2 game until about the last 12 minutes.

Lots of good teams and great players playing good soccer this past weekend. I can't wait for the next weekend. I hope everyone brings their A game so more good soccer happens.
 
If the right call, and a subsequent PK was made, then the Eagles would be playing again next weekend.
A flip side to this however was some of the Eagles - RSC PA II game I saw which ended in a draw.

Eagles keeper came out to make a play with her hands and it got past her. The RSC attacker had a wide open net and point blank look, but it went wide. Had that gone in RSC would have edged out Albion for the second slot in Group AB.

Then again, if that handball was in that same game, this sounds like a perfect karmic cancellation haha.
 
We have been playing against the Eagles the past 4 years and they have always played good soccer. I don't know where the kick ball statement is coming from. They have a very good team and it is always a battle when we play them. The parents have been great too....
 
The most interesting game of the second round is without a doubt Legends - Blues.
I give the nod to Legends not just for this game but also for the rest of the tournament, at least all the way to the final . Either Cruz or PA will be the other team.
For this round I see going through:
Rebels
Liverpool
Legends
SD Force
Cruz
Pa
Fortes
LAGSB
 
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