2005 DA Standings

here's predicts for this weekend (2/8/20). home teams are listed first. a fair amt of good game commentary is above

SoCal
predict: San Diego Surf 4 - LAUFA 1 / actuals: San Diego Surf 3 - LAUFA 0
note: per the game report, SD Surf got all three goals in the 2h after they subbed in four players including NJ, the recent dmid add from Albion.

predict: Strikers 2 - TFA 4 / actuals: Strikers 3 - TFA 2
note: Strikers were up 1-0 at ht and most of the action happened in the 2h. Sounds Strikers managed the game but had trouble getting the ball in the back of the net.

predict: Arsenal 1 - Albion 1 / actuals: Arsenal 1 - Albion 1
note: per game report, Arsenal went up first but Albion tied at the whistle.

predict: LAGSD 4 - Pateadores 4 / actuals: LAGSD 2 - Pateadores 0
note: solid result by LAGSD.

predict: Real SoCal 3 - Nomads 1 / actuals: pending - anyone have the score on this one?

predict: LAFC 4 - LA Galaxy 1 / actuals: LAFC 1 - LA Galaxy 1
note: sounds like a very good match, and a solid result for LAG. see commentary above for deets.

SoCal Adjacent Match:
predict: San Jose Earthquakes 2 - De Anza Force 2 / actuals: San Jose Earthquakes 4 - De Anza Force 0
note: interesting match. last time these teams played it was a 2-2 tie. But, that match was also the last DA Cup match, and SJE was going to finish 2nd to LAFC in DA CUp standings win, lose or draw...

This time around SJE is holdin onto a third play-off spot by the hairs on their chinny chin chin, and so, two players who didn't see minutes last match - BGS and GMM - played a full game, and EK and NT saw +40 more minutes each.

Evidently, it made a difference.
 
chule said:
Strikers 3 TFA 2
Strikers controlled the game ,should of been 6-0 easy ,but striker forwards r weak finishers

Galaxy 1-1 LAFC
Galaxy looked good compared to early games , missed an early PK in the first half by AR ,also had acouple chances as well as LAFC to win the game at the end
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regarding theTFA vs Strikers game, you are totally right, the game should have been at least 6-0 by the first half. My son plays for TFA and I was present during the game. TFA’s coach started the game with 5 2006 players. 10 minutes into the second half TFA made some subs and brought in their 2005 players and the game totally shifted and TFA dominated after that. FM (TFA’s leading goal scorer) who was subbed in on the 60th minute was able to tie the game scoring two goals back to back. Strikers came back 2 minutes before the game ended and scored their third goal. Congrats to Strikers on their win and their coach for a well coached game.
 
chule said:
Strikers 3 TFA 2
Strikers controlled the game ,should of been 6-0 easy ,but striker forwards r weak finishers

I saw a different game. TFA had two clean opportunities in the first 4 minutes of the first half and had a few after ,
first half was back and forth with strikers having the better part. First goal from strikers was a deflection on a free kick. 2nd half Strikers dominated and had chances
until IG and FM came in for TFA then TFA was on them playing on their half including after tfa tied 2-2 TFA was playing on strikers half and had multiple chances to get a lead at that point the game got away from Strikers. 3rd goal was a counter when TFA was going for the win.
if we go by could of or would of should of
TFA could had won it at the end or ended with a tie
but team went for the win and it didnt work out.
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I saw a different game. TFA had two clean opportunities in the first 4 minutes of the first half and had a few after ,
first half was back and forth with strikers having the better part. First goal from strikers was a deflection on a free kick. 2nd half Strikers dominated and had chances
until IG and FM came in for TFA then TFA was on them playing on their half including after tfa tied 2-2 TFA was playing on strikers half and had multiple chances to get a lead at that point the game got away from Strikers. 3rd goal was a counter when TFA was going for the win.
if we go by could of or would of should of
TFA could had won it at the end or ended with a tie
but team went for the win and it didnt work out.
 
66 GTO said:
I saw a different game. TFA had two clean opportunities in the first 4 minutes of the first half and had a few after ,
first half was back and forth with strikers having the better part. First goal from strikers was a deflection on a free kick. 2nd half Strikers dominated and had chances
until IG and FM came in for TFA then TFA was on them playing on their half including after tfa tied 2-2 TFA was playing on strikers half and had multiple chances to get a lead at that point the game got away from Strikers. 3rd goal was a counter when TFA was going for the win.
if we go by could of or would of should of
TFA could had won it at the end or ended with a tie
but team went for the win and it didnt work out.
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TFA's #10 plays high school soccer, and didn't play last two DA games. I wonder if that affected their last couple games...
 
here's predicts for this weekend (2/22). home teams are listed first.

SoCal
Albion 1 - FC Golden State 3

Strikers 0 - LAFC 4

TFA 2 - San Diego Surf 3 - match to watch
note: SD Surf have MG back now and NJ has come over from Albion. Always take a couple of games to incorporate folks bt will be interesting to see XG and NJ working in the midfield w/ MG up top. Plus, TFA, with how much they play their 06s up is always a little difficult to accurately predict. Should be a a fun match to watch.

Pateadores 1 - Barca 6

LAGSD 1 - Real Salt Lake 4

FC Golden State 1 - Barca 3

Real SoCal 1 - LA Galaxy 2 - match to watch
note: LAG seems like has started to turn some things around. Their defense in particular has improved since the holiday break, with three shutouts in their last six games. The LAG offense also looks better but it's harder to tell if this is a definite trend. Meanwhile RSC is just coming off a 0-1 loss to the Nomads, a team LAG beat 7-1 playing most of the match w/ only ten players. The Algo might be being a little generous to RSC ...

Nomads 1 - Real Salt Lake 4

SoCal Adjacent
Breakers 0 - Seattle Sounders 10 (hey seattle, play the kids!) (breakers, it's just going to be one of those weekends. hang tough guys)

SVSA 1 - Portland Timbers 2 - match to watch

Ballistic 1 - Sacramento Republic 5

Breakers 0 - Portland Timbers 7 (hey Portland, play the kids!)

SVSA 0 - Seattle Sounders 3
 
here's predicts vs actuals for this weekend (2/22). home teams are listed first.

SoCal
predict: Albion 1 - FC Golden State 3 actuals: Albion 0 - FC Golden State 4

predict: Strikers 0 - LAFC 4 actuals: Strikers 1 - LAFC 2
note: per the game report, LAFC looks like they were at about 2/3's strength. DR was not rostered, RW was rostered but sat out, NL was rostered but sat out, DC was subbed in at ht, TB and JV played 18. Any additional comments or insight on this one? Either here or DM.

predict: TFA 2 - San Diego Surf 3 actuals: TFA 2 - San Diego Surf 4
note: does anyone have commentary or insight on this one? a particularly interested to hear how SD Surf's recent roster adds are panning out. Either here or via dm.

predict: Pateadores 1 - Barca 6 actuals: Pateadores 0 - Barca 5

predict: LAGSD 1 - Real Salt Lake 4 actuals: LAGSD 0 - Real Salt Lake 1 (thx! for the info)
note: LAGSD was missing their leading scorer who was up at the West u14 NDP regional camp

predict: FC Golden State 1 - Barca 3 actuals: FC Golden State 4 - Barca 2
note: per game report, BR was not rostered for Barca and BM was rostered but sat out. This one started fast with five goals total scored between the two teams but then settled down in the 2nd half. anyone have more insights/commentary on this match?

predict: Real SoCal 1 - LA Galaxy 2 actuals: Real SoCal 2 - LA Galaxy 4
note: LAG looked strong, and their starting midfield dominated. RSC defended and had some chances on the counter but overall the match looked a lot like an early round Carabao Cup match where a premier league team is playing a championship or league one team.

To be fair, RSC had a good oppty to tie it around the 54th minute after which LAG quickly countered for a goal, and that momentum swing was a tough break for RSC. LAG's new right wing looks solid, and again, their starting midfield was textbook and controlled the game until subs were made.

LAG subbed at the 57th minute, including subbing 2 of 3 starting mids. RSC followed at the 60th minute with a line change of five subs. After the subs, LAG was not nearly as clean in the middle, and RSC started to get more opptys punting the ball thru to the forward.

Net net, LAG looked solid and it will be interesting to see if they can keep up the forward progress they've made since the holiday break. Allowing RSC two goals was probably a step backward for the LAG defense.

RSC has a lot of big bodies but were just outplayed, particularly in the first 60 minutes when it was starters vs starters. And the match could have easily been 6-0 if LAG had been able to better capitalize on their possession in RSC's final third.

LAG was missing four starters including JO who has six goals in seven games, and played an 06 a full 80 at outside back. RSC recently added AR from the Barcelona CA Premier club to their team roster but he was not available to play in this match.

predict: Nomads 1 - Real Salt Lake 4 actuals: Nomads 3 - Real Salt Lake 3
note: per game report, RSL scored two in the first half for a 2-0 lead at ht. However, RSL gave up an own goal at the 53rd minute, and after that it looks like the Nomads may have had more control of the game scoring at the 64th minute to tie and a late goal to briefly go ahead 3-2. RSL managed to tie it after for a 3-3 result. This one's interesting given that RSL field a solid starting XI. Does anyone have additional commentary or insight? either here or via dm?

SoCal Adjacent
predict: Breakers 0 - Seattle Sounders 10 actuals: Breakers 0 - Seattle Sounder 14
note: per the game report, Seattle did not play the kids, playing no 06s but starting two 04s... Really, Seattle, really?

predict: SVSA 1 - Portland Timbers 2 actuals: SVSA 1 - Portland Timbers 1

predict: Ballistic 1 - Sacramento Republic 5 actuals: Ballistic 2 - Sacramento Republic 1
note: per the game report, the only caveat to this match is that Sac Republic's LL, who is tied w/ AV as Sac's leading scorer, came on at the 46th minute. Other than that, this looks like solid asterisk free win for Ballistic. KS for Ballistic was too much for Sac early with a double by the 25th minute and Ballistic kept SAC's AV, their other leading scorer, contained for the duration of the match.

predict: Breakers 0 - Portland Timbers 7 actuals: Breakers 0 - Portland Timbers 6
note: per the game report, Portland, in sharp and striking contrast to Seattle, played five 06s the full 80. And did not play any 04s.

predict: SVSA 0 - Seattle Sounders 3 actuals: SVSA 0 - Seattle Sounders 5
 
Kante said:
predict: Breakers 0 - Portland Timbers 7 actuals: Breakers 0 - Portland Timbers 6
note: per the game report, Portland, in sharp and striking contrast to Seattle, played five 06s the full 80. And did not play any 04s.
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The Sounders 06's were at the West Regional ID camp. These comments were off base, a quick glance at the game report does not tell you what happened or what the coaches did or did not try to do ….
 
hey guys...
anyone know how the u15 playoffs/standings are structured? for example...if you look Barca has a 2.0 pts/gm while Weston has a 1.8 pts/gm. Weston is identified as a playoff team while Barca isn't.

is there a set number of teams per division determined (ie 4 teams from one division and 3 from from another)
 
It definitely seems a bit random to me in terms of playoff spots per division. If anyone can reconcile why the Frontier Division gets 3 playoff spots (out of 13 teams), while the Mid-America Division gets 4 playoff spots (out of 13 teams), and the Northeast Division gets 3 playoff spots (out of 14 teams), please feel free to educate us.

It clearly isn't simply based on points/game across all divisions.
 
here's predicts for this coming weekend (2/29). home teams are listed first. Some good matches coming up.

In other news, sounds like USSDA informed clubs last week if they will receive new age groups for 2020-21. So far, only news that's public is that TFA will get u17 (congrats!)in 2020-21. If there's any other news form any other clubs, am 1000% sure that folks are interested.

Here's predicts:

Real Salt Lake 1 - LAFC 2 - match to watch
note: last match was also LAFC 2-1 but RSL's YNT callup - JB - wasn't rostered for the match. saw a bit of the match last time around, and two cents is that RSL's mid was more than a little soft w/o JB and that they need to get the ball more up to the right wing who can be a handful. hopefully, JB's back. should be a fun match to watch. will be following this one closely.

Strikers 2 - LA Galaxy 3 - match to watch
note: LAG has had a turnaround since the holiday break, but their defensive improvement has seemed to have dissipated in the last two games. Saw the match vs RSC last week, for example,, and there's no way LAG should have given RSC as many opportunities as they did. Even though LAG dominated for large parts, RSC could have easily tied the match 2-2 at one point, and then it would have been anyone's game.The 1v1 defending was a particular gap for LAG. The upside for LAG was that their mid was dominant, and DR is definitely starting to feel it. And while the LAG offense has been trending in the right direction, LAG needs better finishing. Hopefully, JO is back for this match.

On the other hand, the Strikers are, well, just OK. Aside from an early in the season five goal performance vs RSC, the Striker's offense is clearly missing SR (who went to LAFC for the 2019-20 season and is averaging 1.2 goals per match) and the Striker's defense is trending pretty generous. Honestly, would have though that the Algo would have LAG as bigger favorites int his match. In any case, should be a fun match to watch.

Pateadores 1 - FC Golden State 4

Nomads 3 - TFA 3 - match to watch
note: ah, the Nomads. always like to see teams surprise, and the Nomads pulled one off last week with a come from behind 3-3 tie vs RSL. The previous week, the Nomads put away a tidy 1-0 win over RSC. However, the week before that, the Nomads were shellacked 7-1 by LAG, who played the game mostly w/ 10 men. Saw most of that match, and the Nomads just looked over matched athletically across the board. So one week the Nomads lose 1-7 to a ten man LAG squad, and two week later they tie a mostly full strength RSL squad that beat that same LAG squad 3-1. So what gives?

The Nomads have been trending in the right direction defensively since about mid-October, and occasionally they get some goals. Will be interesting to see if they can build on last week's result against TFA

TFA, by almost all anecdotal accounts, is a solid team. Haven't had a chance to see them but have heard that comment from multiple opposing team parents. Looking at the numbers, TFA, aside from 0-2 loss to RSL, have been trending strongly positive on the offensive side of the ball since late Sept. Defensively, however, they're a different story, and have been trending in the wrong direction since Sept.

TFA's x factor is how many 06s they play. Sometimes these 06s score key goals and give TFA an edge. In other matches, mostly against BFS teams, not so much. Also, there's starting to be some rumblings from 05 families about PT. With TFA getting u17 for 2020-21, will be interesting to see how they manage all this thru the rest of the season. It can be a delicate balance.

In any case, should be a fun match to watch and a good challenge for the Nomads to keep things going in the right direction.

LAUFA 2 - Arsenal 1
 
Kante said:
here's predicts for this coming weekend (2/29). home teams are listed first. Some good matches coming up.

In other news, sounds like USSDA informed clubs last week if they will receive new age groups for 2020-21. So far, only news that's public is that TFA will get u17 (congrats!)in 2020-21. If there's any other news form any other clubs, am 1000% sure that folks are interested.

Here's predicts:

Real Salt Lake 1 - LAFC 2 - match to watch
note: last match was also LAFC 2-1 but RSL's YNT callup - JB - wasn't rostered for the match. saw a bit of the match last time around, and two cents is that RSL's mid was more than a little soft w/o JB and that they need to get the ball more up to the right wing who can be a handful. hopefully, JB's back. should be a fun match to watch. will be following this one closely.

Strikers 2 - LA Galaxy 3 - match to watch
note: LAG has had a turnaround since the holiday break, but their defensive improvement has seemed to have dissipated in the last two games. Saw the match vs RSC last week, for example,, and there's no way LAG should have given RSC as many opportunities as they did. Even though LAG dominated for large parts, RSC could have easily tied the match 2-2 at one point, and then it would have been anyone's game.The 1v1 defending was a particular gap for LAG. The upside for LAG was that their mid was dominant, and DR is definitely starting to feel it. And while the LAG offense has been trending in the right direction, LAG needs better finishing. Hopefully, JO is back for this match.

On the other hand, the Strikers are, well, just OK. Aside from an early in the season five goal performance vs RSC, the Striker's offense is clearly missing SR (who went to LAFC for the 2019-20 season and is averaging 1.2 goals per match) and the Striker's defense is trending pretty generous. Honestly, would have though that the Algo would have LAG as bigger favorites int his match. In any case, should be a fun match to watch.

Pateadores 1 - FC Golden State 4

Nomads 3 - TFA 3 - match to watch
note: ah, the Nomads. always like to see teams surprise, and the Nomads pulled one off last week with a come from behind 3-3 tie vs RSL. The previous week, the Nomads put away a tidy 1-0 win over RSC. However, the week before that, the Nomads were shellacked 7-1 by LAG, who played the game mostly w/ 10 men. Saw most of that match, and the Nomads just looked over matched athletically across the board. So one week the Nomads lose 1-7 to a ten man LAG squad, and two week later they tie a mostly full strength RSL squad that beat that same LAG squad 3-1. So what gives?

The Nomads have been trending in the right direction defensively since about mid-October, and occasionally they get some goals. Will be interesting to see if they can build on last week's result against TFA

TFA, by almost all anecdotal accounts, is a solid team. Haven't had a chance to see them but have heard that comment from multiple opposing team parents. Looking at the numbers, TFA, aside from 0-2 loss to RSL, have been trending strongly positive on the offensive side of the ball since late Sept. Defensively, however, they're a different story, and have been trending in the wrong direction since Sept.

TFA's x factor is how many 06s they play. Sometimes these 06s score key goals and give TFA an edge. In other matches, mostly against BFS teams, not so much. Also, there's starting to be some rumblings from 05 families about PT. With TFA getting u17 for 2020-21, will be interesting to see how they manage all this thru the rest of the season. It can be a delicate balance.

In any case, should be a fun match to watch and a good challenge for the Nomads to keep things going in the right direction.

LAUFA 2 - Arsenal 1
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5-0 LAFC over RSL
 
numero15 said:
hey guys...
anyone know how the u15 playoffs/standings are structured? for example...if you look Barca has a 2.0 pts/gm while Weston has a 1.8 pts/gm. Weston is identified as a playoff team while Barca isn't.

is there a set number of teams per division determined (ie 4 teams from one division and 3 from from another)
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2019-20 Boys U-15 Playoff Qualification:

A total of 32 teams qualify for the U-15 playoffs. In addition to the 24 Auto Qualifiers, the remaining 8 playoff wildcard qualifiers will come from regular season standings based on points per game
 

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here's predicts vs actuals for this last weekend (2/29). home teams are listed first. some teams made statements this weekend...

predict: Real Salt Lake 1 - LAFC 2 actuals: Real Salt Lake 0 - LAFC 5
note: per the game report, for RSL, JB played the full 80, newly minted USYNT camp call-ups DL and MV (congrats to both btw) were, respectively, subbed in at the 60th minute and subbed out at the 65th minute. on LAFC's side, their new YNT camp call-ups, DR and BM (congrats!) played the full 80 while RW who called into the most recent u15 amp and went to Poland w/ the u15 ynt, was not rostered.

Despite the final result, it looks like it was relatively tight thru the first half, with LAFC getting one early but then RSL holding them off for the rest fo the half for 0-1 scoreline at ht. 2nd half was a different story. SR started the 2h scoring early for LAFC w/ a goal at the 42nd minute, and then it was downhill from there w/ SR getting his double at the 53rd minute and then two more late goals by LAFC in the final ten minutes.

predict: Strikers 2 - LA Galaxy 3 actuals: Strikers 1 - LA Galaxy 5
note: The LAG resurgence continued this last weekend with a lopsided win over the Strikers, and five different players scoring for LAG (nice ball distribution there mids). per the game report, LAG had two in the first ten minutes for 2-0 lead going into ht. Strikers got one back early int he second half to make it 1-2 for about 15 minutes, and then LAG scored three more over the course of the rest of the second half.

predict: Pateadores 1 - FC Golden State 4 actuals: Pateadores 2 - FC Golden State 3
note: decent performance by Pats against a tough FCG team

predict: Nomads 3 - TFA 3 actuals: Nomads 1 - TFA 0
note: lately, these guys have been the little engine that could. not taking away their progress at all, just saying that it is unexpected but good to see. per the game report, DO got one in for the Nomads at the 22nd minute and then the Nomads held on tight for the win vs TFA.

with shockingly consistent defensive improvement since their 0-4 loss to the Strikers in mid October, the Nomads are finding ways to get good results against some very good teams for the last three weeks. looking forward to seeing them continue, but heads-up, the word may be getting out.

It's Socal so it doesn't get easier, and next week is a rematch vs RSC who are probably slightly pissed off (pardon my french) about their previous match vs the Nomads. Will be looking forward to seeing how that one goes. Potential is doing something once. Talent is doing something repeatedly.

predict: LAUFA 2 - Arsenal 1 actuals: pending - does anyone have the score here?
 
here's predicts for this coming weekend (3/7). home team is listed first.

Real Salt Lake 3 - Strikers 1

San Diego Surf 1 - LAFC 2 - match to watch
note: last time these teams met in a Sept DA Cup match, by most accounts, SD Surf bunkered and played pretty cynically. But, it worked, and SD Surf got a 0-0 tie. The context is that the bulk of SD Surf's starting XI had chosen to go elsewhere for 2019-20, and SD Surf was in a pretty heavy duty rebuild mode.

Since then, SD Surf coaching staff have guided a pretty remarkable offensive improvement trend while maintaining solid defense. In addition, MG has returned from Barca and NJ has moved over from Albion. It's hard to tell what the impact will be of these recent adds, but by any measure, MG is a handful up top and, for Albion, NJ was their engine in the middle, and likely will be highly complementary to XG.

At the top of The Algo's early Xmas list, any pointers to video of this match? Pretty please.

Here's the charts on SD Surf's progress over time this season.

SD Surf Offense:
Improvement over time has accounted for 57% of SD Surf's better offensive performance, which is pretty remarkable. However, the caveat is that, looking at the trend line, they may be peaking out at +40%.

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SD Surf Defense:
Defensively, SD Surf has been pretty consistent, on average, allowing -28% fewer goals than their opponents typically score, over course of the season, not minding one poor D performance against SJ Quakes early in the season.

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Nomads 1 - Real SoCal 2 - match to watch
note: The Nomads have been finding ways to get good results over the last three games, which includes a recent 1-0 win over RSC. Should be a fun one to watch, w/ RSC traveling down to San Diego to try and get some points back from the Nomads. (Been struggling w/ the right metaphor for how the Nomads have been playing the last several games, and am open to constructive suggestions...)

Pateadores 3 - Albion 1
LA Galaxy 4 - TFA 2
FC Golden State 5 - LAUFA 1 - play the kids! (don't get to say this a lot w/ FCG, but come one guys, play the kids!)
Arsenal 0 - Barca Academy 3
 
Kante said:
here's predicts for this coming weekend (3/7). home team is listed first.

Real Salt Lake 3 - Strikers 1

San Diego Surf 1 - LAFC 2 - match to watch
note: last time these teams met in a Sept DA Cup match, by most accounts, SD Surf bunkered and played pretty cynically. But, it worked, and SD Surf got a 0-0 tie. The context is that the bulk of SD Surf's starting XI had chosen to go elsewhere for 2019-20, and SD Surf was in a pretty heavy duty rebuild mode.

Since then, SD Surf coaching staff have guided a pretty remarkable offensive improvement trend while maintaining solid defense. In addition, MG has returned from Barca and NJ has moved over from Albion. It's hard to tell what the impact will be of these recent adds, but by any measure, MG is a handful up top and, for Albion, NJ was their engine in the middle, and likely will be highly complementary to XG.

At the top of The Algo's early Xmas list, any pointers to video of this match? Pretty please.

Here's the charts on SD Surf's progress over time this season.

SD Surf Offense:
Improvement over time has accounted for 57% of SD Surf's better offensive performance, which is pretty remarkable. However, the caveat is that, looking at the trend line, they may be peaking out at +40%.

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SD Surf Defense:
Defensively, SD Surf has been pretty consistent, on average, allowing -28% fewer goals than their opponents typically score, over course of the season, not minding one poor D performance against SJ Quakes early in the season.

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Nomads 1 - Real SoCal 2 - match to watch
note: The Nomads have been finding ways to get good results over the last three games, which includes a recent 1-0 win over RSC. Should be a fun one to watch, w/ RSC traveling down to San Diego to try and get some points back from the Nomads. (Been struggling w/ the right metaphor for how the Nomads have been playing the last several games, and am open to constructive suggestions...)

Pateadores 3 - Albion 1
LA Galaxy 4 - TFA 2
FC Golden State 5 - LAUFA 1 - play the kids! (don't get to say this a lot w/ FCG, but come one guys, play the kids!)
Arsenal 0 - Barca Academy 3
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Surf 4 LAFC 1
 
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