SoccerFan4Life
PREMIER
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”.
2020 State Cup
- Thread starter Venantsyo
- Start date
Tim Powell
SILVER ELITE
They are an awesome team. Not sure that's an accurate statement just looking at the last 2 State Cups, 2019 Fall SCDSL, 2019 Players Challenge Cup, 2019 Surf Cup, etc. They did win Legends and I am sure a few others.
Tim Powell
SILVER ELITE
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.Well, PA players have indeed won multiple tournaments by guesting with other teams, does that count?
rainbow_unicorn
PREMIER
I have an 09 and 11 and this 09 board is way better...trust me.
SoccerFan4Life
PREMIER
Agreed. My daughter doesn’t play for a top team but gotta love this board. As long as people stay away from crazy insults. Lol.
board of education
BRONZE
Appears that the Eagles two consecutive cup winner is eliminated (correct me if wrong) . Congrats for that run. Anyone at the games to report any info on any teams?
Venantsyo
GOLD
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:
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 |
Chalklines
GOLD
Kick ball caught up to another eagles team?
Venantsyo
GOLD
I might be misinterpreting your message, but if you are implying that Eagles G09 plays kickball (boot it up and run after it), that’s an incorrect statement as They do play a well thought (and eye pleasing) soccer. A bad week can happen to everyone and they have had very few of those in the past 3 years or so.
Rainbow Chicken
BRONZE
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.
lovelygoal
BRONZE
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.
Tim Powell
SILVER ELITE
That sounds painfully familiar LOL
Tim Powell
SILVER ELITE
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.
Venantsyo
GOLD
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
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
Best take in a long time @lovelygoal. I was just thinking about the golf club membership I cancelled in Temecula 7 years ago because I couldn;t afford both club soccer and golf club memberships. Plus, watching my goat play on the weeknds was funner than playing golf with my boring buddies who cheated when we played skins. My handicap is no more. However, I think my dd will get a D1 deal but I'm so desperate now I will take D2, D3 or NAIA for that matter. After my dd retires, I'm moving to Indio, CA so I can get my golf club membership back. Most dads I know can do both and I'm happy for them
When losers lose a game in soccer, they usually go to the "At least we played the game right. Ya, you won but you play kickball." So disrespectful IMHO. Or, "all your coach does is recruit." How about, "congrats on a job well done."
rainbow_unicorn
PREMIER
CRL automatic bids on the line for Saturday games (quarterfinalists automatically qualify). CRL play-in is not going to be a shoe-in with the likes of Blues/Legends, SD Surf, Eagles having to win a spot.
lovelygoal
BRONZE
Mr. Venantsyo, BYSC, Blues, Beach, OC Surf, Blues Vaught, LAGSD, and Albion are on line 1. They would like to have a word with you.
I asked what the meeting was about and they said something like "When all you did was look at a web page and picked the teams with higher ratings between the two, we can do that on our own. Thank you." Should I put them through?
Also your own coach is on line 2. He would like to meet for a coffee today. Should I take your 3 PM slot?
Venantsyo
GOLD
That’s the most critical aspect of those games. CRL play in is also not cheap as far as I know, so the outcome of the round of 16 has also a financial meaning for the teams.
How many spots are open overall for CRL?