Games of the week 18-19....

Banana Hammock said:
DSL- Probably the most anticipated game was Strikers vs Strikers and ended in tie. That only serves to make the final week of league more of a toss up. SDSC vs Arsenal was good game. Not many penalties and both teams played fast soccer. SDSC has been playing very good soccer this last half of the season. I still think that Striker South Coast will take first place. Second is still up for grabs. If I had to bet I would go with PATS. They play the bottom of the league, an upset is unlikely. No upset for Strikers South Coast or Strikers Irvine. Best games will be SDSC vs Laguna and Galaxy vs Arsenal. Laguna has under performed from last year and Arsenal has played the easier side of the league. So Predict Strikers South Coast first and Pats LA second.

I would have liked to see a longer season where all the teams got to play each other. We would have gotten a true ranking of these teams. I look forward to national cup and getting to play the CSL premier teams. Overall, I was pleased with the level of competition in the DSL. It will be interesting who gets in next year and if the competition gets better.

CSL- Oxnard vs Boca.
This weeks game was a disaster for Albion.
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Just an FYI re: Oxnard vs. Brea in the League Cup game coming up this weekend...
Oxnard obviously had a far superior record during the season and Brea was in the middle of the pack. When these 2 teams met during the season Brea had the lead the ENTIRE game and Oxnard scored in the waning minutes of the game on a corner kick to tie the game 1 to 1. I'm not saying Brea is going to beat Oxnard but if they somehow do pull off the "upset" it's not too far off base considering the outcome of their League game. Brea did have one of the best Goals Against Avgs during the season but also one of the worst offenses (Goals For Avg). Brea also managed to beat Santa Barbara in League... go figure. Kind of a Jekyll and Hyde team.
 
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Well the standing have been shaken up in DA with the Strikers in playoff position now (scores from the sunday game vs RSL?) and Golden State dropping 3 spots

Mostly NW/SW matchs but Pats looks to get back into action after what a month+ /wo matchs:
Albion SC U-16/17 vs Pateadores U-16/17

CSL Premier League Championship showdown on Saturday:
BOCA JRS LA B03 PREMIER vs OXNARD UNITED SC

CSL league cup Quaters & Semi's on Sunday
https://www.coastsoccer.com/2018/LC15B.HTM
BOCA JRS LA B03 PREMIER PR vs TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY PR

DSL somebody else already covered this one in Discovery and mentioned 1st Place is already wrapped up by Strikers FC - South Coast B03 but 2nd place is still up for grabs on the last weekend of the season.

DSL does have there own flight #1 Playoffs:
http://www.scdslsoccer.com/_element_display/#/73496/schedules/2018Playoffs/94228992.html?dummy=1541608893317
 
My understanding is that many of the top discovery teams will not play in National Cup. Some are DA and getting ready for the move to the 03/04 age group and others are focusing on showcases like dallas Cup etc. my prediction is that discovery while being the most competitive league this year will lose close to 1/2 the teams next year as they go back to DA, move to ECNL etc as they are at the prime recruiting age and those 2 groups are by far the most scouted.
 
Games of the week for this weekend include: SCDSL Fligh 1 playoffs:
4 Flight 1 Europa vs Top 4 Champion teams.
Pats SCV (1) vs Soltilo (2): Pats were up for most of the game but 2 late games from Soltilo completed the comeback. Big upset to see a 1st place champion lose to 2nd place Europa team.
LA Breakers (3) vs Beach FC South Bay (2): This was a tale of two halves, Beach was the better team and winning by half time. LA Breakers made it a comeback and played really well in the 2nd half.
SD Surf Academy (3) SGV Surf (0): The SGV Surf is a team that doesn't typically lose by this much so it shows that the SD Surf team had a great game plan and better players.
Pats PYL (6) vs Strikers South Bay (2): Pats scored early and were up 4-0 at the half. Strikers came out swinging and scored 2 goals early in the 2nd half. Pats then sealed the game with 2 beautiful goals in the last 15 minutes of the game.

Seminfinals:
Soltilo vs SD Surf Academy & Pats PYL vs LA Breakers.

- Kudos to 3 of the 4 flight 1 Europa teams for stepping up and playing well against the top 4 Champions teams.
- Great job for both Soltilo and Pats PYL for finishing 1st and send last year at the flight 2 level and then this year 2nd (Soltilo) and 1st (Pats) at the Flight 1 Europa level. Soltilo finished 2nd at the recent State Cup Presidents cup level and Pats is just wrapping up their 3rd year of club soccer.

These results show that there are new teams that can really play at the top Champions level and maybe even low end Discovery level.
 
Congratulations to coach Kevin Eagleston and strikers south coast B03 to win the first ever Discovery League Championship. And Sunday was the last and final games in the Discovery League for boys vs Real So Cal B03 ADT. Final score strikers south coast 3-0 real so cal. And That was the only 03 discovery game played on Sunday.

Also last night, a night to remember a full house turned out including Todd Saldana LAFC. College Coaches and Scouts to see the 2003 Discovery Champion Strikers and LAFC Academy mixture of 04 and 03 going head to head into a friendly match, the game was exciting from start to finish and fun to watch. Congrats again to Coach Kevin Eagleston and LAFC Academy coaching staff to make this beautiful friendly match happen.
 
younothat said:
Well the standing have been shaken up in DA with the Strikers in playoff position now (scores from the sunday game vs RSL?) and Golden State dropping 3 spots

Mostly NW/SW matchs but Pats looks to get back into action after what a month+ /wo matchs:
Albion SC U-16/17 vs Pateadores U-16/17

CSL Premier League Championship showdown on Saturday:
BOCA JRS LA B03 PREMIER vs OXNARD UNITED SC

CSL league cup Quaters & Semi's on Sunday
https://www.coastsoccer.com/2018/LC15B.HTM
BOCA JRS LA B03 PREMIER PR vs TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY PR

DSL somebody else already covered this one in Discovery and mentioned 1st Place is already wrapped up by Strikers FC - South Coast B03 but 2nd place is still up for grabs on the last weekend of the season.

DSL does have there own flight #1 Playoffs:
http://www.scdslsoccer.com/_element_display/#/73496/schedules/2018Playoffs/94228992.html?dummy=1541608893317
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Another come out of nowhere couple of wins by TFA to get to the Finals for CSL League Cup!!! They knocked off 1st place Boca Jr. and then took out 2nd place Oxnard to advance to the Finals. This team placed 7th during the Season League games yet they are able to elevate during games that matter and take out very stiff competition! BIG Kudos to Coach Capparelli for getting his boys in the right mindset to up their games to keep winning those big games when they matter. Impressive!!!
 
Always good to see teams improve as the season(s) closes out,. TFA for one normally gets better as they get in more games.

Winning league is more a matter of consistency and putting together good training sessions and getting thing done in key games.

So far there are two league champions from the top tier:
BOCA JRS LA B03 PREMIER from CSL
Strikers FC - South Coast from DSL

The CSL league cup is a much higher level comp compared to the DSL playoffs so one of the games of the weeks has to be the championship match:

#7 TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY vs #5 COLTON AMERICA SC ACADEMY on 11/17

After this weekend some players are off to the Thanksgiving tournments and on to there HS teams. Where will we see some of these teams next?
 
Surf College Showcase and Vegas Players Showcase for some. CRL and National Cup for many.

Then the rebuilding season in May for the teams that didn't meet expectations, the extended season for teams representing at Western Regionals and Nationals and the reloading season for teams/players that want to create a new opportunity.

Likely to be many of the same faces - Oxnards, TFAs, Boca Jrs. Strikers, etc. with some or a bunch of new faces.

Some emerging teams for sure in both leagues.

Also many 2003s jump (back) into DA for next season either as U17s or U16/17s.
 
DA back to somewhat regular set of games next couple of weeks with Pats picking up a 2-1 win vs Albion to move back in the hunt for the playoffs

Strikers FC U-16/17 vs San Diego Surf U-16/17

FC Golden State U-16/17 vs Sacramento Republic FC U-16/17

DA winter Showcase @ Premier Sports in FL Match-ups are set for the 11/30-12/3 comp
SW teams will be playing: Houston Dynamo U-16/17, New England Revolution U-16/17, New York Red Bulls U-16/17, New York City FC U-16/17, Montreal Impact FC U-16/17 and others from the east mostly

CSL League Cup Championship Game:
TOTAL FUTBOL ACADEMY PR vs COLTON AMERICA SC ACADEMY PR
https://www.coastsoccer.com/2018/LC15B.HTM

DSL Flight #1 Playoffs continue:
http://www.scdslsoccer.com/_element_display/#/73496/schedules/2018Playoffs/94228992.html?dummy=1541608893317

College Showcase(s) coming up:
2018 San Diego Surf College Cup Showcase (Good Mix of DSL & CSL teams)
http://events.gotsport.com/events/results.aspx?EventID=68016&Gender=Boys&Age=16

Nov Nights College Showcase (did'nt seem to attract many top teams or out of townees)
http://events.gotsport.com/events/results.aspx?EventID=67349&Gender=Boys&Age=16
 
True love said:
Congratulations to coach Kevin Eagleston and strikers south coast B03 to win the first ever Discovery League Championship. And Sunday was the last and final games in the Discovery League for boys vs Real So Cal B03 ADT. Final score strikers south coast 3-0 real so cal. And That was the only 03 discovery game played on Sunday.

Also last night, a night to remember a full house turned out including Todd Saldana LAFC. College Coaches and Scouts to see the 2003 Discovery Champion Strikers and LAFC Academy mixture of 04 and 03 going head to head into a friendly match, the game was exciting from start to finish and fun to watch. Congrats again to Coach Kevin Eagleston and LAFC Academy coaching staff to make this beautiful friendly match happen.
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Good learning experience for the boys, hadn't heard or seen anything about the strikers team before but came away impressed. Can't recall any other team that out played us like this even tough they hardly subbed until last 10mins but you could tell they where tiring out somewhat Their keeper & front line where excellent all game long and they capitalized when the opportunities came up.
 
mahrez said:
Good learning experience for the boys, hadn't heard or seen anything about the strikers team before but came away impressed. Can't recall any other team that out played us like this even tough they hardly subbed until last 10mins but you could tell they where tiring out somewhat Their keeper & front line where excellent all game long and they capitalized when the opportunities came up.
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Hey @mahrez that was a sizable crowd for a scrimmage game, all your games like that?

The first half team appeared to be different vs 2nd half team although I only watched the first 10 mins of 2nd half heard it was more of the same. Did the starters play first or 2nd half? Just curious with that many players how it works out?

Recognized a few of the B03's playing in this one for lafc: #29 defender for Strikers Irvine B03 DA & #10 attacker for Boca Jr LA Premier. Those seem like surprise choices given they both play for other clubs, are early calendar year and not eligible to play down so why have them in a scrimmage game? Not that it mattered in the parts of the game I watched but what's the rational in playing guests at a scrimmage this time of year?
 
mahrez said:
Good learning experience for the boys, hadn't heard or seen anything about the strikers team before but came away impressed. Can't recall any other team that out played us like this even tough they hardly subbed until last 10mins but you could tell they where tiring out somewhat Their keeper & front line where excellent all game long and they capitalized when the opportunities came up.
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SCDSL playoffs update.
Pats PYL 3- La Breakers 1. Much closer game than the score shows. It was 0-0 at the half and then Breakers started having defensive mistakes and Pats turned it up a notch.

SD Surf 3 - Soltilo 2. Surf was up 2-0 and the Soltilo tried making a game out of this. SD Surf was the better for most of the game.

championship game tomorrow Pats PYL vs SD Surf Academy.
 
Discovery is no joke, 4 teams is still in the hunt this morning for the finals second place and the $1500 prizes money. Can Pats hold on for the win against Pateadores - Irvine 2003 Reserve Academy. The 3 other teams tied for third place is still in the running. Strikers FC Irvine Chingirian, Arsenal FC 2003 USSDA. And San Diego Soccer ClubB2003 Academy.
 
Big upset in Discovery for 2nd place. Pateadores Irvine 2003 Reserve Academy 1-0 over Pateadores LA. San Diego Soccer Club B2003 Academy Navy move in to 2nd place just for a brief moments with a 2-1 victory over Laguna United FC B03. With two more games still to play with Arsenal and Strikers Chingirian still in the running, if both team to win today the 2nd place will decide by Goal difference. Discovery League is nice. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
 
Congratulations to Pats PYL B03 for winning today's flight 1 playoffs beating San Diego surf 2-1.
The kids played well and should be proud that they defeated 3 of the top champions flight teams for a total of 11 goals to 4.

Now hoping to make a jump to discovery if allowed.
 
SoccerFan4Life said:
Congratulations to Pats PYL B03 for winning today's flight 1 playoffs beating San Diego surf 2-1.
The kids played well and should be proud that they defeated 3 of the top champions flight teams for a total of 11 goals to 4.

Now hoping to make a jump to discovery if allowed.
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Nice story, has this team been together for a while?
 
younothat said:
Nice story, has this team been together for a while?
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It's a made for TV story. The team has been together for only 3 years. A few years back when Pats PYL just started, they needed teams for the new chapter. One of the coaches knew of a bunch of middle school kids from Anaheim that never played club soccer but were always playing the Hispanic leagues since they were little. Pats offferd them a great discount to bring them over.

They came with a lot of raw talent and some bad habits (not passing, dribbling too much). During the First year with no scrimmages, they finished 3rd as a flight 2 team.

Then things unraveled and the new coach didn't inspire these kids. The coach quit just 30 days before the 2017 season started. The new coach (coach Carlos) had 3 weeks to recruit them all back and offer a price that would meet their financial needs and also enough to pay the club taxes.

First game of the 2017 season we only had 9 players starting and we ended up winning 1-0. There's some great stories such as one of the players running 5 miles before a game because he didn't have a ride. Another kid didn't want to go to church so his mom said that he couldn't play an important game. Another kid had to work at the swap meet on Sundays because his mother was very sick.

11 of the 17 kids come from a very poor and tough environment. Their parents are always working so we don't have large crowds. The othe parents are constantly helping with rides and financing uniforms or tourney fees.

We've only played 3 tournaments outside of state cup. Finished 1st, 2nd and lost to a premier team 2-1 with 2 red cards on our side.

This is my son's last year and even though he is a bench player these kids have been good to him. He is learning a lot and appreciating life.

I would hope that college coaches give these kids a chance and hope they get discovered. Great kids that are just getting better.
 
SoccerFan4Life said:
It's a made for TV story. The team has been together for only 3 years. A few years back when Pats PYL just started, they needed teams for the new chapter. One of the coaches knew of a bunch of middle school kids from Anaheim that never played club soccer but were always playing the Hispanic leagues since they were little. Pats offferd them a great discount to bring them over.

They came with a lot of raw talent and some bad habits (not passing, dribbling too much). During the First year with no scrimmages, they finished 3rd as a flight 2 team.

Then things unraveled and the new coach didn't inspire these kids. The coach quit just 30 days before the 2017 season started. The new coach (coach Carlos) had 3 weeks to recruit them all back and offer a price that would meet their financial needs and also enough to pay the club taxes.

First game of the 2017 season we only had 9 players starting and we ended up winning 1-0. There's some great stories such as one of the players running 5 miles before a game because he didn't have a ride. Another kid didn't want to go to church so his mom said that he couldn't play an important game. Another kid had to work at the swap meet on Sundays because his mother was very sick.

11 of the 17 kids come from a very poor and tough environment. Their parents are always working so we don't have large crowds. The othe parents are constantly helping with rides and financing uniforms or tourney fees.

We've only played 3 tournaments outside of state cup. Finished 1st, 2nd and lost to a premier team 2-1 with 2 red cards on our side.

This is my son's last year and even though he is a bench player these kids have been good to him. He is learning a lot and appreciating life.

I would hope that college coaches give these kids a chance and hope they get discovered. Great kids that are just getting better.
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One of the best 03 soccer story I’ve read this year. Really love this story, such a sad beginning to a beautiful ending. Amazing it is a must read for everyone.
 
True love said:
Big upset in Discovery for 2nd place. Pateadores Irvine 2003 Reserve Academy 1-0 over Pateadores LA. San Diego Soccer Club B2003 Academy Navy move in to 2nd place just for a brief moments with a 2-1 victory over Laguna United FC B03. With two more games still to play with Arsenal and Strikers Chingirian still in the running, if both team to win today the 2nd place will decide by Goal difference. Discovery League is nice. ⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️⚽️
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So ended up in a 3 way tie for 2nd but strikers took the $ by way of goal difference?

Tough luck for SD who might have had the best 2nd half of the season of all the teams from what I heard/read. Pat's LA started in 2nd but finish 5th,. wow a single goal separating #2-5 it seems.
 
True love said:
One of the best 03 soccer story I’ve read this year. Really love this story, such a sad beginning to a beautiful ending. Amazing it is a must read for everyone.
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Yeah me too great story and what a inspiration for those players.

Taking down surf with all there roster shifting, who apparently stacked that playoff team with mostly DA past players and let there discovery team pick up the pieces in getting routed 0-6 vs the 3rd strikers team.
 
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