I know how special this weekend is for the parents and your daughters. Hope everyone enjoyed themselves and there was no drama out on the fields.
The headline coming out of the weekend has to be Blues Rennie-Mulligan is rolling on all cylinders. In the month of January, they beat Warriors 8-0, Blues Forsyth 6-0, SD Surf 6-0, Blues Sarabia 10-2, Blast 4-0. It should come as no surprise that they beat LA Surf SO 8-1, SD Surf 9-1 and Rebels 3-1. There is no doubt who the favorite to win Presidents is.
There were some shocking results this weekend. If you told me before the weekend started that Blues Forsyth would beat Legends and not make the round of 8, I would have been wiling to bet. The old saying is that styles make fights and maybe Slammers Cruz just happens to have their number after defeating them in SCDSL also. Slammers HB Zermeno not advancing is a surprise that coincides with the resurgence of Ole. I know that Ole has had a rough last few months but they picked a hell of a time to break out of their funk so congrats to them for making it to the final 8. LA Galaxy OC also managed a 1-0 victory against Slammers HB that is ultimately the win that sends them into the next round.
Eagles vs Chelsea seemed like it was quite the battle but Eagles edged them out 5-4 winning Group A. Albion had a rough go getting outscored 9-1 in their group. Eagles have made a statement and are my pick to advance from the top half of the group.
Legends had a slip up against Blues Forsyth but they took care of business to get through Group D on top. Galaxy Medina managed to get into the group of 8 as did Chelsea, Rebels,
In governors, Murrieta Surf was ELIMINATED by goal differential despite losing only one match in their group of 5 teams. Slammers Huie were the only team to run the table and put up an impressive 14-2 scoreline. The 8 remaining teams are Slammers Huie, Blues Sarabia, LAGOC Gold, Blues Michael, LAGSB, Beach FC SB, Slammers Whittier and Legends West.
In mayors, I can't believe the draw in the 1st round of CA Warriors vs Blues 2012 Limes. Possibly the two top teams in Mayors went at it and sounds like the game didn't disappoint. Saw on IG that
@Hodari's DD pulled off the hat trick to claim the victory over the Warriors who advance as a wild card team. Fullerton Rangers, San Diego SC, LAGSD Jones, Team USA and Santa Barbara SC advanced without dropping any points as well. South Valley McFee, CC Aztecs, Slammers LB, Liverpool, Slammers Gomez, MSA, OC Surf 2012 and OC Surf North Warman advanced as well.
I didn't get a chance to see any of the 2011 games this past weekend but I will be out at Silverlakes this upcoming weekend to check out the competition. Would love to hear a first hand account of how some of the games went, what players stood out or even hear about some of the overall experiences from your DD's first State Cup..