How is your club team doing?

[rip2506]

Yesterday Bailey, Chloe and Zuri's club team Albion 93 beat Challenge 93 1-0. A big hurdle to getting to the USYS national cup state playoffs. ( failed to do so last year)

Next week we play Space City FC Premier.. I am thinking there may be a Friendswood girl or two on that team.

[rip2506]

Zuri and company took down Space City FC Premier  4-1.. We were up 3-0 before they blinked their eyes. Zee had one goal and one assist... Chloe played well and is working her way back into premier level fitness.. she is making good progress.. Bailey was pitching her 2nd consecutive shutout until late in the game when she lost sight of one that took a high bounce and just went out of reach.

Team is off this weekend but Zuri and NJ or guest playing with a team from Canada at the Spring Invitational in Dallas..

The following weekend we play Eclipse Black who came back from 2 down against Space City to win 5-2.. It should be a good game.. it always is. ;)

RIP

[rip2506]

Well not the result hope for against Eclispe Black a formidable possession based soccer team.. most if not nearly a full 90 percent of their passes are played to feet... I call them the simple pass.. most effective. They drew first blood with a goal in the 3rd minute.. they took one shot in the first half and made 100% of them... yes one for one.. It was a hot and humid evening 4pm which had me a little concerned when Brittney Wade ( Houston area MVP) took the day off due to prom..which meant more minutes for Zuri possibly a full game.. which I did not believe she was fit enough to play... she played 80 minutes and I was surprised she handled it pretty well... She said she might have played better if she had eaten a better quality pre-game meal... She had McDonald's big Mac and a extra cheese burger.. no I did not feed her these..Neresa Taylor did! LOL just kiddin NT. But her and Chloe played fairly well.. just did not put enough in the net... Eclispe got a gift on goal defensive header from one of our backs.. stuff happens no ones fault. Now down 2-0 I admired the courage of moving one of our defenders ( UT commit) Allie Russo up to attacking mid to add a spark.. then with only 10 minutes left Steve pulled the trigger again and moved our top defender and best player Kansas commit Caroline Van Slambrouck up to the forward position to press for a goal... we got one and was on our way to a second when at 20yds from goal and with a full head of steam to take another shot the center ref blew the closing whistle... bummer.  Hats off to Eclispe Black 93 a great team that plays beautiful soccer. One USYS cup game left against the Dynamos... not sure who they are maybe reminants of Rush.. they have not fared well against the better teams.. so we should get the necessary W to advance to the playoffs.




See ya in San Marcos for the South Texas Championships. :D

[rip2506]

I hope your club team is doing better than the Lakers and Celtics! :o

[rip2506]

I heard the SSSC U19 team has advanced to the Director's Cup State Championships in New Braunfels..

Sounds like fun to me! ;D

Great Job Steve and John

[rip2506]

SSSC U18/19 won their first game 3-1

[rip2506]

It was a beautiful weekend... The SSSC U18 won the Director's Cup State Title again.

And Bailey, Chloe and Zuri will advance to the National Cup State Playoffs on Memorial Day weekend.


Our game was a nail biter.... going into the game over confident.. at least I was due to the fact that the opponents had a -14 goal differential in their first three games. 14 for the opponents and zero for them.... No sweat we have got this... Right.

Well after 42 minutes we get our first goal.. we have taken nearly a dozen good shots that were mostly stopped by the cross bar or post... with a few nice keeper saves sprinkled in.

In the 2nd half we get another goal and I am beginning to get comfortable because things are going as planned a 3 or 4 goal to nil final score... Well a girl with a number 2 on her jersey said not so fast RIP I have got a little something for you and she ripped a left footed rocket that found the back of the net.... I was thinking no problem.. she got lucky  1 shot 1 goal. and besides our defense left her wide open to take the shot..(they want do that again).. then about 5 minutes later #2 receives another pass in the same general area but this time our defender is there to meet her and what does she do... The great player only know as #2 blows our defender off the ball literally to create space for herself and then rip... another left footed rocket in the back of the net... she is now 2 for 2 and we are tied.... I am beginning to have flash backs of last Spring when we should have advanced and we did not. I am thinking this is Zuri's last club game the writing is on the wall.. I have taken all this going to State stuff for granted.. it is over yall!


We thank God we have Brittney Wade and a few others (12) that did not give up.. Brittney scored with a header on a nice cross then another insurance goal.. and we ended 4-2.... but my hats off to #2 and the Dynamos they played a very inspired game with only one sub.

See ya in San Marcos for Memorial Weekend.

[rip2506]

Going to San Marcos this weekend to play the big Dogs... wish us luck! Unless we advance to the Regionals this will be Zuri an the gangs last club or high school age soccer.  WOW!

[rip2506]

Finished 1-1-1 for a solid 2nd place against South Texas's Best teams. It was a Final Four... high points winner take all. Teams included  the AHFC, Eclispe Black, Lone Star Red ( Nationally Ranked #16 with players committed to Texas, Texas A&M and perennial power house North Carolina) and Lone Star Red North.

Climate was a blistering 90+ degrees with a 25mph wind going left to right.

Rest of the game details in topic, Bailey, Chloe Zuri.

A little Paul Harvey for ya!  

[dealmady]

So far, it looks great.  We'll see how it goes.