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Sunday April 20, 2008
The Team travelled to Michigan for the Alliance FC
International Spring Invite Tournament. The U13 (USA 1994 Age
Group) round robin qualifying stage saw the Squad win both their
games 3-nil and 4-nil respectively. Outside of a few exhibition
games, these initial games were the first two games of the 2008
season and the Boys seem to be in mid-season form playing a
controlled game of soccer.
In the semi-finals the Team played host team
Alliance FC; never an easy task to play the host team of any
tournament let alone a US based international tournament at that.
The Team came out strong scoring a quick goal in the opening minutes
of the match. After the initial goal, the game settled down until
the mid way mark of the second half where an exceptional play that
initiated out of the midfield to see UMSC Strikers go up 2-nil on
the host team. A final goal was scored in the dying minutes of the
match, final score UMSC 3, Alliance FC nil.
The final match was a nail biter from the opening
whistle. The Boys scored first to take a 1-nil lead over the 5th
ranked Michigan Team the Muskegon Lakers. The Muskegon Team fought
back to tie the match to open the second half; but our Boys are a
determined group of young men and held most of the possession in the
second half. At the mid way mark of the second half the ball saw
the back of the Muskegon net for a second time in the match, that
was eventually the game winner, UMSC Striker 2, Muskegon Lakers 1.
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A special thanks to the Coaches and Parents for all
the hard work in making this weekend a success. |
