U13B Impact Red win State Cup finals!

May 18, 2011 by travel-editor · Comments Off
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Congrats to the U13 Boys Virginia State Cup winners Arlington Impact Red!

The U13 boys Impact Red won the 2011 state cup title over the weekend at Ukrop Park in Richmond, Va. The team had to win 5 games to claim the title and they did so in impressive fashion, allowing only 2 goals while scoring 19.

Game Summary for Semi-Final (May 21)

In the semi-final match the Impact Red played the SOCA Express out of Charlottesville. The teams had met 3 times before and each match was a close fought contest. The SOCA Express started strong and created good scoring chances, but Impact’s defense was able to keep the Express from scoring. The second half started off better for the Impact, and they were able to break through on a goal from Lucas Mendes off an assist from Joey Faddoul. Lucas took a pass from Joey on the left side of the penalty box and beat three players to chip it past the diving SOCA goalie for the game winner.

Game Summary for Final (May 22)

In the final, the Impact faced a familiar foe and fellow NCSL Division 1 opponent VSA Heat Blue. The VSA Heat Blue was the defending State and Region l Champion. The game began with both teams creating some decent scoring chances. The Impact Red was able to go on top when Christophe Gerlach scored from a corner kick by Chris Fleischer. The half ended with the Impact up 1-0. The second half began and the Impact Red began to hit its stride and apply consistent pressure on the VSA defense. The Impact had two consecutive corner kicks taken by Roger Goodbold, and the second one was able to find Will McCreary at the top of the six. Will was fouled from behind and the team was awarded a penalty kick which Joey Faddoul calmly finished to the right side of the net. Joey scored again with a great individual effort, as he turned to beat 2 players and get in behind the central defense for another calm finish to the bottom left corner of the net. The final goal was scored on another individual run through the defense by Lucas Mendes who fired a bullet past the Heat goalie into the far corner for a final score of 4-0.

The defense, consisting of Alex Hughes (GK), Jake Campbell, Chris Fleischer, Brandon Hughes, Enrique Dubon, Keyvan Montero and Daniel Damiani, was extremely organized and didn’t yield a goal. They have been so consistent and good all year and have only allowed 1 goal in 5 league games. The midfielders, Will McCreary, Jack McCreary, Roger Goodbold, Christophe Gerlach, Lucas Mendes, and Daniel DeButts, maintained our possession and started our attack with technical flair and creativity. Our forwards Joey Faddoul and Noah Kline provide our penetration behind opponents’ defenses and the ability to hold the ball in so we could get numbers forward into the attack. It was a total team contribution!

The Impact Red will represent the state of Virginia in the Region 1 Tournament in Lancaster, PA from June 30th – July 5th.

State Cup champs!

It was an impressive run and full team effort over the weekend. The members of the Impact Red pictured above are Alex Hughes, Brandon Hughes, Chris Fleischer, Jake Campbell, Keyvan Montero, Enrique Dubon, Noah Kline, Jack McCreary, Will McCreary, Daniel Debutts, Joey Faddoul, Daniel Damiani, Roger Goodbold, Christophe Gerlach, Lucas Mendes. Congratulations Impact Red!

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2011-2012 Travel Coach assignments

May 11, 2011 by justin · Comments Off
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Tags: 2011-2012 coaches, coach assignments, new coaches