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The last chapter of the 2008 campaign begins this weekend. Going into the playoff tournament, there is one standout team, Hoover FC (7-0-1). The other five competitors – DC Divided (5-1-2), Flirts (5-3-0), Goleros (4-3-1), Armory (4-3-1), and DC Thunder (3-3-2) – had comparable seasons. Take a look at the final table. The numbers show regular season record, total points, goals for/goals against, goal differential, and goal differential average.
1. Hoover FC 7-0-1, 22, 22/6, +16, 2.0
2. DC Divided 5-1-2, 17, 21/9, +12, 1.5
3. Flirting with Sobriety 5-3-0, 15, 22/8, +14, 1.8
4. Goleros 4-3-1, 13, 17/14, +3, .4
5. Armory 4-3-1, 13, 17/15, +2, .3
6. DC Thunder 3-3-2, 11, 21/20, +1, .1
7. Lost Tourists 3-4-1, 10, 19/15, +4, .5
8. The Diplomats 2-4-2, 8, 19/20, -1, .1
9. Funky Town 1-6-1, 4, 6/35, -29, -3.6
10. Far Post 0-7-1, 1, 3/25, -22, -2.8
Here’s a few thoughts on the table. Hoover FC is alone at the top. The next six teams are separated by only 2 wins. The top 7 teams have a positive goal differential. Although it was close in the middle of the pack, DC Divided and the Flirts separated themselves from us in points and goals. Armory went on a late-season run, but we finish above them on several tie-breakers, including head-to-head. Lost Tourists and the Diplomats both miss the playoffs but they could have easily been there. Funky Town and Far Post weren’t competitive this season. Funky Town escaped the last place finish it probably deserved based on severe attendance problems at Far Post. Of all the teams, we had the second most difficult schedule, since we didn’t play Funky Town, but everyone else did. Of course, we didn’t have the play the Far Post game – we picked up a forfeit win, so these things tend to even out.
On Saturday, we face Armory, a team we defeated 3-1 in the only previous meeting of the teams. It was a costly match, no doubt. However, their captain, Kurt, is a friend of mine from way back so we will be both reminding players that we’re going to play hard but safe. I’m anticipating a fun match. If we should win, we’ll face the No. 1 seed, Hoover FC, on Sunday.
Let’s dig in and try to win it all. If we can string together 3 good performances, we’ll have a pretty good chance of taking home the famed CCSL Trophy.*
Go team!
* There is no trophy.
Hoover is beatable. We weren't even full strength in the first match of the season and we played them well, we just couldn't quite pull even with them.
ReplyDeleteIf we get by Armory, we can beat Hoover.