Hey Guys,
Pleave RSVP for this Sunday's Game.
10:00 am at Galludet versus Taz.
Hope to see you all there!
Ally & Peter
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
Goleros win - playoff bracket filling out
Awesome 4-2 win last night versus our friends and rivals, Tsunami. We owed them one after they bested us the in both of the past two seasons by one goal in frustrating losses (2-1 in the spring and 1-0 this season). See our game report from Week 1 here.
With this win, we go back on top of the Orange Bowl series by one game, 4-3-1. Vic did pick up another goal against us though, but it's likely his last, at least on Tsunami. He is moving to Washington Wanderers in the Premier Division next season. Too bad for the 2nd Division; great player and competitor. A few more notes about Tsunami. I thought Terry was outstanding at central defender, as was the curly haired woman who played left back. Ty has been making weaving runs for years against our back line. He scored his first ever goal against us last night according to my memory. Let's hope it's his last one.
We had a lot of bright spots. One of our best performances of the season. The defense was mostly solid. We yielded to a lot of pressure in the second half. But with some over-the-top distribution and timely runs by the Silver Fox and others, we seized the initiative back and ultimately withstood the test. That was exciting to watch - an example of the dyanmic part of the game.
Every once in a while, it's fun to mention some names even though this is a team sport. Cat scored her first goal and continued her stellar play as of late. Nap was very effective in the back and the middle against some of Tsunami's best players. My vote for player-of-the-match is Griz, however. His assists were quite skillful and he ran the full field, disrupting the attacks.
Well played by everyone though, seriously.
The playoff bracket is more clear now.
We will now have to play the top seed, Taz Devils. The winner of the LUA/DC Thunder match was DC Thunder by a score of 5-3 (why do I think that Roland scored at least 4 of those?). So DC Thunder will face Quicksilver and we - if we can win the semi somehow - will face the winner of that matchup in the finals.
Next up: Taz.
[Notes: 4-2 playoff win vs Tsunami on 11/7/10 at Geo Mason HS. Goals: Chris N. (Griz), Cat (Griz), Ermy (unassisted), Nate (Nap). GK: George.]
With this win, we go back on top of the Orange Bowl series by one game, 4-3-1. Vic did pick up another goal against us though, but it's likely his last, at least on Tsunami. He is moving to Washington Wanderers in the Premier Division next season. Too bad for the 2nd Division; great player and competitor. A few more notes about Tsunami. I thought Terry was outstanding at central defender, as was the curly haired woman who played left back. Ty has been making weaving runs for years against our back line. He scored his first ever goal against us last night according to my memory. Let's hope it's his last one.
We had a lot of bright spots. One of our best performances of the season. The defense was mostly solid. We yielded to a lot of pressure in the second half. But with some over-the-top distribution and timely runs by the Silver Fox and others, we seized the initiative back and ultimately withstood the test. That was exciting to watch - an example of the dyanmic part of the game.
Every once in a while, it's fun to mention some names even though this is a team sport. Cat scored her first goal and continued her stellar play as of late. Nap was very effective in the back and the middle against some of Tsunami's best players. My vote for player-of-the-match is Griz, however. His assists were quite skillful and he ran the full field, disrupting the attacks.
Well played by everyone though, seriously.
The playoff bracket is more clear now.
We will now have to play the top seed, Taz Devils. The winner of the LUA/DC Thunder match was DC Thunder by a score of 5-3 (why do I think that Roland scored at least 4 of those?). So DC Thunder will face Quicksilver and we - if we can win the semi somehow - will face the winner of that matchup in the finals.
Next up: Taz.
[Notes: 4-2 playoff win vs Tsunami on 11/7/10 at Geo Mason HS. Goals: Chris N. (Griz), Cat (Griz), Ermy (unassisted), Nate (Nap). GK: George.]
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Great Game!
Hey Team,
Great game tonight! Yes I am a loser and cannot sleep after late games.
I also wanted to tell you all I am bartending at P Brennans on Columbia Pike in Arlington on Saturday evening if anyone wants to come on down for a pint or two. I'll be there after 6:00 pm. It's a great place with good food and some cool local bands on the weekends.
Our game as of right now is Sunday at GMU = George Mason High School (NOT Galludet Mike) at 9:00 pm. We will see if we can get an earlier game and post the blog to RSVP in the next day or two.
Have a fabulous week!
Ally & Peter
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Full playoff schedule [corrected]
Here's our full playoff schedule based on our ranking. Note they are all night games, all at the same place.
Quarters - 11/7
#4 (Tsunami) vs #5 (Goleros) - 9:00 p.m. at Geo Mason HS in Falls Church
#3 (LUA) will play #6 (DC Thunder)
Semis - 11/14
Winner of our game vs top-seeded Taz - 9:00 pm at Geo Mason HS in Falls Church
The winner of the LUA/DC Thunder game will play the second seed, Quicksilver. They have the easier path to the championship game.
Finals - 11/21
Division 2 final - 8:00 p.m. at Geo Mason HS in Falls Church
Will we play all three games?
Quarters - 11/7
#4 (Tsunami) vs #5 (Goleros) - 9:00 p.m. at Geo Mason HS in Falls Church
#3 (LUA) will play #6 (DC Thunder)
Semis - 11/14
Winner of our game vs top-seeded Taz - 9:00 pm at Geo Mason HS in Falls Church
The winner of the LUA/DC Thunder game will play the second seed, Quicksilver. They have the easier path to the championship game.
Finals - 11/21
Division 2 final - 8:00 p.m. at Geo Mason HS in Falls Church
Will we play all three games?
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Regular season standings
Here are the final standings from the Fall 2010 regular season.
CCSL>Second Division>
Rank Team W L T GP PTS GF GA GD GDA
1 Taz Devils 4 0 4 8 16 18 11 7 0.9
2 Little Urban Achievers 4 2 2 8 14 17 9 8 1.0
2 Quicksilver FC 4 2 2 8 14 22 14 8 1.0
3 Goleros 3 2 3 8 12 18 15 3 0.4
4 DC Thunder 3 2 3 8 12 19 19 0 0.0
5 Tsunami Naranja 4 4 0 8 12 13 16 -3 -0.4
6 Geezers 2 5 1 8 7 6 13 -7 -0.9
7 DC Divided 1 4 3 8 6 15 20 -5 -0.6
8 Lost Tourists 1 5 2 8 5 9 20 -11 -1.4
Despite what this says, we finished fifth, right in the middle of the table. Tsunami leaps us on the head-to-head win. Little Urban Achievers get 3rd place.
It's a bit cruel that we dropped to 5th. If we would have won versus Taz last weekend, we would have been champions. But, like other teams, we left a lot of points on the table. And so, in failing to pick up the last three, we have to take our lumps. The point is that there were a lot of good teams this season and we held our own.
Despite what this says, we finished fifth, right in the middle of the table. Tsunami leaps us on the head-to-head win. Little Urban Achievers get 3rd place.
It's a bit cruel that we dropped to 5th. If we would have won versus Taz last weekend, we would have been champions. But, like other teams, we left a lot of points on the table. And so, in failing to pick up the last three, we have to take our lumps. The point is that there were a lot of good teams this season and we held our own.
Playoff Game Sunday at 12:00 pm at Galludet
Please RSVP as soon as possible.
Thank you!
Ally & Peter
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