Here is this week’s table. Goleros moved up a notch, to second place, due to our strategic win this past weekend. This is great news because second place has a lot of advantages. The second seed at the end of the regular season qualifies for a bye in the playoffs, advancing right to the semi-finals. Thus, the path to a playoff championship requires only two wins instead of three. The second-place finisher in the regular season is also in position to be considered for promotion. Under the league’s rules, promotion is considered first for the first-place finisher in the regular season and then second for the playoff champion. However, if the playoff champion is also the first-place finisher, the second-place finisher in the regular season is considered next. All this is to say that we have a lot to play for in these final games. We want to get that bye in the playoffs and finish at least firmly in second.
What about first-place, you say? We’re going for that too. If we win out, we will deserve it. But we have to recognize the odds. FC Arlington currently holds that spot with a perfect 4-0 record. Versus Goleros, they hold all the trump cards. FC Arlington owns the tie-breaker (head-to-head win) and has a game in hand. Further, they play all of the teams at the bottom of the table to close out the season. It’s hard to see them yielding 4 points (a loss and a tie), which would be required for us to take first. This assumes that we win out, and we’re not taking that for granted by any means! If you look at the stats of some of our opponents, that would not be wise. We will have to earn each and every win.
We worked hard thus far so let’s just keep playing and having fun.
| CCSL>Third Division> | ||||||||||||
| Rank | Team | W | L | T | GP | PTS | GF | GA | GD | GDA | ||
| 1 | FC Arlington | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | Goleros | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 1.8 | ||
| 3 | Far Post | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1.6 | ||
| 4 | DC Divided | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.3 | ||
| 5 | Our Kicks Dont Lie | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.3 | ||
| 6 | Unathletic DC | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -8 | -2.0 | ||
| 7 | Two Left Feet | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | -1.3 | ||
| 8 | Funky Town | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | -6 | -1.5 | ||
| 9 | Red Devils | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | -7 | -1.8 | ||
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