GAME 11: Standings Leaders Struggle After the Break

BOXSCORES
NEW YORK 2 ST. LOUIS 0In what has to be the biggest upset in the history of the league, The abysmal Greeks defeated the mighty Cure. The two clubs came into this match as lopsided as you can get. St. Louis was averaging 4 points a game more and the two clubs were separated by 54 points in margin of victories. New York, which has always struggled to score grabbed the lead early with Nick Rimando's clean sheet. As the game moved forward the Cure had no answer. The score remained 1-0 as both sides were firing blanks. This was not out of the ordinary for New York, but uncharted territory for the Cure. New York would add an insurance goal when Fred scored and the Greeks pulled the shocking upset. The shutout is a first for St. Louis. The loss is a first for St. Louis and ends their league record of consecutive wins at 6. The loss prevents St. Louis from tying the record for the longest unbeaten streak. St. Louis will have to settle with the league record of 10 games before losing to start a season.
____________________________________________________________________ MONTGOMERY COUNTY 3 CAPITAL DISTRICT 3

The NECC never fails to deliver a competitive match. In this battle, the Monarchs struck first with Schelotto's goal and assist. The Gunners would fight back with JPA's brace. With the score 2-2 Montgomery County would regain the lead off a Ferreira goal. The Gunners would fight back once again with a Fredy Montero assist on Sunday.

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GATEWAY UNITED 5 UNION S.C. 5

In a game fit to end in a tie as both sides were in attack mode from the beginning. The Blues struck first when Donovan Ricketts earned yet another clean sheet. Then Conor Casey calmly scored from about 15 yards out and it was 2-0. Gateway United equalized when Coundoul out did Ricketts on this night with a clean sheet of his own and also an assist. The Saints would take a 3-2 lead with Lenhart's assist. Then the game got really interesting when LeToux, Zakuani and Mwanga scored points for both sides while playing on the same PPL Park grass. The lead changed hands several times but Union S.C. would come out of it with a 5-4 advantage. The scoreline could not be held, as Marco Pappa would equalize for the Saints yet again. Both clubs would have to settle for a point.

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GOLD COAST 2 BURUD TOWN 1

Burud Town seems to have a problem scoring against the Gold Coast. In two matches against the Suns, the Stags have mustered a single score in each game. Both sides struggled to generate much of an attack in this one and the Suns even missed the deadline to adjust the clubs roster. No matter the club would score just enough and for the second time this season defeat Burud Town.