MATCH PREVIEW: Week 12

GOLD COAST vs GATEWAY UTD - For the third week in a row the Saints are in the game of the week. Even though the club has lost only once this season, back to back ties have moved the Saints out of first place. This weeks opponent owns that position in Gold Coast FC. The Suns 7 wins are best in the league. UNION SC vs ALLIANCE FC - The hottest club in the BSL is currently in 8th place and charging up. The Lions are playing their best football right now. The Blues are on a 3 game losing streak and could really use this match to get Majors Cup qualifying off on the right path. ALAMO CITY vs BURUD TOWN - Coming off a bye week, the Battle resume league play only 1 point shy of a playoff position. Winners of 4 of its last 5, the club must try and find a way to turn the tables around on a Stags club that has owned this match up. Burud Town has outscored the Battle 18-8 all time. PENNSYLVANIA vs PN RANGERS - Coming off the clubs biggest win in its short history, the Stoners are in the thick of the playoff race. A clear favorite this week, this is the perfect opportunity for the Partnership to improve the clubs stats. CD GUNNERS vs HILLCREST UTD - The Gunners overcame a 5 point deficit to earn a point last week. That will probably not be necessary this week against the Rainbows. With first and second place playing each other this week, the Gunners might easily move up the standings by weeks end.

WEEK 11: No Lead Was Safe This Week

GATEWAY UTD 5 CAPITAL DISTRICT 5 - The Saints jumped to an early lead when Donovan scored on a PK and Joel Lindpere had an assist on Wednesday. Then Danny Mwanga caught fire with 2 goals and an assist early in Saturdays action. However, the Gunners would fight back with assists from Montero and Pappa. Ricketts had 2 clean sheets in the week to average a point for his team. Then Chris Pontius completed the comeback with a goal and assist on Sunday to salvage a tie for the Gunners. ALLIANCE 5 SECOND CITY 3 - The turn around for the Lions continues as club earned its 4th win of the season after defeating a very strong Stars team. Maicon Santos had 2 goals and Luke Rodgers continues to play well in New York. Brad Davis had 2 assist in response for Second City. PENNSYLVANIA 5 UNION SC 4 - Two struggling offenses came out of their shells in a classic match. Union SC took the early lead with Mastroeni and Shea scores. Then the Stoners fought back with LeToux and Oduro scores. Union SC reclaimed the lead literally minutes later when Wondolowski netted a goal. Then again real time a mere minutes later Bunbury equalized for the Stoners. Colin Clark gave the Blues another lead before Saturday ended. It appeared as if Union SC was sitting on a slim 4-3 lead, but it turns out LeToux had a second score to tie the game again at 4-4. Then on Sunday Perlaza gave Pennsylvania their first lead of the game and the game winner. A huge win for the Stoners and a huge defeat for the Blues. Also in this match Union SC wasted 2 goals from Mapp, 2 scores from Ekpo and a goal from Casey on the bench. Pennsylvania left a Ryan Smith goal on the bench as well. This result is sure to haunt Union SC for the remainder of the season. BURUD TOWN 4 PACIFIC NORTHWEST 0 - The Stags made easy work of the Rangers scoring early and often including an assist from Justin Braun and Nate Jaqua. GOLD COAST 3 HILLCREST UTD 0 - The Suns got their 7th win of the season after easily defeating Hillcrest thanks to scores from Cam Weaver and David Beckham.

MATCH PREVIEW: Week 11

GATEWAY UTD vs CD GUNNERS - Two BSL originals go head to head in the game of the week. The Saints hold first place currently, but a loss to the Gunners would change the standings completely. Overall the Gunners have owned the match up, but Gateway United did win the last time these clubs faced each other. ALLIANCE vs SECOND CITY - The Stars scoring average has dropped recently but still have 19 points on the season standings. The Lions will look to continue the clubs new positive momentum. UNION SC vs PENNSYLVANIA - Two clubs in the middle of the pack and in real need of a victory. Both offenses have struggled so points may be at a premium. PN RANGERS vs BURUD TOWN - The Stags have struggled since losing several key players to injuries but should ahve enough to take down the Rangers. GOLD COAST vs HILLCREST UTD - This game could be over by Wednesday as the Suns are the odds on favorite to pick up an easy win. This could be a real blowout.

WEEK 10: Five Clubs Are 2 Points Apart For 1st Place

GATEWAY UNITED 1 SECOND CITY 1- Two of the leagues better offenses and each club could only muster a single score. The result keeps the Saints in first place and the Stars close behind, but several other BSL clubs are now breathing down their necks. ALAMO CITY 2 UNION SC 1 - The Battle picked up the clubs 5th win in the last 6 games after narrowly defeating the Blues. The scoring started with Koko's goal, but Wondolowski would equalize. After Alhassan broke the deadlock, it looked as if the Blues would tie it up again until Nielsen's clean sheet was robbed in stoppage time. CAPITAL DISTRICT 2 BURUD TOWN 1 - Dane Richards early goal was the difference in this game as each clubs keepers found success with their own clean sheets. The win put the Gunners only 1 point from first place. ALLIANCE 3 PACIFIC NORTHWEST 0 - The Lions controlled the game from start to finish getting scores all weekend long including a header from Chad Barrett, an assist from Luke Rodgers and a clean sheet from Matt Pickens. Alliance may be still near the bottom of the standings at the current moment, but the club has picked up 7 points in the last 3 games and with Majors Cup qualifying starting soon, may soon be a consideration for a Majors Cup spot. PENNSYLVANIA 1 HILLCREST UNITED 0 - The Stoners wasted 3 goals from 3 players on the bench, but managed to avoid an embarrassing result thanks to Carlos Ruiz. His goal was the only one from the Stoners roster that actually counted.

MATCH PREVIEW: Week 10

GATEWAY UTD vs SECOND CITY - It's going to be the fight for first place as these two clubs bring a combined 12 wins to the pitch. Also these clubs are tied for the league lead in MOV with plus 14 margins.

ALLIANCE vs PN RANGERS - The Lions showed real promise last week putting the Suns to the test. Now the club has a great chance to pick up 3 points in the standings against the lowly Rangers.

UNION SC vs ALAMO CITY - The Battle have won 4 0f 5 since starting the season 1-3-0 and have owned the Blues with the exception of the last time these two clubs meet which was a Majors Cup game.

CD GUNNERS vs BURUD TOWN - The Stags return from their bye week stuck in the middle of the standings. So far the season have been a mixture of both very positive and very negative results. Injuries have played their part. Meanwhile the Gunners have been able to sustain success even though the club has also been hit by a rash of injuries.

PENNSYLVANIA vs HILLCREST UTD - The Partnership needs a win and the Rainbows are just the club to help with that. Coming off the clubs worst match of the season, the Stoners should have enough to rebound and pick up 3 points.

WEEK 9: Top of the Table Remains Close

ALAMO CITY 3 SECOND CITY 1 - The Stars may have scored first off a Chiumiento goal, but the rest of the club was unable to add to the lead. Meanwhile, the Battle got going when Plata scored twice after blanking earlier in the week, to average 1 point. Nick Rimando's clean sheet broke the deadlock and Henry brought Alamo City an insurance goal. The loss dropped Second City out of first place.

CD GUNNERS 4 UNION SC 3 - The clock ran out for the Blues in this back and forth affair. Union SC opened the scoring off a Wondolowski goal. He would score again later this week, but his average would remain 1 point. Marco Pappa would equalize for the Gunners. Then Joseph gave the Blue the advantage again with his goal before Castillo scored twice to average a point as well. Chris Pontius gave the Gunners their first lead of the game and then Brek Shea tied the game up for the third time. The game winner came from Freddy Montero.

ALLIANCE 3 GOLD COAST 3 - Matt Reis' clean sheet and 5 saves and David Beckham's beautiful free kick almost delivered the Suns another victory. However, the Lions refused to lose this match as DeRosario's late goal ended this game in a tie.

GATEWAY UTD 5 PENNSYLVANIA 0 - The Saints scored the first 2 goals of the week on Wednesday with Donovan and Mwanga each delivering. Landon Donovan would score another 2 goals totaling 3 for the week and averaging 2 points. The game was all Gateway United as Ryan Johnson scored in both his games this week to average another point and Fernandez contributed too.

HILLCREST UTD 0 PN RANGERS 0 - The Rangers got an assist from Marquez, but its lineup failure would cost the club 3 points in the standings. Frei did come close to bring the Rangers the game winner but came 1 save short with 4 saves on the week average.

MATCH PREVIEW: Week 9

GOLD COAST vs ALLIANCE- The Suns are on a 4 game winning streak including wins over established opponents like Burud Town, Alamo City, and Capital District. So naturally the club has to be the favorite in this one. The Lions managed to get a win last week, but really needs a big win to begin to make a name for itself.

GATEWAY UTD vs PENNSYLVANIA- The Saints have dropped to third place in the standings even though the club has lost only once so far in 2011. The Stoners have lost 2 straight games by a margin of 8 points. The addition of Juan Pablo Angel might be just what the doctor ordered.

UNION SC vs CD GUNNERS - The Blues come off a bye week in search of a 4th straight win. However, the easy part of the schedule is over and now the club will have to figure out how to score more. The Gunners have been hit by the injury bug but are clinging to a playoff spot currently. Union SC has a slight edge over the Gunners in the all time series.

ALAMO CITY vs SECOND CITY- The match of the week features the 6-1 Stars against the explosive Battle who have won 3 of their last 4 games. Alamo City has made some bold moves and has picked up some major players off the transfer window. The verdict is out on whether they will perform.

HILLCREST UTD vs PN RANGERS - Winless. Poorly created and now abandoned clubs, this match couldn't be less interesting.

WEEK 8: Suns Moving Up the Standings

GOLD COAST 4 CD GUNNERS 2- The Suns continue to win big games and have to be considered a strong contender for the BSL Cup. This week, the club had the league high of 4 points in a soft scoring weekend. Renteria scored the game winner. The Gunners had their unbeaten streak snapped. It was the clubs first loss since opening day.

GATEWAY UTD 2 BURUD TOWN 2- The Saints still have not found a way to get 3 points against Burud Town. In this match, Gateway United had more production on the pitch, but could only muster 2 points on the scoreboard. Charlie Davies opened the scoring with a goal and assist, but played again on Saturday bringing his average to 1. Friberg and Jewsbury had scores wasted on the bench. The Stags got the most out of their opportunities including 7 saves from Kennedy.

SECOND CITY 3 PENNSYLVANIA 0 - Remaining in first place, the Stars picked up the clubs league high 6th win after defeating the Stoners. Wolff's goal and assist averaged out to a point and Coundoul garnered 7 saves. Pennsylvania had a very quiet game and could not take advantage of the 3 yellow cards Second City had this week.

ALAMO CITY 3 PN RANGERS 0 - The Battle had an easy time against the Rangers with scores from Folan, Henry and Rimando to pick up the clubs 4th win on the season and improved to 4-4-0 in the standings.

ALLIANCE 2 HILLCREST UTD 0 - The losing streak ended at 5 games for the Lions and the men in black picked up its first win since week 1. Andy Najar had 2 assist very early in the week to average 1 point after playing 2 games on the schedule.

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ALAMO CITY

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MATCH PREVIEW: Week 8

GOLD COAST vs CD GUNNERS - The match of the week features two clubs with a combined 9 wins on the season. Could this be a possible playoff preview?

GATEWAY UTD vs BURUD TOWN - The Stags took the season series from the Saints in 2010 and are coming off their best result of this year. Gateway United is currently in 2nd place but only by the slimmest of margins.

ALAMO CITY vs PN RANGERS - The Battle should be able to take advantage of a Rangers club sitting near the bottom of the standings.

SECOND CITY vs PENNSYLVANIA - The Stars have the added pressure of being on top of the entire league now. The Stoners have to put last week aside and focus on this big game.

ALLIANCE FC vs HILLCREST UTD - One of these clubs should have their losing streak end after this match is done. The odds are the Lions should be that club.

WEEK 7: First Place Changes Hands Again

BOXSCORES
GATEWAY UTD 2 ALLIANCE 1 - The Saints needed a 2nd half Sunday goal by Landon Donovan to get the clubs 5th win on the season. After DeRosario's assist and Fernandez's goal, the score remained tied for much of the match. The Lions suffer another 1 point loss. In the clubs 5 straight losses, 4 of them have been by 1 point.

BURUD TOWN 7 PENNSYLVANIA 2 -The Stags broke out of their scoring slump in a big way. Lead by Will Bruin's 3 goals Burud Town would finish with 7 points on the week to easily defeat Pennyslvania and end the Stoners unbeaten run at 4 games. The Stoners did mount an early comeback after Bruin's hat trick, bringing the score to 3-2, thanks to another Mondragon clean sheet and a LeToux PK. However, the rest of the weekend was all Stags.

UNION SC 2 HILLCREST UTD 0 - The Blues finished off the easy part of their schedule doing what needed to be done and that was grab 6 points in the standings. Neilsen's 5 saves was the game winner.

GOLD COAST 7 ALAMO CITY 3 - The Battle got a taste of their own medicine having an opponent put up 7 points. The Suns were relentless and improved to 5-2-0 on the season. Moreno had a BSL hat trick, and 3 other starters added to the scoresheet. If Brad Evans would have ever gotten into the game, the Suns would have had another hat trick and could have broken the BSL scoring record. But, Evans, 3 points never got in. Alamo City did score 3 times and made the game respectable.

SECOND CITY 3 PN RANGERS 0 - The Stars cruised early in this match getting a pair of assist from Brad Davis on Friday. Coundoul added addition insurance with a clean sheet. Second City takes over first place in the league standings with a very slim tie breaker over Gateway United who has the same win-loss record.