WEEK 3: Early Leaders Stay On Form

ROSE CITY 2 KC QUEST 0 - There were more cards than scores in the game of the week featuring two expansion clubs. The game winner was courtesy of Marvin Chavez. The Flyers now have back to back wins, while the Quest lose for the first time. BOXSCORE: Flyers- M.Chavez(A), Kennedy(CS), Moffatt(Y), Santos(Y), Kennedy(Y). Quest- D.Hernandez(Y), Pontius(Y).

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ALAMO CITY 6 UNION SC 3 - The 10th meeting between these two rivals started with Gspurning giving the Battle a 1-0 lead. the Blues countered with a couple of Wondolowski goals to claim a 2-1 lead. The Battle equalized with Mirosevic's goal. Then to close out Saturday's action Union SC took the lead again with Marco Pappa's assist. Sunday came and it was all Alamo City. Henry had 2 goals and an assist and Castrillon had an assist turning a 1 point deficit to a 3 point win. BOXSCORE: Blues- Wondolowski (G G), Pappa(A), Fernandez(Y). Battle- Gspurning(CS), Mirosevic(G), Henry(G G A), Castrillon(A), Hassli(Y).

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GATEWAY UNITED 4 CD GUNNERS 1- The Saints overpowered Capital District to remain perfect on the season with a 3-0-0 record. On Friday Gateway got goals from Estrada and Evans to build a 2-0 lead very quickly. The Gunners cut the lead in half on Saturday with a Vargas goal. Then on Sunday the Kenny Cooper's 2 goals put the game to rest. Donovan Ricketts did have 7 saves, but was left as the backup keeper in this match for the Gunners. BOXSCORE: Saints- Estrada(G), Evans(G), Cooper(G G). Gunners- Vargas(G), Espinza(Y).

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PENNSYLVANIA 1 ALLIANCE 0 - This match remained scoreless throughout most of the weekend. However, it was not without chances. DeRosario came close on several occassions. The headliner in this match was Kei Kamara. First he missed on a penalty kick that could have won the game. Then in the 87th minute late on the final Sunday game he put the lone goal behind the net. BOXSCORE: Stoners- Kamara(G). Lions- None.

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GOLD COAST 3 SECOND CITY 1 - The Suns found their offense and found their first win of 2012. After being shut out the first 2 games of the season, Matt Reis' clean sheet ended the dry spell. The Stars did get some offense from Oduro, but were unable to stay unbeaten, getting their first loss of the season. BOXSCORE: Suns- Reis(CS), Salinas(G), Cummings(G). Stars- Oduro(G), Davis(Y), Nyassi(Y).

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SPARTANS 5 BURUD TOWN 0 - After starting the season with back to back ties, the Spartans made a clear statement in this match. 4 players contributed in a blowout over Burud Town. Meanwhile, what is up with the Stags? The club is struggling on offense and is now 0-3-0 on the season. BOXSCORE: Spartans- Busch(CS), Sene(G), Townsend(G Y), Zusi(A A), Jewsbury(Y), Grazzini(Y). Stags- None.