WEEK 8: Stoners FC Take Over First Place

PENNSYLVANIA 3 GATEWAY UNITED 0 - The Game of the Week was more a case of missed opportunities by the Saints and even a few misses by the winners themselves. Stoners FC got on the scoresheet thanks to 2 goals from Will Bruin and 5 saves from MacMath. On the other side of the pitch, Gateway United had chances up and down its lineup. Landon Donovan alone could have scored 3 times. The biggest moment in this match came when Robbie Keane was given a PK instead of Donovan who normally gets the ball. Not only did this affect the Saints, but Keane then missed the PK himself. The win makes Pennsylvania the last unbeaten club in the BSL and moves the Stoners to first place in the league table. With an 8 game unbeaten streak, the club is 3 away from tieing the league record. BOXSCORE: Stoners- Bruin(G G), MacMath(SP), Castillo(Y). Saints- Beckham(Y). 
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CD GUNNERS 4 ALAMO CITY 2 - Regardless of what trends are going on in the BSL for these rivals, the Gunners find a way to get the upper hand over the Battle. Scoring the clubs best offensive output of the season, the Champions doubled up on Alamo City 4-2 to take the first leg of the BSL Classic Derby. The loss is the second in a row for the Battle and moves the club out of first place. More bad news for Alamo City was the possible injury to Henry, the clubs leading scorer. BOXSCORE: Gunners- Santos(G G), Morales(A Y), Ricketts(CS), Montero(Y). Battle- Henry(G), E.Johnson(G Y), Boyd(Y).
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SECOND CITY 3 KC QUEST 1 - With each club having lineup failures to start the match this was bound to be a tight affair. But, thanks to a braces from Beckerman and Cascio, the Stars were able to break free and pick up 3 points in this match. BOXSCORE: Stars- Cascio(G A -LF), Beckerman(G A), Nyassi(Y), Joseph(Y), Estrada(Y). Quest- Shea(1T Y -1LF), Pontius(A).

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UNION SC 5 ALLIANCE 2 - The Blues are now unbeaten in their last 4 matches going 3-0-1 in that stretch after defeating the Lions. After starting the season with several high scoring losses, the club is now moving up the table and making a run for the top 4. Five players contributed to the scoresheet for Union SC. Meanwhile, Alliance did get a clean sheet from resigned Joe Cannon. BOXSCORE: Blues-Arnaud(A), R.Johnson(A), Pickens(CS), Wondolowski(A), Pappa(G Y). Lions- DeRosario(G Y), Cannon(CS). 
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GOLD COAST 4 SPARTANS 3 - After falling behind 2-0 and 3-1 in this match to the Spartans, the Suns offense came alive and made a dramatic comeback. First, Mwanga got an assist even though he played limited minutes, then Cummings got an assist to tie up the score. Jeff Larentowicz's late goal was the game winner to end New York's unbeaten run and hand the Spartans the clubs first ever loss in the BSL. BOXSCORE: Suns- Reis(SP), Mwanga(A), Cummings(A), Larentowitz(G Y). Spartans- Corradi(G A), Gomez(G). 
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ROSE CITY 2 BURUD TOWN 0 - The Flyers moved back into playoff position thanks to 2 assists from Marvin Chavez. Meanwhile, the Stags continue to struggle and to make matters worse left 2 goals from Steven Lenhart on the bench that could have tied up the score. BOXSCORE: Flyers- M.Chavez(A A). Stags- Cruz(Y).