WEEK 15: All of the Top Four Clubs Get Wins

BURUD TOWN 4 CD GUNNERS 2 - The Stags displayed some offense this week with 4 players contributing to the scoreline. The Gunners countered with a few scores, but once Lenart scored late the result was sealed. Burud Town remains in the top 4 of the MCQ and continues to enjoy a major resurgence since its horrid start to the season. BOXSCORE: Stags- Richards(A Y), Salihi(A Y), Hamid(CS), Lenhart(G Y). Gunners- Casey(G), Rivero(A).
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UNION SC 4 SPARTANS 4 - Its simply amazing how the season has gone for the Spartans. The club now has added to the league record for ties in a season with 8. That is 8 ties in 15 matches. Meanwhile Union SC for the 2nd game in a row racked up a lot of yellow cards. BOXSCORE: Blues- R.Johnson(1T), Pappa(G), Pickens(CS), Wondolowski(G), Alonso(Y), Arnaud(Y), Chara(Y). Spartans- Koevermans(1T), Sene(G), S.Johnson(CS SP), Juninho(Y).
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ROSE CITY 5 ALLIANCE 2 - Apparently the Flyers didn't care about the comments about how the offense was the weakest of the top 4. This week Rose City erupted including 2 assist from Marvin Chavez. The Flyers now have 10 wins on the season. BOXSCORE: Magee(A), Rosales(A), Beitashour(A), Chavez(A A). Lions- DeRosario(A), Ching(G). 
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ALAMO CITY 4 GOLD COAST 1 - The Battle finally beat the Suns in head to head action and continue to hold onto a slim lead for first place in both the BSL and MCQ. Eddie Johnson scored 2 goals to lead the way. Alamo City has 10 wins on the season, the clubs best in 4 seasons including the 2009 championship year. BOXSCORE: Battle- E.Johnson(G G), Boskovic(A), Gruenebaum(CS). Suns- Frings(1T), Bernier(Y).
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PENNYSYLVANIA 2 KC QUEST 0 - The Stoners didn't have a great game, but played well enough to collect the win against the last place Quest. (The Stoners 20th win all time) Both scores came from Crew players. BOXSCORE: Stoners- Gaven(G), Renteria(A). Quest-Pontius(G -1LF).
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GATEWAY UNITED 5 SECOND CITY 1 - The Saints extended the clubs unbeaten streak to 5 games easily defeating the Stars. Five different players scored for Gateway United. BOXSCORE: Saints- Castrillon(G), Rolfe(A Y). Solli(G), Beckham(G Y), Donovan(G), Nielsen(Y). Stars- Davis(G -1LF), Cascio(A).   

MATCH PREVIEW: Week 15

MCT / Semi-Finals | Aug 8-11     
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WEEK 14: Conjestion Leads to Plenty of Scoring

GATEWAY UNITED 6 ROSE CITY 3 - Landon Donovan broke out of his slump and scored 5 times in 2 games this week to lead the Saints to a huge win over the Flyers. Mike Magee tried his best to keep Rose City in the match scoring 3 times in 2 games this week as well, but it would not be enough. Gateway United also took advantage of having 2 subs come into the game with both Corrales and Solli scoring off the bench. BOXSCORE: Saints- Donovan(3T), Chiumiento(1T), Corrales(1T), Solli(1T), Beckham(Y), Nielsen(Y). Flyers- Magee(2T), Rosales(1T), Moffat(R), Beitashour(Y), Chavez(Y).
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ALAMO CITY 5 ALLIANCE 3 - Felipe Martins 2 point average was the difference as Alamo City was able to hold off the Lions and reclaim first place since the early part of the season. Alliance got scores from its big guns, but lost the lead on Sunday when Boyd and Johnson brought home goals. BOXSCORE: Battle-Martins(2T Y), Hartman(CS), E.Johnson(1T), Boyd(G), Hassli(Y). Lions- Ching(1T), Angel(1T), DeRosario(A), Stephenson(Y).
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UNION SC 6 PENNSYLVANIA 6 - The Blues threw 6 points at the Stoners, but also were handed out 4 yellows and a red card which would end up to be costly. Michael Farfan was allowed to come off the bench and score the final equalizer. For the first time in BSL history all 3 subs were able to play in a game. BOXSCORE: Blues- Wondolowski(1T), Pappa(G), R.Johnson(1T), Arnaud(2T Y), Pickens(SP), Alonso(Y), Chara(Y), Fernandez(R), Evans(Y). Stoners- Bruin(2T), MacMath(CS), Espindola(1T Y), Keane(G), Farfan(A).
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SPARTANS 5 SECOND CITY 5 - The late lineup submission cost the Stars a win and gave the Spartans a league record 7 ties in a season. Juan Agudelo came in off the bench to score for Second City. BOXSCORE: Stars- B.Davis(2T -1LF), Oduro(G), Nyassi(1T), Beckerman(1T Y), Agudelo(1T Y). Spartans- Koevermans(2T Y), Tierney(G Y), Grazzini(A), S.Johnson(SP), Jewsbury(Y).
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CD GUNNERS 3 GOLD COAST 3 - A last minute assist from Santos salvaged a point for the Gunners erasing a 3-2 lead by the Suns. BOXSCORE: Suns- Lindpere(1T Y), Mapp(1T), Bernier(1T), Cesar(Y), Frings(Y). Gunners- Morales(1T Y), Saborio(1T), Santos(A), Montero(R).
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BURUD TOWN 3 KC QUEST 1 - Pajoy and Hamid found their form to help the Stags get 3 points against the struggling Quest. Chris Pontius looked sharp for KC. BOXSCORE: Stags-Pajoy(G A), Hamid(SP), Richards(Y), Mattocks(Y). Quest- Pontius(2G -1LF), McCarty(Y), Alhassan(Y).

MATCH PREVIEW: Week 14

BIDDING WAR: Barry Robson(VAN)

Clubs involved (3): Burud Town, Spartans 1612, Alliance FC 

The new Whitecap won't play until July at the earliest, but a few BSL clubs have expressed interest in him. 2012 stats will count for the bidding. The bidding will end at 5pm (Pacific time) on 6/20.

POWER RANKINGS: Week 13

The Stoners cooled off the Gunners in week 13 proving the club is fit to be in first place in the BSL. While Rose City improved with its 9th win of the season, the Flyers are not scoring like the other top seeds and dropped to 3rd in the power rankings. The Spartans continue to be one of the hardest teams to beat in the BSL, but 6 ties in 13 games drops the club to 4th in the power rankings. Alamo City moves up to #2 with a third straight win. The biggest jump of the week is Second City, who poured it on in week 13.

WEEK 13: Leaders Don't Stumble After Long Break

SPARTANS 3 GATEWAY UNITED 3 - With the Spartans only trailing Gateway United by the slimmiest of margins in the BSL standings for 4th place, this important match up was worth the spotlight. The Saints opened the scoring with a Chiumiento assist, before New York equalized with a Meyers assist. Zusi gave the Spartans a short 2-1 lead before Nielsen's clean sheet tied it up again at 2-2. On Sunday the Spartans took the lead again when Grazzini scored, but Beckham came through late to tie up the score for a third time. The result is a record tieing 6th draw for the Spartans. With 9 matches still on the schedule, it seems possible the record could be broken. BOXSCORE: Spartans- Myers(A), Zusi(A), Grazzini(A). Saints-Chiumiento(A), Nielsen(CS), Beckham(A).
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ALAMO CITY 4 KC QUEST 1 - The Battle kept pace with the BSL Standings leaders and also improved to 2-0-0 in MCQ after easily defeating the Quest. Alamo City scored early and spread the wealth around as several players contributed to the scoreline including 5 saves from Kevin Hartman. The Quest continue to struggle and were not helped by a line up failure. BOXSCORE: Battle-E.Johnson(G Y), Boskovic(A), Martins(G), Hartman(SP). Quest- Pontius(G -1LF), McCarty(G), Bunbury(Y).
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ROSE CITY 2 UNION SC 1 - The Flyers got goals from Moffat and Sapong to defeat the Blues and keep pace with Pennsylvania in the BSL leader board. The only offense Union SC could muster after the long break was 7 saves from Matt Pickens. BOXSCORE: Flyers-Moffat(G), Sapong(G). Blues-Pickens(SP), Chara(Y), R.Johnson(Y).
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ALLIANCE 3 GOLD COAST 1 - The Lions got a much need 3 points highlighted by a stellar performance from Joe Cannon who had a clean sheet and 5 saves. The Lions remain unbeaten all-time against the Gold Coast. BOXSCORE: Lions- Neagle(G), Cannon(CS SP), Najar(Y). Suns-Reis(CS).
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PENNSYLVANIA 4 CD GUNNERS 1 - The first place Stoners used 2 Fabian Espindola goals to put away the defending champs and also improve to 2-0-0 in MCQ as well. BOXSCORE: Stoners- LeToux(G), Bruin(G), Espindola(G G), Castillo(Y). Gunners-Montero(A Y), Saborio(Y).
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SECOND CITY 6 BURUD TOWN 1 - The Stars erupted for the weeks best 6 points putting an end to the Stags 4 game unbeaten streak. The story in this game was all the cards handed out to Burud Town. Mattocks red card allowed Beckerman to enter the match and score 2 assist. 3 more yellow cards were handed out to the Stags, allowing Agudelo to enter the game for Second City as well. Playing a man down and allowing 2 subs to play is going to be a recipe for disaster for even the strongest of teams. BOXSCORE: Stars- Oduro(A Y), Nyarko(G A), Rimando(CS), Beckerman(A A). Stags- Hamid(CS Y), Mattocks(R), Moreno(Y), Richards(Y).  

MATCH PREVIEW: Week 13

BIDDING WAR: Oscar Boniek Garcia (HOU)

Clubs involved: (2) - Burud Town, CD Gunners
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These two owners have been agressive in trying to obtain the new Dynamo Designated Player. After a few attempts days ago, a true source was finally delivered. Bidding on Garcia will conclude Saturday 6/9 at 5pm (Pacific time). Since it is the 2nd half of the BSL season, only 2012 stats will count.

POWER RANKINGS: Week 12

Its quite unusual to have such a lengthly break in the BSL schedule, but which teams will benefit the most from this delay?

Returning to the top of the power rankings is Pennsylvania. The CD Gunners have been placed to the clubs highest ranking since the season started. The biggest jumps were Gateway United and Burud Town.