Spartans 3 Union SoCal 3

The first two scores for each club came at the same time as Benny Feilhaber of the Blues assisted on both of the Spartans goals. New York would take a 3-2 lead off an Alain Rochat SOG, but Kenny Miller's late goal tied it up again.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Blues:      Feilhaber(2A), Miller(G)
Spartans: Zusi(G), Bieler(G), Rochat(SOG)
DISCIPLINARY
Blues:      None
Spartans: Sinovic(Y), Reo-Coker(Y)
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Second City 3 Alamo City 3

Two clubs in the top 4 of the BSL standings traded blows back and forth and finished off with a 3-3 tie. The result does keep Alamo City as one of two BSL clubs still unbeaten in 2013.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Battle:  Henry(G), Barnes(G), Nielsen(CS)
Stars:   Davis(A), Magee(G), Hall(CS)
DISCIPLINARY
Battle:  None
Stars:   None
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Alliance 4 Capital District 2

The Lions sleeping offense woke up out-gunning Capital District in week 5. Will Johnson had 2 goals to lead the team. The Gunners got an assist from its new player Luyindula. Alliance has won 2 games in a row.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Lions:     Perez(G), W.Johnson(2G) Kennedy(SP)
Gunners: Garcia(A), Luyindula(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Lions:     Rowe(Y)
Gunners: None
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Orange County 5 Gold Coast 2

The Zodiac scored a week 5 best in offensive points on route to the clubs 4th win in 5 games. Five different players contributed to the score sheet for the club. The Suns got another score from defender Heath Pearce, but left a Conor Casey's goal on the bench.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Zodiac:   Silva(A), R.Johnson(A) Evans(G)
             Villarreal(G), Earnshaw(G)
Suns:      Findley(G), Pearce(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Zodiac:   Martins(Y)
Suns:      Moffat(Y), Chara(Y)
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Burud Town 3 Rose City 2

The Stags built an early 2-0 lead, but saw the lead evaporate as the Flyers fought back. The game winner was Troy Perkins 5 saves ending Rose City's 2 game winning streak.  Burud Town continues a club best 5 game unbeaten streak.

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SCORING SUMMARY

Stags: Juninho(A), Ferreira(A), Perkins(SP)

Flyers: Rosales(A), Collin(SOG)

DISCIPLINARY

Stags: Ferreira(Y)

Flyers: Collin(Y)

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Pennsylvania 4 Gateway United 3

The Stoners got a huge 3 points in the standings to climb out of the cellar when DeAndre Yedlin broke a 3-3 tie for the game winner. Michael Gspurning had 7 saves for the Saints.

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SCORING SUMMARY

Stoners:  Gil(G), Bruin(G), 

              Sarvas(A), Yedlin(A)

Saints:     McCarty(G), Avila(G), Gspurning(SP)

DISCIPLINARY

Stoners:  Sarvas(Y)

Saints:    None

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Gateway United vs Pennsylvania

Gateway United (1-3-0 / 3 points) fell victim to a 1-0 loss in week 4. Pennsylvania (0-3-1 / 1 point) has lost 3 straight since an opening week tie, and is the only BSL club without a win in 2013.

Rose City vs Burud Town

Rose City (2-2-0 / 6 points) comes into this match winning 2 straight after losing the first 2 matches of the season. Burud Town (3-0-1 / 10 points) is coming off an big win from week 4 action.

Union So.Cal vs Spartans 1612

Union SC (1-3-0/ 3 points) has lost 2 in a row and is averaging a lowly 1.5 a game. Spartans (2-2-0 / 6 points) have also lost 2 in a row and has been its scoring average drop each week since opening day.

Orange County vs Gold Coast

Orange County (3-1-0 / 9 points) still hold the leagues #1 offense and will look to get back in the win column. Gold Coast (1-3-0 / 3 points) had a mammoth result last week providing a much needed spark to the clubs tough fortunes.

Alliance vs Capital District

Alliance (1-3-0 / 3 points) is struggling to score with 1 point in the last 2 matches. Capital District (1-1-2 / 5 points) is coming off the clubs first loss of the season.

Alamo City vs Second City

Alamo City (4-0-0 / 12 points) will look to remain in first place as the club looks to seek its best start in club history with a fifth straight win. Second City (3-1-0 / 9 points) is sitting in 4th place and is averaging 3.3 points a game (4th in the league).

Kleberson to Enter the BSL

CLUBS INVOLVED: (6)
Alamo City, Capital District, Union SC, 
Orange County, Pennsylvania, Burud Town

After days of speculation it was finally officially announced that veteran Brazilian international José Kléberson on loan from Esporte Clube Bahia will be coming to the United States. Several BSL clubs had expressed interest in him much earlier, but no official signing was announced until just recently. Given the time of this post, the deadline for bidding on Kleberson will be on Wednesday 3/27 at 5pm(PDT). 

Available Keeper Spurs Demand

CLUBS INVOLVED: (3)
Rose City, Alliance FC, Union SoCal

With so many BSL clubs hoarding goal keepers, the release of Luis Robles from Alamo City has spurned an interest with select clubs. Bidding on Robles will conclude on Tuesday 3/26 at 5pm(PDT).

Alamo City 4 Spartans 1

For the 2nd week in a row, the Spartans offense struggled sending the club to a 2nd loss as well. Their opponent, Alamo City took advantage and improved to a perfect 4-0-0 on the year and moved into first place in the BSL standings.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Battle:     Santos(A), Speas(G), Neilsen(CS)
              Barnes(G)
Spartans: Mattocks(G)
DISCIPLINARY
Battle:      None
Spartans: Camara(Y), Reo-Coker(Y)
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Second City 3 Capital District 2

Thanks to a Mike Magee penalty kick and a late Patrick Nyarko goal, the Stars overcame a 2-1 deficit to defeat the Gunners. Second City was forced to play a man down when Moor was red carded forcing to Stars to lose his services and allowing the Gunners first sub to enter the match.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Stars:      Hall(SP), Magee(G), Nyarko(G)
Gunners: Castillo(G), Busch(CS)
DISCIPLINARY
Stars:      Moor(R)
Gunners: Gaven(Y)
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Burud Town 5 Orange County 3

Burud Town doubled up on the Zodiac to give the new BSL club its first taste of defeat. The Stags are one of 2 clubs remaining without a loss.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Stags: Rafael(G), Perkins(CS), MacDonald(A)
         Jackson(G A)
Zodiac: Pontius(A), J.Williams(SOG), Hamid(SP)
DISCIPLINARY
Stags: Alexander(Y), Juninho(Y)
Zodiac: None
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Gold Coast 6 Pennsylvania 2

The Suns roster moves appeared to have paid off at least for one week as the club exploded for 6 points in week 4 to easily defeat the Stoners. Five different players made the boxscore.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Suns:     R.Clark(A), Moffat(A), Pearce(SOG)
             Reis(CS), Agudelo(G A)
Stoners: Bruin(A), Cudicini(CS)
DISCIPLINARY
Suns:     Moffat(Y)
Stoners: None
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Rose City 2 Union SoCal 1

The Blues offense continues to struggle as the club dropped to 1-3-0 on the season losing to Rose City 2-1. The Flyers improved to 2-2-0 on the year after winning for the 2nd week in a row.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Flyers: DiVaio(G), Bernier(A)
Blues: Wondolowski(G)
DISCIPLINARY
Flyers: None
Blues: Feilhaber(Y)
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Alliance 1 Gateway United 0

The Lions were almost shut out for the 2nd week in a row, but instead got 8 saves from Dan Kennedy on Sunday to get on the scoreboard. As it turns out, it was also the game winner, as Gateway United was unable to score.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Lions: Kennedy(SP)
Saints: None
DISCIPLINARY
Lions: None
Saints: None
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Two Clubs Interested In Nunez

CLUBS INVOLVED: (2)
Capital District, Burud Town

On Thursday it was officially announced that midfielder Ramón Núñez was signed. The Honduran native who moved to Dallas as a child and played under Schellas Hyndman during his college years at SMU, returns to the club where he spent the first three seasons of his professional career. Bidding for Nunez will conclude on Sunday 3/24 at 11:00am(PDT)

Match Preview: Orange County vs Burud Town

The game of the week features two unbeaten clubs. The Zodiac have won the clubs first 3 matches in the BSL fairly easily. The Stags will be without Arrieta this week, but with the exception of week 3, has shown a diverse offense. Burud Town will also be debuting the clubs new kit this week.

Match Preview: Capital District vs Second City

The Gunners are off to a good start obtaining 5 points in the standings after 3 matches, but will be without some key players this week thanks to World Cup qualifiers. The Stars will also be missing some players, but not as many. Second City lost the clubs first match last week, but not without a valiant fight. This should be a good match.

Match Preview: Alliance vs Gateway United

This is the first leg of the 2013 Barium Cup. So far this rivalry has been one-sided with Gateway United winning all 4 matches. The Saints have been busy since winning their first game of the season last week.  The club just completed a trade obtaining Higuain and before that obtained Jack McInnerney off waivers. The Lions are sitting in last place at the moment and have signed a couple of free agents to help bolster an offense that was shut out last week.

Match Preview: Spartans vs Alamo City

The Spartans suffered their first loss of the season in week 3, but have a great opportunity to get back in the top 4 of the BSL standings if the club can defeat Alamo City this week. The last time these two clubs faced off, the Spartans slaughtered the Battle 9-2!

Match Preview: Rose City vs Union SoCal

The Flyers swept the season series in 2012 against the Blues. Union SC had a rough third week with a tough loss and an injury and is looking to rebound.

Match Preview: Pennsylvania vs Gold Coast

The Suns continue to make lots of roster moves searching for the first win of the season. The club has changed 8 players in 2 weeks including a recent trade obtaining 3 new players for this match. On the flip side, the Stoners are win-less in 3 matches as well, but are choosing to remain loyal to their roster of players.

Rose City 4 Second City 3

The busy week for the Flyers paid off as the defending champions new addition Patrice Bernier lived up to his mid week drama as he scored a goal and assist for his new club. Also contributing was DiVaio and MacMath giving Rose City its best offensive outing of the season. The game got interesting as Second City refused to go quietly. After trailing 4-0, the Stars started a comeback and pulled to within 1 after Brad Davis' goal. It was nervous time for the remainder of the match including Mike Magee hitting the post that could have tied the game. Both clubs had a substitute enter into the match, but neither scored.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Flyers: Bernier(G A) DiVaio(G), MacMath(CS)
Stars: LeToux(A), E.Johnson(G), Davis(G)
DISCIPLINARY
Flyers: Bernier(Y), Siriboe(Y)
Stars: E.Johnson(Y), Rosell(Y)
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Gateway United 3 Gold Coast 2

The Suns 2-0 lead midway through the match was vanquished by a late rally from the Saints. The final score came from Eric Avila, who's assist in the 89th minutes of the last match of the weekend completed the comeback to earn Gateway United the clubs first win of the season.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Suns:  Arnaud(A), Higuain(A)
Saints: Plata(A), Jacobson(G), Avila(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Suns:  None
Saints: None
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Alamo City 4 Union SoCal 1

Steve Zakuani's beautiful assist on Saturday night that equalized the score 1-1 for Union SC brought the clubs supporters to a huge level of excitement. But, those cheers were silenced when Bapiste's late assist pulled the Battle ahead again. Alamo City would add a few more scored before the final whistle, but the writing was on the wall by the conclusion of Saturday's action sending the Blues to another defeat at the expense of Battle. The victory improved Alamo City to a perfect 3-0-0 on the year and gives the club the first win in the Founders Cup tally as well.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Battle: Nielsen(CS), Baptiste(A), Michel(A)
         Cooper(G)
Blues: Zakuani(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Battle: Baptiste(Y), Cooper(Y)
Blues: Alonso
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Orange County 4 Pennsylvania 1

The Zodiac continued to hold first place in the BSL standings after another impressive win. This time the mighty OC took command when Bill Hamid scored a clean sheet with 7 saves to start the match. Robert Earnshaw's PK and defender of the year candidate, Josh Williams latest SOG, built the Zodiac a 4-0 lead before the Stoners offense was able to get one back. Now in week 3, Orange County is becoming an amazing story.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Zodiac:   Hamid(CS SP), Earnshaw(G),
             J.Williams(SOG)
Stoners: Gil(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Zodiac:  None
Stoners: Espindola(Y), Keane(Y)
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Burud Town 2 Alliance 0

The Lions had several players return from their absences, but it only seemed to hurt the club more than help it as Alliance FC was shut out in week 3. The Stags had the clubs least productive game of the young season, but didn't need much getting a couple of scores from Brown and Ferreira. At 2-0-1 (7 points), this is the best start in the Stags 4 year history.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Stags: Brown(G), Ferreira(A)
Lions: None
DISCIPLINARY
Stags: None
Lions: W.Johnson(Y)
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Capital District 2 Spartans 1

The Gunners got the clubs first win of the year edging out the Spartans 2-1 in the first leg of the Empire Cup derby. The Spartans opened the scoring, but unlike previous weeks blew through a slew of players in the afternoon without anything to show for it. The Gunners had plenty of opportunities to open this match wide open, but was left with little production after Nick Rimando's 5 saves in middle of the match.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Gunners: Saborio(G), Rimando(SP)
Spartans: S.Johnson(CS)
DISCIPLINARY
Gunners: Rolfe(Y)
Spartans: Cahill(Y)
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Jack McInnerey Left on Waivers in Week 3 Action

CLUBS INVOLVED: (6)
Alamo City, Burud Town, Gateway United
Union SoCal, Second City, Orange County

Two previous bidding wars have led to Jack McInnerey sitting out week 3 without a BSL club to play for. He'll probably be starting for his new club in week 4 once we find out who the highest bidder will be. The deadline to bid for McInnerey is Sunday 3/17 by 5:00pm(PDT). All bids must be placed on this post.

Patrice Bernier's Availablity Sparks Interest

CLUBS INVOLVED: (7)

Pennsylvania, Orange County, Union SC, Rose City 

Spartans 1612, Burud Town, Alliance FC.

The aftermath of a very compelling bidding war for Martins, has seen the window open up for the former Alamo City midfielder. With Patrice Bernier's waiver period complete, several BSL clubs have expressed interest in his services. The bidding on Bernier will conclude at 5pm (PDT) on Friday 3/15, meaning he will be available to play for his new club in week 3 if needed.

Match Preview: Alamo City vs Union SoCal

The Blues and Battle kick off the first entry in the Founders Cup this weekend. If Union SC wants to claim hardware this season the priority needs to be to end the jinx. The Battle have owned this match-up.  Players have come and gone, but the results have been the same with the Blues winning only once in 11 meetings. It will not be easy this weekend either with Alamo City currently 2-0-0. One blessing is the club will be without Patrice Bernier after releasing him in the most expensive transfer fee in BSL history.

Match Preview: Orange County vs Pennsylvania

Could the season have started any better for the Zodiac? In the clubs first 2 matches in the league its done everything right. The offense has scored 11 times in those 2 games. The roster is getting production from forwards, midfielders, defenders, and the goal keeper. The rest of the league is looking up at the first place Zodiac. This weekend, the Stoners get a shot at trying to knock this new club down a peg as the Partnership looks to get in the win column.

Match Preview: Capital District vs Spartans 1612

The first leg of the 2013 Empire Cup is also the BSL game of the week. The Spartans have not trailed in a match yet and have built very early leads in both matches. Its players have thrived in the afternoon results and been quiet in the nightcaps. The Gunners may not have a win yet, but are averaging 4 points a game, which is better than the Spartans, and is the polar opposite of its New York rival, scoring better in night results. This could be the highest scoring match of the week.  

Match Preview: Burud Town vs Alliance

The Stags first 2 matches of the season have shown a diverse offense. Can the club keep it up in week 3 against Alliance FC? This will be the first match the Lions will have DeRosario available. It has to be a big welcome to a club that is 0-2-0 and averaging less than 2 points per game.

Match Preview: Gold Coast vs Gateway United

The Suns have made bold moves since the club last took the field signing several defenders. Its an obvious attempt to jump start the unfortunate player departures that the club encountered at the start of the season. Gateway United is in a similar boat, having started slow as well and has made a few roster moves as well, but choosing to find untapped midfielders and forwards. It should be an intense match between two established clubs looks to get their first win.

Match Preview: Rose City vs Second City

The Flyers have scored once in each of the first 2 matches putting the club at the bottom of the league in offense. The club is waiting patiently while the roster gets healthy and now has to face a Stars squad entering undefeated and averaging 3.5 points in the first 2 games.

Obafemi Martins is in High Demand

CLUBS INVOLVED (12): 
Gold Coast, Gateway United, Union SC, Burud Town, 
Alamo City, Spartans 1612, Second City, Alliance, 
Orange County, CD Gunners, Pennsylvania, Rose City.

For the first time in league history, all 12 teams will be involved in a bidding war. It could have something to do with all the rumors that have circulated regarding Martins. He was a discussion before the BSL draft, then a discussion during the draft, and now up for bidding before week 3, which is the earliest bidding in league history as well. As customary this early in the season, only 2012 player stats will be what counts for bidding value. Also no goal keepers may be used in this bidding war. To accommodate the number of clubs involved, the deadline for Martins has been set for Wednesday 3/13 at 5pm (PDT). Any comments placed on this post after 5pm will not count.

Union SoCal 3 Alliance 2

Union SC built a 2-1 lead deep into this match until Dan Kennedy's 6 saves tied it up for the Lions on Sunday. The score would remain that way deep into Sunday night until Chris Wondolowski's 92nd minute goal would cap the night and the week sending the Blues faithful to a frenzy.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Blues: K.Miller(G), Bengtson(G), Wondolowski(G)
Lions: Rowe(A), Kennedy(SP)
DISCIPLINARY
Blues: Feilhaber(Y), Wondolowski(Y)
Lions: None
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Second City 2 Pennsylvania 1

Once again the game of the week was short on scoring. The Stoners scored first off a CJ Sapong assist, before the Stars equalized off a Romero assist. Sebastian LeToux's assist on Sunday was the game winner for Second City.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Stars: Romero(A), LeToux(A)
Stoners: Sapong(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Stars: None
Stoners: None
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Alamo City 4 Gold Coast 1

The Battle improved to 2-0-0 on the season. The club got production from 4 different starters including help from defender Michel.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Battle: Kobayaski(G), Bernier(A), Pajoy(G)
          Michel(SOG)
Suns: Reis(CS)
DISCIPLINARY
Battle: Pajoy(Y)
Suns: Beckerman(Y)
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Orange County 6 Gateway United 1

The Zodiac lead the league in scoring this week taking apart the Saints easily. Robert Earnshaw began the scoring early and the rest of his teammates just kept pouring it on. With the #1 APG in the league, Orange County is in first place in the BSL Standings.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Zodiac: Earnshaw(2G), F.Martins(G), R.Johnson(G)
            Hamid(CS), J.Williams(SOG)
Saints:  Agudelo(G)
DISCIPLINARY
Zodiac: Martins(Y)
Saints:  Nagbe(Y)
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Capital District 3 Burud Town 3

The Gunners earned another hard fought point in the standings after a back and forth dogfight with Burud Town. Neither club could break apart in this match as the score was deadlocked three times. The Stags were able to have a substitute enter the match, but could not take advantage. Nick Rimando had 5 saves for the Gunners.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Gunners: Castillo(A), Casillas(G), Rimando(SP)
Stags: Arrieta(G), Ferreira(G), Brown(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Gunners: Harbottle(Y), Saborio(Y)
Stags: Arrieta(Y)
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Spartans 2 Rose City 1

Just like last week, the Spartans scored very early and built a quick lead and again like last week the offense stopped soon after. The 2 quick points was enough to give the club another win as Rose City was only able to score once in an attempt to cut into the score.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Spartans: Mattocks(A), Beiler(G)
Flyers: McInnerey(G)
DISCIPLINARY
Spartans: Lawrentowicz(Y)
Flyers: None
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Match Preview: Gold Coast vs Alamo City

A week after Frings announced his retirement, Gold Coast got news of Christian Tiffert leaving the club as well. Needless to say, it has not be raining good news so far in terms of personnel for the Suns. While its hard to replace such plaers on short notice, the club recently added Ricardo Clark to the roster. Alamo City enters the match looking to score a more decisive win than the 2-1 victory the club had in week 1. The Battle are debuting the clubs new 2013 primary kit this week.

Match Preview: Union SoCal vs Alliance

Both Union SC and Alliance finished last week shaking their heads in frustration and now both clubs face off trying to right the ship. Neither club wants to start the year off 0-2 so this match should be intense.