Union SoCal 9 Rose City 3

The Blues entered the underdogs with the league's 11th ranked offense. Averaging 2.1 points a game, the U erupted for 9 scores this weekend to easily defeat Rose City. A total of 6 players contributed for Union SC with a 7th, Bowen, left unused on the bench. The result put a wrinkle in the playoff race for the Flyers who entered the match on a positive run.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Blues:     Michel(SOG, A), Powers(G A), Harris(G)
             S.Williams(2A), Cronin(A), Knighton(CS)
Flyers:    DiVaio(A), Gordon(2G)
DISCIPLINARY
Blues:     None
Flyers:    Collin(Y), Gordon(Y)
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Gateway United 3 Alliance 2

The Saints got 2 late assists from Landon Donovan to escape with a 3-2 win over the Alliance and maintained the clubs top 4 position in the MCQ. All was not bad news for the Lions though, as the club would capture the 2013 Barium Cup. Tied 3-3 in aggregate scoring, under BSL scoring rules, the 2nd tiebreaker after bench scoring is penalty kicks. Alliance won in PK's 3-2. (3 contributing players to 2 combined both matches)

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SCORING SUMMARY

Saints:   Higuain(A), Donovan(2A)

Lions:    Perez(G), Kennedy(SP)

DISCIPLINARY

Saints:   None

Lions:    Perez(Y)

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Spartans 4 Alamo City 4

Thierry Henry's assist on Sunday helped the Alamo City Battle come-from-behind yet another week and salvage a tie against Spartans 1612. The result keeps the Battle 3 points ahead for the Honors Trophy with 6 weeks remaining. The Spartans could have won the match if not for Okugo's SOG being subtracted from the final tally.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Spartans:    Okugo(SOG -LF), Bieler(G A), Camara(SOG)
                  Camilo(G)
Battle:        O.Garcia(A), Fagundez(A), Henry(A)
                  Harvey(SOG)
DISCIPLINARY
Spartans:    None
Battle:        O.Garcia(Y)
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Orange County 5 Burud Town 0

In a battle between two current BSL playoff contenders, the Zodiac got scores from 4 different starters including 2 goals from Paponi. The Stags failed to announce for this big match-up.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Zodiac:    Paponi(2G), Sarkodie(SOG), F.Martins(A)
              Oduro(G)
Stags:      None
DISCIPLINARY
Zodiac:    Hamid(Y), Sarkodie(Y)
Stags:      None
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Capital District 4 Second City 1

The Gunners won their 4th straight match to move into first place in the Majors Cup qualifiers standings. Kei Kamara was the player of the game with 2 goals. Capital District much like last year is rolling in the 2nd half of the season. Second City falls 7 points back of a BSL playoff spot.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Gunners:   Rimando(CS), Kamara(2G), Steele(G)
Stars:        Cascio(G)
DISCIPLINARY
Gunners:   Castillo(Y)
Stars:        None
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Gold Coast 1 Pennsylvania 0

Davey Arnaud's assist delivered the Suns a victory in week 16 with the Partnership failing to post a line-up. The win is the Suns 2nd in a row and helped the club move up in the MCQ with a 2-3-0 record.

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SCORING SUMMARY

Suns:       Arnaud(A)

Stoners:   None

DISCIPLINARY

Suns:       Casey(Y), Findley(Y)

Stoners:    None

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Gateway United vs Alliance FC

Gateway United (BSL -7th place / MCQ -4th place) suffered a huge loss last week in the club's hopes of making the BSL playoffs. Alliance (BSL -11th place / MCQ -11th place) holds a slim 1-0 aggregate lead over the Saints for the 2013 Barium Cup.

Orange County vs Burud Town

Orange County (BSL -2nd place / MCQ -7th place) has lost 2 in a row which is the clubs first losing streak in the BSL. It won't get any easier going up against the Stags this week. Burud Town (BSL -3rd place / MCQ -3rd place) leads the league with 5 ties. The Stags could take over 2nd place in the BSL standings with a win.

Alamo City vs Spartans 1612

Alamo City (BSL -1st place / MCQ-1st place) needed Will Johnson's late heroics for another come-from-behind result, and now has a 5 point lead for the Honors Trophy. Spartans (BSL -4th place / MCQ -6th place) is in tight races in both tables. The club holds a 3 point lead in the BSL standings, and is only APG points out of the top 4 in the MCQ.

Second City vs Capital District

Capital District (BSL -8th place / MCQ -2nd place) has risen into 2nd place in the Majors Cup standings. Second City (BSL -6th place / MCQ -8th place) made up ground in the BSL standings last week and now trails by only 4 points for 4th place.

Gold Coast vs Pennsylvania

Gold Coast (BSL -10th place / MCQ -10th place) is coming off upsetting the Spartans and will look to continue that momentum this week. As is the case with just about all the BSL clubs, 3 points this week could go a long way in the MCQ table. Pennsylvania (BSL -12th place / MCQ -12th place) will look for something positive out of this season. Its been a tough ride so far in 2013.

Union SoCal vs Rose City

Union SC (BSL -9th place / MCQ -9th place) enters the week trailing by 3 points for the 4th place position in the MCQ even though the club is actually sitting pretty low in the table. A positive result against the Flyers could go a long way in determining if this club has any post season life in it. Rose City (BSL -5th place / MCQ -5th place) is 5-1-2 in the clubs last 8 matches and is breathing down the leaders throats for post season position.

Gold Coast 5 Spartans 4

The Suns overcame an early Camilo hat trick to overtake the Spartans and end the clubs 5 game losing streak. Conor Casey came through with the equalizer and the game winner after Findley and Beckerman began the comeback. The result ends the New York clubs 3 game unbeaten streak. Sean Johnson had 8 saves for the Spartans.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Suns:        Ricketts(CS), Beckerman(G), Findley(G)
               Casey(2G)
Spartans:  Camilo(2G A), S.Johnson(SP)
DISCIPLINARY
Suns:        Beckerman(Y)
Spartans:  Camara(Y), S.Johnson(Y)
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Capital District 6 Orange County 4

The Gunners picked up the clubs 3rd straight win defeating the Zodiac in a slugfest. The big story were the new additions Capital District picked up back on June 9th. Both, Russell Teibert  and Frederick Piiquionne, connected for braces to lead the way. The Zodiac had a good game including a wonderful performance from the youngster Zardes, but could not keep up with the Gunners this time around.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Gunners:   Teibert(2A), Kamara(G), Rimando(CS)
                Piquionne(G A)
Zodiac:      F.Martins(G), Hamid(CS), R.Johnson(G)
                Zardes(G)
DISCIPLINARY
Gunners:   None
Zodiac:     Sarkodie(Y)
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Burud Town 3 Alamo City 3

A couple of playoff hopeful's went head to head in this week 15 match-up with the Stags setting the tone early. Brown and Perkins helped build Burud Town a 2-1 lead midweek and David Ferreira added another score for the Stags early Saturday. However, the BSL leaders fought back when Will Johnson connected for 2 late scores to equalize for Alamo City sending both clubs away with a tie. Irwin had 5 saves for the Battle.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Stags:    Brown(G), Perkins(CS), Ferreira(A)
Battle:   Irwin(SP), W.Johnson(G A)
DISCIPLINARY
Stags:    Sturgis(Y)
Battle:   None
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Union SoCal 3 Pennsylvania 1

Faced with a must-win situation, the Blues put forth a spirited effort to pick up the 3 points against the Stoners. Michel broke the 1-1 tie with his SOG, and Williams added in the insurance score. Pennsylvania had to play a man down after Sapong's red card.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Blues:      Bowen(G), Michel(SOG), S.Williams(A)
Stoners:   Cudicini(CS)
DISCIPLINARY
Blues:      Bowen(Y)
Stoners:   Sapong(R)
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Rose City 6 Alliance 0

The International break had no affect in slowing down the BSL champs, as the club easily dismantled the Lions in a 6-0 route. The man of the match was Rodney Wallace who's hat trick put the game out of reach, but even before his scores the Rose City starters put up 3 scores from 3 separate players. The win put the Flyers only 3 points out of a playoff spot.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Flyers:  DiVaio(G), Bernier(A), McMath(CS)
           Wallace(3A)
Lions:   None
DISCIPLINARY
Flyers:  None
Lions:   None
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Second City 4 Gateway United 3

Even with a line-up failure, the Stars offense found a way to get 3 points against the Saints. The hero of the match once again is the unstoppable Mike Magee, who just keeps scoring.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Stars:    Berry(G -LF), Magee(G A), Hall(CS)
            LeToux(A)
Saints:   Jacobson(G), Higuain(G), Donovan(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Stars:    None
Saints:   Farfan(Y)
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Alamo City vs Burud Town

Alamo City (BSL -1st place / MCQ -1st place) enters this match with a 4 point lead in the Honors Trophy race. It might still be a little early to start talking about most wins in a season or most points in a season, but those records are definitely within reach.

Burud Town (BSL -3rd place / MCQ -4th place) enters with a 4 game unbeaten streak. The Stags look like a playoff team with an 8 point lead over 5th place, so this match against the Battle should be a good test for the club as to how the post season could play out. 

Rose City vs Alliance

Rose City (BSL -5th place / MCQ -7th place) is in the thick of both tables. The Flyers need wins to keep the pressure on the leaders. Alliance (BSL -11th place / MCQ -8th place) had the clubs best result of 2013 in week 14.

Spartans 1612 vs Gold Coast

Spartans (BSL -4th place / MCQ -3rd place) holds a 6 point edge over the 5th place flyers for a playoff spot and also is in the top 4 in the MCQ. A win this week will beat last years win total of 8. Gold Coast (BSL -10th place / MCQ -12th place) has lost 5 in a row entering this match.

Gateway United vs Second City

Gateway United (BSL -7th place / MCQ -2nd place) are on a 3 game unbeaten streak and has the #1 APG in the MCQ after 3 weeks. Second City (BSL -6th place / MCQ -9th place) struggled entering into the break, but still has life with the club only trailing by 7 points in the BSL playoff race.

Union So.Cal vs Pennsylvania

Union SC (BSL -9th place / MCQ -10th place) need points quickly for any chance for action after the regular season. Pennsylvania (BSL -12th place / MCQ -11th place) could have won before the break, but lost due to a line-up failure.

Orange County vs Capital District.

Orange County (BSL -2nd place / MCQ -5th place) seem like a solid bet to make the BSL playoffs barring any major slumps. However, the Zodiac will have to put forth a solid run for Majors Cup.
Capital District (BSL -8th place / MCQ -6th place) enter week 15 on a 2 game winning streak. The club is in the thick of the MCQ and has made a few roster moves to help in the stretch run.

Alliance 6 Orange County 1

Coming into the match as underdogs on a 7 game losing streak, the Lions were struggling to score and needed a spark. The club was quoted as wanting to play spoiler. On the stat sheet the Zodiac had a total of 50 scores compared to the Lions 22 in 13 weeks of action. Alliance got things started thanks to 2 great Blas Perez goals. Then, Neagle added in a 3rd score and the Lions had built a 3-0 lead.  The Zodiac would have to once again come from behind. Sarkodie began the comeback with an assist to close out Saturday with several OC players available for Sunday. Villarreal, Pontius, Rogers, Zardes, none of them could score for the Zodiac on Sunday, meanwhile the Lions were not done. Kelyn Rowe exploded for a hat trick giving Alliance the best offense of the week!
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SCORING SUMMARY
Lions:    Perez(2G), Neagle(A), Rowe(G 2A)
Zodiac:  Sarkodie(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Lions:    Rowe(Y)
Zodiac:  None
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Alamo City 3 Rose City 1

The Battle and Flyers were held scoreless all Saturday in a surprising scoreless match until Obafemi Martins opened the scoring with a goal. Then the match took a huge turn when Martins was red carded taking away his goal and Rose City's last available player, Aurellien Collin, delivered with a SOG. Within a matter of minutes the score had flip flopped giving Rose City the 1-0 lead going into Sunday and the rolls were reversed as well as Alamo City would have only 1 available player left. Would the red card be the storyline? Would Collins, the last Flyer standing, be the hero for the Flyers? On Sunday, like Collins, the first place Battle, got the equalizer from Diego Fagundez. Then in the closing minutes of the game, Fagundez delivered the game winner. Alamo City becomes the 2nd club in BSL history obtain 50 regular season wins.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Battle:    O.Martins(G -R) Fagundez(G 2A)
Flyers:    Collins(SOG)
DISCIPLINARY
Battle:   Martins(R), Driver(Y)
Flyers:   Gordon(Y), Rosales(Y), McMath(Y)
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Gateway United 3 Spartans 3

The Saints scored early this weekend to build a 3-1 lead, but would not be able to hold on for the victory. The Spartans would come from behind to earn a very late tie. Maicon Santos cut the score to 3-2 with his 86th minute assist, and Sean Johnson drew the match level with his clean sheet to close out the week. Both clubs had substitutes enter the match.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Saints:       Higuain(G), McInnerney(G), Gspurning(CS)
Spartans:   Bieler(G), Santos(A), S.Johnson(CS)
DISCIPLINARY
Saints:       Jacobson(Y), Donovan(Y)
Spartans:   Olave(R)
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Burud Town 3 Gold Coast 2

The Stags and Suns traded blows midway in the match as Javier Morales and Robbie Findley both had braces to keep the game deadlocked. The game winner came off a Jackson assist allowing Burud Town to come away with the win.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Stags:  Morales(G A), Jackson(A)
Suns:   Findley(G A)
DISCIPLINARY
Stags:  None
Suns:   None
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Union So.Cal 2 Second City 2

An Atiba Harris brace helped the Blues build a 2-0 lead. But, wasted opportunities from no less than 5 other starters would end up costing the club as Union SC could not extend their lead. Kenny Miller would also have a goal left on the bench and once again Joe Bendik lost a clean sheet in the closing minutes. For the Stars, the big moment came in the 86th minute of the final game of the week, Mike Magee and Patrick Nyarko connected to bring the Stars a last minute comeback draw.
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SCORING SUMMARY
Blues:   Harris(2G)
Stars:   Magee(G), Nyarko(A)
DISCIPLINARY
Blues:   Michel(Y), Powers(Y), Cronin(Y)
Stars:   Mapp(Y)
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Capital District 1 Pennsylvania 0

The Gunners offense struggled needing a Nick Rimando clean sheet to get on the board. It would turn out to be a huge score giving the club 3 more points in the standings. The Stoners had a few players on their roster score goals on Sunday with Nguyen and Sene, assuming they would have been starters, but the club never posted a lineup voiding out both scores.

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SCORING SUMMARY

Gunners:  Rimando(CS)

Stoners:   None

DISCIPLINARY

Gunners:  None

Stoners:   None

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