Gateway United Wins 3rd Straight BSL Cup!

RECAP
In a BSL Cup featuring two of the leagues bests, the match began with a flare for Capital District when Dockal scored a brace and Blake followed up with a clean sheet very early on. With all of the Gunners "big guns" still left to check in this had the makings to be a record setting BSL Cup. Gateway United countered back quickly as the defending champs got a goal from Bradley Wright Phillips and then another goal from Piatti. Things settled down after that opening fury of scores until Katai leveled the match 3-3. Later, Benny Feilhaber gave the Saints their first lead of the match where it stayed 4-3 until late on Sunday. Victor Vasquez would score on that day for the Saints 5th score and what would become the eventual game winner as Jesus Medina would come through with an assist for the Gunners. The final score 5-4 to Gateway United. The Saints continue to reign as league Champions for a third straight year.

MAN OF THE MATCH
With the match very much in doubt, Victor Vasquez's goal prevented overtime and won it for the Saints in regulation.

2018 BSL Cup Champions

Congratulations to the owner/operator of Gateway United. The Saints have become the first club to win three BSL Cup trophies, and have done so by winning it three years in a row! This is Gateway United's 6th trophy in club history (2nd most in league). The Saints also extended the clubs lead for most playoff wins, now with 7 wins all-time.

2018 BSL Cup Preview

This year's BSL Cup Final will have the two clubs that currently possess the most trophies in the league already. So the rich are going to get richer. With all its hardware, Capital District has only one BSL Cup at the moment. This is the Gunners 4th time in the Championship match with the club winning in 2011, and falling short in 2009 and 2015. Gateway United enters as only the 2nd club to reach the BSL Final 3 consecutive years in a row. (Orange County did it 2013-2015). However, Gateway already can claim to be the only club to win it 2 straight and will be looking for a third straight Cup.

Gateway United Advances to 3rd BSL Cup Final

RECAP
As predicted in the preview, the Semi-Final between Alamo City and Gateway United was close. The Saints jumped out to an early lead when Victor Vasquez scored first. Then both clubs traded punches between a couple of Kei Kamara goals and Mauro Diaz/Jesse Gonzalez scores. Katai widen the lead for Gateway by a 4-2 score, before Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a brace to tie it up 4-4. The game winner came when David Bingham brought home a point for the Saints at the closing whistle. Gateway United moves on to play Capital District in the 2018 BSL Cup Final.

MAN OF THE MATCH
The Saints got two very big goals from Kei Kamara on Saturday to keep the club level. He pressured the defense all match with 4 shots and 3 offside calls. Neither goal was the game winner, but without his brace Gateway United doesn't advance to a 3rd straight BSL Cup Final.

Playoff Semi-Final Preview

The 2018 Playoff Semi-Final has the defending back to back BSL Champion - Gateway United versus Alamo City S.C. This is the Saints 7th time in 10 years to reach the playoffs and the club has a 5-4 record overall in those seasons. This is the Battles 6th time in 10 years to reach the playoffs and the club has a 2-4 record overall in those seasons. Historically, these two clubs have met only twice in the playoffs. In 2009 Alamo City won the Semi-Finals to eventually go on and win that BSL Cup. Last year (2017) Gateway United won in the Semi-Finals to go on and win that BSL Cup. This season these clubs tied each other 4-4 and 6-6 in each match they played each other, but this is the playoffs, so a winner will be determined to matter how long it takes.

Fantastic Close to 2018 Regular Season

Capital District  6 : 5  Union S.C.
Alamo City  6 : 6  Gateway United
Gold Coast  5 : 1  S.C. Canada

It was a fantastic final week of the 2018 regular season as all three clubs in contention for the Honors Trophy at one time had the lead for the title. But, in the end the club that controlled it's own destiny took care of business as Capital District broke a 5-5 tie when Diego Valeri scored a PK to earn the Gunners the full 3 points and the Honors Trophy. Meanwhile, Alamo City and Gateway United fought each other like predicted and the clubs had to settle for a 6-6 draw. Finally, Gold Coast FC got a 3 goal hat-trick from Josef Martinez to defeat S.C. Canada.

2018

Champions

BSL: Gateway United

Honors: Capital District

NAMC: Capital District

Standings

LUB           Pts    W   L   D    TO

Capital Dist    20    6   2   2    72

Alamo City      17    4   1   5    57

Gateway United  16    4   2   4    73

Gold Coast      12    3   4   3    42

S.C. Canada     10    3   6   1    44

Union S.C.       7    2   7   1    51

MCQ

WEST            Pts   W   L   D    TO

Alamo City       6    2   0   0    13

Union S.C.       3    1   1   0    12

Gold Coast       0    0   2   0    06

EAST            Pts   W   L   D    TO

Capital Dist     6    2   0   0    09

Gateway United   3    1   1   0    10

S.C. Canada      0    0   2   0    07

Week 1
                                         

Gold Coast

4

Scoring

Zardes (G)

Sapong (G/A)
S.Johnson (CS

Cards

Sapong (Y)
S. Johnson (Y)

Gateway United

4

Scoring

Asad (G)

K.Kamara (G)
Piatti (A)
Adi (A)

Cards

Feilhaber(Y)

                                         

Alamo City

7

Scoring

Guzan (SP)

Manotas (G)
Vako (G/2A)
Alessandrini (G)
Blanco (G)

Cards

Alessandrini (Y)
Union S.C.

5

Scoring

Plata (G)

Wondolowski (A)
Vela (A)
Mancosu (G)
O.Kamara (G)

Cards

Mancosu (Y)

                                         

Capital District

10

Scoring

Elis (2A)

Higuain (G)
Blake (CS)
Meram (A)
Rossi (G)
Techera (A)
Villa (A)
Medina (G/A)

Cards

Medina (Y)
S.C. Canada

4

Scoring

Rusnak(A)

K.Molino (2G)
C.Ramirez (A)
Cards

None

Week 2

                                         

Capital District

11

Scoring

Higuain (G)

Rossi (2G/3A)
Villalba (G/2A)
Elis (G)
Villa (G)

Cards

None

Gold Coast

6

Scoring

J.Martinez (G)

Zardes (2G)
Finlay (2G)
Urena (G)

Cards

None

                                         

Gateway United

10

Scoring

Piatti (G)

Almiron (G/A)
K.Kamara (G/A)
B.Phillips (G/A)
Feilhaber (G/A)
Katai (G)

Cards

K.Kamara (Y)
B.Phillips (Y)

Union S.C.

7

Scoring

Vela (G/A)

Schweinsteiger (A)
Rivas (2G)
Fagundez (G)
Plata (G)

Cards

Schweinsteiger (Y)
Melia (Y)

                                         

S.C. Canada

4

Scoring

T.Martinez (A)

Nikolic (2G)
K.Molino (A)

Cards

None

Alamo City

3

Scoring

Gamara (A)

Russell (G/A)

Cards

None

Week 3

                                         

Capital District

6

Scoring

Elis (G/A)

L.Acosta (G)

Blake (CS)

Medina (A)

F.Gutierrez (G)

Cards

L.Acosta (Y)
Higuain (Y)

Union S.C.

1

Scoring

Wondolowski (G)

Cards

None

                                         

Gateway United

4

Scoring

Asad (A)

Piatti (A)

Almiron (A)

Frei (SP)

Cards

None

Alamo City

4

Scoring

Manotas (G)

Vako (G)

Russell (A)

Diaz (A)

Cards

Reyna (Y)
                                         

Gold Coast

6

Scoring

Arriola (A)

Finlay (A)

S.Johnson (CS)

J.Martinez (3G)

Cards

None

S.C. Canada

4

Scoring

Rusnak(G)

Vargas (G)

Erikkson (A)

Urutti (G)

Cards

Vargas (Y)

MCQ1
                                         

Capital District

4

Scoring

Valeri (G)

Rossi (A)

F.Gutierrez (G)

Meram (A)

Cards

Valeri (Y)
S.C. Canada

2

Scoring

Erikkson (A)

Nikolic (G)

Cards

None

                                         

Alamo City

9

Scoring

Blanco (G/A)

Ibrahimovic (2G)

Tajouri (A)

Penilla (G/A)

J.Colman (G)

Guzan (CS)

Cards

Ibrahimovic (Y)
Gamarra (Y)
Guzan (Y)

Union S.C.

6

Scoring

Giovinco (A)

Schweinsteiger (2A)

Kljestan (A)

Vela (2G)

Cards

Fagundez (Y)
Giovinco (Y)

Week 4
                                         

Union S.C.

8

Scoring

Gressell (G/A)

Kljestan (A)

Fagundez (G/A)

Melia (CS/2SP)

Cards

Wondolowski (Y)
Gold Coast

2

Scoring

J.Martinez (G)

Agudelo (A)

Cards

None

                                         

Gateway United

10

Scoring

Badji (2A)

L.Silva (2G)

Almiron (2G/A)

K.Kamara (G/2A)

Cards

Almiron (Y)
Badji (Y)

S.C. Canada

4

Scoring

Erikkson (G)

Hoesen (A)

Nikolic (G)

Dwyer (G)

Cards

Accam (Y)
Dwyer (Y)
Nikolic (Y)
                                         

Alamo City

3

Scoring

M.Diaz (A)

Russell (G)

Guzan (CS)

Cards

Blanco (Y)

Capital District

3

Scoring

Valeri (G/A)

Dockal (A)

Cards

None

Week 5

                                         

S.C. Canada

8

Scoring

Berget (G-1LF)

Erikkson (G)

Hoesen (A)

Vargas (G)

Dwyer (G)

Bendik (CS/SP)

T.Martinez (G/A)

Cards

Dwyer (Y)
Bendik (Y)
T.Martinez (Y)
Union S.C.

5

Scoring

Vela (G)

M.Morales (G/A)

Kljestan (A)

Gashi (G)

Cards

Vela (Y)
M.Morales (Y)
Wondolowski (Y)

                                         

Capital District

9

Scoring

Valeri (G/A)

Villa (G/A)

Medina (2A)

Rossi (G)

Elis (A)

L.Acosta (A)

Cards

Villa (Y)
Elis (Y)
Higuain (Y)

Gateway United

5

Scoring

Almiron (A)

BWP (G/A)

Adi (G)

Frei (SP)

Cards

Badji (Y)
                                         

Alamo City

3

Scoring

Ibrahimovic (G)

Tajouri (G)

Quintero (G)

Cards

Alessandrini (Y)

Gold Coast

3

Scoring

Urena (2A)

S.Johnson (CS)

Cards

None

Week 6

                                         

Gold Coast

6

Scoring

J.Martinez (G)

Agudelo (A)

Loderio (A)

Aketke (A)

Zardes (G)

Urena (A)

Cards

None
Capital District

5

Scoring

Valeri (A)

Higuain (A)

Meram (A)

Elis (G)

Blake (SP)

Cards

Higuain (Y)
                                         

Alamo City

9

Scoring

Blanco (G)

Russell (3G)

M.Diaz (G)

Penilla (G/A)

Manotas (G)

Maurer (CS)

Cards

Russell (Y)
S.C. Canada

5

Scoring

Erikkson (A)

Urutti (G)

Dwyer (G)

Nikolic (G)

P.Santos (A)

Cards

Boli (Y)
                                         

Gateway United

9

Scoring

Piatti (3G)

Almiron (G)

BWP (G)

Katai (G)

Feilhaber (G)

Adi (G)

Lamah (A)

Cards

Piatti (Y)
Almiron (Y)
Badji (Y)

Union S.C.

4

Scoring

Vela(G/A)

Plata (G)

Kljestan (G)

Cards

Fagundez (Y)

MCQ2

                                         

Union S.C.

6

Scoring

Schweinsteiger (G/A)

O.Kamara (G)

Giovinco (A)

Kljestan (A)

Melia (SP)

Cards

Fagundez (Y)
Gold Coast

4

Scoring

J.Martinez (A)

Sapong (G)

Royer (G)

S.Johnson (SP)

Cards

S.Johnson (Y)

                                         

Gateway United

10

Scoring

Almiron (2G)

BWP (2A)

Badji (2G)

Ibarra (3A)

Cards

Almiron (Y)
Lamah (Y)
Katai (Y)

S.C. Canada

5

Scoring

Urruti (A)

P.Santos (A)

Bendik (SP)

T.Martinez (A)

Hoesen (G)

Cards

Hoesen (Y)

Week 7
                                         

Union S.C.

7

Scoring

Vela (A)

Giovinco (G/A)
Kljestan (A)
Fagundez (A)
Melia (CS)
O.Kamara (G)

Cards

Giovinco (Y)
Fagundez (Y)

Gold Coast

3

Scoring

J.Martinez (G)

G.Dos Santos (G/A)

Cards

None

                                         

Alamo City

7

Scoring

Ibrahimovic (A)

Gamarra (G/2A)
Barco (G)
Quioto (G/A)

Cards

Barco (Y)
Quintero (Y)
Capital District

6

Scoring

Valeri (G)

Yotun (G/A)
Rossi (A)
Blake (SP)
Mosquera (A)

Cards

Villalba (Y)

                                         

Gateway United

9

Scoring

Piatti (G/3A)

Almiron (2A)
Vasquez (G)
Ibarra (2G)

Cards

Badji (Y)
S.C. Canada

3

Scoring

Urutti (G)

Dwyer (G)
Bendik (SP)
Cards

P.Santos (R)
Bendik (Y)

Week 8

                                         

Alamo City

7

Scoring

Barco (G)

Gamarra (A)

Miller (CS)

Alessandrini (A)

Blanco (G)

Penilla (2G)

Cards

Blanco (Y)

Miller (Y)

Union S.C.

7

Scoring

Vela (A)

Giovinco (A)

C.Ramirez (G)

Melia (CS SP)

O.Kamara (G)

Plata (A)

Cards

Fagundez (Y)

Giovinco (R)

                                         

S.C. Canada

6

Scoring

Erikkson (G)

Hoesen (G)

Rusnak (G/A)

Urutti (G)

T.Martinez (G)

Cards

Urutti (Y)

T.Martinez (Y)

Bendik (Y)

Capital District

6

Scoring

Higuain (G)

Meram (G)

Rossi (A)

Elis (A)

Blake (CS)

Villa (G)

Cards

Villalba (Y)

Yotun (Y)

                                         

Gateway United

5

Scoring

BWP (A)

Frei (SP)

Vasquez (A)

Lamah (2G)

Cards

None

Gold Coast

5

Scoring

Zardes (2G)

J.Martinez (G)

Royer (G)

Osorio (G)

Cards

Zardes (Y)

Week 9

                                         

Alamo City

8

Scoring

Barco (G)

Gamarra (2A)

Quintero (G)

Diaz (A)

Vako (A)

Russell (A)

Quioto (G)

Cards

Diaz (Y)

Quioto (Y)

Gold Coast

2

Scoring

S.Johnson (CS)

Royer (G)

Cards

None

                                         

S.C. Canada

5

Scoring

Nikolic (G/A)

Hoesen (G)

Urutti (G)

T.Martinez (A)

Cards

None

Union S.C.

4

Scoring

Vela (G)

M.Morales (G/2A)

Cards

None

                                         

Capital District

10

Scoring

Villa (2G/A)

Higuain (A)

Elis (2G)

Dockal (G/2A)

Blake (SP)

Cards

Elis (Y)

Gateway United

5

Scoring

Katai (A)

K.Kamara (G)

Lamah (A)

BWP (2G)

Cards

None

MCQ3

                                         

Alamo City

4

Scoring

Blanco (2A)

Quioto (A)

Alessandrini (G)

Cards

Zlatan (R)
Gold Coast

2

Scoring

Bunbury (G)

S.Johnson (SP)

Cards

Bunbury (Y)

                                         

Capital District

5

Scoring

Valeri (G)

Villa (G)

Elis (G)

Blake (CS)

Rossi (G)

Cards

Valeri (Y)
Villa (Y)
Elis (Y)

Gateway United

4

Scoring

Katai (G)

Ibarra (G)

Bingham (CS/SP)

Cards

Bingham (Y)
BWP (Y)
K.Kamara (Y)

Week 10

                                         

Alamo City

6

Scoring

Quioto (A)

Penilla (A)

Ibrahimovic (2G)

Diaz (2A)

Cards

Quioto (Y)

Gateway United

6

Scoring

Almiron (A)

Katai (A)
BWP (G)
Vasquez (G/A)
Lamah (G)

Cards

BWP (Y)
Ibarra (Y)

                                         

Capital District

6

Scoring

Valeri (G)

Elis (G)

Techera (G)

Blake (SP)
Higuain (G/A)

Cards

Elis (Y)

Union S.C.

5

Scoring

Giovinco (G/A)

M.Morales (G/A)
Fagundez (G)

Cards

M.Morales (Y)

                                         

Gold Coast

5

Scoring

J.Martinez (3G)

Zardes  (G)

S.Johnson (CS)

Cards

None

S.C. Canada

1

Scoring

Hoesen (G)

Cards

T.Martinez (Y)

PLAYOFFS - SEMI FINAL

                                         

Gateway United

5

Scoring

Vasquez (A)

K.Kamara (2G)
Katai (A)
Bingham (CS)

Cards

None

Alamo City

4

Scoring

M.Diaz (G)

J.Gonzalez (CS)
Ibrahimovic (2G)

Cards

J.Gonzalez (Y)
Blanco (Y)

PLAYOFFS - BSL CUP FINAL

                                         

Gateway United

5

Scoring

BWP (G)

Piatti (G)
Katai (G)
Feilhaber (A)
Vasquez (G)

Cards

None

Capital District

4

Scoring

Dockal (2G)

Blake (CS)
Medina (A)

Cards

Higuain (Y)

MAJORS CUP - SEMI-FINALS

                                         

Alamo City

9

Scoring

Barco (G)

Vako (G)

Tajouri (G/A)

Alessandrini (G)

Ibrahimovic (2G)

Gonzalez (CS/SP)

Cards

Alessandini (Y)

Ibrahimovic (Y)

Toronto

0

Scoring

None

Cards

Zavaleta (Y)

                                         

Capital District

7

Scoring

Valeri (3A)

Diomonde (3G)

Villalba (A)

Cards

None

Sporting KC

0

Scoring

None

Cards

Criozet (Y)

Opara (Y)

MAJORS CUP - FINAL

                                         

Capital District

11

Scoring

Diamonte (2A)

Manotas (G)

Elis (G/A)

Villalba (A)

Salloi (G)

Rossi (G)

Blake (SP)

Valeri (2A)

Cards

Diomande (Y)

Salloi (R)

Blake (Y)

Alamo City

10

Scoring

Quioto (2A)

Quintero (3G)

Russell (A)

Ibrahimovic (G)

Alessandrini (2G)

Blanco (A)

Cards

Quintero (Y)