ACFC finish fourth in playoff round

The Angel City Soccer League ended its inaugural season Sunday with Sunset FC hoisting the Tom Bry Honorary Cup.

Sunset FC played in all four playoff rounds on the day, and faced their toughest match during the opening round for 2nd-place finishers, eking out a 5-4 win against the AC Allstars, who finished second in the EPL. The Allstars started with a strong first half, up 1-0 off a David Woirhaye goal. However, a three-minute breakdown at the outset of the second half saw the host squad quickly down 3-1. The Allstars did rally back to tie the game 4-4 with Woirhaye adding two more strikes and Daniel Stafford heading a fourth in. But Sunset struck last before the final whistle to advance 5-4.

ACFC -- which topped the Ligue 1 standings -- met Sunset FC in the semi-finals but fell 3-0 despite a hard-fought match. Etonien FC, the league leaders with six wins in regular season play, also fell in the semis to a feisty Internazionale LA squad, who took their second straight PK round win to advance to the cup finals 4-4 (5-3).

Sunset were never bothered in the finals, taking an easy 9-0 win against an obviously spent Inter LA, while Etonien FC recovered from its shocking semis loss to knock off ACFC 8-4 in the consolation final.

Thanks to all 16 teams who participated in the ACSL, our referees for the season ... who kept things in check, and all the volunteers who helped with setup and breakdown of the fields and nets. And special thanks to those who brought out canned goods for the Westside Food Bank ... we filled up two good sized boxed for those in need. Seasons Greetings and a safe and Happy Holidays to all. See you on the fields in 2010.


Angel City Results and Stats

Regular Season

ACFC: 1st Place, Ligue 1
AC Allstars: 2nd Place, EPL
Angel City FC: 3rd Place, La Liga

2nd Place Playoff Round

AC Allstars (4) vs Sunset FC (5)
Goals: (Woirhaye, 3; Stafford)

Semi-Finals

ACFC (0) vs Sunset FC (3)

Consolation Finals

ACFC (4) vs Etonien FC (8)
Goals: (Worrel, Woirhaye, Gemballa, Kull)

Goal Stats (Week 6 + Playoffs, ACSL)

Tiit Tikenberg: 19
David Woirhaye: 18
Craig Nichols: 11
Luis Deveze: 8
Matt Onheiber: 6
Russ Muratov: 6
Marius Sandvik: 5
Michael Sharp: 4
Ben O'Meara: 4
Michael Gemballa: 4
Lazaro Deoliveira: 3
Ben Kull: 3
Leo Wallach: 2
Ivan O'Neil: 2
JC: 2
Daniel Klein: 2
Dan Stafford: 2
Brandon Cole: 1
Volkert Besseling: 1
Leo M.: 1
Miguel Lopez: 1
Peter Wasek: 1
Ian Worrel: 1