Angel City News Update

Greetings Angel City blog readers. Sorry it's been so quiet here. Our regular poster, Rahoul, has been busy, actually working for a living. So for now, your fearless and perpetually injured manager, Ben Kull will be giving you the update.

LA Premier League

After an encouraging first half to the season that saw the team briefly enter the elite top three, our over-30 geezers have come crashing back down to the bottom half of the table like a grizzled old bag in an 80s era medic alert commercial. With only two wins since October 16, the team is facing an injury epidemic and a big moment of truth. An upcoming series of winnable games vs mid to lower tier rivals has coach Tom Bry calling on his players to dig deep, "trust each other and fight for each other for 90 minutes."

As an added obstacle, this week brings the departure of veteran defender, Leo Wallach. It's been an honor and a privilege to play with Leo and we wish him the best of luck up North. On the positive side, Ben O'Meara sits in sixth place in the league in goals scored (10) and total points (24). Dave Woirhaye is 14th in the league in total points (18). Coach Bry has started calling up Andres, Ivan and Li'l Marius to the past few games to prepare for Leo's absence. And we're still performing better than most new Premier League teams, only five points away from the top half of the table. There's plenty of time to turn things around.

Santa Monica 7s - Santiago Division

The AC All-Stars has become known for stingy defense and a scrappy offense. The average goal difference this season has been only two goals per game. In a small field league with full sized goals, this is a remarkable statistic. This All-Stars team has never had an easy win, has lost two heart breakers and walked away with a tie in last Saturday's battle of wills with the LA Lekers. Sammy X leads the scoring, with nearly every member of the team adding goals this season. The season high came two weeks ago with the dethroning of league leaders That's What She Said. With a clogged up Santiago Division table, the All-Stars are only two points out of first place. Bottom dwellers Tangled Roots are on the schedule this week. A win is crucial as the All-Stars need to go undefeated down the stretch in their bid for a second league title.

Santa Monica 7s - Setanta Division

The ACFC 7s team has been lighting their league on fire, notching four straight wins while outscoring their opponents 38 - 10 during the winning streak. English import James Green leads the scoring with 16 goals in 6 games. But it's been a team effort with goals and assists coming from every member of the team and help from All-Stars loanees, Logan, Sammy, DK, Luis and Rahoul. The team's biggest win of the season came last weekend with a 9-2 drubbing of the young upstarts from Multiple Scorgasms, who were barely able to score multiple times, without a single orgasm (we hope).

This week brings on the league leading AWOL Select, fresh off their first loss of the season. A win this Saturday is vital for ACFC's chances for a third consecutive Santa Monica League title.

Southbay Sports League

This Saturday marks the debut of Angel City's all-ages 11 v 11 team. Nicknamed "the Cuties" by Managers Miguel Lopez and Dave Wardell, the team is poised to make a run for the Southbay Title. The team includes many top level players from college, club and semi-pro ranks and has played a solid pre-season, holding their own against an excellent Sunset FC team and beating a patchwork Del Rey City squad 7-0.

LA Municipal League

After a season off, Angel City is re-entering the LA Municipal League 30+ division, where the club won its first championship. With some veteran players from the original squad mixed with a collection of new internationals, the team will be going up against the top teams from last season's Municipal League, playing on Thursday nights in Griffith Park.