S O U T H B A Y S P O R T S L E A G U E
Playing in the SouthBay Sports League, the Angel City Cuties racked up their fourth straight convincing win March 26 ... but at a cost.
While Angel City toppled the Wolves 7-1 in an often rough and physical game, the squad lost co-manager/player Dave Wardell to injury, quite likely for the rest of the season.
"He got hurt chasing down a guy during the game," player/coach Miguel Lopez said following the match. "He collided with (ACFC keeper) Logan (Redlin) and fell awkwardly on his shoulder."
Lopez added Wardell has been diagnosed with a broken clavicle, which will see him in recovery for several months.
"I spoke to him last night and he's in good spirits. He'll be out for a bit though."
Angel City FC wishes Wardell a speedy recovery.
The Cuties face defending champs Cosmos next week at Aviation Park with a 1:30 PM kickoff.
L A P L
Angel City, who finished 10th in the 12-team LA Premier League during regular season play, will face off against seventh-place Pacific Athletic FC in the first round of Cup play, Thursday night at Crossroads with an 8 PM kickoff. The winner will advance to the second round to face Coyotes FC April 4 (8 PM @ Crossroads)
L A M U N I C I P A L L E A G U E
Angel City returns to Municipal Over-30s League play for the first time in a year to face Larchmont United FC, Thursday, March 31 at Griffith Park (7 PM kickoff).
The squad, featuring a bevy of new signings as well as some veterans who will split their time between the Muni and LAPL, play Thursdays in the red division, sharing the tables with the likes of Glendale United, Gypsy FC, SC United and the Hot Spurs ... as well as Larchmont.
ACFC will play a 12-game season meeting all opposition for at least two matches (two squads will be played three times). The top four in the red and blue divisions will then advance to the Cup round. The blue division includes Dinamo Spartak, Atletico Español, Slamdance F.C., The Devils, Burbank Red Machine and FCLA 30+.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
ACFC takes 7s title in style
S M A S L
ACFC captured the Setanta Division in style, ending the SMASL Spring Season with eight wins and two losses after a 5-3 win over Westside Proper.
The squad had already sealed the Cup win last week, but battled back from an early Westside goal with Brandon Cole earning a hat trick and Michael Sharp and Marc Salomon adding singles.
Things did not go as well for the AC Allstars later that day despite a valiant effort against That's What She Said, a team the Allstars had beaten 3-1 earlier in the season.
Needing a win for a chance at the Santiago title (with three teams tied for first and a fourth one point off the lead going into the final week), the Allstars dropped two unfortunate goals on defensive errors early in the game and found themselves on their heels. Russ Muratov got one back with a header off a perfect cross from David Woirhaye, and added a second to tie the game. But the home side conceded a third on the counterattack while battling for the necessary winner and ran out of time.
If the Allstars had won, they also need Busbys SC to tie or lose their match against Coffee Bean ... Coffee Bean did win, 4-3, making the loss to TWSS -- the eventual title winners -- harder to take. The Allstars finished tied for third with Busbys with an identical record of five wins, three losses and two ties.
As to the ACFC Golden boot ... that went to James Green, despite his absence on the final day of the season. Green recorded 32 goals, while Brandon "the first half sensation" Cole rallied for 19 on the season, followed by Ivan Reyes with 11.
Final Goal Standings
James Green 32
Brandon Cole 19
Ivan Reyes 11
Russ Muratov 9
Dan Klein 8
Marc Salomon 6
Matt Onheiber 5
Sammy Xaylitdet 5
David Woirhaye 4
Andres Rodriguez 4
Angel 3
Rahoul Ghose 3
Marius 3
Ian Worrel 3
Luis Deveze 2
Michael Gemballa 2
John Paul Meyer 1
Pete Marlenga 1
Bryan Moore 1
Jonny Ibanez 1
... now on to the Angel City Soccer League which kicks off at Playa Vista for a fourth season April 23. Angel City has three teams entered.
ACFC captured the Setanta Division in style, ending the SMASL Spring Season with eight wins and two losses after a 5-3 win over Westside Proper.
The squad had already sealed the Cup win last week, but battled back from an early Westside goal with Brandon Cole earning a hat trick and Michael Sharp and Marc Salomon adding singles.
Things did not go as well for the AC Allstars later that day despite a valiant effort against That's What She Said, a team the Allstars had beaten 3-1 earlier in the season.
Needing a win for a chance at the Santiago title (with three teams tied for first and a fourth one point off the lead going into the final week), the Allstars dropped two unfortunate goals on defensive errors early in the game and found themselves on their heels. Russ Muratov got one back with a header off a perfect cross from David Woirhaye, and added a second to tie the game. But the home side conceded a third on the counterattack while battling for the necessary winner and ran out of time.
If the Allstars had won, they also need Busbys SC to tie or lose their match against Coffee Bean ... Coffee Bean did win, 4-3, making the loss to TWSS -- the eventual title winners -- harder to take. The Allstars finished tied for third with Busbys with an identical record of five wins, three losses and two ties.
As to the ACFC Golden boot ... that went to James Green, despite his absence on the final day of the season. Green recorded 32 goals, while Brandon "the first half sensation" Cole rallied for 19 on the season, followed by Ivan Reyes with 11.
Final Goal Standings
James Green 32
Brandon Cole 19
Ivan Reyes 11
Russ Muratov 9
Dan Klein 8
Marc Salomon 6
Matt Onheiber 5
Sammy Xaylitdet 5
David Woirhaye 4
Andres Rodriguez 4
Angel 3
Rahoul Ghose 3
Marius 3
Ian Worrel 3
Luis Deveze 2
Michael Gemballa 2
John Paul Meyer 1
Pete Marlenga 1
Bryan Moore 1
Jonny Ibanez 1
... now on to the Angel City Soccer League which kicks off at Playa Vista for a fourth season April 23. Angel City has three teams entered.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Angel City Goes Commercial
Angel City FC went professional last month for a Liberty Mutual commercial.
(acfc thesbians mixing with the enemy... Freddie DeLeon, Luis Deveze, Ivan Reyes, James Green, Jonny Ibanez, Marius Sandvik, Jeff Pedersen, Bryan Moore, Sammy Xalitdet, Marc Salomon, Christian Olde Wolbers, Dan Stafford and Ben Kull)
Here's the spot...And in case you're wondering... yes, those are my aged bow legs rushing in to break up that soccer fight.
-Ben
Saturday, March 19, 2011
ACFC 7s take Setanta title (revised Mar. 23)
L A P L
ACFC lost a tight 3-2 decision to FK Dinamo Monday night at Crossroads leaving the squad in 10th place after regular season play with a record of 7 wins, 13 losses and 2 ties.
ACFC will face seventh-place PAFC in the Cup Tourney's First Round Thursday, March 31 at Crossroads with an 8 PM kickoff. The winner will then play the Coyotes -- who received a bye into Round 2 -- Monday, April 4 at Crossroads (8 PM kickoff).
S M A S L
With just one week left in the winter/spring season, the ACFC 7s captured the SMASL Sentanta Division title Saturday with a scorching 13-1 win over Del Rey City Admiralty.
Del Rey, who must have felt somewhat like Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, found themselves quickly down 2-0 after just five minutes, and 9-0 at the half.
The second half was fairly quiet on the scoring front for the first few minutes, before ACFC resumed its bombardment with an additional four strikes before Del Rey earned its lone tally in the final minute.
Brandon Cooke led the charge with four goals, followed by James Green, Russ Muratov and Ivan with braces, and Andreas, Angel and Rahoul Ghose with singles.
ACFC sits on top the Setanta Division with 21 points (76 goals for, 35 against), two points up on nearest rivals multiple scorgasms on 18 points, and AWOL Select with 15. With a win counting for three points in the league, the best the scorgasms can hope for is a tie on points if ACFC lose their last match against Westside Proper FC. The scorgasms play Del Rey in their finale. However, ties are first contested on head-to-head results and head-to-head goal differential.
SMASL TIE-BREAKING METHODOLOGY
1) Head to Head competition in common games during the season with the tied team, greater points total wins.
2) Goals For minus Goals Against in Head to Head Competition with the tied team, the team with the greater differential wins.
The scorgasms took their first matchup against ACFC 7-5, Jan. 22. But ACFC struck back with a vengeance Feb. 26, winning 9-2, tipping the GD race in ACFC's favor 14-9. Of course a win in ACFC's finale would make them clear winners anyways. Congrats to the team for taking the Cup for a second successive season.
For the AC Allstars, who play in the Santiago Division, the waters are much more muddied right now. With one game to play in the season three teams are tied for the lead on points at 17: the Allstars, That's What She Said and Busbys SC. Coffee Bean is one point off the top at 16 points, while the final two teams -- LA Lekers and Tangled Roots -- are out of contention with five and three points a piece.
Despite having to play a man down due to a red card infraction this week, the Allstars managed to tie Coffee Bean 2-2, with James Green recording the brace.
This coming Saturday sees the following match-ups:
AC Allstars vs That's What She Said
LA Lekers vs Tangled Roots
Busbys SC vs Coffee Bean
For the Allstars to have any hope of also repeating as Cup winners, they must beat TWSS. Then the only way for that reality to occur is for Coffee Bean to beat or tie Busbys. This would give the Allstars 20 points, Busbys SC 18 and Coffee Bean 17 (tie scenerio) or Coffee Bean 19 and Busbys 17 (win scenerio) ... and TWSS 17 points. If Busbys win, then even though the Allstars would be tied on points, they would lose on head-to-head goal differential. Here's hoping for the right alignment in the stars.
S O U T H B A Y S P O R T S L E A G U E
The ACFC Cuties had a quiet one this week with Goats SC defaulting. The squad now had three straight wins to top the division. The Cuties play the Wolves next week at Aviation Park with a 5:30 PM kickoff.
ACFC lost a tight 3-2 decision to FK Dinamo Monday night at Crossroads leaving the squad in 10th place after regular season play with a record of 7 wins, 13 losses and 2 ties.
ACFC will face seventh-place PAFC in the Cup Tourney's First Round Thursday, March 31 at Crossroads with an 8 PM kickoff. The winner will then play the Coyotes -- who received a bye into Round 2 -- Monday, April 4 at Crossroads (8 PM kickoff).
S M A S L
With just one week left in the winter/spring season, the ACFC 7s captured the SMASL Sentanta Division title Saturday with a scorching 13-1 win over Del Rey City Admiralty.
Del Rey, who must have felt somewhat like Napoleon at the battle of Waterloo, found themselves quickly down 2-0 after just five minutes, and 9-0 at the half.
The second half was fairly quiet on the scoring front for the first few minutes, before ACFC resumed its bombardment with an additional four strikes before Del Rey earned its lone tally in the final minute.
Brandon Cooke led the charge with four goals, followed by James Green, Russ Muratov and Ivan with braces, and Andreas, Angel and Rahoul Ghose with singles.
ACFC sits on top the Setanta Division with 21 points (76 goals for, 35 against), two points up on nearest rivals multiple scorgasms on 18 points, and AWOL Select with 15. With a win counting for three points in the league, the best the scorgasms can hope for is a tie on points if ACFC lose their last match against Westside Proper FC. The scorgasms play Del Rey in their finale. However, ties are first contested on head-to-head results and head-to-head goal differential.
SMASL TIE-BREAKING METHODOLOGY
1) Head to Head competition in common games during the season with the tied team, greater points total wins.
2) Goals For minus Goals Against in Head to Head Competition with the tied team, the team with the greater differential wins.
The scorgasms took their first matchup against ACFC 7-5, Jan. 22. But ACFC struck back with a vengeance Feb. 26, winning 9-2, tipping the GD race in ACFC's favor 14-9. Of course a win in ACFC's finale would make them clear winners anyways. Congrats to the team for taking the Cup for a second successive season.
For the AC Allstars, who play in the Santiago Division, the waters are much more muddied right now. With one game to play in the season three teams are tied for the lead on points at 17: the Allstars, That's What She Said and Busbys SC. Coffee Bean is one point off the top at 16 points, while the final two teams -- LA Lekers and Tangled Roots -- are out of contention with five and three points a piece.
Despite having to play a man down due to a red card infraction this week, the Allstars managed to tie Coffee Bean 2-2, with James Green recording the brace.
This coming Saturday sees the following match-ups:
AC Allstars vs That's What She Said
LA Lekers vs Tangled Roots
Busbys SC vs Coffee Bean
For the Allstars to have any hope of also repeating as Cup winners, they must beat TWSS. Then the only way for that reality to occur is for Coffee Bean to beat or tie Busbys. This would give the Allstars 20 points, Busbys SC 18 and Coffee Bean 17 (tie scenerio) or Coffee Bean 19 and Busbys 17 (win scenerio) ... and TWSS 17 points. If Busbys win, then even though the Allstars would be tied on points, they would lose on head-to-head goal differential. Here's hoping for the right alignment in the stars.
S O U T H B A Y S P O R T S L E A G U E
The ACFC Cuties had a quiet one this week with Goats SC defaulting. The squad now had three straight wins to top the division. The Cuties play the Wolves next week at Aviation Park with a 5:30 PM kickoff.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Cuties and 7s rack up more wins
S O U T H B A Y R E C R E A T I O N L E A G U E
Playing only their second game in the South Bay Recreation League Men's Open 11s, the Angel City Cuties met a more formidable opponent Saturday in their match-up with the Playa Rovers ... but still came out on top.
"We won 2-0 in a very tough and physical game," player/coach Miguel Lopez said. "There were seven yellow cards distributed among both teams and a lot of hard fouls."
Lopez added the referee missed two calls that could have been penalties in Angel City's favor.
"One was a deliberate take down of one of our boys inside the box and a second was a hand ball inside the box by one of their guys that even the line judge signaled. In any case it's good to be able to get the win under these conditions."
The Cuties, who boast six points over two games and a Goal Differential of +7, next face Goats SC this coming Saturday at Aviation Park with a 3:30 PM kickoff.
S M A S L
In SMASL action this past weekend both squads posted impressive wins with ACFC knocking off a resilient Real Talk 9-5 despite missing some starters who had an LAPL 11s match scheduled at the same time. Brandon Cole led the squad with a hat trick, followed by James Green with a brace, and singles from DK, Ivan, Marc and Angel.
The win -- combined with AWOL Selects loss to Del Rey City -- leaves ACFC alone atop the Setanta Division, leading by two points with just two matches remaining. ACFC faces Del Rey City this coming week and Westside Prop FC in the season finale.
The AC Allstars -- also facing a must win situation to stay in Santiago Division cup contention -- faced top-place Busby's FC whom the team had dropped a close 4-2 loss to earlier in the season. The Allstars started on a positive note with an early goal from outside the box, struck past the keeper by Rahoul Ghose, but then saw themselves drop two before the half. James Green combined for a second half brace to put the Allstars back in the lead, with Matt Onheiber adding a late insurance goal. Good insurance it was, as Busby's slammed home a winner just before the final whistle ... leaving the Allstars with a narrow 4-3 win.
The Allstars face coffee bean this coming Saturday, tied for first with the squad on 11 points. coffee bean handed the Allstars their only other loss this season ... a close 5-4 decision. Adding to the mix are That's What She Said (the Allstars final match-up of the season) and Busby's SC, who both have 10 points. It's going to be a nail-biter ... but two wins for the Allstars will hand them the cup.
L A P L
Saturday's only downturn came in the LAPL with Angel City playing its third consecutive Saturday match in a row ... highly inconvenient when the club plays in two other Saturday leagues. The over 30s 11s side dropped a close 4-3 match to Matador FC, leaving them in eighth place (7 wins, 12 losses, 2 ties) with only one regular season game remaining. They will face FK Dinamo Monday, March 21 at Crossroads with an 8 PM kickoff. Then the team will be entered in a single knockout playoff round.
L A M U N I C I P A L L E A G U E
And finally the full schedule for the Angel City 30s Muni League team will be released this coming Friday. The squad's first Thursday night match will be played March 31. Stay tuned for more details.
Playing only their second game in the South Bay Recreation League Men's Open 11s, the Angel City Cuties met a more formidable opponent Saturday in their match-up with the Playa Rovers ... but still came out on top.
"We won 2-0 in a very tough and physical game," player/coach Miguel Lopez said. "There were seven yellow cards distributed among both teams and a lot of hard fouls."
Lopez added the referee missed two calls that could have been penalties in Angel City's favor.
"One was a deliberate take down of one of our boys inside the box and a second was a hand ball inside the box by one of their guys that even the line judge signaled. In any case it's good to be able to get the win under these conditions."
The Cuties, who boast six points over two games and a Goal Differential of +7, next face Goats SC this coming Saturday at Aviation Park with a 3:30 PM kickoff.
S M A S L
In SMASL action this past weekend both squads posted impressive wins with ACFC knocking off a resilient Real Talk 9-5 despite missing some starters who had an LAPL 11s match scheduled at the same time. Brandon Cole led the squad with a hat trick, followed by James Green with a brace, and singles from DK, Ivan, Marc and Angel.
The win -- combined with AWOL Selects loss to Del Rey City -- leaves ACFC alone atop the Setanta Division, leading by two points with just two matches remaining. ACFC faces Del Rey City this coming week and Westside Prop FC in the season finale.
The AC Allstars -- also facing a must win situation to stay in Santiago Division cup contention -- faced top-place Busby's FC whom the team had dropped a close 4-2 loss to earlier in the season. The Allstars started on a positive note with an early goal from outside the box, struck past the keeper by Rahoul Ghose, but then saw themselves drop two before the half. James Green combined for a second half brace to put the Allstars back in the lead, with Matt Onheiber adding a late insurance goal. Good insurance it was, as Busby's slammed home a winner just before the final whistle ... leaving the Allstars with a narrow 4-3 win.
The Allstars face coffee bean this coming Saturday, tied for first with the squad on 11 points. coffee bean handed the Allstars their only other loss this season ... a close 5-4 decision. Adding to the mix are That's What She Said (the Allstars final match-up of the season) and Busby's SC, who both have 10 points. It's going to be a nail-biter ... but two wins for the Allstars will hand them the cup.
L A P L
Saturday's only downturn came in the LAPL with Angel City playing its third consecutive Saturday match in a row ... highly inconvenient when the club plays in two other Saturday leagues. The over 30s 11s side dropped a close 4-3 match to Matador FC, leaving them in eighth place (7 wins, 12 losses, 2 ties) with only one regular season game remaining. They will face FK Dinamo Monday, March 21 at Crossroads with an 8 PM kickoff. Then the team will be entered in a single knockout playoff round.
L A M U N I C I P A L L E A G U E
And finally the full schedule for the Angel City 30s Muni League team will be released this coming Friday. The squad's first Thursday night match will be played March 31. Stay tuned for more details.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
ASCL Spring Season Schedule Now Live
The ACSL is set for spring -- and its fourth consecutive season at the Playa Vista Sports complex ... the schedule for the popular, 12-squad, 7 v 7 league in now live.
The league, featuring past cup winners the Swamp Donkeys and Malibu United, as well as a trio of Angel City squads, starts April 23 and continues on Saturdays from 9 AM to Noon until June 11, after which SMASL matches resume.
Line-ups for ACFC, Angel City FC and the AC Allstars will be announced shortly. As always volunteers are needed for each match Saturday, at 8 am to help set up the field with cones and goals, and following the last match around noon, to break down goals and collect cones.
League website: http://angelcityfc.com/acsl/index.html
The league, featuring past cup winners the Swamp Donkeys and Malibu United, as well as a trio of Angel City squads, starts April 23 and continues on Saturdays from 9 AM to Noon until June 11, after which SMASL matches resume.
Line-ups for ACFC, Angel City FC and the AC Allstars will be announced shortly. As always volunteers are needed for each match Saturday, at 8 am to help set up the field with cones and goals, and following the last match around noon, to break down goals and collect cones.
League website: http://angelcityfc.com/acsl/index.html
Monday, March 7, 2011
Best Day in Angel City History!
This past Saturday did not just mark the premier of Angel City's new team, "The Cuties." It wasn't the first time the Premier League team beat Cloverfield FC. It was not the first time both 7s teams won. It was not just the birthday of Manager/Blog Writer Ben Kull. It was all these things. But it was also the first time in club history that four ACFC teams won games in the same day.
Angel City Cuties
The newest ACFC team made its presence known by defeating "No Goals 4 U" in its first Southbay League game. It took a half for the team to settle in before running away with a second half four goal shutout. The final score was 6-1 in favor of the Cuties, suggesting a name change for the defeated team.
Next week sees the team face defending champs Playa Rovers at 5:30pm at Aviation Park in Manhattan Beach.
Angel City Premier
Our 30+ Premier League team took revenge on mid-table rivals Cloverfield FC this Saturday at Palisades High School.
Following an early season loss the Cloverfield and facing a plague of injuries, Coach Tom Bry called in a number of reserves, asking his players to step up and fight to salvage their season. And the team fulfilled its promise, winning 2-0 and moving up to 7th place in the table, poised for a top half finish.
The win was a team effort, as ACFC controlled possession and protected a 1-0 lead until Greg Metzger scored on the final kick of the game to ice the victory. Standout play from recent call-up Andres Rodriguez on defense and two assists from the recently returning Freddie DeLeon highlighted the win. Pete Marlenga in goal led his defense to the third shutout of the season.
City faces Matador FC this Saturday at 2 pm at West LA College.
AC All-Stars 7s
The All-Stars won another nail-biter this Saturday, defeating Tangled Roots 5-4, to move to 2nd place in the Santiago Division of the Santa Monica Adult Soccer League.
The game saw the return of recently engaged Matty Onheiber, who scored two goals and ran the midfield from whistle to whistle. Loanee Ian Worell added two more from the midfield, while Mike Gemballa continued a fine run of form with a header goal from a Kirby Adams assist.
An under-the-weather Jonny Ibanez played to the point of collapse, making the game winning assist on his final touch of the game. Angel Matos, Bryan Moore, JP Meyer and Goalie Ian Benyo played their hearts out as the team gained valuable points on the rest of the league.
Next week the team faces Busby's FC for sole possession of first place. Game is at 2:30 pm at Santa Monica Airport.
ACFC 7s
The red hot ACFC 7s won their fifth straight by defeating first place AWOL Select. With a seven goal first leg defeat to avenge, ACFC attacked for 50 minutes, scoring nine goals to AWOL's four.
James Green extended his Golden Boot lead by scoring four goals, while Brandon Cole continued his run of form with two more goals. Ivan and Russ added tallies as the team flexed its muscles against the best the league had to offer.
Now tied for first on points, ACFC seems ready to win the final three games of the season, hoping for a stumble from AWOL.
Next game is this Saturday at 12:30 pm at Santa Monica Airport against bottom dwellers Real Talk.
My Birthday
Thanks to everyone who wished me well and joined me for victory drinks at Spitfire Grill. Shots, ice cream, cookies, friends and four wins.
I couldn't ask for a better day.
-Ben
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