Angel City sputtered with a trio of 7s losses Saturday at the Santa Monica Airport, despite strong lineups in all three matches.
ACFC started the day with a 6-2 loss to Westside Property in the Socrates Division and dropped to 1-1-3.
Then a 3-0-0 Angel City FC faced off against Sudamerica in a battle for top spot in the Santiago Division. The squad started strong with a brace from David Woirhaye and a single from Craig Blois, ending the first half up 3-1. Then the game went a bit pear-shaped with defensive errors costing the team five unanswered goals despite the goaltending prowess of Logan Redlin between the posts. Angel City FC drop to 3-0-1 and second place going into the second half of the season.
And the AC Allstars, pairing off against bottom-seeded Santorino Division squad McDermott, faced an uphill battle after dropping an early first half goal. Strong goalkeeping from the McDermott keeper, and a complete lack of finishing (including a last minute penalty kick miss) left the Allstars scoreless on the day, leaving the team 1-1-3 at the season midpoint and in need of a win after three straight losses.
As of Sunday the SMASL had not posted the times for next weeks matches. Info will be available on the ACFC site once the schedule is released.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Angel City takes a pair of wins
Angel City FC upped their record to four straight wins in SMASL Santiago Division action Saturday with a convincing 7-3 win over Three ONE. The squad will face off against a 4-0 Sudamerica next Saturday at 1:30 PM to break the current rankings tie. This week the squad found themselves down 2-0 early on but once Angel City settled into a flow they scored seven goals courtesy of Craig Blois, DW, Nico, Ben O'Meara (2), Mike Sharp and Mike Silva. Logan Redlin was solid between the posts.
The Angel City Allstars started strong against an always solid Malibu United, tied 3-3 midway through the second half on a brace from Mathieu and a single from Tahar. But the game went sideways after several dubious passes cost the squad three more goals before the final whistle. The Allstars' record drops to a win, a tie and two losses in the Santorino Division.
ACFC brought the day back with a satisfying 6-2 win over Marvista Yashin in the Socrates Division, with Yuri scoring a hat-trick, Brad a brace and Mark a single. But it was keeper Christian Olde Wolbers who stole the show, recording at least 15 saves, most spectacular, on the day. ACFC now sit at 1-1-2.
The Angel City Allstars started strong against an always solid Malibu United, tied 3-3 midway through the second half on a brace from Mathieu and a single from Tahar. But the game went sideways after several dubious passes cost the squad three more goals before the final whistle. The Allstars' record drops to a win, a tie and two losses in the Santorino Division.
ACFC brought the day back with a satisfying 6-2 win over Marvista Yashin in the Socrates Division, with Yuri scoring a hat-trick, Brad a brace and Mark a single. But it was keeper Christian Olde Wolbers who stole the show, recording at least 15 saves, most spectacular, on the day. ACFC now sit at 1-1-2.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Angel City rescues one win
Angel City FC rescued a hard weekend for the 7s squads, extending the team's winning streak to three with a 3-1 win over Del Rey City, courtesy of a brace from David Woirhaye and a single from Cedric.
Earlier in the day the club lost a pair of games which just seemed to get away from the squads.
The AC Allstars started strong against a physical Slutty Buffalos side, finding themselves down 1-0 at the half and maintaining some nice ball control early in the second. But a second Buffalos strike in the second, against the run of play, seemed to throw the Allstars completely off their game and the scoreline increased to a sad 6-1 loss. Scott earned the lone tally, to save some face. The team now has a win, a tie and a loss.
ACFC started slow, going down 2-0 against the Del Rey City Argonauts, but came within a goal early in the second at 3-2, with a brace from Angel Matos. Again the squad appeared to collapse in the later stages and ACFC suffered their second loss of the season 5-2. ACFC's record stands at a tie and two losses.
Earlier in the day the club lost a pair of games which just seemed to get away from the squads.
The AC Allstars started strong against a physical Slutty Buffalos side, finding themselves down 1-0 at the half and maintaining some nice ball control early in the second. But a second Buffalos strike in the second, against the run of play, seemed to throw the Allstars completely off their game and the scoreline increased to a sad 6-1 loss. Scott earned the lone tally, to save some face. The team now has a win, a tie and a loss.
ACFC started slow, going down 2-0 against the Del Rey City Argonauts, but came within a goal early in the second at 3-2, with a brace from Angel Matos. Again the squad appeared to collapse in the later stages and ACFC suffered their second loss of the season 5-2. ACFC's record stands at a tie and two losses.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Angel City takes two scappy wins
Brandon "Goin' for the Glory" Cole led the Angel City charge Saturday during Week 2 of SMASL 7s action at the Santa Monica Airport, racking up six goals over two matches ... both games which saw team efforts overcome the odds to take the full three points.
Earning their second win of the season, Angel City FC recovered from an early red-card, and a back-and-forth scoreline while playing a man short, to beat La Masia 5-4.
Less than 15 minutes into the match, Angel City found themselves permanently down a man when Russ Muratov was red-carded for retaliating against a player after being fouled himself. The ref, as is often the case, missed the first infringement completely.
Cole notched four goals on the game, including the winning PK with minutes left in the match, while Angel Matos added a single. Angel City FC lies on top of the Santiago Division with six points and a +6 GD.
The weirdness and luck continued in the AC Allstars' Santorino Division match-up against Los Blancos, with both squads getting red-cards, one for a crazy stamp on the Allstars' goalie, who was first knocked down by a crazed striker and then trampled. The Angel City expulsion was for an altercation after the incident, with Luis Deveze being shown the door.
The team made the call to stay at six players a piece at half-time, and the extra space on the field allowed the Allstars to pull away on the scoring front, 7-4, with Jonny Ibanez continuing his goal scoring run this season (with his second brace), Cole adding a pair, Scott and DW with singles, and Michael Sharp squaring away a lofty free kick from outside the box. The Allstars also remain undefeated to date with a win and a tie, and a GD of +3.
In the club's early game, ACFC lost a close one, 3-2 to the Barrington Destroyers, with Angel Matos and Mark notching singles. ACFC sit at a tie and a loss in the competitive Socrates division.
Earning their second win of the season, Angel City FC recovered from an early red-card, and a back-and-forth scoreline while playing a man short, to beat La Masia 5-4.
Less than 15 minutes into the match, Angel City found themselves permanently down a man when Russ Muratov was red-carded for retaliating against a player after being fouled himself. The ref, as is often the case, missed the first infringement completely.
Cole notched four goals on the game, including the winning PK with minutes left in the match, while Angel Matos added a single. Angel City FC lies on top of the Santiago Division with six points and a +6 GD.
The weirdness and luck continued in the AC Allstars' Santorino Division match-up against Los Blancos, with both squads getting red-cards, one for a crazy stamp on the Allstars' goalie, who was first knocked down by a crazed striker and then trampled. The Angel City expulsion was for an altercation after the incident, with Luis Deveze being shown the door.
The team made the call to stay at six players a piece at half-time, and the extra space on the field allowed the Allstars to pull away on the scoring front, 7-4, with Jonny Ibanez continuing his goal scoring run this season (with his second brace), Cole adding a pair, Scott and DW with singles, and Michael Sharp squaring away a lofty free kick from outside the box. The Allstars also remain undefeated to date with a win and a tie, and a GD of +3.
In the club's early game, ACFC lost a close one, 3-2 to the Barrington Destroyers, with Angel Matos and Mark notching singles. ACFC sit at a tie and a loss in the competitive Socrates division.
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