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