Cuties and 7s rack up more wins

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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.

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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.