Allstars take Santiago title with one game left

After revenging their only loss this season to MarVista Beckenbauer with a 5-2 win Saturday at the Santa Monica Airport fields, the AC Allstars captured the Santiago Division title with one game left to go.

MVB had beaten the Allstars by an identical scoreline earlier in the season, but had since dropped two draws to sit in second place.  Matt Onheiber led the squad with a hat trick, while Rahoul Ghose and Andres Rodriguez each added singles for the win.  The game sat at 2-2 at one point, but strong passing and cool heads on the field yielded a well-earned win.  The Allstars play the Foot Soldiers next week at 1:30 PM, hoping to finish the season at 9-0-1.

Angel City FC also saw success on the day, taking a hard-fought 5-2 win against mid-season replacements SAMO in Sevilla Division action.  Ian Worrel netted a brace, with Luis Deveze, Mike Gemballa and keeper Chris (set free from his posts) adding singles. The win improved the squad's record to three wins, a tie and five losses. Angel City play their final match next Saturday at 12:30 PM against Power of the Pack.


ACFC, at the time still in contention for the Setanta Division title, unfortunately started the day a little flat ... and without a proper keeper, losing 8-2 to Three-One-0. Brandon Cole earned the brace, but the loss leaves the squad in need of a hefty win against division leaders Del Rey next week at 11:30 AM to win second place.