Angel City pushes up with three wins

Angel City came away with three necessary wins Saturday, allowing at least one squad to qualify already for the ACSL round of eight cup playoffs.

ACFC came out strong against the Swamp Donkeys, who handed the squad its first and only loss of the season in November, winning a hard-fought 8-5 match with calm play and some great goalkeeping from Peter Marlenga. Tiit Tikenberg, playing in his last game with the club (he returns to his native Estonia), notched five goals in the game. ACFC is now tied with the Donkeys on 12 points, though its GD of +7 leaves the squad in second place, seven goals down with one regular season match to go. However, second place is secure with the last week of play determining top spot.

Angel City FC also played a strong match against GT United, knocking off the last place La Liga team 6-0 with Peter Marlenga earning not only the team's, but the league's first shutout. Tikenberg added a brace to go out with a bang -- seven goals on the day. Angel City face a tougher battle for a playoff spot. Etonien FC have already captured top spot in La Liga with 15 points. Angel City are in third, three points behind Sunset FC, but face an almost insurmountable GD challenge (Angel City -10, Sunset FC +10), even if they win their last match and Sunset loses.

The AC Allstars earned another three points when EPL-leading Jonesy's Jukebox defaulted their game. That leaves the Allstars three points behind JJ and tied with 20th Century Fox on nine points. 20th Century Fox have a +6 greater GD, leaving the blues in third for now. However, the Allstars play bottom dwellers the West LA Wanderers, while JJ and 20th Century battle it out. Top and second place are free for the taking depending on the outcome of Week 6.


ACFC (8) vs Swamp Donkeys (5)
Goals: (Tikenberg, 5; O'Meara, Kull, Wallach)

Angel City FC (6) vs GT United (0)
Goals: (Tikenberg, 2; O'Meara, Woirhaye, Kull, Wallach)
Shutout: Peter Marlenga

AC Allstars (1) vs Jonesy's Jukebox (0) Default

Goal Stats (Week 5, ACSL)

Tiit Tikenberg: 19
Craig Nichols: 11
David Woirhaye: 10
Matt Onheiber: 6
Marius Sandvik: 5
Russ Muratov: 5
Ben O'Meara: 4
Michael Gemballa: 3
Luis Deveze: 3
Leo Wallach: 2
Ben Kull: 2
Ivan O'Neil: 2
Lazaro Deoliveira: 2
Volkert Besseling: 1
Michael Sharp: 1
Leo M.: 1
Daniel Klein: 1

Post Thanksgiving Turkey Blues for Angel City

ACFC (7) vs Del Rey City (6)
Goals: (Gemballa, 1; Deveze, 2; Woirhaye, 1; Tikenberg, 3)

Angel City FC (1) vs Sunset FC (12)
Goals: (Woirhaye, 1)

AC Allstars (3) vs 20th Century Fox (7)
Goals: (Tikenberg, 3)

Goal Stats (Week 4, ACSL)

Tiit Tikenberg: 12
Craig Nichols: 11
David Woirhaye: 9
Matt Onheiber: 6
Marius Sandvik: 5
Russ Muratov: 5
Michael Gemballa: 3
Luis Deveze: 3
Ben O'Meara: 2
Ivan O'Neil: 2
Lazaro Deoliveira: 2
Volkert Besseling: 1
Michael Sharp: 1
Leo M.: 1
Daniel Klein: 1

Happy Thanksgiving

Angel City FC and the Angel City Soccer Club wish everyone a Happy and safe Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

Here are some recent snaps from the ACSL to tide you over for a week including former US player and current LA Galaxy assistant coach Cobi Jones, as well as our own supa-stars Jonny Ibanez and the ever serious coach Billy Alarcon with Matt Onheiber.

The ACSL must being doing something right if Cobi Jones is playing.

Jonny Ibanez hamming it up on the sidelines.

The ever serious Billy Alarcon thinks strategy with Matt Onheiber

ACSL Results Week 3: strong mid-season finishes

Two Angel City squads solidified their second-place standings with hard-fought wins Saturday at Playa Vista to up their records to two wins and a loss.

ACFC destroyed FC Marina 10-4 and now sits three points behind the Swamp Donkeys in the Ligue 1 standings, while the AC Allstars knocked off the West LA Wanderers 4-2 and sit three points behind Jonesy's Jukebox in the EPL.

Angel City FC took on a tough Etonien FC and were down just 3-2 at the half, but the score fell to 6-3 by the final whistle. Angel City are currently in third place in La Liga with a win and two losses, but still have every chance of taking a top-two spot and making the playoffs in December.

ACFC (10) vs FC Marina (4)
Goals: (Nichols, 4; Gemballa, 2; Deveze, 1; Deoliveira, 1; Tikenberg, 1; OG)

Angel City FC (3) vs Etonien FC (6)
Goals: (Sandvik, 1; Woirhaye, 2)

AC Allstars (4) vs West LA Wanderers (2)
Goals: (Leo M., 1; Tikenberg, 1; Muratov, 1; Klein, 1)

Goal Stats (Week 3, ACSL)

Craig Nichols: 11
David Woirhaye: 7
Matt Onheiber: 6
Tiit Tikenberg: 6
Marius Sandvik: 5
Russ Muratov: 5
Michael Gemballa: 2
Ben O'Meara: 2
Ivan O'Neil: 2
Lazaro Deoliveira: 2
Volkert Besseling: 1
Michael Sharp: 1
Luis Deveze: 1
Leo M.: 1
Daniel Klein: 1

ACSL: Second Week Results mixed bag

ACFC (3) vs Swamp Donkeys (7)
Goals: (Nichols, 1; Onheiber, 1; Woirhaye, 1)

Angel City FC (6) vs GT United (5)
Goals: (O'Meara, 2; Sandvik, 2; Woirhaye, 1; Onheiber, 1)

AC Allstars (5) vs Jonesy's Jukebox (6)
Goals: (Tikenberg, 2; Muratov, 2; Sandvik 1)

Goal Stats (Week 2, ACSL)

Craig Nichols: 7
Matt Onheiber: 6
David Woirhaye: 5
Tiit Tikenberg: 5
Marius Sandvik: 4
Russ Muratov: 4
Ben O'Meara: 2
Ivan O'Neil: 2
Volkert Besseling: 1
Michael Sharp: 1
Lazaro Deoliveira: 1

Angel City Soccer League Kicks Off

The ACSL kicked off to a successful start Nov. 8 with eight matches at Playa Vista and a welcome visit from ACFC alumni and Cup honoree Tom Bry.

Angel City teams fared quite successfully, winning two of their three matches.



ACFC (8) vs Del Rey City (7)
Goals: (Nichols, 6; Sharp, 1; Deoliveira, 1)

Angel City FC (7) vs Sunset FC (10)
Goals: (Onheiber, 4; Tikenberg, 2; Sandvik, 1)

AC Allstars (9) vs 20th Century Fox (3)
Goals: (Woirhaye, 3; Besseling, 1; Tikenberg, 1; Muratov, 2; O'Neil, 2)


I will be recording Angel City stats on the blog as usual, but for overall results, schedules and standings please visit the ACSL website: acsl.angelcityfc.com