Second Round of Play Completes at
2007 US Youth Soccer National Championships
Severe weather delays tonight’s start but big crowds remained
Dallas Texans Red 88 earn draw, face 2-0 Chicago Magic tomorrow
Eagles continue to soar with second win
FC Milwaukee earn first win as returning national qualifier
Dallas Texans’ Henderson scores hat trick in win
Official web site: http://championships.usyouthsoccer.org
FRISCO, Texas (July 26, 2007) – The US Youth Soccer National
Championships continued Thursday evening with the second night of
preliminary round play at Pizza Hut Park. Each team played its second of
three preliminary matches seeking three points for a win or one point
for a tie. Severe weather delayed the start times by forty-five minutes.
As the clouds left the complex, huge crowds returned to the second night
of play. Teams sought the needed result to maintain a track to this
weekend’s finals.
Under-19 Boys
The Under-19 Boys Dallas Texans Red 88, seeking their third consecutive
national title, met a confident San Jose/Ruckus team from Northern
California that made the most of their four shots on goal. Jeffrey
Cosgriff broke the stalemate in the 70th and it appeared the goal would
hold until the Texans’ Jonathan Villanueva collected and scored in the
86th to again knot the score. As time expired the Texans had a three
shot advantage on the match and lead in corners, seven to one.
Looking to dethrone the Texans and engrave their name on the James P.
McGuire Cup, the Chicago Magic took on the Baltimore Casa Mia Bays. The
Magic’s Steve Kolzow would strike first in the 26th and after the half
teammate Andy Masteller would add to the lead, 2-0. The Bays continued
to battle with several scoring chances, although the stingy Magic
defense appeared flawless. Zach Tierney scored a third in the 71st and
it looked to be in the bag for the Magic but again the Bays would battle
and score back-to-back goals thanks to Matt Beckman and Jonathan Ports
respectively (80th and 82nd). The Magic would earn their second win and
take the lead in the standings going into tomorrow’s match-up against
the second place Texans at 7:30 p.m.
Under-19 Girls
Winning their first match yesterday, the PWSI Cardinals set themselves
up well but were still hoping for a win tonight against CASL Spartans
Elite. All of the teams in the championships are evenly matched and the
Under-19 Girls is no different. The Cardinals and the Spartans played
for ninety minutes and as the clock ran out, both sides earned a point
in the 1-1 tie. After yesterday’s loss, the Spartans knew today was a
make-or-break moment for them to stay through the weekend.
Cardinal’s head coach Steve Smith said, “We had a chance today to win.
CASL had a lot to play for and came out strong. They put us under
pressure the entire game. Both teams needed results to move on and a win
meant everything.”
“Jessie Davis and Mary Casey, our goalkeeper, stepped up and helped our
team defensively,” said Smith. Emily Jukich scored the team’s lone goal
in the 31st minute after Kristin Bowers had a free kick which Latrice
Lee passed to Jukich for the tap in.
Tomorrow the PWSI Cardinals and the CUSC Cyclones face off at 7:30 p.m.
Both sides know that only the winner of that match will move on to
Sunday’s final.
Under-17 Girls
The Under-17 Girls Eagles SC continued to soar tonight against Richmond
Strikers Elite. Down 2-0, Richmond’s Kathleen Russell struck the back of
the net in the 37th to narrow the gap to one goal. It would take
sixty-seconds for Amanda Lisberger to again take the margin to two
(38th) for the Eagles. April Price found space and scored the second
goal for Richmond in the 60th as the team was defiant in their efforts
to tie the match. The Eagles would add two additional goals and take the
5-2 win.
The Dallas Texans 90 Red steamed past the Michigan Hawks by a 4-0 margin
this evening. Texans player Kailey Anders led with the first goal in the
second minute of play, while Melissa Henderson finished up with a hat
trick (5th, 22nd and 73rd).
“The game came down to who came back from the rain delay psychologically
ready to start the game,” said keeper coach Paul Hason. Scoring the
first three goals within an eight minute span gave the Texans an
advantage on the scoreboard and mentally. When asked about key players,
Hason expressed Jessica Schuveiller’s great focus throughout the entire
game. Schuveiller has “always been consistent in every part of the game.
She can play anywhere on the field,” said Hanson.
The Eagles and Texans are tied across the board in the standings with
two wins, seven goals for and two goals allowed. The leaders in the
Under-17 Girls standing will face each other tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m.
Under-17 Boys
Back for the second year in a row to the US Youth Soccer National
Championship, FC Milwaukee set a goal to make it farther and play better
than they did last year. No opportunities were to be wasted. This
evening, Milwaukee won 1-0 against FC Delco 89 (E-PA) thanks to an Ethan
Finley goal in the 61st minute.
Milwaukee coach Billy Solberg said, “We came in knowing we had to scrap
and fight and do everything we could to win. It came down to luck and
hard work. We are excited to be back.”
Knowing know the level of competition they can expect at nationals the
team grew closer together this past year and more focused on their goal
of winning the national championship. Solberg said, “Not one player
missed practice. We have prepped, worked hard and focused on fitness
since last year.”
The Real Colorado National (CO) and Andromeda 90 (N-TX) again drew a
large crowd tonight as the Andromeda faithful came out in droves.
Breaking the scoreless tie, Real’s Alexander Engeman scored in the 70th
minute curling the ball into the corner with his left foot. This was
just what Andromeda needed to bump up their intensity and apply more
pressure. Andromeda’s Eric Frazier pushed through to tie the game at 1-1
in the 78th.
Lorne Donaleson, Real Colorado National’s head coach, said “I thought it
was a highly entertaining match. Two good teams met and both teams
played well. It was fast-paced and I thought we had some chances that we
should have put away and we just didn’t. Then they came back to score.”
Asked about how the team (Real) was enjoying their first trip to
nationals, Donaleson said, “I think the boys are enjoying it. It is a
good team and the boys have prepared hard to get here. We thought it
would be hotter, so we trained in sweats to prepare for the heat. But
the temperature is actually great. We are coming from high altitude so
we can run all day.”
Play resumes tomorrow, Friday, at 7:30 am. Updated game results are
available throughout the day at http://Championships.USYouthSoccer.org.
On Tuesday, August 7, The US Youth Soccer National Championships
Highlight Show, presented by adidas will air on the Fox Soccer Channel,
US Youth Soccer's official television partner, at 8:00 PM ET. The
two-hour show will highlight the national championships providing
feature stories, interviews, game highlights and much, much more.
2007 US Youth Soccer National Championships
Day 2 Evening Session Results – Preliminary Matches
Under-17 Girls
Michigan Hawks 90 (MI) 0, Dallas Texans 90 Red (TX-N) 4
Goal Scorers: Dallas Texans 90 Red- Kailey Anders (2:00), Melissa
Henderson (5:00) (22:00) (73:00)
Richmond Strikers Elite (VA) 2, Eagles (CA-S) 5
Goal Scores: Richmond Strikers Elite- Kathleen Russell (37:00), April
Price (60:00)
Eagles- Kelsea Smith (3:00), Kelsey Owen (22:00), Amanda Lisberger
(38:00), Emily Cressy (73:00), Chloe Johnson (78:00)
Under-17 Boys
FC Delco 89 (E-PA) 0, FC Milwaukee (WI) 1
Goal Scorers: FC Milwaukee- Ethan Finlay (62:00)
Andromeda 90 (TX-N) 1, Real CO National (CO) 1
Goal Scorers: Andromeda 90- Eric Frazier (78:00) Real CO National-
Alexander Greenman (70:00)
Under-19 Girls
PWSI Cardinals (VA) 1, 87 CASL Spartan Elite (NC) 1
Goal Scorers: PWSI Cardinals- Emily Jukich (31:00)
87 CASL Spartan Elite- Jennifer Bronson (20:00)
Carmel Cyclones (IN) 0, Sereno 88 White (AZ) 1
Goal Scorers: Sereno 88 White- Kiersten Dallstream (7:00)
Under-19 Boys
Baltimore Casa Mia Bays (MD) 2, Chicago Magic (IL) 3
Goal Scorers: Baltimore Casa Mia Bays- Matt Beckman (80:00), Jonathan
Ports (82:00)
Chicago Magic- Steve Kolzow (26:00), Andy Masteller (52:00), Zach
Tierney (71:00)
South San Jose/San Juan Ruckus (CA-N) 1, Dallas Texans Red 88 (TX-N) 1
Goal Scorers: South San Jose/San Juan Ruckus- Jeffrey Cosgriff (70:00)
Dallas Texans Red 88- Jonathan Villanueva (86:00)
CORRECTION: UPDATED GOAL SCORERS FROM THIS MORNING
Under-16 Boys
Houstonians FC 90/91 (TX-S) 0, FC Delco Hammerheads (E-PA) 4
Goal Scorers: FC Delco Hammerheads- Wayne Maminski(12:00) (23:00),
Jordan LeBlanc (27:00), Danny Dilullo (38:00)
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