This week’s Game of the Week comes to you from Starfire’s Tuesday Men’s 8v8 Rec league. Night Hawk and newcomers, Cool-Arrows, battled it out. In the end, Night Hawk walked away with the 3-0 win.

This week’s Game of the Week comes from our SPSL Premier Division as Deportivo Italia and Rairdon.com battled it out for the championship. The match was filled with intensity and dramatic flair, as a goal from Rairdon.com in the 90th minute tied things up at 4-4 to send the teams into overtime. Despite going down a man after earning a red card, Rairdon.com would emerge victorious after a beautiful OT goal from Esteban Reyes. Check it out.

PFC and Tungsten Carbide faced off in our Coed C Outdoor leagues for this week’s Game of the Week. Tungsten Carbide put up a good fight, but PFC dominated the game, taking down the match 8-0.

In this week’s Game of the Week, MisFit Kickers faced off against Fistful of Penguins for the Sunday Coed D Indoor Championship. Strong defense kept the scoring to a minimum, but MisFit Kickers were able to land one more than Fistful of Penguins to take the match 2-1.

In this week’s Game of the Week, Rainiers and 4 Fun faced off for the Women’s Over 30 Championship. The two teams battled, but Rainiers took the match 5-3.

In this week’s Game of the Week, FC SlapRichard faced off against Bad Axe Hatchets in the Tuesday Coed C Indoor Championship. It was a very tight match between the squads, with Bad Axe Hatchets taking it 4-3 after scoring the game winner in the final 30 seconds of the match.

This week’s Game of the Week comes from the outdoor 8v8 league, where Toe Poke (3) and Own Goal (2) played for a spot in the championship match.

Toe Poke started out strong with the majority of chances in the first half. Their first came very early on when a player showcased some good individual dribbling down the left flank, beating three players and neatly layed it off to the middle for a shot by an incoming teammate. The shot was strong enough to cause the keeper to bobble it into the net. Toe Poke’s next chance came soon after with an excellent pass delivered to the top of the box, which was controlled with a few good touches and shot over the bar. Toe Poke was sending a message loud a clear that they were here for business.

Toe Poke had another chance go begging off a corner kick, which was swung into the box and headed away. The ball was cleared to an oncoming player who calmly chested it and shot it wide of goal. Toe Poke’s dominance became apparent as they continued to hold the bulk of possession, passing the ball around well but failing to create any clear chances in the last third.

Despite the slow start, Own Goal created a few chances of their own.  Unexpectedly, they found themselves in a promising position when Toe Poke’s defender made a mess of the ball at the back, easily handing possession over in a dangerous spot. Own goal attempted a pass to a running attacker, but the goalkeeper intercepted it brilliantly. Own Goal continued their upward trend with some good passing on defense, putting together a series of quick touches and moving the ball forward effectively. As the attacking play developed, Own Goal’s winger found herself wide open in space down the flank as the ball was distributed to her. She dribbled the ball well, cut it on the inside to her favored right foot and blasted a powerful shot which sailed over the bar.

Own Goal had another chance soon after when their midfielder got hold of a loose ball in the middle of the field and passed it neatly to the forward. The forward took the ball in strike, took a step inside and shot it wide. Finally, right at the brink of halftime, Own Goal met their reward. They were awarded a penalty kick when one of their players was brought down unfairly in the box.  Their attacker stepped up, took a few touches upon the blowing of the referees whistle and calmly slotted it in the corner of the net beyond the outstretched arm of the goalkeeper.

At halftime the score was 1-1.

As the second half commenced, Own Goal came out roaring. They had a good chance right off the bat when they put together a few good passes and found themselves in the box. The ball was shot and parried by the goalkeeper. Soon after, Own Goal added to their score when the ball was played down the middle. Own Goal’s winger, sensing a good opportunity, made a run down the flank. The ball was spread out to her, crossing rather closely to the keeper who got a hand on it. Unfortunately for him, it landed right at the feet of an Own Goal attacker who tapped it in with ease.

Given the wet conditions, Toe Poke was counting their blessings when the ball slipped past a defender and coasted beyond the goalkeeper to the back of the net to level the game once again. Own Goal were not disheartened, as they put together a series of intricate passes and distributed the ball down the flank. The winger then passed it back into the box towards the attacker who did an excellent job of controlling it and putting it past the goalkeeper.

The back-and-forth action continued, as Toe Poke put together some good passes on a counter attack. Their attacker made a bursting run through the middle as the ball was passed to him. He took it in stride and was one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He managed to beat the goalkeeper, but pushed a little too far to the right and shot it wide. Soon after, Toe Poke made amends for their earlier miss when they converted off a corner kick, which slipped past the fingertips of the goalkeeper.  Toe Poke added another in the closing minutes of the game when an intended cross turned into a shot and was deflected off the post into the oncoming attacker who tapped it in.

Own Goal had a few chances late in the game but failed to convert any of them, putting them mainly over the bar. The game ended 4-3 in favor of Toe Poke. Toe Poke will face Sparkle FC in the championship match next Thursday.

This week’s game of the week is brought you from the Starfire Premier Soccer League. The contested matchup featured South Seattle Inter and Nomads, holdin first and second place respectively in First Division standings.

With the sun shining the two teams came ready for battle. The first real chance of the game came in the 10^th minute when South Seattle Inter had a free kick just outside the 18.  The ball was pinged into the box and could not be swept up by the Nomads keeper.  With the ball loose in the 18, Haris Sehovic got his foot on the ball and found the back of the net to put Seattle Inter up 1-0.  Seattle Inter upped their lead to two minutes later when Mirza Memic dribbled down the sideline and crossed the ball beautifully to Edin Dedakovic who had a lovely cut to beat the Nomads defender and launched a low, hard shot past the opposing keeper. The first attempt on goal from Nomads came in the 21^st minute, but an offside call on the play kept them scoreless.

As the first half continued, Seattle Inter tested the Nomads goalkeeper with a barrage of shots on net. But a remarkable performance from the keeper, featuring multiple diving saves, kept the game within reach for the Nomads. However, Seattle Inter would score one more before the end of he half. As the game approached the 45^th minute, Nomads failed to make a tackle in their defensive third, which led to a counter attack down the wing. A ball played square to a Seattle Inter teammate developed into a solid goal to end the half with a score of 3-0 in their favor.

The second half resumed with intensity from both teams. Early on, a Nomads forward found a cross with a diving header, but an offside ruling would call back the goal.  A shift in momentum saw Nomads with many more scoring chances as they peppered Seattle Inter with shots. However, Seattle Inter’s goalkeeper continued to deny the Nomads squad. Seattle Inter made their first big move in he half during the 70^th minute when a player had a one-on-one with the keeper, beat him on the dribble, and found himself in front of an open net. But the player was unable to convert, keeping the score at 3-0.

The Nomads saw their efforts pay off in the 75^th minute.  After a free kick just outside the corner of the 18, Nomads capitalized off a half volley scramble in front of the net to bring them within 2.  The goal caused an increase in concentration from Seattle Inter as they looked to secure the win. In the 85^th minute Seattle Inter solidified their lead when Aldin Tirak was played the ball in the 18 where he remained poised and skillfully beat the keeper to score for his team, bringing their lead back to 3.  Nomads continued to press and create chances by working the ball around well, but were unable to convert any more opportunities.

South Seattle Inter would take the match 4-1.

This week’s Game of the Week saw Green River CC and Near Miss FC compete in our men’s outdoor 8v8 league. The game promised to be an exciting one to watch, as both teams looked determined to take away three points.

Green River CC started off on full throttle, commanding possession, passing the ball around and making good runs down the flanks during the opening minutes. Their first chance came early when a Green River CC player worked the ball well in the corner, cut into the box and took a shot which was easily saved by the goalkeeper. Soon after, the squad was awarded a free kick right outside of the box. The kick taker opted to lay it off to his teammate who ripped a powerful shot that went wide of goal. Their third scoring opportunity came as Muhhammud took his shot off an excellent trough ball, which was parried by the keeper. Muhhammud was in the thick of the action once again when he received another through ball moments later, took a few touches, cut it inside and struck the ball well only to have the goalkeeper come up big once again. Near Miss FC remained on the back foot as Green River CC continued to press. Green River CC had another chance go begging after they put a string of neat passes together at the top of the box only to shoot it wide. Green River CC’s moment finally came with a third remaining in the first half when a shot took a massive deflection and rolled into the net. Near Miss FC’s most promising chance came from a corner kick soon after. The ball was placed in the middle of the box, which was cleared, but only as far as an oncoming Near Miss FC player who launched a shot that the Green River keeper saved pretty handily. Green River’s final chance of the half came from a moment of mastery by Cameron who turned a clearance into a beautiful long pass over the top to Muhhammud whose shot hit the post.

The second half resumed with very much the same rhythm as the first with Green River CC taking control to produce an early goal via another deflection. They added another when a ball was played in the box and the advancing goalkeeper failed to get to it before the striker easily slotted into the corner. Green River CC upped their goal count to four before Near Miss FC produced one of their own. Some intricate passing in the box set up a Near Miss who took a powerful shot that sailed beyond the outstretched arm of the Green River goalkeeper and into the back of the net.

Near Miss continued to press and create chances by working the ball around well, but were unable to convert any more opportunities. Green River CC would take the match 4-1.

 

This week’s Game of the Week featured FC Drinkers and Here 4 Beer of our Men’s C league on Wednesday nights. With two talented teams facing off, we were guaranteed a hard fought battle.

The game started off with high intensity and Here 4 Beer scoring quickly into the first period. With momentum and their adrenaline pumping they put another goal in the back of the net to have a solid lead. Fortunately for FC Drinkers, they found some energy and rhythm amongst themselves and found the back of the net in the fifth minute to bring the game back within reach. Both teams were able to hold possession of the ball nicely and create chances on goal. In the ninth minute of the game Tsutomu Ando had a lovely cut around a Here 4 Beer defender and slotted the ball to the back post to tie the game up for his team. A short two minutes later a FC Drinker player had a glorious step over to beat the Here 4 Beer defense and keeper to take the lead for his team. A quick counter attack and goal lead by Here 4 Beer brought the game back into a tie for the second time that night. In the eighteenth minute Tsutomu Ando chipped the ball over the defense and had a beautiful header goal to take the game to 4-3 in FC Drinkers favor. The game went into half time in favor of FC Drinker 4-3 over Here 4 Beer.

The second half started out with high intensity from both teams. Here 4 Beer wanted to get another goal to bring the game back within reach and FC Drinkers wanted to maintain their lead. FC Drinkers had many chances on goal throughout the second period. Marcus Chromy of Here 4 Beer kept them in the game with tremendous saves. In the ninth minute of the second period FC Drinkers hit a stinging shot low and hard to the corner, but Marcus Chromy sprawled out in a full dive to get finger tips on the ball and knock it wide, denying FC Drinkers of scoring. A short minute later Here 4 Beer had a free kick and they swung the ball nicely into the box, where FC Drinkers keeper had to come up with a big save to keep his team in the lead. There were no goals scored until the eighteenth minute of the second period when Colin Gierzak of Here 4 Beer dribbled the ball nicely, cut around a FC Drinker defensive player, and slotted the ball in the back of the net, bringing the ball back into a tie once again with a score of 4-4. But the game is not over until the referee blows the whistle and that was certainly the case tonight. With thirty seconds left Tsutomu Ando of FC Drinkers worked together with his team and ended up with the ball back at his feet, a sharp cut around Here 4 Beer, and a ripped shot that squeezed by the diving keeper put his team back in the lead with a score of 5-4. The last minute goal from FC Drinkers ended being the game-winning goal as shortly thereafter the whistle was blown to end the game. The match was heated and well contested throughout the whole game. Keep a watch on the league standings as we approach playoffs, one can expect these teams will continue their success into the playoff period.