Playing with a starting eleven comprised of mostly backup players, Chivas USA fell 2-1 Tuesday morning to Orange County Pateadores at The Home Depot Center’s Field 6. The Rojiblancos knocked in their lone goal in the second half on a deflected shot by Marco Delgado. But the visiting side was led by two second-half scores, the first coming on a penalty kick by Leopoldo Morales and the game-winner by Manuel Asprilla. Because of a change in Chivas USA’s MLS schedule made
Jesse Kehoe scored a goal in each half as Real San Jose opened the 2013 NPSL regular season with a 2-0 road win versus newcomers CD Aguiluchos USA on a rain soaked pitch in Oakland on Mach 30. “They were both lucky,” laughed Kehoe when asked about his game-winning strikes. Neither of which, however, could be considered “lucky.” After fairly even early exchanges, RSJ began to take control midway through the first half by keeping quick CDA runs in check. Finallyin
It was a busy Easter weekend in the NPSL with two regular season matches to kick off the regular season and a U.S. Open Cup qualifier. Sonoma County midfielder Chris Daly landed a brace as the Sol (1W-0L-0D) defeated the Sacramento Gold 4-1. Ross Middlemiss and Pedro Guevara each added a goal for the home team, while Manolo Pina scored the lone goal for the visiting Gold (0W-1L-0D). But all was not lost for the Gold, a team who already claimed
Former Junior Lone Star FC forward Anthony Allison has signed a two-year contract with Swedish Division I side Umea FC after impressing on trial at the club. Allison recently refused to extend his contract with Swedish Second Division club Harnosands FF for the 2013 season. The 25-year old forward is originally from Liberia, but grew up in the United States where he received his football training at Junior Lone Star FC and Wilmington University. Allison, formerly known as Sargbah Tarpeh, begun
Club Ohio, a soccer club based in Dublin, Ohio with affiliate programs in Westerville, Marietta and Dayton, is excited to announce its partnership with Zanesville Athletic FC. Club Ohio, one of only 45 Nike sponsored Super Clubs in the United States, is designed and structured to meet the needs of the club soccer player who aspires to play at the highest level. The philosophy of Club Ohio is to identify and attract committed quality players and provide them with highly skilled and qualified coaches to produce state, regional, and nationally competitive
“Find your passion.” “Chase your passion with every fiber of your being.” “Never let anybody outwork you.” Three pieces of advice from Coach Joe Zakowicz. Three lessons he shares with his players. Zakowicz is one of the good guys in the American game. Someone of great faith, character, and passion for the sport we all love. He is the mastermind behind both the men’s and women’s soccer programs at Ave Maria University in Florida. He also recently signed on as the head coach of
The Houston Hurricanes FC announced today the signing of 15-year-old goalkeeper Tyler Garner. In doing so Garner made history as the youngest Houston Hurricanes FC player ever signed. He also becomes the youngest player to ever sign with an NPSL side. “Tyler is a great goalie, I have been working with him for a few months now and he is improving everyday,” Head Coach Thiago Reis commented. “I can’t believe he is only fifteen years old and so mature as
The University of Akron women’s soccer program announced the hiring of Andrew Hoggarth to Assistant Coach on Wednesday, Feb. 20. “We are excited after an exhausting search that Andy chose to accept our offer to be a part of our staff and program. His experience as a goalkeeper, goalkeeping coach, head coach at the collegiate level, and head coach at the professional level will bring numerous ideas and insights of the game to help our staff become better and most
FC LVU Sonic general manager & president Matt McTish has officially announced the start of a women’s team that will compete in the nation’s largest women’s league, the WPSL (Women’s Premier Soccer League), starting in the spring of 2013. FC LVU Sonic has won two national championships and three Northeast Conference titles. McTish has stated that he looks forward to offering a high level of play for the women of the Lehigh Valley and surrounding areas. “There are a lot of
