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Post by siralex on Mar 7, 2014 9:18:14 GMT -5
Looks like NASA Elite should pick up two wins if they can convert chances and score some goals. Game of the weekend is definitely TH v. UFA. The bottom half of the table teams like CF Black, NASA premiere and Norcross need to find some points this weekend. Is AFU ever going to play a match?
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Post by fan on Mar 7, 2014 11:33:57 GMT -5
Looks like great weather for this weekend! It's a pretty light schedule for Athena. Lots of top teams are heading to the Vulcan Cup - six divisions for U13 girls. There ought to be some great games there. Even AFU will get some games in  . AFU's U14 ECNL seems to rely on several of the U13's so I'm guessing that's where some of their team played on Sat. A:SaturdayTH 1 - UFA 0 - I though UFA would put up a bigger score against GSA Red last weekend. TH is always tough to beat. Definitely the game of the weekend! Norcross 2 - CF Black 1 - Good thing CF Black managed a couple points against AFC last weekend. I think they'll have a lot of close games this season but it will be a struggle for them to manage a finish in the middle of A. NASA Elite 3 - AFC 0 - I think AFC could pull off a couple wins this season but probably not against NASA Elite. SundayCF Black 1 - NASA Premier 1 - Tough call on this one. Both of these teams will have few chances to pick up points so a win here would be big. Norcross 0 - NASA Elite 1 - Norcross has kept their games really close but NASA Elite is tough to beat. B:SaturdayAmbush 2 - CGSA 0 - CGSA kept the score relatively close against Macon but couldn't win against another team that came up from C. Should be 5 points for Ambush. SSA 0 - RYSA 0 - RYSA's gotten off to a poor start. Hopefully they can turn things around this weekend. DSC 3 - Rush 1 - I don't expect DSC to have much trouble winning this one. SundayInter 2 - RYSA 0 - Inter's 2-1 loss to Roswell last week was a little closer than I though it would be. They must have played well. NASA 0 - DSC 2 - DSC's 4-0 win over Chiefs was a great start to their season. UFA 1 - Ambush 2 Vulcan CupAFU 0 - CF Elite 1 - Should be an exciting game. What's AFU been up to lately? No scores in SIC for a while. I don't think either will beat the RAD team that's in their group. GSA is on the other side of this bracket but they have a tough group too. Chiefs 1 - GSA Red 2 - Red is a much better matchup for Chiefs than the top GSA team they had to play last season. I don't think these two teams have played before but I'll give the slight edge to GSA. Roswell was placed in the 4th division - interesting placement. I'm not familiar with the out of state teams they'll play but suspect they'll do well. |
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Post by fan on Mar 7, 2014 11:41:41 GMT -5
My guesses for C last weekend were not so good. Here's an attempt for this weekend. TSC will be tough to beat in this group. They've already beaten two of the teams that were moved down from B (CF North and Norcross). Norcross lost to GSA too. We'll see if the third team that was moved down (CF South) fares better when they finally play a game next week.
Saturday
TSC 3 - NW YMCA 1
DSC 1 - Rome Arsenal 0
Sunday
TSC 2 - NASA 0
South GA 1 - UFA Black 1
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 7, 2014 12:05:05 GMT -5
wonder if fields get opened for tomorrow. gonna be wet!!
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Post by siralex on Mar 7, 2014 15:07:30 GMT -5
That's a good field for Vulcan Cup. Interested to see how those games play out in the top bracket.
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Post by jack4343 on Mar 7, 2014 20:42:55 GMT -5
My oldest daughter's u13 Athena D game at BSC in Peachtree City has been cancelled due to the fields remaining closed. AFC has all their fields closed for Saturday. I think it's a bit ridiculous since the rain stopped this morning and the forecast for Saturday is near 70 degrees and sun. If they choose to keep their fields closed because it rained more than a day before then I'd say their fields will be closed all season since it seems to rain every two to three days in Atlanta the past year or so.
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Post by jack4343 on Mar 8, 2014 6:30:33 GMT -5
And now I eat crow...NSA fields are also closed for Saturday's games. Ugh. This is going to be a rough spring season. Rescheduled practices, rescheduled games galore! Throw spring break in and Easter weekend and let the insanity begin! LOL
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Post by fan on Mar 9, 2014 19:49:44 GMT -5
Wow RYSA U13 girls have 2 red cards in 4 games. It seems unusual for girls teams to have any. They'd better clean up their play or they'll be the first to lose some points in the standings.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Mar 10, 2014 8:51:26 GMT -5
well another tough weekend for some u13A teams. its a competitive group for sure. norcross just can't find the net, lost again 1-0. 3 consecutive 1-0 games is tough. shows ya, those games can go either way.
how does the current 13s compare to other years past? stronger? more depth in the agegroup?
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Post by siralex on Mar 10, 2014 9:13:21 GMT -5
Well done fan, you nailed both NASA Elite scores perfectly. Not sure how the rest of your predictions panned out but saw those two finals.
To give my two cents on the last post, I would say this is a very deep and talented age group. Just look at how often the top teams play tight matches and beat each other up. I don't think anyone runs through this age group without a few draws and losses on their record. And I also think any one of 5 teams could win A this spring - NASA Elite, CF Elite, GSA, UFA and even TH could still win it but TH now needs to just about run the table and get some help. Normally that seems to be a 2 or 3 horse race in Athena A at U13 when everyone is still playing USYS.
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Post by spectator on Mar 11, 2014 10:15:52 GMT -5
Very good showing for GA Girls Teams at Vulcan Cup:
Champions
U10 Girls Gold - Concorde Fire North Black
U11 Girls Gold - GSA Lilburn Red
U11 Girls Bronze - GSA Lilburn Black
U12 Girls Gold 11v11 - Concorde Fire North Black
U13 Girls Gold 2 - Lady Chiefs Premier (Athena B)
U13 Girls Copper - GSA 01 White (Athena C)
U14 Girls Silver - Roswell Santos Blue (Athena A)
U14 Girls Bronze - DDYSC Wolves Gold (Athena C)
Finalists
U11 Girls Gold - AFU Gold
U11 Girls Gold - Inter Atlanta FC Elite
U12 Girls Gold - AFU Elite 02
U13 Girls Gold 1 - Concorde Fire Elite (Athena A)
U13 Girls Gold 3 - Top Hat Navy (Athena B)
U13 Girls Silver - Concorde Fire North Black (Athena C)
Other GA Teams
U12 Girls Gold 11v11 - Roswell Santos Boxx - 2 losses - 1 tie
U12 Girls Gold 11v11 - DDYSC 02 Wolves Navy - 1 win and 2 losses
U13 Girls Gold 1 - AFU Pre ECNL - 1 win, 1 loss, 1 tie
U13 Girls Gold 2 - GSA 01 Red - 1 win and 2 losses (Athena A)
U13 Girls Gold 2 - GSA 02 Red Lilburn - 3 ties (U12 team)
U13 Girls Gold 2 - AFU Elite 01 - 2 wins and 1 loss (Athena B)
U13 Girls Silver - Roswell Santos Blue - 1 win and 2 losses (new Athena B for Spring)
U13 Girls Copper - Concorde Fire North White - 3 losses (Athena E)
U14 Girls Silver - GSA 00 Red - 1 win 2 losses (new Athena A for Spring)
U14 Girls Silver - NASA Select - 2 ties and 1 loss (new Athena B for Spring)
U14 Girls Bronze - VRSA Attack 00 1 win, 1 tie, 1 loss (Athena E)
Vulcan is a very competitive tournament and the tournament will work to keep teams from the same state out of the same bracket. There's some pretty obvious trophy shopping from some out of state clubs when they request lower brackets, but overall, it's very fair and well run. Nice to play clubs from other states instead of the same old same old.
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. AFU's U14 ECNL seems to rely on several of the U13's so I'm guessing that's where some of their team played on Sat.
