We had another great week of games highlighted by some great performances from Dwight Findlay's U9 Chelsea team and Tommy Retzlaff's U10 Crew team. There are new pictures posted on the blog from YTS action at WRAL on Saturday. With the weather changing and not a lot of warm weather left, we will have Jersey Day and Barefoot Soccer this week. The U10's will be on Tuesday (tomorrow) at WRAl and the U9's will be on Friday. Please pack all soccer gear in case of a change in the schedule.
AC Milan-Coach Andy Truex (Nick Cerullo)
I had the pleasure of filling in for Andy Truex this weekend as his boys visited TU Real Madrid in Chapel Hill. AC Milan is a talent group of soccer players who came out on fire. They seemed to put two goals in almost immediately. One of which was a BLAST by Elliot in the first minute of the game. However their play did fall off a bit at the end of the first half giving Real Madrid the lead at the half. The second half saw Milan find themselves defensively with help from Connor and begin to distribute the ball through the midfield. AC Milan came back in the second half and ended up with a great result and really pulled together as a team.
Juventus-Coach Nick Cerullo
Team Juventus traveled to Chapel Hill this week to take on TU Sevilla. The game opened with Juventus getting amazing offensive pressure from the midfielders and marking backs. Juventus seemed to shoot the ball everywhere but on goal and the Sevilla goalie put on a show turning away shot after shot. Finally Juventus by way of Zack Mason found the back of the net. After not getting scored on in the first half due to some great effort defensively by Garrett Massengill the second half found Juventus not playing sound defensively and giving up some goals. However they found their stride midway through the second half and ended up with a favorable result due to goals by Harry and Daniel . The boys seem to be having fun and getting better week in and week out . Congrats to them on another great result.
Barcelona-Coach Jill Fulton
The U9 Barcelona girls continued to have another great weekend of soccer against TU Red Stars. Our team had a well rounded attack with several different girls scoring some great goals. We then began to focus not only on scoring goals but our passing and movements with and without the ball. The girls did a great job making the field big and passing the ball to feet. Haleigh Pack did a great job in the goal in the second half using only her feet to block some hard shots. Overall, the girls played very well and continue to improve each week.
Arsenal-Coach Fabio Suarez
Arsenal CASL displayed pure excellence on the pitch this weekend. While it was evident that their opponent would not have the fire power to keep up with this special group, Arsenal never lost composure showing great sportsmanship throughout the game. Good stuff this weekend boys!!!
Roma-Coach Fabio Suarez
CASL Roma vs CASL Lazio was hands down the game of the week!!! While defensive leader and Gk John was late due to a fender bender prior to the match Roma realized the show must go on. Volunteering to fill the big shoes in the back was Mikey who played BIG TIME allowing only one goal "Victory"* style with no Gloves!!! Heading up the offensive attack for Roma Kishan who played incredible all game. Cutting up players left and right with absolute brilliance, Keyshawn would proudly be nicknamed "the Butcher" at the end of the match. While Lazio will be credited with the win, this Sundays Classico would be looked as a victory for all CASL YTS players. Keep up the good work fellas!!!
*"Victory" is a soccer movie about a team put together in Nazi-occupied Germany during WWII. It stars Sly Stalone as the Goalkeeper and Pele is, well, Pele. Kids are a little young for the movie but if you haven't seen it, its pretty good.
Lazio-Coach Caleb Norkus (Carson Porter)
Lazio had another good showing this weekend in a great CASL Darby match vs. Roma. The team really plays well together each player brings a good attitude and great workrate. Joey Daly was excellent out on the flank, combining with his teammates to get down to the end line, setting up several scoring chances with his crosses and workrate. Aaron Teal made a difference when he entered the game quickly scoring a great goal after showing off some good skill and dribbling abilities. Colton Howell, Colton Pleasants and Braeden Boshart all played very well in midfield working together with some excellent passing sequences that lead to scoring chances. The game was very well played by both teams and a great showcase for the YTS program.
Galaxy-Liz McNally
It was a hard and physical game against Triangle United Lazio, however, the Galaxy came away with a great 3-1 victory. Kaila Hamm, Brynn Lloyd and Ashley Merritt scored three great goals while Elizabeth Surratt and Savannah Renard kept the ball out of the net during a tough second half in goal. The Galaxy continued to possess the ball through their passing. It was a very physical game, but the girls held their own. I am very proud of their play and their work ethic as it has continued to improve each training and game.
Fire-Coach Tommy Retzlaff
The Fire put on a show for the visiting TU Roma Girls on Sunday at WRAL. The girls were amazing in their group tactics as a result of quality passing, receiving and attacking. They did a good job of supporting and switching the point of attack to find space to work. The girls consistently connected on 4 and 5 pass combinations to create countless shots on goal for every player on the team. All the girls raised their level this weekend and I'm unsure who all scored goals, but it was most of them. Grace Wagner led the way with 3 goals including a bomb from midfield and later and fantastic strike from a rebound at about 20 yards out. We had fantastic midfield play from Kaitlyn Bouck, Anna Bevans and Hannah Atkinston. Most improved play was definitely from Elizabeth Wilson who played a flawless defense with wonderful passing. Brianna Pendergraft and Kendall Augsburg contributed with great attacking, crosses, and goal scoring down the right side while Heather Erlemann and Eliah Tekkote created many chances down the left. Overall, this was a definite highlight in my experience of coaching young players. I'm really proud of them for applying their learning to the match yesterday. Way to go Fire!
Chelsea-Coach Dwight Findlay
"ALL HEART with PROGRESS OCCURING"
What an amazing game for all the boys. The boys gave their all and played with HEART. Many tears followed this game due to the strong desire to win and frustrations from the many chances missed. A true Chelsea, EPL phenomenon.
I was especially impressed with our several decisions to switch the point of attack from the crowded side to the less crowded side of the field. We had some great ball movement but our many opportunities couldn't find the back of the net. Our score ended up 1-2 the opposing team.
Madrid-Coach Kelly Miller
The U9 Madrid girls started the game strong and were able to connect multiple passes. McRae Calhoun did well to put the ball in the back of the net 8 minutes into the game. Madird did very well adjusting to a new system of play. At the beginning of the season we played a "3-2". Today we played with two defenders, one midfielder, and two forwards. It was a great adjustment. Jessica Kreider was a hard-nosed defender today and was able to stop many counter attacks from the other team. Ava Whitlark had two great goals that incorporated both power and finesse. Mackenzie Gower and Caroline Vithalani had two goals each. The girls played with a lot of heart today and I was very proud of their teamwork and sportsmanship. Go CASL!
Manchester United-Caleb Norkus
U-9 Manchester United played hard on Sunday against CASL's very own Everton. The game would be decided based on which team took advantage of defensive mistakes. Tommy Petruccione and Peter Glenn played extremely well at defense for Man U, and also showed their ability to score goals. Tommy capitalized on a free kick from outside the box and then Peter buried a penalty kick. Nick Atkinson showed off his versatility, with some excellent goalkeeping that included an unbelievable "upper ninety" save. He then contributed on the offensive side of the ball in the second half. Nicked turned on the jets, showing his speed with the ball, by exploding through the defense and scoring on a break away. Just moments later he took advantage of another pk by scoring what could have been the game winner. Everton never quit, and scored a beautiful breakaway in the last minute of the game. It was a tough result in the end for Man United, but once again they showed desire, heart, and promise as they continue to improve.
Everton-Coach Eric Bratager
This was a very exciting match
that was not decided until the death. Everton jumped out to an early 2-0 lead behind Miach Thorp and Jacob Steinberg goals and seemed to be cruising. However, Man U continued to apply pressure and broke through with a well taken free kick from the top of the 18. After an Everton handball in the box, Man U converted the penalty to level the halftime score at 2-2. Man U came out strong in the second half, scoring a quick goal and then converting a second penalty kick to take
a 4-2 lead. With about 10 minutes remaining, Owen Perez scored to bring Everton within a goal, and then assisted on a James Wiley goal a few minutes later to level the score at 4-4. Both teams pressed for a winner and just when it looked like the teams were destined for a draw, Daniel Wu took the ball from his own third and dribbled the length of the field on a counterattack to score the game winner with
about a minute remaining. Both Carter Diehl and Adam Armour played a half in goal for Everton the first time this season and did an excellent job only giving up one goal in the run of play with the other three being well taken set pieces. Jalen Duran also had a standout defensive effort breaking up a number of dangerous Man U
counterattacks late in the game.
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