The Falkirk showed very well in the Round #1 of State Cup on 3/29/08 & 3/30/08 with 2 wins and a forfeit earning them a spot in the Round of 16 on 4/26. 

In the Round of 16, the Falkirk played a hard fought game against IUS and won earning their spot in the State Cup's Final Four.

On Friday, 5/16/08, 36 players, coaches & family members embarked on our chartered bus trip to Pensacola for the Final Four competion.  On Saturday the Falkirk played a strong team, Saa Real Madrid.  Although the final score 0-2 was a loss for the Falkirk, the score does not reflect the Falkirk successes.  Going into half time, the score was still 0-0.  Then shortly after the half Real Madrid scored.  It stayed that way until the last seconds of the game when Real Madrid were awarded a PK that realized another goal.  The next day Real Madrid beat RSL to become State Cup Champions.  The Falkirk's only loss was to the eventual champs.  

We were very proud of the successes of the Falkirk throughout State Cup.  For more game details, click on the Schedule link in the left margin and then choose the State Cup tab.

GO FALKIRK!!

Congratulations to the Falkirk that have been chosen for state ODP teams in their age groups and who will proudly represent our club and state at multiple ODP functions including the US Region III Camps in Alabama this summer. 

Congratulations goes to:

     Andres Caesar ‘93
     Ellis Curry ‘93
     Atsou Ayah ‘94
     R. Patrick Shelton ‘94
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Atsou Ayah, who plays on the Black Watch SC u15 Falkirk team, has been chosen to represent the US Soccer u14 Men's National Team that will play at the Disney Interregional and Showcase Event, November 22-26, 2007 in Orlando, Florida. 

Congratulations, Atsou!!

What a great weekend for the Falkirk!  They won their group and the semi-finals match against HCU, but lost in the finals 0-1 against RSL Kickers.  This was a great preparation weekend for State Cup.

Congratulations to the Falkirk for a successful undefeated Club Director’s League (CDL) season.  The Falkirk’s win this past Saturday (10/27/07) marked the end of the 2007 CDL Fall Season and, with that win, they became the CDL U15 boys Champions.  This is the 2^nd year in a row this team has achieved that honor.  Coach Roland and all the boys were proud to pose for this photo.  Congratulations to all of them for their hard work and team effort!  We are very proud of all of you.   

The Falkirk look forward to proudly representing Black Watch Soccer Club at the Disney Soccer Showcase in December.  This tournament is ranked by many as the #1 youth soccer tournament in the U.S. and will host some of the best teams in the country.  The Falkirk are 1 of 5 Florida U15 boys teams that have been accepted to this tournament – a total of 44 U15 teams will be competing.  Best wishes to the Falkirk!

Although the Falkirk started off on a weak note, loosing to HCU (1-3) on Friday night of this past tournament weekend, they came back strong with wins against Jacksonville Fury (4-1) on Saturday and against East Lake (2-0) on Sunday.  Three teams ended up tied after our group play with 6 points each:  Falkirk, Jacksonville & HCU.  The 2nd tie breaker eliminated HCU from moving on to the Finals and it took until the 4th tie breaker where the Falkirk lost out by 1 goal scored to a team they had beat 4-1.  It was a great soccer weekend and we look forward to the rematch versus HCU this coming Saturday in our CDL game.  GO FALKIRK!!

The U15 Falkirk showed well at the Disney Showcase Qualifier impressively winning all three of their qualifying games (Sunrise - 2-1, RSL Academy - 4-1 and Jacksonville - 3-0) earning their spot in the semi-finals against Orange County Sting.  That semi-final match is particularly where the Falkirk demonstrated their team work and dedication winning it in OT 2-1 against a very tough opponent to make it to the finals that afternoon.  The exhausted Falkirk continued to play very well holding the score in the finals to 0-0 until the last minutes of the first half against another RSL team, but then lost the fight 0-5.  We are very proud of these fourteen young men and their coach, Roland Moldovan - they gave everything they had to give that weekend and ended as finalists earning their spot in the Disney Showcase in December.  Congratulations to all!!

Atsou Ayah was selected to attend the '94 US Soccer National Team camp in Boston, MA and will compete against the other Regional teams for a place on the u14 US Soccer National Team during the first week in August.

We are very proud of our players.  10 Falkirk (Ckalib, Jonathan, Ellis, Atsou, Pat, Christian, Josh, David, Brandon and Ely) were chosen from the ODP Region C pool of players to try out for the State ODP team.  That is a great accomplishment!  The State Trials were completed last weekend and 5 Falkirk were chosen for the State ODP team.  WOW!  They are:

David Vitola '92
Ckalib Nelson '93
Atsou Ayah '94
Raymond "Pat" Shelton '94
Ely Lewin '93

Check out the great article about the Falkirk found in one of our area newspapers. 

On 5/19 & 5/20, the U14 Falkirk supported their club and played in the U15/U16 age bracket of the 5th Annual Black Watch 6 On 6 tournament.  What a fun weekend the team had playing these older and bigger teams.  The Falkirk scored 43 goals, only gave up 10 goals and won every game including the finals.  Congratulations to all !! 

Over the 2006 Thanksgiving  weekend the Falkirk played in the Disney Jr. Showcase, a premier national-level tournament.  Just to be accepted into this tournament was quite an achievement for our new team.  There were 32 teams in the U14 age group from 12 different states (only 6 teams were accepted from Florida).  This was some of the best competition in the country and we were excited to be part of the group!!  The Falkirk ended the tournament ranked 2^nd in their group in qualifying play with 1 win, 1 loss and 1 tie. 

Their first game was against a Texas North team, DFW Tejanos 93 Premier.  That was probably the best game all weekend.  It was a very competitive game and the teams were evenly matched.  It looked like the game would end in a 0-0 tie, but the Tejanos ended up with a fluke goal in the 68^th minute.  The Falkirk were initially upset with the loss, but in the end they knew this game could have gone either way and they were please with how well they played.

Their second game was against the Charlotte SC 92 Blue (NC).  Although the Falkirk dominated the play, this game ended in a 2-2 tie.  Afterwards the players commented they were disappointment because that knew they should have won that game.

The third game was very exciting.  The Falkirk played a terrific game against Cobb FC Chiefs Gold (GA) under the lights at the Disney Wide World of Sports complex and won 2-1.  What a great way to end an exciting weekend for the team and their families.

Going in with 7 wins and 1 loss, the Falkirk added one more win to their CDL Fall league stats tonight when they beat Lakeland 3-1. 

That win (bringing their league record to 8-1-0 and their full record to 16-4-3) clinched the CDL championship.  Way to go, Falkirk!!!

Without even a moment to celebrate, the Winter CDL schedule begins on 11/4.  Keep up the great work!!

This was a good soccer weekend, wasn't it?  We are appreciative of the U14 Tampa Knights Kickers Coaching Staff for organizing the 3rd Annual F4 Jamboree and hosting such a great event!  The Falkirk accumulated many great experiences that will continue to help them grow as a team, help them stretch as players and help them to continue to learn to play as a team.    

Thanks to the players for working so hard in the heat.  Thanks to all the parents who got them there and cheered them on.  Thanks to Jill (Jonathan’s Mom) and Joe & Rosie (Josh’s parents) for bringing water coolers this weekend.  Thanks also to Jill for bringing those ice pack bags which were used several times this weekend.  And a special thanks to Roland for being so dedicated to our sons to help them be better soccer players and supportive teammates. 

Photos taken this weekend - Click on the Photos link in the left margin and look for Dawn's and Kathleen's P4 photos in the list of U14 Falkirk photo links.

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A special thanks to our gracious hosts tonight, the Plant City Lancers.  They have terrific fields and always give teams great competition.  We appreciate the opportunity to play our first scrimmage as both teams worked on their pre-season conditioning and strategy. 

As for the Falkirk?  Oh, as Eric Cantana would say, "they played beautiful futbol!!"  Or in other words, "This is going to be a fun season!!!"  Thanks to Coach Roland and all the Falkirk, it was a lot of fun watching you play!!

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