NYPDSOCCER.COM: My Site News: *******APRIL 2008--NYPD Finest Seniors Win Men's over 35 Competition in Maryland*******
Sunday, April 13*******APRIL 2008--NYPD Finest Seniors Win Men's over 35 Competition in Maryland*******
This years 5 vs 5 indoor tournament sponsored by the U.S. Secret Service in conjunction with D.C. Socres and "Stop the Violence Program was again held in Gaithersburg Maryland.
This tournament is participated by several law enforcement agencies from around the U.S. and Abroad to raise funds to aid in combating violence and promote awareness.
The NYPD Soccer team entered an Opens men's team and and over 35 men's team
Our young guns faced off against teams from New Jersey, Bermuda, Philadelphia Montgomery and the Secret Service. Their record after regular play was 4 wins and 1 Loss. This moved them into the quarter finals were surprisingly they were knocked off by the New Jersey Strikers 3-2 after the winning goal was scored off a deflection on one of the NYPD Players leg.
The Seniors breezed by the competition winning 5 games and tying one-teams played each other twice and the Seniors had wins over Montgomery, Maryland and New Jersey, There were no playoffs for this age division and the Finest walked away with the championship Trophy.
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