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Tuesday, May 6**********FINEST FALL IN THE SEMI FINALS AT THE COSTA RICA CUP**********
The Finest traveled to Jaco Beac, Costa Rica and faced off in tough competition against teams from around the world inthis yearly 6 vs 6 outdoor tournament beachside. There were fourgroups of five teams per bracket. The Finest were placed in what the locals called "El Grupo Der Muerte"- "Group of Death" because in this group were last years champs, the runners up as well as a team from Denmark and a heavy contender for the title team from Guatemala
After regular play the team held together maintaining a record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 1 draw. The team advanced to the quarter finals due to their lowest amount of goals against because of their tenacity on defense.
In the quarter finals the team faced off againts the Guatemalan side. This match was 0-0 after regular play leading to an overtime period. after both teams were unsuccesful in scoring a round of penalty kickas was set.
Going into penalty kicks, solid goals by Sgt Carlo Marinaccio, PO Greg Fink and PO Keith Clark secured a victory before the pressure forced the Guatemalan players to fire their shots high into the air, thus giving the Finest the go ahead into the Semi finals.
In the semi final match, the finest faced off against a team from Houston. The match was 1-1 for the majority of the game until injuries placed the Finest on their heels. In the end the the teams valiant efforts. In the end the team fell to the Texans losing for a final score of 3-1.