El Cerrito Futbol Club: Club News
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Wednesday, November 30
ECFC U14G Bears
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Jack London Fall 2011 “Referee Appreciation” Tournament
The ECFC U14G Bears played in the Jack London league this fall and went undefeated (8-0-1) in the silver flight of the recreational division and were moved up to the gold flight for the end of season Referee Appreciation Tournament on November 19 and 20.
The Bears are mostly a U13 team and the gold flight consisted of mostly U14 teams. The Saturday games all started out tight and tense in the first half with 1-1 or 1-0 scores at the half. The Bears were able to pull away in the second half of both games for 2-1 and 4-0 wins for a total of 18 points (6+2 and 6+4, no points for shutouts…). The top-seeded Tiger Streak also won both games Saturday, 2-1 and 5-0 for a total of 18 points (up to only 4 goals counted for points). So going into Sunday’s games, the Bears were tied for first with a 2-0 record and 18 points, but with the two top-seeded teams yet to play…Sunday comes with pounding rain but officials decided to let the games go on! The Tiger Streak wins their morning game 2-1 in a pounding rain and the Bears got a bit of a break in the weather and played the Dynamites to a 1-1 draw in the first half, then pulled away again in the second half for a 3-1 win! That meant the Bears were now in first place with 27 points to 26 for the Tiger Streak.
The final game thus became a Championship Match between the two top teams, both with 3-0 records and tied with 9 goals scored, only 2 goals allowed and one shutout for both teams, but the Bears had a 1 point advantage with the 3-1 victory in the morning game. Then the rains came…After another tense and tight first half with many chances but no goals, the Bears were able hold off repeated furious attacks from the Tiger Streak and hang on for a nil-nil draw, but won the Tournament with 30 points to 29 for the Tiger Streak in what could have gone either way between two very evenly matched teams. Credit the Tiger Streak for an excellent tournament! And Congratulations to the Bears for an undefeated season!
Monday, August 29
ECFC/Mavericks Avalanche Second Place in Santa Barbara
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The ECFC/Mavericks Avalanche (U-19 girl’s class 1 gold team) went to the Santa Barbara Summer Cup this past weekend—and almost took it all! Coach Manish Doshi and 17 members of Team Avalanche made the trek south, including several high school seniors, many juniors, a sophomore AND a younger sister/guest player who is 12 years old! The Avalanche won both games on Saturday and the morning game on Sunday—and went to the championships with three shutouts on their scorecards. They battled to a 0-0 tie at the half and were counting down the minutes to PK’s, when a rough scramble in front of their goal resulted in a score. They attacked for the remaining minutes, and had several close chances. In the end, it was a hard-fought 2nd place finish. Good soccer, great team! GO AVALANCHE!
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Monday, August 29
ECFC BU12 Lasers 3rd Place in Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Tourney
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The El Cerrito FC Lasers took 3rd place in the U12B division at the Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Tourney this summer.
The Roster was:
Joe Rees-Hill, Haakon Hoyer-Nielsen, Nadav SklootIan Daly, Kellan Gross, Eamonn Harvey, Henry Sayre, Adrian Shuh-Humphries, Jonah Gratol, Joseph Gratol, Coach Allan Daly.
Congratulations!
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Monday, August 29
ECFC GU12 Tornado's Santa Cruz Beach Soccer Champions !!!
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The El Cerrito FC GU12 Class 1 Gold Tornado’s took first place at the Santa Cruz Beach Tourney this Summer.
GO TORNADO'S !!!
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Sunday, February 20
ECFC U11B United 2nd place in Redwood City
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Congratulations to ECFC United class 3 U11 Boys and coaches Peter Burns, Alan Daly and Barton Blum:
The boys took 2nd place in the Torneo dei Presidenti presented by the Juventus Sport Club in Redwood City this weekend.
Il Torneo dei Presidenti is a Bronze/Silver tournament that takes place during the President's Day weekend - February 19/20, 2011. Games are played exclusively on the high quality turf fields in Redwood City and surrounding cities.
Way to go EC F.C. United !!!
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Jaguars Girls U14 First Place
Congratulation to the EC F.C. U14 Girls Jaguars and their coaches: Alexina Cather, Ian McRory and Will Hymel!
The Jaguars won their league, going 9-0. It was their first season in the U14 age bracket and they went undefeated, scoring 18 goals and only getting scored on twice. Many of the girls on the team are only 12 but all stepped up and played great soccer this season!
Avalanche Girls U19 Tournament Success !!!
Avalanche Davis Legacy Tournament !
The U19 EC F.C. Girls played in the Davis Legacy Lily Nissen Tournament last weekend. They played in the US Club Premier Division, against class 1 teams and older U19 class 3 teams. Winning games against MDSA CYCLONES 3-1, WALNUT CREEK UNITED 2-0, drawing against the FC Azzuiri 0 – 0 and getting into the final game against the REAL OAKDALE FC INFERNO. The Avalanche, unfortunately lost to the Inferno, the 39th ranked team in California 0-1. Bringing home their second finalist medals in two tournaments!
Avalanche in the City!
Did you hear about the AVALANCHE in San Francisco?! It was amazing!
This monumental event was the U-19 girls from ECFC, the Avalanche, at the Golden Gate Invitational during the last weekend of September.
The Avalanche are a mixed-age team, at least half of whom could still be playing at the U-16 level, who competed fiercely in the U-19 bracket. In four games, they held their opponents scoreless-- an enormous achievement in itself. The defense was determined, and brand new goalkeeper, Becca Lambert, was phenomenal in front of the net. The midfield and offense attacked repeatedly, with excellent passing and tremendous shots on goal.
The Avalanche advanced to the consolation finals, fighting to a 0-0 tie. The score remained tied in overtime, and the game went to penalty kicks. The Avalanche slammed two shots into the goal, but were edged out by their opponents. The team brought home finalist medals that represent a long and very hot weekend of hard work and excellent soccer.
They return to league play, where they are 7 and 1 and in first place in the U19 bracket.
Go Avalanche!
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U11B Lasers 4th Place in Fremont Kick or Treat Tourney!
Congratulations to the Rock-Stars!The Lasers won both Saturday games against the Rockridge Sting and the Ballistic Advanced. They came back from a 2-0 deficit against the Sting to win 3-2. The Ballistic game was a battle ending in a 1-0 score for the Lasers. On Sunday in the winners bracket the competition was much tougher. We played the Mission Valley United 99 Boys black from Cal State league and went up 1-0, but ended up losing 2-1 -- very close and very tough game. In the consolation game on Sunday afternoon we played the Los Gatos Lightning, also from the Cal State league. Again, it was a tough battle for the tired Lasers and we ended up losing 2-1 in a close close game. It was a great experience and the boys gave their all. Coaches and parents were proud of the Lasers hard work and great results.
ECFC Vikings U10 Boys Fourth Place in Sebastopol Apple Classic
Congratulations to the Viking boys for a hard fought tournament placement!
The Vikings battled through four games over two days with intensive heat and tough competition to finally end up fourth place in the Sebastopol Apple Classic tournament. The boys played beautiful soccer - at times passing in and out of opposing teams with a certain amount of flair. They were true to their core believes; Speed and Ball Possession! The hard work was in the end rewarded by a well deserved fourth place.
Vikings Soccer – The Closest Thing to Nonstop Action in any Sport !!!
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ECFC U12 Avalanche Girls Second Place !!!
Congratulations to the Avalanche girls with a terrific start of the season and second place in the Napa Tournament!
Starting off the fall 2010 season in exciting fashion, the ECFC Avalanche (U12 Girls) swept through the Napa Wine Country Classic tournament, culminating in a thrilling 1-0 overtime loss in the finals, taking 2nd place. Playing an aggressive 4-3-3 formation, the Avalanche had six different players find the back of the net, while its defense gave up only a single goal in the tournament. Starting off strong, the Avalanche dominated its first game against the Solano Predators, winning 4-0, highlighted by a header into the net just before the half. Shaking off a slow start in the second game, a determined defense and strong goalie play kept the Shooting Stars scoreless while an opportunistic goal gave the Avalanche a hard fought 1-0 victory. Day two saw another strong effort in a 2-0 win over the Shock, with the Avalanche wings showing their speed on a number of runs up the side of the field. The championship game against the Rincon Valley Celtic was a back and forth affair with both teams having a number of scoring opportunities. But outstanding efforts by both goalies left the game scoreless after regulation. Finally, depleted by injuries and wearing out in the hot afternoon sun, the Avalanche gave up its first and only goal of the tournament in overtime, coming out on the short end of a 1-0 tension-packed championship match.
Go Avalanche!
