Day 1 coverage from San Antonio ECNL event

Day 1 coverage from San Antonio ECNL event
March 5, 2011

San Antonio - The fourth event of the ECNL kicked off Friday at the STAR Soccer Complex.

A total of 110 U-15 through U-18 girls teams will compete through Sunday. Each team will play one match per day.
 
An upset took place in the U-15 category as the Charlotte Soccer Academy held on to edge Lonestar Soccer Club of Austin, Texas, 2-1.
 
Kathryn Kelley and Chandler Arrowood produced the goals for Charlotte, and Mikaela Harvey put Lonestar on the board.
 

girls youth club soccer player sam steylCharlotte Soccer Academy goalkeeper Sam Steyl.
"The girls stepped up," said Charlotte coach Mark Thornton. "The biggest thing we wanted them to do is put themselves out there, and be aggressive. The No. 77 player for Lonestar (Harvey) was the best player on the field.  We gave up our width, and put more numbers in the middle."
 
A key player for Charlotte was goalkeeper Sam Steyl, who saved two penalty kicks.
 
"I knew they were good, and were going to kick it hard," Steyl said. I just choose a side, and go for it. They were really fast, and did well on the outside. Determination and hard work got us through."
 
Charlotte improved to 3-3-5, and Lonestar now stands at 6-3-2..
 
Meanwhile, in the U-16 division, Concorde Fire of Atlanta shut out Real Colorado 4-0.
 
Three of the goals came in the first half, and two were from sophomore Hannah Hartman.
 
Hartman's first goal came in a stack play, when she ran to the front post and put the ball away to the far corner. The second goal was also a cross, the ball bounced, and Hartman again fired it to the far post.
 
"We played them in Seattle, and beat us 1-0," Hartman said. "We wanted to show we could beat them too."
 
Kim Fincher scored the only goal in the second half of play.
 
Coach Brian Moore was also pleased with his team's effort.
 
"This team has had our number the last couple of times we've played," Moore said. "I encouraged our players to get the first goal. They have some dangerous players. I was very pleased with our competitive nature tofay."
 
Concorde upped its record to 7-2-1, and Real Colorado dropped to 6-2-1.

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Friday Results

U15

Bethesda SC  0-2 Colorado Rush
Crossfire Premier 1-0 Dallas Sting
CASL 0-0 D'Feeters Soccer Club
Michigan Hawks 3-1 Mustang SC
Ohio Premier Eagles 0-0 San Juan SC
PDA 2-0 Real Colorado
Lonestar SC 1-2 Charlotte Soccer Academy
Atlanta Fire United 1-0 Challenge SC
FC Milwaukee 1-3 Pleasanton Rage
Minnesota Thunder Academy 0-0 SC Del Sol
CESA Premier 1-2 FC Dallas
FC DELCO ECNL 1-2 Sereno Soccer Club
Solar Soccer Club 2-2 Utah Avalanche
Vardar 1-2 Washington Premier FC
SoccerPlus Connecticut 0-1 Concorde Fire

U16
Bethesda SC 1-0 Mustang
Challenge SC 1-1 Colorado
Dallas Sting 0-0 Ohio Premier Eagles
D'Feeters Soccer Club 1-0 Crossfire Premier
Lonestar SC 3-2 Michigan Hawks
Solar Soccer Club 2-2 PDA
Concorde Fire 4-0 Real Colorado
Charlotte Soccer Academy 0-0 San Juan SC 
CASL 2-0 Sereno Soccer Club
Atlanta Fire United 1-1 Utah Avalanche
FC Milwaukee 3-1 FC DELCO
Minnesota Thunder Academy 1-0 SC Del Sol
SoccerPlus Connecticut 0-4 Washington Premier FC
Pleasanton Rage  3-1 Vardar

U17
D'Feeters Soccer Club 0-1 Pleasanton Rage
Lonestar SC 1-0 Vardar
Charlotte Soccer Academy 2-1 Colorado Rush
Dallas Sting 0-0 Michigan Hawks
Minnesota Thunder Academy 2-1 Mustang SC
PDA 2-1 SC Del Sol
San Juan SC 1-0 Real Colorado
Sereno Soccer Club 0-2 Solar Soccer Club
Challenge SC 4-1 Bethesda SC
CESA Premier 0-1 FC Milwaukee
Concorde Fire 0-1 Ohio Premier Eagles
FC Dallas 2-1 Utah Avalanche
CASL 3-2 Crossfire Premier FC
SoccerPlus Connecticut 0-2 Washington Premier FC
Atlanta Fire United 2-0 FC DELCO

U18
Challenge SC 4-0 Crossfire Premier
Dallas Sting 0-1 Michigan Hawks
Lonestar SC 2-1 De Anza Force
FC Dallas 2-4 Ohio Premier Eagles
Mustang SC 1-2 D'Feeters Soccer Club
Colorado Rush 2-3 Bethesda SC
SC Del Sol 2-1 FC Stars of Massachusetts
FC DELCO 2-3 Minnesota Thunder Academy
SoccerPlus Connecticut 0-1 Solar Soccer Club
Utah Avalanche 1-1 Washington Premier FC

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