Labor Day weekend marks for many an end of the summer season. In club soccer it’s really about the time the new season gets into high gear.

As a result, multiple youth soccer tournaments were held throughout the country. In the Dayton, Ohio, area the U14 Boys Carmel United squad coached by Joe Sochacki captured the 2010 Mead Cup Soccer Tournament title with a 2-1 victory over talented Cleveland-area side Concordia Royal.
Carmel United had to come from behind in the final match, as a 40th-minute penalty kick was awarded to Concordia Royal and was converted for a 1-0 lead.

However Cameron Lindley, Carmel United’s U14 Boys National Team player and central midfielder, came to the rescue and tied the game in the 48th minute off a rebound. Lindley completed his brace four minutes later when he put away a 25-yard cross.

“We played well and were able to keep the ball and crate scoring chances,” said U14 Caramel United Head Coach Joe Sochacki. “Cameron has been with us for a long time, he is almost like a coach out there on the field.”

The boys from Indiana strolled through the tournament undefeated, posting three shutouts including a 4-0 win over Dynamo FC in the semifinal game. As Carmel United took home the Mead Cup, several other teams celebrated in similar fashion, as this was a busy soccer holiday weekend.

Following are some of the championship results.

Mead Cup Soccer Tournament

U14 Girls: KSA Elite 1 – 2 Michigan Jaguars Green
U13 Girls: YMS Premiere Inferno 2 – 4 OP Eagles Green

Atlanta Cup
 
U19 Boys: Ambush Elite 1 – 0 Brentwood 93 Premier
U17 Boys: FC Alliance 2 -1 Norcross Fury Premiere
U16 Boys: GSA Phoenix Red 2 – 3 Brentwood Premier
U15 Boys: UFA 96 1 – 2 GSA Phoenix
U14 Boys: FC America 2 – 0 GSA Phoenix
U13 Boys: SCUFC/MP 97 3 – 0 AFC Lightning

U19 Girls: GSA 93 Phoenix 2 – 3 Norcross Fury Premiere
U17 Girls: Atlanta Fire United 2 – 1 Louisiana Fire Red
U16 Girls: Concorde Fire South 3 – 1 NASA 13 Elite
U15 Girls: Tophat 14 Gold 1 -2 Atlanta Fire United
U14 Girls: BUSA 97 Elite 0 – 2 GSA 97 Phoenix Red
U13 Girls: SCU/MP 97 Elite 1 – 4 Concorde Fire South 98

Plano Labor Day Invitational (Texas)

U19 Boys: Andromeda 1 – 0 FC Dallas Youth
U18 Boys: Texas Fire FC Texas Fire 3 – 4 Texans 93 Houston Red
U17 Boys: TSLC Ayses 94B Gold 0 – 4 West Texas United 94
U16 Boys: Mexicas FC 95 2 – 5 Omaha 94
U15 Boys: Solar 96 Red 2 – 4 DFW Tejanos 96
U14 Boys: Edmond OFC 97 2 – 1 Solar SC 97B
U13 Boys: Solar 98B 5 – 0 Houstonians FC

U19 Girls: FWSYA Forth Worth FC 92 3 – 0 FC Dallas Youth 93G Blue
U18 Girls: Texas Sprit 93 Girls 1 – 4 Sting West 93G
U17 Girls: Dallas Texans 94G 0 – 1 Solar 94 Girls White
U16 Girls: Sting Royal 95G 0 – 3 Sting Blue 95G
U15 Girls: Space City FC 96G 0 – 2 DRW Tornadoes 96
U14 Girls: Solar FC 97G 1 – 0 Forth Worth FC
U13 Girls: Liverpool FC America 0 – 1 FC Dallas Youth

So Cal Blues Soccer Tournament
 
U19 Girls: So Cal Blues Dodge 1 – 0 SC Del Sol 93
U17 Girls: Cal Odyssey 94 Red 2 – 0 So Cal Blues Pearson
U16 Girls: So Cal Blues Draluck 2 – 0 Lamorinda United 94
U15 Girls: Placer Alliance FC Strike 0 – 1 Valley United Don
U14 Girls: So Cal Blues Dodge 0 – 1 San Diego Surf SC
U13 Girls: San Diego Surf FC Premier 1 – 2 San Diego Surf FC White