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It is hard to believe that the Fall Soccer Season has come and gone. Poof!

I’m sorry I didn’t keep the posts up-to-date, for it was a good one. The Gladiators finished another season undefeated, and “our boy”, Lorenzo, was the leading scorer (a.k.a. Golden Boot), scoring 22 goals in 7 matches and doubling the number of goals he scored last season. We are very proud of him!

Here are the results and photos for the other matches:

Fall 2008 – Game #4: Gladiators (Green) 7 x 2 Red

In my view, Game #4 was the Gladiators’ best match yet. Not only did they beat a very strong YMCA team, they won the match quite soundly, and with a great team effort.

Fall 2008 – Game #5: Gladiators (Green) 6 x 2 Gold

The Gladiators had an usual slow start, but they did finish strong, and they have won yet another match. They continue to be undefeated, and I’m starting to believe that they could potentially have another undefeated season. […]

Fall 2008 – Game #6: Gladiators 8 x 1 Gold

The Gladiators are really maturing as a team. Not only did they win Game #6 in a big way, they played extremely well together — as it is shown by the score, and by the number of players who scored goals.

Goals from: Mikey (2), Nicolina (1), Rylan (1), Lorenzo (1), Jack (1), and Hunter (2).

What a team effort!!!

Fall 2008 – Game #7: Gladiators (Green) 7 x 1 Black

To be quite honest I don’t remember the final score. I believe it was either 7 x 1 or 8 x 1…I think I didn’t capture Lorenzo’s last goal, and I believe I also missed someone else’s.

Anyway…The Gladiators ended the season with a BANG.

In fact, the Gladiators did so well they were invited to play at Kohl’s American Cup. The kids did great! They won 2 out of 3 matches, only losing to the team that eventually won the tournament 1 x 2. A very close match which could very well had gone our way. To put it in perspective, the Gladiators are currently playing on a good Recreational league. All the other teams in the tournament were “Academy” level teams. Needless to say, we coaches were a bit nervous, and I certainly had no idea what to expect. I was simply hoping that the came home with a winning record, which they did. We are especially proud of them because we now know the team played well enough to win it all.