ANNA MARIA – After nine weeks of regular season play, the fall adult co-ed soccer league heads into the “play-in” games to determine which eight teams will make the playoffs. With 10 teams in this season’s competition, the top four teams battle it out for the final two post-regular season spots.
Language Services Associates will face off against Sato Real Estate after tying against Moss Builders last week 3-3. Jana Whitehead, Juan Rodriguez and James Rodriguez scored for the Language Services team, while Stephen Adair, Erica Nielsen and Greg Moss put up the points for Moss Builders.
Sato Real Estate tied in their match up last week against the Gulf Drive Café squad 5-5.
Helio Gomez scored a hat trick, with goals scored by teammates Eliza Faillace and Ian Godfrey for Gulf Drive Café.
Ben Sato and Jonathan Stern each had two goals for the Sato Real Estate team. Juan Vega had a solo goal in the tied ball game.
Playing the second play-in game, Gulf Drive Café and Hampton Paintings will square off on the Center pitch. Hampton Paintings lost by one goal last week against Bubble Binz.
Evelyn Long, Matt Staggs and Nate Welch did the scoring for Bubble Binz for the win. Daniel Hampton and Ethan Hampton put up the three points for the Hampton Paintings team.
AMI Dolphin Tours beat the Pool America team 4-2 last Thursday night. Scoring came off the boots of Robert Fellowes, Damir Glavan, Selena Gonzalez-Salinas and Cody Wright for team AMI Dolphin Tours.
Pool America’s two points were scored by Eduardo Schlueter and Lucas Wilson.
To close out the regular season, the top seed Solid Rock Construction team beat team Ross Built by one goal.
Scoring seven goals, Solid Rock secured its position in the playoffs. Julio Cantu and Alex Landy each scored two points, while teammates Jacek Czajkowski, Raul Loera and Keith Mahoney put the soccer ball past the Ross Built Custom Homes goalie.
Greg Ross and son Jake Ross each put two points on the scoreboard in their effort to topple their opponent. Mack Heitchue and Kevin Roman scored two points to help keep Ross Built in the game.
The first round of playoffs starts Thursday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. at The Center of Anna Maria Island. The champion will be named on Thursday, Dec. 19. Kickoff starts at 7 p.m.
SUN SCOREBOARD
DEC. 5
ADULT CO-ED SOCCER – WEEK 9
Gulf Drive Café (1-6-2) 5
Sato Real Estate (1-7-1) 5
Moss Builders (3-3-2) 3
Language Services Associates (2-4-3) 3
Bubble Binz (5-3-1) 4
Hampton Paintings (2-5-2) 3
AMI Dolphin Tours (4-3-2) 4
Pool America (6-3-0) 2
Solid Rock Construction (8-0-1) 7
Ross Built Custom Homes (6-3-0) 6
