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Youth indoor soccer heats up the summer

Youth indoor soccer heats up the summer

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

As the temperature of the summer heats up, so does the action on the indoor soccer court at The Center on Anna Maria Island.

With more than half of the games played in the season, the dominant teams in both the Intermediate and Advanced leagues have risen to the top, but the season is still young and the championship is any single team’s to win.

Last Tuesday night Cloud Pest Control and Island Vacation Properties faced off, with Cloud eeking out the win, and both teams have very similar mid-season records in the Intermediate league.

Cyrus Ryan was credited with a hat trick, scoring all three goals for Cloud Pest Control. Clancy Cusack and Kason Davis scored a single goal each for Island Vacation Properties.

In the second game of the night during Intermediate league action, Moss Builders once again dominated, beating Solid Rock Construction with a score of 3-0. Dylan Sato scored two goals and Jackson Titen had a solo goal for the Moss Builders squad.

The last two match-ups of the night saw the Advanced league teams go head-to-head. Team Ugly Grouper struggled against both of their opponents in the back-to-back games.

Team AMI Locals won their game against Ugly Grouper, ending with the game score of 5-1. Will Wright scored the single goal for Team Ugly Grouper.

Evan Talucci hit the net twice for AMI Locals, with teammate Savana Coba scoring a hat trick of her own.

Victor Albrecht scored the lone goal in the final game of the night for Ugly Grouper. Top-ranked G&G Yardscaping played with a tremendous amount of teamwork, with assists by Katie Stembridge, Ryan Joseph, Cale Rudacille and Connor Samblis.

Each of the G&G players with assists also scored goals, with Samblis credited with three goals in the game, clinching the win with a score of 6-1.

With one more week of regular-season indoor soccer play on the schedule, the youth players continue to play hard toward the championship game on Tuesday, Aug. 13 at 5 p.m.

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Jiffy Lube dominates on the pitch

Jiffy Lube dominates on the pitch

Jiffy Lube dominates on the pitch

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

The last game of the regular season last Wednesday night, June 19, was just the beginning of the dominating soccer play by Team Jiffy Lube. In a shocking defeat against the number one ranked team, Gulfview Windows and Doors, Danny Anderson’s Jiffy Lube squad paved its way to the quarterfinal games to be played Thursday night.

Despite its nearly flawless record, Gulfview, lead by Ryan Moss, could only put one goal on the scoreboard.

Jiffy Lube started quick out of the gates with the one-two punch of Anderson and Omar Polar. Anderson’s pass to Polar was right on the money, allowing Polar to hammer the shot less than five minutes into the game.

Three minutes later, Anderson got his first goal after several shots were taken and saved by Gulfview goalkeeper Jordan DeMers, who was credited with nine saves in the game.

Veteran player Ed Moss scored the one and only point for his son’s team in the ninth minute of play, taking the score to 2-1.

Flawless play by Jiffy Lube and unforced errors by Gulfview allowed Anderson to hit the net for the second time in the game.

With a two-goal lead, the game became a defensive battle leading up to the half. Jiffy Lube keeper Robb Marshall worked hard to keep the soccer ball out of his net with eight saves in the game.

To start the second half of play, Ricky Anderson scored his team’s fourth goal only to be followed by another goal by teammate Anil Akbulut, advancing the score to 5-1.

Moss took over in goal, putting DeMers on the field. Jiffy Lube’s Eliza Falliace took her shot only to be saved by R. Moss.

Taking the ball the full length of the pitch at The Center, D. Anderson found a scoring opportunity and took the shot for his team’s sixth goal.

Falliace took another shot against R. Moss that went just left of the post. R. Anderson fired a cannon that was just over the crossbar.

With less than eight minutes left in the game, Falliace hit the net for a goal of her own, widening the Jiffy Lube lead with a score of 7-1 to finish the game.

In a season with 10 teams, wild card games between the bottom four teams had to be played to determine the quarterfinal contenders. Moss Builders, lead by Diego Felipe, took the field against defending champions Sato Real Estate with team captain Josh Sato.

After 50 minutes of play, the regulation play ended with the score of 3-3, leading to a shootout. Sato Real Estate came out on top despite rocket shots by Amy Ivin and Jake Parsons. Goalkeeper Jason Sato’s skillful saves gave his brother’s team the opportunity to finish on top critical goals by Josh Sato, Murat Akay, and Steve Wertovitch.

The last quarterfinal game played Thursday night ended in another nailbiter. Once again, fifth seed Team Jiffy Lube prevailed, but this time in a shoot out after regulation play ended with the score 3-3 against the fourth seed Blalock Walters squad.

Missed shots by Matt Plumber and Stephen Perry, against Jiffy Lube keeper Sean Flynn, cost the team of lawyers the game. The netted shots by Greg DeMeuse and Matt Staggs just were not enough against the skillful strikes of O. Polar, Emily Taylor, R. Anderson and D. Anderson. Blalock goalie Scott Rudacille’s agility and talent just was not enough Thursday night.

The stage is set for this Thursday’s semifinal match-ups and the championship game. Gulfview Windows and Doors will face Jiffy Lube June 27 at 6 p.m., while Flynn Law will take on Beach House Real Estate at 7 p.m. The championship game for the Paul “Ace” Hayward cup will be played at 8:30 p.m. with the winners of the two earlier games to end another season of adult co-ed soccer at The Center.

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Rain delays season’s end, adult soccer on schedule

Rain delays season’s end, adult soccer on schedule

Written by Monica Simpson on . Posted in Soccer, Sports.

The rain flooded the fields at The Center Thursday night, but not before the adult soccer players took to the pitch the night before. Nearing the end of the regular season, two games were played Wednesday night, with Blalock Waters and Ross Built Construction emerging as the victors.

Finding redemption after its loss to Team Flynn Law last week, Team Blalock Waters handily defeated the young skill-filled team sponsored by Duncan Real Estate.

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Duncan Real Estate’s Raymond Gardner watches as veteran Blalock Walters keeper Scott Rudacille saves the goal. – Monica Simpson | Sun

With new players on the roster, Blalock took the early lead after 11 minutes of play with two goals. The single goal for Duncan Real Estate hit the net on a strike by Joey Hutchinson during that time despite numerous shots taken by Hutchinson and Clancy Vaughan.

Blalock struck gold again with less than three minutes left in the half, advancing the score to 3-1.

Four minutes into the second half, Matt Staggs score the last Blalock Walters goal.

Skaggs’ goal added cushion to the goals by Greg DeMeuse, Matt Plummer and newcomer Dan VanEtten.

Neither team could score a goal in the last 19 minutes of the match-up. Misstrikes and a strong defense left the score 4-1, with 12 saves by Trey Horne for Duncan Real Estate and nine for Blalock Walters’ own Scott Rudacille.

A minor tweak of the schedule keeps the Paul “Ace” Hayward Cup championship game on track for a Thursday, June 27, at 8:30 p.m.

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