STATE CUP Quarter Finals

OMG!!! There were several surprises today in the State Cup Quarter Final matches. First of all we won against Bay Oaks Gold. Our boys missed prob about 10 direct shots that should have been goals but the score was a comfortable 4-1. Odyssey played Vs Santa Cruz County Breakers. I honestly thought that Santa Cruz would dominate after seeing Odyssey's performance vs Sunnyvale Alliance last week. So Breakers were knocked out with a score of 3-0. Mustang dominated MP Strikers and finished with a score of 3-0. Placer also passed comfortably after beating livermore elite with a score of 3-0.

So Tomorrow Sporting faces Mustang in a semifinal rematch were last year Sporting lost to Mustang in penalties. Odyssey will face Placer. That game is a tough one to call because I have never seen Placer play. I think it can be anyones game though because Odyssey has had questionable performances in the State Cup. I think it will end up being a Sporting Vs Odyssey final though. The match will be like last year in the regional supergroup championship.

In other Quarter Final news. Hold Your breath for this one!!!! Juventus Monarcas and Santa Clara Sporting U16 (the two favorites to win State Cup) get knocked out of the tournament. Juventus Monarcas had a very strong and intense game with MVLA Raptors. Both teams felt the pressure all throughout. Monarcas missed 3 shots that were supposed to be sure goals in front of the net. With 15 minutes to go Raptors kicked a ball that looked like it rolled into the Monarcas net really slowly. The score was 1-0. Five minutes later raptors score again and then score the third and final goal two minutes after that. The favorite Juventus Monarcas team is cast out yet again from the State Cup run. Sporting U16 team also played against Diablo FC and lost in sudden death golden goal over time. Sporting U16 is the current State Champion but will not get to fight for its title anymore. Burlingame Juventus U16 also surprised with a victory over Placer. They scored 2 quick goals in the first ten minutes. Placer was only able to answer 1 in the second round for a final score of 2-1.