Pateadores BU14 CM Crushes Michigan Wolves to Win National Championship
Pateadores CM (CA-S) claimed the club’s second title of the night, as it defeated Michigan Wolves 99 (MI), 4-0, in the Under-14 Boys national championship final. Wolves kept Pateadores under check in the first half, as the teams went to halftime in a scoreless tie. That changed shortly after the restart when Christopher Lopez gathered the ball and hit a precise side volley that found the back of the net to put Pateadores up, 1-0. Santiago Galera doubled the lead in the 50th minute to put Pateadores in control. Wolves had a bit of bad luck when it conceded an own goal in the 56th minute, but the Michigan side kept pressing to chip away at the lead. Lopez would score a second goal to secure 4-0 win and the title for Pateadores. (Reporting courtesy of usyouthsoccer.org)
Pats BU13 LA Wins National Championship with Dominant 3-0 Victory
Pateadores LA (CA-S) capped off a dominating week of play with a 3-0 win over FSA FC Navy (CT) in the Under-13 Boys final. Pateadores put the pressure on FSA from the first whistle and broke through in the 7th minute on a goal by Bryan Perez. The California side continued to press FSA with crisp passing from all positions, and it was rewarded with a second goal in the 22nd minute by Alejandro Barrera. Some near-misses by Pateadores kept FSA in reach, but the lead extended to 3-0 when Kyle Holcumb scored his seventh goal of the tournament to cap his squad’s championship victory. Holcumb was the group’s top scorer, while Pateadores finished its impressive run with 23 goals as a team in four games at the National Championships. (Reporting courtesy of usyouthsoccer.org)