Congratulations to our Pateadores BU8 Irvine squad! This first year team is off to an explosive start having won, or made the finals in each of their first three tournaments together (BU9 Legends Cup, BU9 Pats Cup and BU8 South County Showcase). The Pats played 12 games in the tournaments, going 10-2 with an impressive 52 goals for and 14 goals against, including 5 shutouts.
In May 2014, the team entered the Legends Cup, its first tournament, and played up a division in BU9 Gold. In pool play, they lost a close first game 1-2 against LA Galaxy South Bay, but went on to defeat the Legends FC Black 14-0. In the semi-finals, the Pats defeated Legends FC 1-0, to advance into the finals where re-matched LA Galaxy South Bay and lost 4-2. It was a great first tournament for the boys together.
In July 2014, the Pats celebrated their first championship, winning the Pats Cup BU9 Mecurial division! The team played up a division again and went 4-0 in this tournament, with pool play wins against Elite Shadows (3-2), AYSO Newport Surf (5-2), and FC Valencia Navy (2-0). The team concluded the tournament with a hard fought victory in the Finals over Ladera Ranch Galaxy 3-2. The boys played really well together and were led by Oswaldo Portillo, who was named Player of the Tournament for the Pats.
The Pats followed up with another strong showing at the South County Showcase in August 2014, winning four games and outscoring their opponents 21-2! The team beat Slammers FC White (7-0), OC Premier Orange (2-1) and OC Premier Black (4-1) before facing OC Premier Orange again in the finals, where they won in a decisive 8-0 match. Dalton Bulowski, who anchored the team’s defensive line, was named Player of the Tournament for the Pats.
The roster includes Kaiden Bailey, Dalton Bulowski, Danny Carriedo, Nolan Chen, Sawyer Kelley, Johnny Linares, Oswaldo Portillo, Martin Romero, Carver Ruddick, Asif Sahib, Damien Soto and Adriano Samayoa.