Dallas Cup - Local teams showing well
Published 3/20/2008 4:39:50 PM by staff from dallas
The group stages are now complete in Dallas Cup XXIX and the local lads have shown very well.
Super Group -- Andromeda 90 opened the tourney with a shocking win over defending champions Sao Paolo in the stadium but followed it up with a disappointing loss to Leicester City. They were able to close out theit tourney with a well earned 2-2 draw against CF Monterrey, but did not advance. Under 19 -- Both Dallas Texans 90 and Solar SC 90 won their respective groups while Comets earned a win, loss and draw in their 3 games. Texas Cyclones lost all 3 matches as expected. Dallas Texans will face Knowsley Youth of England in their quarterfinal while Solar will match up with last year's finalist IMG Academy. Under 17 -- A disappointing showing all arouind from the Dallas based 91s. Not one of the 6 sides were able to advance out of group play. #4 nationally ranked Andromeda didn't give up any goals, but were only able to muster a single win from the good defense. Under 16 -- Dallas Texans, River Plate and TFC were all able to advance to the knockout stages. River Plate and Texans were able to win all 3 games. In the quarterfinals, #6 Dallas Texans will face #1 nationally ranked Lonestar from Austin. River Plate will face Lower Merion Velez and TFC will matchup with Rampage. #4 FC Barcelona and #7 Solar SC were unable to advance. Under 15 -- Another age that was completely shutout this year as it was pretty much a poor showing all around. The Dallas Texans flopped completely as they were only able to claim 1 win. Meanwhile, Solar Red couldn't even win a match. DFW Tejanos claimed two draws. Under 14 -- The 94s did much better than their 93 counterparts as 3 teams were able to advance to quarterfinal play. Solar, Dallas Texans and Solar Red all cruised through group play while Longhorns were unable to win a match. TFC won a pair but lost their group on goal differential. Dallas Texans and Solar will face off in a massive quarterfinal showdown while Solar Red will play Italia of Southern California. Under 13 -- Dallas Texans and Dallas Texans Red South both were able to get out of group play. ASG Gold and Solar Red both finished last in their groups. Dallas Texans have a tough order as they must now play powerhouse Southampton of England tomorrow. Dallas Texnas South also have a tall order as they play Southern California power FC Barcelona.
Label: Dallas Cup, Dallas Texans, Solar SC, DFW Tejanos, Andromeda, FC Dallas
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