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Prepa Tec Monterrey v F.C. Golden State

Dallas Cup

U19 Semi Final

Saturday 26th March 2016

Kick off 10.00

Prepa Tec Monterrey 0 F.C. Golden State 1 (AET),  attendance 115

116′ 0-1

@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 5

2100, Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX75229

No admission or programme.

Prepa Tec were absolutely awful and never had an attempt on goal in the entire match and their plan was to take the game to penalties from the outset. The fact that their ‘keeper was Man of the Match says it all.

So, as with Richland College, I managed to tick off 9 of the 10 pitches in use, so maybe I’ll be back to complete the set next year ?

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Loudon S.C. V F.C. Golden State

Dallas Cup

U17 ‘Super’ Semi Final

Friday 25th March 2016

Kick off 13.30

Loudon S.C. 1 F.C. Golden State 3 (AET),  attendance 85

24′ 0-1

66′ 1-1

98′ 1-2

105′ 1-3

@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 6

2100, Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX 75229

No admission or programme.

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F.C. Golden State v West Coast Kirsch F.C.

Dallas Cup

U19 Quarter Final

Friday 25th March 2016

Kick off 11.00 Actual 11.02

F.C. Golden State 6 West Coast Kirsch F.C. 1,  attendance 52

15′ 0-1

36′ 1-1

39′ 2-1

48′ 3-1

63′ 4-1

66′ 5-1 (pen)

82′ 6-1

@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 3

2100, Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX 75229

No admission or programme.

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Pipeline S.C. V Sereno S.C.

Dallas Cup

U17 Quarter Final

Thursday 24th March 2016

Kick off 18.00 Actual 17.58

Pipeline S.C. 2 Sereno S.C. 1 (AET),  attendance 40

58′ 1-0

88′ 1-1

99′ 2-1

@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 7

2100, Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX 75229

No admission or programme.

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B.F.C. Barca v Dallas Tigres

Dallas Cup

U19 Group

Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Kick off 18.00 Actual 18.03

B.F.C. Barca 2 Dallas Tigres 1,  attendance 120

28′ 0-1

85′ 1-1

90′ 2-1

@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 1

2100, Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX 75229

No admission or programme.

Easily the best game of the day, the only surprise being how long it took Barca to turn it round.

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Ikapa United v A.Y.S.E.S.

Dallas Cup

U19 Group

Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Kick off14.00 Actual 1415

Ikapa United 2 A.Y.S.E.S. 2,  attendance 38

11′ 1-0

48′ 1-1

78′ 2-1 (pen)

86′ 2-2

@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 8

2100, Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX 75229

No admission or programme.

Just as the teams were about to enter the pitch there was a heated discussion taking place on the sidelines. Apparently, one of the teams had a player listed who had received a yellow card in each of the first two games, so should be serving a one match suspension. Thankfully it was sorted just in time, or the rest of the day’s schedule  would have had to be changed.

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Knowsley Youth v Elgin Pumas

Dallas Cup

U19 Group

Wednesday 23rd March 2016

Kick off 10.00 Actual 09.59

Knowsley Youth 5 Elgin Pumas 0,  attendance 22

26′ 1-0

49′ 2-0

65′ 3-0

74′ 4-0

89′ 5-0

@ MoneyGram Park, Pitch 10

2100, Walnut Hill Lane

Dallas, TX 75229

No admission or programme.

This was day 4 of the competition and a change of venue to Moneygram Park a 120 acre site owned by the City of Dallas. There are 19 pitches here, 14 of them full size, with the Dallas Cup taking place on Pitches 1-10. As with Richland College, I will have to see how the schedules pan out as to which ones I am able to see a match on.

The first thing to note is how every pitch is in immaculate condition. Again, there is top class organisation, but unlike at Richland College, the catering here is from mobile food wagons, one doing standard American fayre, another doing Mexican and the third doing an excellent selection of Thai food, which I can certainly recommend. All three were also reasonably priced.

So, onto the first match, where Knowsley were always on top and Elgin lost any chance they had when they had a man sent off after 42 minutes. To cap off a bad day they had a second red card in the last minute.

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Sereno S.C. v Herndon Youth Soccer Rovers East

Dallas Cup

U17 Group

Tuesday 22nd March 2016

Kick off14.00 Actual 14.03

Sereno S.C. 7 Herndon Youth Soccer Rovers East 1,  attendance 30

1′ 1-0

36′ 1-1

38′ 2-1

54′ 3-1

62′ 4-1 (pen)

78′ 5-1

86′ 6-1

90′ 7-1

@ Richland College, Pitch 2

12800, Abrams Road

Dallas, TX 75243

No admission or programme.

Tomorrow I will head for the third venue hosting games in this years tournament, MoneyGram Park. I have managed to watch games on 9 of the 10 pitches used here at Richland College and if I am still living in Dallas at Easter time next year, then I will surely return to complete the set.

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