Epic Tie Game
UHAC played the early slot last night against the Lonely Shepherds. The boys in green seemed to enjoy themselves as they tested out some fancy moves and new positions. Keeper Gene Merrill stepped out onto the field and had some great attempts but was unable to find the back of the net. Josh Berezin stepped into the net during the second half to see what the game looks like from the back of the field, and did a great job on fast restarts earning him the nickname "Monkey Boy." We also saw a surprise appearance from #33 Tosh Tambe. While his skills weren't needed for this match, we can only suspect that UHAC team owner is thinking about next week when they play the undefeated Unicorns.
The second game of the evening pitted the Lightnings against the Dudes FC. If you remember it was the Dudes FC with no one on the bench that initiated the Lightnings into the world of futsal back on March 22nd with a 9 to 4 victory. Almost one month later they meet again, and in an epic battle the Lightning play some great defense and end up tying the match 3 to 3! This is the first tie game we've seen in our league and it sets the Lightnings up to finish their first season in 4th place, almost tied with the dudes except for goal differential. Of course they still need to beat Ziba Bonito II twice in the next two weeks!
The final game pitted the undefeated AGFC against Ziba Bonito II. We have no word on the score yet, but we are fully expecting a Unicorn (AGFC) win.
League Standings
| Team | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Forfeit | Scored | Allowed | Points | GD pts. |
| Albina Going FC | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36(?) | 14(?) | 18 | 22(?) |
| Urban Honking AC | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 23 | 15 | 29 |
| Dudes FC | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 34 | 27 | 10 | 7 |
| The Lightnings | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 36 | 7 | -11 |
| Ziba Bonito II | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23(?) | 42(?) | 3 | -19(?) |
| Lonely Shepherd FC | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 0 | -28 |
UHAC Lead Scorers
| Name: | ## | Goals | |
| Barre | Gilduin | 9 | 21 |
| Afryl | J.John | 7 | 10 |
| Coulter | Tim | 1 | 8 |
| Sherman | Scott | 10 | 7 |
| Kentner | Curt | 17 | 6 |
| Wise | Ryan | 8 | 3 |
| Germer | Tim | 15 | 3 |
| Berezin | Josh | 22 | 2 |
| Maxfield | Peter | 5 | 2 |
The Lightnings truly played an inspired match--very fun to watch.
I think it would be a good idea to stay away from predictions--it's insulting to the teams, and someone once said "That's why they play the game."
Also, isn't Tosh's last name "Tambe"?!
Yes. Thanks John!
Albina won our match 9-2, with the 7 goal mercy rule providing some mercy...
Some trash:
I was dissapointed in CEIDMR Lightings' response to their tie. They seemed perfectly content to finish even. I thought they had us on the rocks in the final 10 minutes and should have won the game. The Dudes' bench was again depleted and the Lightning are a vastly improved team. They need to expect wins and get them when their opponents are down. You don't get many cracks at the mighty Dudes when we're wrong footed.