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Sol Win against Las Vegas,
Samba Fade, Reorder NPSL Standings
June 28, 2005 The first
place Sonoma County Sol traveled to Las Vegas last weekend taking on the
struggling Strikers (2-8-4) who are currently trailing the pack in the
Western Division of the National Premier Soccer League. While dominating
the run of play, Sol missed several scoring opportunities but still eked out
a 2-1 win.
Sonoma County scored in the first
half with an opportunistic goal by
Trevor Hurst. A scramble for the ball in
front of the Salinas net created the chance and Hurst finished emphatically.
Las Vegas leveled the score in the
second half with a cross which deflected off the head of defender
Steve Purdy
to a player on the far post who finished it. Goalkeeper
Eric Kronberg
got a hand to the ball but could not keep it outside the near post.
The final goal was scored by new
Sol striker and legendary Sonoma County and UCLA soccer star,
Justin Selander,
on a screaming, bending free kick from near the corner of the penalty area
inside the far post. Welcome to Sol, Justin.
The win, plus a pair of Salinas
Samba losses, has put Sol at the top of the National Premier Soccer League
Western Division standings. Sol enjoys 29 points a 6 point lead over
Sacramento and Samba who are tied for second with 23 points each. On the
road, Samba lost 4-3 to last year’s League Champion Chico Rooks on Friday
night. Traveling to Sacramento on Saturday, Samba dropped another game to
the surging Knights 5-2 who have a League high 32 goals for the season and
are making a dramatic run for the playoffs. Sacramento leads Samba on goal
differential by 15 and is in the best position to knock off Sol for the 2005
NPSL Western Division Championship as the teams play each other twice in the
remainder of the season. Also, due to scheduling changes the Knights have
played only 12 games while Sol has played 14.
This week Sol plays two games.
Friday night at 7:00 PM Sol takes on the Albuquerque Asylum at Santa Rosa
High School Nevers Field. Albuquerque is currently in fifth place in the
NPSL (West). Despite their relative standing, Sol has yet to score a goal
against the scrappy Albuquerque team, losing to them 1-0 in the second game
of the season and tying them 0-0 at Nevers Field June 11th. Due
to a printing error, season tickets for Friday's game were not issued.
Season ticket holders will be on the will call list at the ticket counter.
Satuday, July 2, Sol travels to Sacramento to play the Knights at 7:00 PM at
Cosumnes River College.
Sol
Does It With Defense
The statistics show that Sol is at
the top of the NPSL heap largely on the strength of its defense and
goalkeeping. Sol has allowed only 10 goals all season, compared to the next
lowest of 17 allowed by Sacramento. Sacramento leads the league in goal
production with 32 goals, while Sol has just 21.
Sol Camp
Sol will put on a soccer
camp for boys and girls ages 6 through 16 at Montgomery High School July 18
through 21. The cost is $100 for 4 morning sessions. T shirts, soccer
balls and tickets to playoff and championship games are included in the
package. Coach Dave Shaffer will direct the camp. Have your young soccer
players trained by Sol team members who are the best active players in the
Redwood Empire. For more information see the
camp flyer and
application.
Sol Wins in Las Vegas
June 25, 2005 Sol
defeated the Las Vegas Strikers tonight in Las Vegas with a score of 2-1.
Goals were scored by Trevor Hurst and Justin Selander.
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