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Palmeiras Opened MRL Play!

Posted by Team Chicago Soccer Club at Apr 25, 2014 11:38AM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Team Chicago Academy-Palmeiras traveled to Carmel, IN for the crossroads college showcase on April 11. The team came flying out of the gates cruising to a comfortable 6-2 victory over Fort Wayne Fever. Aayush Kaul scored the games first goal inside the first minute, and Palmeiras never gave up control of the game.
Wesley Anderson and Josh Kolzow led the team with a brace each and Spencer Weiss rounded out the scoring.

The team’s second game was a bit more challenging as they faced a very strong Columbus Crew Academy side. The weather conditions were unfavorable with winds reaching 20mph. After a hard-fought game with both team creating chances, neither team capitalized and it ended in a 0-0 tie.

The third and final game of the weekend was doubled as Palmeiras’ opening MRL game against Carmel United. With the wind being as big of a factor as it was the day before, it would prove to be an even more challenging game. After another hard-fought game, Palmeiras gave up a goal halfway through the second half and were unable to grab an equalizer and dropped their first MRL game 1-0.

April 19, Palmeiras played its second MRL game of the season against a talented Lemont Raiders side. Antonio Magno put Palmeiras up 1-0 on a free kick going into half time. An unfortunate turn of events resulted in a Raiders’ penalty kick and a red card midway through the second half. Playing a man up the talented Raiders side took full advantage as the game would end in a 6-1 defeat. A very unfortunate result as the team put up a very strong performance.

Palmeiras switch its focus to the State Cup with a round-robin game this Sunday against Tinley Park Bobcats at 9am at PlayUSA.

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Bahia starts MRL league play!

Posted by Team Chicago Soccer Club at Apr 22, 2014 12:34AM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Team Chicago Academy-Bahia got off to a solid start in the U13 Girls Midwest Regional League Premier I Division this weekend.

On Saturday morning the team lost to Grand Rapids Crew juniors 2-0. Bahia was out played for the majority of the first half and the opponent did a nice job possessing the ball. The second half proved to be in Bahia’s favor but they couldn’t capitalize on their chances.

On Saturday evening Bahia defeated Michigan Jaguars FC 1-0 who are the reigning state champions. The goal was created when Paige Miller played a nice through ball to Sophia Majher. Sophia made a great first touch to seal off the defender and then continued her run at goal to calmly finish her chance by slotting the ball past the keeper. Bahia dominated possession the entire game and created some great opportunities. They nearly doubled the score on a great build up that had Lauren Douglass come out of the back. Lauren dribbled to the end line and served a perfect ball back to Emma Crosswait who just missed with her shot going over the cross bar. The result was a great team effort with solid performances by everyone.

Bahia travels to Ohio this weekend for two more MRL matches.

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Team Chicago Academy-Internacional winger Mallory Mollenhauer has accepted a great scholarship offer to continue her career at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Mallory, who plays her prep soccer at St. Charles East H.S., will be part of UWM Head Coach Greg Henschel’s 2015 recruiting class.

The Panters are a perennial powerhouse in the NCAA Division I Horizon League.

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Team Chicago Academy-Internacional defender Tati Espinoza has accepted a great scholarship offer to continue her soccer career at University of North Dakota. Tati, who plays her prep soccer for Head Coach Joe Moreau at Neuqua Valley H.S., will be part of the 2015 recruiting class for UND Head Coach Matt Kellogg.

UND is a member of the NCAA Division I Big Sky Conference.

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Team Chicago-Vitoria finished runners-up in the U11 Girls Super A division at the Puma Cup Challenge in Rockford this past weekend. En-route to the championship match the girls beat two-time defending IWSL A Division Champions TCSA Premier Black in a 3-2 shootout after the game finished 1-1.

Congrats to Vitoria and Coach Ben Tatham