Fall 2018 Friday Lincoln Park Rec/Int 8v8 Soccer- Week 8 (Championship)
Team America (7-0-1) vs. Ten More Beers (3-3-2) – Friday, October 26, and 2018
Team America, the #1 seed, took on the #5 seed, Ten More Beers in this Semi-final game. The last time these two teams met in week 1, Team America won 3-1. The results weren’t much different this time around. Mark M leads Team America this season in scoring and added 2 goals to their stats this week bringing Mark M’s personal total to 5. Also providing some scoring for Team America was Adam and Mike A. They dominated in the regular season, and it’s no surprise Team America advanced to the Championship game. Read the recap below to find out how they did. Ten More Beers really were unable to get rolling on the offensive end in this one, scoring fewer than their average of 2.1 goals per game for the year. Leon Corriea scored the only goal for Ten More Beers to save his team from embarrassment. Ten More Beers is done with playoffs, which means it’s time for a team meeting at the bar to regroup for next season.
Shenanigans (6-0-2) vs. Green Smoke Football Club (3-5) – Friday, October 26, and 2018
No one expected this Semi-final game to be such a close one. Shenanigans, the #2 seed just squeaked by in this 1-point game to beat the #6 seed, Green Smoke Football Club. Green Smoke Football Club really brought their best defensively even though they lost, giving up less than their average of 2.4 goals against per game for the season. Bill Whitner scored the only goal for Green Smoke Football Club to get his team on the board. Taryn Butler and Payton DeLong each scored one goal in this playoff win for Shenanigans, putting them past the Green Smoke Football Club goalkeeper, Elliot Donahue. Green Smoke Football Club had an excellent run this season but they will not be advancing to the next round of playoffs. The exciting win for Shenanigans advanced them to the championship game. Read the championship recap below to see how they finished.
Shenanigans (6-0-2) vs. Team America (7-0-1) – Friday, October 26, and 2018
It was a Championship Game written for the movies. Could the #2 seeded team, Shenanigans outplay the #1 seeded team, Team America? In this game, yes they could! Team America just could not get one past the Shenanigans goalie. Being one of the top two teams, Team America was optimistic heading into the championship match, so this loss is a tough one. But they definitely have what it takes to win and we expect to see them doing well again next season. In the win for Shenanigans, Brandon Laxner is the goalkeeper credited with the shutout for Shenanigans. Helping on the offense, Mike, Adam and Angel scored 2, 2, and 1 goal respectively in this playoff win for Shenanigans. Congratulations to Shenanigans on a great season and their championship win! We hope to see this squad return to defend their title.