Tuesday, August 28, 2012

BSL Cup Final Lineup

What it's all about.

As much rollicking fun as the semifinal game was this week, it's really a means to an end. This team has been after one thing since their inception into the BSL at the beginning of the season, and that's hardware. One more win for a team that already has fourteen this season and they can put that star above the newly redesigned badge. However, there's one big hurdle before that. That hurdle's name is the Pennsylvania Stoners.

The Stoners are a club that has given everyone fits all season. With twelve regular season wins of their own and a 5-1 win over Alamo City in the semis that was almost as convincing as Rose City's own semi result, this club doesn't give up. Past history (what little of it there is for the Flyers) doesn't look good either. Pennsylvania won both regular season meetings between the clubs including a brutal Week Seven 8-0 thrashing. But that sort of hurdle is one the Boys in Red are familiar with clearing already. Gateway United won both of their regular season meetings with the Flyers this season too. It didn't help them much in last week's semifinal.

Keeping all this in mind, you wouldn't expect too many changes from last weeks killer starting squad. You'd be right.

Starters
Steven Beitashour
Marvin Chavez
Marco Di Vaio
Kosuke Kimura
Mike Magee
Darlington Nagbe
Mauro Rosales (Captain)
C.J. Sapong
Josh Saunders (Keeper)

Subs
Adam Moffat
Justin Braun
Hamdi Salihi

6 comments:

  1. Good luck.

    Nice changes to your site :)

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    1. Thanks! I wasn't happy with the original badge, especially after staring at it all season. This is more modern and looks pretty nice in my opinion. The banner was done by the Commish. Nice surprise.

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  2. If you want a 3rd DP from your squad let me know in the offseason (after MC). Good luck this week.

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  3. Win or lose you had a good season. Earned a quick reputation.

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    1. Thanks for the compliment. I appreciate it and I'd like to think that no one really wants to see me next up on their schedule anymore.

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  4. Don't forget about me in those trade talks.

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