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Evansville Crush, Louisville Lightning To Host Tournament

October 20, 2011 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL)
Louisville Lightning News Release


EVANSVILLE, Ind. - The Evansville Crush, your semi-professional indoor soccer team, announces the schedule for its second annual Hoosier Cup to be held Saturday and Sunday at Metro Sports Center in Evansville.

The Crush and Louisville Lightning will co-host the tournament, which is sponsored by Jagoe Homes this year. Several teams will join the Crush as they battle for the Cup; Metro FC, Los Bravos, Beatdown City Blazers, Louisville Rayo, Cincinnati Kings and Indy Elite FC.

The competition is the first round of the U.S. Open Cup for arena soccer and will be a round-robin elimination tournament. The championship game will be at 4 p.m. Sunday, with the winner moving on to the next elimination round of the Open Cup in December, taking on the Louisville Lightning.

Games will be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and begin again at 8 a.m. Sunday at Metro Sports Center and admission is $2 per person.

"We're very excited to bring this tournament back to Evansville for a second year," said Crush General Manager and Owner Andy Hines. "We had a dramatic finish last year and are looking forward to some great games again this year."

The Crush are the current holders of the Hoosier Cup after defeating the Louisville Lightning Reserves last year in the overtime of the championship match.

Crush Head Coach Dave Roesch said the team has been working hard and are prepared to fight to keep the Cup in Evansville's hands.

"There are going to be some good teams here this weekend and we know we have a challenge. But we are determined to play our best and come away with the cup for a second year," he said.

The schedule for the two-day tournament follows:

Saturday, Oct. 22

9 a.m. - Metro FC vs Los Bravos

10 a.m. - Evansville Crush vs Beatdown City Blazers

11 a.m. - Louisville Rayo vs Metro FC

2 p.m. - Los Bravos vs Cincinnati Kings 1

3 p.m. - Evansville Crush vs Indy Elite Fc

4 p.m. - Beatdown City Blazers vs Cincinnati Kings 2

5 p.m. - Louisville Rayo vs Cincinnati Kings 1

6 p.m. -Cincinnati Kings 2 vs Indy Elite Fc

Sunday, Oct. 23

8 a.m. - Los Bravos vs Louisville Rayo

9 a.m. - Evansville Crush vs Cincinnati Kings 2

10 a.m. - Cincnnati Kings 1 vs Metro Fc

11 a.m. - Beatdown City Blazers vs Indy Elite Fc

1 p.m. - Semi Group A1 vs Semi Group B2

2 p.m. - Semi Group B 1 vs Semi Group A 2

4 p.m. - Championship match

All times for the matches are central. For more information on the Crush, a team schedule and ticket prices, visit www.evansvillecrush.com, follow the team on Facebook or on Twitter at @Evansvillecrush!



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