PASL-Pro Weekly
January 25, 2010 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) News Release
Calgary United New Giant Killers
1/20/10 - The Calgary United of the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League, sister league of the PASL-Pro, have only played three games and have only breached the net 13 times this year, but they are the pesky giant killers of the moment.
On January 9 they beat the San Diego Sockers 6-4. It remains the 10-1 Sockers only loss of the season. Last Saturday they beat the defending CMISL champion Edmonton Drillers, 4-2.
The win got King Kong off the backs of the United players. Not only had they lost the previous six meetings with Edmonton, but every loss was by just one goal.
Nic Reyes, who returned from injury Saturday, expressed relief for ending the streak and praised the play of new goalkeeper Marcel Galaskiewicz, who so far has been an improvement over Bryan Klaus. That is no small compliment as Klaus was named All-League Second Team in 2008/09.
PASL-Pro Game Action
The Ohio Vortex had a weekend to make the entire expansion organization feel good about itself. Ohio closed out its home schedule with an 8-7 win over Detroit followed by a 12-9 win over Louisville, giving their fans warm memories and a burning desire for more even though the next Vortex home game likely isn't until November. The 4-5 Vortex now have the unenviable task of closing out the season on a seven-game road trip.
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Allen Eller, Ohio Vortex
Eller, the longtime indoor veteran, easily had the best week of any player with an amazing 10 goals (and an assist) in two games, including a six-spot on the Lightning. His six goals tied the league record for goals scored against a PASL-Pro team, not to mention it complements his jersey number: 66.
Waza Woes
The opposite of Ohio's weekend went to Detroit who lost two road games, 8-7 to Ohio and 7-6 to Louisville. Against Ohio they let a late one goal lead slip away, and against Louisville they trailed 6-1 after three and came maybe within a minute of a dramatic comeback. Instead, Detroit's loss to the Lightning eliminated last year's runner up from the US Open and elevated Louisville into the Semifinals.
21 Goal Salute
Three games last weekend featured a dazzling display of 21 goals scored. Ohio outslugged Louisville 12-9, San Diego doubled up Texas 14-7, and Prince George and Wenatchee came out with guns blazing, but it was Wenatchee still standing after a shootout goal with 54 seconds left in the game gave them an 11-10 win.
The Week Ahead
Fri, January 22, 2010
7:30 pm Louisville Lightning vs St. Louis Illusion Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club
Sat, January 23, 2010
5:00 pm Saskatoon Accelerators vs Denver Dynamite Henk Ruys Soccer Centre
7:00 pm Wenatchee Fire vs California Cougars Wenatchee Valley Sportsplex
7:30 pm Edmonton Drillers vs Texas Outlaws Edmonton Soccer Centre South
8:00 pm 1790 Cincinnati Express vs St. Louis Illusion Game Time Training Center
Sun, January 24, 2010
2:00 pm Saskatoon Accelerators vs Denver Dynamite Henk Ruys Soccer Centre
4:00 pm Calgary United vs Texas Outlaws Subway Soccer Centre
4:00 pm Tacoma Stars vs California Cougars Tacoma Soccer Center
About Professional Arena Soccer League
The PASL-Pro is a professional league which began play on October 25, 2008 when the Stockton Cougars defeated the Colorado Lightning 10-5 at Stockton Arena. The 2008-09 season concluded with the North American Championships March 13-15 at Stockton Arena. The Stockton Cougars defeated 1790 Cincinnati 13-5 to win the inaugural PASL-Pro Championship. The PASL-Pro consists of nine US teams, the CMISL (Canada), and LMFR (Mexico). The San Diego Sockers, Louisville Lightning, and Ohio Vortex have been added for the 2009/10 season. PASL-Premier is in its 12th season as the nation's top amateur arena soccer league. PASL-Pro and PASL-Premier are members of Federacion Internacional de Futbol Rapido (FIFRA).
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