PASL Weekly - Week Seventeen

February 17, 2009 - Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) News Release


1790 Cincinnati--Eastern Division Champions

2/17/09 - 1790 Cincinnati became the PASL-Pro's first division champion, laying claim to the Eastern Division title with a home 13-7 win over the St. Louis Illusion. In doing so 1790 gets a free pass to the Championship Weekend semifinals.

Twenty-two year old Jimmy Cummings led the attack with four goals and an assist and Garrett Buck added a hat trick.

Cincinnati needs one more win or Stockton loss to clinch the number one seed in the PASL-Pro playoffs.

PASL-Pro League Action

In a light schedule only three total games were played last week. Stockton built a 12-2 lead on Chico and held on for a 13-8 win after a harmless but furious late Bigfoot rally. Brian Farber scored five goals for the second time this season.

On Friday Wenatchee welcomed Spokane Soccer Club to PASL-Pro level arena soccer with an 18-7 thumping. The Fire built a 7-0 lead before Spokane got on the scoreboard. Alex Megson scored a season high six goals and an assist and Junior Garcia had three goals and four assists.

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Stockton Can Clinch

With a win Saturday at Denver, the Stockton Cougars will clinch the Western Division and a first round bye. In their only prior meeting Stockton rolled Denver, 15-5 at Stockton Arena.

The Week Ahead

Wenatchee invades Canada. The Fire will head to frigid Calgary and Saskatoon in hopes of picking up their first ever road win. Calgary is 4-2 against US teams, including a 7-6 win in Wenatchee earlier this year. Saskatoon is 1-0 against the US, beating Colorado in December. Overall CMISL teams are 7-3 against their US counterparts.

Friday, February 20

4:15 pm Cincinnati at Detroit

7:15 pm Springfield Spirits (PASL-Premier) at St. Louis

Saturday, February 21

7:15 pm Wenatchee at Calgary

9:15 pm Stockton at Denver

Sunday February 22

6:00 pm TBD at Colorado*

6:15 pm Wenatchee at Saskatoon

*change from original schedule

all times local

About Professional Arena Soccer League

PASL-Pro is a new 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 concludes with Championship Weekend March 13-15 at Stockton Arena. PASL-Pro consists of 8 US teams, the CMISL, and LMFR. The San Diego Sockers have been added for the 2009/10 season. PASL-Premier enters its 12th season as the nation's top amateur arena soccer league with 51 teams in nine divisions. PASL-Pro and PASL-Premier are members of Federacion Internacional de Futbol Rapido (FIFRA).



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