February 16th, 2013
Morris Plains, NJ
The
Kickers 3v3 Indoor soccer league, session 1 commenced with exciting and
aggressive championship games. The girls of NE Revolution defeated
Houston Revolution, but not easily at first. The boys kept up a fight
in the first half with a strong defense and go-to-goal mentality. The
girls got it together by the latter half, and claimed fourth place over
Houston.
The third place game consisted of
Philadelphia Union and LA Galaxy. Another exciting match, led to
Union's triumph with 6 goals. The New York Red Bulls met Seattle
Sounders in the second place game where the Red Bulls went off on scoring . The team's offensive set-ups grew consistent throughout the
game, giving them 13 goals, and the second place title.
The
final game- the championship match- was between the Columbus Crew and
DC United. DC United defeated Columbus in the regular season, which
gave Columbus the motivation to fight back. Columbus started off
aggressive as soon as the whistle was blown, and scored right away. DC
United attacked with precise goal kicks and great crosses. Columbus,
down 4-3, shot the equalizer in the last twenty seconds, sending the
teams to a penalty kick tie-breaker. All players took a shot, but it
was Columbus who hit every one with ease, giving them victory of the
league.
It was a very developmental and
entertaining six weeks of game play, which will prepare the players for
the leagues to come, as well as recreational and travel soccer. Congratulations
to all children for learning and improving every week.
