The world that is the Timbers Army Football Club continues to roll on for another busy week of matches. Well, for some teams anyway, as the scheduling issues affecting GPSD teams compressed some fixtures while other teams enjoy a long break between dates. We also get our first reports from another of the TAFC futsal teams as they compete in their spring session. Let’s take a look at each team and the newsworthy events since our last update.
We didn’t get a report from 101st FC on their most current matches, but they were certainly pleased after winning their first match of the spring term. We’re hoping that the big dogs can continue their early season success in representing the TAFC in Men’s Division 4 futsal, and wish them the best in representing our collective.
AC Loco Moco faced off against TeamAmerica in Division 4 Coed Soccer action at Portland Indoor Soccer, and apparently we learned it wasn’t a band of mercenary marionettes but rather a competitive soccer club. AC Loco Moco held their own for extended parts of the match, but fell 7 to 4 and learned they would be without the services of their starting goalkeeper after injury. Bradley White continues to lead the team in scoring so far this season, and ACLM gets back to business this weekend with a Sunday evening match versus FRIDJES REFRITOS. There’s also big news from team manager Matt Wagner, who announced that due to a large number of teams playing in Red, we are changing our primary kit color to Green.
Cascade Rangers FC had their annual battle with North End United on April 15, and have watched their roster be reinforced with some new additions for the latest term. Newcomer Jesse Ritorto scored early in this match, but NEU were able to level things later on as the teams played to a 1 all draw. Manager Jerry Makare and captain Jamey Billig were both unavailable due to travel, but the rest of CRFC stepped up to salvage the draw. Another derby match awaits the Rangers as they face Rose City Athletic at noon atOldOregonCityHigh School. We’ll have the opposite view of the derby match in the NEU report later.
We’ve not talked much about Coat? FC, a TAFC Co-ed futsal team that joined the TAFC collective in the Winter of 2011, but they’ve been busy with their season since mid-March. They were lucky enough to have fixtures on April 17 and 18, losing 8 to 3 to Team X in match 1 but beating Hat-Trick Swayze for the second time this year 9 to 5. In his match report on the April 10 affair, team representative Milon Good said, “We played Hat-trick Swayze, a team of very, VERY young kids who were quick, skilled, and seemed to have boundless amounts of energy. But what they had in youth and agility, we made up for in composure, steady defense, and fast break goals.” We wish them the best of luck as they finish their term on April 24.
We gave FC Dynamo credit for winning in week 1, but apparently this intrepid report was incorrect in that statement. While team manager Dave Trausneck was appreciative for the extra win, they were hoping to earn it for real against Abysinnia on April 15. FC Dynamo started the match with nine field players and got the number to 10 before a significant injury dropped their number down. Once they got up to a full eleven around the 20th minute, FC Dynamo were able to take control of the match behind a brace from forward Kabir Pradhan and a second half goal from Perry Broderick as they won 3 to 1. This puts them in second place in GPSD Division 1 with 2 wins an a loss going into their date with North End on April 22.
FC Portlandia didn’t submit an official match report in time for inclusion here, but GPSD reported the boys in purple beat County Cork FC 1 to 0 on April 14, giving them their first win of the spring term. They will face a familiar foe to this report as they play Abysinnia on April 22 at Delta Park Strasser, and we hope to have recaps of both matches in our official recap next week.
In reading the recap of the NEU – CRFC derby match, it was another adventure for North End United as they had issues finding the right location for the affair. Once they got everything sorted out, their report indicates that the sun aided CRFC with their first goal, but NEU had the run of the match for the most part and got their goal off a free kick from Sam Nicholas after Joel Weakland was brought down just outside the box. The match wasn’t without some controversy as a late NEU goal was called back for an offside violation. Despite the swarming attack and plethora of chances, the game ended in a 1 all draw. NEU will hopefully find the right location this week as they play the Fiji Islanders atSynderPark on April 22.
Northern Alliance FC had their own issues in game two, but not due to facility issues for once. The game official for their match againstSouth VN failed to show up on time, meaning the match got off to a late start. Johnathan Davidson becomes a historical footnote for NAFC as he tallied the first official goal of their history while the South VN goalkeeper punched a ball into his own net for an own goal, but South VN would match the two goals and then score three more to win 5 to 2 officially. NAFC has a match this weekend with something called the Electric Dream Machine, so feel free to insert your favorite joke or comment about the name here.
Old Growth FC had another off week because of the scheduling issues, so their next official match won’t take place until April 22nd against Tug and Whistle at LaSalle HS. The extra time allowed the club to get more practice time in, but the team is now struck with some injury issues with groins and calves that could shorten their numbers. The team is also extremely jealous of co-manager Eric Berg who decided that a trip across the pond toSpain sounded like more fun than staying home to play soccer with his OGFC teammates.
Rose City Athletic faced a determined SDFC3 team in Sherwood on April 15. Despite manager Rob Jerand’s best efforts to earn a card with some Zidane inspired antics, the boys in red used two goals from Ben Dietrich and a single tally from Bryan Boen to hold off their opponents 3 to 0. Boen and Dietrich weren’t the only RCA players to excel, as Jerand credits the overall team defense and great work from goalkeeper Ryan Vasbinder to earn the clean sheet. RCA will battle CRFC this weekend, and we hope it’s as entertaining as the CRFC – NEU match this past weekend.
