Alamo City SC

Monday, August 6, 2012

Long and Winding Ride has Alamo City in Top Form

Battle Lead BSL With Two Matches Remaining

The season has been a long and trying one, but the Alamo City Battle find themselves in great position to close out the season. The playoffs have been clinched, the Major's Cup has been qualified for, and the Honors Trophy is within reach. All that remains is to close the deal. "We're in a position that we always figured we'd be in but haven't yet had the opportunity to experience. Yes, we've taken home the biggest prize but we've built this franchise to be among the best in the world. Taking home the Honors Trophy would be a giant step in making that a reality."

The 4-1 dominance of previous league leading Pennsylvania to give Alamo City a 3 point lead with 2 matches remaining sent a message on the heals of two very poignant matches prior. Gateway humbled Alamo two weeks ago with an 8 point outburst but the Battle showed their resiliency by bouncing back to take a 7-5 decision against Burud Town. The win against Pennsylvania followed to give Alamo an impressive 9 wins out of their last 10 matches. "Several things are within striking distance, and we're going to go full throttle here at the end. Plenty of hardware is there for the taking, but we've got to finish."

Monday, June 25, 2012

Win Streak Now at 4 - Battle Reclaim Top of the Table

Battle Continue Hot Streak With 5-3 Win Over Gold Coast

The addition of Felipe Martins has provided immediate dividends for the Alamo City Battle. In his two matches this week Martins hit for 3pts, which gave him 2 in BSL play (remember, the league continues to penalize players for playing in multiple matches rather than awarding them all of the points they score). He, along with Boyd and Johnson paced Alamo City to ensure that Kevin Hartman's clean sheet was put too good use. "It was an all around team effort this week and we've managed to bounce back exactly in the fashion we needed after our very poor spell to end the first half of the season."

Indeed it has been a nice rebound, especially when you factor in that leading scorer Thierry Henry has been largely absent from the resurgence. While he's been out healing an injury the rest of the Alamo City Battle Soccer Club has stepped up to ensure that the club has a very clear shot at achieving their goals as the second half of the season plays out. "We're 3-0 to start Major's Cup Qualifying, we've won four in a row and reclaimed the top of the table, and we've positioned ourselves to finish strong and claim a playoff spot. We just need to keep playing as we have the past few weeks." That should prove an easier task now that Thierry Henry is back in the line up. The club will look to make it a 5 spot as they take on Gold Coast this week. Even more additions were made as Jacob Peterson and Andy Gruenebaum were added and Kelyn Rowe and Miller Bolanos were dropped from the squad.

Week 15 Roster:

Thierry Henry

Kris Boyd

Eddie Johnson

Felipe Martins

Nick DeLeon

Branko Boskovic

Kamani Hill

Jacob Peterson

Andy Gruenebaum

Blas Perez

Eric Hassli

Kevin Hartman

Monday, June 18, 2012

Second Half Opens With Win

Battle Take Charge as Second Half of Season Starts

4-1 was the score line against the KC Quest this past weekend as the Alamo City Battle opened the second half of the BSL season with a win. No Henry yet again but it was no problem as the GAM himself, Eddie Johnson, led the charge for the Battle. This means that the Battle have started Major's Cup Qualifying with the maximum 6 points and are looking to make a serious run in the 2nd half of the season after opening the campaign on a tear. The additions of Branko Boskovic and Felipe Martins are looking to be master strokes as both men contributed to the score sheet again this week (the Gunners must be fuming about Branko). Kevin Hartman wasn't able to overcome shoddy defending in front of him but showed his ability by getting 5 saves to add to the total. All in all the club is showing its depth right now and that could be the key for the 2nd half of the season.

The club will have to go at least one more match without talisman Thierry Henry. The striker will be out this week again as they club makes sure he's rested and ready when he does hit the field. It will be a quick turnaround for the club as they take on Alliance FC who is fresh off a good win against Gold Coast. The club needs to keep the momentum going and the pressure on the other BSL clubs.

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