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

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.

WEEK 14 ROSTER:

Eddie Johnson

Eric Hassli

Felipe Martins

Miller Bolanos

Blas Perez

Branko Boskovic

Nick DeLeon

Kris Boyd

Kevin Hartman

Thierry Henry

Kelyn Rowe

Kamani Hill

Break Over - Lucky 13 Sees KC Quest Come to Town

BSL Season Gets Going After Two Week Break - Battle Still Face Issues

Usually a two week break is welcome when a team is facing big issues. For the Alamo City Battle the International Break in the BSL Season has been both a blessing and just more of the same. The biggest issue for the Battle was the absence of Theirry Henry. While the club's talisman got back on the field over the break the time off was more harmful than good. Henry will face another two matches on the sideline as a calf injury was aggravated while training during the extended time off. One of the club's other main targets, Eric Hassli, is facing serious issues with keeping his starting place in Vancouver. With the big turnover at the club before the break the team hasn't had much time to gel and get used to the new faces. Will the club be able to work through it and keep moving forward ?

In player movement news, the Battle have released Justin Meram and once again added Kelyn Rowe to the roster.

Week 13 Roster:

Kris Boyd

Blas Perez
Eddie Johnson
Kelyn Rowe
Nick DeLeon

Branko Boskovic

Felip Martins

Miller Bolanos

Kevin Hartman

Eric Hassli

Kamani Hill

Thierry Henry