FC Athletico
Futbol Club Athletico

The Premiere Idaho Falls Soccer Team
Promoting Academic and Soccer Excellence in Eastern Idaho

US Club Region G Championship Summary

July 5-8, 2008

Game 1 vs. Washington Pacific Premier. Won 1-0

FC Athletico played Pacific Premier FC Red for their first game of the US Club Soccer Region G Championship. Truthfully, we were out played, particularly in the center mid-field. I’ve coached enough games to know I’ve lost some I should have won but with this game, we won and should have lost. Pacific Premier offered stellar competition but the team from Idaho Falls prevailed in a 1-0 win against the 31st-ranked team in Washington. Captains were Alejandro and Jose Luis.

Game 2 vs. Westsound FC Wanderers. Tie 1-1

FC Athletico played another heavily-defensive game on Sunday against the 14th-ranked football team of Washington State – the Westsound FC Wanderers – in the US Club Soccer Region G Championship. When all was said and done, the game was tied 1-1, the result of quick throw-in by FCA at 40:05. That put FC Athletico in 1st place for their bracket going into Monday.

Game 3 vs. Whatcom FC Rangers Gold. Lost 1-2

With the championship game on the line, FCA was in for another tough match against the reigning US Club Soccer Region G Champions on Monday. An unfortunate own-goal put FCA down 1-0 in the first five minutes of the game, but FCA rallied and came back with a solid shot from the 18 to tie the game up in the 15th minute. Then, with a minute left in the first half, the Rangers scored their only and final goal of the game, winning by a score of 1-2. The Rangers eventually went on to beat Cal North’s Bayside Arsenal to win the Championship for the second year in a row.

Player Statistics for the US Club Regions G Championships: