Cooks Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Tuesday, May 22nd The Alberta Major Soccer League kicks off the 2007 season tomorrow with a match featuring one of its newest clubs. The Edmonton Drillers take on Edmonton Victoria at Clarke Stadium at 7:00 PM. In September, the Drillers successfully won a challenge over Edmonton Ital-Canadians for a spot in the AMSL for the 2007 season. One win and one draw in the home-and-home challenge saw them advance to the highest league in the province. Thursday will see a match between two Edmonton powerhouse clubs. Edmonton Scottish will host Green & Gold at Ellerslie Park at 7:00 PM. The weekend matches will see action from nine of the ten AMSL clubs, including the other AMSL newcomer, Edmonton KC Trojans, and the National Championship runners up, Calgary Callies. The Calgary Dinos are the only club watching from the sidelines, this week. They will commence action on June 2nd. The complete Week One schedule is as follows: Home team listed first. Wed., May 23 - 7:00 - Drillers vs. Victoria Thu., May 24 - 7:00 - Scottish vs. Green & Gold Sat., May 26 - 2:00 - KC Trojans vs. Scottish Sat., May 26 - 4:00 - Lethbridge vs. Red Deer Sat., May 26 - 2:00 - Villains vs. Callies Sun., May 27 - TBA - Victoria vs. Green & Gold Sun., May 27 - 12:00 - Callies vs. Red Deer All times MDT For more information, please visit: http://members.shaw.ca/majorsoccer/ or http://www.itsportsnet.com/league.php?scriptName=HOME&leagueID=5723 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 The scores from earlier in the week: Wednesday, May 23rd Drillers 0 - 2 Victoria Thursday, May 24th Scottish 1 - 1 Green & Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 Saturday result: KC Trojans 1 - 2 Scottish (Scottish score two late goals to take the points) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 Also from Saturday: Villains 0 - 2 Callies Callies hit two or three crossbars. David Harrison made a couple of good saves for Callies. One nice goal from Mark Slade and an own goal rounded out the scoring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKriSh Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 Wasn't there another Calgary team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZmac Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 quote:Originally posted by sKriSh Wasn't there another Calgary team? Calgary Dinos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sKriSh Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 quote:Originally posted by EZmac Calgary Dinos No not them. I think the Celtics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditty Posted May 27, 2007 Share Posted May 27, 2007 The Calgary Celtics AMSL team changed their name to Calgary Caledonian (Callies) a few years ago. Callies are one of the oldest clubs in Alberta with a lot of tradition. They were inducted into the Canadian soccer hall of fame this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 Sunday Result: Callies 2 - 1 Red Deer Auvigne (5th), Reyes (88th) #11 of Red Deer (18th) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 quote:Is there a link to player rosters? Or is it still a little too early? I've been updating the Calgary rosters on the News page since May 12th, but have very little information coming out of Edmonton. For the Callies, Dinos, and Villains rosters, check out: http://members.shaw.ca/majorsoccer/news.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 27, 2007 Author Share Posted May 27, 2007 Also from Saturday (I knew I forgot something): Lethbridge FC 5 - 0 Red Deer Here's the story from the Lethbridge Herald: http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/article_7036.php It’s early yet, but Lethbridge FC, our city’s newly christened men’s Alberta Major Soccer League team, is off to a roaring start. It took just one minute for Lethbridge to score against the Red Deer Renegades Saturday at Community Savings Place field. Forward Ricky Rushton set the tone, driving a ball hard and low into the Red Deer goal for the first marker in what became a 5-0 victory for the home side. The shot was notable not because of where it went but where it didn’t go. Last season, Rushton’s goalscoring chances looked more like football field goals. “I don’t know,” said the affable Rushton, “last year, I couldn’t keep anything down. Maybe that’s a good sign.” After losing some momentum after Rushton’s goal, Lethbridge stole it right back as Marcus Johnston rolled one in at 16 minutes, providing the team a lead and a good spark. “I thought we took a while to get going,” said Rushton. “We got that first one but we weren’t really playing well. “We didn’t do much over the winter (after university soccer ended) and I think it showed a bit.” Rushton and his teammates seemed content to ride a 2-0 lead into halftime, when head coach Wes Spring stepped in. “I blasted them at halftime,” said the first-year head coach. “To be honest, I don’t think we played that well. “We got some lucky bounces and got lucky at the other end. It could’ve easily been a 2-2 game. We have some things we’ll be working on in practice this week.” Lethbridge came out stronger in the second half, scoring just under 15 minutes in when defender Marcus Karpati got his head on the end of a hard, low corner kick from Johnston. The goal put the game away for Lethbridge as Red Deer failed to mount any serious challenges after that. “We played well enough,” said Rushton. “We fought hard. I think our last two weeks of training really helped with a lot of things and got us ready to play.” Lethbridge’s remaining goals came off the foot of Jaycee Neufeld. Neufeld came on late as a substitute and quickly showed an excellent boot, hammering two goals in little more than 15 minutes of play. “Where did that come from,” asked a bewildered Spring when asked about Neufeld newfound prowess. “It just shows what these guys can do when they decide to play. They just have to keep doing it the rest of the season.” To that, Rushton said the team would “just get stronger” as the season wears on. “We just have to keep working hard at practice and make it pay off on the weekends.” FREE THROWS: Johnston earned the soccer version of a Gordie Howe hat trick Saturday, as he scored a goal, provided the corner kick on Karpati’s goal and was cautioned for a rough tackle in the second half. . . The game featured the biggest crowd in several years at a major league contest, and Lethbridge Soccer Association program director Steve Dudas hopes to see them grow. The association has Lethbridge FC shirts, featuring the team’s new logo, for sale. The team is also hoping for a corporate sponsor to step forward. . . . Lethbridge is back in action at Community Savings Place next Saturday at 2 p.m. against the Calgary Callies and Sunday at 3 p.m. against the Calgary Villains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 29, 2007 Author Share Posted May 29, 2007 Final result from Sunday: Victoria 1 - 2 Green & Gold John Westergaard and Neil Morrow each scored for G&G in the victory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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