Placer United’s U12 and U13 Boys Gold teams had a good weekend at the Davis Premier Cup. Both teams topped their brackets winning their opening 3-group games against some strong opposition. Aided by the immaculate playing surfaces at the Nugget and DYSL complexes, both teams played to their strengths and moved the ball at a good pace around the pool-table-like pitches. The U12’s beat Tri Valley 5-1, Elk Grove 5-0, and Davis 8-1. The U13’s beat El Dorado 3-1, Davis 2-0, and Mill Valley 6-1, and advanced to the finals.

“What a great sight!” some parents remarked to see both Placer United teams and coaches embrace the club motto “Clubstrong” as players, coaches and parents mingled together before the two finals kicked off. Unfortunately, both teams came up short in the 100-degree temperature recorded at final time, and couldn’t get the rub of the green. The U12’s boys struck the crossbar three times before falling to a good Sac United team who scored the only goal of the game late in the second half to win 1-0. The U13’s fell behind early to a big, strong Santa Rosa side, but worked hard to level the game before the half time whistle blew. Placer came out firing in the second half and created some decent chances but it was not to be as SRU grabbed the winner.

Well done to both teams for producing some fine football during the tournament.

Placer’s own Jason Gantt is getting lots of attention on a national level with his Sierra College soccer team. Read more about Jason in the Placer Herald.

http://placerherald.com/detail/159505.html

Four Placer United Girls Teams were in action this past weekend as all of the teams prepare for their league seasons.

The U9 Girls Gold 02 played at the Diablo FC event. They lost 0-3 to Union City and then rebounded with a 8-0 victory over the San Ramon Azzuri and a 3-2 win over Mustang.

The U10 Girls Black 01 also played at the Diablo FC event. They had a 0-1 defeat to host Diablo FC, a 3-2 win over Mustang Revolution and a 1-3 loss to Newark.

The U16 Girls Black 95 travelled up to Oregon for the Mt. Hood Challenge. In pool play, they defeated BIFC 94 Forza 4-0 and beat Pacific FC 95 Wind 3-1. In the semi-finals, the girls defeated WAFC Vipers 3-2 in penalty kicks. In the final, the girls defeated Kootenay from British Columbia, 2-0 and were crowned Champions!

The U17 Girls Black 94 went down south for the Orange Cup hosted by the Orange SC. The team had a rocky start, losing to OCP No Fear, 1-2. The girls then regrouped for a 3-1 win over the Celtic Harps which put them in the semi-finals. In that game, Placer defeated NHB 2-0. In the final, the girls came out strong with three first half goals and went on to win 3-0 over Pateadores. Champions!

Congrats to all of the teams on a very successful weekend!