Aug 2004

Crossfire Finalist At Rimland Pacific Cup

Aug 15, 2004

Bellingham, WA - Crossfire Premier '91 McCormick ended their 2004 summer tournament season finishing second in the Pacific Rimland Cup, GU14 Premier division. ESA Shooting Stars '90 beat Crossfire 3-2 in the championship game. ESA built a 2-0 lead at half, but Crossfire came out stronger in the 2nd half, scoring early to make it 2-1. ESA answered to make it 3-1, and Crossfire finished up scoring off a PK late in the contest. Crossfire advanced to the finals by beating NWN '90 Allegra in the morning semis 2-1 in golden goal OT. Crossfire scored first in that contest and held a 1-0 lead until the last ten minutes of regulation, when Allegra tied it up on a great goal. Crossfire scored early in the OT in a counterattack to move on to the finals. In the qualifying round, Crossfire lost the opener to ESA 0-2, beat FWU Reign '90 Purple 2-0, and tied Dos '90 0-0.

Congrats to ESA for winning the Rimland! Thank you Allegra, Reign and Dos for the great games and best wishes to all for a successful 2004 league season.

Crossfire Seattle Challenge Champs

Aug 01, 2004

Redmond, WA - Crossfire Premier '91-McCormick won their third Crossfire Seattle Challenge Championship in a row today, beating a fine FC Portland squad 1-0 in the title game. It was a dramatic finish for Crossfire, who won the contest in spite of playing with only 10 players when one of the eleven sustained a head injury early in the game. After numerous shots that hit the post, Crossfire finally connected on a break-away midway through the second period. Their defense earned their 5th shutout of the tournament to secure the championship. Congratulations, FC Portland, for the great contest and your tournament run.

In the morning semi-final game, Crossfire beat a great FC Vancouver Liberty team 6-0, this time playing with a full squad but no subs. That contest remained scoreless through the first half, but Crossfire came out on fire in the second, scoring three goals within the first 10 minutes enroute to the championship game. FC Vancouver demonstrated why they're one of the top teams in the state with their intense and competitive play - congrats for your semi-finalist finish.

In their six games, Crossfire earned a 26-1 goals margin, and now gears up for their last tournament of the summer season, the Rimland Cup, in preparation for this fall's league play.