The Gunston Soccer Club
U-15 Spirit
2008 Fall Match and Tournaments Results & Headlines
Sunday, November 2, 2008 - Duplicating their effort from the last October match, the Spirit host the second place Faquier County Xplosion, scoring first and our offense putting together some quality football throughout match drawn the majority of the time. Though the opposition managed to score on a nice run in the last few minutes of the match, giving them the 2-1 victory, our team defense finished the season a respectable 2nd in the division with 11 goals allowed for the season (1.2 goals per match) and continues as a WAGS Division 4 team for the Spring 2009 season!
Sunday, October 19, 2008 - A strong performance from our girls, scoring first, doesn't go their way as the Spirit drop this one 2-1 to their neighboring county rivals, the Prince William Courage, on two unanswered broken-play goals by the opposition. Bright spot: we still continue to have the division-leading defense (least goals allowed to date of all D4 teams. Way to go, Defense!)
Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12, 2008 - The Spirit participate in the 1st Annual Dulles Discovery Cup to keep those skills sharp! Results below.
Saturday, October 4 & Sunday, October 5, 2008 - Continuing their winning ways, the Spirit host the Annandale Fury in the first game of a weekend doubleheader, evening up their season record with a convincing 2-0 win, then follow that up on Sunday with another 2-0 home victory against the Chantilly Youth Assoc Wildcats. The strong homestand takes our girls to second place in the division standings!
Sunday, Sept 28, 2008 - Traveling to Bowie for the last of our Maryland matches for the season, the Spirit meet a strong Bowie Soccer Starz team and despite strong efforts from our girls both offensively and defensively, find themselves on the end of a 3-1 loss. Thus, the Spirit enter the second half of the season looking to next weekend to get back to .500 for the season.
Saturday, Sept 27, 2008 - In a replay of the WAGS Div 5 Spring 2008 season finale, the Spirit and the Sterling Avalanche meet in Lorton for a defensive battle that was scoreless for most of the match ... and just like the spring match, our girls put together a beautiful offensive run in the second half for the only goal to take this second "rematch" 1-0!
Sunday, Sept 21, 2008 - Our girls host their cross-town rivals, the Vista Fury in the Fall 2008 home opener, but with the Spirit offense stalled most of the match, the Fury make good on a penalty kick and a corner in the second half against one late GSC goal in stoppage to take the 'rematch' of this fall 2-1.
Saturday, Sept 13, 2008 - Continuing the long drive for Maryland road games, the Spirit strike first against a strong Freedom SC Fusion team, but can't cash in on subsequent opportunities in the second half, allowing Fusion to come back to win against our girls 2-1.
Sunday, Sept 7, 2008 - Hitting the road long distance for our season opener, the Spirit make a strong statement entering Division 4 by shutting out the Olney Boys & Girls Club United on their home turf 1-0! Way to start the season girls!
Monday, Sept 1, 2008 - The GSC posts a strong performance in the pre-season PWSI Tournament, finishing third of six teams (losing only one to a higher division opponent, the NVSC Freedom) and getting in their fall groove! See tournament results below. Stay tuned! Fall regular season play starts September 7, 2008!
2008 Spring Tournament Schedule
| Date | Tournament |
Location |
Comments |
| 8/30-9/1 |
Prince William Toys for Tots
Tournament |
Tyrell Park, PWC |
3rd place finish |
| 10/11-12 |
Discovery
Cup |
Maryland SoccerPlex |
3rd place finish |
Results - 13th Annual Toys For Tots Tournament 2008
August 30th & 31st, 2008
GSC vs. NVSC Freedom (loss 0-3)
GSC vs. CSA Courage (win 1-0)
GSC vs. PWSI Courage 93 Red (win 1-0)
GSC vs. PWSI Courage 93 White (draw 0-0)
Results - 1st Annual Dulles Discovery
Cup Tournament
October 11th & 12th, 2008
October 11th & 12th, 2008
Bucks Mont United Blazers vs. GSC (loss 0-1)
GSC vs. Middletown Future (draw 1-1)
GSC vs. Loudoun 93 Red (loss 0-2)
Opposition Clubs/Teams for this season
Bowie Soccer United Starz
Faquier County Soccer Club Xplosion
Vista Fury
Freedom Soccer Club Fusion
Annandale Boys & Girls Club Fury
Olney United
Prince William Soccer Courage '93 White
Sterling Avalanche
Chantilly Youth Association Wildcats
Final Standings for the season
| WAGS - U15 Division 4 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEAM | P | W | L | T | PTS. | GOALS | ||
| BSU | Starz | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 22:12 | |
| FCSC | Xplosion | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 22:18 | |
| VIST | Fury | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 20:15 | |
| FSC | Fusion | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 22:12 | |
| ABGC | Annandale Fury | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12:12 | |
| GSC | GSC Spirit | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11:11 | |
| OLNY | United | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10:10 | |
| PWSI | Courage '93 White | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 12:14 | |
| STER | Avalanche | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8:15 | |
| CYA | Wildcats | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 7:27 | |
The Gunston Soccer Club Fall 2008 U-15 Spirit team photo
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