The Second half showed the strength of both teams defensively. Science was only able to penetrate the apt defense of Agent Orange once in the second half. A left foot cross shot from Lindsay Caton to Matthew (Baby Thighs) Eaton was deflected by an Agent Orange defender into their own goal. After this unfortunate turn, Agent Orange came out swinging. They cut through the Science defense like a warm knife through butter to put one in the net, narrowing the deficit to a single goal. Agent Orange kept coming strong through the rest of the second half, but the strong Science defense was able to hold them. It was a hard fought game by both teams. This was an important win for Science, as it puts them in a top spot going into playoffs.

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Below is breakdown (by league) of Individuals who have contacted with interest to join Crescent City Soccer. These individuals are looking to be added to a team asap. If you need a player, please get in touch with the league at Indi@CrescentCitySoccer.com. If you need a player, and do not see your league represented on this list, contact anyway – many of these players are willing to play on other days. If you want a player who plays a certain position, we can also provide some answers on more specific information…

Monday, Competitive II: Five Individuals are available.

Wednesday, Competitive III: Two Individuals are available.

Friday, Over 30: Four Individuals are available.

Individual Placement Contact:   Indi@CrescentCitySoccer.com

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Currently, we have individuals seeking spots in the following leagues (players can be placed singly or together). If your league does not appear below, but you are in need of a player, do not hesitate to ask. Many of these players have flexible schedules…

We strive to keep all our teams competitive at their league-level, and we certainly want to get all individual sign-ups on the field with as little wait as possible – let us know what we can to help!

Monday, October 10th
6:00pm: Monday Ladies vs Wednesday Ladies
7:00pm: Monday All-Stars vs Wednesday All-Stars
8:00pm: Tuesday All-Stars vs Referees
9:00pm: Monday Night Championship: Outowners vs. Pie

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Please go out and support those who help support us!!

Pie Pizza has 2 locations 
4300 Veterans Hwy.   Metairie, LA   (Corner of Houma & Veterans Hwy.)
814 South Peters St.   New Orleans, LA

Ruth Chris
525 Fulton St. New Orleans, LA

Every team must provide a Roster along with $20 per player, minimum 5 players. And that must be turned into Tournament Officials on Friday at the first game.

Lunch will be provided by Pie, food will be free but donations are encouraged!!
Dinner will be provided by Ruth Chris and served at Fat Harrys following the Tournament Championships

Feel free to BYOB but lets make sure every can/bottle finds a home in the dumpster.
We will also be raffling off over $600 worth of gift certificates and prizes, please get in touch with Nathan Cooper if you are interested in buying raffle tickets @ “Nathan Cooper” <nathanwands@hotmail.com>

Gift Certificates from:
Ninja Sushi                                                One Restaurant and Lounge
Lebanon Café                                           GW Fins
Ralph and Kacoos                                    Tacqueria Corona
Coquette                                                    Pie                                                            Slice                                                           Superior Grill
Moosejaw Mountaineering                        Royal House
Antoine’s                                                

Prize Packages from: Fat Harry’s,  New Orleans Hornets (includes 2 tickets – pending lockout)
Other Awesome Stuff: Nike T90 Tracer Hi-Vis (EPL Game Ball) donated by Third Coast Soccer
Handmade Soccer Quilt
Moonlight Canoe trip for 2
2 more tickets to the Hornets (pending lockout)
                                         Travis Amick 3v3 Tournament Schedule

Div 1 Mens                                        Div 2 Mens                                          Coed
(Orange)                                            (Orange)                                           (Orange)
1.  Kilmarnock                                 A) Kuglers                                     15 Grasshoppers
2.  Pelicans                                       B) Candela                                    16 Thundercats
3.  David Darragh Teams               C) Wally World                             17 Misfits
4.Bretts Team                                  D) Toasters                                   —-
—-                                                    —-                                                     (Blue)
(Blue)                                              (Blue)                                             18 Corrie Coed Calamity
5. Uptown United                        E) Seagers                                      19 Cavaliers
6. Finn McCools                            F) Gabecorp                                  20 B-Egers
7. Refs                                            G) Chalmations United
 8. Red Card This                          H) Shut up and Play

Friday September 30th
                  Field A                             Field B
6:00            1 v 2                                  3 v 4
6:30            5 v 6                                  7 v8
7:00            C v D                                  E v F
7:30            G v H                                  A v B
8:00            16 v 19                            17 v 20
8:30           15 v 18                            

Saturday October 1st
                 Field A                                     Field B
8:00         2 v 4                                           1 v 3
8:30         6 v  8                                          5 v 7
9:00         F v H                                          B  v  D
9:30         A v C                                           E v G
10:00       16 v 20                                     17 v 18
10:30        15 v 19                                     1 v  4
11:00       2  v  3                                         5 v8
11:30       6 v 7                                           G v F
12:00        C v B                                          E v H
12:30       A v D                                           17 v 19
1:00         15 v 20                                       16 v 18
                                             Playoffs
1:30 D1 Orange 1st v Blue 4th                    D1 Orange 2nd v Blue 3rd
2:00 D1 Orange 3rd v Blue 2nd                   D1 Orange 4th  v  Blue 1st
2:30 Coed Orange 3rd v Orange 2nd         Coed  Blue 3rd v Blue 2nd
3:00 D2 Orange 1st v Blue 4th                     D2 Orange 2nd v Blue 3rd
3:30 D2 Orange 3rd v Blue 2nd                    D2 Orange 4th  v  Blue 1st
4:00 D1 O1/B4  v O2/B3                             D1  O3/B2     v  O4/B1
4:30 Coed  Orange 2/3 v Orange 1st         Coed Blue 2/3 v Blue 1st
5:00  D2 O1/B4  v O2/B3                             D2  O3/B2     v  O4/B1
5:30   Championship Coed                         Championship   D1 
6:00   Championship D2
6:35 – 8:35  Party at Fat Harrys

What a game…and what a finish!

Monday evening’s 8:00pm match-up saw Real Bam, equipped with red shirts and medical prowess, take on the seasoned Crescent City Soccer League veterans, Soccer Team A. The showdown proved epic!

The first 15 minutes of play saw chances from both teams to open their scoring accounts, but with confident tackles and picture-book saves, it became evident that both defenses were going to be stingy in any allowances. Eventually, Real Bam drew first blood on a follow-up goal after a great save from the Soccer Team “A” GK…1-0, Real Bam.

It was not long before the equalizer came. A dizzying combination of passes resulted in the Soccer Team “A” attack getting behind the Red’s defense. With a final rolling pass played across the face of goal to an STA forward lurking on the back post, a fast-retreating Real Bam center back reached in an attempt to disrupt the pass, while facing his own net. The touch proved costly, as it found the back of the Red’s own net…1-1, which is how the half would end.

The start of the second half saw the momentum remain in the favor of Soccer Team “A,” as they mustered up a rewarding effort around the 35 minute mark…2-1, STA. The ensuing confidence saw a third goal almost immediately afterward, making the score 3-1 in favor of STA!

As time pushed on, excitement grew and momentum moved to the other end of the field – Real Bam began creating chances of their own. Persistent pressure on the STA net eventually broke through, as the Red’s found their second bagger of the game…3-2, STA.

As the show-down neared the final whistle, everyone in the park knew that another goal from either side would decide the game, but who would it be?

On both ends, shot after shot met fantastic saves or flew just wide of the goal. With fatigue in their legs, both teams pushed on. The game grew more physical, and with just under 3 minutes to play, the relatively silent (but deadly) Real Bam foward, Scott Burris would put his mark on the match…posted just high of the mid-line with his back to goal, an expertly distributed counter-attack ball from the Real Bam GK, found Burris’ feet. With one quick inward lay-off to his teammate, Burris spun off of the tight defender to receive an unselfish and perfectly weighted return ball that saw the forward 1v1 with the STA net-minder. Scott was poised and clinical this time…3-3!

Time ticked down. Two STA corners and as many direct kicks from inside of 15 yards left Real Bam short of fingernails. Gasping for air and inquiring as to the remaining time, the Reds dodged bullet after bullet as time worked its way inside of the final 15 seconds…

A final STA shot found the hands of the Real Bam GK. Possession was secured with a bowled ball to the right flank, and with one swift cross-field pass, it was Scott Burris 1v1 with his defender on the left side. A positive touch began the foot-race toward the STA net, and just before both players ran out of turf and into touch, Burris dispatched an expertly aimed ball of cannon-fire across the face of goal and into the back-side top corner, simultaneously dispatching Soccer Team “A” and just as the final whistle was being raised to the referee’s lips!

It was an unbelievable finish to a very exciting game! Congratulations to Scott Burris, Real Bam and a Thank You out to both teams for the show and a well-fought, clean (for the most part) game…

“Yerdmeh?”

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Unfortunately  Travis broke his neck in tragic accident two weeks ago . He is alive, stable,  and making a little progress each day but is mostly paralyzed at the moment. He  has an incredibly long road of recovery ahead of him, but if anyone can do it,  it’s Travis. At this point nothing is for certain about his  recovery, and anything is possible. Please keep Travis in your thoughts in the  coming weeks. The CCS family would like to provide the Amick family with some sort of additional  financial help during these hard times and have planned a fundraising charity tournament. 100% of proceeds will goto the National Transplant Assistance Fund & Catastrophic Injury Program which will help the family with the cost with Travis’ surgery.

Travis Amick 3v3 Soccer Tournament
Location: Green Charter
When: Friday September 30th, Saturday October 1st
Games: 30 minutes straight through
Teams: 24 Teams in 3 divisions of 8
Must have minimum 5 players on team
Cost: $20 per player, 100% of proceeds will go to the Amick Family
Divisions: Competitive 1
Competititve 2
Coed
Each division will have 8 teams, and every team is guranteed 4 games

Food and Drink will be provided.

Saturday Night following the tournament championships at 7:30pm  there will be a party with Food, Drinks and Music at Fat Harrys where will announce raffle winners and give out tournament trophies.

Sign Up: By emailing CCS with “Travis Amick Tournament Registration” as email header. The first 24 teams will be taken.

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Who: Any member of the Sunday Recreational Co-Ed League (Division I and II), plus their families

What: A pot-luck picnic

When:  Saturday, September 10th, from noon until whenever

Contact: Grace at gowen@uno.edu
Where: Audubon Park

Why: Because you’re awesome and we want to get to know you better!

All information will be sent through your team captain, so RSVP to them (and quick!).  Once we get a head count a sign up sheet will be going around so we can make sure we have plenty of meats and sides, cups and plates, desserts and more desserts.

So grab your favorite beverage (adult or otherwise!) some chairs, blankets, and a dish to pass and join us!

And remember to bring those soccer balls.  Sure, this is about relaxing and getting to know one another, but it’s also about playing some soccer!