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Aguiluchos v SF City (US Open Cup)

In a rematch of the 2016 US Open Cup match at the Beach Chalet in San Francisco, the visitors of the PDL scored 4 unanswered goals to defeat the perennial NPSL contenders 4-0, this time at Raimondi Park in Oakland. SF City advances to meet Sacramento Republic of the USL

 

Facebook series – CD Aguiluchos v SF City.

Flickr set – photos include the instagram posts.  All photos by Nap Badillo. All rights reserved.

In US Open Cup play, San Francisco City advances to meet Sacramento Republic FC of the USL.  In the PDL schedule they will continue their road trip to Southern California this weekend to meet the Southern California Seahorses Saturday May 12 and FC Golden State Force the following day. Aguiluchos also resumes NPSL league play with a road trip to newcomers FC Davis, also on Sunday May 13.

Update 5/10: Doug Zimmerman of The Beautiful Blog at sfgate.com has posted his writeup of the match. Plus someone here with a photo.  Enjoy.

For the Badge photo album. Covers the game from the North Bay. A ton of good pictures to check out.

SF City recap (sfcity.com)

Photo set from the CD Aguiluchos Facebook page

Update 5/14: Tommy Hodul’s take at thecup.us

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This week 5-7-18

A recap of other action we missed or some news of note.

Fresno FC U-23s (nee Fuego) vs SF City (sfcity.com)

SF Glens photo album from their debut match against Santa Cruz (SF Glens Facebook page)

Aguiluchos photo album from their game against Napa Valley 1839 (CD Aguiluchos Facebook page)

The next game we plan to cover is the US Open Cup tilt between PDL club SF City and NPSL team Aguiluchos in their rematch of the 2016 US Open Cup that was at the San Francisco Beach Chalet fields.  In that meeting Aguiluchos advanced with a 1-0 win over City and there will be that measure of revenge for them as they seek to advance further.  The winner of that match will face Sacramento Republic FC of the USL the following week.  League bragging rights will be on the line.

Update 5/7: links added

Thomas Hodul of Midfield Press has a preview of the match.

Tickets – go to the match dated May 9 to take you to the link. CD Aguiluchos is handling the online sales.

Also, a write-up from the El Farolito/FC Davis match last weekend (footballclubdavis.com)

SF City volunteer event (sfcity.com)

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Quakes v Timbers

Diego Valeri scored in the 88th minute off a free kick to give the Timbers a road win over the Quakes 1-0, and to steal the points on the road. The match was filled with pomp and ceremony as the San Jose Ultras unveiled a commemorative choreo while announcer and former player Chris Dangerfield was inducted in the Earthquakes Hall of Fame with his plaque unveiled on top of the Avaya Stadium press box.

Facebook series – Quakes v Portland Timbers. Photos by Nap Badillo. All Rights Reserved

Quakesfan has his game post here.

The Quakes will travel on the road to play Minnesota United Saturday May 12 at 11am PDT in a rematch of
their opening night tilt. That match was the first and remains the only win to date this season for the
Quakes. The Timbers will be back at home to host their Cascadia rival Seattle Sounders on Sunday May 13 at
1pm.

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Stompers v Sacramento Gold

Steven Wright of Sacramento opened the tally with a goal in the 44th minute to give the visiting Sacramento Gold a 1-0 lead.  However, that was short lived as the Stompers came from behind thanks to a brace from Zanin Mahic.  His penalty kick goal in the 69th minute drew the game even at 1-1 but his winning strike in the 88th minute sealed the comeback, giving the home team a 2-1 victory.

Flickr set – photos include the instagram posts- Photos by Nap Badillo/Nap Ba.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/theprojectfc/albums/72157693086861502

The win was the second straight for the Stompers and placed them in third position (9 points) in the Golden Gate Conference behind newcomer El Farolito (14 points) and perennial contender Aguiluchos (14 points)–who contested against each other earlier that day.  The Hayward team is currently on a 3 game unbeaten streak. The loss was the second this season for the Gold, who are in last place with 4 points, all of them draws. They are yet to win a match this season.

Next up for the Stompers is a road trip to Turlock to face newcomer Academica SC on Saturday May 5 at 7pm, while the Gold returns home to host Sonoma County Sol on the same day, same start time.  The two teams will meet again on June 23, this time in Sacramento in which either or both teams could be battling for a playoff berth, or for pride.

Take from the NPSL (Sacramento Gold): https://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/913282?referrer_id=1510764

 

 

 

 

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El Farolito v CD Aguiluchos USA

Something different for this blurb–we are keeping the storyline limited to the box score.

Thomas Hodul of Midfield Press has written a very detailed piece on the game and on that we’ll yield save for the photo used in the article.  On that note a thank you from us to you Tommy.  Enjoy folks.

Midfield Press article from Tommy Hodul

(Note: check out his archived articles – from SF City to the defunct SF Deltas a very good and informative read – a small plug for the photographer here but we digress since he does a much better job with the game reports and we are here as a soccer photo blog/travel guide to speak.)

To summarize the match, Aguiluchos opened up the scoring with a Simon Rawnsley penalty kick goal early in the 5th minute.  However, El Farolito tied the game thanks to a 16th minute goal from Edson Cardona. Jesus Maldonado of Aguiluchos gave the visitors the lead in the 56th minute but Cardona drew the game even in the 76th minute giving him the brace for the match.  A missed attempt by the visitors late in the game would have sealed the points but both teams were fit to be even in the match and in the current standings.The result leaves Farolito and Aguiluchos in a tie for first place with 14 points. Both teams were coming off wins and each are undefeated with identical records of 4 wins, 0 losses, and 2 draws.

Flickr set – photos include the instagram posts- Photos by Nap Badillo/Nap Ba.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/theprojectfc/albums/72157696208445575

Both teams return to play on Saturday May 5. Next up for Aguiluchos is a 7pm home match against Napa Valley 1839 FC at Raimondi Park in Oakland, while El Farolito will continue their homestand against fellow newcomer FC Davis in another noontime start at Boxer Stadium. The two teams will meet again in the return leg Saturday June 23 7pm at Raimondi Park in the next to last weekend in the season schedule.

 

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Coming soon, three games in two days.  Friday was already posted with the San Francisco Glens hitting the road against Stanford.  Today it was an NPSL doubleheader with El Farolito hosting CD Aguiluchos USA, followed by the East Bay FC Stompers playing the Sacramento Gold at Hayward.  If you count watching the Quakes play on the road at Columbus that is 4 games in 2 days, or another triple.

Reports to come later on before the next game which is the Quakes hosting the Portland Timbers at Avaya Stadium.  In the meantime, check out the 3pointsport instagram pages for game photos.

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This week 4-23-18 part 2

Last week, we at 3pointsport were at the Stanford University campus watching San Francisco City FC take on the defending NCAA champions with the home team defeating City 2-1.  This time, we checked out the PDL debutants in the San Francisco Glens SC.

The Stanford Cardinal were just a bit too much for the newest San Francisco PDL team thanks to an early goal followed by 3 more (one off a penalty kick) to give them a 4-0 lead.  However, the clean sheet was not to be thanks to a 2nd half goal from Rajaee Delane to put the Glens on the board.  The final result was a 4-1 victory for Stanford–sweeping the SF PDL clubs in their preseason schedule.

The Glens will kick off their PDL season at their home field Boxer Stadium against another league debutant the Santa Cruz Breakers on Saturday May 5 at 5pm .  Unfortunately, we will not be there for the inaugural event due to the Quakes playing the Timbers playing at Avaya Stadium.  We will be covering the Glens on an intermittent basis here at the website with the photo notebook on their matches being added on the 3pointsport Facebook page.  We will also be posting their games to flickr where the sets are from the lower division clubs, from the PDL to the NPSL.

Keep checking for more highlights on the San Francisco Bay Area soccer scene from the US National team to MLS to the PDL and NPSL.  If there is a USL club or if the NASL is able to return we will be covering them too.  Stay tuned for game highlights from the top tier to the bottom flight.

Link to series – photos by Nap Badillo:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/theprojectfc/albums/72157690415771440

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This week 4-23-18

SF City travelled 30 miles south for a “Friday Night Lights” matchup at Stanford University.  Most of the play was dominated in the second half with a goal from Carlos Carranza to give the visitors a 1-0 lead.  However, the current NCAA Division 1 champions responded with two late goals for the victory.  The game served as the penultimate pre-season match for City, while the Stanford Cardinal was using this game as a spring off-season workout.

City returns to San Francisco for their traditional meeting at Negoesco against USF on April 28. That game will be the last pre-season friendly before they open on the road on May 5 against Fresno.  Stanford will host another Friday night matchup against another PDL club in the SF Glens on April 27.

Link to series – photos by Nap Badillo:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/theprojectfc/albums/72157665990610377

http://sfcityfc.com/news/event/stanford-pre-season-friendly/

Update 4/24: The match between SF City and USF has been canceled, and instead will proceed to the regular season schedule. City opens on the road against Fresno on May 5 at 7pm.

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International Champions Cup 2018

Tuesday the International Champions Cup game at Levi’s Stadium was announced.  On Saturday August 4 at 5pm AC Milan and Barcelona will meet at the home of the NFL San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara.

The teams are no strangers to the field, as the Italian club has played against English club Liverpool in 2016, while the Spanish/Catalonian team played in 2015 against Manchester United, who will return as well to play against the San Jose Earthquakes days earlier on July 22.

Right now fans can sign up at http://www.internationalchampionscup.com/ before the general public ticket sales begin on May 1.  This match is expected to attract a capacity crowd at the Bay Area’s premier venue.

Some highlights of AC Milan and Barcelona when they last played at Levi’s Stadium…

 

Levi’s Stadium 2016 ICC – this will be the 4th year the home of the NFL San Francisco 49ers have hosted a match.
AC Milan played against Liverpool in the 2016 ICC
Barcelona has visited the Bay Area twice – here at the 2015 ICC against Manchester United at Levi’s Stadium and in 2009 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco against Chivas of Guadalajara, Mexico

Taken by Nap Badillo for FootySF.  3pointsport will provide coverage of that game, continuing the tradition of the local soccer scene in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Quakes v Dynamo

Magnus Eriksson scored his second consecutive goal in as many weeks in the 26th minute, and the first at home to give the Quakes a first half lead.  However, the visitors scored two goals in the second half from Tomas Martinez in the 48th minute and Mauro Manotas in the 63rd minute that appeared to give them 3 away points.  Jahmir Hyka in his debut came off from the bench to snatch a late goal with 5 minutes left plus stoppage time to secure a needed point for the Quakes.

Facebook series – Quakes v Houston Dynamo. Photos by Nap Badillo. All Rights Reserved

Quakesfan – detailed report

The Quakes hit the road next weekend on April 21 at Orlando City, which will be their debut in the new venue after playing at Camping World Stadium 2 years ago.  The Dynamo will host Toronto FC on the same day.

Update 4/18: Quakesfan report added – thanks Dan – give them a follow at http://www.quakesfan.com for reports, analysis, and photos.