Oliver Horswill scored United's lone goal, a beauty at 14:30 of the first half. Ollie dribbled inside the 18, stopped quickly and fired a pinpoint shot into the corner of the goal past the goalkeeper's outstretched arms.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
White team finishes season with 3-1 home loss
The White team concluded its spring season with a 3-1 loss to Michigan Alliance FC Grey on Sunday afternoon at Visteon.
Oliver Horswill scored United's lone goal, a beauty at 14:30 of the first half. Ollie dribbled inside the 18, stopped quickly and fired a pinpoint shot into the corner of the goal past the goalkeeper's outstretched arms.
Michigan Alliance, a Livingston County-based club, scored all three of its goals in the second half.
Oliver Horswill scored United's lone goal, a beauty at 14:30 of the first half. Ollie dribbled inside the 18, stopped quickly and fired a pinpoint shot into the corner of the goal past the goalkeeper's outstretched arms.
Friday, June 1, 2012
U9 Girls Win Canton Cup
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Boys White comes oh-so-close in Canton Cup final, loses 5-4
Time wasn't on the White team's side in the championship game of the Canton Cup on Sunday afternoon.
Michigan Chill SBC White's goal with 10 seconds remaining gave the East Lansing-based side a 5-4 win and the Boys U-11 Gray trophy.
In addition to the last-second goal, Chill SBC White also scored twice near the end of the first half _ at the 30:42 and 32:32 marks.
The referee allowed play to continue past the 30-minute mark, mistakenly believing the game was to be played in 35-minute segments.
White team coach Mario Ramirez said the referee apologized to him after the game.
Coach Mario wasn't making any excuses, though, and instead had nothing but praise for both teams.
"I'll take a game like that any day of the week," he said. "Every single one of our players played like a champion."
And to that end, he accepted the Canton Cup runners-up trophy during a ceremony held off to the side of the field.
Alex Cross and Oliver Horswill scored two goals each, with Ollie's second tally tying the game at 4-4 five minutes into the second half.
Dylan Schmitzerle made a number of key saves, and two of his long punts directly contributed to two of the goals.
After the successful run during this weekend's tournament, United will be back at practice on Wednesday, not far from where it came oh-so-close to a Canton Cup championship.
Michigan Chill SBC White's goal with 10 seconds remaining gave the East Lansing-based side a 5-4 win and the Boys U-11 Gray trophy.
In addition to the last-second goal, Chill SBC White also scored twice near the end of the first half _ at the 30:42 and 32:32 marks.
The referee allowed play to continue past the 30-minute mark, mistakenly believing the game was to be played in 35-minute segments.
White team coach Mario Ramirez said the referee apologized to him after the game.
Coach Mario wasn't making any excuses, though, and instead had nothing but praise for both teams.
"I'll take a game like that any day of the week," he said. "Every single one of our players played like a champion."
And to that end, he accepted the Canton Cup runners-up trophy during a ceremony held off to the side of the field.
Alex Cross and Oliver Horswill scored two goals each, with Ollie's second tally tying the game at 4-4 five minutes into the second half.
Dylan Schmitzerle made a number of key saves, and two of his long punts directly contributed to two of the goals.
Boys White beats Celtic Silver 4-3 in 3rd game of Canton Cup
Alex Cross scored his fifth and sixth goals of the Canton Cup as the boys White team beat Canton Celtic Silver 4-3 Sunday morning.
United led 4-0 at the half and held on as Celtic Silver scored three unanswered goals, the last with about a minute remaining.
Coach Mario Ramirez said his United team played equally well in both halves.
"(Celtic Silver) just came out more aggressive in the second half, that's all," he said. "Our kids played fantastic."
The White team's other goals were scored by Madison Grieb _ who also assisted on Alex's second goal _ and Riley List.
Now, United waits. It finished the tournament at 2-1 with a plus-2 goal differential. If the winner of the Goodrich White/Michigan Tigers Blue game prevails by fewer than three goals, United moves on to Sunday afternoon's Boys U11 Gray division championship game.
United led 4-0 at the half and held on as Celtic Silver scored three unanswered goals, the last with about a minute remaining.
Coach Mario Ramirez said his United team played equally well in both halves.
"(Celtic Silver) just came out more aggressive in the second half, that's all," he said. "Our kids played fantastic."
The White team's other goals were scored by Madison Grieb _ who also assisted on Alex's second goal _ and Riley List.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Boys White loses 2-1 in 2nd game of Canton Cup
The boys White team didn't fare as well in Saturday's second Canton Cup game, losing 2-1 to Goodrich SC White.
Alex Cross' breakaway goal at 38:26 _ his fourth of the tournament _ cut Goodrich's lead in half, but United wasn't able to produce an equalizer.
Goodrich scored less than two minutes into the game and again at 23:47.
The game was played in only 40 minutes with no halftime because of weather delays earlier in the day that threw off the Canton Cup schedule.
The White team concludes its scheduled games with a 7 a.m. kickoff Sunday against Canton Celtic Silver.
A berth in the Boys Under-11 Gray division championship game is still within reach depending on how United fares on Sunday morning.
Alex Cross' breakaway goal at 38:26 _ his fourth of the tournament _ cut Goodrich's lead in half, but United wasn't able to produce an equalizer.
Goodrich scored less than two minutes into the game and again at 23:47.
The game was played in only 40 minutes with no halftime because of weather delays earlier in the day that threw off the Canton Cup schedule.
The White team concludes its scheduled games with a 7 a.m. kickoff Sunday against Canton Celtic Silver.
Boys White opens Canton Cup with 4-2 win
The game was delayed due to lightning 7:36 in, but when the teams returned to the field, Riley List opened the scoring only a minute later.
That score stood until Alex's run down the right sideline ended with a bad-angle shot that found its way into the upper left corner of the goal 56 seconds into the second half. Liam Householder passed to Madison Grieb, who then fed Alex, as United worked the ball the length of the field in only a few seconds.
The Michigan Tigers drew within a goal at 2-1 at 7:43 of the second half, but another bad-angle shot from Alex five minutes later proved to be the game-winner. Alex also scored on a deflection at 19:26.
The Tigers' final goal, at 20:56, came via a penalty kick.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
U9 Girls Remain Undefeated
The U9 Blue Girls Team beat Ann Arbor United 3-1 and remain undefeated this spring. Zoe tended goal both halves and got great support from her defensive team mates. Katie and Lilliana scored the goals in the first half. The players continue to demonstrate excellent footwork and passing skills. They have gelled as a team, and it shows. Great job! Go United!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
U9 girls play at WAZA friendlies
The U9 girls played tough during their two games at the WAZA friendlies today. Despite one sub, they showed their stuff in the early morning and the rainy mid-day games. I guess I can't say that they won or lost since these are friendlies, but they will be prepared for next week's spring opener.
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Boys U11 White team takes 2 of 3 Futsal games over weekend
The boys U11 White team rolled to two Futsal wins this weekend _ 8-2 over Lansing City Soccer Club on Saturday and 10-5 against the Michigan Hawks a day later.
With a rematch versus LCSC scheduled to take place on Sunday immediately following the Hawks game, one might reasonably have expected a weekend sweep.
But it wasn't meant to be as Lansing earned a split with an 8-5 win at Novi Christian.
United fell behind 3-0 and 5-1, but never gave up. Ashton Quinn's sliding toe poke drew PU within 6-4 with nine minutes remaining and Riley List made a number of key saves to keep the team in the game.
"Could it be that we were tired? We seemed kind of frazzled," said coach Mario Ramirez.
United looked like neither of those in the weekend's first two games.
Against LCSC on Saturday, Oliver Horswill netted four goals and Alex Cross had two. And on Sunday, Alex scored four and Oliver two in the win over the Hawks.
Dylan Schmitzerle stood tall in goal in both games.
The weekend's games concluded the White team's Futsal season.
With a rematch versus LCSC scheduled to take place on Sunday immediately following the Hawks game, one might reasonably have expected a weekend sweep.
But it wasn't meant to be as Lansing earned a split with an 8-5 win at Novi Christian.
United fell behind 3-0 and 5-1, but never gave up. Ashton Quinn's sliding toe poke drew PU within 6-4 with nine minutes remaining and Riley List made a number of key saves to keep the team in the game.
"Could it be that we were tired? We seemed kind of frazzled," said coach Mario Ramirez.
United looked like neither of those in the weekend's first two games.
Against LCSC on Saturday, Oliver Horswill netted four goals and Alex Cross had two. And on Sunday, Alex scored four and Oliver two in the win over the Hawks.
Dylan Schmitzerle stood tall in goal in both games.
The weekend's games concluded the White team's Futsal season.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
U9 Girls win again
The U9 girls beat the Gators 8-4 yesterday morning. Once again, the girls showed off their footwork while passing and moving the ball down the field against a very physical team. In goal Abby and Laura defended well with support from the players in back. Caitlyn, Zoe, Laura, Katie and Lizzy all scored; Talia led goals scored with a hat trick.
Next Saturday the girls have a rematch against the Celtic 03White at 6:50 AM. Get lots of sleep and come with your game faces! Go United!
Next Saturday the girls have a rematch against the Celtic 03White at 6:50 AM. Get lots of sleep and come with your game faces! Go United!
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Boys U11 White team splits pair of Futsal games
The Plymouth United U11 boys White team returned from a two-week break from games to split a pair of weekend Futsal contests in Novi.
United dropped an 11-2 decision to the Dearborn Heights Soccer Club's "A" team on Sunday. A day earlier, the White team erased a three-goal deficit in a 9-4 win over the Livonia City Soccer Club Meteors.
Dylan Schmitzerle played exceptionally well in goal in Sunday's loss, making countless saves _ many from point-blank range _ to keep the game as close as it was.
Despite the lopsided score, United never quit, getting on the board nine minutes into the first half when Alex Cross stole an inbounds pass, dribbled in on goal and beat the DHSC's goalie with a shot into the lower right corner of the goal.
The White team's other score also came as a result of a tremendous individual effort. Ashton Quinn was fouled hard halfway between midfield and the goal line in the attacking zone. He was awarded a free kick, placed the ball down and calmly fired it low and hard into the corner of the net.
The goals came more frequently for United on Saturday, but not at first.
Livonia led 3-0 after 22 minutes before an Ashton-to-Dylan pass resulted in a United goal. The floodgates opened from there with the boys scoring the game's next eight goals _ four by Alex, two by Nathan Hunt, and one each by Gabe Rosas and Oliver Horswill.
The White team returns to game action on Feb. 25.
United dropped an 11-2 decision to the Dearborn Heights Soccer Club's "A" team on Sunday. A day earlier, the White team erased a three-goal deficit in a 9-4 win over the Livonia City Soccer Club Meteors.
Dylan Schmitzerle played exceptionally well in goal in Sunday's loss, making countless saves _ many from point-blank range _ to keep the game as close as it was.
Despite the lopsided score, United never quit, getting on the board nine minutes into the first half when Alex Cross stole an inbounds pass, dribbled in on goal and beat the DHSC's goalie with a shot into the lower right corner of the goal.
The White team's other score also came as a result of a tremendous individual effort. Ashton Quinn was fouled hard halfway between midfield and the goal line in the attacking zone. He was awarded a free kick, placed the ball down and calmly fired it low and hard into the corner of the net.
The goals came more frequently for United on Saturday, but not at first.
Livonia led 3-0 after 22 minutes before an Ashton-to-Dylan pass resulted in a United goal. The floodgates opened from there with the boys scoring the game's next eight goals _ four by Alex, two by Nathan Hunt, and one each by Gabe Rosas and Oliver Horswill.
The White team returns to game action on Feb. 25.
Sunday, January 29, 2012
U9 Girls Continue Streak
The 03GirlsBlue team defeated the Dynamites 10-2 in another exciting game. Despite being short several players, the girls dominated with great passing, footwork and improved strategy while moving the ball down the field. In goal were Laura and Abby, both of whom blocked many attempts on goal from the Dynamites. Many players helped out by scoring including Caitlyn, Claire, Katie, Laura, Lilliana, Zoe and Ryleigh. (If I missed your player, let me know. It was a fast-paced game!)
I can't wait to see them play next week!
I can't wait to see them play next week!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
03 GirlsBlue Defeats Bubblegum Girls
The U9 Girls Team dominated the Bubblegum Girls by winning 11-3. It was a great team effort led by Ryleigh, Abby, Claire, Lillie, Caitlyn, Katie and Zoe who all score goals. United came out strong, took the lead and never looked back. Goalies Laura and Talia made some great saves.
Monday, January 16, 2012
03GirlsBlue Lose Indoor Opener
The U9 Girls had a tough loss Saturday against the Canton Celtic 03 White team, losing 5-2. Ryleigh Reed scored early in the first half. Lizzy Backer scored in the second half. All of the players demonstrated superior footwork and control of the ball. It's nice to see them back on the field!
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