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.