posted Jul 21, 2009 1:02 PM by Abrahm Shearer
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u13 Boys Boys (Bertalan) Finish Fourth in Michigan's Top League! June 13th, 2009 Lowell, MI- Nearly a month ago, the Alliance FC u13 Boys suffered a heartbreaking, overtime loss to Vardar in the State Cup Quarterfinals. That emotional defeat was completely forgotten tonight as the boys made an incredible leap from ninth to fourth in the P1 standings by downing one of the state's top teams, Michigan Elite . The boys were outshot in the first half 4-1 but, the second half was a much different story as the two teams battled evenly for 34 minutes. With a minute left and a tie seeming inevitable, Justin DeWildt stepped up to take a free kick from 25 yards. Instead of looking for a shot, Justin sent a ball in for his teammates on the far post. Caleb King got on the end of the ball but, his shot caught the crossbar. Fortunately for Alliance Hunter Rowe was in the right position to head it home. Hunter, who travels 2 1/2 hours each way to practices and games saw the goal as making his extra commitment well worth it. "I was feeling pretty bad because I just missed Justin's cross. The next thing I new, Caleb's shot came off the crossbar right there in front of me. I just ran through it and headed it in! It was the most exciting goal I have scored, kids, parents, and everyone went crazy!"The team is now all but assured of a spot in the Midwest Regional League (MRL) for 2009 and the entire team is looking forward to the challenge.
U13 Boys 1 Premier| Team Name | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA |
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Michigan Wolves | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 34 | 6 | Novi Jaguar Green | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 26 | 16 | Michigan Elite Black | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 16 | 4 | Alliance FC | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 16 | Vardar Ann Arbor Black | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 15 | Vardar | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 17 | Rush Northville Nike | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 16 | Force Navy | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28 | Canton Celtic Black | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | Waza FC Royal | 1 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 22
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