Game 5 Recap

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Austrian Sport Club 1924 B (1) vs Club Italia B (4)
Home field advantage was not too kind to the Austrian Sport Club 1924 B-Team as scorching 95 degree temperatures accompanied their Sunday home game against Club Italia B for game five of the MUSL season. The 1:00PM game at Austrian Park began competitively enough with the ASC-B controlling the ball in the Club Italia end for much of the first half. Goalie PJ Thomas and the ASC-B defense kept the Club Italia strikers in check until late in the half when Club Italia scored to go up 1-0
After halftime, a quick goal by Club Italia B put them up 2-0. It was soon answered by the first ASC-B goal of the day which was the result of some great passing up the middle. Tony Premceski carried the ball up the middle and found a streaking RC Bunger who put the ball in the back of the net to bring the ASC-B team back into the game. The effects of the heat and humidity, coupled with another week of very few subs began to take their toll on the ASC-B team as the game began to slow in the later part of the second half. A free kick resulted in a third goal by Club Italia B to put the Italians in control of the game with a 3-1 advantage.

Austrian Sport Club 1924 A (3) vs Canton (3)
A hot and humid day awaited the SportClubbers as they again try to stop a losing streak. The last defeat fresh in their minds, they were determined not to repeat that game. 15 minutes into the first half, a great exchange between Curtis Reid and Mike Fabbri resulted in Mike breaking outside the defender and firing a left footed shot home for the 1-0 lead. 5 minutes later MIke Fabbri was fouled inside the box for a penalty kick, which he easily converted for the 2-0 lead. The Rovers not wanting to be left out, fought hard and were able to even the score by the end of the first half 2-2. The weather began to slow both sides down a bit, but another good middle play put Curtis Reid into scoring position and he didn't fail giving ASC another lead 3-2. The Rovers again tied the score with about 15 minutes remaining in the half. A corner right before the whistle gave ASC another chance to lead, but it didn't convert, so the game ended in a 3-3 tie. "This was a much better team effort despite the heat," team manager Chris Stockman said. "We were better off the ball today, not like last game. We didn't .