2007 Leo Nedeff Memorial Tournament

Lightspeed Boys U10 Tournament Team

The U-10 Boys Championship game betweet the Glendale Lightspeed and Culver City was a good, close contest, the entire game. Play went back and forth until the end of the first quarter, when  Culver Cities right winger (#12) beat two defenders down the right side and banged a shot into the left corner to take a 1-0 lead.

They barely had time to celebrate, because to start the second quarter (less than a minute later). Alec Yanikyan fed a through pass to Eric Hartounian on the right side. The goalie, the defender, and Eric, all slide toward the ball and Eric poked it in for a 1-1 tie. Late in the half #12 again took a great pass from the right baseline and drilled it in on a full volley. The goalie didnt have a chance.  In the third quarter, both teams had chances, until Eric was tripped in the penalty box. I called Sean Han up from his Fullback position, and he calmly knocked in the tying goal, in the upper left corner.

The rest of the game was a thriller, with both teams having numerous chances. Finally, with our huge home crowd advantage cheering us on, and under five minutes to play, Eric took a pass from Christian Avila and at an impossible angle from the right baseline, and snuck it past the goalie for a 3-2 lead. The crowd erupted! We fought off a few more Culver City chances to take home the thrilling victory.

We found out later that Culver City has been a club team for 3 years, while we had most of our players for 3 months or less. Also, the boys had character and class equal to their talent, and we had fabulous parental support. That makes the victory even sweeter. Also, we are still playing friendlies, and might be in some tournaments before the summer ends.

Congratulations to: Alec Y., Sean H., J.D. T., Felipe O. (back), Anthony P., Ian P.(back), Joseph C., Christian A., Eric H., Brandon S., Nick P, Patrick S. and coaches Neville Pereira, Scott Toland and Jim Pickering.

Nemesis Girls U19 Tournament Team

Team Nemesis closed out the tournament season with a 2nd place finish in the 3rd Annual Leo Nedeff Memorial Tournament.

In four tournaments the team compiled an 11-3-1 record on the way to collecting two 2nd place trophies and two 3rd place medals. The passing and ball control style of play implemented by coaches Pat Chavez and Doug Wallis proved effective and exciting throughout the season.

An outstanding effort from all players contributed to the team's successful performance on the field. Congratulations to Crystal Roberts (goalkeeper), Cindy Gonzalez (forward), Taylor Luskin (forward), Julianne Chavez (sweeper), Natalie Diaz (midfielder), Amy Rosales (midfielder), Amanda Rincon (midfielder), Ebony Lopez (midfielder), Tatiana Jimenez (midfielder), Ashley Wood (defender), Bridget Hahnlein (defender), Rebecca Soken (defender), Amanda Casalegno (defender) and Marian Watson (defender). 

Boys U12 Tournament Team

Glendale United U-12 Boys team was placed second in the 3rd Annual Leo Nedeff Tournament.

Our boys finished first in the pool games with the perfect score of 30 points. They faced a tough team from Westchester in the finals and lost in an exciting game of soccer.

The Glendale boys had a magnificent season with 26 games, 22 wins, 2 ties, 2 losses, scored 96 goals and let only 9 goals in. They won three championships and one second place.

Players: Graham M., Andrew F., Uriel O., David B., Erick T., Andre A., Russell C., Edwin H., Luis L., Kelby H., Pablo S., Nareg Gh., Leon M., Allen G. and Coaches: Serge Grakasian and Art Sotillo.