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COPA ACDA SUMMER 2024

OFF WE GO!!!

On May 4th, 2024 the second ever Copa ACDA tournament started. All teams played in the ACDA Gym, in two separate games.

Game 1 had Club América (CA), coached by Emilio Calito, vs Strongest Potatoes FC (SPFC), coached by Enoch Pérez.

Game 2 had Ezequiel Almonte and Pollo Campero C.F. (PCCF), vs Nelson Oro’s Waterboys FC (WBFC).

REGULAR SEASON

WEEK 1: May 4th, 2024

Game 1 Club América vs Strongest Potatoes FC

Club América, played their game missing the brothers, Nathan Osorio and Yeizon Osorio. Leo Diaz opened the scoring with a goal in the second minute, followed by Hector Torres in the 4’ and the 7’. Diaz closed the half with another goal in the 7’+1. Game was tied 2-2 at the start of the second half, but 3 minutes in, Diaz scores to give them a 3-2 lead. Torres didn’t wait long to tie it up again in the 11’. Quinten Vu scores a penalty in the 12’ to give América the win 4-2. Leo Diaz took Man of the Match with a hat-trick.

Game 2 Waterboys FC vs Pollo Campero C.F.

Diosman Torres gave Waterboys FC an early lead, scoring a penalty in the second minute. The game stayed at a narrow lead going into the second half. Romar Huxley scored in the 8’, followed by Samuel González and Torres in the 11’. In the 12’ Matthew Valdez made a save and quickly took a shot, becoming the first goalkeeper in Copa ACDA history to score a goal. A minute later, Lucas Calero scores, but Torres is the last player to score that game in the 14’. Man of the Match goes to the captain, Diosman Torres.

WEEK: 2 May 11th, 2024

Game 1 Club América vs Pollo Campero C.F.

Leo Diaz opened the scoring with a goal in the 1’ followed by Quinten Vu in the 3’. Diaz scores again in the 5’ and Club América takes a 3-0 lead at the end of the first half. Vu scores a minute into the second half, but Samuel González strips Francisco Moreno of his clean sheet with a goal in the 11’. Leo Diaz was named Man of the Match.

Game 2 Waterboys FC vs Strongest Potatoes FC

A first half full of goals showed Adrian Martinez scoring in the 1’, follwed by Isai González in the 2’, 3’, and 6’. Diosman Torres scores in the 7’+1, to give them a goal going into the second half, but still trailing 4-1. Martinez then scores a minute into the second half, followed by Torres in the 9’ and 13’, but in the same minute, Martinez answers to seal his hat-trick and is named Man of the Match.

WEEK 3: May 25th, 2024

Game 1 Strongest Potatoes FC vs Pollo Campero C.F.

Samuel González gives Pollo Campero C.F. an early lead scoring in the 1st minute, followed by his brother Isai in the 3rd for Strongest Potatoes FC. Ethan Leon scores a free kick in the 6’ giving PCCF a 2-1 lead at the end of the first half. Two minutes into the second half, a hand ball from Samuel González gives Isai González a chance to score a penalty, which he does, levelling the score 2-2 in the 9’. Isai then scores again in the 12’, giving his team the lead 3-2. In the 14’+1, Adrian Martinez fouls Ian Matamoros on a scoring chance, where Samuel scores the penalty, tying the game for his team. Isai González nets a hat-trick and takes Man of the Match.

Game 2 Club América vs Waterboys FC (El Clásico)

El Clásico takes place ince again and Quinten Vu scores in the 2nd minute followed by Diosman Torres in the 5’ tying the game 1-1 going into half time. An injury to WBFC’s goalie, Matt Valdez, causes Diosman Torres to fill in as goalkeeper early in the second half. Shortly after, a shot by Amaro Auba, gets deflected by Joel Ascencio and gives Waterboys FC a 2-1 lead in the 8th minute. Leo Diaz scores 2 back to back goals in 14’+1 and 14+2, but Auba ties the game with a goal just before the final whistle. Leo Diaz takes Man of the Match.

SEMI-FINALS

June 1st, 2024

Game 1 Club América vs Pollo Campero C.F.

Due to a lack of players, PCCF had to forfeit this game, resulting in a 3-0 loss, making the second leg a harder game to play.

Game 2 Strongest Potatoes FC vs Waterboys FC

A game filled with goals and excitement, started right away with Amaro Auba in the 1’, followed by Mateo Vigil in the 2’, and an own goal by Isai González in the 3’. An own goal by Vigil gave Strongest Potatoes FC their first goal. Auba scores a penalty in the 5’ answered by González in the 6’, but another own goal in 7’+1, gives Waterboys FC a 5-2 lead going into the second half. Auba, González and Vigil all score in the 8’ making the score 7-3 with 6 minutes left in the game. Auba scores again in the 10’ answered by González in the 11’, but Auba finishes the scoring in the 12’, and Waterboys FC win 9-4, going into the second leg with a significant lead.

SEMI-FINALS

June 8th, 2024

Game 1 Club América vs Pollo Campero C.F.

Already leading 3-0, Club América played a game that would guarantee their spot in the Copa ACDA Final. Nathan Osorio had the only goal of the first half in the 1’, giving Club América a 1-0 lead ending the first half. He then scores again in the 13’ followed by Ascencio in the 14’ and Vu in the 20’, and Club América advance to the final with a 4-0 win and 7-0 in total.

Game 2 Strongest Potatoes FC vs Waterboys FC

With a 5-0 lead from the first game, all Waterboys FC has to do is play intense defence, but missing their star player, Diosman Torres, an their goalkeeper, Valdez, playing out due to a wrist injury, this game could go in any direction. WBFC started with Huxley in net, and Valdez, Auba, and Vigil playing out. They did their job in the first half, with the score being 0-0, but an injury to Vigil late in the first half, had them down a player. The first part of the second half was full of chances for SPFC going over the crossbar, but a fire lit for Hector Torres who scored 5 goals in the 16’, 17’, 18’, 19’, and 20’. he gave it all on the field, but unfortunately, due to the 9 away goals scored by WBFC, it wasn’t enough to go through to the final. Hector Torres gets man of the match with 5 goals.

FINAL

June 8th, 2024

Club América vs Waterboys FC (El Clásico)

For the second straight year, the Copa ACDA Final features Club América vs Waterboys FC, but this time, without Diosman Torres. The scoring opens in the 5’ with Leo Diaz, followed by Vu in the 10’, and once again Diaz in the 12’. América leads 3-0 at the end of the first half. Nathan Osorio scores a minute into the second half, increasing the lead to 4-0. Auba scores in the 25’ and 27’ cutting the lead down to 2 with 3 minutes left, but Osorio finishes the scoring in the final minute to make it 5-2 and Club América are the Copa ACDA Champions once again.