Springfield MO Soccer

2009 US Youth Soccer Region II Champions were crowned today following five days of playoff soccer. Missouri will be represented at Nationals by a pair of St Louis Scott Gallagher squads, the U14 Boys and the U15 Girls. The full list is provided below, along with summaries from games of interest. More information can be found at the US Youth Soccer site.

Boys
Under 13 (MI) Michigan Wolves 96 – defeated the KC Wizard Jr’s
Under 14 *(MO) St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Under 15 *(OH-S) Blast FC
Under 16 *(IL) Campton United Navy – defeated the KC Wizard Jr’s
Under 17 *(KY) Javanon 92s
Under 18 *(KY) Javanon 91s
Under 19 *(IN) Pike Indy Burn

Under-14 Boys
A single goal would again be the difference in who would claim the regional title in the Under-14 Boys with St. Louis Scott Gallagher’s Keith Grieshaber’s early goal in the 12th minute spoiling the Michigan Wolves’ hopes of a second regional title with the 1-0 Gallagher win.

Under-18 Boys
Javanon 91 looked to match their younger side’s success as the Under-18 Boys played (MO) St. Louis Scott Gallagher in the finals. Both sides would battle to maintain possession and the intensifying heat. Despite a handful of scoring changes, the scoreless tie would remain through the end of regulation. In overtime, Javanon’s Vinicius Paiva would break through and claim the game winner in the 94th minute as Javanon defeats Scott Gallagher 1-0.

Under-19 Boys
(MO) St. Louis Scott Gallagher faced (IN) Pike Indy Burn in the Under-19 Boys final. Both teams looked to close out their youth careers with a trip to the national championships and a chance to hoist the storied James P. McGuire Cup as the Under-19 Boys national champs. Indy Burn’s Isang Jacob, 2008 US Youth Soccer adidas Boys Coach of the Year, would lead his side to victory thanks to a Matthew Hedges goal in the 78th minute that places Indy one step closer to the McGuire Cup as regional champions in the 1-0 final.

Girls
Under 13 (MI) 96 Michigan Hawks
Under 14 *(IL) Eclipse Select
Under 15 *(MO) St. Louis Scott Gallagher Green
Under 16 *(OH-N) Cleveland FC
Under 17 ^(IL) Eclipse Select 91-92
Under 18 *(OH-S) Ohio Elite SA
Under 19 *(IL) Eclipse Select 89-90 – beat the KCFC Jazz (KS)

Under-15 Girls
(MO) St. Louis Scott Gallagher Green was on the attack early against (OH-S) CSA Elite in the Under-15 Girls final. The scoreless tie quickly turned into a 2-0 lead for Gallagher thanks to goals from Alexandria Massey and Rachel Kibby in the 25th and 27th minutes respectively. Kibby made the most of a ball that landed to her foot from close proximity for the insurance goal.

Under-16 Girls
(MO) St. Louis Scott Gallagher looked to clinch another title in the Under-16 Girls but (OH-N) Cleveland FC had other plans. Down 3-1 in the second half, Abbey Stock looked to rally her Gallagher side in the 64th minute however Cleveland’s Kelsey Smigel scored in the 78th minute to complete the 4-1 Cleveland win over Gallagher.

*Represents Region II at US Youth Soccer National Championships in Lancaster, Mass., July 21-26.
^Represents US Youth Soccer National League at National Championships
(OH-N) Internationals to represent Region II in Under-17 Girls at National Championships