Trinidad and Tobago Take City Cup 2010

Another City Cup has come and gone, and everyone at this house is completely exhausted. It was so great to see so many good friends in one place. Unfortunately, I was constantly running (literally) to  one place or another so my conversations tended to be very brief.

This year The champion came from the 8th seed of the knockout stages. Brothers Garrett and Grant Davis, and Jeff Petty formed the red clad Trinidad and Tobago. Like Italy in the 2006 Wold Cup, they seemed to find better and better form as the tournament progressed.

Having lost their first two games, they were not expected to advance past the first knockout game vs. the heavily favored #1 seed Greenland United who were led by the goal scoring wizard Scott Riddle. T & T shocked everyone, dominating the game from the opening whistle. They powered through a tough fought semi-final match verses the talented (and good looking) Amish Country Football Club. In the final, they faced The All Blacks who had advanced thanks to a controversial but correct (sorry Chad, John, and Jayden) decision on the game winning goal.

The Cup

Let the trash talking begin...

The Champs

City Cup 2009: Recap

After a Spring filled with ugly weather on the weekends, Saturday was absolutely perfect. Sunny and warm with a light breeze combined for the optimum playing and watching environment. Unfortunately, I have not been able to solve the bumpy pitch problem, but it is on the radar. All in all, the level of competition at the tournament was higher than ever. There were multiple teams who were perfectly capable of winning it all. Like any tournament, the winner found the right combination of tactics, skill, opportunism, and luck.

Congratulations are in order for Villareal (team yellow) consisting of all first time winners. James Crowley, Jeff Pappas, and Jeremy Reitz are some of the most enthusiastic supporters and participants at City Cup, and now they are champions. The circumstances of their victory are eerily similar to those of last year's Cup: A yellow team loses a player (last year Connor, this year Brandon) during the knockout stage of the tournament. They are allowed to "draft" a player from one of the eliminated teams. The drafted player is able to step in and immediately provide leadership, organization, and timely goals. Last year it was Chad Mabey who stepped in and helped they yellows to victory, this year it was James.

There were other deserving teams involved. Red, Blue, Green, and Black all looked to be contenders to lift the trophy. In the end, Yellow came through and ensured that a third straight tournament at the Crowleys wouldn't go to Mr. Chad Mabey. (photos to come soon)

CITY CUP 2009

I just sent out evite invitiations. In case I don't have your email address, here is the information:


What: CITY CUP 2009
What? Backyard 3 on 3 soccer tournament
When: Saturday, May 9, 2:00pm
Where: Jesse and Natalie's house
How intense? somewhat, but mostly just fun.
Technical Level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced will be represented on each team.

Click here for a recap of last year's tournament.