Day 2 finished at the Indianapolis Champions League college showcase and these are some of the highlights.

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Pass FC Premier ’98 3 – 0 FWSC 98B Premier Weiss

Pass FC opened Saturday’s action with a decisive win over FWSC. They dominated in each facet, took an early lead and controlled the game for the rest of the way.

Trent Sare led the way for Pass FC with two goals, the first coming in just the eighth minute. After a missed shot from Luke Larson and a goal kick, Pass FC regained possession, came down the field again and Sare scored from the right corner of the six-yard box.

Sare was back at it just minutes later. Pass FC took a corner kick and after a bad clear from FWSC, he got on a break away with only the keeper to beat but couldn’t get his shot clear.

Pass FC remained on the attack with one scoring chance after another. It wasn’t until the 21^st minute that FCSW even got a shot, and it wasn’t a very good one. From the top of the 18-yard box, Trevor Landers missed wide enough left that the keeper safely watched the ball go by.

FWSC had another opportunity in the 28^th minute, but nobody wasn’t interested in spreading out the touches. Instead, one after another tried to navigate Pass FC’s defense and eventually the ball was cleared.

The 1-0 lead was extended in the 32^nd minute. James Avery had a header in the box from Easton Mayhew near the right post and missed, but regained possession on the opposite side of the goal and caught the keeper out of position, beating him with a shot into the right side of the net. Pass FC had several more opportunities to score before the half and could easily have led by as many as four or five goals, but went into half time up 2-0.

Despite the missed opportunities, Pass FC should have felt very comfortable with the lead. FWSC had managed a threatening attack just twice in the first half resulting in just one shot off target. The struggles would continue in the second and after Sare scored Pass FC’s third goal in the 70^th minute, both sides cruised towards the finish with only a couple of half-hearted attacks to round things out.

 

Ajax FC U15 2 – 0 ZYSA 00 Select

Despite dominating the action for the entire match, Ajax went scoreless for the first sixty minutes before finally taking a lead and knocking in an insurance goal at the end.

With six shots in the first fifteen minutes, four of them on goal, Ajax established themselves early as the aggressor in this match. They featured a fluid attack that didn’t rely on one or two single players to finish plays, but clean passing that got the defense out of position and set up open shooting windows.

Michael Waclaw got a good opportunity in the ninth minute going one-on-one with the ZYSA keeper. His shot from the left side of the box headed towards the far post, but the keeper dove made a fingertip save. He had another open shot opportunity a few minutes later. After receiving a pass near the top of the 18-yard box and dribbling sideways a few feet, he found his opening and ripped one towards the left post, but it went just wide.

Cedrick Rodriguez got in on the action in the 37^th minute, although the defense wasn’t too keen on it. After breaking away and getting behind the defense, Michael Kersteff yanked on his jersey from behind preventing him from keeping up with the ball. Pleas were made for a red card on the grounds that it was the last defender that fouled him, but the referee opted with a yellow and awarded a free kick. Rodriguez took the kick and sent it towards the near post from the right side of the field but the keeper made the save.

Ajax finally got in the board when Kevin Kurpalo took the ball out of the air from ten yards out near the right post. After taking the lead, the pace changed to a crawl as Ajax focused more on maintaining possession than scoring, but they’d get one more in the 80^th minute on a two-man attack. Zakery Kokes broke free of the defense, dribbling toward the goal with Waclaw on his left. He took the shot and the keeper blocked it away, but Waclaw got an easy goal with an open net on the rebound.

 

FC Revolution U17 Elite 3 – 2 Darlington School Soccer Academy U16/17

In the most contentious and heated match of the day, the Revolution jumped out to a 3-0 lead, but never looked comfortable as Darlington answered and threatened to tie several times. They couldn’t convert though and the Revolution came out on top 3-2.

The controversy started early on the match’s first goal. In the 16^th minute, the Revolution scored off a deflection inside the box, but it appeared there was a hand ball when trying to control the deflection. The side judge made a signal but the head referee overruled and the goal was granted.

The Revolution took full advantage of the distraction and scored again just five minutes later. This time on a free kick deflection into an open net.

The Darlington players seemed deflated and more interested in discussing the calls on the field than continuing to play, but the Revolution kept attacking. After another blocked shot in the middle of the box, they scored off of a deflection giving them their third goal in 19 minutes and a 3-0 lead.

After a much-needed break, Darlington got a second wind in the second half. They got on the board in the 52^nd minute with a Matt Capozzoli header from Terry Mosko’s right-side corner kick. The pair connected again in the 74^th minute. This time Mosko took a free kick and delivered it into the 18-yard box where Capozzoli scored with a straight shot just outside the six-yard box.

Darlington had a couple of chances to tie in the final minutes, but had to play a man down after Cole King had been sent off with his second yellow card of the match. Ultimately they didn’t have enough time and the Revolution pulled out the win.

Indiana Fire Juniors 99B (1) Red 2 – 1 CL Force Elite

The Fire and Force played the only truly close match on field five Saturday. A 54^th minute goal from the Fire after going into halftime tied at one secured a 2-1 win for the home team.

The action was slow to get going with both teams getting a feel for the match in the early going. It wasn’t until the midway point of the first half that either team had a dangerous attack. The Fire nearly scored after a cross from the left side of the field rolled dangerously in front of the net. Several players had a chance to put it way but they all missed.

In the 21^st minute, Thomas Warr made a run down the middle of the field with one defender on his left shoulder and another approaching from the right. He made a move to beat the keeper and shot between defenders for a 1-0 Fire lead.

The Force answered in the 28^th minute with a direct kick from 25 yards out. Gavin Rathjen opted to go over the wall and bent the shot into the upper left corner of the net giving the keeper no chance to make the save.

The Force created two more opportunities after their first goal. In the 30^th minute, a long ball was sent into the six-yard box with two teammates waiting to make a play. They couldn’t connect with it in the air though and the keeper made a sliding catch. Two minutes later on a corner kick from the right side, Justin Rutherford had a header opportunity, but he hit it over the cross bar.

With both chances unsuccessful, the match went to the half tied 1-1.

Just like in the first half, the second half was slow to get going and the Fire got going first. In the 50^th minute a left sideline run and cross into the box threatened a lead, but a diving save from the keeper preserved the tie. Four minutes later on a corner kick, Conor Murray scored from the far post on a shot back to the near post.

While the Force managed several more attacks after going down 2-1, none were very threatening. A 64^th minute wasn’t struck very well and rolled slowly toward the keeper while a 74^th minute shot on a direct kick lofted towards the goal and was knocked out by the keeper.  The Force still played for the tie, but with no other good attacks, the 2-1 result held for the Fire.

 

Galaxy SC 96-97 Blue 5 – 0 Indiana Fire Juniors 97B (2) White

The Galaxy ran away with their game against the Fire scoring early and often. A 3-0 lead at half time might not have seemed safe given the near comeback from Darlington earlier in the day, but two more second-half goals put away any doubt in the Galaxy’s 5-0 win.

Jonathan Braun sent a corner kick from the right side to Jordi Heenenman near the far post and his header turned out to be the go-ahead goal. The Fire scored again in the 16^th minute and after Derek Kerb’s goal on a set piece from Dakota Rowsey in the 31^st, the route was on.

After switching to the forward position in the second half, Brandon Hipp got in on the action with goal number four. A corner was kicked low into a congested area and Hipp was able to get a foot on it. The keeper didn’t have a clear view and lost track of the ball leading to an easy goal.

Heenenman completed his bookending performance after scoring the first goal by beating the keeper with the dribble and tapping in an easy goal number five.