U13 Spirit United Girls win EPA State Cup

U13 Spirit United Girls win EPA State Cup
May 18, 2010

The Spirit United Gaels U13 girls soccer team, out of Downingtown, Pa., on May 15 defeated the HMMS Eagles FC U13 girls team, from Mechanicsburg, Pa., by a score of 5-0 to win the Eastern Pennsylvania State Cup championship. With this victory, the suburban Philadelphia team advances to the US Youth Soccer Region I Championships in Barboursville, W.Va., July 1-6.

elite girls club soccer playersSpirit United competes in the EPA State Cup final.
This will be the Gaels second trip to the Regional tournament. In 2009 they were the U12 Eastern Pa. State Cup and Region I champions.

With strong, consistent play from the opening whistle, the Gaels ended the first half with a 3-0 lead over the Eagles. Outside defender Marissa Sheva started the scoring session for Spirit with a lob from 20-yards outside the goal. The next goal came on a penalty kick by midfielder Cecilia Knaub. Forward Megan Giannopoulos closed out the half with a rifle shot from just outside the six.

In the second half, goals came from winger Haleigh Echard and forward Bryce Watts, who planted the ball to the far post after running onto a free kick from Knaub that dropped over the defense.

Overall, the Gaels won four games to advance through the single-elimination State Cup competition, recording 13 goals for and only 1 goal against, speaking to the consistent work of the team’s defense and goalkeeper Kaelyn Johns.

 

No.
Name
 Position
13
16
22
32
14
2
11
5
10
17
8
40
27
9
18
Leah Becker
Deirdre Bradley
Maddie Dew
Grace Dickey
Haleigh Echard
Megan Giannopoulos
Kaelyn Johns
Allison Kasacavage
Cecilia Knaub
Michaela Moore
Devan Obendorfer
Dominique Owad
Marissa Sheva
Amanda Treadway
Bryce Watts
 Center Midfielder
Forward
Defender
Forward
Outside Defender/Forward
Forward
Goalie
Outside Defender
Center Midfielder
Defender/Forward
Defender
Center Midfielder
Outside Defender
Outside Defender
Forward
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