CINCINNATI 10 OHIO 4 F
The 1790 Cincinnati Express held serve and remained 1/2 game ahead of the Louisville Lightning for first place in the Eastern Division with a 10-4 win over the Ohio Vortex at Game Time Training Center.
The Express improved to 14-0 all-time at home and were led by MVP candidate Jeff Hughes who had three goals and two assists.
Sam Fiore had a goal and three assists for Cincinnati, giving him five goals and five assists in two games since returning to the lineup. Eddie Hertsenberg had three goals and an assist and Craig Rhodis had two goals.
Allen Eller had two goals and two assists for Ohio, who fell to 0-4 on the road.
The Express improved to 9-3 while Louisville’s 9-8 win over Detroit raised their record to 9-4.
CALIFORNIA 10 TIJUANA 7
The California Cougars continue their march to the playoffs with a 10-7 win over Revolucion Tijuana. The Cougars maintain a 1/2 game lead over Louisville for the PASL Pro wild card birth.
The Cougars started the game with four unanswered goals in the first quarter. Uriel Robledo started the scoring just 1:20 into the game. Brian Farber scored the next two goals, and Vicente Figueroa ended the four goal spree with 46 seconds remaining in the quarter.
Tijuana answered the call in the second quarter with four unanswered goals of their own. Former Cougar Eduardo Velez started their scoring just 1 minute and 15 seconds into the quarter. Chay Bardales gave the Cougars a lift right before the half scoring with 46 seconds on the clock to make the halftime score Cougars 5 Tijuana 4.
The Cougars had a strong 3rd quarter out scoring Tijuana 3-1. The Cougars scored 3 unanswered goals by: Tovar, Santana, and Bardales. Tijuana scored with 56 seconds left in the quarter to make the scor 8-5 at the end of the 3rd quarter.
Tijuana scored at the 12:15 mark to bring the game to 8-6. A bench clearing incident occurred with 6 minutes remaining in the game that resulted in the ejection of the Tijuana coach. A 2 minute blue card was issued to the Cougars and a 5 minute yellow to Tijuana. This created a 6 against 5 advantage for the Cougars. Antonio Sutton scored during the penalty to make the score 9-6. The Cougars then recieved a 2 minute penalty for 6 fouls and Tijuana capitalized on a goal from Velez. Enrique Tovar iced the game at 1:31 remaining to give the Cougars a 10-7 victory.
The Cougars next game is Saturday February 13th at 7:00PM vs the San Diego Sockers.
The game against the Sockers is "Pack The House Night" All tickets purchased in advance by 5PM on Friday February 12th will be $7.00 for any seat in the house. It is first come first serve for the best seating.
TEXAS 21 ALAMO CITY 3 F
The Texas Outlaws settled into a game of control after the first period of play against the Alamo City Warriors. Every field player recorded a goal, with nine field players scoring assists and four recording a hat trick. Team Captain John Andrews, Forward Alex Sabando, Midfielder Renato Pereira, and Midfielder Keegan Hudson posted hat tricks for the Texas Outlaws. The 21 to 3 final score reflected the continued frustration of the Outlaws over having no chance of making the PASL playoffs in March.
The Outlaws next see action on February 21, 2010. This game is dedicated to the Special Olympics. Special Olympians will be playing at halftime and 50% of all ticket sales will be donated to the Special Olympics of Texas. We encourage everyone to buy tickets and donate them to Special Olympians if they can’t make the game. We encourage all fans around the league to participate in this charitable drive.
