SD Flash of San Diego Remains Undefeated with Road Win

April 24, 2011 - PRLog -- The SD Flash were on the road last night and defeated the Bay Area Ambassadors to up their record to 4 - 0 - 0 in the Western Division of the National Premier Soccer League. The match was played on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at the home stadium of the Bay Area Ambassodors (0 - 4 - 0).

With the win, the SD Flash is also a front-runner for qualification in the prestigious Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup tournament. (see standings below)

Said Assistant Coach Jerome Watson, "I tell our players that sometimes management will win you games and we were better managed than they were." Clearly this was a reference to the instruction of Head Coach Warren Barton.

The Flash scored early. In the 5th minute, #10 Larry Emeanua turned his defender at midfield, ran down the sideline and sent a crossing pass to #19 Lee Underwood. Underwood had time to trap the pass and calmly put the shot past the Ambassador Goalkeeper for the first goal of the match.

SD Flash 1 - Bay Area Ambassadors 0

For the rest of the half, the Flash continued to put offensive pressure on the Ambassadors. Eventhough the Flash outshot the Ambassadors, the half time score remained 1 - 0 in favor of the visting SD Flash.

In the 2nd half, the Flash kept up their aggressive style of play. Defensive pressure by #16 Brennan Tennelle yielded a turnover. Tennelle passed the ball to Larry Emeanua who was streaking down the sideline. Emeanua beat the Ambassador Goalkeeper with a shot to the far post in the 70th miute.

SD Flash 2 - Bay Area Ambassadors 0

The Bay Area Ambassadors never appeared to be much of a threat to the stronger SD Flash. The Flash dominated time of possessiona and shots on goal.

The third Flash goal came in the 87th minute. Larry Emeanua again beat his defender along the sideline. He then laid back a pass to #17 Joe Shah, who was running down the middle of the field and Shah slammed a shot to the back of the net to put emphasis on a dominant performance by the SD Flash side.

Towards later stages of the match, Head Coach Warren Barton made several substitutions to give others some playing time as the match was in clearly in hand.

In 4 matches this season, this was the first shutout for Goalkeeper Justin Meyers.

Head Coach Warren Barton said "I could tell early on that we were the better team, but in sports you never take anything for granted. We were only up 1 - 0 in the 1st half. I felt we could have scored a few more times. At  half time, I told our players to keep pushing hard to the final whistle. We are happy with the outcome and look forward to our upcoming match back home in San Diego next week."

3pm Sunday May 1, 2011 - SD Flash takes on Sonoma Sol in San Diego.

The SD Flash Soccer Club is a Professional Men's Outdoor Soccer Club based in San Diego, California; that plays in the National Premier Soccer League. The team is formed from talented, local players and will provide quality entertainment at games in a Fun, Family-Friendly atmosphere.

The National Premier Soccer League is a United States soccer league recognized by the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) and FIFA. The league is officially affiliated with the United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA) and teams can qualify for the U.S. Open Cup. As of 2011, the NPSL consists of 38 teams nationwide.

The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup dates back to 1914. It is the oldest cup competition in United States soccer and is among the oldest in the world. Open to all affiliated amateur and professional teams in the United States, the annual US Open Cup is entering it’s 98th tournament in 2011. Current Standings:
http://thecup.us/2011-us-open-cup-qualifying-npsl-west-al...

The SD Flash Soccer Club is owned and operated by San Diego Soccer Partners, Inc. and is in the process of becoming the 1st Publicly Traded Soccer Club in the U.S.

For more information visit http://www.SanDiegoFlashSoccer.com

Contact:
Clenton A. Alexander
CEO / General Partner
The SD Flash Soccer Club
Clent@SanDiegoFlashSoccer.com
858.715.1981

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San Diego Soccer Partners, Inc. is a Sports and Marketing firm. It owns and operates the SD Flash Soccer Club and several Internet Properties.