Hooray! Hooray! Shreveport Bossier had a good weekend of weather besides the blistering heat and Blue Goose and Shreveport United Men picked up their first wins of the season. Blue Goose had to do it on the road with a 2-1 win in Baton Rouge against LA Parish. Shreveport United men smashed FC Sharp Keys 5-0 at Messmer Stadium on Saturday night.
Shreveport United Women knocked off undefeated Mississippi Blues on Sunday afternoon and pushed closer to a playoff spot with a makeup match 3-1 win at Loyola’s Messmer Field.
In other news, Shreveport United’s Kalli Matlock was selected as Matchday 6 and 7 Player of the Week. Matlock was recognized as the left-back on the Matchday 7 Best XI.
Also, on the men’s side, Tom Cobham’s two goals against Central Texas Lobos gained him a slot on the Matchday 7 Best XI squad as a right-wing. Congratulations to Matlock and Cobham.
USL2
Blue Goose 2, LA Parish 1
Blue Goose grabbed their first win of the season with a 2-1 win over LA Parish down in Baton Rouge. The two played to a stalemate to halftime. LA Parish struck first with a goal from Fred Stovall. Blue Goose rolled back in the 71st minute with a goal from Joel Houston. Houston scored the deciding goal for Blue Goose in the 78th minute to give the Blue Goose team its first win
With the Texas United and Little Rock wins this week, Blue Goose has been eliminated from the playoffs.
Blue Goose will walk into a playoff-seeking Little Rock Rangers team. Currently, Little Rock would get the wild-card playoff spot shared by the Lone Star Division. The better record between the second-place teams between the Mid-South Division and Lone Star Conference will receive a playoff spot. Little Rock is also still in the hunt with Texas United for the Midsouth Division title. Blue Goose might have their hands full.
Mid-South Division Standings
Texas United………….7-0-2….23…2.56
Little Rock Rangers….6-1-1….19…2.38
Mississippi Brilla……..3-4-1….10…1.25
Louisiana Krewe……..3-4-2….11…1.22
LA Parish……………..1-6-1…..4…0.50
Blue Goose SC………1-6-1….4…0.50
Other Midsouth Division Scores
Mississippi Brilla 3, LA Parish 1 (Tue)
LA Krewe 2, Texas United 2 (tie) (Wed)
Texas United 4, LA Krewe 0 (Sat)
Little Rock Rangers 6, Mississippi Brilla 1 (Sat)
BLUE GOOSE SCHEDULE
Sat. May 6………LA Krewe 11-0 (L)
Sat, May 13……..Little Rock Rangers 7-0 (L)
Sat, May 20……..LA Parish 2-0 (L)
Sat, May 27……, Little Rock Rangers 5-1 (L)
Wed, May 31….. Mississippi Brilla 0-0 (T)
Sat, June 3… …..LA Krewe 4-1 (L)
Sat, June 10…….Texas United 11-0 (L)
Sat. June 17 …vs, Barksdale FC @ 7 (Friendly, Non-USL2 match), canceled
Sat, June 24 ……LA Parish AC 2-1 (W)
Sat, July 1……..@Little Rock Rangers.@ 7
Wed, July 5……@Mississippi Brilla FC @.7
Sat, July 8……..@Texas United…@ 7
Sat, July 15…….vs, Texas United. @.7
GPCL Men
Shreveport United 5, FC Sharp Keys 0
Shreveport United kept their slim playoff hopes alive for another week the demolishing of FC Sharp Keys on Saturday night at Loyola’s Messmer field with a 5-0 win. Tom Cobham started the scoring for United. Abdullah Ryaan added the second goal for Shreveport. Cobham scored a second goal with an assist from Hector Hernandez. Carson Berry put in a fourth goal with an assist from David Martinez as United continued to dominate. Alex Baltov popped the net with an assist from Diego Martinez.
Central Texas Lobos clinched a playoff spot with the tie to the DFW Strikerz this week as they will finish in the top two of the Western Conference. Although they clinched the playoff spot, they have not claimed the regular season title. The matchup between Daggers CTX and Central Texas Lobos could determine the regular season for the Lobos. Dagger CTX had the week off and still is in second place at 3-1-1. A win by the Daggers next week will clinch them the second playoff spot. Shreveport United kept their playoff hopes slimly alive with the win over FC Sharp Keys. United will have to win out and need some help to reach the playoffs.
Shreveport United will have their final home game of the season with a match against Strikerz DFW on Saturday at 4:00 pm at Loyola’s Messmer Field.
Western Conference Standings
x-Central Texas Lobos…5-0-1…..16…3.00
Daggers CTX……………3-1-1…..10…2.00
FC Sharp Keys………….2-4-0……6….1.00
Strikerz DFW……………1-3-2……5….0.83
Shreveport United………1-4-0……3….0.60
Other Western Conference Results
FC Sharp Keys 3, StrikerZ DFW 1 (Tues)
Central Texas Lobos 2, Strikerz DFW 2 (tie) (Sat)
Shreveport United (Men) Schedule
May 27 ………..@FC Sharp Keys …. 3-2 (L)
Jun 3 ………….v Daggers CTX ….….3-2 (L)
Jun 10…………@Strikers DFW…..….2-1 (L)
Jun 17…………vs. CTX Lobos……….3-2 (L)
Jun 24…………vs. FC Sharp Keys…..5-0 (W)
Sat. Jul 1……………vs. Strikers DFW……4:00
Sat. Jul 8……………@CTX Lobos……….6:00
Sun. Jul 9.…………..@Daggers CTX……12:00
GCPL Women
Shreveport United 3, Mississippi Blues 1
Shreveport United have not lost in their last four matches and took out the first place, undefeated Mississippi Blues on Sunday afternoon. The match was a makeup from a previous rainout that occurred. Maci Geltmeier scored the first goal for United. Mississippi Blues evened the score at 1-1. Geltmeir added a second goal to take the 2-1 lead just four minutes into the second half. Lauren Egbuloniu added an insurance goal for the Shreveport United win.
A light week of action as Cajun Rush and Baton Rouge United were off this week. Shreveport United maintained its second-place position. The Shreveport United ladies will have two home matches this week as they will host winless Central Louisiana on Wednesday night and a huge matchup on Saturday against Baton Rouge United. A win by Shreveport United on Wednesday will eliminate Baton Rouge United from the playoffs The Baton Rouge United match will have big playoff implications. A win by Shreveport United on Wednesday and Saturday will lock up the second-place playoff spot. Big week for the Shreveport United women.
Western Conference Standings
x-Mississippi Blues SC…6-1-0….18…3.00
Shreveport United………3-2-1….10…1.67
Cajun Rush……………..2-2-1…..7….1.40
Baton Rouge United……2-4.0….6…..1.00
Central Louisiana FC…..0-4-0….0…..0.00
Other Western Conference Scores
Mississippi Blues 7, Central Louisiana 1 (Fri)
Shreveport United Women’s Schedule
May 13……..@Cajun Rush….1-0 (W)
May 20……..@ Baton Rouge United 1-0 (L)
May 28…… .@ Mississippi Blues….3-1 (L)
Jun 14……….@ Cen LA FC……7-0 (W)
Jun 17……… vs. Cajun Rush……2-2 (T)
Jun 25 ………vs. Mississippi Blues.. 3-1 (W).
Wed, Jun 28………..vs. Cen LA FC…… 7:15 pm
Sat, July 1…………..vs. Baton Rouge .. 7:15 pm
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