2005 DA Standings

Kante said:
San Diego Surf 1 vs LA Galaxy 1 - match to watch
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SD Surf 3-2 LA Galaxy. Surf looked better than expected, considering the departures from last season. From a neutral's perspective, I've got to say that Galaxy's back line seemed absurdly high. Surf did well to capitalize, Surfs forward looked really strong and ready to play, running at the back line of galaxy several times. Some seemed like very smart players and they connected the defense to the attack. From a galaxy perspective, striker looked really dangerous going forward, and Galaxy tried to play a good brand of football. In the end, they were unlucky not to get something out of the game, but kudos to surf for a smart and well executed gameplan. Does anyone know how the DA cup works exactly...what happens after it is over?
 
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Whoever has the most points from each DA cup group and passes as first in there group goes to winter cup where there is only 32 teams remaining and the group winners there go to spring cup where the champions are determined.
 
futbol1412 said:
TFA 5 vs LAUFA 2
tfa had control of the game and had many opportunities.
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I saw a different game.
I attended to see my old teammates. game was pretty even. laufa also got chances to score.
first half was dominated by TFA in the most part, 3-0 was very impressive, I thought that laufa was gone by then. but second half LAUFA came out to play and get the game back, they played better than TFA , defending and attacking. when the score was 3-2 and LAUFA on top, TFA was forced to fake injuries to consume the clock in 3 occasions like 10 minutes were wasted, in fact the 4th and last goal was kicked away from goalie's hands (ref didn't see it, he was watching his watch) i didn't see the 5th goal. I thought the final score was 4-2.
 
Emilio Castro said:
I saw a different game.
I attended to see my old teammates. game was pretty even. laufa also got chances to score.
first half was dominated by TFA in the most part, 3-0 was very impressive, I thought that laufa was gone by then. but second half LAUFA came out to play and get the game back, they played better than TFA , defending and attacking. when the score was 3-2 and LAUFA on top, TFA was forced to fake injuries to consume the clock in 3 occasions like 10 minutes were wasted, in fact the 4th and last goal was kicked away from goalie's hands (ref didn't see it, he was watching his watch) i didn't see the 5th goal. I thought the final score was 4-2.
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My son was the one who scored the 4th goal for TFA. He actually toe poked the ball and the goalie came out and collided with my son. Luckily my son is 5’10” 150 lbs and was able to stay on his feet . When the ball bounced off the keeper, my son was able to get the ball and took the shot and he scored. I’m trying to post the video but I’m a rookie at the forum and it’s not allowing me .

I was not present, but from what I heard, our strikers missed a ton of goals. Some parents told me that we had at least 15 clear chances to score but we just weren’t able to put them away.
 
Futbolero5891 said:
My son was the one who scored the 4th goal for TFA. He actually toe poked the ball and the goalie came out and collided with my son. Luckily my son is 5’10” 150 lbs and was able to stay on his feet . When the ball bounced off the keeper, my son was able to get the ball and took the shot and he scored. I’m trying to post the video but I’m a rookie at the forum and it’s not allowing me .

I was not present, but from what I heard, our strikers missed a ton of goals. Some parents told me that we had at least 15 clear chances to score but we just weren’t able to put them away.
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Again, I think I saw another game
1. I saw 4-2, you guys saw 5-2
2. 15 clear chances to score? really? woow, something is wrong with those forwards man!!
3. Somebody like you who did not attend the game is describing it with this level of detail?
Not my intention to to take any credit away to TFA, it is impressive to see how a un-assembled team is getting back decently, I really enjoyed watching them. Its just that I don't like and don't support the exaggerations, there is no need for that. be proud of the good work and learn from the bad time too.

I am sorry if my comment took your son's goal away. Looking at his records, he really needs that goal.
 
Emilio Castro said:
Again, I think I saw another game
1. I saw 4-2, you guys saw 5-2
2. 15 clear chances to score? really? woow, something is wrong with those forwards man!!
3. Somebody like you who did not attend the game is describing it with this level of detail?
Not my intention to to take any credit away to TFA, it is impressive to see how a un-assembled team is getting back decently, I really enjoyed watching them. Its just that I don't like and don't support the exaggerations, there is no need for that. be proud of the good work and learn from the bad time too.

I am sorry if my comment took your son's goal away. Looking at his records, he really needs that goal.
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1. It was 4-2. I never said it was 5-2 the person who said that was the person that commented before you.

2. You are right something was wrong with our strikers Saturday. My son played for LAUFA for the past two years and some of the parents from LAUFA were also texting and telling me similar info as the TFA parents. People see different things, some said TFA missed 10 others 12 and others up to 15 goals. I’m not sure I WAS NOT THERE.

3. The only thing I described with detail was my son’s goal because, I have the video from different angles and that’s why I was able to describe it with such detail.

4. Don’t worry about your comment you are free to speak up and you are entitled to your opinion. my son has 4 goals so far and he is the lead scorer in his team, So I’m not worried, he is developing just fine. As you know it’s not easy to score playing at this level.
 
Advantage said:
going to see old teammates...:rolleyes:
Pretty low to talk about a kid likethat..
someone can use those 4 goals
to go see a 6p game on a saturday night and not being your team.. and come here and talk smack
must not have nothing to do....
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Thanks for the support bud :) I appreciate it! I understand this kid Emilio is 14-15 years old and some kids at that age think being disrespectful is a cool thing. I have worked with middle school kids for the past 13 years so I should know.
 
here's predicts vs actuals for this last weekend (10/26). apologies it's late. was working on predicts for the 07 and 06 showcases, and had to tinker w/ the algo to get it to compare teams from different groups.

home team is listed first and games are listed in home team alpha order.

SoCal
predict: Arsenal 1 vs SVSA 3 / actuals: Arsenal 0 vs SVSA 2

predict: Barca 2 vs Real SoCal 1 / actuals: Barca 4 vs Real SoCal 0
notes: Barca lost the previous match 1-2 so changes were made, and six players picked significantly more minutes this time around. of note, FD - a 2006 - played the full 80, TD - from last year's TFA - went the full 80 (about 50 more minutes than last time) and JB - from last year's NE Revolution - also went the full 80 (about 30 more minutes than last match). with a large number of players who were new to each other this season, it was always going to take Barca a bit to find their footing. The 4-0 win over RSC may indicate a positive trend.

re: RSC, after a strong start to the season, RSC has had a couple of tough matches. from game reports, it looks like there may be a big drop in quality from their starting xi to their bench, and that this may have contributed to the 0-4 result vs Barca. it's a long season, with a number of West Coast teams having big/physical players, and if this quality concern is the case, it doesn't bode well for RSC.

predict: Crossfire Premier 2 vs Strikers 2 / actuals: Crossfire Premier 4 vs Strikers 1
note: after their u19 team was relegated to tier 2 by USSDA (most speculate that relegation had less to do w/ the club/team quality and more to do w/ the fact that Crossfire has a lawsuit pending for Yedlin solidarity payments that were made by Tottenham to MLS, but not passed along to Crossfire) they've got a bone to pick/point to prove this year.

And it looks they've initially proven that point with their u15, u17 and u19 teams all winning their DA Cup groups against difficult competition.

re: Strikers, they lost two key players - SR is now the leading scorer for LAFC and FJ signed w/ the OC Blues and was recently called up to the 05/u15 YNT - and are still very good but not quite great, and, aside from a solid 5-1 win over RSC, haven't q


predict: LAGSD 2 vs Nomads 2 / actuals: LAGSD 2 vs Nomads 2
predict: LAFC 0 vs San Jose Earthquakes 0 / actuals: LAFC 4 vs San Jose Earthquakes 0
predict: Pateadores 1 vs FC Golden State 7 / actuals: Pateadores 4 vs FC Golden State 4
predict: Real Salt Lake 2 vs Albion 0 / actuals: Real Salt Lake 4 vs Albion 0
predict: San Diego Surf 1 vs LA Galaxy 1 /actuals: San Diego Surf 3 vs LA Galaxy 2
predict: TFA 6 vs LAUFA 2 / actuals: TFA 4 vs LAUFA 2

Non SoCal
predict: De Anza 2 vs Portland Timbers 0 / actuals: De Anza 2 vs Portland Timbers 2
predict: De Anza 1 vs Seattle Sounders 4 / actuals: De Anza 1 vs Seattle Sounders 3
predict: Sacramento Republic 0 Portland Timbers 1 / actuals: Sacramento Republic 4 Portland Timbers 2
predict: Sacramento Republic 0 vs Seattle Sounders 6 / actuals: Sacramento Republic 2 vs Seattle Sounders 1
 
here's rest of commentary from matches last week...

predict: LAFC 0 vs San Jose Earthquakes 0 / actuals: LAFC 4 vs San Jose Earthquakes 0

thought the Quakes had a bit more in the tank for this one, particularly w/ LAFC missing RW due to a 05/u15 ynt call-up. trend lines on both sides of the ball are going the wrong way for the Quakes with their D, after shutouts in three of their first four games, particularly taking a a dip in quality.

on the flip side, LAFC seems to show significant quality against non-SoCal teams. maybe something to do with the SoCal teams are familiar w/ LAFC and the shock and awe is not quite as "shocky" and "awe-y" any more.

also, most would say that a number of LAFc players were snubbed by the recent YNT call-up, with seven players being called up from FC Dallas - a team LAFC lost to at the GA cup 0-1 - while only one player was called up from LAFC, so maybe something to prove.

predict: Pateadores 1 vs FC Golden State 7 / actuals: Pateadores 4 vs FC Golden State 4
interesting result here. The Pats didn't have a great 2018-19 season but didn't change the roster that much and were getting similar results in 2019-20. on the flip side, FCG had a decent 2018-19, and added a couple of key players in 2019-20. The algo expected FCG to run away with the one.

What happened is that was a much more competitive match... per the game report, FCG scored in the first minute but Pats got one back in the 15th minute. FCG went ahead at the 26th minute for 2-1 lead going into halftime. The second half was different story with Pats getting three more by the 57th minute for a 4-2 lead. However, FCG got two late for the final 4-4 draw result.

net net, FCG is still on the edge of - but not quite - becoming a top tier team. The potential, as evidenced by their 1-1 tie w/ LAFC, in what most described as a competitive match, is there but there's still work to be done. Particularly, from the last two matches, ont eh defensive side.

predict: Real Salt Lake 2 vs Albion 0 / actuals: Real Salt Lake 4 vs Albion 0
RSL is another team where most of the players are new to each other this year, and had a tough/awkward start to the season. But, after bottoming out w/ a 0-1 loss to Vancouver, RSL seems to be coming around. RSL had a good GA cup and has benefitted from a softer schedule the last couple of matches, but, sometimes, that's just what the doctor ordered. Even with their mid - JB - called up to the 05/u15 ynt, RSL doesn't seem to be affected.

Albion... After seven games, their offense is trending decisively down. D is in better shape but the trend is still shaping up and could go either way. Might be a long season.

predict: San Diego Surf 1 vs LA Galaxy 1 /actuals: San Diego Surf 3 vs LA Galaxy 2
San Diego Surf. We see you.

As has been written a number of times, SD Surf lost most of their starting line-up this season. To call a duck a duck, catalyst for this exodus was likely Coach BD leaving in mid-season to go to LAFC.

However, there may be some light at the end fo the tunnel with this 3-2 result vs LAG. (am discounting the earlier 0-0 tie w/ LAFC due to SD Surf bunkering).

While LAG roster may be a little depleted (presumably injuries), they still have enough players to be imposing. Nevertheless, SD Surf pulled this one out in a back and forth chippy match. Will be interesting to see if SD Surf can keep it up.

LAG. Sigh, LAG. Three key players were out for this match, but even though the algo had this as a 1-1 tie, LAG has the players to do more. From u13 thru u15, results just haven't been what is typically expected. Plus, LAG also just posted a disappointing GA Cup performance. Transition (i.e. brand new leadership for the LAG academy this year) is always difficult but if this keeps up, it will be interesting to see if LAG can retain key players on their rosters.

The irony is that LAG swapped out 50% of their players - who posted a very respectable previous season - for 2018-19. Karma?

predict: TFA 6 vs LAUFA 2 / actuals: TFA 4 vs LAUFA 2
TFA is another team that took significant roster losses going into 2019-20, but who are also building back up this season (with some help from their 06s). The algo expected a bit more from TFA against LAUFA, but still a decent result that shows forward progress. TFA's D looks like it could be more consistently disciplined but the offense is - after two game dip vs LAG and Arsenal - showing a solid positive trend line.
 
here's predicts for this coming weekend (11/2). home teams are listed first and order is alpha by home team.

caveat is that now that most cup group games are over, everybody is playing everybody. and what's clear - from eyeballing the predicts - is that the algo needs to incorporate some better measure of "strength of schedule" since there's a number of predicts that are - at best - "suspect".

The numbers are right but in some cases, teams that - based on results - appear similar have had significantly different type of schedules to date which then produces inaccurate predicts. eg, Ballistic is not going to beat Vancouver

however, have spent all of the available tinkering capacity on the showcase predicts, and, who knows, maybe the algo is correct...

in any case, here's predicts for this weekend.

SoCal
Albion 2 - Real SoCal 1
LAUFA 1 - Real Salt Lake 6
LAUFA 1 - Barca 5
LAGSD 1 - Arsenal 0
LA Galaxy 5 - Pateadores 2
Nomads 0 - LAFC 4
SD Surf 3 - FC Golden State 2 - match to watch
TFA 1 - Barca 2 - match to watch
TFA 1 - RSL 3

Non-SoCal
Ballistic 3 - Crossfire 3
Ballistic 2 - Vancouver 1
Sacramento Republic 4 - Breakers 1
San Jose Quakes 0 - Vancouver 2
San Jose Quakes 1 - Crossfire 3
 
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