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| Written by DW |
| Monday, 21 April 2008 14:35 |
In a successful winter break from the ABASA league, the Asheville Wizards open division team won 2 prestigious titles. In January 2008, the Wizards participated in the 37th annual Tournament of Friends, hosted by Warren Wilson College at the Pepsi Indoor Soccer Center in Asheville, NC.After success in their 3 group games, the Wizards began a run in the playoffs around 6 PM on Saturday January 26. The Wizards met a tough squad of Charlotte Eagles players in the semi-final game, and won the game in the 3rd overtime. After the first overtime period, each team had to sit a player and play 4 v 4. During the 2nd overtime period, the Eagle's team (playing under the moniker, Woody for President) was forced to go an extra man down, as their goalkeeper earned a red card for a deliberate hand ball at midfield. So proceeding into the 3rd overtime, each team had to sit another player, and with the Wizards up a man due to the red card, they were able to seal the game with a 3 v 2 advantage. The Wizards met Kings College in the finals, and went up 1-0 early in the game. The score remained unchanged during a hard-fought game, until the final seconds of the game when Dustin buried a Paul Buckley cross to seal the game 2-0. Congratulations, young guys on winning 2 big trophies is as many months! |
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In a successful winter break from the ABASA league, the Asheville Wizards open division team won 2 prestigious titles. In January 2008, the Wizards participated in the 37th annual Tournament of Friends, hosted by Warren Wilson College at the Pepsi Indoor Soccer Center in Asheville, NC.