FC Athletico
Futbol Club Athletico

The Premiere Idaho Falls Soccer Team
Promoting Academic and Soccer Excellence in Eastern Idaho

2008 Turkey Shoot Tournament Summary

Overall it took us the first day to prepare ourselves mentally for this level of competition. The mix of new teammates and the high level of competition takes us just a bit to get rolling.

Our opponents did not possess any technical superiority but they did take advantage of our mental lapses on day 1.

11/28   Game 1 vs Firebirds Black (Utah)   lost 2-0

The Firebirds scored quickly as we were not mentally prepared for this level of competition. While we probably had the better of the possession and had our opportunities to score, we came up empty handed. The Firebirds are a good team and finished 2nd in the bracket.
MVP – Bryan Lynch and Arnold Pelayo

11/28   Game 2 vs Chula Vista Pumas (Cal-South)   lost 4-0

This game was college level physical. The good news was our young men gave as good as they got. The score was 1-0 at half. Again, we had our opportunities to score but alas could not convert. Possession was closer to 50-50. The Pumas are a good team and finished 3rd in the bracket.
MVP – David Battisti and Arnold Pelayo

Day 2 was day and night compared with day 1.

11/29   Game 3 vs Las Vegas Premier   lost 1-0

A terrific game that remained scoreless until the last 2 minutes when Premier scored on a free kick. Premier did have the majority of the possession. The young men just really hustled and applied pressure consistently and constantly. Again, we did have opportunities to score but could not convert.

Las Vegas Premier won the tournament this year as well as last and are the #2 ranked team in Nevada. The narrowest margin of victory for Premier was against us at 1 goal. The championship game was won by Premier 2-0 verse the #4 Nevada ranked team that had earlier knocked out the #1 ranked Nevada in the tournament.
Last year this Premier team beat us 5-0.
MVP – Noah Bush and Jesus "Chuy" Pelayo

11/29 Game 4 vs Brazil 93 (Nevada)

Our young men controlled the game and had many opportunities to score. The lone goal was scored by Mike Meyer assist Jose Luis Gomez. Brazil 93 are the sixth ranked team in Nevada in their age group. This team is a quality squad and would beat most of the teams we face in Idaho.