MEMORIAL DAY AFGHAN SOCCER CUP TOURNAMENT
By: Aman Abbasi of Afghan United, Virginia
ASF Virginia Team Won the Championship for the California Memorial Weekend Tournament
Aman Abbasi of Afghan United, VA Writes:
THE TOURNAMENT STARTED ON THE 27TH THROUGH 29TH OF MAY.
THE EVENT WAS MADE UP OF 8 TOTAL TEAMS FROM ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. AFGHAN UNITED REPRESENTED VA. WHILE BRESHNAL CAME IN FOR NEW YORK.
THE TEAMS WERE DIVEDED INTO 2 TEAM A AND B.
AFGHAN UNITED HAD THE GROUP B
WE WERE SCHEDULE 2 GAMES PER DAY. WE WON OUR FIRST GAME
AND THE 4TH GAME WHICH IS SEMI-FINAL AGAINST THE AFGHAN UNITED OF CALIFORNIA WHO WERE THE CHAMPIONS OF LAST YEAR.
THE GAME WAS VERY AGGRESSIVE BECAUSE IT'S NOW DO OR DIE.
WE WERE LOOSING 2 GOALS TO 1 ON THE 70TH MINUTES WITH 3 MEN DOWN SO THE AFGHAN UNITED OF CALIFORNIA STARTED PLAYING DELAYING TACTICS KNOWING THEY WILL BE THE ONE TO ADVANCE INTO"FINALS" ?
FORTUNATELY THE VA SIDE HAD A BEAUTIFULL BALL POSSESSION FROM THE CENTRE WHICH WAS DIVERTED INTO THE RIGHT WINGER AND THEN BACK TO MO TAYARI MANAGE TO DRIBBLE PASS THROUGH 2 DEFENDERS BUT WAS BROUGHT DOWN BY THE 3RD PLAYER IN THE 18 YARD LINE
THE BALL IS PLACED ON THE LINE, MO MAKE A MOVE 1 2 3 BAAAM! STRIKE THE BALL ON TO THE LEFT
UPPER CROSS BAR AND THEN DIFLECTED INTO THE NET GOAL!
CALI PASS THE BALL THE GAME IS OVER....
WE FORCED THE GAME INTO OVER TIME WHICH IS 10 MINUTES EACH HALF BUT STILL NO GOAL..
OUR GOAL KEEPER HECKMATULLAH ABBASI DID INCREDIBLE BY DENYING 2 OF THIER PENALTY KICKS WHICH PUT US INTO 4-2 VICTORY! WHOA!
AFGHAN UNITED OF VA VRS BRESHNAL OF NEW YORK.
BRESHINAL OPENED UP THE FISRT GOAL OF THE GAME IN THE 30TH MINUTES. THE FIRST HALF ENDED WHITH NEW YORK LEADING 1-0.
SECOND HALF, 10 MINUTES INTO THE GAME OUR STRICKER GOT A RED CARD. NEW YORK THEN GAIN CONTROL ABOUT GOOD MINUTES AND THEN VA GOT A SECOND RED CARD, SO WE WERE PLAYING 9 AGAINST 11. MO TAYARI ALMOST GOT A PK BUT ON ADVANTAGE THE REFF DID NOT
CALL IT FORTUNATELY SHAFIQ AKBARI BEAUTIFULL MADE A NICE CONNECTION FROM THE CROSS WHICH FOUND THE BALL IN THE NET NOW IS 1-1
FORTUNATELY FOR US NEW YOK ALSO GOT A RED CARD SO THE TENSION BECAME A LITTLE BIT OKAY. NEVERTHELESS MO TAYARI GOT BROUGHT DOWN IN THE BOX AND A PENALTY IS CALLED. TOOKE THE PK HIMSELF AND PLACED IT IN THE UPPER LEFT CORNER GOALLLLL!!!!!!1 NOW THE VA IS LEADING 2 GOALS TO 1. 3 MINUTES LATER JAWID ALI GOT A RED CARD, WHICH MADE US 8 AGAINST 10. NEVERTHELESS WITH A GOOD TEAM CHEMISTRY MADE US A 3RD GOAL BY SHAFIQ AKBARI AGAIN. 3-1 IN FAVOR OF AFGHAN UNITED OF VA.
FOR THE LAST 10 MINUTES THE NEW YORK TEAM HAD A 60- 40 POSSESSION WHICH EARN THEM A LONG THROWING IN TO OUR TERITORY WHICH LED THEM THIER 2ND GOAL. NOW 3-2 VA.
A BEAUTIFULL STRICKE BY THE NEW YORKIANS BUT REJECTED BY HECKMATULLAH ABBASI.
THE NEW YORK TEAM NEW THEY WERE MORE THAN US SO THEY TOOKE A HUGE ADVANTAGE BY BRINGING IN 6 ATTACKERS. ANOTHER UNPREVENTABLE STRICKE WAS MADE BY THE NEW YORKERS INTO AN EMPTY NET BUT FORTUNATELLY FOR US LOUIS GYAMFI ACHEAMPONG AKA 'BLACK ABBASI' WAS THERE TO STRICKE THE BALL OUT THE NET.
IT WAS A GREAT GAME AND A VERY AGGRESSIVE PLAY. THANKS TO ALL THE FANS AND OUR SPECIAL SUPPORTERS WHO
CAME WITH US TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, THANKS TO THE OWNER OF THE AFGAN CUSSINE OF SAN FRANCISCO. AND MOST IMPORTANTLY TO FARZARD MAHMOUDPOUR FOR HIS GREAT COACHING.
THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME TO WELCOME US AT THE AIRPORT WE APPRECIATE THE FLOWERS!
