Soccer club wins prestigious Swedish tournament

2009-08-06 / Sports


SWEET!—The local Real SoCal girls’ U-15 soccer team won the Manchester United Cup in Beaverton, Ore., in May, earning a berth in the Junior World Championships at the Gothia Cup at Sweden. Real SoCal claimed the Gothia Cup with a 1-0 over a top Swedish squad. Lydia Bowman scored the winning goal and was named player of the match. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Arielle Ship, Joy Pearson, Nicole Kawamoto, Laura Rivera, Madeleine Clarfield, Gabby Suarez, Jo Jo Lagunas and Serena Smith-Banas. Back row: Coach Scott Murray, Natalie Rivas, Maddy Kaplan, Bowman, Annie Dertouzos, Rachael Conners, Kaitlin Marshall, Miranda de la Vega and Angie Weiner. Kristiana Kinkol-Mroczkowski was injured in the match and isn’t pictured. SWEET!—The local Real SoCal girls’ U-15 soccer team won the Manchester United Cup in Beaverton, Ore., in May, earning a berth in the Junior World Championships at the Gothia Cup at Sweden. Real SoCal claimed the Gothia Cup with a 1-0 over a top Swedish squad. Lydia Bowman scored the winning goal and was named player of the match. Pictured in the front row, from left, are Arielle Ship, Joy Pearson, Nicole Kawamoto, Laura Rivera, Madeleine Clarfield, Gabby Suarez, Jo Jo Lagunas and Serena Smith-Banas. Back row: Coach Scott Murray, Natalie Rivas, Maddy Kaplan, Bowman, Annie Dertouzos, Rachael Conners, Kaitlin Marshall, Miranda de la Vega and Angie Weiner. Kristiana Kinkol-Mroczkowski was injured in the match and isn’t pictured.

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