Submitted by Tony Hernandez

California United was in tournament mode as three of its club teams participated over the August 11th weekend. The girls U-12 and U-10 teams saw action locally at the VC Fusion Summer Invitational Tournament held in Ventura while the U-17 boys played at the Anaheim FC Summer Showcase where the competition was tough.

The U-17 boys had a strong showing on their first day coming out on top of their bracket, first with a 1-1 tie against Vista Storm with a goal from Rolando Cabrera off the assist from Erick and then a big 3-1 victory over DCSC Atlas. The goal scorers for the second game were Marcos Reyes, Sergio Ramos and Jonathan Laureano along with assists for Julio Suarez, Eric Torres and Yobani Fiqueroa. In the semi-final match the following day, California United looked strong the entire game and came out with a 2-0 win over Pumas Academy with Yobani Figueroa and Jonathan Laureano each scoring one goal and Juan Maciel with an assist. California United would face Arsenal FC in the Championship and wound up coming out on top to take 1st place in the tournament.

The U-12 girls also had a great outing at this tournament and definitely made a splash in the Ventura County soccer scene. They were the only team in their division to win both games on Saturday and came out ready to play on Sunday as well. The defense looked strong the entire weekend recording 2 shutouts and making it tough on the opposing teams to get much of anything going. The end result was a 4-0-0 record for the weekend and title of Tournament Champions. The final was a great game against Channel Islands FC that had both teams trading blows, but the defense held and California United came away with the 1-0 victory off the goal of Marlene Gonzalez. Many of the girls played every minute of every game and showed real determination in the final game.

The U-10 girls had a challenging weekend in the VC Fusion Summer Invitational Tournament as they stepped up to play against club teams that have been around much longer and showed tremendous heart. The coaches were so proud of how hard these girls played against these top clubs and their gritty determination. Great job to our goalie Delila Ramirez who had over 40 shots at goal throughout the tournament and did an amazing job. This was an amazing learning experience for both the players and the coaches.

Three teams!! Two championships!! One great weekend!!

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2006G (U12) Champions: Game1 - California United 5 - Channel Islands United 2, Goals: Marlene Gonzalez 2, Naomi Tobias 2, Anahi Aranda 1, Assist: Naomi Tobias 1. Game2 - California United 3 - AYSO United FC 0, Goals: Marlene Gonzalez 2, Naomi Tobias 1. Game 3 Semifinals - California United 5 - Atlético Real 1, Goals: Marlene Gonzalez 3, Karissa Terrazas 1, Fatima Alvarado 1, Assist: Marlene Gonzalez 1, Karissa Terrazas 2. Game 4 Finals - California United 1 - Channel Island United 0, Goals: Marlene Gonzalez. Fusion tournament record: 4-0-0

California United U-10 Girls: Game#1 - Real So Cal 5-0 CU. Game#2 - Santa Barbara Soccer Club 3-1 California United, Goal: Lizbeth Mendez. Game#3 FC Golden State-Oro 4-1 California United Goal: Sara Diaz Assist: Alondra Leon.