Armed Forces Day Cup

Off topic of the World Cup and onto some local soccer. This past weekend Moline United held their 2nd annual Armed Forces Day Cup. The weather hasn't been the best supporter the past two years, with it raining every day the week before. However, the weather wasn't enough to stop the U 14 Moline United team. First beating rival East Moline 3-0 on friday afternoon, then carrying the momentum into saturday mornings game winning 5-0. After winning the second game they were guaranteed to be in the championship game, although on sunday the weather and fatigue weren't so kind to the U 14's. The team got 2nd place in their first tournament as a team. On the other hand the U 17 team wasn't as fortunate, losing two and winning one. A positive for the U17's is that they beat rival Genesco. They also suffered a tough loss to a 2nd ranked Indiana losing by 4 goals to none. all in all it was a good turn out for all the moline teams and for Moline United. Next year were all hoping for better weather and more moline teams taking home hardware.