Chicago Inferno Beats Azkals, 3-1 |
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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 11:24 | |||
By JOSEPH G. LARIOSA (© 2012 Journal Group Link International) W HEATON, Illinois (jGLi) – Host Chicago Inferno of the United Soccer League’s ( The Inferno, one of the only two Great Lakes Division teams under the Inferno’s forward Carl Haworth scored the first goal at the 7th minute, blanking Askals in the 45-minute first half. Askals’ defender Carli De Murga was the only one to score from either team in the second half. “I’m happy for the goal but sad for the score.” De Murga, a 23-year-old Spaniard, said. “In the first half, we did not concentrate but the second half was better.” Azkals coach Hans Michael Weiss attributed his team’s loss to “poor” execution of the plays in the first half, adding in the “second (half), we changed a couple of players and the new players played very well. I was contented with the second half very much. We just needed some adjustments. We have many training sessions, jet lag, and time difference. But these are not excuses.” Inferno plays again with the U.S. Virgin Islands’ The Dashing Eagle on Aug. 14 while the Azkals will hold a scrimmage on Tuesday (Aug. 14) to prepare against The Dashing Eagle on Friday (Aug. 17) at nearby Kuntz Stadium in PHL T he The men’s soccer teams in the U.S. have three professional leagues in the Professional Division of the U.S. Soccer Federation – the Major League Soccer ( In a press statement in its website, Chicago Inferno President Todd Short said, “It’s such an honor for our first-year club to host these friendlies against two up-and-coming soccer nations.” Short’s company Soccer Specific Development, LLC owns the Inferno franchise and is the exclusive The Among the regular standouts for manager Dan Palami’s team are brothers James and Phil Younghusband, two of the nation’s most popular sportsmen, and goalkeeper Neil Etheridge, who plays professionally for Fulham of the English Premier League. The U.S. Virgin Islands, which competes in CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football), the same confederation as the Tickets for Chicago Inferno vs. Consul General Leo M. Herrera-Lim invited the Filipino American community to support and watch the Azkals international friendly soccer matches. Consulate’s cultural officer Berth D. Salvador urged interested parties wanting information on the Azkals to call (312) 332-6458 ext. 22 or email the Consulate at chicagopcg@pcgchicago.comcastbiz.net. # # # Watch out for the upcoming media-outlet oriented, subscription-based website of Journal Group Link International that guarantees originally sourced stories, features, photos, audios and videos and multi-media contents.) Editor’s Note: To contact the author, please e-mail him at: (lariosa_jos@sbcglobal.net)
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