Back Row: Coach Leon Zavalkov, Jordan Caradonna, Zach Petersen, Connor Elder, Brett Daily, Antonio Vasquez, Nikolai Sadeghi, and Team Manager Elizabeth Elder Front Row: Nathan White, Israel Hidalgo, Evan Allen, Joseph Parada, Michael Lisek

Club Soccer Spotlight: San Clemente United BU14 are the Huntington Beach Sand Soccer Tournament Champions!

During the regular summer break Coach Leon Zavalkov held open training for boys U13 (soon to be U14) at the beach.  
The tournament was intended to improve conditioning and to let the team have some fun.  
The team had a great time, improved their conditioning and strength and won the championship.

On the weekend of June 26-27^th,  2010, a combined team of 11 players from SC United Black and Red teams participated in the Huntington Beach Sand Soccer tournament. The team is made up of boys from: Laguna Hills, Mission Viejo, Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Trabuco Canyon, and San Clemente, California. 

The first match for the boys was against Xtreme Black of Huntington Beach. SC United BU14 came out on top 3:2.

In the next two games, the now very confident the SC team posted two very convincing shutouts, beating Apple Valley Storm (5:0) and the Claremont Stars (4:0) winning their pool on their way to the final.

In the Final game, the boys were matched up against a very strong team, the Xtreme Gunners, who scored the first goal.  SC United came back to tie the game,  just to have the Gunners score once again before the half. In the second, the half boys showed their character and determination by tying the game once again with a score of 2:2 and holding defensively against constant Gunners attack. In a penalty shootout SC goalkeeper Jordan Caradonna led boys to a great win with 3 penalty saves. 


Submitted by Elizabeth Elder, Team Manager- San Clemente United Soccer Club, Boys U14