Danville’s Mustang soccer teams finished strong in the prestigious 2006 California Cup tournament held in Sacramento during the third weekend in June.
The boys U12 Celtics easily clenched their bracket, beating the Boca Juniors in a 3-0 victory.
The U11 girls Mustang Fury shut out the PAC-Portuguese AC team in a hard fought championship game resulting in a 2-0 win. Allie Dutto completed a strong cross to Erica Perez, who passed the ball to Mackenna Kummer for the Fury’s first goal. Erica Perez’s second goal sealed the Fury victory.
The Mustang Blast grabbed the U12 Gold Premier title after trouncing EGU Blue 2-0 in the championship round. The Blast displayed both a strong offense and defense, giving up only one goal during the five games they played during the tournament.
A shorthanded Mustang United girl’s team finished second in the U12 Gold division in a heatedly contested championship game against Davis Legacy. In temperatures near 100 degrees, the small United squad fought tenaciously against the well-rested Davis Legacy team, before falling in a 2-1 loss. Davis scored early, followed by a late first-half goal by United’s Gillian Colburn to tie the game at the half. Davis scored the game-winner late in the second half with a low shot to the far corner. •
