Showing posts with label Ben Pirmann. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ben Pirmann. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

NPSL Midwest Region Playoffs Review/Preview

Central Conference

Quad Cities 5-0 shutout of Eau Claire cemented their conference title- a 3-point difference over Minnesota United Reserves (23-20). Here's their celebration...
((HT: QC Eagles FC their own selves))


The Reserves beat the Madison 56'ers as they finished third (15 points). FC Bordo also beat Eau Claire to finish 4th with 14 points. Minnesota TwinStars were idle and finished with 12 points and Aris was winless for the season.

Great Lakes East Conference

Fort Pitt Regiment survived a last week loss to Detroit City FC to keep the top spot- one point better than Erie Admirals and two better than AFC Cleveland. Here's DCFC head coach Ben Pirmann after the win over Fort Pitt
((HT: Press Row Sports))


Erie had a 6-point week with wins over Michigan and AFC Cleveland. FC Buffalo finished their season with a win over Michigan Stars as well and a total of 16 points. Here's a look at their home finale
((HT: Buffalo Live))


Great Lakes West Conference

Lansing United wrapped the final weekend with a 4-point performance- a win over Indiana Fire
((HT: Lansing United their own selves))


And a draw with DCFC to wrap with 28 points- one more than Le Rouge.
Here's highlights of the draw


And postgame sound from head coach Eric Rudland


WILX-TV's Susan El Khoury looks at the first-year franchise


Indiana Fire wrapped up their season with a third place finish and a win over Cincinnati. Michigan ended up with 13 points and Cincinnati finished with 10.

Lansing United hosts the region playoffs Saturday and Sunday at the East Lansing Complex. Fort Pitt gets Quad City at followed by United vs. the Minnesota United Reserves at 7:30pm. The winners meet Sunday for the region title.

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

NPSL Midwest Region Week 5 Review/Preview

Central Conference

The Madison 56ers are on top and it took a huge effort against Eau Claire Aris to pull it off- like a PK in stoppage time...

Here's the ending...
((HT: Wisconsin Soccer Central))


Quad City came in with a 7-0 win of their own over Aris and they're one point back with 10.

Minnesota United Reserves, Twin Stars, and FC Bordo are in the second group (with 6, 5, and 4 points respectively). United lost to Twin Stars to close the gap among the three and Twin Stars lost in turn to Quad Cities. Bordo also lost to Madison and Aris is still looking for their first win of the year.

This week, Madison hosts Bordo and goes to Quad Cities. United hosts Twin Stars and Bordo goes to Eau Claire as well.

Great Lakes East Conference

It's AFC Cleveland and everyone else...

A tie at Lansing and a win at Michigan Stars give them 12 points in 7 games. Tyler Pasher scored for Lansing United to give them a 2-1 lead, but AFC scored late for the 2-2 draw- here's the highlights
((HT: Lansing United))


This week, AFC Cleveland takes on FC Buffalo and travels to Detroit City FC in a huge game against Le Rouge at Cass Tech. FCB also goes to Cincinnati in a crossover.

Erie Admirals tied Detroit City at twos to get a huge point. Josh Rogers of DCFC scored on a penalty kick to give them a 2-1 lead, but they couldn't keep it in front of a sell-out crowd at home.
((HT: Jeff Corrion))


Head coach Ben Pirmann discusses
((HT: Press Row Sports))


Fort Pitt has some ground to make up and can do it with games against Erie and Michigan Stars

Great Lakes West Conference

Another highly competitive conference at the top with Detroit City, Lansing, and Indiana Fire all with 14 points.

Lansing has the weekend off and Indiana, after a loss at Michigan, go to Erie.

Head coach Eric Rudland's dropped points on the road at Cincinnati in a 4-3 loss to the Saints to give them their second win of the season...
((HT: Lansing United))


Cincinnati hosts FCB and Michigan as the Stars and Saints have 6 points each.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

NPSL Week 2 Midwest Review-Preview: May 23-26

Central Conference

The Minnesota United Reserves are on top after a home-and-home win and have both FC Bordo and the Quad City Eagles in hot pursuit two points back. Bordo had a draw and a loss in their Minnesota-based two-game road trip against United and Twin Stars. Understandably, Bordo have the week off as do Quad City.

The Twin Stars and Madison 56ers drew at 1 last week and the 56ers take on the last place Eau Claire Aris at Viterbo. Aris play for the first time since a 7-2 loss to Minnesota United Reserves back on the 18th.

Great Lakes East Conference

Two teams have points and two are struggling...

AFC Cleveland knocked off the Cincinnati Saints last week, 5-2, and they have their hands full this weekend with a crossover game with Westfield Select and a home game against Fort Pitt. FC Buffalo lost to Indiana Fire for their first loss of the season and the Fire take the top of the table because of it. FCB start a three-game home stand with a match against Erie Admirals Sunday.

Erie lost to Cincinnati 2-1 last week and host Lansing United before the trip to FCB.

Great Lakes West Conference

Westfield (or the Indiana Fire, whichever you prefer) continues their hot start- undefeated in their first four. But Detroit City FC have a game in hand and are only a point out of first after their 1-0 over Lansing United.

Detroit City FC captain Josh Rogers scored the only goal of the game on a PK
((HT: Michael Kitchen))


Press Row Sports caught up with DCFC manager Ben Pirmann


Lansing had a win-loss weekend that keeps them in third before they go to Erie Sunday. Cincinnati has a tough weekend with their home game against DCFC before a roadie to Michigan Stars. Stars need points as they're oh-for their first four and a minus-10.