Aurora, IL-

August 20th- Team Chicago Academy 03 Premier Girls win Crystal Lake Force Classic 2018 in Penalty kicks 5-3 after drawing 1-1 through regulation and overtime.

During group play the 03 Premier girls beat Crystal Lake 2-1 in the opener, followed by a 5-0 win over NUFC on Saturday. Sunday tied Aurora Kickers 0-0 to finish first in the group and move to the Championship match.

In the Championship match, the 03 Premier played a familiar foe, Crystal Lake who they saw in the first match of the weekend. Team Chicago struck just before to take a 1-0 lead into halftime. Following multiple chances to increase their lead in the first 10 minutes of the second half, Crystal Lake fought off those chances and found themselves on a break with 10 minutes to go and equalized the game at 1-1. Through the first 5 minutes of overtime no team really created a chance, but some great defending in the 2nd overtime by Team Chicago kept the game knotted at 1-1 with a goal-line clearance in the last minute of the match. The teams headed to PK’s were Team Chicago prevailed 5-3 over Crystal Lake to claim the Championship.

“Great weekend by the girls and proud of their performances throughout the weekend. "-Coach Brown

Team Chicago summer camps continue this week with our World Cup Camp! The World Cup is in full swing, come and watch games then go right out onto the field and play! This camp will be run by Team Chicago Directors Dave Lovercheck, Chris Brown and Kevin Gowrie. Players will watch the following games mixed in with playing games of their own.

WHEN: June 25-28, 2018 9am-5pm
WHERE: Gentile Field/WAA Sports Center, 2323 Liberty St. Aurora, IL 60502
COST: $225 full day/$150/half day (9AM-1PM OR 1PM to 5PM)
WHO: Open to all travel soccer players

Schedule:

Monday 25th of June
9am- Watch Saudi Arabia v Egypt and Uruguay v Russia
11am to 1pm- Play
1pm- Watch Iran v Portugal and Spain v Morocco
3pm to 5pm- Play
Tuesday 26th of June:
9am- Australia v Peru and Denmark v France
11am to 1pm- Play
1pm- Nigera v Argentina and Iceland v Croatia
3pm to 5pm- Play
Wednesday 27th of June:
9am- South Korea v Germany and Mexico v Sweden
11am to 1pm- Play
1pm- Switzerland v Costa Rica and Serbia v Brazil
3pm to 5pm- Play
Thursday 28th of June:
9am- Senegal v Colombia and Japan v Poland
11am to 1pm- Play
1pm- England v Belgium and Panama v Tunisia
3pm to 5pm- Play