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VISITING
AUTHOR/EDITOR ARTICLE
JULY
2011
2011
UGH SOCCER
Forwarded
From UGH
U.S. National Donauschwaben Soccer Tournament
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO THE UNITED GERMAN HUNGARIANS!!!
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Major
Division Championship Trophy |
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CHAMPION
of the Men’s Major Division
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Philadelphia
German Hungarians |
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FINALIST
of the Men’s Major Division:
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Chicago
Grün Weiss |
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CHAMPION
of the Women’s Open Division:
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Detroit
Carpathia |
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FINALIST
of the Women’s Open Division:
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Windsor
Teutonia SC |
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CHAMPION
of the Men’s Over-35 Division:
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Windsor
Teutonia SC |
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FINALIST
of the Men’s Over-35 Division:
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Philadelphia
German Hungarians |
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| GERMAN
HUNGARIANS ARE Donauschwaben CHAMPIONS!! |
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(L
to R: back row, Werner Fricker III, Manager,
Brian Blesi, Michael Fricker, Will Thornton, Andy
Weyershaeuser, Soccer Director, Mike
Pio,
Jr., Ken Tomczuk, Jimmy Clark, Bobby Wilkinson,
Blair Carson, Nick Dundon. font row, Werner
Fricker, Jr. Brian Bowers, Roman
Escobar,
Kevin Sherry, Kyle Quigley, Ryan Tadley, Jason
Karasow, Captain, Tony Rod, Pat Sweeney, Mike
Curley, Coach, Bill Galgon,
President,
Jeremy Ortiz, Alex Blank, Wing King.) |
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The German Hungarians kicked off game play of the tournament, on
Saturday at 11:00 am, on the major’s field against Akron GFS. The
final score was GH 3, Akron 1. Goals were scored in the 3’ by Nick
Dundon, in the 17’ by Tony Rod, and in the 45’ by Timmy O’Neill.
After winning our first game the team lunched together, and rested until
our second game. In our second game we were matched up against the
Mansfield Liederkranz, and the final was 5- 1 GH. Goals were scored in
the 6’, 15’, & 39’ by Andy Meehan, in the 21’ by Ken Tomczuk,
and in the 41’ by Tony Rod. In the evening the team ate dinner
together and enjoyed the camaraderie and fun of the night, but not too
much seeing that we had at least 2 games to play on Sunday. (It turned
out we would play three) At 11:00 am on Sunday, GH tied against
Cleveland 0-0, and at 3:00 pm GH tied Windsor 0-0. After the game
against Windsor, a lot of our players and SuperFans were getting
nervous. We had made it to the final without scoring any goals on
Sunday!
The
final began as a fast paced game against Chicago Grün Weiss. Both teams
played exceptionally well even after playing four games in one weekend.
The game went scoreless for the entire 1st half and most of the 2nd. A
free kick for GH was called and in the 46’ Roman Escobar scored the
game winning and only goal of the match. With the SuperFans in an almost
continuous cheer, Jakob, and Evan Hubert, Kyra Malofiy and Avery
Papendick appeared on the hill with a club flag and cheered on “UGH”
At the End of the game after saying good game to Chicago, The entire
team and staff went over to the consultant’s corner to thank our
SuperFans. GH received the traveling championship trophy as well as the
one we get to keep from Mike Talan. Captain Jason Karasow spoke, about
how we haven’t won this in 21 years, and once again thanked all the
supporters and club members alike.
by
Michael Fricker
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Friday
May 27th |
On Friday evening, as the German Hungarians made last minute
preparations for the tournament, the first teams started to
arrive from their long flights and drives to Philadelphia. The
first to arrive, were a few players from Chicago Grün Weiss,
and they settled right in our bar and had a little taste of
Philadelphia, when they were served cheese steaks made by our
own Reiter and Rolf’s German Hungarian Cheese Steaks, located
at 4666C Bristol Road! Soon after, the Carpathia Kickers rolled
in on their bus, and that’s when the singing started. Overall
Friday was a somewhat quiet night. With the thoughts of soccer
the next day, the teams headed back to their hotels to rest and
prepare for a day of great Schwowe soccer on Saturday.
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Saturday
May 28th |
Saturday’s
soccer got off to a great start! Each team plays two games on
Saturday.
Men’s
Major Division
The German Hungarians won both of their Saturday games winning
against Akron GFS 3-1, and Mansfield 5-1. Cleveland beat
Mansfield, and Akron GFS 3-0. Philadelphia Danubia and Detroit
Carpathia tied 1-1. Detroit won 1-0 against Windsor. Chicago
tied Windsor 1-1, and beat Philadelphia Danubia 3-1. At the end
of Saturday the German Hungarians were leading group A, and
Chicago was leading group B.
Women’s
Open Division
Detroit won 1-0 against Windsor, and 3-0 against Mansfield.
Windsor won 3-0 against the German Hungarians. The German
Hungarians tied Mansfield 0-0. At the end of Saturday Detroit
was leading this division. Men’s
Over-35 Division Windsor won 6-2 against Cleveland, and
3-0 against the German Hungarians. The German Hungarians won 3-0
against Detroit. The fourth game of this division was not
played. At the End of Saturday, Windsor led this division. Once
games were all finished, most teams returned to their hotels to
clean up and return to the club for dinner. A meal consisting of
Chicken Schnitzel, noodles, vegetables, salad and bread and
butter was served. Mike Talan the Tournament Director from
Detroit spoke, as well as our President Bill Galgon, and the
Chairman of the Event Werner Fricker III. Werner spoke about the
traditions that the tournament continues. “Around here we like
to say ‘Continuing a Proud Tradition’, and that’s what
this tournament is about continuing a proud tradition of
German-Hungarian, Donauschwaben Soccer,” Werner stated. With
Introductions by Joe Hartmann, each team was called up to
received a participation gift. The plaque was engraved with the
symbol of Philadelphia, the Liberty Bell as well as the German
Hungarian Shield. Then the fun started! With two full service
bars open, one inside, and one out, it wasn’t hard to get a
drink! Almost more important than the soccer, is the camaraderie
and fun that goes along with this tournament. Players from each
team mingled with each other. New friendships were made, and old
ones were strengthened.
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| Sunday
May 29th |
Men’s
Major Division
On Sunday each team played one game and based on those results,
the games for the rest of the day were scheduled. Detroit and
Chicago tied 0-0, and the German Hungarians and Cleveland tied
0-0. Philly Danubia won 7-0 against Windsor, and Akron won 7-1
against Mansfield. Following these games Philly Danubia won 7-1
against Cleveland; Akron and Detroit tied 0-0, and Chicago won
5-0 against Mansfield. The German Hungarians tied Windsor 0-0,
sending then to the Final. The Final was played at 5:00 pm on
the Majors Field, and had a final score of 1-0 GH!
Women’s
Open Division
Detroit Women won 1-0 against the German Hungarian Women, and
Windsor and Mansfield tied 1-1. Detroit Carpathia was the
Champion of the Women’s division, and Windsor was the
finalist.
Men’s
Over-35 Division
The German Hungarians won 4-0 against Cleveland, and Windsor won
1-0 against Detroit. Windsor was the champion of this division,
and the German Hungarians were the finalist. Sunday night went
very similar to Saturday. Roast beef dinner was served, the
trophies were presented and then the beer flowed!
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