Dallas Cup Day 2 Notes

The 2nd day of Dallas Cup XXIX is in the books and the weather held.  Sunday's darlings Andromeda 90 fell flat in a loss to Leicester City of England while Benfica of Portugal took control of their group with a solid win over Eintracht Frankfurt.

Super Group --
After Sunday's impressive win over defending champions Sao Paolo FC of Brazil, Andromeda 90 layed an egg in a 1-0 loss to Leicester City of England.  The loss allowed CF Monterrey to take control of Group A as they defeated Sao Paolo 1-0, eliminating the defending champions. Andromeda can still win Group A if they defeat CF Monterrey on Wednesday.  In Group B play,  Liverpool pretty much has the group won unless Ryutsu Keizai Kashiwa of Japan can beat them by 5 or more goals on Wednesday.  Otherwise Liverpool goes through to the semifinals.   Benfica has already clinched Group C after winning their first two matches.  The wildcard will most likely come from Leicester City, Andromeda, Tigres or Ryutsu with my money going towards Tigres.
Semifinal projections:  CF Monterrey - Tigres  &  Liverpool - Benfica

Under 19 --
Dallas Texans Red 90 earned their 2nd win of the tournament as they knocked off Orlando FC 2-0 and took control of Bracket C.    Solar looks strong in Bracket D with 2 wins but still could face a challenge from Tulsa SC for the group.   Last year's finalist IMG Academy is in trouble after an opening draw.

Under 17 --
Top seeds Tigres is showing their class after notching a pair of wins.  Otherwise, the other groups are wide open as #4 ranked Andromeda 91 slipped up with a scoreless draw with Strikers FC.  #12 San Diego Surf opened with a win.

Under 16 --
All the big boys are unbeaten as Sereno, Lonestar, Dallas Texans and FC Barcelona all won Monday.  Solar slipped up with a draw leaving an opening in Group C.  Look for the big matchup Tuesday as #1 Lonestar faces #4 FC Barcelona in group play.

Under 15 --
CF Monterrey looks safe in group A after a pair of wins, while the same can be said for FC Groningen of Holland in group B.  The big surprise so far is the poor showing from #5 ranked Solar Red which has lost both matches so far and has been eliminated.  The #7 New York Red Bull opened with an impressive 3-0 win over Solar Red.

Under 14 --
Solar 94 looks to be in good shape in group d after two opening wins and the same can be said of Dallas Texans 94 in group E.  #2 ranked NJSA Gunners of New Jersey rolled to a 3-0 win over the Bermuda U13 National team and #6 Santa Clara Sporting also won.

Under 13 --
Southampton FC of England and Dallas Texans 95 both have a pair of wins thus far.  FC Barcelona opened with an impressive 2-0 win over CFI Guadalajara from Mexico.

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