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Portland soccer players selected to enter U20 World Cup field on Saturday
U16 boys lose East Shield Cup game to Cumberland
By Marco Smits
The
Review-Mirror
June 28, 2007
Portland soccer players selected to enter U20 World Cup field on Saturday
Emilia and Daniel Carson of Portland have been selected by FIFA [FŽdŽration
Internationale de Football Association] to be captains for the Argentina-Czech
Republic game of the U20 World Cup soccer championships in Ottawa on Saturday.
This means the siblings will enter the stadium hand-in-hand with the players
just before the game, and they will be included in a five-hour build-up
ceremony towards the kick off.
In conjunction with the official charity SOS Villages the selection was
made and unveiled at an event on Sparks Street in Ottawa last weekend.
SOS Villages has been working hand in hand with FIFA for many years. They
enable children in developing countries to have a safe environment to
learn and play under the slogan It takes a village to raise a child.
The game will be broadcast on the CBC network, starting at 6:55 p.m. Daniel
(six) drew a picture to enter, and Emilia (eight) wrote a 250-word essay.
They are the only kids outside of the Ottawa area who were chosen. Emilia
is currently playing for the Portland Football Club in Portland and Daniel
just wrapped up his second season in the North Leeds Minor Soccer Association.
For more information visit www.portlandoutdoors.com/pfc
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U16 boys lose East Shield Cup game to Cumberland
The Portland Football Club [PFC] lost their only game of the week. On
Saturday, the U16 boys travelled to Ottawa for a game in the East Region
Shield Cup.
Cumberland United defeated PFC 1-0. At half time it was still 0-0.
This Thursday, the U16 boys play in Belleville at 6:30 p.m. PFC is still
looking for their first East Region Soccer League [ERSL] win of the season.
On Wednesday, the U11 boys lost against Pegasus of Brockville.
They will return to action this week as well. On June 27 they play Kingston
United at home. The game starts at 6:30 p.m. at Kin Park on Harlem Road.
Spectators should bring their own lawn chair.
The U13 girls did not play last week, but they have two games coming up.
On Tuesday, June 26, they face the Cataraqui Clippers ÔAÕ team in Kingston
and on Thursday they are at Kin Park for a 6:30 p.m. start against the
ClippersÕ ÔBÕ squad See next weekÕs The Review-Mirror for results
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For more information visit www.portlandoutdoors.com/pfc
