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PFC teams start season this week

By Marco Smits
The Review-Mirror
May 24, 2007

All three squads of the Portland Football Club will play their first game of the season in the East Region Soccer League (ERSL) this week.

On Wednesday, May 23, the U11 boys team, coached by Shawn Merriman and Craig Lapierre, plays Kingston United. That game starts at LaSalle High School at 6:30 p.m.

The U16 boys, coached by Anders Carson and Aaron Lynn, are the only PFC team playing at Kin Park on Harlem Road in Portland this week.

On Thursday, May 24, the boys take on Belleville ÔAÕ at 6:30 p.m. Warm weather is expected for Thursday and fans are encouraged to bring their own lawn chair.

The U13 girls, coached by Scott Halladay, also play their first game on Thursday. The squad will be in Belleville for a 6:30 p.m. start. Fans of PFC are also encouraged to come to the screening of Going for Gold at Gothia on Wednesday, May 30.

Going for Gold at Gothia is a 2005 movie about the Portland Football Club as they overcome obstacles and travel to Sweden to play in the Gothia Cup.

It will begin at 8:30 p.m. at 14 Water Street, the former Gallagher House property in Portland. To follow the Portland Football Club visit www.portlandoutdoors.com/pfc