Red Bull pulls upset, wins division title

Red Bull pulled off a couple of late season upsets to lay claim to

the AYSO Region 55 boys’ under-14 Division championship.

The first surprise came in semifinal round play, where the Red

Bulls upended the first-place Blue Streak, 3-1.

In the division final, they edged the Swarm, 4-3, in overtime, to

win the crown.

The Swarm had beaten Red Bull, 4-0, in an earlier regular season

match.

Swarm scored in the game’s first 40 seconds but Red Bull responded

with a header goal by Sean Schroeder off a crossing pass from Daniel

Garcia.

Red Bull gained a 3-3 halftime tie, thanks to goals by Garcia and

Dalton Hintz.

Following a scoreless second half, the teams went to overtime.

There, Hintz scored on a penalty kick to give Red Bull the win.

“The boys worked very hard today and took their play to a new

level for this unexpected victory,” Red Bull Coach Joe Sullivan said.

“We are looking forward to moving on to take on the champs of the

other regions. We have a feeling that we can do anything.”

Red Bull advances to the Area 11K playoffs, which begin in

December.