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Low scores was today's way to go, as neither game had a team score more than ten goals:

Liverpool vs. Manchester United

In the first match of the day, Liverpool took on Manchester United.  Man U was attempting to come off their big loss to Inter, and Liverpool was looking to build off of their dominating effort against Chelsea two weeks ago.  Tony Fortier-Bensen added to his Golden Boot run with two goals in the first half, but that would be all the scoring in the first.  Both defenses played strong, and the goalies were spectacular in the first half.  However, the second half was a different story for the Red Devils defense.  After leading 2-0 at the break, Liverpool would finally break through, mostly in part to the scoring of Kyle Fasullo.  Sal Maffei, after his 8 goal performance in Week 2, had a silent, yet strong game.  He scored the first goal of the second half, then Kyle Fasullo added another to bring the game to a tie.  Reed Dufour would add his first goal since game 1 as Man U would take a 3-2 lead.  Man U would not score again, and Kyle Fasullo would take it from here.  Liverpool then went on a 5 goal run (including an own goal by Evan Martin) to win the match 7-3.  The attack of the Red Devils looked tired in the second half and simply could not get anything working.  Give much credit to the Reds' defensive duo of Corey Schneider and Jon Riera.  Also, Jorge Abadin played a fantastic game in goal.  Kyle Fasullo was the high man with 5 goals.

Jorge Abadin saves a shot that nearly bounces over his head.

Chelsea vs. Inter Milan

In the second match of the day, the battle was between the unbeaten Nerazzurri of Inter Milan and the winless Chelsea.  The match started off with a bang, with Bailey Arnett netting a goal in the first 30 seconds of the match.  But the Inter offense came roaring back with 5 goals (2 by Will Fitzpatrick, 2 by Cal Abadin, 1 by Craig Taylor) to tie the match at the half (Nathan Cedor had one goal and Adam Fournier had 3 in the half).  In the second half, it was all Adam "Corn dog Fourn dog" Fournier.  He had a career day, netting four goals in the second half alone, and almost beating the Inter team single handedly.  The Inter side which scored 13 goals two weeks ago could muster only 7 today.  The offense of Internazionale looked tired and the defense simply was not in sync.  Chelsea took advantage of this, and with great defense from Donald Ward and great work in the net, they were able to shut down the attack of Inter.  Final: 10-7.

Adam Fournier looks to score from a distance.

Other notes... Fournier was the high scorer on the day with 7 goals... After scoring 8 goals last week Sal Maffei scored 1 this week... Manchester United scored the lowest goal total of any team this season with 3... Chris Winker recorded the first clean sheet in a half this season... Craig Taylor leads all defenders with 2 goals on the season... Thanks to Danielle Raymond for keeping the statistics and Chris Winker and Donald Ward for keeping score!

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In both games of week 2, we saw two dominating efforts from two teams in both games.

Chelsea vs. Liverpool

After both teams came up short in the penalty shootouts last weekend, both came out in today's first match looking to stay away from an 0-2 start.  Kyle Fasullo opened the scoring for Liverpool with a strike to put the home team up 1-0.  Sal Maffei, entering his first game after his absence last weekend, struck the next and put Liverpool up 2-0.  Adam Fournier would strike first for Chelsea to put them on the board at 2-1.  However, it was all Liverpool, and all Sal Maffei.  Liverpool lead by three at the half (4:7), however, Sal Maffei would add 4 more goals in the second half, along with an own goal by Adam Fournier, as the Reds routed the Blues, with a final of 6:13.  Sal Maffei led all scorers with 8 goals.

Nathan Cedor after a frustrating day for Chelsea.

Manchester United vs. Inter Milan

In the second match of the day, Inter would go to play Manchester United in a battle of unbeatens.  Both teams looked to start off strong, at 2-0, however, Man U was without Matthew Whelan, a key defender.  Taking his place was Grant Riera.  Inter took full advantage of this, starting off a quick 3-0 run with Cal Abadin putting two in the net and Will Fitzpatrick adding his first of the season.  Tony Fortier-Bensen put Man U on the board with his first of the game, making it 3-1.  However, the stifling defense of Internazionale, and the fantastic keeping of Scott Naccari kept the Red Devils at bay as Inter rolled to a 5:13 win.  Will Fitzpatrick led all scorers with 7, Cal Abadin had 5, and Evan Martin had an own goal.

Will Fitzpatrick sliced up the Man U defense on Saturday.

Remember to check the Results and Stats page for scoring breakdowns and the goal leaders!

Other notes: Sal Maffei had a league high 8 goals in one match... Two own goals were scored in todays two matches... Inter held Man U to the lowest scoring total of any team thus far... Sal Maffei had an impressive shot from midfield to score... Thanks to Danielle Raymond for keeping the score and statistics!

UPDATE: To see video clips from the Chelsea/Manchester United penalty shootout, click here.

After the first weekend of the season, the league saw two fantastic games that both came down to the wire.

Inter Milan vs. Liverpool

Match one saw Inter Milan taking on Liverpool in the 2 P.M. match.  Both teams in need of subs, Felix Abadin took over for Will Fitzpatrick and Dustin Ward took over for Sal Maffei.  Inter struck quick with an early goal from Cal Abadin and another quick on an impressive goal from defender Craig Taylor.  However, Inter would not score again in the first half as Liverpool would score five unanswered to end the half.  In the second half, Felix Abadin scored two goals to bring Inter to within a goal of LIverpool.  But Liverpool began to pull away as Dustin Ward and Kyle Fasullo added two goals, making it 7-4.  Felix Abadin would strike once more, but not before Kyle Fasullo added one more to make it 8-5.  With a minute and thirty seconds left, Felix Abadin added another goal to make it 8-6.  Then, with 45 seconds left and Inter pushing forward, Cal Abadin scored to bring Inter within one.  As Liverpool held on to their lead, the ball slipped away from goalie Jorge Abadin and Andrew Sigle added the tying goal with 7 seconds left.

The game would go to penalty kicks, and with both teams missing their first shot (Inter's being captain Cal Abadin), it came to be a close round.  However, Inter would go on to convert their next four tries and Scott Naccari saved Kyle Fasullo's shot as Inter came from behind to win the match 4-2 on penalty kicks.

Chelsea vs. Manchester United

In the second match of the day, only Cheslea needed a sub as they added Philip Smith in place of Jonathan Lee.  Tony Fortier-Bensen quickly started the scoring as Man U took an early 1-0 lead.  However, Chelsea would strike back quickly, but not with their own player.  Chris Winker would score an own goal to tie the match at one.  Tony and Matthew would score twice more, and Reed Dufour added another as Man U took a 6-4 lead going into the half.  In the second half, Man U added to their lead by scoring three goals and taking a commanding five goal lead.  But Chelsea slowly fought back with five goals from Philip Smith to bring the score to within one.  With 3 minutes left Manchester United lead by as many as four goals.  But, with only 30 seconds left their lead was one.  And with 4 seconds left Philip Smith tied the match with a great goal to send the game to penalty kicks.

In the penalty kick shootout, it was all Manchester United.  Converting two of their first three shots, they would go on to win as Chris Winker was fantastic in the net with 3 saves.  Manchester United took the win, 2-0 on penalty kicks.

Please check the Results and Stats pages for scoring leaders and scoring breakdowns of both games!

Other notes... Tony Fortier-Bensen was the high man with 6 goals on the day... Kyle Fasullo had 5 in the other match... Adam Fournier had a fantastic strike on a free-kick from midfield just seconds before half... Craig Taylor had an impressive goal from the defense position... Philip Smith scored from the opposing goalie box...

UPDATE: The games have also been pushed back to 2 P.M. (second game starting at 2:30 P.M.) because of Grandparents Day at Jesuit.  Please everyone make note of this!

Also, the team on the LEFT side of the schedule is the home team, not the right like previously noted.  This means that Inter Milan will wear blue on Sunday against Liverpool in white; Chelsea will wear blue against Manchester United in white.

Just to let everyone know (if you didn't already get the e-mail) both games scheduled for SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11TH have been moved a day forward to SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH, because of the ACT Test taking place the same morning. The games are for the same time and at the same place (Riverside Indoor).  All of this has been updated on both the league schedule and the league calendar.

Hope to see everyone out there.

Thanks for all who showed up for today's draft.

The players excitedly await the announcement of the first overall draft pick.

Here's a recap:

Draft Order:

1. Manchester United

2. Inter Milan

3. Chelsea

4. Liverpool

Round 1:

Pick 1: Tony Fortier-Bensen (Manchester United)

Pick 2: Will Fitzpatrick (Inter Milan)

Pick 3: Bailey Arnett (Chelsea)

Pick 4: Kyle Fasullo (Liverpool)

Round 2:

Pick 5: Jorge Abadin (Liverpool)

Pick 6: Nathan Cedor (Chelsea)

PIck 7: Scott Naccari (Inter Milan)

Pick 8: Matthew Whelan (Manchester United)

Round 3:

Pick 9: Chris Winker (Manchester United)

Pick 10: Craig Taylor (Inter Milan)

Pick 11: Adam Fournier (Chelsea)

Pick 12: Corey Schneider (Liverpool)

Round 4:

Pick 13: Jon Rierra (Liverpool)

Pick 14: Donald Ward (Chelsea)

Pick 15: Andrew Sigle (Inter Milan)

Pick 16: Evan Martin (Manchester United)

The schedule can now be found under the Results & Stats section, as can the rosters for each team.  We look forward to a great season.

Welcome to the newly created website for The Indoor Premier League!  If you are a team member, please register with the site.  This season's schedule will be posted as soon as the draft is completed.

Just a reminder, all captains MUST be at Cal's house no later than 12:30 to draft for the league.