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U9 Boys Capture Nike CupThe Michigan Tigers U9 Boys Gold team captured Dublin, Ohio’s Nike Cup Championship on May 1, 2011, avenging an earlier loss to Metro FC Rapids (Dayton, OH) in the final, 4 - 3. The team was led throughout the tournament by the goalkeeping of Caleb Shoup, timely goal scoring of Gabriel Kellman, Nicholas Showich, and Max Miller, and stonewall defending of Leo Gabaron and Christopher Emerson. A 2 – 1 record was enough for the Michigan Tigers to advance from their group to the final, where a rematch with Metro FC stood between the Tigers and the Coach Nishan Artinian lauded forwards Gabrial Kellman, Max Miller, and Shaunak Bhagat for constantly making the correct attacking runs, and midfielders Nicholas Showich, Conleth Stead, and David Saakov for finding them over and over again. But defense wins championships, and the play of Jarrett Sung, Christopher Emerson, Leo Gabaron, and Nicholas Rock, over the course of the entire tournament, allowed the Michigan Tigers U9 Boys Gold team to bring the trophy back to Ann Arbor. Seven Michigan Tigers Teams Win Canton Cup!The Michigan Tigers Futbol Club enjoyed unprecedented success at Canton’s 29th annual Memorial Day Weekend tournament, overcoming monsoon-like conditions to take home seven championship and three second-place trophies.Canton Cup Champions Under-9 Boys White Division: Nishan Artinian’s Michigan Tigers U9 Gold Under-10 Boys Black Division: Marcelo Rocha’s Michigan Tigers U10 Gold Under-10 White Division: David Poole’s Michigan Tigers U10 A Under-10 Orange Division: Tim Blevins’ Michigan Tigers U10 C Under-10 Gray Division: Minem Boufakherdien’s Michigan Tigers U10 B Under-14 Boys White Division: Marcelo Rocha’s Michigan Tigers ’97 Gold Under-9 Girls White Division: Ashley Upton’s Michigan Tigers ’02 Gold
Congratulations to all players, coaches, parents, and managers on a successful Canton Cup 2011.
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championship trophy. After giving up the opening goal of the game, the Tigers fought back with two goals of their own; a well-placed shot from Max Miller and a corner kick from Leo Gabaron, to lead 2 – 1. A Metro FC goal briefly tied the game, but a rocket from Nicholas Showich gave the Tigers a 3 – 2 lead, and a perfect combination play between David Saakov and Shaunak Bhagat, ultimately finished by Bhagat, gave the Tigers a 4-2 lead they wouldn’t give up. Although Metro FC added a third goal to bring them within one, they were unable to tie the game thanks to the outstanding goalkeeping of Shoup.