Game Results

Lobos FC 3 : Poskin Jets FC 0 | Lobos were awarded a 3-0 forfeit win over Poskin Jets FC, due to low player numbers this past weekend for the Barron-based squad.

Bateaux FC 11 : Spartan FC 1 | Bateaux drove down to Sparta needing a big win to keep up in the Goal-Differential race. Bateaux scored five first half goals from David Ripplinger (14', 22') and Tye Kreutzfeldt (20', 38', 40') to take a commanding lead into the half. The second half was again dominated by Bateaux FC, with Alex Van Nelson (49'), Danny Nunn (53'), Ripplinger (61'), Jeremy Goodrie (66'), Kyle Bushendorf (77') and Ed Nelson (82') scoring six goals to finalize the rout. Spartan FC added a goal in the 60th minute to break the shutout. Bateaux outshot Spartan 26-3 with Bateaux keeper Ed Nelson earning the win in net.

Poskin Jets FC 8 : Spartan FC 1 | Poskin and Spartan faced off on Sunday, the only game without title implications, and Poskin found their stride. Poskin found a lead in the 3rd minute when Abdella Chaktouri scored. The Jets doubled their lead in the 14th minute with a goal from Maurisino Martinez. Chaktouri scored his hat trick before the half, finding the net in the 26th and 33rd minutes. After the half, Esteban Rivera scored two goals, in the 57th and 61st minutess, to give Poskin a commanding 6 goal lead. Poskin scored twice more, with two goals by Ahmed Hussein (86', 90'), with Sparta's Adam Thompson finding the net in the 89th minute to win one back. Poskin outshot Sparta 24-10 with Poskin keeper Joey Utt earning the win in net.

Hayward Wolfpack FC 2 : Lobos FC 1 | Hayward made the long trip down to Merrill in a game with serious implicaitons. Lobos, needing a win to secure the 2022 WPASL title, started the game strong, outplaying the Wolfpack for long stretches of the first half. The game entered halftime scoreless. In the second half, Lobos found the back of the net in the 53rd minute when Brayan Camargo slotted home a ball from the right side to take the lead. Hayward's Mally Lumsden had an answer. Lumsden scored twice, off a header in the 66th minute and a free kick in the 75th minute, to open the door for Bateaux to take the title. Hayward outshot Lobos 7-6 in the contest, with Hayward keeper Sebastian Paczuski earning the win in net. 

Bateaux FC 3 : Union Eau Claire FC 2 | The second leg of the Eau Claire Derby brought all of the excitement and action a inter-city rivalry should have. Bateaux FC, needing a Lobos loss to win the title, came out of the gates blazing, pushing Union into a defensive style of play early. Bateaux's David Ripplinger opened the scoring early, streaking down the middle and finding the net in the 12th minute. Union's Lu Shi Xiong evened the score, tickling the twine in the 38th minute. Bateaux gained the lead back when Elliot Solberg struck gold in the 42nd minute, giving the Boats confidence going into the half. The second half was chalk full of drama, with multiple events deciding the WPASL title race. Kyle Bushendorf notched a header off a free kick in the 52nd minute to bolster Bateaux's lead. Union, a team who has finished games strong all year, dwindled the lead to one when Lucas Zumwalt forced a header into the net in the 83rd minute. In the 85th minute, Bateaux's Jonathan Mullaly saved a well taken penalty kick from Union's Xiong to secure the title for Bateaux FC and send the team into celebrations. Union outshot Bateaux 10-7, with Bateaux keeper Mullaly earning the win in net. 

Three Stars of the Week

⭐⭐⭐ Jonathan Mullaly (Hayward Wolfpack FC) - Mullaly made a crucial penalty kick save in the 85th minute in a save which ulimately won the cup for Bateaux.

⭐⭐ Mally Lumsden (Union Eau Claire FC) – Lumsden scored two crucial goals to down Lobos FC, ruining their title dreams for the 2022 season.

⭐ Tye Kreutzfeldt (Hayward Wolfpack FC) – Kreutzfeldt scored 3 goals and added 4 assists as Bateaux FC secured the cup on the final weekend.

Power Rankings

1 Bateaux FC (10-2-0) ⬆️

2 Hayward Wolfpack FC (9-3-0) ⬇️

3 Lobos FC (9-2-1) ↔️

4 Union Eau Claire FC (7-4-1) ↔️

5 Poskin Jets FC (4-8-0) ↔️

6 Barron Soccer Team (1-11-0) ↔️

7 Spartan FC (1-11-0) ↔