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MUSTANGS NEWS:
Feb 2, 2004
Ken made the top 10 but failed to make the Rapids roster.
Mustangs own player, ken, made the 3 round cut but failed to make the MSL -Colorado Rapids roster for 2004. Ten players were left onthe final pool and 4 were selected for the Rapids roster. Ken was on of the six players that were cut.
Our hope was for Ken to make the Rapids roster. Mustangs was disapointed but very happy for Ken to go this far. Not too many players have this chance like of Ken. We are proud and know what ken can do.
Ken will be one of the driving forces for the Mustangs in 2004. If you have not seen gim play come and see him in action. We think you will agreed that he is PRO material.
~Mustangs~
January 21, 2004
Colorado Rapids try out:
Mustangs very own player, Ken, made the first cut with the Colorado Rapids. He is one of the few players that got invited by the Rapids to go back for a second look. The try out will be next Monday.
Good luck Ken!!!
Update:
The tryout is a three day intense training involve various tasks.
We will update you on Ken's status with the Colorado Rapids try-out as soon as we have them.
~Mustangs~
January 19, 2004
Denver Mustangs won two in a row beating Manchester 7-2 last Saturday. Ken scored 3 goals , both B-boi, and Tom scored a goal each. Young Mustangs player Long Vang added two goals.
Individual Stats:
Ken is the league scoring leader with 4 goals and two assists.
Long Vang 2 goals
Tom- 1 goal
B-boi 1 goal
Jummy 1 goal
***Mustangs have scored 9 goals after two games and gave up 3 goals.
Next game vs. Tiberones next Saturday
Ben | DM
January 10, 2004
The Mustangs joined Spanish League Indoor Soccer. Tonight Mustangs faced Club Tapatio and beat them 2-1. Ken scored a goal after he took 3 players on and beat the keeper and scored the goal. Jimmy Vang scored a beautiful from 10 yards out to the upper top left corner. Mustangs played a poor game; players were just not into tonight. Goalie Nhia Xiong played awesome tonight. He made many greeat saves. Well done Money!!!!
NEXT GAME:
Mustangs is 1-0 in league play. Mustangs will be back in action next Saturday at 11:00 pm Vs. Manchester. Come out and support your Denver's only Hmong soccer team- Denver Mustangs!!!
See you next week.
~Ben
MUSTANGS IS INDOOR LEAGUE CHAMP:
Westminster, CO: November 18, 2003
Mustangs played the indoor championship match tonight at the Amaya soccer arena. Mustangs won 10-7 and crowned as division league champion for 2003!
Ken scored 4 goal, Richie and Lance each added 2 goals. Tom also scored a goal and new comer Neng scored on a one touch asssist from Ken.
Mustangs had 31 shots on goals while opponent had 17. The win tonight and 8-0 record qualified Mustangs to play in league's best Divison 1 next league play.
CONGRATS GUYS....
RE: thanks to our fans and parents who came out tonight...especially those who took the night off from work and cheers and support us.
~Ya coach
Ben
Mustangs took 3rd in Des Moines, Iowa.:
Mustangs closed out the season with a flashy showing in Des Moines, Iowa this past weekend by reaching the semi final. Twelve teams registered at the tournament and played a one day tournament on October 4th,2003. Mustangs captured 3rd place by beating an easy victory over Loa Rochester, MN 5-4. Mustangs scored 4 goals in the first half and outshot Rochester by 8-2. Mustangs dominated the first half with its starters. Ken Vang scored 3 goals and Lance Vue added a headed goal with a beautiful cross from midfielder B-boi Vang.
Second half the Mustangs made adjustment and substitute its second string payers. Rochester fought back hard and scored 3 quick goals on Mustangs with bad calls from the ref. Two of the goals were off-side but ref failed to make the call ( NO Line men ).
Mustang made another adjustment by put back 2 starter players. Ken added another goal and seal the victory for the Mustangs. The final score was 5-4 Mustangs.
stats:
Corner: 6
Shots on goal: 12
fouls: 4
Chances: 7
Possessions: 60%
Game 2:
Vs. Loa Lincoln, Nebraska.
Mustangs once again dominated the game with 3 goals from striker Ken Vang. Lance V and b-boi Vang each added a goal. Touger Moua added another beautiful goal from 20 yards out. Final score was 6-1 Mustangs.
Defenders took control of the game and allowing only one goal while the offense dominated the midfield and created many goal opputunities for the strikers up front.
The two wins earned enough points for the Mustangs to play in the semi.
Stats:
Corner 5
Shots on goal: 16
Chances: 11
Foul: 3
Final score: 6-1.
Semi:
Mustangs played a good team from Rockford, IL team in the semi final. Mustangs was down 1-0 after a mistake by the defender and scored on the Mustangs.
Mustangs fought back hard and got a quick goals from Ken Vang with 2 minutes into the second half. Mustangs had 3 golden
opportunities to score but failed to capitalized on- Ken had 2 good chances while B-boi had another but all chances were failed. Mustangs tie the game after 60 minutes of play and settled on PK.
Mustangs 2 missed goals on Pk cost the Mustangs to play in the final. Although the loss it was a team effort and everyone played hard.
Players recognition:
Defenders: Tou Vue, Chuyee and Nhia Xiong
Midfield: Tom Vang
Offense: Ken Vang
MVP: Ken Vang with 7 goals on 3 games.
HASA 2003:
Mustangs beat Raptors ; loss to Cal_Flash in Quarter final
Latest from Hasa tourney:
The Mustangs traveled to Fresno, CA to play a soccer tournament.HASA is one of the Hmong premier tournaments- all Hmong CA top teams were there. Teams including Tornado, CA Flash, Punisher, Dragon Warriors, Chico Liners, Raptor and others. Denver Mustangs played well in HASA but unhappy with the results. Mustangs won 3 and took a loss. In the round robin group - beating Road runner 2-1, Chico-Lines 2-1, and Raptors 3-1 but fell short to Cal_Flash in the quarter finals on PK.
"...we were un-happy with the results, its unfortune but we thought we played well but not well enough to advance to next round.On the positive side we played 3 of CA Hmong best teams ( Raptors, Chico, CAL-FLASH) and victor 2 of them ; we mapped and charted a territory pointing to Denver, CO.
Other notes:
We thought HASA ran the tournament poorly. It was un-organized. Teams were upset and confused. There were no refs to referee games. HASA management were confused and failed to acknowledge the faults due to lack of knowledge on how to run a successful tournament. The Mustangs will not attend HASA future events unless otherwise it shows fairness and improvement.
~Mustangs~
JULY 4TH MN 2003
Sunday, July 6
Mustangs / Santa B. loss twice to Vipers:
Denver Mustangs combined with team Santa B. soccer team played Vipers of Michigan in MN 4th of July tournament. Reults 2 losses to the Vipers. Matches were evenly played and Mustangs edged in ball possions and shots but Vipers managed to beat the Mustangs twice.
Game 1: 2-1
Game 2: PK- 4-3
June: Hickory, NC
Hickory Tournament
Mustangs reached semi in Hickory
Denver Mustangs reached final four in Hickory NC Memorial Day tournament. 12 players went to NC to play a soccer tournament.
They played 5 games and compiled a 3-2 record. Mustangs took losses to Statesville, and Charlotte Vietnamese soccer team and beat Virus, Geogia Storm and Spanish Morganton.
This tournament was a great trip for the guys. Many believed the team could have done better if more players were there to support. Despite the loss in the semi to Charllotte they feel they have more chances to score than its opponent.
Mustangs is back in practice in full gear and geting ready for July 4th tournament combined with Team Santa Babarra.
(6/11/03)
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