2014 MEDIA GUIDE 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Table of Contents Media Information2 About the Austin Aztex 3 2014 U.S. Open Cup Information 4 USL PDL Information5 Austin Aztex to Join USL PRO in 2015 6 USL PRO Information7 Aztex in the Pros8 Facilities9 Soccer 101: The Pitch10 Soccer 101: Rules and Penalties 11 Soccer 101: Positions11 Numerical Roster12 Alphabetical Roster13 Player Information14-17 Coaching Staff18 Front Office Staff19 2014 Schedule20 Opponent Information21 Aztex Claim 2013 PDL Championship 22 2013 Season Schedule/Results 23 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps 24-32 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps (U.S.O.C.) 33 Austin’s Soccer History34 All-Time Franchise Records35 Year-by-Year Results36 All-Time Series Records37 2013 PDL Leaders and Statistics 38 2013 Aztex Leaders and Statistics 39 2014 PDL Leaders and Statistics 40 2014 Aztex Statistics 41 2013 USL PDL Champions 1 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Media Information Covering the Aztex The Austin Aztex media relations staff is always interested in helping members of the media in their coverage of Aztex soccer. Photos, information, statistics and travel plans are available through the media relations department. Interviews All interviews must be arranged through the Aztex media relations office at least 24 hours in advance. Generally, the best time to interview players in directly before or after afternoon practices. No player interviews are allowed before contest on gamedays. Postgame Interviews After a brief cooling-off period, all players and coaches will be available for interviews ten minutes after the game. Please contact a media relations representative in the press box to arrange postgame interviews. Media Access All requests for working press credentials and photo passes for Aztex events should be directed to the Aztex media relations department. Media Services Media guides, game programs, game notes, rosters, and up-to-date results and statistics will be available at the press area to working members of the media at each Aztex home game. Broadcast Information All home USL PDL games will be broadcast live on television and online courtesy of Texas Student Media. Games will be broadcast in Austin on digital antenna channel 29.1 while a live video stream can be found online at www.texasstudenttv.com and www. austinaztex.com. A live audio steam can be found online at www.KVRX.org. Website The Austin Aztex revealed a revamped www.austinaztex.com now complete with updated standings, statistics, player bios, and easier navigation for your researching needs. Contact Jeffrey Burns Marketing and Communications Coordinator Phone: (512) 636-2978 Email: jburns@austinaztex.com Credentials Media can apply for a credential to home games online. Download the form at www.austinaztex.com on our “Press” page. Deadline for game credentials is 48 hours from the start of the game. Any questions can be directed to: jburns@austinaztex.com Facebook: Austin Aztex Twitter: @AustinAztex Tumblr: austinaztex.tumblr.com Google+: Austin Aztex YouTube: Austin Aztex Instagram: AztexSoccer LinkedIn: Austin-Aztex Vine: AustinAztex Website: www.AustinAztex.com 2 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide About the Austin Aztex General Information Austin Aztex Vision The Austin Aztex are a franchise in the USL founded in 2011 to reestablish a team in Austin after the original Aztex team moved to Orlando. The team plays an exciting brand of soccer featuring elite local and national players. In the first year of competition in 2012, the team made the playoffs, representing the Mid South Division. The 2013 season culminated to the PDL Championship game, in which the Aztex defeated the Thunder Bay Chill in front of 4,253 fans at House Park. The Aztex finished the 2013 season with one of the top records in the league as well as individual accolades, including Coach of the Year (Paul Dalglish), PDL Most Valuable Player (Kris Tyrpak), and PDL Championship MVP (Sito Seoane). The Aztex finished the 2013 campaign with five consecutive single-game attendance records and were among the top ten highest-drawing teams in the league. A priority for any minor-league franchise is to develop players who will be promoted to higher levels of the sport. While the Aztex field a team that can compete for championships, it is a higher priority to cultivate player talent by providing an experienced coaching staff, a professional environment, and high-level competition. In doing so, the Aztex were excited to have three 2012 players chosen in the first 11 picks of MLS SuperDraft. The following draft, five Aztex players were selected while Sito Seoane was added to Houston Dynamo’s preseason roster, giving the Aztex nine total players in two years who were claimed by an MLS squad. The franchise is owned and operated by ATX SOCCER LLC, chaired by Rene Van De Zande, President and CEO of Emergo Group and founder David Markley, VP of Technology Development for Fallbrook Technologies. Provide High-Level Soccer to the Austin Area: The Aztex endeavor to provide local soccer fans with quality soccer entertainment through our own games and by supporting exhibition matches featuring professional teams from other leagues. A supporting goal is to provide financial stability to ensure a long term presence in the Austin community. With this in mind, the franchise will focus on building a strong foundation within the local business community and with soccer supporters groups. We will also work with community leaders to be a catalyst for a soccer specific stadium, but first we will establish the economic viability of our franchise to support this future goal. Develop Elite Players and Prepare Them to Play at the Next Level: A priority for any minor-league franchise is to develop players who will be promoted to higher levels of the sport. While we will field a team that can compete for championships, it is more important to cultivate their talent by providing an experienced coaching staff, a professional environment, and high-level competition. Serve as a Resource within the Austin Soccer Community: As Austin’s soccer team, the Aztex intend to support youth clubs, school and university teams, and adult leagues by offering additional programs. Initial services include providing clinics for high school coaches, partnering with referees to provide training for highlevel matches, and working with our medical partners to educate coaches and participants on sports medicine. Long term goals include leveraging our position to support the development of additional soccer fields and provide opportunities for participants that face economic challenges. Develop Strong Local Partnerships: The Aztex will conduct business operations in a professional manner to foster long-term relationships with businesses and organizations. It is our desire to partner with Austinowned businesses as sponsors, and buy locally for our organization when possible. Austin Aztex Mission Statement The Austin Aztex are committed to being Austin’s professional soccer team, while providing a winning and entertaining style of soccer. We will represent Austin by building strong local partnerships, developing local players, and serving as a resource to the local soccer community. www.austinaztex.com 3 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2014 U.S. Open Cup Information For the second consecutive year, the Austin Aztex have qualified to participate in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Dating back to 1914, the U.S. Open Cup is the oldest cup competition in United States soccer and is among the oldest in the world. Open to all affiliated amateur and professional teams in the United States, the annual U.S. Open Cup is a 101-year-old single-elimination tournament. In a nutshell, the U.S. Open Cup is very similar to domestic cup competitions popular throughout Europe, South America and the rest of the world. Cup competitions, which usually run concurrent with a country’s league season, are open in the early stages to any club that can qualify, giving local amateur teams a chance to compete against the best teams a country has to offer. In leagues like the Premier League in England, the Serie A in Italy and the Bundesliga in Germany, cup competitions are prestigious tournaments waged between countries’ strongest teams like Manchester United, AC Milan and Bayern Munich, and smaller teams like the amateur French side Calais that made it to the finals of the 2000 French Cup only to fall to defending champions Nantes on an injury time penalty kick. Watford F.C. in England, was another small-time club that hit it big in 1984 by making it all the way to the F.A. Cup Final. Unfashionable Chesterfield of the Second Division (the third flight in England) advanced to the semifinals of the 1997 F.A. Cup in England before finally losing. The winner of each country’s domestic cup competition, in addition to taking home the prize money, is automatically placed into a tournament to compete against neighboring countries’ cup winners. In 1999, the U.S. Open Cup was renamed the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup to honor the long-time soccer supporter and pioneer. Hunt, who died in 2006, was one of the sport’s first major ownership figures and is a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame. His family continues to operate FC Dallas and the Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. The winning team of the U.S. Open Cup has their name engraved on the Dewar Challenge Trophy, which has been permanently retired and remains at U.S. Soccer House in Chicago. Tournament Format and Match Dates The 2014 U.S. Open Cup will be conducted on a singleelimination, one-game-knockout basis utilizing a tiered-bracket format. Teams will be paired geographically. In the event that three or more teams are from the same proximity, pairings for these teams will be made by random selection. Pairings will be arranged to prevent the possibility of a lower division team playing a parent club (e.g. Portland Timbers U-23s [PDL] will not be pitted against the Portland Timbers [MLS], should both teams be in the competition in the same round) except for the Final. First Round—May 7 (16 amateur teams: 5 PDL, 4 USASA regional qualifiers, 5 NPSL, 1 US Club Soccer, 1 USSSA): Teams from the same qualifying pool cannot be paired with each other. Second Round—May 14 (8 First Round winners, 26 remaining amateur teams [14 PDL, 6 USASA regional qualifiers, 6 NPSL], and 14 Division III [USL] clubs): Teams from the same qualifying pool cannot be paired with each other. Third Round—May 28 (24 Second Round winners and 8 Division II [NASL] clubs): Each Division II team will be matched geographically to play the winner of a specific Second Round pairing. The winners of the 16 remaining Second Round matches not paired with a Division II side will play each other. Fourth Round—June 10-18 (16 Third Round winners vs. Division I [MLS] clubs): Each Division I team will be matched geographically to play the winner of a specific Third Round pairing. The exact date for each match will be determined by Aztex History in the U.S. Open Cup the club selected as the home team from among those dates 2013: Round 1 where the visiting team doesn’t have a league game already Austin Aztex 2 scheduled. The date selected must allow the visiting team at North Texas Rayados 0 least two rest days before and after the match date. Fifth Round—June 24-25 (16 Fourth Round winners 2013: Round 2 face each other): Each Fourth Round pair will be matched Austin Aztex 0 geographically with another Fourth Round pair to determine Wilmington Hammerheads 2 the Fifth Round possibilities. 2014: Round 2 Quarterfinal (Sixth) Round—July 8-9: Each Fifth Round pair Austin Aztex4 will be matched geographically with another Fifth Round pair to determine the Quarterfinal Round possibilities. North Texas Rayados4 > Rayados Advanced 4-2 on Penalty Kicks Semifinal Round—Aug. 12-13: Each Quarterfinal Round pair will be matched geographically with another Quarterfinal Round pair to determine the Semifinal Round possibilities. Final—Sept. 30-Oct. 1 4 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide USL PDL Information About the United Soccer Leagues About the Premier Development League United States Soccer Federation League System Soccer League, a league that was formed in 2009, but did not debut until 2011. The only sanctioned Division III league is USL Pro. Amateur leagues sanctioned through organization members of the United States Soccer Federation are ranked into two divisions: Division IV, and Division V. In Division IV, the USL Premier Development League takes place during the summer months, and the player pool is drawn mainly from NCAA college soccer players seeking to continue playing high level soccer during their summer break, while still maintaining their college eligibility. The National Premier Soccer League is similar to the USL Premier Development League and also attracts top amateur talent from around the United States. NPSL does not have any age limits or restrictions, thus incorporating both college players and former professional players alike. USL has become the largest organization of elitelevel soccer leagues in North America by building on the vision, commitment, and passion of players, fans and investors. Now in its third decade of operation, USL continues to be a driving force in the growth of soccer in the United States, Canada and Caribbean. USL provides a clearly defined path for the progression of male and female soccer players beginning at the youth level (Super Y-League/NextGen), continuing through the amateur level (PDL/W-League/Super-20/W-20) and up to the professional level, both outdoor and indoor (USL PRO/ MISL). A platform for players to reach for their dreams each year, USL is devoted to developing the sport at the grassroots level in every community across the region. Unlike many countries’ soccer league systems, in the United States, no professional league uses meritbased promotion and relegation to allow teams to move between divisions. The country’s governing body for the sport, the United States Soccer Federation (also known as the USSF or US Soccer), oversees the system and is responsible for sanctioning professional leagues, and the leagues themselves are responsible for admitting and administering individual teams. In the United States, professional men’s outdoor soccer leagues are ranked by the United States Soccer Federation into one of three divisions: Division I, Division II, and Division III. Since 1996, Major League Soccer has been the only USSF Division I men’s outdoor soccer league in the United States. The only currently recognized Division II men’s outdoor soccer league is the North American www.austinaztex.com The proven developmental leader in North American soccer’s evolving tiered structure, the PDL features 64 teams within four conferences throughout the United States and Canada, including 12 teams affiliated with USL PRO or Major League Soccer clubs. The PDL has proven to be an important stepping-stone for top professionals now playing throughout the world, with 70 percent of all MLS draftees having PDL experience. The PDL season consists of 14 regular season matches for each team, seven home and seven away, and provides elite collegiate players the opportunity to taste a higher level of competition while maintaining their eligibility. In addition to league play, PDL teams compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as various exhibitions. 5 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Austin aztex to join usl pro in 2015 The Austin Aztex are pleased to announce the addition of professional soccer to the sports landscape in Austin, Texas. As Austin’s soccer team, the Aztex will join USL PRO to begin play in the 2015 season. “After two very successful seasons on the field in the USL Premier Development League — which included a 2013 national championship and a steadily growing fan base — we are ready to move to the USL PRO level,” said Austin Aztex owner Rene van de Zande. “We have a clear vision for what we want to achieve with our club in Austin and joining USL PRO is part of this. The recent formation of a strong Aztex owners group allows us to continue building our franchise in a city that deserves professional soccer at the highest levels. Our ambition is to turn the Austin Aztex into a ‘house of excellence’ geared towards nurturing and developing the best professional players on and off the field.” Additionally, Austin-area soccer advocates Bobby Epstein and Paul Thornton have joined ATX Soccer LLC, the ownership group of the Austin Aztex, to aid the franchise’s growth into a premier sports and entertainment property in the United States. The new additions create an Aztex ownership group that combines an intimate knowledge of Austin soccer with the experience of organizing and producing global sporting events and concerts including Formula 1, USGP and ESPN X Games. “By bringing together friends and families, sports unite communities and dissolve boundaries,” Epstein said. “I’m excited to be a part of taking the Austin Aztex and their championship brand of soccer to the next level.” Mr. Thornton will play an active role and utilize his background in marketing, fan experience, and revenue generation to help the business development of the Aztex organization, while fueling his passion for the sport of soccer. ”I am thrilled to join this team that has already achieved such great success, and do what I can to help the organization succeed at the next level,” Thornton said. ”The sport of soccer plays a major role in our family as we love this game. My oldest, Cole, is heading off to play striker in college next year, and Jaxson plays goalkeeper at an elite club level. To be part of introducing a pro soccer team in Austin has had our house buzzing.” The Austin Aztex are the fourth USL PRO expansion team announced for 2015, joining Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, Tulsa Roughnecks FC, and St Louis FC. The addition of the Aztex grows the league’s membership to 18 clubs for 2015. USL PRO is the strongest U.S. men’s professional soccer league on and off the field below and in support 6 of Major League Soccer (MLS). Focused on league stability and franchise performance longevity, USL PRO features 14 teams in 2014, including expansion teams in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Sacramento. In January 2013 USL PRO entered into a groundbreaking, multiyear partnership with MLS that features individual team affiliations, inter-league play, and the opportunity for MLS clubs to field a second team in USL PRO. “Since the day we founded ATX Soccer LLC in 2011, we have been building a foundation for professional soccer in Austin,” noted Aztex founder and co-owner David Markley. “We took a grass-roots approach and did not rush the process. We took the time to form the right local ownership group and build a solid infrastructure to ensure the future success of Austin’s soccer team. Our current team has already produced eight players drafted by MLS teams in two years, and the relationship between USL PRO and MLS provides a unique opportunity to partner with an MLS affiliate who would place at least four players on our roster. The decision to join USL PRO at this time provides professional soccer to local fans next season, a platform for year-round training and player development, and an added catalyst as we continue to work with community leaders in pursuit of a future soccer-specific stadium in which we will play.” The Austin Aztex currently play at House Park, a 5,500 seat stadium located near downtown Austin. The Aztex enjoy a strong home field advantage at House Park, where more than 4,250 fans attended the USL PDL Championship game in 2013. About Bobby Epstein Bobby Epstein is the managing general partner of Prophet Capital Management as well as the co-founder and chairman of the Circuit of the Americas (COTA). Epstein has been at the forefront of bringing major sporting events to Austin including Formula 1 USGP and ESPN X Games. About Paul Thornton Paul Thornton was the founder and president of Bravo Entertainment, a leading live entertainment promoter, and is currently president of TAG Presents. He is a 20 year veteran of producing large scale events including concerts, sporting events, and festivals. Since moving to the Austin area he has produced the concerts at the Austin360 Amphitheater, the Formula 1 USGP entertainment, the Austin Fan Fest, RedFest, and the ESPN X Games Festival. 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide USL PRO INFORMATION About USL PRO USL PRO is the strongest U.S. men’s professional soccer league on and off the field below and in support of Major League Soccer (MLS). Focused on league stability and franchise performance longevity, USL PRO features 14 teams in 2014, including expansion teams in Los Angeles, Oklahoma City and Sacramento. Teams have already been announced for 2015 in Colorado Springs, Louisville, St. Louis and Tulsa, with more additions expected soon. Through aggressive and deliberate growth in adding teams fully capable of meeting USL and US Soccer standards, USL PRO is building a robust, national professional soccer league in a format that promotes the benefits of regional league play. In 2013 USL PRO began a groundbreaking, multi-year partnership with MLS that features individual team affiliations, inter-league play, and the opportunity for MLS clubs to field a second team in USL PRO. In addition to league play, USL PRO teams compete in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup as well as various domestic and international exhibitions. USL PRO is the longeststanding pro league affiliate member of US Soccer. www.austinaztex.com USL PRO Quick Facts - At least 18 teams will participate in 2015 - At least four new clubs will join USL PRO in 2015 - Clubs are affiliated with MLS franchises - All league matches are streamed live on YouTube - 5 USL PRO teams have joined MLS since 2011 - Season runs 7 months, from March to September USL PRO Clubs 7 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Aztex in the Pros Part of the Austin Aztex Mission Statement Reads: “Develop Elite Players and Prepare Them to Play at the Next Level” As such, the Austin Aztex are proud to have helped the following players make the jump to the professional leagues under the leadership of our staff. These players have enjoyed tremendous success on the next level. Dillon Powers is the reigning Rookie of the Year in Major League Soccer while Kekuta Manneh became the youngest player in MLS history to score a hat trick. Name Leone Cruz Robbie Derschang Max Gunderson Michael Kafari Michael Lisch Kekuta Manneh Dillon Powers Blake Smith Kris Tyrpak Pos. Years with Aztex D D D MF GK F MF MF F Kris Tyrpak Chivas USA 8 2009, 2012-2013 2013 2013 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012 2012-2013 Professional Club San Antonio Scorpions Harrisburg City Islanders Oklahoma City Energy FC Sporting Kansas City Houston Dynamo Vancouver Whitecaps Colorado Rapids Montreal Impact Chivas USA Kekuta Manneh Vancouver Whitecaps Dillon Powers Colorado Rapids 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Facilities House Park Address: 1301 1/2 Shoal Creek Blvd. Austin, TX 78701 Capacity: 6,000 Dimensions: 120 yards x 66 yards Surface: Artificial Turf Year Built: 1939 Record Aztex Attendance: 4,253 Aztex Record at House Park: 15-3-2 There was no better option for a home field advantage than Our House. The Austin Aztex and the loud local support provided for an intimidating venue in the USL PDL as the Aztex held home field advantage during their march to the league championship in 2013. House Park has served as the home of prior soccer teams in Austin’s history and—considering the central location and nearby pubs—serves as the de facto soccer hub of the city. The 6,000-capacity stadium is a short walking distance from local pubs, Shoal Creek, Austin’s famous 6th Street, Zilker Park, a skate park, the Austin Recreation Center and The University of Texas at Austin. House Park has been a significant venue for sports in Austin. The playing surface is covered with FieldTurf for all-purpose and year round use. It hosts high school soccer and football and games for Austin, Anderson, McCallum and Lanier High Schools. House Park is named for Colonel E.M. House, a national political leader from Austin who served as a principal advisor to President Woodrow Wilson. Colonel House donated the land of his horse pasture to the City of Austin for public use. The East Stands were built in 1937 and the facility opened in 1939. www.austinaztex.com Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex (Aztex Practice Facility) Address: 10211 West Parmer Lane Austin, TX 78717 Capacity: 11,000 Surface: Artificial Turf Year Built: 2003 The Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex is the site of Aztex PDL practices and tryouts. The artificial turf field allows for the stadium to be used for high school football and soccer games in the Round Rock Independent School District. 9 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Soccer 101: The Pitch The Pitch 1. Halfway Line 2. Center Circle 3. Center Spot 4. Touchline/Sideline 5. Corner Arc 6. End Line/Goal Line 7. Penalty Area/18-Yard Box 8. Penalty Arc 9. Penalty Spot 10. Goal Area/6-Yard Box 11. Goal 1. Halfway Line The middle of the field is divided lengthwise by the halfway line. 2. Center Circle A 10-yard circle in the middle of the field marks the area where the defending team must stay outside of during kickoff. 3. Center Spot A mark at the center of the halfway line where the ball is placed during kickoffs. 4. Touchline/Sideline The line that defines the outer edge of the longer sides of the field. When the ball goes out over the touch line, a throw-in occurs. The width of the field varies by venue, with most fields between 65 and 80 yards wide. 5. Corner Arc Area where the ball is placed on corner kicks. A flag at least five feet high stands at all four corners. 6. End Line/Goal Line Lines that mark out of bounds at either end of the field. When the ball goes out of bounds over the goal line, either a goal kick or corner kick occurs, depending on which team last touched the ball. 8. Penalty Arc This arc adjoins the penalty area, and encloses the area within 10 yards from the penalty spot. It is not part of the penalty area and is only relevant during the taking of a penalty kick. 9. Penalty Spot This spot is inside the penalty area 12 yards from the goal. The penalty spot is where the penalty kicks are taken from. 7. Penalty Area/18-Yard Box 10. Goal Area/6-Yard Box A rectangular box centered on the goal that marks the penalty area. This box is 44 yards wide by 18 yards deep. A foul inside the penalty area results in a penalty kick. A smaller rectangle inside the penalty area that is also centered on the goal. The box measures 20 yards wide by 6 yards deep. This box marks the area from which a goal kick must be taken. 11. Goal Points are scored when the ball passes into the goal that is 24 feet wide by 8 feet high. 10 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Soccer 101: Rules and Penalties Roster A USL PDL roster consists of 26 players, with 11 on the field at a time. Point System Yellow Card Held up by a referee to warn a player for dangerous or unsportsmanlike conduct. The standard FIFA (3-1-0) system awards three points for a regulation victory. In a tie, each team earns one point. For a loss, a team earns no points. Red Card Game Clock Throw In All games are comprised of 90 minutes (two 45-minute halves). During the regular season, no overtime is utilized. The act of throwing the ball from the sideline to restart play after the ball has gone out of bounds. Offsides Substitutions Five substitutions are allowed per league game. Goalkeeper Received during a game after a player earns two yellow cards or commits an egregious foul. The player must leave the game. A player is considered offsides if he is involved in a play where there are less than two opposing players between him and the goal when the ball was kicked to him. Free Kick This kick is taken from the point at which a foul occurred. Prior to being kicked, the ball must be stationary. The opponents stand 10 yards from the ball until it is kicked. Penalty Kick A free kick at the goal from the penalty spot, awarded to the attacking team after a foul within the penalty area by an opponent. Goal Kick Used to restart the game after the opposition has kicked the ball over the goal line. Corner Kick Used to restart the game after the defending team has kicked the ball over the goal line. Soccer 101: Positions The main task of the goalkeeper is to prevent the opposing team from scoring in the net. He accomplishes this by using his hands and body to deflect the goal. Common Formations 4-4-2 4-2-3-1 4-4-2 Diamond 4-3-3 Defender An outfield player’s main goal is to prevent the opposing team from scoring. Midfielder A midfielder positions himself halfway between the defense and offense. His main goal is to steal the ball from the opposition, help maintain possession, and set up the offense. Forward The forward is closest to the opposing team’s goal and has the responsibility to score goals. www.austinaztex.com 11 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Numerical Roster 12 # Position Name Nationality College/Last Club Age Height Weight 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 22 23 24 25 26 27 31 33 35 -- GK GK D D MF D D MF MF MF F MF F MF F MF MF MF F MF D D F D F D GK GK D John Kaschak Devin Perales Cruz Oronos Mikey Ambrose Danny Frid Kalen Ryden Eduardo Dos Santos George Beasley Adam Black Jeff Harwell Sito Seoane Andres Cuero Bubacarr Jobe Chuy Cortes Danny Riley Hector Gomez Tony Rocha Alesi Osorio Andrew Fox Justin Franz Josh Alcala Travis Golden Jacob Powell Marshall Tucker Eddie Campbell Chris Clements Thomas McMahon Neil O’Sullivan Abe Matamoros USA USA USA USA England USA Brazil USA England USA USA USA Gambia Mexico England Mexico USA USA England USA USA USA USA USA Jamaica USA USA England USA St. Edward’s Coastal Carolina UNC Greensboro Maryland Oklahoma City Midwestern State Coritiba West Texas A&M Oklahoma City Southern Methodist Southern New Hampshire Charlotte Texas Rush Incarnate Word St. Edward’s Queretaro Tulsa East Tennessee State St. Edward’s Campbell South Carolina Campbell Nike Academy Concordia Lindsey Wilson Tulsa Stony Brook McMurry Tulsa 23 21 24 20 25 23 23 21 21 27 25 24 19 24 22 29 20 23 21 22 30 21 21 20 25 27 19 21 21 6’0” 6’1” 5’6” 5’9” 6’2” 6’2” 5’6” 6’0” 5’10” 5’8” 5’10” 5’9” 5’7” 5’5” 5’8” 5’10” 5’9” 5’9” 6’1” 5’7” 5’9” 6’1” 5’6” 6’2” 5’9” 6’2” 6’2” 6’2” 5’10” 160 193 150 155 183 200 139 160 180 145 164 165 150 140 150 185 165 155 180 145 168 160 130 200 150 187 180 165 150 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Alphabetical Roster # Position Name Nationality College/Last Club Age Height Weight 23 3 7 8 27 31 13 11 6 19 22 4 24 15 9 12 0 -33 2 18 35 1 25 14 16 5 10 26 D D MF MF F D MF MF D F MF MF D MF MF F GK D GK D MF GK GK F F MF D F D Josh Alcala Mikey Ambrose George Beasley Adam Black Eddie Campbell Chris Clements Chuy Cortes Andres Cuero Eduardo Dos Santos Andrew Fox Justin Franz Danny Frid Travis Golden Hector Gomez Jeff Harwell Bubacarr Jobe John Kaschak Abe Matamoros Thomas McMahon Cruz Oronos Alesi Osorio Neil O’Sullivan Devin Perales Jacob Powell Danny Riley Tony Rocha Kalen Ryden Sito Seoane Marshall Tucker USA USA USA England Jamaica USA Mexico USA Brazil England USA England USA Mexico USA Gambia USA USA USA USA USA England USA USA England USA USA USA USA South Carolina Maryland West Texas A&M Oklahoma City Lindsey-Wilson Tulsa Incarnate Word UNC Charlotte Coritiba St. Edward’s Campbell Oklahoma City Campbell Queretaro Southern Methodist Texas Rush St. Edward’s Tulsa Stony Brook UNC Greensboro East Tennessee State McMurry Coastal Carolina Nike Academy St. Edward’s Tulsa Midwestern State Southern New Hampshire Concordia 30 20 21 21 25 27 24 24 23 21 22 25 21 29 27 19 23 21 19 24 23 21 21 21 22 20 23 25 20 5’9” 5’9” 6’0” 5’10” 5’9” 6’2” 5’5” 5’9” 5’6” 6’1” 5’7” 6’2” 6’1” 5’10” 5’8” 5’7” 6’0” 5’10” 6’2” 5’6” 5’9” 6’2” 6’1” 5’6” 5’8” 5’9” 6’2” 5’10” 6’2” 168 155 160 180 150 187 140 165 139 180 145 183 160 185 145 150 160 150 180 150 155 165 193 130 150 165 200 164 200 www.austinaztex.com 13 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Player Information #0 John Kaschak Goalkeeper 6’0” - 160 lbs. - 23 years old College: St. Edward’s H.S.: Allen Hometown: Allen, TX #2 Cruz Oronos Defender 5’6” - 150 lbs. - 24 years old College: UNC Greensboro H.S.: Central Catholic Hometown: San Antonio, TX #4 Danny Frid Midfielder 6’2” - 183 lbs. - 25 years old College: Oklahoma City Uni. Previous: Raunds Manor Hometown: Raunds, ENG 14 #1 Devin Perales Goalkeeper 6’1” - 193 lbs. - 21 years old College: Coastal Carolina H.S.: Stony Point Hometown: Austin, TX #3 Mikey Ambrose Defender 5’9” - 155 lbs. - 20 years old College: Maryland H.S.: Liberty Hometown: Frisco, TX #5 Kalen Ryden Defender 6’2” - 200 lbs. - 23 years old College: Midwestern State H.S.: Norman North Hometown: Norman, OK #6 Eduardo Dos Santos #7 George Beasley Defender 5’6” - 139 lbs. - 23 years old Previous: Coritiba Hometown: Santa Rosa, BRA Midfielder 6’0” - 160 lbs. - 21 years old College: West Texas A&M H.S.: Prestonwood Hometown: Dallas, TX 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Player Information #8 Adam Black Midfielder 5’10” - 180 lbs. - 21 years old College: Oklahoma City Uni. Previous: Cardinal Heenan Hometown: Liverpool, ENG #10 Sito Seoane Forward 5’10” - 164 lbs. - 25 years old College: So. New Hampshire Previous: San Jacinto College Hometown: Miami, FL #12 Bubacarr Jobe Forward 5’7” - 155 lbs. - 19 years old H.S.: Woodlands Previous: Texas Rush Hometown: Gambia #14 Danny Riley Forward 5’8” - 150 lbs. - 22 years old College: St. Edward’s Previous: Craven College Hometown: Keighley, ENG www.austinaztex.com #9 Jeff Harwell Midfielder 5’8” - 145 lbs. - 27 years old College: Southern Methodist H.S.: Jesuit College Prep. Hometown: Dallas, TX #11 Andres Cuero Midfielder 5’9” - 165 lbs. - 24 years old College: Charlotte H.S.: Westlake Hometown: Austin, TX #13 Chuy Cortes Midfielder 5’5” - 140 lbs. - 24 years old College: Incarnate Word H.S.: Central Catholic Hometown: Dolores Hidalgo, MEX #15 Hector Gomez Midfielder 5’10” - 185 lbs. - 29 years old Previous: Queretaro FC Hometown: Leon, MEX 15 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Player Information #16 Tony Rocha Midfielder 5’9” - 165 lbs. - 20 years old College: Tulsa H.S.: Klein Oak Hometown: Houston, TX #19 Andrew Fox Forward 6’1” - 180 lbs. - 21 years old College: St. Edward’s Previous: Swavesey Village Hometown: Cambridge, ENG #23 Josh Alcala Defender 5’9” - 168 lbs. - 30 years old College: South Carolina H.S.: Jack C. Hays Hometown: Buda, TX #25 Jacob Powell Forward 5’6” - 130 lbs. - 21 years old College: Nike Academy H.S.: Crockett Hometown: Austin, TX 16 #18 Alesi Osorio Midfielder 5’9” - 155 lbs. - 23 years old College: East Tennessee State H.S.: Lyndon B. Johnson Hometown: Austin, TX #22 Justin Franz Midfielder 5’7” - 145 lbs. - 23 years old College: Campbell H.S.: Vista Ridge Hometown: Austin, TX #24 Travis Golden Defender 6’1” - 160 lbs. - 21 years old College: Campbell H.S.: James Bowie Hometown: Austin, TX #26 Marshall Tucker Defender 6’2” - 200 lbs. - 20 years old College: Concordia H.S.: Sunnyslope Hometown: Phoenix, AZ 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Player Information #27 Eddie Campbell Forward 5’9” - 150 lbs. - 25 years old College: Lindsey Wilson Previous: San Jacinto College #31 Chris Clements Hometown: Montigo Bay, JAM Defender 6’3” - 187 lbs. - 27 years old College: Tulsa H.S.: Allen Hometown: Allen, TX #33 Thomas McMahon #35 Neil O’Sullivan Goalkeeper 6’2” - 180 lbs. - 19 years old College: Stony Brook H.S.: Clear Creek Hometown: Nassau Bay, TX Goalkeeper 6’2” - 165 lbs. - 21 years old College: McMurray Previous: Saffron Walden Hometown: Saffron Walden, ENG #-- Abe Matamoros Defender 5’10” - 150 lbs. - 21 years old College: Tulsa H.S.: Strake Jesuit Hometown: Houston, TX www.austinaztex.com 17 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Coaching Staff Head Coach: Manuel Buentello Buentello was named head coach of the Austin Aztex in January of 2014. Buentello served as assistant coach of the Austin Aztex since the inaugural 2012 season. In the two seasons, the Aztex compiled a 26-8-4 record across all competitions, including the 2013 USL PDL Championship. Working closely under Paul Dalglish, Buentello is familiar with the organization’s philosophies and has built a strong rapport with the squad. Born in Matamoros, Mex., Buentello brings a wealth of experience and an intimate knowledge of Central Texas soccer to his new role with the Aztex. Buentello served as USSF Academy Director and staff coach at Classics Elite SA. His contribution to Austin soccer extends throughout his 20 years as coach and director with various clubs including Classics Elite, AU Capitals SC, Austin United Soccer Club, and most recently Georgetown Force, with whom he will continue to coach. Assistant Coach: Zack Pope Pope has an extensive history of playing soccer in the Austin area. Pope attended Stony Point High School in Round Rock and played collegiately at Duke University, where he graduated with a psychology degree and a minor in sociology. Pope was drafted 40th overall in the 2008 MLS Supplemental Draft by the Chicago Fire and appeared in reserve games for the Fire and FC Dallas. In 2009, Pope made seven appearances for the Austin Aztex USL1 team. Pope gained coaching experience as an assistant coach with Southwestern University men’s soccer team, Stony Point High School’s boys varsity team, and head coach of St. Andrew’s Episcopal School’s girls varsity soccer team. Pope served as trainer and technical director of Cen Tex Soccer Training from 2008 to 2010 and is the owner of Acurix Elite Performance Training. In addition, Pope serves as staff coach for Lonestar Soccer Club, with whom he will continue to coach. Additional Coaching Staff: Assistant Coach: Ben Crawley Goalkeeper Coach: Ric Granryd Performance Coordinator: Alex Kraus Strength and Conditioning: Scott Frost Head Trainer: Demetrius Collins 18 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Front Office Staff Position Name Email Phone Owner Rene van de Zande Chairman David Markley Director of Operations Ric Granryd ric@austinaztex.com (512) 402-2892 Director of Marketing and Communications Jeffrey Burns jburns@austinaztex.com (512) 636-2978 Director of Fan Relations Ed Easton ed@austinaztex.com Roberto Pinto de Silva, Jr. RSilva@austinaztex.com Catalina Berry cati@austinaztex.com Nacho Araujo nacho@austinaztex.com Director of Corporate Sponsorships Director of Community Relations Director of Spanish Language Media General Inquires info@austinaztex.com Communications communications@austinaztex.com Partnerships partnerships@austinaztex.com Tryouts tryouts@austinaztex.com Mailing Address 2720 Bee Caves Road, Suite 220 Austin, TX 78746 www.austinaztex.com (512) 785-6773 (512) 402-2892 19 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2014 Schedule Date Saturday, May 10 7:30pm Wednesday, May 14 7:30pm Saturday, May 17 7:30pm Saturday, May 24 7:30pm Saturday, May 31 7:30pm Thursday, June 5 7:00pm Saturday, June 7 7:00pm Saturday, June 14 7:30pm Saturday, June 21 7:30pm Saturday, June 28 7:30pm Tuesday, July 1 8:15pm Saturday, July 5 7:30pm Tuesday, July 8 7:30pm Friday, July 11 7:30pm Thursday, July 17 7:30pm Opponent Location Houston Dutch Lions North Texas Rayados U.S. Open Cup - Round 2 at Midland-Odessa Sockers Mississippi Brilla Midland-Odessa Sockers at Mississippi Brilla at Mississippi Brilla Laredo Heat at Houston Dutch Lions Laredo Heat at Laredo Heat at Midland-Odessa Sockers at Houston Dutch Lions Midland-Odessa Sockers Houston Dutch Lions *All games in bronze are home games 2014 Home Games: 5/10 vs. Houston Dutch Lions at 7:30pm 5/14 vs. North Texas Rayados* at 7:30pm 5/24 vs. Mississippi Brilla at 7:30pm 5/31 vs. Midland-Odessa Sockers at 7:30pm 6/14 vs. Laredo Heat at 7:30pm 6/28 vs. Laredo Heat at 7:30pm 7/11 vs. Midland-Odessa Sockers at 7:30pm 7/17 vs. Houston Dutch Lions at 7:30pm House Park Austin, TX House Park Austin, TX Grande Communications Stadium Midland, TX House Park Austin, TX House Park Austin, TX Arrow Field at Clinton High School Clinton, MS Arrow Field at Clinton High School Clinton, MS House Park Austin, TX Dutch Lions FC Soccer Complex Conroe, TX House Park Austin, TX Texas A&M International University Laredo, TX Grande Communications Stadium Midland, TX Dutch Lions FC Soccer Complex Conroe, TX House Park Austin,TX House Park Austin, TX Result W 5-0 L 4(2) - 4(4) W 2-1 W 5-1 W 2-1 D 0-0 W 2-0 W 4-1 W 2-1 L 0-1 W 2-1 W 2-1 W 4-1 *All games in blue are U.S. Open Cup games 2014 Away Games: 5/17 at Midland-Odessa Sockers at 7:30pm 6/5 at Mississippi Brilla at 7:00pm 6/7 at Mississippi Brilla at 7:00pm 6/21 at Houston Dutch Lions at 7:30pm 7/1 at Laredo Heat at 8:15pm 7/5 at Midland-Odessa Sockers at 7:30pm 7/8 at Houston Dutch Lions at 7:30pm *Denotes U.S. Open Cup Match 20 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Opponent Information USL PDL Southern Conference - Mid South Division Opponents Houston Dutch Lions Founded: 2011 Coach: Marco Pruis 2013 Record: 3-9-2 All-time Record: 20-20-6 Aztex Record vs: 6-0-0 Website: www.houstondutchlionsfc.com Matches: 5/10 (H), 6/21 (A), 7/8 (A), 7/17 (H) Laredo Heat Founded: 2004 Coach: Fernando Hernandez 2013 Record: 8-2-4 All-time Record: 88-34-28 Aztex Record vs: 4-3-0 Website: www.laredoheatsc.com Matches: 6/14 (H), 6/28 (H), 7/1 (A) Midland-Odessa Sockers Founded: 2009 Coach: Matt Barnes 2013 Record: 3-8-3 All-time Record: 26-37-15 Aztex Record vs: 4-0-0 Website: www.sockersfc.org Matches: 5/17 (A), 5/31 (H), 7/5 (A), 7/11 (H) Mississippi Brilla Founded: 2007 Coach: Drew Courtney 2013 Record: 6-7-1 All-time Record: 59-28-21 Aztex Record vs: 0-0-0 Website: www.brillasoccer.org Matches: 5/24 (H), 6/5 (A), 6/7 (A) www.austinaztex.com 21 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide AZTEX claim 2013 pdl Championship The Austin Aztex claimed their first championship as they rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Thunder Bay Chill 3-1 in front of a crowd of 4,253 fans at House Park in the 2013 PDL Championship Game presented by Nike. Sito Seoane capped an outstanding postseason, and claimed Most Valuable Player honors, as he scored twice and added an assist to lead the Aztex’s victory, while Thunder Bay was forced to play most of the game with 10 men as goalkeeper Stephen Paterson was sent off early in the contest. Seoane had five goals in four games in the PDL Playoffs, including the game-winning goal in each of the Aztex’s four victories on the way to the championship. He pulled the Aztex even from the penalty spot following Pedro Adan’s early goal had given the Chill the lead. Seoane then added a second midway through the first half before assisting on Khiry Shelton’s finish just before the break. “It’s unbelievable,” Seoane said. “Thanks to my teammates, they were supporting me the whole season, and without them I couldn’t have done this. It’s unbelievable, to win a championship in front of all of your fans. There are no words.” The game got off to a flying start, with Thunder Bay taking the lead in just the second minute. After a long throw-in from the left by Paul Dillon was half-cleared by the Aztex, the ball came to Zetroy Robertson 20 yards from goal. His long-range shot was redirected on frame in front, and parried away by Austin goalkeeper Devin Cook, only for Adan to be on hand to blast home the rebound. Austin responded immediately, and momentum swung in their direction two minutes later as Tony Rocha slid a pass through the Thunder Bay defense that allowed Kris Tyrpak to break in on goal. Paterson came out to challenge, but brought down Tyrpak just inside the penalty area, which earned not only a penalty kick but also a red card for the goalkeeper. Daniel Alvarado came on to face Seoane’s penalty kick, but went the wrong way as Seoane’s shot went into the upper-left corner for his fourth goal of the playoffs. “When they scored, we were like, ‘we’re here, we’re in the national championship, we’ve got to step it up, we’ve got to come back and get one back as fast as we can’,” Tyrpak said. “That run that I did, me and Tony have been working on that all year, we worked on it every day in practice, and we just made eye contact and he put it where I needed to be. Unfortunately for the goalie, he came out, caught my foot and we tied it up.” With a man advantage, the Aztex tried to drive home their advantage quickly as Shelton threatened twice on the left side. Austin was able to take the lead in the 22nd 22 minute as Zack Pope overlapped and sent in a low, nearpost cross from the left side that Tyrpak beat his man to. The ball deflected perfectly to Seoane eight yards out, who lashed home a finish into the roof of the net from just outside the left corner of the six-yard box. Thunder Bay’s best chances to get back on level terms mostly came from set pieces, with Dillon’s long throw-ins a consistent threat. The Chill came close in the 45th minute as a header by Axel Sjoberg went straight at Cook, but saw the hill they had to climb get steeper in the first minute of stoppage time as Seoane played a pass to Shelton in the right channel, and the rangy forward rifled a low shot into the left corner for a 3-1 halftime lead. The Chill came out aggressively to start the second half, and were offered an avenue back into the game in the 54th minute as Sullivan Silva was brought down in the penalty area by Aaron Guillen. Dillon stepped up to take the kick, but sent his shot wide of the left post as the Aztex held onto their two-goal lead. The Chill were able to continue to generate chances from set pieces, Nolan Intermoia’s header forcing a save from Cook in the 58th minute, but as the second half wore on, the chances became fewer as playing down a man took its toll. Austin did have chances to add to its lead, the best coming to Tucker Hume as he was played into the left side of the penalty area in the 66th minute, only for Alvarado to come off his line quickly and make a fine save. Jesus Cortes also had a pair of opportunities, both of which missed the target, but they were academic as the Aztex sent their fans, led by Eberly’s Army, into massive celebrations as the final whistle went. 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 season schedule/results Date Saturday, May 11 7:30pm Tuesday, May 14 7:30pm Saturday, May 18 7:30pm Tuesday, May 21 7:30pm Saturday, May 25 7:30pm Saturday, June 1 7:30pm Saturday, June 8 7:30pm Saturday, June 15 7:30pm Tuesday, June 18 7:30pm Saturday, June 22 7:30pm Saturday, June 29 7:30pm Wednesday, July 3 8:15 pm Friday, July 5 7:30pm Saturday, July 13 7:30pm Thursday, July 18 7:30pm Saturday, July 20 8:30pm Friday, July 26 7:30pm Saturday, July 27 7:30pm Friday, August 2 7:30pm Sunday, August 4 7:30pm Opponent Location Stars Field Oklahoma City, OK North Texas Rayados House Park U.S. Open Cup - Round 1 Austin, TX House Park Houston Dutch Lions Austin, TX Wilmington Hammerheads House Park U.S. Open Cup - Round 2 Austin, TX House Park Laredo Heat Austin, TX House Park Oklahoma City FC Austin, TX WoodForest National Bank Stadium at Houston Dutch Lions Shenandoah, TX House Park El Paso Patriots Austin, TX WoodForest National Bank Stadium at Houston Dutch Lions Shenandoah, TX Stars Field at Oklahoma City FC Oklahoma City, OK House Park Houston Dutch Lions Austin, TX Texas A&M International University at Laredo Heat Laredo, TX House Park Midland-Odessa Sockers Austin, TX House Park Oklahoma City FC Austin, TX Grande Communications Stadium at Midland-Odessa Sockers Midland, TX Socorro Athletic Complex at El Paso Patriots El Paso, TX Panama City Beach Pirates House Park PDL Southern Conference Semifinals Austin, TX Laredo Heat House Park PDL Southern Conference Final Austin, TX Ocean City Nor’easters House Park PDL Semifinals Austin, TX Thunder Bay Chill House Park PDL Championship Austin, TX at Oklahoma City FC *All games in bronze are home games *All games in yellow are PDL Tournament games www.austinaztex.com Result W 2-1 W 3-0 W 1-0 L 0-2 W 1-0 W 3-2 W 2-1 W 8-0 W 3-0 D 0-0 W 4-0 L 0-1 W 2-1 W 4-0 W 6-0 D 2-2 W 4-0 W 2-0 W 1-0 W 3-1 *All games in blue are U.S. Open Cup games 23 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps May 11, 2013 - Attendance: 1,413 Stars Field - Oklahoma City, OK Austin Aztex 2 May 18, 2013 - Attendance: 1,205 House Park - Austin, TX Oklahoma City FC 1 The Austin Aztex faced stiff opposition from Oklahoma City in the USL PDL season opener Saturday night, but were able to score two late goals in a 2-1 victory. Westlake High School’s Tucker Hume sealed the victory for the Aztex in the 88th minute when the 6-foot-5-inch defender sent a looping headed shot into the far side of the opponent’s goal. Justin Franz, from Cedar Park, provided the assist with a long throw in. The Aztex faced tremendous pressure from Oklahoma City FC, who were playing their first home game in their inaugural season. The Aztex were able to maintain ball possession in their defensive half, but could not connect passes and create scoring chances early on. Meanwhile, Oklahoma City FC capitalized on an Aztex foul. Oklahoma City’s Adam Black scored for the home team when he kicked a left-footed free kick that curved around the Aztex wall and into the goal. The Aztex were forced to make early adjustments, sending Tucker Hume in at forward for Jacob Powell to add height to the Aztex attack. “Paul (Dalglish) told me to establish a physical presence at the top,” Hume said. “My job was to lay the ball the ball off to my teammates, help win the second ball, and lay it off to Andres Cuero and then get into position to score.” Trailing by a goal at halftime, the Aztex retooled the attack to target Hume up top as a target striker. The adjustment allowed the team to play the ball through the air. Near the 60th minute, the Aztex switched their formation with Kris Tyrpak moving up front into a 4-4-2.The adjustment allowed the Aztex to build momentum in their attack. Late substitutions, including Walker Hume and Oumar Djiba, gave the Aztex a tall, physical presence for any ball fought in the air. The second half adjustments for the Aztex paid off as they were able to maintain possession and connect on short passes to create dangerous attacking opportunities. The Aztex found the game-tying goal in the 77th minute when Tony Rocha’s free kick deflected off of a defender and found the back of the net. “I didn’t even see it go into goal, I just saw the net move,” Rocha said. “ I was aiming for the right post to see if someone could come in and flick it in. I saw my teammates celebrate so I started celebrating.” The goal eased the pressure off the Aztex to find the equalizer. With that pressure off of the Aztex, they mounted the attack and had Oklahoma City FC on their heels. Hume’s goal ten minutes later sealed the victory for the Aztex. The play started along the sideline when Justin Franz tossed in a long throw in. Tucker Hume was able to get into position and hit a looping header into the far side netting of the opponent’s goal. Scoring 12F Austin 022 Oklahoma City 101 OKC: Black 20’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Rocha 77’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: T. Hume 88’ (Assist: Franz) Austin Lineup: Josh Mikulewicz, Leone Cruz, Zack Pope (Oumar Djiba, 70’), Max Gunderson, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Chuy Cortes (Walker Hume, 55’), Kris Tyrpak, Jacob Powell (Tucker Hume, 32’), Andres Cuero (Justin Franz, 88’) Oklahoma City Lineup: Brian Byars, Tyler Ortlieb, Scotty Parkinson, Chris Spendlove, Andrew Webster (Nathan Doll, 70’), Danny Frid, Niall Crick, Luis Lemus (Liam Madden 78’) (Austin Place, 83’), Tommy Hubbard, Adam Black, Nicolas Alberto (Kevin Cabello, 83’) 24 Austin Aztex 1 Houston Dutch Lions 0 The Austin Aztex defense held strong and needed only one goal from defender Aaron Guillen to secure the 1-0 win over the Houston Dutch Lions Saturday evening at House Park. The win and three points allow for the Aztex to remain on top of the Mid South division with six points, two points ahead of the Laredo Heat. “It was a really hard game,” Aztex defender Aaron Guillen said. “Obviously they were going to try and come in here, take the three points from us and at least get a tie. Fortunately we got three points, we are in first place now. We have got to keep working.” The Aztex defense stole the show as the defenders were able to deflect pressure from the Dutch Lions attack throughout the game. At one point during the match, the Aztex had as many as eight players who played defense for their respective college teams to hold the lead. The Houston Dutch Lions proved to be a physical side that looked to challenge the Aztex, with both teams matching up in 4-2-3-1 formations. “We thought they were going to play a 4-3-3,” Aztex Head Coach Paul Dalglish said. “So we prepared as if they were going to play a 4-3-3 but when they came out in a 4-2-3-1 we had to change a little bit, change the game plan. The players managed to adapt and grind out a gritty win.” Chuy Cortes provided dangerous attacking runs into the middle of the attacking half and nearly scored in the 19th minute when he ripped a shot that carried just wide of the goal. Cortes played with great determination to create opportunities and showed creativity with the ball to give his teammates scoring chances, much to the pleasure of the home crowd of 1,205 who watched the team’s league home opener. “It was exciting to be back and have all the fans supporting us,” Cortes said. ”It is definitely an advantage that we have on the field when we are playing. It gives me an extra boost on the field because it gives you adrenaline that you need when you play.” A pair of defenders came through to deliver the lone goal of the game in the 32nd minute. Aztex midfielder Sito Seoane sent a corner into the penalty area for Westlake High graduate and Aztex defender Walker Hume, whose 6-foot-5-inch frame helped head the ball across goal to fellow defender Guillen, who headed the ball into the back of the net. “We have been practicing the corners,” Guillen said on the scoring play. “When the ball comes off the corner, we can look for the big boys and I just get the trash out in front. I saw the ball in front of me and I put it in.” After the goal, the Aztex solidified the defense to protect the lead. At one point in the second half, the Aztex had as many as eight players on the field who played on the back line for their respective collegiate teams. The home town squad calmly deflected any Dutch Lions attack. Making their Austin Aztex debut Saturday evening were Damian Rosales, Robbie Derschang, and Alesi Osorio. Scoring 12F Austin 101 Houston 000 ATX: Guillen 32’ (Assist: W. Hume) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope, Aaron Guillen, Walker Hume, Max Gunderson, Leone Cruz, Tony Rocha (Alesi Osorio, 90+’), Sito Seoane (Zachary Garcia, 69’), Chuy Cortes (Jacob Powell, 83’), Kris Tyrpak (Robbie Derschang, 63’), Tucker Hume (Damian Rosales, 78’) Houston Lineup: Jaimy Schaap, Cameron Free, Walter Kromholz, Leonardo Ayala, Kyle Herbison, Remco Speelziek, Lukas Simon, Oscar Prieto (Wes Vallentine, 80), Jelle van Kruijssen (Jonathan Sanchez, 69), Thomas Verhaar, Corey Adamson (Abe Matamoros, 29’) 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps May 25, 2013 - Attendance: 1,097 House Park - Austin, TX Austin Aztex 1 June 1, 2013 - Attendance: 1,272 House Park - Austin, TX Laredo Heat 0 The Austin Aztex (3-0-0) needed only one goal and the defense took care of the rest in a 1-0 victory over the Laredo Heat (1-1-1) Saturday evening at House Park. The lone goal came on a free kick from Seth Casiple, who was subbed on merely a few seconds earlier in the 58th minute. “It was a great win against a top side,” Aztex Head Coach Paul Dalglish said. “Anytime we can get three points against Laredo it is a great achievement. “ The Aztex were able to maintain possession throughout extended periods of the game, working their way into attacking opportunities from all parts of the field. The Aztex outshot the Heat 13 to 3 in the game. The Aztex defense recovered from adversity early in the first half when defender Leone Cruz had to leave the game due to injury. Michael King stepped in as a substitute for his debut and was able to stifle the Heat’s attacking players. In the 56th minute, Heat defender Omar Lopez received a caution after a hard foul on Chuy Cortes near the edge of the penalty area. With a free kick opportunity, Dalglish called in the reinforcements for a rare three-player substitution. The Aztex, who now have all players in town from their college seasons, were able to utilize their depth. This was most evident in the 57th minute, when Dalglish made three substitutions at once to revitalize the front line of attack in one swift move. Seth Casiple, Eddy Campbell, and Tucker Hume entered the game for Chuy Cortes, Andres Cuero, and Sito Seoane. Casiple would steal the show a few seconds later on the free kick. Casiple had as strong a debut as anyone could ask for with the Aztex when he stepped onto the field and was immediately asked to take the shot on a free kick from just outside the penalty area. Casiple’s shot flew past diving Heat goalkeeper Emmanuel Frias. Later in the second half, the University of Maryland duo of Dan Metzger and Mikey Ambrose stepped onto the field to help the Aztex defense protect the lead against the mounting Laredo Heat attack. The Aztex were able to dispatch the Heat attack and maintain control of midfield, thus controlling the game to the final whistle. Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook was quiet for most of the game, but came through in a big way in the 75th minute. A Heat attacker broke down the right side of the field and sent in a quick pass across the middle of the field, where the Heat forward was ready to shoot. Cook pounced on the pass for the interception and his sure hands secured the ball to eliminate the threat. Securing the ball was important, as Heat goalkeeper Emmanuel Frias frequently bobbled the ball, which was slippery from the rain-soaked field. With the victory, the Aztex remain tied for first place in the USL PDL Mid South Division with Oklahoma City FC, who have nine points, but have played an extra game than the Aztex. Scoring 12F Austin 011 Laredo 000 ATX: Casiple 58’ (Assist: n.a.) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope, Leone Cruz (Michael King, 20’), Aaron Guillen, Max Gunderson, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha (Dan Metzger, 63’), Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 75’), Kris Tyrpak (Mikey Ambrose, 72’), Chuy Cortes (Eddy Campbell, 57’), Andres Cuero (Seth Casiple, 57’) Laredo Lineup: Emmanuel Frias, Omar Lopez (Felipe Souza,90+’), Kevin Hernandez, Jorge Rocha (Camilo Botero, 63’), Yosmel de Armas (Daniel Navarro, 88’), Gregory Mulamba, Juan de dios Ibarra, Alejandro de la Garza (Leon Taylor, 54’), Hector Vallejo, Ljubomir Kocic (Joao Monteiro, 77’), Daniel Garza (Placide Buduri, 58’) www.austinaztex.com Austin Aztex 3 Oklahoma City FC 2 The Austin Aztex (4-0-0) and Oklahoma City FC (3-3-0) met at House Park Saturday evening looking to make a statement to the USL PDL and the Mid South Division. Austin’s statement rang louder. The Aztex scored late in the first half, added two more goals in the second half, and held off a OKC FC rally to win 3-2. The win gives the Aztex sole possession of the division lead with 12 points and adds padding to the rest of the competition. The Aztex attack was relentless from the beginning of the game, forcing multiple corners, outshooting their opponent 11 to 1 throughout the first half. Eddy Campbell and Kris Tyrpak formed a fearsome duo on the flanks, and nearly connected for multiple scoring opportunities. The Aztex high pressure defending continues to subdue opponents. From the forwards to the back line, the Aztex allow very little time and space for the opposition to play. The midfield trio of Dan Metzger, Zachary Garcia, and Tony Rocha highlight that work ethic. The Aztex were unable to score until the waning seconds during stoppage time of the first half. Seoane took the loose ball from the middle of the field and navigated his way through the OKC FC defense. Once clear in front of goal, Seoane shot left past OKC FC goalkeeper Ray Clark. The Aztex were able to score quickly once the second half began. Kris Tyrpak received the ball along the right side of the field and worked his way toward the middle. He then proceeded to rip a left-footed shot from about 23 yards away for the second goal of the evening. OKC FC would not go down without a fight, and answered back with a goal of their own two minutes later when Niall Crick hit a volleyed shot past Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook. The Aztex third goal would not have happened without the hustle of Tyrpak. Campbell maneuvered his way into space along the left side of the field and sent a cross to the middle of the field. However, nobody was near the ball and all players gave up on the ball to let it roll out of bounds. Except Tyrpak. Tyrpak hustled to the ball and was able to move down the line, forcing a shot that was parried out of bounds. Tyrpak would score the game-winning goal in the 60th minute on the ensuing corner kick. Seoane sent the corner kick into the near post and Tyrpak connected for a strong headed shot. Oklahoma City FC pulled the game back within one goal when Black scored in the 73rd minute, but were unable to pull the game even. OKC FC’s Adam Black put his team back within one goal when he headed a ball past Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook. However, the Aztex were able to buckle down for the final minutes of the game to secure the win. Scoring 12F Austin 123 Oklahoma City 022 ATX: Seoane 45+’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Tyrpak 48’ (Assist: n.a.) OKC: Crick 50’ (Assist: Tippeconnic) ATX: Tyrpak 60’ (Assist: Seoane) OKC: Black 73’ (Assist: Parkinson) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Mikey Ambrose (Zack Pope, 61’), Walker Hume, Michael King, Max Gunderson, Zachary Garcia, Dan Metzger (Andres Cuero, 61’), Tony Rocha, Kris Tyrpak (Chuy Cortes, 61’), Eddy Campbell (Seth Casiple, 68’), Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 79’) Oklahoma City Lineup: Ray Clarke, Tyler Ortlieb, Scott Parkinson, Chris Taylor, Andrew Webster, Danny Frid, Adam Black, Matt Bray (Thomas Boss, 35’), Niall Crick, Troy Tippeconnic (Phil Pryor, 71’), James Gross (Nicolas Alberto, 68’) 25 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps June 8, 2013 - Attendance: 450 WoodForest National Bank Stadium - Shenandoah, TX Austin Aztex 2 Houston Dutch Lions 1 Austin Aztex 8 El Paso Patriots 0 The Austin Aztex (5-0-0) needed two goals at the closing minutes of the game Saturday evening to win 2-1, keeping their undefeated record intact as they dispatched the Houston Dutch Lions (2-3-1). Aztex defender Leone Cruz started the rally in the 82nd minute when he converted a penalty kick and Tucker Hume finished the comeback with a last-second diving header in stoppage time to silent Woodforest National Bank Stadium. Both teams fought hard throughout the entire match, as players from both squads worked tirelessly to get to the ball. The Aztex tested the Dutch Lions by maintaining possession for long periods of the game. The Dutch Lions’ attacks came through counterattacks involving the attacking duo Jelle van Kruijssen and Thomas Verhaar. Aztex midfielder Tony Rocha nearly scored in the 29th minute when he took the ball through the middle of the field and fired a shot with pace from about 20 yards away from goal. Dutch Lions goalkeeper Jaimy Schaap stretched out to punch the ball over the crossbar. The Dutch Lions were able to open the scoring in the 40th minute when Jelle van Kruijssen intercepted a clearance from the Aztex defense and slid the ball past Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook. Dalglish made an adjustment at halftime and decided to put an extra man in the middle to disrupt Houston’s 4-4-2 formation. Meanwhile, the Aztex continued to test the Dutch Lions defense through attacking runs from out wide by Chuy Cortes, Kris Tyrpak, Max Gunderson and Mikey Ambrose. However, it seemed for a span that the Dutch Lions had the Aztex against the ropes. In the 68th minute, Verhaar worked his way to the right side of the area and ripped a low shot that rattled off of the near post. Minutes later, Verhaar gave it another go when he took a shot from the top of the penalty area. Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook had to make an acrobatic diving save in order to keep the Aztex within one goal. In the 70th minute, still down by a goal, Dalglish brought in Eddy Campbell and Tucker Hume to continue the attack. Tucker Hume proved to have a critical role as a spark to the Aztex rally. The Aztex were able to tie the game in the 82nd minute when the referee awarded a penalty kick to the Aztex after Tucker Hume was held by his defender while going for a ball in the penalty area. Aztex defender Leone Cruz took the penalty kick and sent a low, driven shot to the left past Dutch Lions goalkeeper Schaap. However, the Aztex continued to press and would not settle for just a tie. Their hard work paid off during stoppage time when Tony Rocha was able to send a cross in front of goal. Tucker Hume scored with a diving header. The Austin Aztex (6-0-0) set a franchise record with eight goals scored as they remain undefeated on the season after they defeated the El Paso Patriots (1-6-1). “It was an excellent performance,” Aztex Head Coach Paul Dalglish said. “It was a good time to catch El Paso as they were tired from yesterday’s game. It was still a very clinical performance from our guys. We’ve worked very hard at practice to work towards that level of performance that we played today.” From the beginning of the game, the Aztex midfield trio of Tony Rocha, Daniel Metzger, and Leone Cruz were able to control the middle of the field. By moving the ball quickly and methodically, the Aztex were able to create chances early and often. The Aztex scoring outburst started in the 16th minute when Patriots defender Pablo Rodriguez was called for a hand ball in the penalty area, rewarding the Aztex with a penalty kick. Aztex forward Andres Cuero took the penalty kick and hit the ball low and to the right of Patriots goalkeeper Agustin Rey. With the early lead, the Aztex were able to remain patient offensively. The team worked tirelessly throughout the week on ball circulation – keeping the ball and making the opponent chase it. Cuero and the Aztex continued to mount pressure on the Patriots defense, adding two more goals in the first half. Cuero broke free down the left side of the field and sent in a cross which was headed home by Kris Tyrpak in the 22nd minute. In the 32nd minute, Cuero got his chance to score his second goal of the game when he headed in a pass from Aztex defender Mikey Ambrose. The Aztex continued to put the pedal to the metal in the second half with five more goals. Sito Seoane and Tucker Hume would add two goals apiece while Ambrose scored his first goal of the season. However, even with the offensive outburst, the Aztex defense worked to contain the Patriots to only three shots while the Aztex fired away with 22 shots. Still, the eight goals is an extra sweet spot for the team. With the barrage, the Aztex set a new record of goals scored, which was originally set in a 7-0 victory over the Texas Dutch Lions in 2012. “It’s always nice to score eight goals, but it is about the way we did it,” Aztex defender and team captain Zack Pope said. “A lot of people were getting involved, keeping possession for majority of the game.” Scoring 12F Austin 358 El Paso 000 Scoring 12F Austin 022 Houston 101 ATX: Cuero (PK) 16’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Tyrpak 22’ (Assist: Cuero) ATX: Cuero 32’ (Assist: Ambrose) ATX: Seaone 56’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: T. Hume 63’ (Assist: Franz) ATX: Ambrose 70’ (Assist: Casiple) ATX: T. Hume 73’ (Assist: Franz) ATX: Seoane 78’ (Assist: n.a.) HOU: van Kruijssen 40’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Cruz (PK) 82’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: T. Hume 90+’ (Assist: Rocha) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Mikey Ambrose, Walker Hume, Michael King (Leone Cruz, 79’), Max Gunderson, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Dan Metzger (Andres Cuero, 63’), Chuy Cortes (Eddy Campbell, 70’), Kris Tyrpak (Zack Pope, 87’), Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 70’) Houston Lineup: Jaimy Schaap, Cameron Free, Walter Kromholz, Kyle Herbison, Leonardo Ayala, Remco Speelziek, Dennis Rosink, Ray Saari (Lukas Simon, 58’), Jelle van Kruijssen (Jonathan Sanchez, 85’), Thomas Verhaar, Corey Adamson (Wes Vallentine, 58’) 26 June 15, 2013 - Attendance: 1,926 House Park - Austin, TX Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope, Walker Hume, Aaron Guillen, Mikey Ambrose, Leone Cruz (Michael King, 72’) Dan Metzger (Justin Franz, 62’), Tony Rocha (Seth Casiple, 45’), Kris Tyrpak (Sito Seoane, 45’), Eddy Campbell (Tucker Hume, 62’), Andres Cuero (Robbie Derschang, 69’) El Paso Lineup: Agustin Rey, Eric Hernandez, Pablo Rodriguez, Hugo Samano, Noel Hernandez, Mario Alvarez (Adrian Del Muro, 77’), Jorge Duarte (Mark Rey, 64’), Jonathan Camarena, Jose Moreno (Sabas Ruiz, 45’), Francisco De Anda (Juan Pablo Jr., 71’), George Lara 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps June 18, 2013 - Attendance: 350 WoodForest National Bank Stadium - Shenandoah, TX Austin Aztex 3 Houston Dutch Lions 0 The Austin Aztex (7-0-0) maintained control throughout the game and were able to defeat the Houston Dutch Lions 3-0 Tuesday evening at WoodForest National Bank Stadium. The effort was a complete performance for the Aztex, who extend their franchise-record winning streak to seven games to tie the Thunder Bay Chill with the best record in the USL PDL. “Our goal is to keep winning each individual game,” Aztex Head Coach Paul Dalglish said. “If we win and achieve our goal most weeks, we will achieve our big goal.” In the first half, the Aztex maintained possession for extended periods of the half. The Aztex were able to progress the ball forward into the Dutch Lions goal area, but were unable to capitalize on their chances. The Dutch Lions nearly jumped out to an early lead in the eighth minute when Jelle van Kruijssen was able to get his foot on a cross in front of the Aztex goal. However, his touch was off target as the ball rolled just wide of the far post. The Aztex answered back with a chance of their own in the ninth minute when Aztex forward Sito Seoane took an attempt on goal on a free kick 28 yards out. Dutch Lions goalkeeper Jaimy Schaap needed to make a sprawling dive to punch the ball out of bounds for a corner. Three minutes later, Campbell stole the ball from a defender for a breakaway, but the determined Dutch Lions defense were able to recover and prevent Campbell from getting a clean shot attempt. The Dutch Lions opened the game in a 4-4-2 formation. To help counter the formation, the Aztex utilized Zachary Garcia to fall back deeper to receive the ball and create space in the midfield. The flexibility of the Aztex formation allowed the players to adapt quickly to changes. The Aztex were able to break the scoreless deadlock early in the second half when forward Andres Cuero was able to collect the ball from an errant Dutch Lions clearance. Cuero, at the top of the Dutch Lions’ own penalty area, was able to make the turn and fire a shot past Schaap. Five minutes later, Campbell made up for his failed attempt in the first half when he muscled his way into space down the right side of the line for a breakaway. The speedy forward was able to race the ball down and send in a pass to Aztex forward Kris Tyrpak. Tyrpak calmly touched the ball into the back of the net for the second goal. The Aztex attack continued with a third goal in the 70th minute when Seoane sent a lead pass into the middle of the Dutch Lions’ defensive half. Campbell beat his defender to the ball for a one-on-one with Schaap. Campbell shot the ball past the Dutch Lions goalkeeper. The Aztex currently lead the USL PDL Mid South Division with 21 points, and are six points clear of OKC FC with a game in hand. Scoring 12F Austin 033 Houston 000 ATX: Cuero 47’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Tyrpak 52’ (Assist: Campbell) ATX: Campbell 70’ (Assist: Seoane) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Walker Hume (Michael King, 80’), Aaron Guillen, Max Gunderson, Robbie Derschang, Zachary Garcia (Seth Casiple, 69’), Tony Rocha (Justin Franz, 62’), Andres Cuero (Dan Metzger, 69’), Kris Tyrpak (Tucker Hume, 62’), Eddy Campbell (Chuy Cortes, 74’), Sito Seoane Houston Lineup: Jaimy Schaap, Leonardo Ayala, Walter Kromholz, Kyle Herbison (Bradley Bourgeois, 45’), Abe Matamoros, Dennis Rosink, Remco Speelziek, Ray Saari (Wes Vallentine, 56’), Thomas Verhaar, Jelle van Kruijssen (Jonathan Sanchez, 81’), Corey Adamson (Oscar Prieto, 56’) www.austinaztex.com June 22, 2013 - Attendance: 1,578 Stars Field - Oklahoma City, OK Austin Aztex 0 Oklahoma City FC 0 The Austin Aztex (7-0-1) and Oklahoma City FC (5-3-1) gave each other their best shot, but both teams had to settle for their first draw of the season after a scoreless match Saturday evening in Oklahoma City. While the Aztex were unable to capitalize on their scoring opportunities, they were able to extend their opponent’s scoreless streak to 318 minutes and have not allowed a goal since June 8 versus the Houston Dutch Lions. Holding OKC FC, who have the PDL’s leading goal scorer in Adam Black, to a scoreless result was no easy task for the Aztex. However, Zachary Garcia was up to the task and limited Black to only one shot. “He is an attacking player and it just happened we were matched up throughout the game,” Garcia said. “Obviously coming in we knew he was a good player so I try to do all I can to shut him down and hopefully I accomplished that with zero goals allowed today.” The Aztex carried the advantage through the first half. In the first 15 minutes, both teams fought to establish dominance in the midfield. The Aztex were able to attack wide for a quick barrage of attacks, forcing five corner kicks. As the half wore on, the Aztex worked to maintain possession. The best opportunity for the Aztex to score came early in the first half when forward Kris Tyrpak received a lead pass for a breakaway. OKC FC goalkeeper Bryan Byars was able to get off his line and block Tyrpak’s shot. Minutes later, Tyrpak was able to take a strong volleyed shot in front of goal, but Byars was able to contain the shot attempt. The Aztex defense continued to fluster OKC FC’s offense. Garcia helped keep the left-footed Black to his right side, while center backs Leone Cruz and Walker Hume communicated to the team throughout the match. OKC FC tried to beat the Aztex out wide, but strong one-on-one defending from Max Gunderson and Robbie Dershang thwarted their attempts. The Aztex were able to hold off a furious volley of shots at the end of the game. OKC FC believed they had the game-winning goal on the last play of the game when OKC FC forward Danny Gibson hit the crossbar after a corner kick. In the play, OKC FC had a corner kick after Gunderson made a strong play to clear the ball out of bounds. OKC FC sent in a good clearance to the far post and the ball was headed across the box. The ball fell to OKC FC midfielder Danny Gibson, who ripped a shot that bounced straight down off of the crossbar and out of bounds. The ball bounced straight down and was kicked out of bounds. “I looked behind me after the shot and there was three four of my guys back there so I had faith that it wasn’t going in,” Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook said. “When it hit the post, my heart stopped.” The scoreless draw is the first such result in franchise history for the Aztex and the first scoreless draw among all competitions in the USL PDL Mid South Division in 2013. The Aztex currently lead the USL PDL Mid South Division with 22 points and have a six point lead over OKC FC with a game in hand. Scoring 12F Austin 000 Oklahoma City 000 Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Walker Hume, Leone Cruz, Robbie Derschang, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Justin Franz, 72’), Kris Tyrpak, Eddy Campbell (Daniel Riley, 64’), Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 72’) Oklahoma City Lineup: Bryan Byars, Okot Kal (Nathan Doll, 86’), Tyler Ortlieb, Scott Parkinson, Chris Spendlove (Andrew Webster, 86’), Chris Taylor, Danny Frid, Luis Lemus (Niall Crick, 59’), Adam Black, Stephen Owusu (Danny Gibson, 88’), Nicholas Alberto (Kevin Cabello, 70’) 27 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps June 29, 2013 - Attendance: 1,164 House Park - Austin, TX Austin Aztex 4 July 3, 2013 - Attendance: 1,024 Texas A&M International Soccer Complex - Laredo, TX Houston Dutch Lions 0 The Austin Aztex (8-0-1) remained undefeated on the season and inched closer to a playoff spot when they defeated the Houston Dutch Lions (2-7-1) 4-0 Saturday night at House Park. The win allowed for the Aztex to sweep the Dutch Lions after four matches and extend their defensive shutout streak to 409 minutes, not having allowed a goal since June 8. The Aztex maintained control of the game since the opening whistle. The team maintained possession as they looked to build their attack. The Dutch Lions decided to sit back defensively, giving Aztex defenders Leone Cruz and Aaron Guillen ample time to choose their passing target and move the ball forward. Aztex midfielders Tony Rocha and Zachary Garcia were able to take control of midfield and switch the ball out wide. The Aztex utilized their speed out on the left side of the field with Chuy Cortes and Robbie Derschang when attacking, creating many scoring chances. The midfielders and attacking four paired well with the timing of their runs and navigating the passing lanes. Sito Seoane nearly scored for the Aztex in the seventh minute when he saw Jaimy Schaap out of position during a breakaway. Seoane sent a long-ranged blast that caromed off of the crossbar. The team’s strategy paid off in the 33rd minute. Rocha lobbed a through ball to Cortes, who worked his way into the middle of the field from the left flank and set up Cuero. Cuero shot the ball past Dutch Lions goalkeeper Schaap for the opening goal. Tyrpak provided insurance with the second goal in the 40th minute after Cuero collected the ball in front of goal after a scrum from a free kick. Cuero saw Tyrpak make an early run and flicked the ball to Tyrpak, who hammered the ball past Schaap. The Aztex scored again in the final seconds of the first half when Seoane sent in a long free kick 40 yards from goal. Cuero helped free Tyrpak during the run in, causing two defenders to pursue Tyrpak while giving Cuero space in front of goal. Cuero was able to get to the ball and flicked it into the net. The Dutch Lions tried to get back into the second half with three substitutions at halftime. However, the Aztex defense was able to contain their efforts. The Dutch Lions had their opportunities after rare turnovers from the Aztex backline. However, goalkeeper Devin Cook appeared to have a personal mission to keep the shutout streak intact and made several plays to disrupt the Dutch Lions attack. Cook finished the game with three saves. The Aztex added their fourth goal in the 81st minute when Aaron Guillen headed the ball in from a corner kick from Seth Casiple. Scoring 12F Austin 314 Houston 000 ATX: Cuero 33’ (Assist: Cortes) ATX: Tyrpak 40’ (Assist: Cuero) ATX: Cuero 45+’ (Assist: Seoane) ATX: Guillen 81’ (Assist: Casiple) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Leone Cruz (Michael King, 69’), Aaron Guillen, Max Gunderson, Robbie Derschang (Zack Pope, 69’), Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Seth Casiple, 60’), Sito Seoane (Eddy Campbell, 60’), Chuy Cortes (Jeff Harwell, 60’), Kris Tyrpak (Tucker Hume, 60’) Austin Aztex 0 Laredo Heat 1 The Austin Aztex (8-1-1) were unable to mount a comeback and were defeated 1-0 at the hands of the four time Mid South Division champion Laredo Heat (6-2-2) Wednesday night in Laredo. The win ends the nine game unbeaten streak the Aztex had to begin their league campaign. While still in first place, the game brought the Heat to within five points of the Aztex for first place in the division with four games remaining. With the strong playoff implications heading into the game, both squads looked to control possession by pressing high and playing with urgency. The Aztex had chances in the first half when they tried to thread the ball to Kris Tyrpak through the Heat backline. However, Heat goalkeeper Emmanuel Frias was quick to jump off his line and beat the Aztex to the ball. The Aztex had their best opportunity in the first half when Tony Rocha forced a turnover in the 34th minute and ran free on a breakaway. Once in the penalty area Rocha unleashed a shot low and to the left, but Frias was able to push the ball out of bounds. Seven minutes later, the Heat scored what would prove to the only goal of the game. Aztex defender Robbie Dershang made a tackle to force the ball out of bounds on the right side of the field. The Heat were quick to throw the ball back in down the right sideline to Juan Ibarra-Trevino. Ibarra crossed the ball to the far post where Francisco Lara was able to shoot the ball past Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook. The goal ended the Aztex shutout streak of 449 consecutive minutes. The Aztex worked to get back into the game and made halftime adjustments by sending in Walker and Tucker Hume, Jeff Harwell, and Zack Pope to pressure the Heat defense. The Aztex comeback took an uphill climb in the 69th minute when Tucker Hume received a straight red card and was ejected after a collision with Felipe Souza. The red card forced the Aztex to play the rest of the game with only ten players. Aztex goalkeer Devin Cook kept the team within one goal with a standout effort in goal. With the Aztex pressing high and down a man, the Heat were able to get opportunities and shots on goal. Cook stood tall and denied the Heat from obtaining the insurance goal. Cook finished the evening with six saves. After the ejection, the Aztex switched to a three-man backline to help maintain the numbers up front. Zack Pope and Aaron Guillen were able to send the ball into the box, but were unable to find the touch to bring them even. Scoring 12F Austin 000 Laredo 101 LAR: Lara 40’ (Assist: Ibarra-Trevino) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Max Gunderson (Zack Pope, 45’), Leone Cruz (Walker Hume, 45’), Aaron Guillen, Robbie Derschang, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Michael King, 63’), Sito Seoane (Jeff Harwell, 45’), Eddy Campbell (Tucker Hume, 45’), Kris Tyrpak Laredo Lineup: Emmanuel Frias, Felipe Souza, Camilo Botero, Yosmel De Armas (Gabriel Muniz, 63’, Ian Barbosa (Joao Monteiro, 79’), Greg Mulamba, Juan Ibarra-Trevino (Leon Taylor, 79’), Ljubomir Kucic, Francisco Lara, Daniel Garza (Daniel Navarro, 90+’), Yair Hernandez Houston Lineup: Jaimy Schaap, Abe Matamoros, Remco Speelziek (Corey Adamson, 45’), Kyle Herbison (Wes Vallentine, 75’), Walter Kromholz, Lukas Simon, Oscar Prieto (Cameron Free, 45’), Leonardo Ayala, Ray Saari (David Galindo, 45’), Jelle van Kruijssen, Jonathan Sanchez 28 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps July 5, 2013 - Attendance: 1,288 House Park - Austin, TX Austin Aztex 2 July 13, 2013 - Attendance: 2,111 House Park - Austin, TX Sockers 1 The Austin Aztex (9-1-1) needed two second half goals from Andres Cuero to finish a rally and win 2-1 versus the Midland-Odessa Sockers (3-6-2). Midland-Odessa needed to secure three points in order to keep their playoff chances alive. With the loss, the Sockers were eliminated from postseason contention while the Aztex continued their march toward the Southern Conference Final Four. The Aztex were unable to figure out the Sockers throughout the first half as Midland-Odessa pressured the Aztex defenders and collapsed the midfield, not allowing the Aztex to play freely. Midland-Odessa midfielder Kal Herbert disrupted the Aztex early, forcing three shots in the opening period of the match. The Aztex would find themselves in a hole just a few minutes later. In the 28th minute, the Sockers capitalized in a counter attack. Sockers midfielder Andres Maldonaldo received a cross and had to jump up to attempt a volley shot, but Aztex defender Aaron Guillen jumped to the ball and got it out from beneath Maldonado. The referee called a foul on the play and Maldonado buried the penalty kick low and to the left past Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook. The game took a tumultuous tone at the end of the first half when Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook jumped off of his line to prevent Sockers forward Juan Nava from getting off a shot attempt. Cook laid out to block the ball, but was struck in the head by Nava. Cook remained down during play with an apparent head injury, while Midland-Odessa tried to capitalize on the open goal until the referee stopped play roughly 15 seconds later. The play started a series of events which led to a five minute stoppage of play. The referees issued a second yellow card to Juan Nava, forcing MidlandOdessa to finish the game with 10 players. The Aztex regained their composure at halftime and prepared their plan of attack. With a man advantage and needing to finds two goals in the second half, the Aztex were patient and methodical with their passing, waiting for the wide players to get open and create dangerous attacking plays. The strategy paid off. While the Aztex had only five shots in the first half, they had 16 shots in the second half. The Aztex capitalized with a goal in the 59th minute when Chuy Cortes sent a curling free kick from the left side of the field into the penalty area. Aztex forward Andres Cuero leaped in front of his defender and headed the ball into the back of the next for the equalizing goal. After the goal, the Aztex had complete momentum in the match. The Aztex found the game-winning goal in the 86th minute when Danny Riley chased down a pass from Aztex midfielder Tony Rocha. Riley flicked the ball across goal, where Cuero headed in the ball for his second goal of the evening. Scoring 12F Austin 022 Midland-Odessa 101 M-O: Maldonado (PK) 30’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Cuero 58’ (Assist: Cortes) ATX: Cuero 86’ (Assist: Riley) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope, Walker Hume, Aaron Guillen, Max Gunderson (Oumar Djiba, 90+’), Leone Cruz (Danny Riley, 73’), Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Jeff Harwell, 89’), Chuy Cortes, Kris Tyrpak (John Lujano, 89’), Sito Seoane (Justin Franz, 67’) Midland-Odessa Lineup: Nick Petolick, Chase Robertson, Tyler Tarango, Mark Hiller, Benjamin Clarvis (Dishon Isaac, 88’), Tyler Smith (Vitales Atemafac, 66’), Andres Maldonado, Andrew Power, Kal Herbert, Len Smith (Kalen Ryden, 57’), Juan Nava www.austinaztex.com Austin Aztex Midland-Odessa 4 Oklahoma City FC 0 The Austin Aztex (10-1-1) clinched the Mid South Division Championship and booked their ticket to the playoffs after a 4-0 win over Oklahoma City FC (7-4-2) Saturday night at House Park. The match was the final home game of the regular season for the Aztex, who finished with a perfect 7-0-0 record at House Park with 22 goals scored while allowing only three. “We wanted to perform well in front of our fans for our final home game,” Aztex defender and team captain Zack Pope said. “We have prepared well this week and all season. We put ourselves in a good position be successful and hopefully we win these two remaining games.” The Aztex immediately pounced on OKC FC after the opening whistle when Aztex midfielder Tony Rocha intercepted a pass and then sent a forward pass to Kris Tyrpak. Tyrpak navigated his way through the OKC FC defense and shot the ball past goalkeeper Brian Byars after just 16 seconds. Tony Rocha scored the second goal of the game in the 17th minute when he collected the ball in front of OKC FC’s goal after Sito Seoane’s shot was deflected. Rocha chipped the ball past Byars. Defensively, the Aztex worked to contain Adam Black and OKC FC’s attack. The Aztex continued with a high work rate to press OKC FC when they had possession to make sure they would not get comfortable with the ball. OKC FC came out of halftime revitalized and looking to climb back into the game. For the first 25 minutes of the second half, the Aztex absorbed a flurry of long throw ins and corner kicks from OKC FC. Tyrpak collected his second goal of the game and the third goal for the Aztex in the 70th minute when he re-directed Eddie Campbell’s deflected shot in front of OKC FC’s goal, into the back of the net. Tyrpak finished his hat trick with his third goal in the 89th minute when he received a pass from Westlake High School alumnus Tucker Hume and hit the ball into the net. It is the second time in the team’s first two seasons in which Tyrpak has scored a hat trick in the team’s regular season home finale. Tyrpak received loud applause from the crowd when he was substituted off during stoppage time. “It felt amazing,” Tyrpak said. It was fantastic to score in front of all the fans. It was the perfect way to end the home finale and was a great way to give back to the fans.” The shutout continues Devin Cook’s reign as one of the top goalkeepers in the USL PDL. Cook is among the league leaders with eight wins, six shutouts, and a goals against average of less than 0.500. Scoring 12F Austin 224 Oklahoma City 000 ATX: Tyrpak 1’ (Assist: Rocha) ATX: Rocha 17’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Tyrpak 70’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Tyrpak 79’ (Assist: T. Hume) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope, Walker Hume, Aaron Guillen, Max Gunderson (Michael King, 82’), Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha (Leone Cruz, 83’), Andres Cuero (Tucker Hume, 66’), Kris Tyrpak Danny Riley, Chuy Cortes (Eddy Campbell, 66’), Sito Seoane (Jeff Harwell, 66’) Oklahoma City Lineup: Bryan Byars, Tyler Ortlieb (Matt Bray, 82’), Scott Parkinson (Nathan Doll, 23’), Chris Spendlove, Chris Taylor (Andrew Webster, 19’), Danny Frid, Niall Crick, Adam Black, Kal Okot (Luis Lemus, 39’), Stephen Owusu (Danny Gibson, 58’), Nicolas Alberto (Troy Tippeconnic, 82’) 29 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps July 18, 2013 - Attendance: 485 Grande Communications Stadium - Midland, TX Austin Aztex 6 July 20, 2013 - Attendance: 210 Patriot Stadium - El Paso, TX Midland-Odessa Sockers 0 The Austin Aztex (11-1-1) netted five goals in the first half and cruised to their 11th win of the season with a 6-0 win versus the Midland-Odessa Sockers (3-8-2) Thursday evening in Midland. Six different Aztex players contributed to the scoreline during the barrage. Aztex head coach Paul Dalglish told the team before the game that the ability to beat teams that had winning or losing records either home or away, is the test of a team with championship mettle. Dalglish left the Aztex to task and the squad made a point to give the squad a quick advantage. The Aztex scored the first goal in the 12th minute with strong build up play in the midfield. Aztex midfielder Tony Rocha got the ball and sent a through ball to Kris Tyrpak. Tyrpak beat the Sockers defenders on the back line and had a one-on-one with Sockers goalkeeper Robin Allard. Tyrpak hit the ball past Allard for the first goal. The Sockers almost came back with an early response when Sockers forward Joe Munoz received a cross that dropped in between center backs Walker Hume and Aaron Guillen. Munoz was free for a one-on-one with goalkeeper Devin Cook, but Cook made the save as the ball sailed straight up in the air. It appeared the Sockers would get the ball in off the rebound, but Guillen was able to clear the ball away with an overhead kick. Rocha added the second goal of the game in the 28th minute when he worked his way along the baseline and hit a precise shot that caromed off the bottom of the crossbar and bounced in the goal. Aztex midfielder Chuy Cortes, playing in defense Thursday night, scored the third goal in the 30th minute when his free kick glanced off of a Sockers defender while on its way to goal. Cortes contributed to the fourth goal of the game in the 34th minute when he worked his way along the right flank and sent in a cross to the middle of the penalty area. Aztex forward Khiry Shelton hammered the ball with a right-footed volley into the back of the Sockers net. Shelton’s goal came in his 2013 debut for the Aztex. The Aztex fifth goal came courtesy of Sito Seoane, who received a pass from Kris Tyrpak and slotted the ball past the goalkeeper for the fifth goal of the half. In the 78th minute, Rocha set up Walker Hume for the sixth goal of the game. The Aztex defense absorbed the pressure from the Sockers in the second half for their second consecutive shutout. With Thursday night’s win, the Aztex are assured to have at least a share of the best record in the USL PDL Southern Conference at season’s end. Scoring 12F Austin 516 Midland-Odessa 000 ATX: Tyrpak 12’ (Assist: Rocha) ATX: Rocha 28’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Cortes 30’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Shelton 34’ (Assist: Cortes) ATX: Seoane 45’ (Assist: Tyrpak) ATX: W. Hume 78’ (Assist: Rocha) 30 Austin Aztex 2 El Paso Patriots 2 The Austin Aztex (11-1-2) faced stiff competition from the El Paso Patriots and had to settle for a 2-2 draw Saturday night at Patriot Stadium in El Paso. With the game, the Aztex end their regular season campaign as the top seed in the USL PDL Southern Conference. The Patriots, who sat at the bottom of the division table throughout the season, looked to close out their season on a high note and stepped up to the challenge versus the Aztex. The Patriots were able to jump to an early lead in the 12th minute when the referee awarded the Patriots a penalty kick after Aztex defender Leone Cruz appeared to foul their opponent. Patriots midfielder Enrique Cervantes took the penalty kick and shot the ball to the left past Aztex goalkeeper John Kaschak. The Aztex were able to come back with a quick response in the 23rd minute when forward Khiry Shelton cut toward the middle of the field and curled a shot past diving Patriots goalkeeper Agustin Rey. Leone Cruz put the Aztex ahead before halftime. Aztex midfielder Jeff Harwell sent a free kick into the Patriots area. Aztex defender Aaron Guillen was able to get a glancing header on the ball to redirect the ball. Rey pounced on the ball but then bobbled the ball and it sprang loose. Leone Cruz hustled to the ball and slammed it into the back of the net for the second goal. The comeback gave the Aztex the 2-1 lead heading into halftime. The Patriots were able to answer back in the second half when Patriots midfielder Jose Moreno collected the rebound following a sensational reaction save Kaschak. Moreno then slid the ball past Kaschak. The Aztex would press the Patriots for much of the remainder of the game, but neither team was able to find the elusive winning goal. The Aztex nearly escaped with a goal at the end of the game when the Aztex kicked the ball deep into the Patriots area. Two Patriot defenders eased off the ball for Rey to get the ball and Shelton hustled to the ball and took the ball from the Patriots. With an open goal, Shelton fired away for the open goal but a Patriot defender was able to scramble back for an off-the-line save. The Aztex finished the regular season with 35 points through 14 games, an improvement over the 29 points through 16 games from the squads inaugural 2012 regular season. Once again, the Aztex were among the league leaders in goals scored whole a leader in defense. “I am very proud of the team and the entire club,” Cruz said. “It is good to be part of an organization to do that for the first time and to bring the playoffs back to Austin. That is very important to us that we accomplished our goals but we are not done yet.” Scoring 12F Austin 202 El Paso 112 ELP: Cervantes (PK) 12’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Shelton 23’ (Assist: Pope) ATX: Cruz 43’ (Assist: n.a.) ELP: Moreno 48’ (Assist: n.a.) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Max Gunderson (Zack Pope, 75’), Aaron Guillen (Michael King, 58’), Walker Hume, Chuy Cortes, Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Jeff Harwell, 75’), Alesi Osorio (Leone Cruz, 69’), Khiry Shelton (Eddy Campbell, 58’), Kris Tyrpak, Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 75’) Austin Lineup: John Kaschak, Zack Pope, Aaron Guillen, Leone Cruz (Max Gunderson, 45’), Michael King, Zachary Garcia, John Lujano (Tony Rocha, 59’), Jeff Harwell (Andres Cuero, 59’), Tucker Hume (Sito Seoane, 59’), Eddy Campbell (Kris Tyrpak, 59’), Khiry Shelton Midland-Odessa Lineup: Robin Allard, James Duvceski, Tyler Tarango, Dishon Isaac, Chase Robertson, Andres Maldonado (Ethan Baltier, 82’), Jose Anchondo, Tyler Smith (Releigh Gregston, 87’), Kal Herbert (Andrew Arraiga, 35’), Joe Munoz, Vitales Atemafac (Gabriel Mendoza, 87’) El Paso Lineup: Agustin Rey, Norman Ramos, Jair Olivares, Joaquin Diaz (Jorge Duarte, 87’), Daniel Campos, Jose Moreno, Enrique Cervantes (George Lara, 88’), Jonathan Camarena (Noel Hernandez, 62’), Naoyas Aizawa, Mario Alvarez, Francisco Deanda (Eric Hernandez, 80’) 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps July 26, 2013 - Attendance: 2,481 House Park - Austin, TX PDL Southern Conference Semifinals Austin Aztex 4 July 27, 2013 - Attendance: 2,673 House Park - Austin, TX PDL Southern Conference Championship Austin Aztex Panama City Beach Pirates 0 2 Laredo Heat 0 The Austin Aztex (12-1-2) continued their strong form at House Park and defeated the Panama City Beach Pirates 4-0 Friday evening in front of 2,481 fans. The Aztex advance to face their division rival Laredo Heat to decide the Southern Conference Champion on Saturday, July 27. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at House Park. Laredo advanced to the title game earlier in the afternoon with a 2-0 victory over Southeast Division Champion Ocala Stampede. The Aztex were quick to jump to a lead in the ninth minute after Aztex forward Sito Seoane collected a rebound from midfielder Tony Rocha’s shot and slid the ball past Pirates goalkeeper Sean Lewis. Aztex forward Khiry Shelton added the second goal of the first half in the 37th minute. Aztex forward Kris Tyrpak received the ball along the right side in midfield and sent in a curling cross toward the middle of the field toward Seoane. Seoane, in an offside position, let the ball glide past him, which allowed Shelton to race past his defender to get to the ball. Shelton was alone for a one-on-one with Lewis and he juked by Lewis and emphatically hit the ball into the empty net from point blank range. “I have to thank Paul (Dalglish) a lot,” Shelton said on his performance with the team. “He has had patience with me. It’s different because he is having us play a certain way. I want to thank him for giving me that opportunity. “ Eager to get back into the game after halftime, the Pirates made two halftime subs. However, the Aztex defense was able to calmly retain possession of the ball and absorb the attack from the Pirates. The Aztex put the game out of reach with their third goal in the 51st minute. This time, Shelton came up with the assist when he sent a pass toward Aztex forward Andres Cuero, who launched a powerful shot about 15 yards from goal after a strong sequence of consecutive passes. Austin collected their fourth goal after Aztex forward Tucker Hume was pulled down for a foul in the penalty area. Aztex defender Leone Cruz calmly hit the penalty kick into the net for the goal in the 89th minute. Austin is currently 8-0 in PDL play at House Park this season. The Aztex defeated the Laredo Heat 1-0 in their only matchup at House Park this season on May 25, but the Heat defeated Austin 1-0 later in the season in Laredo for the Aztex only loss of the season on July 3. “It’s going to be a tough game,” Aztex forward Sito Seoane said. “They have a really good team, but both teams will be playing on back to back days. We are playing at home and we need to keep working as hard as we are.” The Austin Aztex (13-1-2) defense remained stingy and two goals were enough to dispatch the Laredo Heat to win the Southern Conference Championship Saturday evening in front of a franchise record 2,673 fans at House Park. “It’s amazing,” Aztex forward Khiry Shelton said. “Everybody’s been working hard not just to get here but to keep going.” Laredo had a quick start to their match as they pressed Austin’s defenders into early turnovers as they attempted to build their attack from the back. However, the Aztex defenders were able to get on track and stifled Laredo’s attack. The Aztex jumped to a lead in the 25th minute when defender Leone Cruz sent a perfect long ball from the back line to break forward Khiry Shelton free for a one-on-one with Heat goalkeeper Emmanuel Frias. Frias was able to steer Shelton away from goal, leaving the Heat goal exposed. Shelton turned and sent a pass back to Sito Seoane, who smashed the ball in for the first goal. “We were trying different things and I noticed that Khiry had a little bit of space,” Cruz said. “I told myself from the time before that if I could get it to him it would get us maybe an opportunity to score. Khiry was on the same page.” Shelton remained the difference maker throughout the game. Shelton’s size and speed created mismatches throughout the game as Laredo tried to come up with a solution to the tall forward. Shelton clinched the game for the Aztex in the 86th minute when Austin connected a series of passes to find Tucker Hume open in front of goal. Hume made the unselfish play to pass the ball to Shelton, who hammered the ball home. The Aztex move on to the USL PDL League Championships, where they will face the winners of the remaining conference champions in a singleelimination final four tournament. The location will be held at one of the four cities. Austin has submitted their bid to host the tournament. “Preparation,” Cruz said on what was next for the Aztex. “We don’t know what’s going to happen or where we are going to be playing. We know that there is going to be another game so we are going to treat it like any other game and be focused.” Scoring 12F Austin 224 Panama City Beach 0 0 0 ATX: Seoane 25’ (Assist: Shelton) ATX: Shelton 86’ (Assist: T. Hume) ATX: Seoane 9’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Shelton 37’ (Assist: Tyrpak) ATX: Cuero 51’ (Assist: Shelton) ATX: Cruz (PK) 89’ (Assist: n.a.) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope (Leone Cruz, 82’), Aaron Guillen, Walker Hume, Max Gunderson, Zach Garcia, Tony Rocha (Alesi Osorio, 67’), Andres Cuero (Jeff Harwell, 67’), Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 63’), Khiry Shelton (Jesus Cortes, 63’), Kris Tyrpak (Eddy Campbell, 63’) Scoring 12F Austin 112 Laredo 000 Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope, Aaron Guillen, Leone Cruz, Max Gunderson, Zach Garcia, Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Tucker Hume, 77’), Khiry Shelton, Kris Tyrpak (Chuy Cortes, 73’), Sito Seoane (Eddy Campbell, 57’) Laredo Lineup: Emmanuel Frias, Felipe Souza (Joao Monteiro, 68’), Camilo Botero, Ian Barbosa (Daniel Garza, 45’), Yosmel De Armas, Gregory Mulamba, Ljubomir Kocic (Juan Ibarra, 45’), Francisco Lara (Jorge Rocha, 81’), Placide Buduri (Daniel Galvan, 62’), Yair Hernandez, McMor Eligwe (Daniel Navarro, 59’) Panama City Beach Lineup: Sean Lewis, Taian Souza, Josh McCrary, Mikey Lightbourne, Drew Russell, Ricardo Olivera (Robby Russell, 45’), David Mallow, Calvin Marques (Johnny Saye, 45’), Matt Raines (Will Monsour, 63’), Nasser Charif (Jason Ream, 82’), Tyler Fabian (Andrew Beasley, 71’) www.austinaztex.com 31 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps August 2, 2013 - Attendance: 3,062 House Park - Austin, TX PDL Semifinals Austin Aztex 1 August 4, 2013 - Attendance: 4,253 House Park - Austin, TX PDL Championship Ocean City Nor’easters 0 The Austin Aztex (14-1-2) needed only one goal from Sito Seoane and allowed their defense to continue to shut down their opponents to advance to the USL PDL Championship game Sunday, Aug. 2 at House Park. The game took a physical start through the first half as the Aztex looked to maintain possession of the ball and dictate their pace to the game. However, the Nor’easters were quick to knock the Aztex off of the ball and not allow the Aztex to get comfortable at their home field. The Aztex defense were also able to contain Ocean City’s attack throughout the opening thirty minutes. Ocean City had their first chance to score when Nor’easter forward Zoncher Dennis beat an offside trap and was alone for a one-on-one with Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook. Cook was quick off of his line and was able to thwart the scoring attempt by Dennis. The save was the beginning of a series of acrobatic and clutch saves for Cook, a USL PDL finalist for Young (U21) Player of the Year and also Goalkeeper of the Year. Cook finished the evening with six saves and pushed his season shutout total to 11. The Aztex scored the lone goal of the game in the 52nd minute when Zack Pope made a penetrating run along the left side of Ocean City’s penalty area. A defender knocked the ball out of bounds and Pope, the Aztex captain, had the presence of mind to make a quick throw in to Sito Seoane in the middle of the area. Seoane took a first touch that hit the ball straight up and then blasted a left-footed a full volley. The ball caromed off the inside part of the far post and into the back of the net. “The ball was bouncing, but I didn’t doubt it,” Seoane said. “It’s awesome, tonight we’re going to enjoy it, but it’s not over, we’ve got one more game. Thunder Bay is a really good team, so we’re going to have to be ready.” Seoane chose a fortuitous time to be the hero for the Aztex – not only was it the league semifinal, but the organization was giving out Seoane trading cards at the front gate. The goal was Seoane’s third for the Aztex during postseason play. The Aztex advance to the USL League Championship match, where they will face the regular season champion Thunder Bay Chill (15-1-1) from Ontario. The Chill advanced to the title game after they defeated Victoria Highlanders FC 2-0 earlier Friday afternoon. “We’re excited,” Aztex midfielder Tony Rocha said. “We have never been in this situation before and we want to bring a championship to this great city.” Scoring 12F Austin 011 Ocean City 000 ATX: Seoane 52’ (Assist: Pope) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope, Leone Cruz, Aaron Guillen (Walker Hume, 77’), Max Gunderson, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Chuy Cortes, 80’), Kris Tyrpak (Eddy Campbell, 81’), Khiry Shelton, Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 71’) Ocean City Lineup: Michael O’Keeffe, Kevin Curran (Timothy Mulgrew, 71’), Tapiwa Machingauta, Patrick O’Neil (Max Tassano, 90+’), Steven Perinovic, Ken Tribbett, Frank Tweneboa, Abdul Umar (Richardo Israel, 87’), Zoncher Dennis, Emmanuel Kollie, Dwayne Reid Austin Aztex 3 Thunder Bay Chill 1 The Austin Aztex claimed their first championship as they rallied from an early deficit to defeat the Thunder Bay Chill 3-1 in the 2013 PDL Championship Game presented by Nike on Sunday night. Sito Seoane capped an outstanding postseason, and claimed Most Valuable Player honors, as he scored twice and added an assist to lead the Aztex’s victory, while Thunder Bay was forced to play most of the game with 10 men as goalkeeper Stephen Paterson was sent off early in the contest. Seoane had five goals in four games in the PDL Playoffs. He pulled the Aztex even from the penalty spot following Pedro Adan’s early goal had given the Chill the lead. Seoane then added a second midway through the first half before assisting on Khiry Shelton’s finish just before the break. The game got off to a flying start, with Thunder Bay taking the lead in just the second minute. After a long throw-in from the left by Paul Dillon was half-cleared by the Aztex, the ball came to Zetroy Robertson 20 yards from goal. His long-range shot was redirected on frame in front, and parried away by Austin goalkeeper Devin Cook, only for Adan to be on hand to blast home the rebound. Austin responded immediately, and momentum swung in their direction two minutes later as Tony Rocha slid a pass through the Thunder Bay defense that allowed Kris Tyrpak to break in on goal. Paterson came out to challenge, but brought down Tyrpak just inside the penalty area, which earned not only a penalty kick but also a red card for the goalkeeper. Daniel Alvarado came on to face Seoane’s penalty kick, but went the wrong way as Seoane’s shot went into the upper-left corner for his fourth goal of the playoffs. With a man advantage, the Aztex tried to drive home their advantage quickly as Shelton threatened twice on the left side. Austin was able to take the lead in the 22nd minute as Zack Pope overlapped and sent in a low, near-post cross from the left side that Tyrpak beat his man to. The ball deflected perfectly to Seoane eight yards out, who lashed home a finish into the roof of the net from just outside the left corner of the six-yard box. The Chill came close in the 45th minute as a header by Axel Sjoberg went straight at Cook, but saw the hill they had to climb get steeper in the first minute of stoppage time as Seoane played a pass to Shelton in the right channel, and the rangy forward rifled a low shot into the left corner for a 3-1 halftime lead. The Chill were able to continue to generate chances from set pieces, Nolan Intermoia’s header forcing a save from Cook in the 58th minute, but as the second half wore on, the chances became fewer as playing down a man took its toll. Scoring 12F Austin 303 Thunder Bay 101 THB: Adan 2’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Seoane (PK) 7’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Seoane 22’ (Assist: Tyrpak) ATX: Shelton 45+1’ (Assist: Seoane) Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Zack Pope (Walker Hume, 71’), Leone Cruz, Aaron Guillen (Alesi Osorio, 88’), Max Gunderson, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Andres Cuero (Eddy Campbell, 74’), Khiry Shelton (Jeff Harwell, 83’), Kris Tyrpak (Chuy Cortes, 46’), Sito Seoane (Tucker Hume, 57’) Thunder Bay Lineup: Steven Paterson, Zetroy Robertson, Axel Sjoberg, Nolan Intermoia, Paul Dillon (Lee Nishanian, 84’) Abraham Villon, Pedro Adan, Jose Altamirano (Zeph Thomas, 76’), Sergio Camrano (Dominic Roberts, 54’), Sullivan Silva (Gavin Hoy, 86’), Sunny Omoregie (Daniel Alvarado, 6’) 32 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Game-by-Game Recaps (U.S. Open CUp) May 15, 2013 - Attendance: 638 House Park - Austin, TX Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - Round 1 Austin Aztex 3 May 21, 2013 - Attendance: 686 House Park - Austin, TX Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup - Round 2 North Texas Rayados 0 Austin Aztex 0 Wilmington Hammerheads 2 The Austin Aztex stood their ground and defeated the NTX Rayados 3-0 to advance to the Second Round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup despite playing 65 minutes with a 10-man squad. With the win, the Aztex will host USL Pro team the Wilmington Hammerheads at House Park on Tuesday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m. for their Second Round matchup. The Aztex returned to familiar grounds at House Park and to the boisterous chants of the home crowd. With a game under their belts before kickoff combined with being at home, the team played fluidly through the opening moments, involving overlapping attacking runs from defense. The Aztex took an aggressive start against their USASA opponents. Kris Tyrpak nearly scored in the third minute after Tony Rocha sent a cross. Andres Cuero found the pass first, but laid off for Tyrpak to take the shot, but the forward’s shot violently bounced off of the crossbar. Just three minutes later, Sito Seoane was able to get in a shot opportunity, but the ball went wide. The Aztex scored early in the first half when Cuero, a Westlake High School graduate, collected a rebound in front of goal from Sito Seoane’s shot attempt flicked the ball toward goal. NTX Rayados goalkeeper made a diving attempt to save the shot, but it was ruled that the ball had already crossed the goal line for the opening goal. The one goal lead early in the game was fortunate as the Aztex would find themselves with a number disadvantage after Aztex defender Aaron Guillen was issues a straight red card for a foul on NTX Rayados goalkeeper Raul Herrera. Aztex Head Coach Paul Dalglish quickly adjusted for the loss of his defender by pulling midfielder Chuy Cortes out of the game for Westlake High graduate Walker Hume. “When we got reduced to ten men, we had to adapt the way we play a little bit,” Dalglish said. With the goal in hand, the 10-man Aztex were able to be patient defensively, causing the NTX Rayados attack to try and press to take advantage of the extra attacker, but the Rayados were frequently dispossessed. The Aztex added to the lead in the 32nd minute when Tyrpak received a pass along the right side of the penalty area and had an opening. Tyrpak’s shot was deflected off of Rayados defender Clifford Spence, which redirected the shot to squeeze by the near post for an own goal. With the insurance goal in hand and with a 10-man squad, the Aztex maintained possession throughout the second half. The squad was able to sit back and calmly absorb pressure from the Rayados attack and answer their rebuttal through dangerous counter attacks. The Aztex sealed the victory with a third goal in the 85th minute when Tony Rocha reached a blocked shot for a second attempt and muscled the follow up shot into the back of the net. Scoring 12F Austin 213 North Texas000 The Austin Aztex were unable to recover from a first half play which resulted in a one goal deficit and ultimately fell to the Wilmington Hammerheads 2-0 Tuesday evening at House Park. The loss eliminated the Austin Aztex from the U.S. Open Cup. However, the players are looking up after a hard fought match and are determined to continue the season in strong form. The Aztex were able to penetrate the Hammerheads defense early on during the match when forward Kris Tyrpak was able to disrupt the defenders with strong attacking runs and defensive pressure once possession was lost. This resulted in an early scoring chance when Tyrpak forced a turnover and had a one-on-one with the goalie, only for his shot attempt to be blocked. Max Gunderson broke through in the 11th minute when he glided past the defense along the right flank. As Gunderson moved into the box, he began to lose his footing and was tackled from the side by a Hammerheads defender in the penalty area, but no foul was called. For the Hammerheads, they pressured the Aztex through early set pieces. The Hammerheads were unable to muscle past the Aztex, who had Walker Hume and Leone Cruz ready to take on any challenges. The Hammerheads broke through in a decisive play of the game in the 21st minute of the game. Hammerheads forward Steven Perry broke through after he received a pass from Richard Isberner for a one-on-one with Aztex goalkeeper Devin Cook. Cook was quick off his line and forced the shot attempt wide, but Perry ran into Cook on his follow through. For the collision after the shot, Cook was issued a straight-red card. Josh Mikulewicz stepped in between the posts for the Aztex, but was unable to stop the ensuing penalty kick from Isberner. The Aztex were able to turn it up and had the Hammerheads on their heels through the remainder of the opening half. The squad finished the half having edged Wilmington eight shots to nine. Sito Seoane nearly scored in the 45th minute when his left-footed shot found its way past the diving goalkeeper, but the ball squeezed around the outside of the far post. The game took a physical turn early into the second half, as Gareth Evans and Richard Isberner each earned a caution in the 48th and 50th minutes, respectively. The Hammerheads delivered the final blow in the 68th minute. William Heaney curled in a left footed free kick toward the top of the penalty area. Cruz tried to parry off the shot with the outside of his right foot, but the ball instead curled toward goal and into the back of the net for an own goal. The Aztex were unable to find an answer, but still played hard through the entire match. ATX: Cuero 14’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Spence (OG) 32’ (Assist: n.a.) ATX: Rocha 85’ (Assist: n.a.) WIL: Isberner (PK) 23’ (Assist: n.a.) WIL: Cruz (OG) 68’ (Assist: n.a.) Austin Lineup: Josh Mikulewicz, Zack Pope, Max Gunderson, Leone Cruz, Aaron Guillen, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Sito Seoane, Chuy Cortes (Walker Hume, 26’), Kris Tyrpak (Eddy Campbell, 62’) (Jacob Powell, 79’), Andres Cuero North Texas Lineup: Raul Herrera, Kevin Ellis, Fernando Garza, Clifford Spence, Robert Swann (Raul Rodriguez, 66’), Flavio Guzman, Tito Salas (Alberto Rodriguez, 45’), Victor Pinal, Efren Castillo (Juan Pablo Farres, 35’) Christopher Dwyer, Reese Wilson www.austinaztex.com Scoring 12F Austin 000 Wilmington112 Austin Lineup: Devin Cook, Leone Cruz, Walker Hume, Max Gunderson, Robbie Derschang, Zachary Garcia, Tony Rocha, Chuy Cortes, Sito Seoane (Damian Rosales, 64’) (Oumar Djiba, 72’) Andres Cuero, Josh Mikulewicz, Kris Tyrpak Wilmington Lineup: Troy Hernandez, Shawn Utterson, Gareth Evans, Jamel Wallace, Christian Davidson, Aaron Patrick (Will Heaney, 64’), Daniel Roberts, Daniel Steres, Shaun Nicklaw, Richard Isberner (Kyle Greig,64’) Steven Perry (Cody Arnoux, 73’) 33 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Austin’s Soccer History Sockadillos, Lone Stars, Lightning Putting the ‘ATX’ Back into Aztex Austin’s rich soccer history includes teams which have competed in the Southwest Indoor Soccer League (SISL), USISL, and United Soccer Leagues during 23 of the last 25 years. The first expansion team in the SISL, the Sockadillos featured such local stars as Steve Bailey, Saeed Kadkhodaian, Brian Monaghan, Uwe Balzis, and Chris Veselka. The tradition continued as the Austin Lone Stars fielded new stars including Gabe Jones, Marc Madeley, and Ben Crawley. Marcel Uriarte earned league honors with the Austin Lightning. 2012 Austin Aztex U23s The Austin Aztex team that competed in the PDL in 2008 was led by Coach of the Year Wolfgang Suhnholz, and included Goalkeeper of the Year, Miguel Gallardo, and Defender of the Year, Beto Papandrea. Twenty-one players that competed on the 2008 and 2009 squads have gone on to play professionally, including current MLS players, Austin da Luz (DC United) and Matt Gold (Toronto FC). Gallardo, Zack Pope, AJ Goldbolt, Josh Alcala, Kieron Bernard, Wes Allen, and Jamie Watson went on to star for the Aztex professional side, while Ryan Mirsky, Jeff Harwell, Kyle Helton, and Kendall McFayden were pulled up to the pro roster once their PDL duties were completed. From Austin to the World Most recently, Aztex U23 alums Chris Spendlove, Andres Cuero, and Jamie Scope played with the Wilmington Hammerheads, Chris Salvagionne was a member of the Charlotte Eagles, and Gary Boughton played with FC New York. Former Aztex PDL players competing overseas include Jamie Cunningham with the Puerto Rico Islanders, Roger Da Costa who is playing in South Africa with the Moroka Swallows, and Euan Holden with Stockport County Football Club. Kendall McFayden went on to lift the championship trophy with the Kitsap Pumas in the PDL, while Milton Blanco was selected as the PDL MVP after leading the league in points and assists with the Fresno Fuego. 34 Led by Head Coach Paul Dalglish, the Austin Aztex brought an entertaining and winning style of soccer back to the Austin community. The Aztex entertained fans by scoring the most goals in the conference while conceding the fewest goals. The squad finished the 2012 season in the Elite 8 (out of 73 teams), losing in the Southern Conference Championship shortly after eliminating the top-seeded Ocala Stampede. Aztex players earned accolades during and after the season for the Aztex. Aztex players finished in the PDL Top 10 in points, goals, and assists. Austin players were named PDL Player of the week once, Team of the Week six times, and Honorable Mention 11 times. Three players were named to the PDL Southern All-Conference team, the most of any team in the conference. In addition, the Aztex created an opportunity for our players to showcase themselves to professional leagues. Four Aztex players were invited to train with MLS clubs, while the Aztex played a friendly against an MLS club. Zach Garcia signed a contract with the San Antonio Scorpions as the 2012 season closed while Kekuta Manneh, Blake Smith, and Dillon Powers were drafted among the first 11 picks of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft—a rare feat for a PDL club. 2013 The team won the 2013 League Championship in just their second year in operation. The Aztex finished the 2013 season with one of the top records in the league as well as individual accolades, including Coach of the Year (Paul Dalglish), PDL Most Valuable Player (Kris Tyrpak), and PDL Championship MVP (Sito Seoane). The Aztex finished the 2013 campaign with five consecutive single-game attendance records and were among the top ten highest-drawing teams in the league, earning the USL PDL Franchise of the Year award. The Aztex success continued with the MLS SuperDraft for the second straight year as five Aztex players (Robbie Derschang, Kris Tyrpak, Michael Lisch, Michael Kafari, and Travis Golden) were selected by an MLS club during the draft while Sito Seoane joined the Houston Dynamo for a preseason trial. 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide All-TIme Franchise records Team Records Goals in a season Goals in a match Largest margin of victory Earliest goal in a match Latest goal in a match Cards issued in a game (both teams) Longest shutout streak Longest winning streak Longest unbeaten streak Longest game with a goal streak Fewest goals allowed in a season Best goal differential in a season Best finish in a season 39 goals (2012) 8 goals, vs. El Paso (6/5/2013) 8 goals, vs. El Paso (6/5/2013) 16 seconds (Kris Tyrpak) vs. Oklahoma City (7/13/13) 90+’ (Khriy Shelton 2012, Tucker Hume 2013) 11 cautions, 0 ejections vs. El Paso (6/16/12) 449 minutes (2013) 9 games (2013) 11 games (2013) 11 games (2012, 2013) 8 goals (2013) +30 (2013) 35 points (2013) Player Records Most points in a season Kris Tyrpak, 23 points (2013) Most goals in a season Kris Tyrpak, Kekuta Manneh, 10 goals (2012) Most goals in a match Kekuta Manneh, 4 goals vs. Houston (5/24/2012) Most assists in a season Chuy Cortes, 6 assists (2012) Most assists in a match Chuy Cortes, Justin Franz, Tony Rocha, 2 assists (2013) Most minutes played in a season Ross Kelly, 1,419 minutes (2012) Most consecutive minutes played in a season Ross Kelly, 1,260 minutes (2012) Most cards issued in a season Zach Pope, 5 cautions, 0 ejections (2012) Earliest goal in a match Kris Tyrpak, 16 seconds vs. Oklahoma City (7/13/2013) Latest goal in a match Khiry Shelton, Tucker Hume, 90+’ Quickest goal after entering a match Seth Casiple, 2 seconds vs. Laredo (5/25/2013) Youngest player with a cap Kekuta Manneh, 17 years, 127 days at Houston (5/5/2012) Oldest player with a cap Norberto Papandrea, 36 years at Houston (5/5/2012) Most appearances (all-time) Kris Tyrpak, 32 games Most consecutive appearances Kris Tyrpak, 19 games Most startsKris Tyrpak, 31 games Most consecutive starts Kris Tyrpak, 18 games www.austinaztex.com 35 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide Year-by-Year Results 2012 Overall: 9-5-2 Head Coach: Paul Dalglish 2013 Overall: 11-1-2 Head Coach: Paul Dalglish 5/5 at HoustonW 4-0 5/11 at Midland/Odessa W 2-0 5/12 at El Paso L 0-1 5/19 vs. El Paso W 6-1 5/24 vs. Houston W 7-0 6/1 vs. New Orleans D 2-2 6/2 vs. New Orleans D 1-1 6/9 vs. Laredo L 0-2 6/16 vs. El Paso L 1-2 6/19 at LaredoL0-1 6/22 vs. Laredo W 1-0 6/27 at LaredoW 2-1 6/30 at New Orleans W 6-1 7/6 vs. Midland/Odessa W 7-0 7/8 at El Paso W 1-0 7/14 at New Orleans L 0-1 7/20 vs. Ocala*W 3-2 7/22 vs. Orlando City* L 2-4 5/11 at Oklahoma City W 2-1 5/15 vs. North Texas^ W 3-0 5/18 vs. HoustonW 1-0 5/21 vs. Wilmington^ L 0-2 5/25 vs. Laredo W 1-0 6/1 vs. Oklahoma City W 3-2 6/8 at HoustonW 2-1 6/15 vs. El Paso W 8-0 6/18 at HoustonW 3-0 6/22 at Oklahoma City D 0-0 6/29 vs. Houston W 4-0 7/3 at LaredoL0-1 7/5 vs. Midland/Odessa W 2-1 7/13 vs. Oklahoma City W 4-0 7/18 at Midland/Odessa W 6-0 7/20 at El Paso D 2-2 7/26 vs. Panama City Beach* W 4-0 7/27 vs. Laredo*W 2-0 8/2 vs. Ocean City! W 1-0 8/4 vs. Thunder Bay! W 3-1 * PDL Southern Conference Tournament Games ^ Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup Games * PDL Southern Conference Tournament Games ! PDL Championship Games 36 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide All-TIme Series records El Paso Patriots H: 2-1-0 A: 1-1-1 GS: 18 5/12/12 5/19/12 6/16/12 7/8/12 6/15/13 7/20/13 L W L W W D 0-1 6-1 1-2 1-0 8-0 2-2 El Paso, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX El Paso, TX Austin, TX El Paso, TX Houston Dutch Lions H: 4-0-0 A: 5-0-0 GS: 32 5/5/12 5/24/12 5/18/13 6/8/13 6/18/13 6/29/13 5/10/14 6/24/14 7/8/14 7/17/14 3-2-1 GA: 6 9-0-0 GA: 3 W 4-0 Shenandoah, TX W 7-0 Austin, TX W 1-0 Austin, TX W 2-1 Shenandoah, TX W 3-0 Shenandoah, TX W 4-0 Austin, TX W 5-0 Austin, TX W 2-1 Conroe, TX W 4-1 Conroe, TX TBDTBDAustin, TX Laredo Heat 6-4-0 H: 4-2-0 A: 2-2-0 GS: 12 GA: 8 6/9/12 6/19/12 6/22/12 6/27/12 5/25/13 7/3/13 7/27/13* 6/14/14 6/28/14 7/1/14 L L W W W L W W L W 0-2 0-1 1-0 2-1 1-0 0-1 2-0 4-1 0-1 2-1 Austin, TX Laredo, TX Austin, TX Laredo, TX Austin, TX Laredo, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX Laredo, TX Midland/Odessa Sockers H: 3-0-0 A: 4-0-0 GS: 23 5/11/12 7/6/12 7/5/13 7/18/13 5/14/14 5/31/14 7/5/14 7/11/14 W 2-0 Midland, TX W 7-0 Austin, TX W 2-1 Austin, TX W 6-0 Midland, TX W 2-1 Midland, TX W 2-1 Austin, TX W 2-1 Midland, TX TBDTBDAustin, TX 5/24/14 6/5/14 6/7/14 5-1 0-0 2-0 Austin, TX Clinton, MS Clinton, MS 1-1-2 GA: 5 North Texas Rayados (USASA) H: 1-1-0 A: 0-0-0 GS: 7 1-1-0 GA: 4 6/1/12 6/2/12 6/30/12 7/14/12 D D W L 2-2 1-1 6-1 0-1 Austin, TX Austin, TX New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA 5/15/13^ W 3-0 Austin, TX 5/14/10^ L 4-4 Austin, TX -Rayados Advanced 4-2 on PKs Ocala Stampede 1-0-0 H: 0-0-0 A: 1-0-0 GS: 3 GA: 2 7/20/12* W 3-2 Ocala, FL Ocean City Nor’easters H: 1-0-0 A: 0-0-0 GS: 1 1-0-0 GA: 0 Oklahoma City FC H: 2-0-0 A: 1-0-1 GS: 9 3-0-1 GA: 3 Orlando City Lions U23 H: 0-0-0 A: 0-1-0 GS: 2 0-1-0 GA: 4 Panama City Beach Pirates H: 1-0-0 A: 0-0-0 GS: 4 1-0-0 GA: 0 Thunder Bay Chill H: 1-0-0 A: 0-0-0 GS: 3 1-0-0 GA: 1 Wilmington Hammerheads (USL PRO) H: 0-1-0 A: 0-0-0 GS: 0 0-1-0 GA: 2 5/11/13 6/1/13 6/22/13 7/13/13 7-0-0 GA: 4 W D W New Orleans Jesters H: 0-0-2 A: 1-1-0 GS: 9 8/2/13 ! * PDL Southern Conference Tournament Games ^ Lamar Hunt U. S. Open Cup Games ! PDL Championship Games www.austinaztex.com Mississippi Brilla 2-0-1 H: 1-0-0 A: 1-0-1 GS: 7 GA: 1 7/22/12* 7/26/13* 8/4/13! 5/21/13^ W W W D W L W W L 1-0 2-1 3-2 0-0 4-0 2-4 4-0 3-1 0-2 Austin, TX Oklahoma City, OK Austin, TX Oklahoma City, OK Austin, TX Ocala, FL Austin, TX Austin, TX Austin, TX 37 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 PDL Leaders and Statistics Point Leaders Rank Points GP Player Name Team 1 37 12 Peter Caringi Baltimore Bohemians 2 36 12 Carl Haworth Ottawa Fury 3 34 14 Tyler Blackwood Orlando City U23 34 14 Oliver Gore Real Colorado Foxes 5 29 15 Dwayne Reid Ocean City Nor’easters 6 26 14 Aaron Boyd Forest City London 7 25 11 Jordan Ayris Forest City London 8 23 12 Adam Black Oklahoma City FC 23 14 Brett Levis Victoria Highlanders 10 22 9 Paul Islas Fresno Fuego 22 13 Zach Steinberger Michigan Bucks 22 14 James Pucci West Virginia Chaos 13 21 13 Sunny Omoregie Thunder Bay Chill 142012Jordan Hughes Victoria Highlanders 20 13 Niall Cousens Van. Whitecaps U23 20 14 Kenny Hogg Ocala Stampede 171914Kris Tyrpak Austin Aztex 18 18 6 Alencar Junior Western MA Pioneers 18 12 Gerald Ben Michigan Bucks 18 12 Tyler Reinhart Fresno Fuego Rank Goals GP 1 2 4 6 8 16 15 15 12 12 11 11 10 10 10 12 14 14 12 15 12 14 11 13 14 Goal Leaders Player Name Peter Caringi Tyler Blackwood Oliver Gore Carl Halworth Dwayne Reid Adam Black Aaron Boyd Jordan Ayris Zach Steinberger James Pucci Assist Leaders Rank Assists GP 1 2 3 5 10 38 12 9 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 5 12 14 12 14 12 12 12 13 14 7 Player Name Team Baltimore Bohemians Orlando City U23 Real Colorado Foxes Ottawa Fury Ocean City Nor’easters Oklahoma City FC Forest City London Forest City London Michigan Bucks West Virginia Chaos Team Carl Halworth Ottawa Fury Jason Plumhoff Reading United AC Nuno Gourgel Kitsap Pumas Geaton CaltabianoBaltimore Bohemians Tyler Reinhart Fresno Fuego Thomas Verharr Houston Dutch Lions Matt Walker Michigan Bucks Kyle Breitmeyer Ocala Stampede Predrag Ivanovic West Virginia Chaos Blake FrischknechtBYU Cougars Rank Shots GP Shot Leaders Player Name Team 1 53 14 Oliver Gore Real Colorado Foxes 2 51 13 Matthew McDevittKansas City Brass 3 48 14 Aaron Boyd Forest City London 48 14 Brett Levis Victoria Highlanders 5 46 12 Carl Haworth Ottawa Fury 6 45 12 Adam Black Oklahoma City FC 45 12 Peter Caringi Baltimore Bohemians 8 42 12 James Pucci West Virginia Chaos 9 41 13 Ahmed Sheta N. Virginia Royals 104011Christopher Karcz Jersey Express Rank Wins 1 3 6 7 10 10 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 Rank SO GK Wins Leaders GP 11 12 10 10 14 13 6 8 8 8 Player Name Team Sean Lewis Panama City Pirates Devin Cook Austin Aztex Chad Bush Ottawa Fury Adam Grinswis Michigan Bucks Emmanuel Frias Laredo Heat Elliott Mitrou Victoria Highlanders Daniel Alvarado Thunder Bay Chill Brian Billings Ocean City Nor’easters Alexander BolowichOcala Stampede Stephen Paterson Thunder Bay Chill GK Shutout Leaders GP Player Name Team 1 9 10 Chad Bush Ottawa Fury 2 8 12 Devin Cook Austin Aztex 3 6 13 David Meves Portland Timbers U23 6 14 Emmanuel Frias Laredo Heat 556Peyton FordCarolina Dynamo 5 8 Alexander BolowichOcala Stampede 5 8 Stephen Patterson Thunder Bay Chill 5 9 Marco Joergensen L. Island Rough Riders 5 11 Andrew Harris Baltimore Bohemians 5 11 Sean Lewis Panama City Pirates GK Goals Against Leaders Rank GA GP Player Name Team 1 1 10 Chad Bush Ottawa Fury 2 5 12 Devin Cook Austin Aztex 378Andrew Wolverton IMG Academy 499Jon Dawson Jersey Express 5 10 11 Andrew Harris Baltimore Bohemians 6 11 13 David Meves Portland Timbers U23 11 11 Sean Lewis Panama City Pirates 11 10 Warren Gross Western MA Pioneers 11 9 Marco Joergensen L. Island Rough Riders 10 12 11 Tomas Gomez Orlando City U23 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2013 Aztex Leaders and Statistics Point Leaders Rank Points GP Player Name 1 2317Sito Seoane 2 2120Kris Tyrpak 3 2019Andres Cuero 4 1320Tony Rocha 512 6Khiry Shelton Goal Leaders Rank Goals GP Player Name 1917 Sito Seaone 9 19 Andres Cuero 9 20 Kris Tyrpak 456Khiry Shelton 5420 Tony Rocha Assist Leaders Rank Assists GP Player Name 1517 Sito Seoane 5 20 Tony Rocha 335Justin Franz 3 20 Kris Tyrpak 3 16 Chuy Cortes Shot Leaders Rank Shots GP Rank Mins 1 2 3 4 5 Player Name 4917Sito Seoane 3520Kris Tyrpak 3419Andres Cuero 2920Tony Rocha 1816Chuy Cortes Minutes Played Leaders 1 2 3 4 5 1611 1596 1461 1440 1436 GP 20 19 16 17 20 Player Name Tony Rocha Max Gunderson Devin Cook Zachary Garcia Kris Tyrpak Foul Leaders Rank Fouls Rank GA 1 2 5 GP Player Name 3120Tony Rocha 1520Kris Tyrpak 1517Zack Pope 1419Andres Cuero 1418Leone Cruz GK Goals Allowed Leaders GP Player Name 1617 Devin Cook 233Josh Mikulewicz 321John Kaschak GK Save Leaders Rank Saves GP Rank SO Player Name 1 4417Devin Cook 210 3Josh Mikulewicz 342John Kaschak GK Shutout Leaders GP Player Name 1 1117Devin Cook 213Josh Mikulewicz 302John Kaschak Single Game Records Point Leaders Rank Points Player Name Date Opponent 17Kris Tyrpak7/13 Oklahoma City 2 5 Andres Cuero 6/15 El Paso 34Andres Cuero 7/5 Midland-Odessa 4 Tucker Hume 6/15 El Paso 4 Tony Rocha 7/18 Midland-Odessa 4 Sito Seoane 6/15 El Paso 4 Kris Tyrpak 6/1 Oklahoma City Goal Leaders Rank Goals Player Name Date Opponent 13Kris Tyrpak7/13 Oklahoma City 2 2 Andres Cuero 6/15 El Paso 2 Andres Cuero 6/29 Houston 2 Andres Cuero 7/5 Midland-Odessa 2 Tucker Hume 6/15 El Paso 2 Sito Seoane 6/15 El Paso 2 Sito Seoane 8/4 Thunder Bay 2 Kris Tyrpak 6/1 Oklahoma City Assist Leaders Rank Assists Player Name 1 2 2 Justin Franz Tony Rocha Date 6/15 7/18 Shot Leaders Rank Shots Player Name 1 3 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Sito Seoane Sito Seoane Andres Cuero Tony Rocha Tony Rocha Sito Seoane Sito Seoane Sito Seoane Kris Tyrpak Date 7/26 8/2 8/4 6/29 7/5 6/1 6/15 7/5 6/1 Opponent El Paso Midland-Odessa Opponent Panama City Beach Ocean City Thunder Bay Houston Midland-Odessa Oklahoma City El Paso Midland-Odessa Oklahoma City GK Save Leaders Rank Saves Player Name Date Opponent 16Devin Cook7/3 Laredo 6 Devin Cook 7/13 Oklahoma City 6 Devin Cook 7/18 Midland-Odessa 6 Devin Cook 8/2 Ocean City www.austinaztex.com 39 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2014 PDL Leaders and Statistics Point Leaders Rank Points GP 1 2 3 4 6 9 13 11 10 10 8 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 11 14 11 11 12 7 9 9 Goal Leaders Player Name Rank GA GP Team Rank Wins GP Team Rank SO Team Rank Saves GP Alencar Junior West. Mass. Pioneers Anthony Grant Seacoast U. Phantoms Dzenan Catic Michigan Bucks Cody Cook Van. Whitecaps U23s Yannis Becker Forest City London Ilija Ilic Ocala Stampede Kharlton Belmar Portland Timbers U23s Javier Castro LA Misioneros FC Chris Hellmann Des Moines Menace Alcides Thomas SW Florida Adrenaline Assist Leaders Rank Assists GP Player Name 1 7 11 Jose Cuevas Fresno Fuego 2 5 11 Lewis Hilton Ocala Stampede 3512 Odaine Sinclair FC Tucson 4 4 Hudson Rhoads Portland Timbers U23s 4 6 Ashley Miller SW Florida Adrenaline 4 6 Stefan Vukovic K-W United FC 4 9 Chris Hellmann Des Moines Menace 4 9 Michael Lightbourne Pan. Cty. Pirates 4 10 Gerald Ben Michigan Bucks 4 10 Edgar Gonzalez LA Misioneros FC Rank Shots GP 1 2 5 8 9 40 34 34 34 33 33 33 32 31 31 10 7 12 12 9 11 12 11 9 11 Shot Leaders Player Name GK Goals Allowed Leaders Team 26 7 Alencar Junior West. Mass. Pioneers 23 6 Anthony Grant Seacoast U. Phantoms 21 11 Dzenan Catic Michigan Bucks 20 11 Yannis Becker Forest City London 20 14 Cody Cook Van. Whitecaps U23s 18 9 Chris Hellmann Des Moines Menace 18 11 Ilija Ilic Ocala Stampede 1813Ricardo Velasco FC Tucson 17 7 Javier Castro LA Misioneros FC 17 10 James Pucci Forest City London Rank Goals GP 1 2 3 5 8 Player Name James Pucci Forest City London Alencar Junior West. Mass. Pioneers Kharlton Belmar Portland Timbers U23s Blake FrischknechtBYU Cougars Alcides Thomas SW Florida Adrenaline Austin Martz Baltimore Bohemians Brett Levis Van. Whitecaps U23s Dzenan Catic Michigan Bucks Vitor Huvos Thunder Bay Chill Eddie Jones Forest City London Player Name Team 1 3 10 Dominic DimaggioSeacoast U. Phantoms 279Adam Grinwis Michigan Bucks 7 9 Stephen Sasso CFC Azul 488Matthew Grosey Kitsap Pumas 8 8 Joseph Martin L. Island Rough Riders 6 9 9 Daniel Alvarado Thunder Bay Chill 9 12 Devin Perales Austin Aztex 9 9 Yuta Nomura Springfield Demize 9 10 12 William ThompsonFC Tucson 101111Jorge OrtegaLaredo Heat GK Wins Leaders Player Name Team 1 10 12 Devin Perales Austin Aztex 2 9 12 William ThompsonFC Tucson 379Stephen Sasso CFC Azul 7 10 Dominic DimaggioSeacoast U. Phantoms 568Matthew Grosey Kitsap Pumas 68Matthew Turner Jersey Express 6 9 Alexander Bono Reading United AC 6 11 Eric Osswald Cin. Dutch Lions 9 5 6 Alexander Bolowich Ocala Stampede 5 6 David Meves Des Moines Menace GK Shutout Leaders GP Player Name Team 159Yuta Nomura Springfield Demize 5 9 Stephen Sasso CFC Azul 510 Dominic DimaggioSeacoast U. Phantoms 5 11 Eric Osswald Cin. Dutch Lions 5 12 William ThompsonFC Tucson 6 4 6 David Meves Des Moines Menace 4 7 Francisco Hernandez Fresno Fuego 4 8 Jefferson Caldwell Sounders FC U23s 4 8 Matthew Grosey Kitsap Pumas 4 9 Alexander Bono Reading United AC GK Saves Leaders Player Name Team 172 9Tyler VistenWashington Crossfire 2 68 11 Thomas Spenser Westchester Flames 362 9Josh Partaker WSA Winnipeg 4 59 10 Sean Lewis Panama City Pirates 5 58 7 Carl Blundell Mississippi Brilla 6 56 8 Matthew Silva Toronto Lynx 7 54 12 John Coffman So. Cal. Seahorses 8 53 10 Dominic DimaggioSeacoast U. Phantoms 9 50 11 Mark Haynes Forest City London 104910Sean TeepenWest Virginia Chaos *Stats include USL PDL competitions only 40 2013 USL PDL Champions 2014 Austin Aztex Media Guide 2014 Aztex Statistics # Position 0 GK 1 GK 2 D 3 D 4 MF 5 D 6 D 7 MF 8 MF 9 MF 10 F 11 MF 12 F 13 MF 14 F 15 MF 16 MF 18 MF 19 F 22 MF 23 D 24 D 25 F 26 D 27 F 31 D 33 GK 35 GK -F -D -MF -F -D # Position 0 GK 1 GK 33 GK 35 GK Name John Kaschak Devin Perales Cruz Oronos Mikey Ambrose Danny Frid Kalen Ryden Eduardo Dos Santos George Beasley Adam Black Jeff Harwell Sito Seoane Andres Cuero Bubacarr Jobe Chuy Cortes Danny Riley Hector Gomez Tony Rocha Alesi Osorio Andrew Fox Justin Franz Josh Alcala Travis Golden Jacob Powell Marshall Tucker Eddie Campbell Chris Clements Thomas McMahon Neil O’Sullivan Nathan Ariaya Abe Matamoros Pierre Morin Tucker Hume Walker Hume Name John Kaschak Devin Perales Thomas McMahon Neil O’Sullivan GP 1 12 13 4 6 13 3 3 13 10 11 8 7 12 7 4 9 10 7 6 12 10 2 6 9 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 Points 0 3 2 1 0 5 0 1 12 7 11 4 4 13 0 2 9 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 GKGP GAA GKM 1 4 120 12 0.750 1080 0 0 0 0 0 0 Min. 120 1080 835 293 399 1152 95 79 727 588 726 723 291 969 136 146 826 753 253 139 697 833 22 339 400 101 0 0 0 78 0 102 300 GA 4 9 0 0 G 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 3 4 2 1 5 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 A 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 3 0 2 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GKW GKL GKT 0 1 0 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 S 0 0 2 1 2 3 0 1 28 7 23 17 12 16 1 1 18 6 7 3 1 0 1 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 SO 0 3 0 0 F 0 1 11 5 2 11 1 0 12 5 13 13 3 5 3 2 14 17 5 1 10 7 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Saves SHFC 3 16 32 46 0 0 0 0 *Stats include all USL PDL and U.S. Open Cup competitions www.austinaztex.com 41