SECOND ANNUAL HOOSIER CUPKICKS OFF SATURDAY
Evansville Crush, LouisvilleLightning to host tournament
EVANSVILLE,Ind. – The Evansville Crush, your semi-professional indoor soccer team,announces the schedule for its second annual Hoosier Cup to be held Saturdayand Sunday at Metro Sports Center in Evansville.
TheCrush and Louisville Lightning will co-host the tournament, which is sponsoredby Jagoe Homes this year. Several teams will join the Crush as they battle forthe Cup; Metro FC, Los Bravos, Beatdown City Blazers, Louisville Rayo,Cincinnati Kings and Indy Elite FC.
The competitionis the first round of the U.S. Open Cup for arena soccer and will be around-robin elimination tournament. The championship game will be at 4 p.m.Sunday, with the winner moving on to the next elimination round of the Open Cupin December, taking on the Louisville Lightning.
Gameswill be held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and begin again at 8 a.m. Sunday atMetro Sports Center and admission is $2 per person.
“We’revery excited to bring this tournament back to Evansville for a second year,â€said Crush General Manager and Owner Andy Hines. “We had a dramatic finish lastyear and are looking forward to some great games again this year.â€
TheCrush are the current holders of the Hoosier Cup after defeating the LouisvilleLightning Reserves last year in the overtime of the championship match.
CrushHead Coach Dave Roesch said the team has been working hard and are prepared tofight to keep the Cup in Evansville’s hands.
“Thereare going to be some good teams here this weekend and we know we have achallenge. But we are determined to play our best and come away with the cupfor a second year,†he said.
Theschedule for the two-day tournament follows:
Saturday, Oct. 22
9 a.m. - Metro FC vs LosBravos
10 a.m. - Evansville Crush vsBeatdown City Blazers
11 a.m. - Louisville Rayo vsMetro FC
2 p.m. - Los Bravos vsCincinnati Kings 1
3 p.m. - Evansville Crush vsIndy Elite Fc
4 p.m. - Beatdown CityBlazers vs Cincinnati Kings 2
5 p.m. - Louisville Rayo vsCincinnati Kings 1
6 p.m. -Cincinnati Kings 2 vsIndy Elite Fc
Sunday, Oct. 23
8 a.m. - Los Bravos vsLouisville Rayo
9 a.m. - Evansville Crush vsCincinnati Kings 2
10 a.m. - Cincnnati Kings 1vs Metro Fc
11 a.m. - Beatdown CityBlazers vs Indy Elite Fc
1 p.m. - Semi Group A1 vsSemi Group B2
2 p.m. - Semi Group B 1 vsSemi Group A 2
4 p.m. - Championship match
Alltimes for the matches are central. For more information on the Crush, a teamschedule and ticket prices, visit www.evansvillecrush.com, follow the team onFacebook or on Twitter at _Evansvillecrush
