Oct 26, 2020
It's Game of the Week time again! Without a full college season this fall, Soccer Talk has taken a trip to watch the high school-aged club State Cup at Cownie Soccer Complex. And if that doesn't get you excited, it's a double GOTW! An historic match-up was our first game, as we took in the U16 Boys Play-In Game, which saw the United Futbol Academy (UFA) face off against the Genesis Youth Foundation. Both squads are new to the Iowa Soccer Association and the teams were playing in some of their clubs' first ever State Cup matches. The atmosphere was great and while the scoreline was a little lopsided, it was certainly exciting to see how much it meant to the players and their families. Then, after a pandemic-related rescheduling, UFA had the tall task of squaring off with top-ranked Sporting Iowa Central. Eventually, Sporting Iowa's quality showed through and their experience at the club level and in state cup led them to victory, but not after a hard fought battle with the up-and-coming UFA squad.