Concorde Fire U11 North Black Wins Red Diamond Vulcan Cup

A local area team is doing something quite special in the soccer world here in Georgia.

Concorde Fire U11 North Black is a team that other teams fear. They are currently ranked #1 in the State and now play up in the U12 division to stay competitive.

This group of special players recently competed in the Red Diamond Vulcan Cup last month in Alabama. They won this event last year in the U10 division. This year they faced an even tougher challenge, play up in the U12 division 11v11. No easy task for any team let alone a team a year younger than anyone else.

They made the final of this event by winning two games and tying one. The final was one for the ages. It was a tough and very physical game from the start. Being down by one goal most of the match, these Concorde boys never gave up and never backed down. With a free kick, under a minute to go, a left footed rock star made a kick that made everyone’s jaw just drop. I don’t even think a pro could have saved that goal. The whistle blows forcing penalty kicks.

The pk’s are crazy in its own right, Keeper vs Shooter. The Concorde boys once again stepped up to the challenge. Concorde scored, they scored, Concorde saved, they saved, Concorde missed, and they missed. At this point, both teams have gone through 6 players and still a tie game. Concorde’s 7th player shoots, it’s in. Their turn, Concorde’s keeper is looking big, he shoots and hits the cross bar. Concorde U11 North Black wins!

This Concorde team is worth watching. You can follow the team success on their Facebook page.

Team Photo- (left to right) Top- Sebastian Zabala, Carson Kennedy, Alex Lee, Coach Ryan Austin, Devon Sweat, Emmanuelle Gyas, Jackson Sporer

Bottom- Haris Osmanbasic, Sebastian Correa, James Dee Jr.,Jose DeAvila, Justin McLean , Victor Ovalle. Not pictured: Joshua Deal.