Match Preview: Heat Prepare to Host Houston Leones on Friday
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Courtesy Vanessa Guajardo,
Heat Coming Off 6 – 0 Win Over El Paso
(Laredo)-After their best offensive performance of the new season, the Laredo Heat (3 – 2 – 0, 9 points) are poised to host the Houston Leones (0 – 3 – 1, 1 point) at the Texas A&M International Soccer Complex on Friday, June 4th. Kick-off is set for 8:00 PM.
General admission tickets are only $5.00 for adults and thanks to all of the Heat sponsors, children 12 and under are admitted into the game free of charge.
Last week versus the El Paso Patriots (2 – 3 – 1, 7 points), the Heat unleashed an offensive barrage by scoring six goals, two in the first half and four in the second half respectively and handed the Sun City squad a 6 – 0 loss. Scoring for the Heat were Felix Garcia (3), Esteban Bayona (2) and Juan de Dios Ibarra (1).
The Heat hopes to continue with their winning ways at home, not to mention, hoping to continue scoring goals in bunches, versus the Houston Leones this week.
“Last week, our fans enjoyed a great game, not only because we scored the six goals but because our defense was solid and did not allow the Patriots to test our goalkeepers,” said Heat General Manager J.J. Vela.
“We had over 1,000 people cheering us on and this coming Friday versus Houston I hope those folks bring a friend or two to help the players play as well as they did last week.”
Vela concluded, “Our game versus Houston is the first of three home games this month as we will only be out of town twice in June so our immediate home stand is of the outmost importance to us and we hope to have a successful June and accumulate the most points before heading into the home stretch of our season in July and as I have mentioned before, having a loud and boisterous crowd at our home games really motivates the guys playing on the pitch.”
At every home game, if the Heat scores three or more goals, the Chick-Fil-A Mall del Norte location gives every paid ticket holder a voucher for a free regular chicken sandwich.
Current Standings / Mid-South Division (as of Thursday, June 03, 2010)
DFW Tornados 10 Points (3 – 1 – 1)
Laredo Heat 9 Points (3 – 2 – 0)
West Texas United 9 Points (3 – 2 – 0)
RGV Bravos 7 Points (2 – 2 – 1)
El Paso Patriots 7 Points (2 – 3 – 1)
Houston Leones 1 Point (0 – 3 – 1)
Premier Development League (PDL) Team of the Week
The Heat’s Felix Garcia was named to the PDL Team of the Week (for week ending May 30, 2010) for his three goal / one assist game versus the El Paso Patriots last Friday evening at the TAMIU Soccer Complex. Garcia is currently the PDL’s Point Leader with 16 points in five games played (points are awarded for goals scored and assists provided). Garcia is also in a three way tie for second place in the PDL for goals scored with Dominic Reinold (New Jersey Rangers) and Jaime Chavez (Hollywood United Hitmen). All three players have scored six goals. The current goal leader in the PDL is Brent Whitfield of the defending PDL Champion Venture County (CA) Fusion.
Ryan Sanders Shootout
In less than one week, the Laredo Heat will be travelling to Corpus Christi, TX to take on the two –time Major League Soccer Cup Champion Houston Dynamo. The stage has been set for this exciting match scheduled for Thursday, June 10, 2010 (the day before the start of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa) at What-A-Burger Field, home of the Corpus Christi Hooks, the AA affiliate of the Houston Astros. Kick-off is set for 7:00 P.M. The event is being presented by Amigo Energy, the title sponsor of the Houston Dynamo. Tickets for this game can be purchased at www.ryansandersentertainment.com , the What-A-Burger Field Box Office or by phone at (361) 561 – HOOK (4665).
Heat fans that are interested in making the day trip to Corpus Christi to cheer on the Heat can contact the Heat office to reserve a space on a charter bus headed to the Coastal Bend city. For $35.00, fans can reserve a space on the bus plus admission to the match. If fans have already made plans to attend the game, the Heat has a limited number of discounted tickets available for $15.00 per person.
