It was a rollicking day for Chargers, starting with a 3-3 Cup Draw last night. We're facing a strong team from a level below, and they jumped on us early. We equalized just before the interval, and that led to a 2nd half that featured four goals and a player from their team getting two yellows. Defense was merely a rumor, and his Goalkeeper made 5 saves en route to MOTM. Danny Califf, Aron Johannsson, and Nathanael Donne were your goal scorers for the good guys.

Howard, Woods, Califf, Donne, Johnson, Bjørge (Ikhide 81'), Gomez (Johannsson 63'), Nogueira (Cerny 85'), Frost, Green, Bilali

We had a decent showing in the League match this morning, but ultimately fell, 2-1. We were trailing after 5 minutes and as in the day's opener, we equalized just before half, thanks to Jozy Altidore. ALas, that was as far as we could get in what proved to be a defensive battle.

Howard, Beasley, Ikhide, op den Kamp, Donne, Rowland (Frost 34'), Cerny, Carrizo (Gomez 81'), McCleary, Altidore, Johannsson (Bilali 68')

Along the way, I made a pair of signings to address the need for some youth in the defensive corps. First, I signed 18 year old DC/DMC Tim op den Kamp from The Netherlands. He's only a 3* player, but is a NordGen, and I got him for only 1 token. As you may have noticed, he'll immediately join the 2nd team and play League matches as a center back in a 4-4-2.

A couple of hours ago, I succeeded in a 2nd attempt to direct bid 21 year old DC/DMC Carlos Grella from the USA. He's 2 skill points from Scout level and an AD; I've already received a direct bid on him. He'll join the first team right away, and will likely spend the majority of his time at holding mid, at least to start. His role will primarily be to help me match up as I advance through the CL and Cup competitions.