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Central Florida Kraze 2009 Schedule

touchline — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:15:12 +0000

The Central Florida Kraze will open their 2009 season on May 9th at David Maus Soccer Complex. The schedule for the season looks like this (All times are Eastern, OCQ is US Open Cup Qualifier):

Saturday May 9 Nashville Metros @ Central Florida Kraze 7:00 PM OCQ

Saturday May 16 Central Florida Kraze @ Panama City Pirates 8:00 PM OCQ

Friday May 22 Central Florida Kraze @ New Orleans Jesters 8:00 PM OCQ

Sunday May 24 Mississippi Brilla @ Central Florida Kraze 5:00 PM OCQ

Friday May 29 New Orleans Jesters @ Central Florida Kraze 7:00 PM

Saturday June 6 Bradenton Academics @ Central Florida Kraze 7:00 PM

Thursday June 11 Central Florida Kraze @ Bradenton Academics 5:30 PM

Saturday June 13 Baton Rouge Capitals @ Central Florida Kraze 7:00 PM

Friday June 19 Central Florida Kraze @ Atlanta Blackhawks 7:00 PM

Saturday June 20 Central Florida Kraze @ Nashville Metros 8:00 PM

Thursday June 25 Central Florida Kraze @ Bradenton Academics 5:30 PM

Sunday June 28 Atlanta Blackhawks @ Central Florida Kraze 5:00 PM

Thursday July 9 Bradenton Academics @ Central Florida Kraze 7:00 PM

Saturday July 11 Panama City Pirates @ Central Florida Kraze 7:00 PM

Friday July 17 Central Florida Kraze @ Baton Rouge Capitals 8:00 PM

Saturday July 18 Central Florida Kraze @ Mississippi Brilla 6:30 PM

CENTRAL FLORIDA KRAZE announce tryout dates for 2009 season

touchline — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 21:03:52 +0000

The Central Florida Kraze announced the open tryout dates for the upcoming 2009 season. Mark down Sunday, March 29th & Sunday, April 12th if you want to give it a go at playing in the PDL.

The two sessions will be held at the FSA David Maus Soccer Complex in Sanford, FL from 12:00pm – 4:00pm. Go to the Kraze website to get the forms needed. Each session will cost 35 bucks.

Jesus Martinez clarifies recent Orlando Tuzos reports and names President

touchline — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:08:17 +0000

According to mediotiempo.com, Pachuca’s President Jesús Martínez has clarified the situation regarding the Orlando Tuzos and what league the team will play in. As I suspected, previous media reports linking the team with MLS were in error and the Orlando Tuzos will play in USL1. Martínez declared that USL1 will allow greater freedom of operation particularly in regards to ownership of the players.

Martínez has also named Luis Baraldi, current Vice-president of Pachuca CF as the first President of Orlando Tuzos.

Orlando Tuzos USA to play in MLS?

touchline — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:18:25 +0000

There’s a conflicting report from a Spanish language online financial publication El Financiero that the new franchise that Pachuca is set to launch in Orlando will actually play in MLS. The quote atributed to Pachuca President Jesus Martinez names MLS as the league the new club intends to play in. I’m a bit skeptical as the earlier report mentions USL Div 1, but perhaps the ultimate target is to play in MLS.

Orlando Tuzos USA (CF Pachuca) coming in April 2010?

touchline — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:06:46 +0000

CF Pachuca of the Mexican league has leaked that they will be launching a USL Division 1 team to play in Orlando. The name of the team is reported to be Orlando Tuzos USA. Tuzos (gophers) is the nickname of the Pachuca team. The team is expected to start playing in April 2010.

Wow, someone is interested in investing in soccer in the USA. I wonder what venue they are considering? Citrus Bowl perhaps?

Kraze out; Austin Aztex and Laredo Heat advance to PDL Southern Conference Final

touchline — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:25:14 +0000

The Central Florida Kraze lost to the Laredo Heat in a hard fought semifinal battle 2-1. The Laredo Heat scored the decisive goal on a Greg Malamba header at the 64th minute mark. The match was a physical battle that saw more than its share of yellow cards with frequent stoppages in play, especially late in the second half.

The Heat opened the score early in the second half on a Leone Cruz strike. The Kraze responded on a deflection from a strike by Tanner Wolfe.

In the earlier semifinal, Austin Aztex beat the Bradenton Academics by an identical scoreline to advance to the finals. That game will be played at 7:00pm tonight.

Central Florida Kraze host PDL Southern Conference Championships

touchline — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:23:55 +0000

The PDL Southern Conference Semi-Finals and Championship will be played at the David Maus Toyota Soccer Complex this weekend. The Central Florida Kraze will go against the Laredo Heat and the Bradenton Academics will face the Austin Aztex in the semifinal matches that will be played on Friday night July 25th starting at 5:00 pm.

Central Florida Kraze

The winning teams will play for the PDL Southern Conference title on Saturday July 16th at 7:00pm. For more information check out the Official Central Florida Kraze website.

If you have a chance to attend, come out and support the Kraze in this important matchup. If you’ve never come out to a game, or haven’t done so in a while, I promise you will be pleasantly surprised with the level of play and competition. There are some exciting young players at this level many of whom will go on to play in USL or MLS.

Kraze 4-1 Palm Beach Pumas

touchline — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:35:17 +0000

The Central Florida Kraze beat the visiting Palm Beach Pumas 4-1 last night at the David Maus Soccer complex. The Kraze were in command the whole game after an opening goal by Scott Thelen midway through the first half. Junior Araujo had a monster game and added the second shortly before the halftime whistle. Dennis Chin contributed a brace after coming on as a second half substitute.

Summer Soccer Camps for Central Florida Youth

touchline — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:43:35 +0000

If you’re looking for a soccer camp this summer for your young futbolista, here are some links to local camps being offered:

Sasvariway camps
Dreadhead
5 Star Soccer – This one is run by some of the Orlando Sharks players.
Keith Buckley and Tony Amato’s Rollins College Soccer camp.
Central Florida Knights Soccer camps

Our friend Kavan Howell will also be running some indoor soccer camps. Contact me directly for more info on this.

RIP MISL…

touchline — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 21:22:21 +0000

The Major Indoor Soccer League has ceased operations. However, they do hope to restructure and come back in more solid financial ground.

“We are considering structural changes that will bring us greater efficiencies, while also allowing long term growth and expansion of the League,” said John Hantz, former Chairman of the MISL, and Owner/Operator of the Detroit Ignition.

So what’s going to happen to the local franchise Orlando Sharks? No word on their website yet.

Update: The Orlando Sentinel has an article on the Sharks and the MISL collapse.