Cortland, NY - This past weekend (June 3-5, 2011), our Dynamo Elite Soccer Academy Boys Under 12 team competed in the NYS West State Cup competition, which is part of U.S. Youth Soccer’s National Championship Series. In early matches, the team defeated premier teams from Buffalo and Rochester. In the lead going into the final day of competition, Dynamo tied Syracuse to capture the State Cup Championship. In the three state matches, the team scored six goals and allowed only one goal against, achieving two shutouts. As state champions, Dynamo E.S.A. BU12 advances to U.S. Soccer’s Region One Finals in Lancaster, PA. The competition takes place at the end of the month (June 30 – July 4, 2011) featuring state champions from Virginia to Maine.

Dynamo E.S.A. BU13, BU16 and GU12 also qualified to take part in the 2011 State Cup Championships.  Out of the seven Dynamo E.S.A. teams registered for the State Cup competition four went through to the final four weekend in Cortland.   Two more teams, BU14 and BU15, were very close but eventually lost on PK's in the final play down games.

"We are very proud of our players for everything they are able to accomplish in our young program.  To win State Cup and have 3 other teams in the Final Four in the second year of the program speaks volumes to the dedication of our players, our coaching staff and our administrative staff.  It also shows the effect of the high quality training our players received three times a week since November.  We look forward to continuing working with these great group of players" said Dynamo E.S.A. Director of Coaching Yuri Lavrynenko.