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MP United topped both the U12 and U15 divisions of the President\u2019s Cup last Saturday at the NMI Soccer Training Center in Koblerville.<\/p>\n
In the U12 finals, MP United 2 took home the title via a 2-0 victory over Paire Football Club. Meanwhile, their sister team, MP United 1, gained a 3-2 victory over Kanoa FC in the U15 Finals..<\/p>\n
MP United 2 consisted of members Riku Takahashi, Silva Keanu, Moshe Sikkel, Lillian Moroney, Richard Zhao, Matthew Peng, Landon Pudney, Landon Springer Jordan, Stephen Yeom, Henry Yeom, and David Peng.<\/p>\n
MP United 1\u2019s team members were Aubrey Castro, Fona Regan, Stephanie Woo, Jack Raho, William Lee, Kaithlyn Chavez, Cody Shimizu, Takeru Jim, Sean Park, and Jun Kim.<\/p>\n
In the U12 double eliminations tournament, MP United 2 swept all its matches, finishing the tournament undefeated. They came out on top in their match against TanHoldings, 2-0, who managed to advance after besting Matansa FC, 3-0.<\/p>\n
Following their victory against TanHoldings, MP United 2 continued their win streak and landed the first finals seat by dominating Shirley\u2019s, 2-0, who gained a match against MP United 2 after beating sister team MP United 1, 1-0.<\/p>\n
The division runner-up also swept all its matches before ultimately losing to MP United 2. They conquered their first match with a 1-0 over Southern United.<\/p>\n
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The team moved on to beat Kanoa, 3-0, before advancing to its match against TanHoldings where they won 3-2.<\/p>\n
In the quarterfinals, Paire faced MP United 1, gaining a 1-0 victory before edging out Shirley\u2019s in the semifinals, 2-0, to land the second finals seat.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the U15 division, MP United 1 took home the title after sweeping all its matches, first beating Paire, 2-0, who bested TanHoldings in their prior match, 1-0.<\/p>\n
MP United 1 moved on to battle Kanoa 2 where they took a 1-0 victory to advance to the finals.<\/p>\n
Kanoa 2, after losing their first shot at the finals seat, fought in the losers bracket for another shot at the title.<\/p>\n
In the semifinals, Kanoa 2 bested MP United 2, 1-0, to gain the second finals seat.<\/p>\n
MP United 2 was the undefeated team in the bottom bracket before facing Kanoa 2. The team edged out TanHoldings, 2-1, before moving on to beat Paire, 4-0.<\/p>\n
In the quarterfinals, MP United 2 outplayed Matansa, 4-3, to gain access to the semifinals.<\/p>\n
Results for the other divisions will be published throughout the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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