For the first time, the U11 Strikers traveled to the Metro United Fall Classic held in St. Louis over the weekend of October 11-12. Several top teams from the region participated. The Strikers advanced out of their group by winning all three of their games and only allowing one goal. In the semi-finals they met up with Carmel United Premier and ended regulation with a tie. After two overtimes, the score was unchanged and it went to penalty kicks. The Strikers won on the seventh round of kicks. In the finals, they played Blast FC and fell 0-2. Congratulations on a strong tournament! The scores were:

• Strikers 6, SIFC Force 1 - Seth was man of the match
  
• Strikers 3, St. Louis Scott Gallagher Blue 0 - Ben and Andrew W. were men of the match
  
• Strikers 4, St. Louis Scott Gallagher France 0 - Blake Bi. was man of the match
  
• Semifinals: Strikers 3, Carmel United Premier 3 (PKs 6-5) - Seth and Nathan K. were men of the match
  
• Championship: Strikers 0, Blast FC Red 2 - Blake Bi. and Travis were men of the match.

Also, congratulations to Seth for being named tournament MVP!  Way to go.