Critical Win plus transaction

The Zodiac broke out of the scoring slump just in time to hand Alamo City its first loss of the season. Alamo City opened the scoring with Henry in the first match of the weekend, but Daniele Paponi rewarded the Zodiac's faith in him when they signed him as trailist by recording an assist in his MLS debut. The Zodiac looked to have luck on their side as Michel's cross to Kenny Cooper was ruled as an own goal, therefore negating the 2 points City would've collected from the goal. However, the Zodiac soon showed why they deserved to be in first place as they quickly jumped out to a 5-1 lead with two points coming from Ryan Johnson. Alamo City looked to mount a comeback as Nielsen accumulated 4 saves in the first half of SKC's game, but could not manage to get that critical 5th save in the second half. Giles Barnes did finish off the scoring adding a goal for AC, but it was too little too late as the Zodiac reclaimed 1st place.

The Zodiac hope to keep the momentum going as they take on rivals Second City this weekend. The Zodiac should have the advantage for this matchup as City designated player Brad Davis will suspended for the match due to his red card last weekend.

Pending league approval, the Zodiac will be dropping Jack Jewsbury (POR) and picking up Robbie Rogers (LAG?) who is currently training with the Galaxy.

Add Zardes

Add Gyasi Zardes (LA)
Drop Maximiliano Urruti (TOR)
With news reports coming in that Urruti will not in fact be joining Toronto, the Zodiac will be dropping him in for another young promising forward in Zardes. "Our scouts have been raving about Zardes' talent, we were just waiting for him to recover from his preseason injury before signing him."

Week 9

1. Felipe Martins(MTL)
2. Luis Silva(TOR)
3. Jack Jewsbury (POR)
4. Ryan Johnson(POR)
5. Dominic Oduro(CLB)
6. Kofi Sarkodie (HOU)
7. Josh Williams(CLB)
8. Carlos Alvarez (CHV)
9. Robert Earnshaw(TOR)
10. Daniele Paponi (MTL)

GK:
Bill Hamid(DC)

Subs:

Jose Villarreal(LA)
Chris Pontius(DC)
Maximiliano Urruti(TOR)


Reserve:
Brad Evans(SEA)

Week 8 Line-Up

1. Chris Pontius(DC)
2. Luis Silva(TOR)
3. Jack Jewsbury (POR)
4. Ryan Johnson(POR)
5. Dominic Oduro(CLB)
6. Kofi Sarkodie (HOU)
7. Josh Williams(CLB)
8. Carlos Alvarez (CHV)
9. Robert Earnshaw(TOR)
10. Brad Evans(SEA)

GK:
Bill Hamid(DC)

Subs:
Jose Villarreal(LA)
Maximiliano Urruti(TOR)
Felipe Martins(MTL)

Reserve:
Daniele Paponi (MTL)

Last week the Zodiac only scored 2 points. While some believe this is a sign that the Zodiac's roster isn't as strong as their 1st place position suggests, the front office believes that the low score was result of bad luck as they were unfortunate not to receive assists for Williams and Felipe's creation for their teams' goals. The FO fully expect the Zodiac to come out with a vengeance this week and show the league why they are the top offensive team.

Add Kofi Sarkodie

Add Kofi Sarkodie (HOU)
Drop Corey Hertzog (VAN)

Add Corey Hertzog

Add Corey Hertzog (VAN)
Drop Gershon Koffie (VAN)

Week 7 Line Up

Chris Pontius(DC)
Luis Silva(TOR)
Felipe Martins(MTL)
Ryan Johnson(POR)
Dominic Oduro(CLB)
Carlos Alvarez (CHV)
Josh Williams(CLB)
Corey Hertzog (VAN)
Jose Villarreal(LA)
Robert Earnshaw(TOR)

Bill Hamid(DC)

Subs
Jack Jewsbury (POR)
Daniele Paponi (MTL)
Brad Evans(SEA)


Reserve
Maximiliano Urruti(TOR)

Add Carlos Alvarez

Add Carlos Alvarez (Chv)
Drop Adam Jahn (SJ)

Add Adam Jahn

Add Adam Jahn (SJ)
Drop Clint Irwin (COL)

Week 6 line up

1. Maximilano Urriti (TOR)
2. Luis Silva(TOR)
3. Adam Jahn (SJ)
4. Ryan Johnson(POR)
5. Chris Pontius(DC)
6. Gershon Koffie (VAN)
7. Jack Jewsbury (POR)
8. Dominic Oduro(CLB)
9. Josh Williams(CLB)
10. Robert Earnshaw(TOR)

11. Bill Hamid (DC)  (GK)


Subs:
Felipe Martins(MTL)
Jose Villareal(LA)
Brad Evans(SEA)


Reserve
Daniele Paponi (MTL)