During the weekend of May 16 & 17, 2009, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department hosted a new soccer tournament for local area police and fire agency teams to compete.
The LAPD Soccer team accepted this invitation in hopes to further build and hone their skills for future soccer events.
LAPD ultimately won the tournament in the final game against the LA County Sheriff’s. It was a grueling game where both teams had several opportunities to score but failed. In the end, LAPD managed to get a goal early in the second half. That was sufficient to win the match. The LAPD Soccer Team was awarded the Gold Medal for their efforts.
We wish to thank our hosts, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and specifically their coach, Ruben Nava for a great soccer tournament.
Below are action photographs of the tournament.
The LAPD Soccer Team:
Left to right: Coach Hugo Cepeida, Dan Jara, Sean Norwood, Joey Stevenson, Juan Lopez, Kevin Edgar Ramos, Hugo Virrueta, Scott Burkett, Marlon Marrache, Rafael Virrueta, Coach Bumpy Marco, Coach Don Barfield. Kneeling: Javier Ramos, Geoff Carlson, Fernando Cavillo, Carlos Diaz, Luis Interiano, Mark Hubert, Julio Castillo-Lopez, Pascualy Salado and German Bravo.
The following are random photos of the games played during this two day tournament. To enlarge the photo, just click on it.
Kevinchallenges the offensive player with assistance coming from Mark Hubert
Hugo Virrueta strikes the ball for a goal!
Juan Lopez shoots for a goal
Goalie Luis Interiano throws the ball out to Hugo Virrueta
Hugo Virrueta dribbles up field
Geoff Carlson keeps the ball in the offensive zone
Joey Stevenson passes up to Marlon Marrache
Sean Norwood works the ball up field
Javier Ramos drives the ball forward
Javier Ramos angles up field for an offensive play
Hugo Virrueta passes to an awaiting Javier Ramos
Javier Ramos is challenged for the ball
Julio Castillo-Lopez dribbles around two players
Julio looks up field for a pass
Fernando Calvillo drives the ball up field
Julio Castillo-Lopez passes off to an awaiting Geoff Carlson
Fernando Calvillo is challenged for the ball
Goalie Luis Interiano punches the ball out of the defensive zone
Julio works hard as a mid-fielder, checking on his options
Geoff Carlson passes up field
Hugo Virrueta passes up field
Goalie Luis Interiano throws the ball out to Sean Norwood
Hugo Virrueta sets up an offensive play
Hugo sets up for a strike on goal
Sean Norwood challenges the Sheriff's player
Mark Hubert and Fernando Calvillo work up the field together
Fernando Calvillo is challenged for the ball
Juan Lopez breaks to dribble down field
Kevin defends his turf
Mark Hubert passes up field
Fernando Calvillo passes to the forwards
Sean Norwood protects the ball
Sean Norwood jumps into the attack
Julio Castillo-Lopez controlls the ball
A shot on the Sheriff's goal by Juan Lopez goes high
Fernando Calvillo watches as Julio is attacked by the Sheriff's.
In the finals, LAPD played against LASD for the gold medal. LAPD scored one goal in that game, however, it was sufficient to win the tournament.
