Richmond, VA - (Monday, October 29, 2007) - The Richmond Kickers Elite U15 Boys suffered a heartbreaking loss during last weekend’s State Cup Semifinal against the McLean MPS Hurricanes from Northern Virginia.  A scoreless draw in regulation led to two 15-minute overtime periods, resulting in five rounds of penalties with the Kickers eventually dropping a 5-4 shootout decision. 

"Although the team is disappointed, I am extremely proud of our effort against McLean in the semi final match," comments Richmond Head Coach Jesse Myers.  "This is the second time in six months that it took the defending state champions two overtimes and penalties to beat us. Every training session or game, this group of players comes prepared to accept any challenge that is presented to them. That is all any coach can ask of his players."