Massachusetts Adult Soccer

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The 2025 Amateur Cup State Final came down to the Loco Gunners of the Bay State Soccer League (BSSL) vs South Coast Union of the American Premier Soccer League (APSL).

Both clubs captured league titles this fall, so both could arguably stake claims they were the best amateur team in Massachusetts.

The Loco Gunners took early control of the 2025 BSSL season, topping the table in late spring and never looking back.  They locked up the highly coveted D1 title in early November.

South Coast Union (SCU) was crowned the APSL New England Cup Champions on October 25th.  They also defeated the BSSL McKenzie Cup Champions, Atletico Boston, on their way to this state final. This set the stage for a highly anticipated matchup between these two teams, who also had never previously played each other. 

In the first 20 minutes of the match, SCU was successful in putting pressure in their attacking third, creating several scoring opportunities. However, stellar keeping by the Gunners' Luke Citriniti kept them scoreless.

Loco Gunners scored their first goal in the 30' when the two Davock brothers connected on a corner. Trevor served up a well-placed ball on the back post and Aidan headed it in.

At halftime the score was 1-nil advantage Loco Gunners. In the 60', things changed quickly. Gunners' Justin Freitas netted 3 quick goals off counter attacks, capitalizing on the SCU high line. Freitas' hat trick was assisted by Aidan Davock, Kevin Casteneda, and Trevor Davock.

In the 87', SCU kept Citriniti from turning in a clean sheet on a counter. Michael Garcia sent a perfect cross to Joseph Paiva, who headed it in.

Loco Gunners were crowned the state champions with the 4-1 victory. They will represent Massachusetts and advance to the national rounds of the USASA Region I competition in April. 

State Final: Loco Gunners (4) vs South Coast Union (1)

2025 State Final Complete Game

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Semifinal Round:  

• Loco Gunners (3) vs Febre Amarela (1)
• Atletico Boston (0) vs SCU (1)

Quarterfinal Round:

• Soley Leve (3) vs Loco Gunners (4)
• MIT FC (1) vs Febre Amarela (1)* PKS 4-3 
• Atletico Boston (4) vs Boston FC (3)
• Stable FC (2) vs SCU (4)

Opening Round Results

• Match 1: Soley Leve (4) vs BCFC (0)
• Match 2: Loco Gunners (1) vs Strictly Nos: Thursday (0)
• Match 3: Sete Setembro (2) vs MIT FC (3)
• Match 4: Rovers FC (Forfeit) vs Febre Amarela
• Match 5: Atletico Boston (4) vs Jaguars United (0) 
• Match 6: Invictus FC (0) vs Boston Football Club (9)
• Match 7: Stable FC (1) vs South Shore FC(1) - Stable wins in PKs 5-4.  
• Match 8: South Coast Union (7) vs Mid Cape United (2)