World Footy News

Portland Power have their first home tournament this weekend and will play as a stand-alone 18 a side team for the first time. It is a great step forward for a club that has taken it’s time to develop since it first took shape in 1998. As previously covered the club has played little brother to the Seattle club for a number of years but now is getting ready to show what they have to offer standing on their own. Attending the tournament will be Seattle Grizzlies, Denver Bulldogs and Vancouver Cougars. The perennial force of Denver came away from their recent trip to Florida without a win from three matches and will be looking to boost their 2008 season’s showing with some wins here. Seattle and Vancouver will also be tough opposition and looking to enhance their record as results could be vital to how seedings might pan out for the 2008 Nationals in Colorado Springs.

Portland have built a good list this year and this tournament will hopefully be the first of many to come in the future, the club hopes that sometime in the near future they may be able to host a Western Regional tournament hosting even more clubs. At any rate this tournament should be interesting viewing for any Oregon locals that are able to make it to the game. Locally the media have supported the tournament, one such article “Footy' tourney puts spotlight on Portland Power club” in the Portland Tribune interviews Will Morgan, profiling the club and the game.

The tournament details are;

Saturday June 14 11:00 am - 5:00 pm

Format: Full Size Field (18-a-side games)

Location: John Deere Field, NE San Rafael St, Gresham, OR (near the NE 181st Avenue Exit from I-84)

Match Schedule
11:00 am - Portland v Denver
12:00 pm - Vancouver BC v Seattle
1:00 pm - Portland v Seattle
2:00 pm - Denver v Vancouver BC
3:00 pm - Portland v Vancouver BC
4:00 pm - Denver v Seattle