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Saturday March 5 at Shawnee State University Soccer Field

12:00 SSU vs Marshall (70 min)
2:00 Marshall vs Rio (60 min)
3:30 SSU vs Rio (60 min)

Admission is free

good soccer teams coming to play. rio always has their boys from across the pond ready to play. should be fun to watch. see you there.

Rio has a boy from this side of the pond as well ( or at least i assume he is still there) Wyatt Smith from zane trace. I hope to go watch, always more fun to see a college sport when there is local tallent represented.

they do recruit some local kids to play for their "B"team. now maybe this kids plays "A", but most of them never see varsity time.

Rio is top quality! They do get some state-side players but most of them don't play because the style of futbol is the U.S. is so different. When you have a whole team of players that understand the game in an entirely different way and mesh a lot easier, it's hard for a state-side player to jump in the mix.

Hopefully I'll get to stop by and see Tony and Scott and see some quality players.

If these were regular season matches...Rio takes both games. Marshall, I don't believe as complete as Rio. Should be fun to watch though!

Guys, gets your kids there! See how soccer is supposed to be played!! Listen to Rio's chatter on the field...Nothing like it!

-SSU vs Marshall, Marshall 3-0
-Marshall vs Rio, Rio 2-0
-SSU vs Rio, Rio 5-0

I think Rio will come out looking to, not only win both games, but control and dominate both. The loss at Nationals may have them ready to prove that they're better than they showed. Should be a fun day.

UUsokkr12, It's DEF a challange to step in and compete with talent that comes from overseas. Lots of fun to watch. And your right, Rio's talk on the field is unreal.

considering the forcast, will these games still take place today?

As of 10:00 am this morning we are still scheduled to play. Thank goodness for the turf field.

What was the outcome of the scrimmages? I was a fair weather fan and did not attend. How did the turf do under the circumstances?

Game 1
Marshall-4
Shawnee-0

Game 2
Rio-2
Marshall-1

Game 3
Rio-2
Shawnee-0

The turf held up great, both Rio and Marshall were very imprerssed with the soccer facility. We had a decent crowd with inclimate conditions.
All teams were not at full strength, naturally for a very early spring match.
This event will take place again next year with the addition of another team TBA.
Hopefully with better weather for the fans!

good to hear. great to see a college spring soccer event locally.