Arsenal America NYC Gathering Part One - The Five-A-Side

There’ll be more photos coming in as those who attended this weekend’s activities upload them througout the day, but here are the first images from Saturday’s match between Arsenal America and the ManUre Big Soccer posters. Oh, wait, did I say ManUre Big Soccer posters? I’m sorry, but not a one of them showed up! The only ManUre supporter to take part in the match was a friend of NY Branch Officer Ryan Barkan’s named Daniel.

So, it ended up being Arsenal America Red v Arsenal America Blue. The great thing about 5-a-side on an indoor pitch is the speed of the match. We played for an hour, and after the dust settled, the final score was Arsenal America Red 11 - 8 Arsenal America Blue.

On a personal note, it was great to be able to hang out and have a chance to reconnect with my cousin Dave who made the trip down from New Hampshire along with his dad. It was also fun to see Becca play a few minutes during the five-a-side. When the “whistle” went for halftime, you could see that she was really disappointed that she had a 3PM rehearsal time! (Don’t worry Bex, we’ll be doing this again soon!)

Click on the image above to see a slide show from the match, and stay tuned for photos from Arsenal America’s trip to Giants Stadium.