I would like to invite all Croatians to come participate in the
2nd ANNUAL CROATIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY
SMALL GOALS TOURNAMENT
Saturday, May 24, 2008
San Pedro, CA – Field of Dreams
(San Pedro is located 20 minutes south of Downtown Los Angeles)
There will be two divisions to participate in:
1st Division- Competitive
2nd Division- Recreational
Games will consist of 5 field players and 1 goalie.
Teams will play a minimum of 3 games.
All games will be played on Saturday.
Last year’s inaugural tournament was a huge success. There was a total 12 teams that came out to play. A majority of the teams came from San Pedro, but I would like to thank again all of you that came from Rolling Hills, Los Angeles, Orange County and especially West Coast Croats who made the trip down from San Jose. Hopefully we see you all again this year.
The weekend will be full of festivities. Nothing is set in stone yet, but we are planning to hold an after-tournament get-together at a local bar/club. That Sunday, Hrvatski Dom will be hosting its annual Croatian Independence Day block party. Fresh čevape off the grill, beer, dancing and live music by Zrinski until the late hours of the night.
We would love to see Croatians from all over North America come and represent their cities (San Jose, Phoenix, Cleveland, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Vancouver).
If you plan to be in town that weekend but don’t have a team, please do not hesitate to contact us as we will find a spot for you no matter what your skill level may be.
To register or get more information, please leave us a comment below and we will respond immediately.
We look forward to having another successful weekend that brings together Croatians from Southern California as well as the rest of the country. Below is a brief overview of the weekend schedule that will be taking place during the Croatian Independence Day Celebration.
Tournament Sponsors:
dear village pourhouse,
now thats what im talking about!! basically turning an entire pub into euro 2008 territory….i wish they had something like that in la or i heard about this earlier…i would have made a littel trip to ny then…but great idea and i hope everything works out for you…talk to you soon….
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alright boys, here’s the deal….im all for the shit talk and all that…thats fine with me and im not gonna act ur father on this site….just no f-bombs or ignorant vulgarity like that…lets be sophisticated shit talkers here… 🙂 ….and if i have to hear about one guy saying that hes more croatian than another guy or people bringing up the war one more time- IM GOING TO GO CRAZY!!!…THE WAR WAS 17 YEARS AGO SO GET OVER IT AND STOP LIVING IN THE PAST….the war was tough on all of us and our families but we dont need to bring it up every time we all get together….and just a note to team karlovacko NY…i would do a bit more research on my opponents before you start talking this much smack….remember that Adriatic San Pedro are the reigning champs and are a pretty complete team….they are the favorites to win again….so just a friendly BEWARE from CroatianSoccerReport.com- see u guys out there Saturday…
Im not anonymous, but im just tired of all the shit talking, im not here to talk shit, i just got a little aggrevated, but its behind us. I look foward to meeting everyone in cali, so do the rest of my teammates, and were looking foward to having fun this weekend!
See you there.
Frano,
nice name, good to see that you aren’t “anonymous”. Looking forward to meeting all of you at the tournament this Saturday. I will be playing for the “Mali Cobani” “B” league team. Everyone is welcome to watch as long as you don’t laugh.
Maybe we should have practiced beforehand.
I would like to hold out my hand in peace to our New York brothers in the hope that it won’t be returned empty.
Also, I will be fortunate enough to make the EURO 2008 trip this summer. My friend luka and I are looking for “Croatian Hooligans.”
Catch up with me at the tournament.
~ a tall, skinny, “Sasha Vujacic looking fellow” and no, I’m not Serbian….. Going to the Laker game tonight, I’m a little excited!
thanks for clearing things up denis! this was getting alittle out of hand….
see you saturday.
did u know im more croatian than you! hahaha.
later
Hey, I like the shit talking, however, I think it’s getting out of hand. All of you “anonymous” people need to at least sign in with a “cool name.” Also, most people that say “im more croatian than you” really need to look at themselves in the mirror in the morning.
To all of you new guys, thanks for posting, thanks for the trash talking, just sign in so we know who you are. Then I can hack into your Mac’s and clean out your bank accounts.
~Denis, representing croatiansoccerreport.com, in the ‘B’ league, because…umm… well.. “I’m keeping it real”
both of u guys need to grow up.
We got grass in New York also, just depends on where you live. Also, we’ll see whos better on the field rather than you being arrogant and saying we suck so bad and your so good.
I feel bad for New York, we play on real grass here not streets. But its ok we can always get u guys in a kiddy game so u can maybe win at least one game
vvvv
lol….see you saturday..
The team from NY should just pack it in already…they’re best bets is to play in the recreational division..otherwise , they’re gonna get their as*es handed to them…..hahahhaa WOOOOOOO
u know how rumors start..i wouldnt be too worried about it……yeh ill be at the block party…look forward to seeing u guys perform…and im the captain of NK Dalmacija…cant wait for the tourney on Saturday…im also going to have a professional photographer there shooting all the action…there will be a link on this site to take you to the page where you can see and purchase all the photos….
Also, we will be dancing and singing Slavonske pijesme and dances at the street festival on sunday. I hope you watch and enjoy =D
Yes there will be a team from NY, i am the captain of that team….and im not half serbian lol im fully CROAT! We have a full squad…and we will be there on saturday.
There will be a team from New York, i am on it for i am from New York. I am going to be the substitute goalkeeper. I dont know who our captain is but i dont think theres anyone half-serbian on our team. Our team will be called Karlovacko-New York.
from what i know…there will not be a team from ny…maybe just a few players….but that all changes as people turn down the travel and all that….pictures of the tournament will be up on the site Saturday night…
excellent..i will be in the’A’ division…team name is nk dalmacija…i llok forward to seeing u there…-ante
Guys from my kolo group are gonna make a team and i might.. be their goalie. Also, my name is Ivan
yeh it should be another fun year…come out to the soccer tournament even if youre not going to play…im sure ill see you there…what is your name?
I am going to San Pedro during the memorial day weekend with my Kolo grupa from New York. We are going to dance at the street festival. I cant wait, this is going to be my first time on the West Coast. Greetings from New York!