Tickets available for El Farolito's Hayward matchup vs. rival Oakland Roots; 'Burrito Team' could knock off third-straight pro opponent.
The indomitable El Farolito squad moments before the team's victory over Central Valley Fuego on April 2. Photo by Peter Maiden/NPSL.com
The Mission taqueria’s soccer affiliate will go for a third straight win over professional opponents on Tuesday, when they face the Oakland Roots at Cal StateEast Bay’s Pioneer Stadium in Hayward. That’s the same venue where the Roots dispatched them, 3-1, in the second round of last year’s tournament.Both teams clashed again this preseason, a 1-0 victory for the Roots. But neither coach Santiago Lopez nor his players are reading too much into the preamble.
El Farolito players work out on a rainy Thursday evening at Silver Terrace Playground. Photo by Liliana Michelena, April 4. None of the francophone journeymen are older than 24, but they’ve already made many stops on their soccer journeys: Their professional careers have taken them to Spain, Greece, Austria, Israel, Connecticut and, finally, San Francisco . Aspiring to earn another shot at the pro leagues, they are among the few players on El Farolito’s roster dedicated 100 percent to soccer and the graces of invisible training, namely resting.
“I just hope I can help the Farolito players to put themselves out there, gain that publicity, and give them the opportunity to go somewhere else,” he said.Soccer may be the same language everywhere, but Yabur, still new to the team, talks of another shared vernacular: “Sacrifice.” It goes beyond running for longer or risking one’s body to win a loose ball.
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