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PHARR, Texas - The inaugural interleague summer All-Star Game series will be decided on Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 7 p.m. at Valley View High School Stadium in Hidalgo when the South Texas Premier Soccer Association (STXPSA) 18-and-Under All-Stars take on the Brownsville All-Stars in the decisive second-leg matchup.
Valley View High School’s stadium is located on Jackson Rd. and Hi Line in Hidalgo.
The Brownsville All-Stars won the first-leg of the All-Star Game series 3-2 on Aug. 9 at the Brownsville Sports Park to take a one-goal lead into tomorrow’s game. In the event of a tie (aggregate score) at the end of regulation time, the winner will be decided in a penalty kick series.
The All-Star Games involving the two youth summer league programs marks the first time a series of this nature is played between the most talented 14 to 18 year old players from the Rio Grande Valley.
As part of the festivities of Tuesday’s All-Star Game, the STXPSA will recognize standout Valley players Reynol Fuentes of Mission and Damián “Niño” López of McAllen during halftime. Both are former STXPSA players that played at Sharyland and McAllen Memorial High Schools, respectively, and who played this summer for the USL Premier Development League finalist Laredo Heat.
Fuentes is a defender for the Heat, while López plays forward for the Laredo squad.
After the All-Star Game, a brief trophy ceremony will be held. The Coordinator of the Mexican Consulate’s Instituto de los Mexicanos en el Exterior (Institute for Mexicans in the Exterior), Claudia Trujillo, will do the honors and present the trophy and medals to the players.
STXPSA West All-Stars: Erasmo Vázquez, Javier Olvera, Samuel Mendoza, Víctor Colión, Jonathan Mata, Eduardo Chávez, Salvador Jiménez, Gilberto Alanis, Israel Lince, Amaury Lozano, Leonardo Álvarez, Jonathan Martínez, José Ángel Soto, Gerardo Garza Jr., José Escareño, Alán Hernández, Javier García, Rigoberto Hernández, Daniel García, Luis Gómez, Delber Rivera and Luis Guerra. Head Coach: Gerardo Garza.
Brownsville East All-Stars: Carlos Vásquez, Willy Aranda, Luis López, Jesús García, Ricardo Reyes, Francisco Morales, Cruz Gamboa, Miguel Cruz, Mando Gonzáles, Alberto Villarreal, Gilberto Rico, Giovani Sierra, Daniel Olivares, José Muñoz, Abraham Troncoso, Rodrigo Juárez, Alán Cortinas, Leo Carrasco, Jorge Elizalde, Patricio Vallejo, Carlos Acevedo, Rey Sandoval, Juan González and Freddy Hernández. Head Coach: Enrique Rivera.
