I stated before the 2007 Palmetto Cup that I thought this field would be the most competitive that we have ever had in the tourney's 15-year history.
Well, after tallying up these statistics from the four-day event, I think it shows you just how tough this event was for the participating teams. Not one squad came through unscathed (loss or tie) and in reality (real soccer records), the tournament champion, Riverside, was 2-0-3 in its five games. That's strong!
Just goes to prove that in this kind of setting that the important thing to do is to 'get a result' in each match. That gives you a chance in advancing through your group!
Matches Decided by # of Goals: 0 = 6 (18.2%), 4 in group play 1 = 15 (45.5%), 11 in group play --------------------------------- 2 = 4 (12.1%), 3 in group play 3 = 3 (9.1%), 2 in group play 4 = 2 (6.1%), 1 in group play 5+ = 3 (9.1%), 3 in group play
So, of the 33 matches played 63.6% of the matches were decided by one goal or ended in draws. The Semifinals were both decided via penalty kick shootouts.
