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The Travis Football Club soccer team became the Fairfield, California, Soccer League champions for the first time after winning its match over Real Madrid in extra time, Feb. 4.
The teams were tied 4-4 after 90 minutes of regular time. The deadlock continued with the teams tied 5-5 after extra time, sending them to a shootout.
The teams matched each other shot for shot until the eighth penalty kick where the Travis FC keeper blocked the shot, leading to Travis FC’s win.
The team is comprised of nearly 50 Travis Airmen who competed in the local championship.
“We can only have 22 on people the roster,” said Tech. Sgt. Brett Rush, 60th Air Mobility Wing chaplain assistant. “As Airmen (permanently change duty stations), go on (temporary duty) or have other mission obligations, we adjust to keep a present and dedicated team on the field weekly.”
After the 18-game regular season, each team is ranked on how they played, wins and losses, with the top teams moving onto the playoffs. The playoffs involved eight teams from the local area.
“We were ranked sixth going into the playoffs,” said Zachary Wanlass, Travis FC coach. “It was an important win for the team. The members of the team work all week long, come to practice twice a week and a game once a week. Some of them are on shift work, working nights or weekends, and they still wake up for a game during the day. They’ve put in a lot of work to win.”
Wanlass has been with the team for the past five years, first as a player when he was active duty and now as the coach.
“It’s amazing to see them do this on top of their other duties,” said Wanlass. “Many of them don’t get out of work to do this, and we have people coming and going because of TDYs and deployments.”
The Travis FC soccer team also competed in military and local tournaments throughout the year such as the High Desert Cup in Fort Irwin, California, where the team placed third out of seven teams and the Defender’s Cup in San Antonio, Texas, where they placed fourth overall out of 40 teams that competed.
“Soccer helps Travis AFB Airmen build their physical and social pillars,” said Rush. “It provides a safe and constructive outlet for the Airmen as well as represents Travis AFB in the local community.”
| Date Taken: | 02.16.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.22.2018 15:28 |
| Story ID: | 266867 |
| Location: | TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, CA, US |
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