TRI-CITIES, WA—Tri-Cities Alliance Football Club is pushing their program forward this year with top-notch branding and instant results on the pitch.

The new elite adult men’s amateur side has won two tournaments and finished second in a third. The latest cup-raising came on August 19 and 20 in Yakima at the 2017 Copa America Tournament.

“The first game we had a ton of shots but their keeper made a ton of saves but in the end we overwhelmed him for a 3-0 win,” says Alliance co-founder JD Loveless. “The 2nd game we played Xolos FC. We were down early to a bad bounce off the crossbar and into the net. Xolos scored shortly thereafter to make the score 2-0 with 10 mins to go. Miguel “Speedy” Acevedo scored 3 goals in 9 minutes to give Alliance the win and fans a heart attack.

“Game 3 we went back and forth going down 2-1 into the middle of the second half but came back to win 3-2, says Loveless. “In the semis we came out flat and went down 1-0 going into the half but scored 2 in the second half to win it. The finals we played a very good team in Chiquilladas FC (Yakima). We scored first but Chiquilladas tied it up not long after. 5 minutes out we scored and added an insurance goal to finish it up. We learned that our team thrives under pressure and never quits. They haven’t been a team for long but they came together and put their highest effort on the field. The team played some great soccer and are a great ambassador of the Tri-Cities.”

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Photos courtesy of Tri-Cities Alliance FC by Christina Winters Lopez and Liana Sansom.