San Fernando Valley Quakes as it expanded to nine teams. Playing at John Elway Stadium on the campus of Granada Hills Charter High School, head coach Ali Khosroshahin's team made an inauspicious start, tying 1–1 with Los Angeles Storm in their opening game, and then suffering a devastating 4–3 home defeat to Orange County Blue Star, having led 3–0 with 8 minutes to go. The Quakes' mid-season form improved considerably, highlighted by several impressive victories, including a 5–1 thrashing of California Gold, and an astonishing 7–4 road victory over San Diego Gauchos which included a hat trick from central defender Derek Hanks. The Quakes
Colombia national beach soccer team Colombia national beach soccer team The Colombia national beach soccer team represents Colombia in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Federación Colombiana de Fútbol (FCF), the governing body for football in Colombia. Colombia entered the international beach soccer scene in 2009 at the first edition of the South American Beach Games. The team subsequently debuted at in the largest beach soccer event in South America, the World Cup qualifiers, in 2011, finishing in 4th place – their best finish in any major competition to date. Since then, Colombia have remained an active team, becoming regulars at the