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USA to Host England and Haiti in Amputee Soccer Tournament in Houston June 1-3

National amputee soccer teams from England, Haiti, and the USA will meet for an amputee soccer tournament June 1 – 3 in The Woodlands, Texas.

The tournament is part of each team’s run-up to the Amputee Soccer World Cup scheduled for 24 October to 5 November, 2018 in for in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Each team will play four matches in the round-robin tournament, fielding a mixture of seasoned veterans and developing talent.

Haiti and Team USA met several times over the past year while Team England is coming off a first place finish in a recent tournament with Ireland and Poland.

The tournament is being presented by the American Amputee Soccer Association, the Lone Star Amputee Football Club, and the Houston Dynamo-Dash Training Academy.

All matches will be held at the Gosling Sports Fields at 4055 Marsico Place Woodlands TX 77384. All are invited. Admission is free. The match schedule is:

<div class="tg-wrap"><table><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <th>Day</th><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <th>Time</th><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <th>Home</th><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <th>Away</th><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Friday, June 1</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>5:30PM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Opening Ceremony</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Friday, June 1</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>6:00PM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>USA</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Haiti</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Friday, June 1</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>8:30PM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Haiti</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>England</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Saturday, June 2</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>10:00AM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>USA</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>England</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Saturday, June 2</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>6:00AM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Haiti</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>USA</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Saturday, June 2</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>8:30AM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>England</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Haiti</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Sunday, June 3</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>9:00AM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>USA</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>England</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Sunday, June 3</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>11:30AM</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td>Closing Ceremony</td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> <td></td><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --> </tr><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --></table></div>

As in previous visits of the Haitian amputee soccer team, the International Institute of SPORT (http://iisport.org and http://thepursuitofhope.com) will arrange prosthetic, dental and eye care for the Haitian team.

Victorious return of the Haitian selection (Haiti Libre)

The following posted at Haiti Libre.

Last Friday, Gérald Oriol Jr., Secretary of State for the Integration of People with Disabilities and Mario Florvil, Director General of the Ministry of Youth and Sports welcomed at the International Airport Toussaint Louverture the players of the Haitian amputee football selection. This selection, supervised by the Haitian Football Association Amputee, won the American Football Cup of Amputee, organized this year in the United States.

2017 Haiti Amputee Football Association Americas Cup tour schedule

July 18 – Haiti Amputee Soccer Team arrival in US

July 19-23 – Training camp at Aledo High School Aledo, Texas.
At the end of our first training session on July 19, Dr. Fred Sorrells interacted with a young man who plays on the Aledo HS soccer team who happened to be an arm amputee. He played the goalkeeper position on July 23 when our Haiti team played an exhibition game against the reigning Texas high football (American) Aledo Bearcats.. He did a fine job. We had a incredible reception by the local community.

July 22 – Meet and Greet for the National Team hosted by prosthetist Tim Goldberg and his wife Sharon. Tim has fitted twelve national players in the past and will doing several more of this group. The Aledo community participated in an amputee soccer demonstration and an art show showcasing the artwork of former Haitian national amputee soccer player and current vice-president of the Haiti Amputee Soccer Association, Francillon Chery.

July 23 – Exhibition Game against the reigning Texas High School Aledo Bearcats. The American athletes played with their non-dominate foot. Haiti won 6-4 in what the American athletes described as a extremely memorable event.

July 25-26 – Outreach in Tucson, AZ. Team will be hosted by Air Force pilot Christy Wise, the first pilot to return to flying following an amputation. She has a nonprofit that provides prostheses for children in Third World countries including Haiti. The Haiti team will play an exhibition game against Christy’s squadron team July 26.

July 28 – Orange County Soccer Association event.

July 29-30 – Mini-Tournament against the USA national team to promote amputee soccer in Southern California.

August 1-2 – Outreach activities in Southern California August 4-9 Outreach activities in Central Texas.

August 10-11 – Outreach activities in Aledo, Texas August 11-13 Outreach activities in Weatherford, Texas.

August 14-15 – Outreach activities in Colleyville, Texas August 16-17 Outreach activities in Little Rock, AR.

August 18-23 – Outreach activities in Nashville.

August 25 – Return to Haiti.

Haitian Artist presents painting to Manuel Romo

While the Haiti amputee football team did not make it to the trophy presentation stage by the soccer ball, they did via the paint brush!

As a token of appreciation to the Mexico Cup of the Americas Organizing Committee and its principal sponsor Proan, Haitian amputee player and artist Francillon Chery presented a painting of the soccer practice venue to Proan founder Manuel Romo.

Dr. Fred Sorrells, manager of the Haitian team joined those on stage in applauding the art presentation. The Haitian team made a lasting impression on the host city by demonstrating their amputee skills for school groups and sharing their inspiration stories with local residents with disabilities. Well done, Team Haiti!

Haiti loses consolation match to El Salvidor 1 to 4

Haiti’s success in the first consolation round provided the opportunity to compete for the consolation trophy against El Salvador.

Playing under the beautiful Mexican sky and mild temperatures, El Salvador scored first. Haiti equalized the score and the half ended with the score tied.

The second half saw the experience of the El Salvador team pay dividends as they scored three goals in the second half. The final score was El Salvador 4 Haiti 1.

After the courtesy tour for the stadium crowd where the leg amputees tap their crutches over their heads, both teams gathered in a prayer huddle on the field – grateful to participate in the world’s fastest one legged game.

Haiti beats Costa Rica 5 to 0 in consolation match

The first afternoon game of the tournament found the Haiti reserves playing against the recently formed national team from Costa Rica in the beautiful town of San Juan de Los Lagos, an hour’s drive from Guadalajara.

Haiti scored the first goal and lead 1-0 at the half. The Haiti squad found their rhythm in the second period scoring some beautiful goals.

The score was Haiti 5 Costa Rica 0.

Survival story changes student’s perceptions

Emmanuel Ladouceur, Dr. Fred Sorrells and Professor Mora

The Haiti national amputee football team came to Mexico with the dual purpose of competing in the Cup of the Americas tournament and championing the impaired in schools and local communities. Team members have shared their stories of overcoming loss of limbs from the 2010 earthquake, police violence, mudslides and vehicle accidents. Their public service has been applauded by the Organizing Committee, school officials and thousands of interested students.

Professor Mora translated into Spanish as Dr. Fred Sorrells shared the incredible story of Haitian goalkeeper Emmanuel Ladouceur’s earthquake survival with hundreds of students today. Ladouceur was buried under rubble for four days before being rescued. These stories of faith and perseverance are having an enormous impact upon the way people with disabilities are perceived here.

Following the presentation of the player stories in school assembles, students intensely pursue the team members for autographs on paper, balls, articles of clothing, and even their arms. The amputees are certainly enjoying their new found “rock star” status. Since Haiti received a bye in today’s scheduled match, the team was able to visit another school in the afternoon.

Haiti defeated by Mexico 2 to 0

On Wednesday night, Haiti played with zeal, determination and fair play against a very strong and disciplined national team from Mexico.

The host nation scored the first goal during the initial period, and the score remained 1-0 at the half.

Despite numerous on goal shots, the Haitian squad could not equalize the score. Mexico made a second goal late in the second period to win 2-0.

Despite its youth and inexperience, the Haitian team has drawn rave reviews from other delegations and spectators for its tenacity and speed. This bodes well for the selection of the next team for the World Cup of Amputee Football.