Larry Evans, friend, Mt. Lebo guy, soccer and sports person, organizer from way back, sent this message and could use some helpers / players / running mates for a G-20 sports cooperative venture -- right away.
We're looking for players for an intergenerational coed team which will compete in a friendly (and publicized) symbolic soccer match this Friday morning 10 am to noon, September 25 at the CMU Stadium field versus an squad from Iran (persian). Their pick-up team is made up of 10 women (ages 22-27) and 5 fellas (their coaches).
This match will be played rain or shine to highlight women's rights during the ongoing G20 Conference.
Soccer competence need not be very high. The team formed just this past month for the purposes of this symbolic game.
The CMU playing field, the site for the game, was just obtained today. This game was originally scheduled for this Friday evening at Schenley Park as part of an International Citizen Athlete SoccerFest but was cancelled weeks ago over G20 permitting issues. Some sorority and intramural soccer players at CMU have already expressed interest, but some veteran help is most welcomed. This was another injury in the permit process.
So, you can go play soccer on Friday, go to The Great Race Expo on Saturday and run in The Great Race on Sunday.
So, if you want to play, and you are in high school or older, then you should send an email to Larry Evans, cell = 412-445-2951, leifevans@comcast.net. Tell him your name and where you are from and what position(s) you'd prefer to play. Larry will insert your name into a quick line-up / program.
You can play in sneakers or spikes. The squad from Iran is wearing green, so don't wear green, unless you want to cheer for them on the sidelines. Other colors are fine -- colors of the world. Better to wear shin guards and tall socks too. The World Team will wear yellow pennies unless a better offer / uniform can be delivered in time for the game.
I don't think the soccer players would want to wear water polo caps, so I can't really help.
Update:
Mark Rauterkus and event organizer, Larry Evans.
Player photo after the game. The world team won, 5 to 2.September 28, 2009
Iranian Solidarity Soccer Match at CMU
Wrap-Up
A friendly coed soccer game was brilliantly played this Friday morning, September 25th at 10am-Noon at Carnegie Mellon University’s Stadium. A Persian team - wearing green to show their solidarity with the Iranian reform movement was coached by Arash Farsi, a graduate student from CMU. They fought gamely against a Pittsburgh team made up of student women and adult men players from all over Western PA and coached by Larry Evans. Pittsburgh won 5-2 in an 80 minute match officiated by veteran referee Frank Correnti.
The spirited event was organized by Citizen Athlete Games, Organizing for America, the Persian Panthers, a Persian Student Organization and the University of Pittsburgh-Iranian Cultural Organization. The match’s symbolic intent was to highlight Iran’s situation after its rigged presidential election during the excitement and madness of the G20 Conference.
The Persian team’s flag and banner waving supporters chanted UNITED FOR IRAN and DEMOCRACY IN IRAN throughout the contest while Yinzer team fans just stuck with their old chestnut “RAH RAH REE, KICK ‘EM IN THE KNEE. RAH, RAH, RASS, KICK ‘EM IN THE OTHER KNEE. No G20 celebrities viewed the game unless possibly from one of the many fly-over helicopters buzzing around the Oakland demonstrations. Although invited to kick out the first ball and thus use the universal body language of soccer to send a message to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an very busy President Obama instead chose to deal with the increased tensions with Iran by issuing some stern words at the G20 Conference. Oh well, Barack’s bad.
The Game rosters:
Persia
Hassan Takabi - Goal Keeper
Christina Colosimo - Defender
Amirreza Masoumzadeh - Defender
Elham Khatami - Defender
Sarah Gad - Defender
Amir Soltani - Defender
Gaby Vargas - Midfielder
Matt Falzon - Midfielder
Somayeh Nassiri - Midfielder
Sepehr Nemati - Midfielder
Diana Gomez - Striker
Anahita Khojandi - Striker
Jaime Tupino - Striker
Kerri Gatti - Striker
Coral Wright - Striker
Arash Farsi - Coach
Pittsburgh
Kurt Lesker III – Wing
Kurt Lesker IV - Left Fullback
Richard Papp - Midfield
Mike Page - Forward
Dan Rogan - Right Fullback
Dave Paschel - Goalie
Len Scheinman – Stopper
Miriam Feiler – Striker
Kate Smith – Wing
Ian McIntyre - Sweeper
Mark Rauterkus - Midfield
Larry Evans – Coach/Midfield
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Iranian Solidarity Soccer Match at CMU
A friendly coed soccer game will be played this Friday morning, September 25th at 10am at Carnegie Mellon University’s Stadium pitting a Persian team - wearing green to show their solidarity with the Iranian reform movement - against a World team made up of student and adult women and men players from all over the Pittsburgh region.
The Persian team includes 10 women and 5 men ages 22-27 and was organized by the Persian Panthers, a CMU Persian Student Organization and the University of Pittsburgh-Iranian Cultural Organization and is coached by Arash Farsi, a graduate student from CMU. The World team has some sorority and intramural soccer players from CMU as well as players from the Greater Pittsburgh Women’s and Coed Soccer League and was put together by Citizen Athlete Games and Organizing for America and is coached by Larry Evans.
This symbolic match will be played rain or shine to highlight Iran’s situation after the rigged presidential election during the ongoing G20 Conference in town. The Persian team and their supporters will try to scream UNITED FOR IRAN and DEMOCRACY IN IRAN through the global body language of soccer. A program containing the team rosters and thanking event sponsors will be given out at the game.
For further information please contact:
Somayeh Nassiri 412-551-8663 or Larry Evans 412-445-2951
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