Game report and video courtesy of Steve Ole Olson of Southwest Missouri's Soccer Resource

The MN Thunder defeated the Springfield Demize this evening 1-0 on an 83rd minute penalty kick scored by Mark Heath Preston. The spot kick was the result of a foul on Ben Sippola as he nutmegged his defender on the right side before running into the box and being tripped.

Former Air Force soccer player Chris Foster was recently hired as an assistant coach for the Falcon men's soccer program, according to head coach Doug Hill. Foster, who recently retired from the U.S. Air Force, had served as a volunteer assistant for the program the last four seasons.

"We are very happy to officially have Chris on board with us," said Hill.

Rochester Minnesota 5-6-10

Rochester Thunder Begins 2010 Season this Weekend

The Rochester Thunder, a member of the United Soccer Leagues' Premier Development League, will begin its second season this weekend with a pair of road games against the Real Colorado Foxes in Denver.

The Rochester Thunder PDL team opened their season away this weekend in Colorado as they played the Real Colorado Foxes in Denver. The game on Friday evening also served as a US Open Cup qualifying game. The format set by US Soccer for PDL teams is to play two home and two away games prior to May 31 which are league games but double as USOC games.

The Rochester Thunder won their 2nd game of the season in Des Moines, Iown Saturday night against the Menace by a score of 1-0. Mark Heath Preston scored the winner which is his fourth goal in three games. The goal came at the 32 minute mark and was assisted by midfielder Ryan Sappington.

The Real Colorado Foxes of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League announced the launch of its new fan-friendly website, www.rcfoxes.com, on Wednesday.

Since joining the USL in 2008, Real Colorado felt that it was not only time to update the club's semi-pro team's site, but to also have it branch out and create its own identity.