[AWARDS] The 2009 US Youth Soccer Goal of the Year was awarded to Annalyn Kumar of Dallas, and the Save of the Year wasawarded to Paul Hegedus of Ashburn, Va.
Goals & Saves of the Year
Kumar was a guest player for Sting Royal 94, a team two tothree years older than she is, when she netted the 2009 Goal of the Year, speeding past defenders to meet a pass that she chipped in over the keeper’s head.
Hegedus, who startedfocusing on goalkeeping when he was 12, made the 2009 Save of the Year in the Bethesda Thanksgiving Tournament. He sprinted out and took the ball off the striker’s foot just in time to preservethe Great Falls Soccer Club Blue 92’s advantage.
Goals of the Year, Top 10 nominees
Austin Hanzlik, Under-16 Boys, GFA 92 Blue (VA)
DeenaDesilva, Under-12 Girls, MSC Coyotes Green (MD)
Tim Mulgrew, Under-16 Boys, GFA 92 Blue (VA)
Jacob Risser, Under-8 Boys, Carmel United (IN)
Brandon Perez, Under-16 Boys, DallasTexans 93 Red
Annalyn Kumar, Under-13 Girls, Sting (N-TX)
Oliver Bihuniak, Under-12 Boys, KCFC Dragons (KS)
Ryan Copley, Under-17 Boys, Arlington Premier 92 (VA)
Jon-PaulPerez, Under-17 Boys, Dallas Texans-Houston (S-TX)
Elia Louis, Under-16 Boys, Synergy United (VT)
Essex Junction, Vt.
Saves of the Year, Top 10nominees
Paul Hegedus, Under-16 Boys, GFA 92 Blue (VA)
Margaret Simpkins, Under-19 Girls, Freestate Shooters (MD)
Natalie Smith, Under-15 Girls, CSA Elite (OH-N)
JaronBradley, Under-15 Boys, SCSA 93 Gold (NC)
Ari Zargarian, San Diego Surf (CA-S), San Diego, Calif.
Adrian Garcia, CZ Elite (CA-S), La Canada, Calif.
Abby Smith, Dallas Texans (N-TX),Dallas, Texas
Britt Eckerstrom, Under-16 Girls, FC Frederick (MD)
James Gladden, Under-18 Boys, DSC90 Green (SC)
Taylor Hafling, Under-17 Boys, Javanon 92 (KY)