The South Valley Chivas 98G team finished in 2nd place at the 2013 Copa Real Invitational soccer tournament which was held of this past weekend in Agoura Hills, CA and hosted by Real So Cal one of the nation’s top 10 youth soccer club.

The only Chivas lost was a last minute lost against the eventual champions Santa Barbara SC 3-2 in their first game of the tournament. They would eventually win three straight games, 2-0 vs Santa Anita Strikers, 2-1 vs OUSL Crusaders and 3-1 vs Conejo Valley United.

Bottom l-r: Serina Alamilla, Lexi Contreras, Brittany Hefner, Valerie Mena, Alexi Baca, Valeria Rios and Jaybree Lopez.

Top: Head coach Juan Hernandez, Julissa Almanza, Caitlin Albison, Alexia Hernandez, Natalee Rodriguez, Andrea Mungia and assistant coach Gilbert Hernandez.