Long Beach FC gets its first ever UPSL SoCal Premier Playoff win with a 5-3 victory over Coachella FC

By Willie L. Alexander III 

June 18th, 2025

Long Beach FC gets its first ever UPSL SoCal Premier Playoff win with a 5-3 victory over Coachella FC. 

Long Beach was propelled to victory by a Hat-trick from Michael Mckibbin as well as goals from Michele Somenzi and Lucas Gonzalez. 

With the win, Long Beach FC will move on to face SoCal Central Coast Division Champions LA10 Football Club in the Semi-Final round of the UPSL SoCal Premier Playoffs. The match will take place this Sunday, June 22nd at Jesse Owens Stadium. Kickoff time is slated for 7pm. 

A win from Long Beach FC this Sunday would see them advance to the UPSL SoCal Premier Playoff final against the winner of Rose City FC and Ventura County FC.

Be sure to subscribe to Long Beach FC’s YouTube Channel to catch the action live if you can’t make it to Jesse Owens Stadium on Sunday. 

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