The San Diego Sockers are undefeated at home this year. Two more wins this weekend at the Del Mar Arena and the Sockers will win the PASL-Pro 2010 North American Championship.

The PASL playoffs are at the Del Mar Arena.

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Beginning with first round action on March 11, six teams will be competing for the championship. The Sockers had the best the best regular season record at 13-3, andearned a first round bye.

The first game of the championship tournament will be at 5 p.m. and will feature last year's PASL Champions the California Cougars and the Calgary United. The winner of this game will advance to play La Raza de Guadalajara at 5 p.m. on Friday.

Thursday will also have a 7:30 p.m. game between the Cincinnati Express and Sidekicks del Estado de Mexico. The winner of this game will play the Sockers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

If the Sockers are able to win on Friday they will advance to the championship game at 6:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Tournament passes are available for $15 via www.sdsockers.com or www.ticketmaster.com. One pass is good for general admission seating for all five games.

You can also view the tournament via free live webcasts at www.619sports.net.

The PASL North American Championship is not the only title the Sockers can win this year. In addition to PASL play, the Sockers have been competing in the U.S Open Cup, a season-long, single-elimination tournament open to any arena soccer team.

Chiky Luna: 5 goals.

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Dallas played the Sockers surprisingly well and had the game tied late at 7-7. With only 4:29 remaining, Chiky Luna put the Sockers ahead with his fourth goal of the night and then less than a minute later with 3:25 remaining, Luna added some insurance with his fifth goal of the night.

Luna’s five goals all came in the second half, including a hat trick in the third quarter.

Hard work, according to Luna, is what sparked his barrage of scoring. “I went into halftime, and my shot was not on. Going into the half, I said, ‘I am going to relax and work hard.’ My teammates did a great job of setting me up, and the shots fell in.”

Luna believed that the good play of Dallas was a great lesson for the Sockers. “I thought they were going to be shell-shocked coming into the game and into our home environment," he says. "I did not think they were going to be able to hang with us. It was a great experience to have this game going into the playoffs so that in the playoffs, when we step out on the field, we will not be overconfident.”

Still, Luna is not afraid voice some confidence that the Sockers ability to win the PASL Pro Championship: “I am very confident in this team. At home, we a very hard to beat, and our fans are great."

Note: Louisville will host the Open Cup Finals game on a date yet to be determined. Likely, this game will be at the end of March or early April.