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Melbourne Victory head to Bentleigh Greens for an FFA Cup quarter-final without Michael Essien but Kevin Muscat is confident his squad has enough firepower to see off the state league premiers and challenge for higher honours. USA Soccer Gear .Ghanaian midfielder Essien, a two-time English Premier League winner with Chelsea, turned down the chance to become Victorys marquee guest player last week.Coach Muscat said he was disappointed the move didnt come to fruition but wasnt scrambling to find a last-gasp signing.It would have been a bonus, he said.Weve done everything in our powers (to sign Essien) ... its well past us now and we moved on.Were very pleased with the squad weve assembled and looking forward were hopeful that its going to be enough for us to challenge and win trophies this season.The move means Victory will start the season without their full complement of five foreigners for the first time in three years.Muscat said his door wasnt closed to a late arrival but it wasnt a priority given what hes seen on the training track.Attackers James Troisi and Marco Rojas, in their second stints with the club, have impressed in non-competitive outings to date and should start against John Anastasiadis side in Tuesday nights Cup date.Muscat said hed seen a marked lift in intensity in training sessions on Goschs Paddock as the quarter-final and the A-League opener, against Brisbane on October 7, drew near.Its been tense, he said.The playing group has put almost in 12 weeks of work and they sense the games about to start and they want to be included.Our attitude has to be right. If you give away some ground in terms of your attitude, your opponent youre in danger of falling on your face.Bentleighs NPL rivals Green Gully have the chance to make it three Victorian sides in the last four when they take on Canberra Olympic in Tuesday nights other semi-final.Olympic are the first ACT-based side to make it through to the quarter-finals but Green Gully will be favoured to join Melbourne City and Sydney FC in the semi-finals when they meet at Deakin Stadium.Should Bentleigh fail to knock out the FFA Cup holders on Tuesday night, either Green Gully or Olympic will be assured of hosting a semi-final to be hosted on 18 and 26 October. USA Soccer Jerseys China . Peter Holland and Brad Staubitz were sent to Toronto on Saturday as the Maple Leafs traded defenceman Jesse Blacker and draft picks to the Anaheim Ducks. USA Soccer Pro Shop . The home side created most of the chances but struggled to break down Braunschweigs resilient defence, resulting in the Bundesligas 1,000th scoreless draw. https://www.cheapusasoccer.com/ . Despite dominating possession, Schalke needed an own goal from Nicolas Hoefler for the breakthrough a minute before the interval. The Freiburg midfielder misjudged Jefferson Farfans corner and bundled the ball into his own net. After months of training, America Ferrera completed her first triathlon on Sept. 17. The actress, who has been documenting her path to the race on Instagram, finished the Nautica Malibu Triathlon in three hours and 42 minutes. She was clearly (and understandably) pretty proud of her result, and you can watch her triumphant moment as she crossed the finish line below.I did it!!!!!!!!!! ???????????????????? My time was really 3:42!! So much better than I expected! #triathlete #teamintraining #nauticamalibutriA video posted by America Ferrera (@americaferrera) onSep 17, 2016 at 1:17pm PDTAnd heres a badass action shot from the running portion. Shes focused, man!Cant talk, trying to slay this triathlon right here. #focused ???? thnx @darthsuger for pic!A photo posted by America Ferrera (@americaferrera) onSep 17, 2016 at 4:40pm PDTWhile that would obviously make for an impressive weekend on its own, Ferrera almost instantly switched gears and got her glam on for a pre-Emmy party on Saturday night -- complete with her race number still proudly on her arm. Wholesale USA Soccer Jerseys. From Grind to Glam. We cleaned up to get to the Emmys #eveningbeforeparty, but left my Tri numbers on cuz I earned that shit! #alreadyhome #PJsOn #FerreraOutA photo posted by America Ferrera (@americaferrera) onSep 17, 2016 at 9:38pm PDTAnd on Sunday, she casually presented an Emmy with Mandy Moore. No big deal or anything!@mandymooremm and I won an Emmy tonight and they didnt even air it. Rude. #presenters #BTS #didntreallywinanEmmytonight #thisonewaslyingaroundA photo posted by America Ferrera (@americaferrera) onSep 18, 2016 at 8:59pm PDTBest. Weekend. Ever.See something entertaining on social media that you think deserves to be shared? Let me know on Twitter, @darcymaine_espn. ' ' '