Cucuy FC - Detonators (Forfeit)
Sunday's game was forfeited due to a no-show by the Detonators. Was it spontaneous combustion? We may never now for certain, but only one guy from the team showed up. Instead of a game we had a little scrimmage, which was fun.
Update on Carl: it was very bad, he will be out for the season. Hope you get well soon!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Monday, March 17, 2008
Cucuy Out Hustle Aztecas For Second Season Win
Azteca FC - Cucuy FC 0:3
This Sunday we played the Azteca FC, rumored to be a first division team. Right from the start, it was clear this would be another close one. Azteca had good passing skills and a lot of speed, and put a lot of pressure on our midfield and defense. CNate in goal had to show of his skills several times to keep his team from falling behind. On one occasion he missed the ball but did manage to body-check the attacker, which should have been a penalty against us, but the ref did not call it. For the rest of the game, when skill was not on our side, luck definitely was.
The first goal happened after Carl out hustled an Azteca defender and won a ball back that was already lost. A quick pass to Eddy, who made a long cross behind the defense to Karol. The ball bounced right in front of Karol but he managed to lob it over the keeper storming out at him for the 0:1. We had some more chances to score but in summary Azteca had probably slightly better chances, including a nice distance shot that missed our upper ninety by about half an inch.
The second half we had to play without Karl who injured his knee, hopefully, it's not too bad. Azteca came out very strong and controlled the game for the first 15 minutes. They had three major chances they could not score on thanks to our defense that had a great day. At this point in the game it could have been 3:1 Aztecas if it wasn't for Freddy and Jason who both had another awesome game. While Aztecas were still wondering why it was still 0:1, Karol got the ball in midfield, saw Cary run into position on the right and passed it over to him. Cary was tightly marked but ran past his opponent towards the goal's short corner. When everybody (including the keeper) was expecting a pass into the middle, he took a shot right at the keeper who let the ball pass through his legs for the 0:2. After that, Aztecas let up on their pressure, and towards the end we were able to score even the 0:3, a nice shot from Chris on the right after a pass from Karol. The other highlight of the second half was Dan chirping at the ref until he finally gave in and gave him a yellow. It was great to see everybody play with so much effort and heart.
Goals: Karol 1 (Eddy), Cary 1 (Karol), Chris 1 (Karol)
This Sunday we played the Azteca FC, rumored to be a first division team. Right from the start, it was clear this would be another close one. Azteca had good passing skills and a lot of speed, and put a lot of pressure on our midfield and defense. CNate in goal had to show of his skills several times to keep his team from falling behind. On one occasion he missed the ball but did manage to body-check the attacker, which should have been a penalty against us, but the ref did not call it. For the rest of the game, when skill was not on our side, luck definitely was.
The first goal happened after Carl out hustled an Azteca defender and won a ball back that was already lost. A quick pass to Eddy, who made a long cross behind the defense to Karol. The ball bounced right in front of Karol but he managed to lob it over the keeper storming out at him for the 0:1. We had some more chances to score but in summary Azteca had probably slightly better chances, including a nice distance shot that missed our upper ninety by about half an inch.
The second half we had to play without Karl who injured his knee, hopefully, it's not too bad. Azteca came out very strong and controlled the game for the first 15 minutes. They had three major chances they could not score on thanks to our defense that had a great day. At this point in the game it could have been 3:1 Aztecas if it wasn't for Freddy and Jason who both had another awesome game. While Aztecas were still wondering why it was still 0:1, Karol got the ball in midfield, saw Cary run into position on the right and passed it over to him. Cary was tightly marked but ran past his opponent towards the goal's short corner. When everybody (including the keeper) was expecting a pass into the middle, he took a shot right at the keeper who let the ball pass through his legs for the 0:2. After that, Aztecas let up on their pressure, and towards the end we were able to score even the 0:3, a nice shot from Chris on the right after a pass from Karol. The other highlight of the second half was Dan chirping at the ref until he finally gave in and gave him a yellow. It was great to see everybody play with so much effort and heart.
Goals: Karol 1 (Eddy), Cary 1 (Karol), Chris 1 (Karol)
Monday, March 10, 2008
First Game of the Season is a Win
Cucuy FC - The Blades 1:0
The first game of the season was against the beloved Blades, a team known for outstanding fairness and sportsmanship. Surprisingly, given that we had a 9 o'clock game and a time change, we had a full squad and five subs at the start of the game. I took less than a minute until the first Blade started complaining about the refs calls, and so it would go until the end of the game. Except for the whining it was a pretty fair game though without major fouls. We were pressing for the first goal but could not get it into the net until about 20 minutes in the game, when Chris got fouled in the box. Brent took the penalty, but the keeper had a good day and made an amazing save. Soon later though, Brent scored the winning goal, a nice first-touch from about 4 yards, after a pass from Karol.
Second half we continued to press for the second goal and had many chances but no luck. Dan had a nice run on the keeper after a pass from Eddy that was only stopped at last second. Carl had two nice shots on goal that missed only by a few. Karol and Cary both had more chances but the keeper saved those as well. Our defense with Freddie and Jason did an outstanding job the whole game, and the Blades did only have one real chance after a corner that Carl swept off the line.
In the end it was well deserved win that should have been a lot higher. Respect to the ref who kept his cool in light of some very bad, even racist comments from some of the Blades.
Goals: Brent 1 (Karol)
The first game of the season was against the beloved Blades, a team known for outstanding fairness and sportsmanship. Surprisingly, given that we had a 9 o'clock game and a time change, we had a full squad and five subs at the start of the game. I took less than a minute until the first Blade started complaining about the refs calls, and so it would go until the end of the game. Except for the whining it was a pretty fair game though without major fouls. We were pressing for the first goal but could not get it into the net until about 20 minutes in the game, when Chris got fouled in the box. Brent took the penalty, but the keeper had a good day and made an amazing save. Soon later though, Brent scored the winning goal, a nice first-touch from about 4 yards, after a pass from Karol.
Second half we continued to press for the second goal and had many chances but no luck. Dan had a nice run on the keeper after a pass from Eddy that was only stopped at last second. Carl had two nice shots on goal that missed only by a few. Karol and Cary both had more chances but the keeper saved those as well. Our defense with Freddie and Jason did an outstanding job the whole game, and the Blades did only have one real chance after a corner that Carl swept off the line.
In the end it was well deserved win that should have been a lot higher. Respect to the ref who kept his cool in light of some very bad, even racist comments from some of the Blades.
Goals: Brent 1 (Karol)