Cucuy is Division Champion

Cucuy FC - XLR8 5:4 (1:1)

What a game! Three times XLR8 went ahead, and three times we came back. First half we had more possession and chances but XLR8 scored the first goal. Kyle had an amazing save on the first shot but had no chance on the second on the second. Then Patrick tied the game with a nice overlap on the right side for the 1:1 half time score.

Second half we came out to take a lead but maybe played a little to much offense. In any case, XLR8 scored two quick goals via long passes through the middle. After that it took us a few minutes to get back into game. XLR8 now played more defense and was hoping for more breakaways. Then out of nowhere, Cole took a long distance shot from the left side that sailed over the keeper's head into the far corner. An awesome shot. It was kind of like this one http://sports.yahoo.com/soccer/blog/dirty-tackle/post/Eric-Hassli-scores-the-MLS-goal-of-the-season-so?urn=sow-wp2446

Suddenly, hope was back on our side. Then a few minutes later, almost from the same position, Javier took almost the same shot and tied the game. That was amazing.

Now we had the momentum, and XLR8 was getting tired, we had more possession, and the 4:3 was just a matter of time. But then XLR8 played another long pass, this time over our right side, followed by a cross and a diving header for the 3:4.

Now came Andrew's moment. Before that he came close to scoring a couple of times, and had a few nice setups. In any case, Andrew chased down a pass through the middle and got the ball passed the keeper somehow. Couldn't really tell what happened but the goal was in the net and we were back in the game.

With about 5 minutes left Javier got taken out by the bald defender, but the ref gave us the "advantage". Then the bald defender got up and took out another guy on our team, might have been Scotty. So the ref called this one, but then wanted the freekick where the first foul happened. Realizing that would have been a penalty, he put the freekick just outside the box. Karol took it, and put it in the upper left corner. In terms of speed and power, it might have been one of Karol's weakest freekicks. It kind of looked like it would barely make it to goal, but placement was perfect. What can I say, it was awesome.

Goals: Patrick, Cole, Javier, Andrew, Karol
MVP: Cole