The Machine - Cucuy FC 1:1 (1:1)
Is The Machine getting rusty? We played these guys for the 5th time in recent memory, losing to them 4 times. So this tie was not too bad. And a win would not have been undeserved. We were dominating the first half for a good amount, but The Machine was always dangerous and played well. Although we had more chances, Kyle in goal had plenty of action. On one counter attack it took three defenders to take the ball away from the tall center striker, but when the situation looked cleared he somehow got the ball back and took a shot. Kyle had a world-class save, but the ball bounced back to the guy who took the shot, who got a second chance with Kyle now out of position. Amazingly, Jesse saved that one flying in from somewhere on the left, blocking the shot in mid-air. The ball again came back to the guy who then decided to pass it to the left where an unmarked Machine player inched it over the line. We kept playing and finally David was able to score on the right after flying past 2 or 3 Machine players - two goals in the last two games, not a bad start.
Second half we started very strong but as the game went on we let up a bid. Whenever we started passing the ball we looked great, but as the game went on more people got impatient and started individual plays. Max had the best chance second half with a nice shot that hit the post, but that was about it for today.
Goal: David
MVP: Brent
Monday, January 28, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Cucuy Beats Corinthians II
Cucuy FC - Corinthians II 7:5 (3:1)
It might look like there wasn't a whole lot of defense on either side of this one. Not so, our defense actually had to work pretty hard the whole game. Corinthians played really well, lots of quick passes and high pace, having much more possession than us. Kyle in goal had plenty of saves and was pretty warmed up at half time. We had maybe 4 chances in the first half and scored 3 times. First Ben, who ran down a great pass on the left and scored the 1:0. Then Cary, who picked up a throw from the Corinthians' keeper and sent it straight back into their goal. And finally David K., new kid on the block, who followed up a shot and headed it over the keeper. 3:1 at half time, we had no reason to complain.
Second half started with another noteworthy goal, straight from the kick-off. Javier danced around with the ball a bit, then passed it on to Andrew who somehow got a shot off. The keeper got a hand on it but it barely rolled over the line for the 4:1. Corinthians got pretty mad at this point and started throwing everything forward, scoring the 4:2 and 4:3 before we settled things down with the 5:3. Corinthians came back again and scored the 5:4 and then tied the game 5:5. They definitely had the momentum at that point to keep going, but Javier and Cary put a lid on it, and we beat them 7:5 in the end. One of the crazier games I've played in a long time.
Goals: Ben, Cary (2), David K., Andrew, Javier (2)
MVP: Cary
It might look like there wasn't a whole lot of defense on either side of this one. Not so, our defense actually had to work pretty hard the whole game. Corinthians played really well, lots of quick passes and high pace, having much more possession than us. Kyle in goal had plenty of saves and was pretty warmed up at half time. We had maybe 4 chances in the first half and scored 3 times. First Ben, who ran down a great pass on the left and scored the 1:0. Then Cary, who picked up a throw from the Corinthians' keeper and sent it straight back into their goal. And finally David K., new kid on the block, who followed up a shot and headed it over the keeper. 3:1 at half time, we had no reason to complain.
Second half started with another noteworthy goal, straight from the kick-off. Javier danced around with the ball a bit, then passed it on to Andrew who somehow got a shot off. The keeper got a hand on it but it barely rolled over the line for the 4:1. Corinthians got pretty mad at this point and started throwing everything forward, scoring the 4:2 and 4:3 before we settled things down with the 5:3. Corinthians came back again and scored the 5:4 and then tied the game 5:5. They definitely had the momentum at that point to keep going, but Javier and Cary put a lid on it, and we beat them 7:5 in the end. One of the crazier games I've played in a long time.
Goals: Ben, Cary (2), David K., Andrew, Javier (2)
MVP: Cary
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Cucuy Beats Atletico
Cucuy FC - Atletico Peru 3:1 (1:0)
Seems like we just played these guys. As it turned out, they seemed to bring a different team. Some of their better players apparently sat this game out. Which was helpful, as we were missing all of our usual guys in the center and then some. Karol and Brent were gone from the back, Eddy was out, Hintz is dead for a while, we’re already not off to a good start. On top of that, Stan had been out riding horses on the soccer field making one of the most divot filled fields we’ve played on in a steady cross wind.
We started in good control of the game. Maintaining possession and moving the ball around. We made good use of the back line and keeper passes, swinging the ball and forth and running down the wings. With Scotty back in the midfield and Jason and Stan rotating as our stopper few attacks made it very deep into our end.
The scoring opened after a Cucuy defensive stop and Nate moving the ball up. Several passes wove through the defenders and was on Javi’s foot near the 18. Javi tried to pass across the box but it was intercepted by a greedy Schlunie who was able to chase the ball down and neatly lift it over the keeper. Cucuy’s attacks continued the rest of the half. Several good outside chances, with 3 or 4 good crosses that just didn’t connect. Despite spending a lot of time in their half, Cucuy couldn’t convert the second goal. Atletico had trouble mounting much offense and had little more than outside shots.
The second half started similar to the first, attack after attack not resulting in a goal. Eventually Atletico broke forward. After a challenge from Nate and Stan, outside the box, the ref whistled for obstruction, tripping, and pushing; the call changed each time we asked him. He then gave a penalty. Atletico converted and Schlunie had to fill in for Karol by yelling at the ref until given a card.
With a new breath of life, Atletico pressed hard. In short order they had two shots off the crossbar, a few corner kicks, and a free kick from about 30 yards. After the free kick, Nick and Cary had been doing such a good job shutting down the left side, Atletico stopped passing to their guys out there. Frustrated, the player walked off the field and went home.
From here, Cucuy took over. Pressure on their goal increased and our defense pushed higher and marked tighter. After holding the ball in their end, it finally made its way out wide. An off-angle shot put the keeper out of position and let Todd hammer home the rebound to reclaim the lead. Only a few minutes later, Cary had the ball near the 18, beat 2 or 3 defenders and hammered the ball home. The keeper got a hand on it but it wasn’t enough. After that, chances continued but no more would fall.
- Dave
Goals: Schlunie, Todd, Cary
Seems like we just played these guys. As it turned out, they seemed to bring a different team. Some of their better players apparently sat this game out. Which was helpful, as we were missing all of our usual guys in the center and then some. Karol and Brent were gone from the back, Eddy was out, Hintz is dead for a while, we’re already not off to a good start. On top of that, Stan had been out riding horses on the soccer field making one of the most divot filled fields we’ve played on in a steady cross wind.
We started in good control of the game. Maintaining possession and moving the ball around. We made good use of the back line and keeper passes, swinging the ball and forth and running down the wings. With Scotty back in the midfield and Jason and Stan rotating as our stopper few attacks made it very deep into our end.
The scoring opened after a Cucuy defensive stop and Nate moving the ball up. Several passes wove through the defenders and was on Javi’s foot near the 18. Javi tried to pass across the box but it was intercepted by a greedy Schlunie who was able to chase the ball down and neatly lift it over the keeper. Cucuy’s attacks continued the rest of the half. Several good outside chances, with 3 or 4 good crosses that just didn’t connect. Despite spending a lot of time in their half, Cucuy couldn’t convert the second goal. Atletico had trouble mounting much offense and had little more than outside shots.
The second half started similar to the first, attack after attack not resulting in a goal. Eventually Atletico broke forward. After a challenge from Nate and Stan, outside the box, the ref whistled for obstruction, tripping, and pushing; the call changed each time we asked him. He then gave a penalty. Atletico converted and Schlunie had to fill in for Karol by yelling at the ref until given a card.
With a new breath of life, Atletico pressed hard. In short order they had two shots off the crossbar, a few corner kicks, and a free kick from about 30 yards. After the free kick, Nick and Cary had been doing such a good job shutting down the left side, Atletico stopped passing to their guys out there. Frustrated, the player walked off the field and went home.
From here, Cucuy took over. Pressure on their goal increased and our defense pushed higher and marked tighter. After holding the ball in their end, it finally made its way out wide. An off-angle shot put the keeper out of position and let Todd hammer home the rebound to reclaim the lead. Only a few minutes later, Cary had the ball near the 18, beat 2 or 3 defenders and hammered the ball home. The keeper got a hand on it but it wasn’t enough. After that, chances continued but no more would fall.
- Dave
Goals: Schlunie, Todd, Cary
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