Cucuy FC : Atletico Peru 2:0 (0:0)
You always know you’re in for a good game when you’re scheduled to play Atletico Peru and this Sunday did not disappoint. There was a constant 25 mph wind in one direction all game, which we took the first half after winning the coin toss.
Things were not going our way in the first 15 minutes. We couldn’t seem to connect passes or take a decent first touch in our offensive half of the field, and on top of that Atletico had significant possession in and around our penalty box. Diligent defending prevented the score from slipping to 1 or 2 in favor of Peru early in the game. The Cucuy defense did a great job of making sure everyone was covering a man on these plays and the result was Peru not being able to find a look at net despite stringing several passes together in our box. Kyle came up huge on one particular save where Orange Feet had a complete open shot from the left side, but Kyle cut down the angle and reacted quickly enough to make the save. The pressure alleviated about 20 minutes into the game and the play was no longer only in our half. From that point on we had some promising opportunities on Atletico’s net, but couldn’t convert. The first half ended scoreless.
There was a little concern starting the second half with the strong wind now in our faces, but it actually seemed to help our game. We moved the ball around on the ground, and our midfield/forwards found that first touch that we were lacking in the first half. We spent the first 10 minutes of the half in Peru’s box, forcing their defense to make passes under pressure and winning 50-50 balls in the midfield. Regardless of the consistent pressure, we still didn’t have a goal to show for it. Finally, about 20 minutes into the second half, Scott K. received a ball down the right and beat two defenders around the outside. Approaching the baseline, he was able to find Hintz who was running square to him with a quick ground pass and one touch into the near side of the net. We had a lot more opportunities in the second half, but we couldn’t get the shots off early enough, and most of them were blocked. Approaching the end of the game, Peru was playing with increased urgency. Things were getting chippy, harder fouls were being committed, and the ref was not calling anything in our favor. In the final 5 minutes, Todd played a high cross in from the right that should have been collected by the Peru keeper. However, it slipped through his hands and dropped right to Steve’s feet, who was a few feet away from the net, and he tapped it in easily to crush any hope that Peru had at tying the game.
-Hintz
Goals: Hintz, Steve
MVP: Schluny
Monday, March 24, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
Hazed and Confused
Cucuy FC : Haze FC 9:0 (3:0)
The score pretty much tells the story of this game. A total blow out as it should have been. Haze is two divisions below us, and apparently contacted Gary saying they wanted to play a division up their division for a challenge (or something like that). So Gary gave them a game with us, and we promptly shat on them.
I’ll keep the goal write ups brief otherwise this post will run on forever.
We scored in what felt like the first two minutes of the game on a nice 45 pass back from Todd to Hintz, who put it away far side netting first touch. No scoring for a while until Cary got played up on the left side. He had a shot blocked, and collected his own rebound for an easy put away. Todd scored the third before halftime on a centering lead pass from Cole. Todd just barely reached the ball with his toe to poke it past the keeper into the side netting.
The flood gates opened in the second half. Another nice 45 pass back to Hintz, this time from Paris, gave him an easy shot from around the PK spot leaving the keeper without a chance. Karol controlled a ball chest high through the defense and was chopped down from behind for a well deserved PK. He put the PK away no problem. The order of the goals gets fuzzy from this point on. Karol collected a ball on a broken down play inside the Haze penalty box for an easy second goal to his name. Paris finished a 1 on 1 with the keeper after the Haze defense had gotten lazy and let a dangerous penetrating ball get played in. Justin had probably the nicest goal of the game on a blazing run down the right side. Cary hit him with the perfect lead pass. Justin was maybe a half step ahead of his defender, who trailed him the whole way and didn’t give him the easy scoring opportunity. Justin fought him off the whole way down to the baseline and scored on the tough angle. Hintz capped it off right before the final whistle with a turn that beat two defenders at once. He beat the keeper one last time with a hard shot for 9–0 Cucuy. Lol, we’re kind of relentless.
The Cucuy defense didn’t have to work too hard this game, but did a great job with what challenges were presented. The distribution out of the back this game was especially good, which was a catalyst for the development of the numerous goals.
-Hintz
Goals: Hintz (3), Karol (2), Cary, Todd, Paris, Justin
MVP: Hintz
The score pretty much tells the story of this game. A total blow out as it should have been. Haze is two divisions below us, and apparently contacted Gary saying they wanted to play a division up their division for a challenge (or something like that). So Gary gave them a game with us, and we promptly shat on them.
I’ll keep the goal write ups brief otherwise this post will run on forever.
We scored in what felt like the first two minutes of the game on a nice 45 pass back from Todd to Hintz, who put it away far side netting first touch. No scoring for a while until Cary got played up on the left side. He had a shot blocked, and collected his own rebound for an easy put away. Todd scored the third before halftime on a centering lead pass from Cole. Todd just barely reached the ball with his toe to poke it past the keeper into the side netting.
The flood gates opened in the second half. Another nice 45 pass back to Hintz, this time from Paris, gave him an easy shot from around the PK spot leaving the keeper without a chance. Karol controlled a ball chest high through the defense and was chopped down from behind for a well deserved PK. He put the PK away no problem. The order of the goals gets fuzzy from this point on. Karol collected a ball on a broken down play inside the Haze penalty box for an easy second goal to his name. Paris finished a 1 on 1 with the keeper after the Haze defense had gotten lazy and let a dangerous penetrating ball get played in. Justin had probably the nicest goal of the game on a blazing run down the right side. Cary hit him with the perfect lead pass. Justin was maybe a half step ahead of his defender, who trailed him the whole way and didn’t give him the easy scoring opportunity. Justin fought him off the whole way down to the baseline and scored on the tough angle. Hintz capped it off right before the final whistle with a turn that beat two defenders at once. He beat the keeper one last time with a hard shot for 9–0 Cucuy. Lol, we’re kind of relentless.
The Cucuy defense didn’t have to work too hard this game, but did a great job with what challenges were presented. The distribution out of the back this game was especially good, which was a catalyst for the development of the numerous goals.
-Hintz
Goals: Hintz (3), Karol (2), Cary, Todd, Paris, Justin
MVP: Hintz
Cucuy Slides by Crocketteers Raiders
Cucuy FC : Crocketteer Raiders 1:0 (1:0)
We got away with a lucky one against Crocketteers Raiders this weekend. Not that anyone on Cucuy is complaining, but the better team did not win on this day. Raiders are playing up a division from us in premier, so there’s no shame in admitting that they are a stronger team.
We had some offensive pressure in the first half despite the fact that Raiders were the stronger team. However, all of these offensive threats were quickly and aggressively smothered by the Raiders sweeper. He must have had 30 lbs on any of the Cucuy offense men that were playing that day. However, the sweeper got a little too aggressive on a breakaway that was played to Justin. The sweeper blatantly swept Justin’s feet from behind and the referee didn’t hesitate to show him a justified red card. It was a pretty rare occurrence as it was the sweeper’s first committed foul, and it was also the first half of the game. Regardless, the referee was correct in his call, which was only further enforced when the Raider’s coach agreed with card and told the player to stop bitching when he reached his sideline.
Only a minute after the red card was handed out, Cucuy scored off a corner kick. The ball was played in to the near post where Brent was waiting for it. Brent got a piece of it but it didn’t immediately go into the net. There was some panic and confusion amongst Raiders defenders and it looked like they were the last ones to touch it before it crossed the goal line. Either way, credit goes to Brent for the goal.
Even though we were a man up for the last 60 minutes of the game, the obvious skill and team play of Raiders made it seem as though we were the ones playing down a man. We managed to stave off the numerous Raiders attacks, largely thanks to Karol who played aggressive man on man defense with Raiders extremely fast, skilled striker. We walked away with a fairly lucky win on this one.
-Hintz
Goals: Brent
MVP: Brent
We got away with a lucky one against Crocketteers Raiders this weekend. Not that anyone on Cucuy is complaining, but the better team did not win on this day. Raiders are playing up a division from us in premier, so there’s no shame in admitting that they are a stronger team.
We had some offensive pressure in the first half despite the fact that Raiders were the stronger team. However, all of these offensive threats were quickly and aggressively smothered by the Raiders sweeper. He must have had 30 lbs on any of the Cucuy offense men that were playing that day. However, the sweeper got a little too aggressive on a breakaway that was played to Justin. The sweeper blatantly swept Justin’s feet from behind and the referee didn’t hesitate to show him a justified red card. It was a pretty rare occurrence as it was the sweeper’s first committed foul, and it was also the first half of the game. Regardless, the referee was correct in his call, which was only further enforced when the Raider’s coach agreed with card and told the player to stop bitching when he reached his sideline.
Only a minute after the red card was handed out, Cucuy scored off a corner kick. The ball was played in to the near post where Brent was waiting for it. Brent got a piece of it but it didn’t immediately go into the net. There was some panic and confusion amongst Raiders defenders and it looked like they were the last ones to touch it before it crossed the goal line. Either way, credit goes to Brent for the goal.
Even though we were a man up for the last 60 minutes of the game, the obvious skill and team play of Raiders made it seem as though we were the ones playing down a man. We managed to stave off the numerous Raiders attacks, largely thanks to Karol who played aggressive man on man defense with Raiders extremely fast, skilled striker. We walked away with a fairly lucky win on this one.
-Hintz
Goals: Brent
MVP: Brent
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