Cinco Gets the Best of Cucuy in 2014

Apologies to the Cucuy for taking a month to get these write ups done.

Cinco didn’t yield the best results for us this year.  We won 1 of our 3 games, which meant we didn’t get to continue onto Sunday.  Unlike years past, the teams that we played in the 2014 tournament were all teams we could have beaten.  Contributing factors to our loses included not playing together a game as a team in several weeks leading up to the tournament and the fields at STAR have degenerated to complete crap.  Regardless of our poor outcome, here’s a quick recap of each game.

Cucuy FC vs. Southpaw United 0:2 (0:2)

Southpaw came out of the gates with a lot more steam than we did, pressuring us from the get go.  There was an early goal scored on a scrappy cross into the box that caught off guard us before we really got a flow going.  Southpaw played fast and aggressive all game, nothing we couldn’t have combated on a normal day, but maybe a game starting at 7:30 AM was just a little too early for us.  Another goal was scored later in the game that slips my memory.

Cucuy FC vs. Moya FC 0:1 (0:0)

Moya was the strongest team that we played in the tournament, but it was also the strongest game we played in the tournament.  They had some serious speed scattered throughout their lineup, making them tough to beat up top and tough to defend against in back.  The first half ended in a tie, presenting no clear advantage to either team through the first 45 minutes.  Moya eventually wound up scoring one in the second half, which was the only goal of the game.

Cucuy FC vs. Islanders  5:3 (0:0)

It was unfortunate that Islanders were our last game of the tourney.  They were by far the weakest team in our group, and had we played them and earned a win earlier in the day, we might have had some added motivation to step up against either of the teams from our first two games.  By this point of the day, we were physically tired and sluggish from the beers consumed between games 2 and 3.  Islanders were a weak team and played like they had nothing to win (which they didn’t).  Scott Dollar made his Cucuy scoring debut with a hattrick.  The most notable of his three goals was a rocket header that was well placed off of a hard cross.  Eddy and Cary had the other goals.
Dave H.

Tournament Goals: Scott D. (3), Cary, Eddy