The Santa Cruz Breakers were coming off a "high" from their 2-1 victory in their first match of the year against LOSC Lille Metropole. Anticipation was in the air as the hometown Santa Cruz Breakers were hosting their first ever D2 Cup game against the more powerful Werder Breman club.
Werder Breman is a German sports club best known for its football team playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. The club was founded on 4 February 1899 as Fußballverein Werder by a group of sixteen vocational high school students who had won a prize of sports equipment to set them on their way. They took their name from the seldom used regional German word for “river peninsula”, describing the riverside field they first played football on
Prior to the start of the match, a number of members of the press asked the Manager of the Breakers why he adjusted their line up and formation. The manager stated that he believed the new 4-4-3 formation would provide additional offensive power that he thought the Breakers would need against the powerful Werder Bremen team. He also stated that his starting line up was selected from the practice sessions all week and thought his starting eleven were the most prepared for the match ahead.
The day was set for a perfect football match and the fans were going wild in Santa Cruz, CA. If you weren't at the match you were probably out surfin' the breaks.
Initially, the Breakers started out in solid form with an immediate offensive attack that led to a couple of corner kicks within the first 10 minutes of the match. However, a stark reality has set in for the Breakers with their atrocious play against Werder Bremen. As the match continued, it became obvious that the Breakers were over-matched and out-played in all sections of the field.
The fans and players appeared frustrated by the excellent play of the stronger visiting squad. The initial score came by Pizarro at the 27'. Pizarro and his mates didn't let up as Pizarro would end up with all the goals for the entire match and a hat trick to boot (53' and 63'). The final score of the match was a tough 0-3 loss.
The Santa Cruz Breakers are made up a young squad that need to shake off this humiliating loss and prepare for the next league match against the Rangers Football Club. However, this huge loss in the first match of round 1 of D2 Cup game at home has definitely placed a large hill for the Breakers to climb, especially if they want to make it past the first round of the D2 cup. (Read more about Cup Play in a future blog post).
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