Sunday, February 22, 2009

League Game 16: Santa Cruz Breakers vs OGC Nice Cote D'Azur

The Breakers played a solid match against Willem II which ended in a 2-2 draw. Although the Breakers badly need more wins, the draw against Willem II was a wonderful match that the Breakers came back to tie at the 68'.



OGC Nice Cote D'Azur
comes to town to face the Breakers! The Breakers have a fond memory of OGC Nice Cote D'Azur since the Breakers got their first win of the season! The 1-0 win was a well played match by both clubs, but the Breakers controlled the ball most of the match with 56% to 44% possession.


Although both clubs got 9 shots on goal, Rowe (10) from the Breakers was able to score the only goal of the match!


The home crowd in Santa Cruz were in full force with Dakine sponsoring a their first "Soccer Zone" event for both adults and children. This "Soccer Zone" included areas for fans to try their shot at dribbling around pylons, shooting on goal, and playing PES 2009 on both the X-box 360 and PS3.


The match began with the Breakers taking a strong offensive presence with a quick shot on goal by Chow (34). The shot went wide of the keeper and the net!

Throughout the first half, both clubs managed to take a number of shots on goal, but not powerful enough or on target to get past either keeper.

The second half began relatively slow, with both clubs playing a bit more conservatively.


Late in the match, Bock (33) was able to get an amazing through pass to Manning (16) who was able to take strong shot on goal at the 78' that went past the both the defender and keeper!


OGC Nice Cote D'Azur stayed focused and had a strong attack that almost led to a penalty kick with a hard sliding tackle by DelBene in the box. Fortunate for the Breakers, the referee didn't call the sliding tackle a penalty... OGC Nice Cote D'Azur's Captain and Manager protested to no avail.


Play continued and the Breakers continued attacking and got their second goal in the final minutes of the match with Nam (7) scoring a brilliant one that easily went past the keeper!




The Breakers won 2-0 in front of an ecstatic home crowd!

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