Match 2: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Breakers

The Breakers find themselves struggling with losing twice to Willem II.

However, the fans came out in enemy territory with full support for the Breakers who faced Shakhtar Donetsk.

The Breakers came out strong with a number of solid shots on goal.



A controversial "home field advantage" call allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to avoid what looked like a tripping call in the box! Breakers get not goal kick and the score remained 0-0.



Although the Breakers took 12 shots and 8 on goal they still struggled to find the back of the net and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.



The Breakers find themselves with an 0-3 start and no goals in the season!

D2 Cup Match 1: Willem II vs Breakers

The Breakers are coming off a tough 1-0 loss to Willem II in their season opener.



Facing Willem II in the first match of the D2 Cup could be an advantage for the Breakers who believe they outplayed Willem II and still came away with a loss.

Will revenge be sweet?

Although the Breakers started out strong, the lack of offensive power only led to 3 shots on goal and none getting that close to even scoring.



Unfortunately, Willem II had a solid 5 out of 6 shots on goal and a strong goal at the 71' to win the match.




The Breakers now find themselves struggling after their first two matches.

Match 1: Breakers vs Willem II

The breakers faced Willem II in their first D2 Cup game. The Breakers played hard and had 7 shots on goal, but couldn't find the back of the net.



Willem II scored the only goal of the match to win 1-0

Breakers Season Set

The Santa Cruz Breakers have had a solid off-season with practices and team development. The Breakers are ready for their second season and feel both more mature and more prepared for the season ahead.

Although no major changes to the team has taken place, the Breakers manager feels that he had the right players in place and that all they really needed was to play more together.

The fans and sponsors are excited and ready for the season to begin!

Breakers prepare for 2009-2010 Master League Season

The Santa Cruz Breakers and their fans are excited to kick off their second Master League Season in League C, Division 2. The Breakers will be facing 3 new club teams that have been relegated from League C, Division 1.


The three new teams the Breakers will face include:

1) Olympique De Marseille
2) SS Lazio
3) Paris-Saint-Germain



This year, the Breakers hope to end in to the Top 6. Although the Breakers would love to finish in the Top 3, the Breakers are realistic to know that they are still a relatively young team that will be facing improved Division 2 teams including 3 new teams from Division 1.




One major goal for the Santa Cruz Breakers in their second season will be for the Breakers to put together more goals! Last season, the Breakers offensive performance was lackluster at best. Although they had frequent scoring opportunities, especially in the second half of the season, the Breakers did not take advantage of these opportunities and often time found themselves with a draw at best or a loss.

O'Neill Becomes Primary Santa Cruz Breakers Sponsor!

O'Neill based in Santa Cruz has announced their Sponsorship of the Santa Cruz Breakers. Although O'Neill is known for their Surf products and accessories, they are proud be involved with the Santa Cruz Breakers. The Breakers have announced that O'Neill will become their Primary Sponsor and DAKINE will become a Secondary Sponsor.




DAKINE spokesperson stated that they are excited to still be part of the Santa Cruz Breakers family and believe that the additional sponsorship from O'Neill will allow the Breakers to continue growing as a franchise and team.



The Breakers are excited to kick off their new season with both O'Neill and DAKINE as their lead Sponsors!

The Owner of the Breakers stated that he thought that this season would allow both O'Neill and DAKINE to host events both in the stadium and on the local beaches around town!



The new uniforms have been announced and include a great new design!

The home uniform is in white and the away is Orange/Blue.



The Goalkeeper uniforms include the Gray and Yellow.




All uniforms will sport the O'Neill logo on the chest and the DAKINE logo on the upper left part of the jersey.



The Breakers believe that their uniforms fit in with the surf culture of Santa Cruz and allow their team to show their roots of the "Original Surf City" that makes Santa Cruz so special.

Note: O'Neill and DAKINE are not affiliated and do not sponsor the Santa Cruz Breakers. The use of O'Neill and DAKINE as logos for this fictional Santa Cruz Breakers blog is to make the PES 2009 video game more realistic.

For additional information, please see the "About the PES 2009 Santa Cruz Breakers" section of this blog

Breakers finish 1-2-3 in Preseason!

The Breakers played 6 Preseason matches and finish with a 1-2-3 record.


The worst defeat came in their first preseason match against the South American Selection squad losing 4-0 and giving up 3 goals in the second half of play. The Breakers were overpowered by this squad's all star line up and only took 4 shots on goal the whole match.


The Breakers played a close match against US Lecce which came to Santa Cruz from Italy. Unfortunately for the Breakers, a last minute goal in the second half had them losing 1-0. US Lecce is an Italian football club based in Lecce, Apulia. Lecce will play in the Italian Serie A for the 2008-09 season, after winning promtion from the Serie B in the 2007-08 season.


The 0-0-2 start in the preseason began to worry the fans as they faced the Asian Oceanian team. However, the Breakers came out playing hard and was able to score an equalizing goal in the second half allowing them to force a draw against the strong Asian All Star squad.

The 4th preseason match came against Real Sporting de Gijón. Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón, Asturias. Established June 1, 1905, They currently play in the La Liga, Primera División. The match against Real Sporting de Gijón was close until the end. Neither squad was able to score and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.


The Breakers 5th preseason match came against Gli Pelati where the Breakers got their first 1-0 preseason win!


The final preseason of the match came against the North American Selection squad. The American All Star or "American Dream Team" came out in full force with fans across the United States heading the "Original Surf City town of Santa Cruz, CA. Fans came to visit the beach and head to what was anticipated to be an exciting match. The Breakers played well, but loss 1-0 to the strong North American All Star team.


Although the Breakers ended their pre-season with a disappointing 1-2-3 record, the manager said that he felt his team was prepared and ready for their second Master League Season!