The first match was closest of the evening against FC Zenit St. Petersburg . FC Zenit Saint Petersburg (Russian: ФК «Зeнит» Санкт-Петербург) is a Russian football club from Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914 according to some Russian sources), the club plays in the Russian Premier League and currently is the richest in the country, due to the the ownership of the club by Gazprom.[2] Zenit are the 2007 champions of the Russian Premier League, the holders of the 2008 UEFA Cup and of the 2008 UEFA Super Cup after beating Manchester United 2-1 in Monaco.
The Breakers lost 1-0 and continued to struggle with only 3 shots on goal and one on target.
Next up for the Breakers was Willem II which is a Dutch football club playing in Tilburg. The club was founded as Tilburgia on August 12, 1896. On January 12, 1898, the club was renamed Willem II, after Dutch king Willem II (1840-1849), who, as Prince of Orange and commander of the Dutch army, had his military headquarters in Tilburg during the Belgian uprising of 1830.
Although the Breakers played a close match all the way through and were moments away from ending the match with 0-0 draw, Willem II scored a tap in goal after the ball got away from the Breakers goalie. The Breakers lose another match 1-0.
The third match of the evening had the Breakers facing Alkmaar Zaanstreek (AZ). Alkmaar Zaanstreek (AZ)
AZ, an acronym for Alkmaar Zaanstreek, is a football club from Alkmaar, the Netherlands. It was founded on May 10, 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek. The name was changed into AZ in July 1986; internationally, Alkmaar is often added. Owing to the commitment of businessmen Cees and Klaas Molenaar, AZ '67 were successful in the late seventies and early eighties. In 1981 they became Dutch champions and UEFA Cup finalists. Things went downhill after the Molenaar brothers left the club. In 1988 AZ were relegated from the Eredivisie.
The Breakers began the game with confidence after only losing the prior two matches with a 1-0. The Breakers defense apparently is solid while their offense is non-existent. Many believe that defense leads to a strong offense, we hope this is the case with the Breakers.
Unfortunately, the Breakers defense broke down fairly early in this match allowing AZ their first and second goal to take place at the 23' and 36'. The 2-0 halftime score was followed by AZ's final goal of the evening at the 56'. The Breakers offense remained quiet as AZ's defense only allowed 4 shots on goal by the Breakers squad.
Although the Breakers are obviously struggling in their league, they were feeling pretty good about their defense with only giving up 1 goal in each of the last two matches. However, things were to change with their next match against OGC Nice Cote D'Azur.
The fourth and final match of the night had the Breakers facing OGC Nice Cote D'Azur. OGC Nice, full name Olympique Gymnaste Club de Nice-Côte d'Azur, is a French football club based in Nice on July 9, 1904.
The Breakers defense continued to be strong for most of the first half of play until at the 45+' the Breakers knocked the ball past their own goalie allowing OGC Nice Cote D'Azur to take a 1-0 advantage at the half.
The second half was all OGC Nice Cote D'Azur who took a commanding 2-0 lead at the 48' mark and a 3-0 lead at 58'. The Breakers only had 2 shots on goal compared to OGC Nice Cote D'Azur who had 20. The Breakers were fortunate to only lose 3-0 against this offensive power house!
Although we lost all four matches, we had a blast playing PES 2009.
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