League Game 19: Santa Cruz Breakers vs Werder Bremen

The Breakers are coming off a horribly played match against Stade Rennais F.C. who won 3-0. Unfortunately, the Breakers next match against Werder Bremen isn't expected to be any easier.

The first time the Breakers met Werder Bremen, they lost 4-0. Although the score 4-0 sounds horrible, the match was a bit closer since 2 of 4 goals came within the final few minutes of play.



The Breakers fans were hoping for an upset as they cheered on their team!



The Breakers shocked Werder Bremen with a very early goal by Manning (16) at the 8'. The first and early goal of a match usually goes against the Breakers who have been notorious in allowing their opponent the first strike of a match.


The early goal was setup perfectly by a wonderful pass from Bock (33) to Manning (16) which left the goalie utterly confused.


Werder Bremen continued to play hard, but the Breakers caught their second break of the match at the 35' when Chow (34) scored the second and final goal of the match.



The play again was set up from another brilliant pass from Bock (33) to Chow (34) who initially shot the ball through a defenders leg into the back of the net. Amazing shot and the crown literally went wild!

The rest of the match was actually heavily dominated by a number of solid offensive attacks by Werder Bremen. The Breakers defense must be credited for their wonderful defensive strength especially to Desi (5) the keeper who took 9 shots on goal and 4 being on target.

The match ended with a 2-0 win by the Breakers, who ironically only had 4 shots on goal and 2 being on target for goals.


The Breakers need to be satisfied with their strong victory and showing against one of the leagues strongest teams who has guaranteed themselves a finish in the Top 3 of League C, Division 2 which will allow them to move up to Division 1 of League C.

League Game 18: Stade Rennais F.C. vs Santa Cruz Breakers

The Breakers have faced Stade Rennais F.C. quite a bit this season with 2 D2 match games and one in league play. The first match against Stade Rennais F.C. in the D2 cup was the best the Breakers played with the game ending in a 3-3 draw. The second D2 cup match ended with the Stade Rennais F.C. dominating the entire match and won 2-0 knocking the Breakers out of the first round of the D2 Cup.

Their first league match against Stade Rennais F.C. was another killing with Stade Rennais F.C. dominating the entire match and ended with an easy 2-0 win.

This match against Stade Rennais F.C. was expected to be a great match with the Breakers coming with a two game win streak and revenge on their mind.


Unfortunately for Breaker fans, the match began with the first goal by Stade Rennais F.C. at the 3'. This definitely provided the Stade Rennais F.C. and their fans with the early boost!



The Breakers came back with a solid shot of their own, but was denied with the goal keeper solidly stopping the shot.



Midway through the first half, Stade Rennais F.C. scored their second goal of the match at the 32'. The shot went past the Desi (5) the Keeper who did the splits, but couldn't stop the goal.

Although the Breakers were trailing 2-0, they didn't give up and even had two solid shots of their own in the second half.


One shot appeared to be right on target past the keeper, but was kicked wide of the goal!



The Stade Rennais F.C. scored their final goal of the match at the 90+. The shot went just past Desi (5) the keeper who stretched hard, but couldn't reach the ball.


Although the match ended with the Breakers being killed 3-0, the match was fairly well played by the Breakers who had 50% possession of the ball and even had 8 shots on goal with 4 being on target.

League Game 11: LOSC Lille Metropole vs Santa Cruz Breakers

The Breakers are coming off a solid defensive 1-0 victory against CFR CLUJ. This win came at the right time as the Breakers were struggling with scoring and found themselves with no offense and a mediocre defense.



LOSC Lille Metropole played host to the Breakers. Lille Olympique Sporting Club (LOSC0 is a French football club. Based in the northern city of Lille founded in 1944 from the merger of the Olympique Lillois (founded in 1902) and the SC Fives (founded in 1901).


LOSC got the match off to a quick start with the first goal at the 11'. This pattern is of a first early goal by the opposing team is an unfortunate one that continues to haunt the breakers.



The Breakers shook off the early goal with a number of solid offensive attacks of their own. Manning (16) barely missed a free kick!




E. Chow (63) took a great shot on goal which was just out of reach by the goalie, but went wide right of the goal. The Breakers continued to trail 1-0.



E. Chow (63) took another amazing shot on goal to begin the second half, but it was stopped again by the goalkeeper.




Shot after shot kept getting deflected! As the match progressed, the Breakers became more discouraged since all their build ups ended without a goal!



The Breakers defense remained solid and only allowed 5 shots on goal. Desi (5) stopped a brilliant shot on goal that would have put the match out of reach!



The final minutes of the match ended with the Breakers remaining scoreless and LOSC winning 1-0.


The Breakers played a great match with 9 shots on goal and 4 on target. Although the Breakers are disappointed with the loss, the team played fairly well if not for the early goal at the 11'.

League Game 10: CFR CLUJ vs Santa Cruz Breakers

The Breakers have been struggling with scoring goals and winning games! Their last defeat against Werder Bremen was absolutely humiliating 4-0 and showed the team completely break down in focus. The Breakers have been out scored 7-1 in the last 3 matches with 1 draw and 2 losses.

Can the Breakers regain composure against CFR CLUJ?

CFR Cluj is a Romanian professional football club from the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj county. The club was founded in 1907 as Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club and renamed after the Romanian state railway carrier, Căile Ferate Române in 1918. CFR Cluj returned to the top flight in 2004 and the following season took in their first UEFA competition, the Intertoto Cup, finishing as runners-up.

In 2007-08, CFR Cluj were champions of Liga I for the first time in their history, taking the title away from Bucharest for the first time in 17 years, qualifying for the UEFA Champions League group stages in the process, six years after having been in the third tier of Romanian league football.[1] CFR Cluj started the UEFA Champions League 2008-2009 with an unexpected win against A.S. Roma, followed by a draw against the previous season's Champions League finalists, Chelsea.

CFR is the Romanian football team with the most international players in its squad, leading the way to a more multicultural football atmosphere in Liga I.


The match began with the Breakers attempting a quick shot on goal. Although it was knocked out by the keeper, it at least showed that the Breakers could create a solid build up and lead to a shot on goal.


The Breakers offense didn't stop with this solid shot on goal, however most of their shots were not on goal!

CFR CLUJ however, began to play solid defense and the roles were reversed with CFR CLUJ controlling the ball and having a number of shots on goal. The score remained 0-0 at the half with neither team getting one past either keeper.


The Breakers began a solid attack around the 54 minute mark as Nam (7) lobbed a beautiful pass to Kirby (13) who was able to just get the shot past the goalie at the 57'.


Initially it looked as if the keeper kept the shot out of the net, but other angles showed that clearly the ball went into the net and was knocked back out by the keeper.


While CFR CLUJ came back with the will to get an equalizing goal, the Breakers keeper Desi (5) remained strong and would not let one get past him! The match was definitely won by the Breakers defense who were able to not let 7 out of 9 shots on goal get past the keeper!

Amazing play by Desi and the rest of the Breakers defense allowed the Breakers to win 1-0.

League Game 9: Werder Bremen vs Santa Cruz Breakers

The Breakers came prepared to take on Werder Bremen after a tough 2-0 defeat against their new rivals Stade Rennais FC.

Werder Bremen 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.


The match began with the Breakers giving up an early goal at the 9'. Unfortunately, this has become a fairly routine pattern for the Breakers who typically struggle in the first 20 minutes of any match.



Although the Breakers battled back, they were unable to get a goal in the first half of the match. Their offense attempted to have a build up, but most led to not even a shot on goal.



Although the Breakers continued to play hard and even had the opportunity with a few shots on goal, none reached the back of the net!




The Breakers ran into bad luck with an "own goal" giving Werder Bremen a 2-0 lead at the 69'. This is not the first time the defense has broken down and scored an "own goal".



This began a flurry of additional goals by Werder Bremen at the 77' and 81'.


At this point, it was clear that the Breakers had not chance in the match. The Breakers became frustrated after their own goal and was unable to regroup giving up the third and fourth goal appeared out of pure frustration and lack of discipline.

The Breakers need to move on from this terrible defeat and become more focused!

League Game 3: Santa Cruz Breakers vs Rangers Football Club

The Breakers came away from the their last match against AZ with a 1-1 draw thanks to their last minute goal at the 85'. This last minute goal and draw definitely felt like a win to the Breakers whose offense and defense played well for most of the match.

The Rangers Football Club have come to town for their match against our Santa Cruz Breakers. The Rangers Football Clus is an association football team based in Glasgow, Scotland, that currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.

Rangers' players and fans today are multi-national and of various religions and politics, although the club has traditionally been identified with and favoured the Protestant and Unionist community of Scotland, as well as the Unionist community in Northern Ireland.



The Rangers came to town and came out in a full attack mode for much of the match. Although the Rangers took 10 shots on goal, none were able to find the back of the net.


The Breakers offensive attack was non-existent in this match. They only had 3 shots on goal and only 1 had any real chance of leading to a goal.



Neither squad was able to score a goal in this match which was obviously dominated by the visiting Rangers Football Club.

Although the Breakers posed no real offensive threat, they played well with 49% possession which has improved in every match. Their defense and especially goal keeper, Desi (5) needs to be commended for facing 10 shots on goal with 7 being on target!


The final score of 0-0 is definitely seen as a Breakers victory!