Breakers at Home Against FC Porto for the Second Leg of Round 1 of the England Cup

Excitement was in the air as the home town fans poured into Lighthouse Field to watch the Breakers take on FC Porto in Round 1 Leg 2 of the England Cup. The first match between these teams ended in a 0-0 draw. This match would decide who would move on in Cup matches.

The Breakers came out in a 4-5-1 formation which is the first time we've seen the Breakers play in this heavily defensive formation. The Breakers seemed a bit sluggish in throughout the first half of the match. It was unclear if the new formation and different starting lineup had anything to do with their behavior. The second half began and FC Porto was able to score the first and only goal of the match. At the 87', Chow got a hold of a poorly passed ball from the Keeper and took a fairly open shot on goal, but it went wide right.

The Breaker fans were disappointed with the loss, but appeared excited about the rest of the D2 league season and is hopeful that the Breakers will finally get a win soon!

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Breakers look for first league victory against F.C. Compenhagen

The Breakers came out strong with Chow breaking open for what appeared to be a relatively easy shot against the keeper... However, Chow was taken down hard on the play with no call from the referee and ball rolling out for a goal kick! The Breaker's coach and players protested but the match played on...

F.C. Compenhagen scored a goal against sloppy defending by the Breakers! The photo below tells the story with 5 Breakers beat in the box as the ball rolls past the Keeper Desi!

The Breakers continued to play hard as V. Nam made a brilliant early cross that curved toward Manning who timed his jump perfectly and scored with a beautiful header rushing pass the keeper! Match tied 1-1.

The match ended in a 1-1 draw!
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Breakers Winless in August

Although on three matches were played in August, the Breakers were unable to get a win and instead settled for two draws and a loss. The breakers find themselves 0-1-1 in league play.
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Breakers lose to FC Zenith St. Petersburg!

The Breakers

The Breakers only bright spot of the afternoon was a goal by Kirby at the 42' mark... By this point, the Breakers trailed 2-0 with scores by FC Zenith St. Petersburg at both the 11' and 42' marks. The second half remained scoreless and the match ended with the first loss of the season form the Breakers. Breakers lose in front of their home crowd 1-2.

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A game of inches

With the match tied 0-0, FC Porto began a brilliant counter attack from right side of the pitch to the left allowing Valera (17) to break free with only the keeper to beat! But.. No! The shot goes wide right and the score remains tied with under 10 minutes to play.
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Breakers and FC Porto Scoreless in Round 1, Leg 1 of England Cup!

The Breakers and FC Porto ended their match in a stalemate with a 0-0 draw. The match was largely a defensive battle and brilliant play in the midfield. Unfortunately, the limited amount of shots on goal prevented either team from getting a game winner and as the match ended. The largest margin of victory in the opening leg of the England Cup was Chelsea destroying Hull City 5-0!

D2 Fixture 1 Results

The Breakers end their first match with a draw and couldn't be happier since they were out played for the first 80 minutes of play! The biggest upset of the day must be FC Bayern Munchen losing in front of their home crowd 0-3 against a solid FC Dynamo Kyiv squad...
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