EXCEL'S MATT KEDDINGTON WEIGHS IN: MISSING FACTS
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Xcel, 1
Olympique Montreux, 0
By Pierre D'ESTAIM
Sports Writer
KAYSVILLE , UT.
An Xcel striker ran into a speculative long shot and expertly looped the ball over the head of keeper Chad Evans who had wandered much too far off his line.
Olympique Montreux, 0
By Pierre D'ESTAIM
Sports Writer
An Xcel striker ran into a speculative long shot and expertly looped the ball over the head of keeper Chad Evans who had wandered much too far off his line.
Since OM had clinched the Premiership title with a 4-2 victory over Park City Newpark last week, manager Bel-Ami wanted to use this game to see different attacking pairings and midfield formations ahead of the Daynes Cup final next Saturday against co-finalist Park City
Counting backward from 500 to one
Unfortunately for the sport and the fans, Xcel parked a double-decker bus in front of goal and did all it could to waste time. For nearly the whole game, Xcel jam-packed its players inside the penalty box and when the side would get goal kicks, keeper Devin Zimmerman, an OM alum, would count from 500 backward to one before putting the ball into play.
Devin would slowly go get the ball from out of bound, very, very slowly. He'd then walk back even slower to the field. Next he'd blow the dirt off the ball and carefully sweep the grass at the six-yard line before putting the ball down. Then he'd moonwalk 10, 15 yards off the field at a snail's pace, run turtle like to the ball and kick it out of bound.
Devin did all that crap without anyOM field player complaining. The timid ref finally booked him for time wasting at the 80th minute.
Global domination but no goal
OM totally dominated the game from start to finish. Fleet footed frontman Chad Gilbert pierced the steel wall often, but could not find the target. Midfielders Nate Murphy, Ken Barton and Tiger Fitzpatrick ran past defenders after defenders only to bump into more defenders. Captain Todd Miller pushed forward to help, but to no avail.
WhenOM strikers Jesse Day, Sergio Vasquez, Mauricio Borba and Ricky Johnson could see enough daylight to take a shot, their efforts lacked accuracy or bounced off defenders or the posts.
The subbing will be rare in the cup finals
“I fiddled a bit with the line up, but I wanted all our men to get a touch as the subbing will be rare in the cup finals. Even without the three points this evening, we are the champions and played like it, manly and not hiding,” said Bel-Ami.
Asked what he thought about Xcel's strategy, Bel-Ami said, “Give them credit. Their chock-a-block strategy worked. Our failure to score early complicated things.”
Counting backward from 500 to one
Unfortunately for the sport and the fans, Xcel parked a double-decker bus in front of goal and did all it could to waste time. For nearly the whole game, Xcel jam-packed its players inside the penalty box and when the side would get goal kicks, keeper Devin Zimmerman, an OM alum, would count from 500 backward to one before putting the ball into play.
Devin would slowly go get the ball from out of bound, very, very slowly. He'd then walk back even slower to the field. Next he'd blow the dirt off the ball and carefully sweep the grass at the six-yard line before putting the ball down. Then he'd moonwalk 10, 15 yards off the field at a snail's pace, run turtle like to the ball and kick it out of bound.
Devin did all that crap without any
Global domination but no goal
When
The subbing will be rare in the cup finals
“I fiddled a bit with the line up, but I wanted all our men to get a touch as the subbing will be rare in the cup finals. Even without the three points this evening, we are the champions and played like it, manly and not hiding,” said Bel-Ami.
Asked what he thought about Xcel's strategy, Bel-Ami said, “Give them credit. Their chock-a-block strategy worked. Our failure to score early complicated things.”
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XCEL PLAYS ONE MAN DOWN FOR MOST OF THE GAME
By Matt Keddington, Xcel Manager
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"You seem to have forgotten to mention that Xcel received a red card after 15 minutes of play and played the rest of the game down a player. But I guess you are not into reporting all of the facts. Only the ones that benefit your writing."
"You seem to have forgotten to mention that Xcel received a red card after 15 minutes of play and played the rest of the game down a player. But I guess you are not into reporting all of the facts. Only the ones that benefit your writing."
Sorry, Matt. We should have mentioned that very important fact. We apologize.
P.d'E.
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