OM MEN BEATS RUSH---OM U-14 GIRLS ROLLS OVER SPARTA FC

By  Jessica LAKEWOOD
Sports Writer

“Quitting is not an option.”

Bel-Ami de Montreux

HOLLADAY, UTAH (OM News Service) September 22, 2007—Peruvian striker Jimmy Quadros scored two goals to lead OM over Rush Elite in the Utah Premiership on Saturday.

Jimmy scored his first goal in the 39th minute when he rose above the defense to head in a wonderfully taken Nate MURPHY corner kick and added the second in the 79th minute on a breakaway.

The Olympians played perhaps their best game of the season, with the attacking players pressing on high on turnovers.

“I was very impressed by our defensive display this afternoon. Despite the poor weather, we kept the ball and did not hurry things,” explained OM manager Bel-Ami.

“Our defending was amazing."

Barely back from hernia surgery, the powerfully built Jimmy showed he still had his game, hustling and defending like never before.

His strike partner, Sina ALIPOUR, did fine work with his speed to unsettle Rush Elite’s difficult to penetrate defense.

OM midfielders did a good job pacing the team and playing to the strength of the formation.

Keeper Martin MARTINEZ picked up his third shoot out in just as many games.

Earlier in the day, the U-14 Olympique Montreux girls squad gave a display that should put future adversaries on notice as the side gains in experience.

From the starting whistle, Coach Ben Staples’ team went at it in an organized and skillful fashion.

They dominated their more experienced opponents and by half time, Sparta was lucky to be only trailing by a single goal.

In the second half, the Lady Olympians completely dominated Sparta, scoring three additional goals.

“The U-14 girls team is the smartest thing Olympique Montreux F.C. has done in a long time. The players are enthusiastic and they genuinely are proud of the team’s tradition which they are enriching,” said Bel-Ami.          

MEET THE NEWEST OLYMPIANS. . .

By  Robyn Millerberg
U-14 Team Manager

 

SANDY, Utah. (September 21, 2007) OM News Services.--This season marks the inaugural year of the newest Olympique Montreux team.  The team is a U14 girl’s premier level team that previously competed as the Utah Force.  There are currently eighteen talented 13-year old girls on the roster. Several of these girls live in Draper and Sandy while many come from different areas of Salt Lake.

These girls are hard working and dedicated to soccer.  They love the game and improve each time they step on the field.  On August 10th and 11th they competed in the Sparta Tournament, the largest Utah youth soccer tournament other than State Cup, and their only loss came in the semi-final game (0-1) to the eventual tournament champions.  Against fierce competition, the Olympians allowed only one goal during the tournament.

Currently the team is ranked 4th in the state of Utah on GotSoccer.com’s State Rankings for Girls Under 14 in Utah.  Team points are acquired based on the results of tournament play.  

 State competition fall league play begins on August 25th and concludes on October 13th.  The girls will travel to several out of state tournaments followed by spring league play at the end of March and then State Cup in May.   Needless to say, these girls keep very busy.

History of the team:  In the fall of 2004, Jamie Shock began a Utah Force U11 girl’s team (four of the original members are on the OM team). They played a season in the Premier Division and a season at Division 1. The following season, fall of 2005, seven new players were added and based on new player credentials, the team was moved back to the Premier Division where they continue to compete.  (The Premier Division is the highest level of competition for youth soccer in the state. 

In the State Competition League, teams are placed based on their competitive strength, with the Premier Division being the highest level of competition followed by Division 1, Division 2, Division 3, etc.).  Jamie coached the team until the 2007 spring season when he and Ben Staples co-coached. 

At the end of May, Ben took over as head coach and added Nate Murphy as team trainer and assistant coach.  Kristin Sweet is the strength and conditioning coach and Jack Murhpy is also an assistant coach. 

All but one player returned and several new players add strength to the team.  In June, Nate introduced us to Bel-Ami.  The timing, with the coaching changes, worked out well for becoming Olympians.  The name change and the change of team colors (our former color was light blue) have been an adjustment for the girls, but they are very pleased by the changes and are excited to be part of the OM group.  They hope to be successful as other Olympique Montreux teams are.  Thank you to Bel-Ami for this opportunity and for your support.

Please contact team managers, Bob and Robyn Millerberg, with questions or for more information about the team.

Bob 673-9911 (cell)

Robyn 560-1985 (cell)

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX SLASHES PAST PAN WORLD F.C.

By  Ben Sherwood
Sports Writer

“Quitting is not an option.”

Bel-Ami de Montreux

HOLLADAY, UTAH (LNS) September 15, 2007—Sina Alipour scored two goals as Olympique Montreux ripped past Pan World 6-0 in its battle to retain the Utah Premiership title.

Louis Staley scored the first goal on a free kick just outside the area in the ninth minute. Two minutes later, Nate MURPHY found the net from thirty-five yards out.

Barely five minutes after Nate’s fabulous strike, Todd MILLER headed in the third goal from Garrett LOSSE’s bending cross.

Making a claim for the shirt

With three goals in the bank, the Olympians took their feet off the pedal until the Sina ALIPOUR show began. 

The young striker was menacing from his introduction in the game in the 40th minute.  Right after the break, he rose in the air over everybody to deliver an athletic bicycle kick that missed by half a whisker.

 At the hour mark, Sina left two markers in his wake and put an unstoppable shot in the top shelf to make the score a commanding 4-0.

Ricardo MARTINEZ combined with Rick JOHNSON in the 67th minute and scored the fifth goal.

In the 70th minute, Josh KIMBALL lobbed a free kick behind a wall of men to marksman Sina who made sure to score the sixth and final goal. “I expected a more difficult game from Pan World who beat us 4-2 last June.

They had some injuries and were reduced to eight men at some point in the game for various reasons including dangerous play,” said OM manager Bel-Ami.

“But we played well. Nate ran the middle as he is supposed to, with consistency. Todd was lively and Sina, well, he has been wanting to wear the number 10 jersey.  I think he is making his point clear.”

Elsewhere, Diablos beat Bosnia USA 2-1 to keep the race tight at the top of the table. 

FIGHTING BACK: OM POWERS PAST WESTMINSTER F.C.

By  Jessica LAKEWOOD
Sports Writer

“Quitting is not an option.”

Bel-Ami de Montreux

 HOLLADAY, UTAH (LNS) September 8, 2007—Nearly one week after being kicked out of the Daynes Cup race thanks a loss suffered at the hands of Westminster F.C., the Olympians came roaring back and crushed the same Westminster team 3-0 this evening in Premiership action.

The Olympians’ defense was stellar in their first outing at home at Cottonwood High School.   

Zach BURTON and his central defense partner Mike ROGERS, made sure the speedy Westminster forwards were not going to pass thru the middle to reach keeper Martin MARTINEZ who registered a welcome shoot out.

John McQuarrie on the right side of the field and Richard Bindrup on the left shut down the flanks for 90 solid minutes.

Defensive midfielder Kenan POWELL broke up nearly every Westminster attempt to create something at midfield.

Westminster only had two shots on goal via former Olympian Sergio VASQUEZ who left OM earlier in the week along with Brian Dunseth.

Ricardo MARTINEZ was designated to pull the strings in the middle while Nate MURPHY started out of position at left wing.

The Olympians were dangerous throughout the first half with youngsters Garrett LOSEE and Sina ALIPOUR wrecking havoc trough the opponents’ defensive lines.

In the 18th minute as Sina was sailing goalward after dribbling past two Westminster defenders, one of them pulled him down literally in the area, tearing his number 19 jersey. The central referee did not hesitate to point to the spot kick mark. A confident Josh KIMBALL sent the keeper the wrong way to open the score.

The second coming of Rick Johnson

As Chris Dorich’s men could not defend against the fury of the Olympians, they resorted to violence with Ricardo and Sina their favorite targets for physical abuse.

In the 37th minute Iron Rick Johnson made his official come back after nine months out with a knee injury.

Six minutes after his introduction, the big number 9 took it straight the rack like Shack. Nothing the desperately diving Westminster keeper could do.

In the second half, Westminster reloaded their physical attacks. A frustrated Mauricio BORBA retaliated when a Westminster player assaulted him. Mauricio got a red card while the Westminster player escaped punishment.

In the 67th minute, Rick placed a powerful shot that the Westminster keeper spilled. Jimmy CUADROS pounced on the rebound to score the third goal.

The Olympians controlled the game in the closing minutes while trying to avoid serious injuries.

“We worked as team tonight than in a long time. There were no speculative long balls. We need to still work on turnovers. I am pleased with our physical presence,” said OM manager Bel-Ami.

“We need to hit guys hard.”

OM U-14 GIRLS ON WINNING STREAK—MEN ROLLED PAST OGDEN

By  Scott Cunningham
Sports Writer

“Quitting is not an option.”

Bel-Ami de Montreux

LONE PEAK PARK, UTAH (OM News Service) September 3, 2007—Megan Millerberg scored on a thirty-five yard freekick and Olympique Montreux's U-14 girl squad held on to defeat Sparta on Wednesday night.

The Olympians played a relentless game of soccer in front of a large crowd against a higher ranked Sparta team featuring a number of star players.

The Olympians’ defense was stifling, smothered all attempts by their more experienced opponents to stage counter attacks or organize their midfield.

With speedy Michele Murphy and Michele Staples running through and stretching the Sparta defense, and reliable stopper Emily Dedzjian patrolling in defense, the Olympians owned the night.

Sparta mounted several attacks in the late stages of the game, but keeper Nina Allen parried each attempt to equalize.

“It was a good performance against a very good side. Our overall performance was good. I am proud of the team and I feel we are learning,” said proud U-14 coach Ben StapleS.

“Right on! Right on! This was a team performance.” added assistant coach Nate Murphy.

Last Saturday, the girls traveled to Logan where they defeated CV Soccer Academy 3-2 after trailing 0-2 at halftime. Michele MURPHY scored the first two goals and Michelle STAPLES deflected into the goal Emily BEDZDJIAN’s well-taken freekick to seal the victory.

Olympique Montreux Men Marching on

Also last Saturday at Cottonwood, the men’s team ran riot over Ogden-Lobos, winning 4-0 with David CHEVEZ scoring 2 goals. Sina Alipour and Jake Cavanaugh added one goal each.

David’s two goals bring his tally to 20 for the season followed by Jimmy CuadroS’s 14 goals as they vie for the Golden Boot title.

Keeper Martin Martinez was perfect in the game and stopped a penalty kick.

During the month of September, Martin has been spectacular, having registered clean sheets in four consecutive games or a total of 360 minutes without allowing a goal.

“That’s why Martin is Mr. September,” said OM manager Bel-Ami.

“Let me salute the game of young Sina AlipouR. He is developing into a superb striker for us. Most of all, he kept his word and stuck with us while others had no concerns leaving the side in difficult times,” added Bel-Ami.

“Someone smart at a higher level should take a look at Sina. He is barely 20 and he has a big game.”

Note: U-14 team manager Robyn MILLERGBERG contributed to this story.