OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX WINS 3-0 AT PARK CITY NEWPARK

By  Scott Cunningham
Sports Writer

“Quitting is not an option.”

Bel-Ami de Montreux

PARK CITY, UTAH (OM News Service) October 6, 2007—Jake CAVANAUGH regained his fitness just in time to lead Olympique Montreux with two superb goals and Garrett LOSEE added the third as OM maintained its winning streak and first place in the Utah Premiership.

The Olympians have not lost or allowed one goal in five games, a whopping 450 minutes excluding injury time. Keeper Martin MARTINEZ has been in superb form this half of the season. His clean sheets last month earned him the title of Mr. September.

Cavanaugh or “Cavagoal” scored the first goal in the 25th minute after great work by midfielders Nate MURPHY and Todd MILLER. 

Nate again put in a Man of the Match performance. He controlled a one-touch pass from Todd just outside the box, sent a defender the wrong way and laid a clean pass to Cavagoal who had no other choice but to score.

The second goal came in the 39th minute after Jeremy JONES won the ball at midfield and started a quick counter attack, passing long to striker Jimmy CUADROS who unselfishly sent a curving cross into the box. As the keeper started to come out, Cavagoal beat him to the ball and headed in.

In the second half, Sina ALIPOUR came close to scoring a few times, but his efforts fell short.

Park City could not organize their midfield as a peripatetic Jeremy had a game that would make Claude Makelele proud. Playing at holding midfielder, an inspired Jeremy was breaking passes, tackling the ball and making the short or long accurate passes that can help move a team.

In the 75th minute, Garrett received another great pass from Nate and scored the third and final goal.

As Park City sent men forward looking for a consolation goal, Zach BURTON and his partners held firm to make sure OM maintain the best defense in the league.

To date, the Olympians have scored 80 goals in league play and allowed only 14. Westminster college is next with 75 goals, but it has conceded 36 goals. OM has not only the best defense at this point in the season, it has the most performing offense.

This is a huge accomplishment for a team that lost its entire strike force last season and had to rebuilt its midfield midseason because of injury and players transfering to other teams.

“It is good to see us continue to peak after a disastrous run in the cups. Our confidence is high. We still have a chance to win a silverware this season,” said contented manager Bel-Ami.

Elsewhere, Rush Elite defeated Diablos 1-0 to complicate the Red Devils’ position in the standing.

OM will take on Diablos on Saturday, October 13 at 4:00 PM at Cottonwood High School in Holladay. The result of that game may well settle the league’s championship.

Other news: Olympique Montreux U14 girls team was idle this weekend.