Provo, UT. --David Chevez has found the fountain of youth. Again.
The former Alianza Lima marksman scored his third hot trick of the season in a 3-1 win over Utah Valley Soccer Club on Saturday.
“El Tanque,” as the striker was known in his glorious days in Peru, brought his goal counter to 14 in all competitions in what appears to be a solo race to the golden boot of the Premiership team.
"Let me say this to all of you, I am in the best shape I have been in a long time. I felt fresh even before coming into the game today," Chevez said. "I am a lean, fit machine. Bel-Ami has dared me to get in shape. Look at the results."
The peripatetic forward, who won the golden boot in 2007 has rededicated himself to his football to the delight of the fans and his teammates who are in awe of his skills.
"David is by far the best center forward in Utah, pro and amateur players included. If he was only playing soccer and pro soccer at that, he could start for any team in MLS," Olympique Montreux’s coach Bel-Ami said.
Although the team won comfortably against an inspired Utah Valley side motivated to upset the defending champions, the absence of many starters meant the manager had to draft several First Division players to play a second game in the same day, something the team hates to do.
“I do not like playing a man in two games on the same day. This can result in injury to the player. I am just glad we managed to win and that I brought all the guys home safely,” said Bel-Ami.
OM, second to Lazio in the Premiership standings appears to be closing in on the Premiership title after a difficult start of the season. Lazio, however, might be given the title by forfeit since its last opponents appear to have dropped of the competition.
“It is very strange that we have played all of our games, nobody never forfeits against us, and have faced stiff competition from all the teams and that the league might crown a champion by forfeit. If that happens, it will be almost laughable,” joked Bel-Ami.
The league’s Premiership labyrinth notwithstanding, OM already qualifies for the final of the Utah Open Cup, having eliminated mighty Westminster College along the way, and hopes to be featured in the Utah Super Cup game end of October.
While the Premiership is trying to sort out its title aspirations, Olympique Montreux’s First Division team, led by hardworking captain and defender Colton Spencer, is cruising with open sails to the division title, out-distancing its nearest competitor by more than 10 points with four games remaining
The D1 team has been on a tear since the restart , out scoring opponents 23 goals to 7. Marksman, Juventino "Cubano" Silva is the team’s leading scorer with 17 goals.
Recent Results:
OM D1, 5 -- Pan World, 4
OM Premiership , 3 – Utah Valley FC, 1.
