Salt Lake City, UT – Sept. 10th, 2011 - Esteban Lecuona scored two goals to help Olympique Montreux’s First Division team rout Berlin FC 7-1 on its way to a perfect season.
The Olympians started well as Pedro Torres netted the opener after 12 minutes. However, a good and speedy Berlin team was determined to put a dent in the side’s unstoppable streak. They equalized just three minutes later.
Thereafter, the Olympians became rather slow with the forwards unable to maintain possession and not challenging on top.
Bel-Ami de Montreux is not a very patient manager when the team is not performing well and did not want to grind out an ugly close game, as his forwards and midfield were not connecting.
In the 20th minute, he sent in star winger Josh Kimball for Leo Oliveira, moved Adam Harris inside to hold midfield while Esteban and Torres partnered on top.
The move bore fruit five minutes later when Kimball positioned himself to place a 30 yards curling strike into the upper left corner of Berlin’s goals for the second goal. QUE GOLASO!
Now the machine was humming and Stephanie Ballantyne, the team’s most faithful fan, was all smiles!
Igor Ivakovic caused a Berlin own goal in the 35th minute when he sent a well-placed free kick into Berlin’s six-yard box. In the ensuing confusion, a Berlin defender put the ball into his own net.
At the restart, the Olympians were determined to stamp their supremacy and add to their 3-1 advantage.
Veteran striker Juventino Cubano Silva partnering with young Daaren Tapia scored in the 47th minute. A refreshed Leo Oliveira also found his scoring touch in the 53rd when Alan Ruelas served him a perfect pass.
The hosts did not surrender easily though. They kept running and running at the defense and O.M. keeper Hugo Aguas had to be vigilant as the Berliners forced him to make a few acrobatic saves.
But it was too little too late as the Olympians stepped up on the mushroom with Esteban scoring his two goals in the 80th and 85th minutes to seal the unbeaten streak.
The First Division travels to second place Mutiny FC next Saturday to visit old friends PJ Jensen, Zack Van Wagenen and Monty Bergener.
The Premiership was idle today. It returns to Utah Cup action on Tuesday evening.
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