MONTY “VOLCANO” BERGENER ERUPTS WITH HAT TRICK

O.M. OQUIRRH FIELD, May 7, 2011.--- Everybody knows Monty Bergener was a dormant volcano that could erupt without warning and cause high scales devastation to defenses in the Utah soccer landscape. The ambitious 18-year old forward did just that in leading Olympique Montreux to a devastating performance against one of the most seasoned teams in the Utah Soccer Association’s First Division.

The Olympians’ 7-1 win over Sandy FC’s competent side this Saturday lifted OM to the top of the Division One (D1) standings with a stunning 10 goals scored to 2 conceded after two games in the young season.

Winger Jamall Adams hit the opener at the 12th minute followed by machine gun rapid scoring by attacking midfielder Patrick Fairchild (25^th), forward Alan Ruelas (30^th) and winger Tim Ballantyne (39^th).

Colton Spencer and his defensive mates, marshaled by a commanding Igor Ivakovic, easily repelled all of Sandy FC’s attempts to reach keeper Martin Martinez’s nets.

It was after the pause that the Monty erupted. The teenager was everywhere, sharp and powerful. His cheeky shots in the 55^th minute sent the keeper the wrong way.

In the 67^th minute, He latched onto a Patrick pass, outraced his marker and dispatched a powerful kick into the upper top right of the goal, leaving the keeper no chance despite a brave dive.

Ten minutes later, Mounty delivered the Olympians’ first hat trick of the season with a header following a pinpoint cross by Robert Engelbretch, a powerful midfielder with something to prove.

Sandy FC scored a consolation goal in the waning minutes.

On April 30th 2011, The Olympians D1 defeated Pan World FC 2-1 in the season opener with goals by Jamall and Leo Oliveira.

PREMIERSHIP DEFEATS VERY GOOD F.C. GUNNERS TEAM

OM OQUIRRH FIELD, May 7, 2011 - Olympique Montreux Premiership team maintained an undefeated record by beating F.C. Gunners 1-0 on Saturday.

Captain David Chevez scored on a well-taken penalty kick in the 20th minute after forward Leo Oliveira was sent tumbling by the keeper inside the six-yard box.

"We will now get ready for Utah Refugee All-stars on Wednesday, " Midfielder Ivan Marcos Olmedo said. "The important thing is that we keep winning.”

Olympian coach Bel-Ami de Montreux was missing several players due to nagging injuries and absence. Ace forward Estaban Lecueno was nursing a thigh injury while defenseman Mike Smith and Parker Haycock were rested.

Without shining, the Olympians controlled possession throughout and defended well as the Gunners used their speed to penetrate several times in the danger zone.

OM goalkeeper Jaddon Rogers, also know as JR-1, was tested and had to deploy his full size to parry a dangerous shot in the 35^th minute and was forced again to dive to deflect a dipping strike at the 67th minute.

No. 9 David Chevez and forward Isai Tapia had good shots but the Gunners keeper was up to the task.

"We tried our best to augment the score but we kept coming short,” said Bel-Ami, whose team defeated Pan World last Saturday 6-1 with a brace by Estaban and goals by Leo Oliveira, Alan Ruelas, Spencer Whipple and Steve McMurdie.

The side will be in action against the Utah Refugees Allstars on Wednesday and will face Utah State University a.k.a RuckUSU on Saturday.

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX PUMMELLED MUNDO UTAH TO 6-1 WIN IN OPEN CUP.

 

WESTMINSTER COLLEGE, SALT LAKE CITY. (October 25, 2010). Olympique Montreux manager Bel-Ami has a footballing philosophy that is unshakeable.

It involves playing the game the right way. Bel-Ami’s way.

The ball stays on the turf. It moves rapidly between players. Unnecessary touches are frowned upon and when it is humming smoothly, it can rightfully be considered as art.

Over the last eleven years there have been enough beautiful moments to fill a gallery many times over, and fortunately for Bel-Ami, the Olympians and the supporters, those beautiful moments have resulted in numerous championships and overflowing trophy cabinets.

At Westminster College last Saturday against Mundo Utah, the Olympians displayed their surgical passing game to the delight of the spectators and the misery of Samir Delilbasic and his Mundo Utah mates. Bel-Ami’s men were physical and gave back as good as they got. There was no sign of fear and it looked as though everyone had each others' back.

It felt like the good old days of Paul Williams, Todd Miller, Nate Murphy, JT Cracroft and Josh Kimball when the Olympians used to mix the beautiful game with muscle. All-for-one and one-for-all.

The result of all that electrifying passing game and steel started producing results early and often.

David Chevez was cheeky in clipping Samir Delilbasic while Sina Alipour clearly was inspired by his teammate’s aggression when he went through the back of Admir Softic. Adis Alagic was a one man land mine. Mundo Utah players just did not dare go where he was for fear of running into steel.

All this happened in the first 24 minutes of a fiery first half that saw Mundo Utah’s giants rather intimidated and frustrated as the round thing rolled and rolled from the dizzying passing of the men in the red jerseys featuring the “Think Haiti” tribute to the victim of Haiti’s devastating earthquake last January.

                          

The Olympians were intelligent, kept possession superbly and wore Mundo Utah down with their non-stop aggression and willingness to mix it up.

By the end of the 90 minutes Samir and Mundo Utah were exhausted thanks to those two components. Not to mention the three or four dizzying spells when Bel-Ami’s men put together 30-plus successful passes.

“I didn’t think that we had the character or mentality to dish it back. I have been wanting that in long time. After the bullying we have been receiving all season long, it was good to be physical and yet impose our brand on the game,” said Bel-Ami.

If there really has been a change in the attitude of the club, if they are willing to go nose-to-nose when the situation demands it, perhaps Lazio better beware in the Utah Super Cup game a fortnight from now.

Bel-Ami is a proud artist with a strong stubborn streak but maybe he’s thinking that getting his hands a little dirty may just be the key to creating his finest masterpiece.

    

The Olympians won the Utah Open Cup “avec de la manière” (with style). Armin Sedarevic scored a brace and Steve McMurdie, David Chevez, Nathan Braun and TJ Waters, scored beautiful goals. Mundo Utah put in a consolation goal in the closing minutes on a defensive mistake to make the score 6-1.

“You just cannot fake the funk in front of greatness,” mused Mundo Utah’s coach Mike Brown who had planned a victory celebration at Café on Main should his men upset Olympique Montreux.

The Olympians had other ideas.

 

YOU WILL NOT TAKE THIS FROM ME!

DAVID CHEVEZ TOO HOT TO TROT

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.

STATE CUP FINAL HERE WE COME

Orem, UT – The O.M. Girls U-16 team advances to the State Cup Final with impressive wins against Arsenal Strikers, Avalanche 94 White, and Sparta 94 Premier.

The O.M. Girls U-16 squad has played exceptionally well during the 2010 State Cup! Last Saturday the girls alongside Head Coach Nate Murphy squared off against a difficult Arsenal Strikers team. The Strikers worked hard in the first half and held the score at 2 - 1 in favor of Olympique Montreux. Following the half, OM showed who has the stamina and shut the Strikers down scoring 4 more goals and allowing none!

 

With the 6 – 1 win the girls advanced onto the the Quarterfinals where they would face the Avalanche!

Due to rain the Quarterfinal game was pushed back until Wednesday evening. The girls came out and played hard right from the beginning. It was a tough game on both sides of the field but Olympique Montreux came out ahead with a 2 – 1 win over the Avalanche! “It was a great game to watch”, said Founder Bel Ami Montreux! The girls fought hard and played with passion. With the win the girls advanced on to play Sparta Premier in the Semi-Final game. They had previously played Sparta Premier earlier in bracket play and beat them 4 – 2. You can be sure that they were looking to take O.M. down this time around.

         

The stage was set Thursday evening  for the State Cup Semi-Final! Only 4 teams remained and the girls are now playing back to back games after their win the previous night over the Avalanche. The game began and Sparta scored early in the game to go up 1 – 0 over Olympique Montreux. It would remain that way until half. The second half the girls came out and fought hard but couldn’t find the equalizer and still were a goal down with time diminishing quickly. It would remain that way until the final 5 minutes when O.M. would strike back and tie the game up at 1 a piece.  The game went into overtime and the score remained the same. It stayed tied all the way through the double 10 minute over time and so we were headed to a PK shoot out. The Penalty Kicks didn't take long and the O.M. girls shut Sparta down 4-0 for the win and the chance to play in the final for the 2010 Youth State Cup! What a game!

       

   

The Girls have played extremely well the entire tournament and now look to take the title as State Cup Champions as they face a very tough and very good La Roca Premier team. The game will take place this STAURDAY May 29th at 9:30 a.m. at the Lakeside Soccer Complex ***Field 2 (1850 West 400 South, Orem UT). We need your support this weekend. ****The first 100 O.M. fans at the game will receive an official O.M. lanyard for your keys***** So get out there and cheer on you Olympique Montreux Girls!

PREMIERSHIP WEEK IN REVIEW

Salt Lake City, UT - The O.M. Premiership excels with back to back wins against Bosnia FC and a scrimmage against Utah Valley University.

Saturday evening at Westpointe Park the O.M. Premiership faced off against a winless Bosnia FC team looking to take down the Red Warriors. O.M. took an early lead with a great goal from, this years new addition, forward Luis de Lucas. By Halftime It was only 2 – 0 in favor of the Red Warriors. But sloppy play and failure to control the ball in the middle led to a heated talk from Coach Bel Ami de Montreux. “We need to be more aggressive and fight for the ball the moment we lose it. They have no business touching our ball”, added Montreux.

       

The Red Warriors came out into the second half with a renewed spirit and it began to show quickly. O.M. began to take advantage of mistakes from Bosnia FC. 3 more goals were scored by Cesar Duran, David Chevez, and Luis de Lucas. That’s the way it would finish. O.M. wins in traditional fashion with yet another clean sheet. “Even though we won 5 – 0 we still have a lot to work on as a team”, said coach Montreux afterwards.

The Utah Soccer Association didn’t schedule any games Memorial Day weekend so Olympique Montreux headed down South Thursday evening to Utah Valley University for a friendly scrimmage against the Wolverines. “It’s tough to stay match fit if you’re not practicing and playing constantly”, said coach Bel Ami de Montreux.

The first half was full of sloppy play from the Red Warriors and everybody knew it. “We just need to finish up top”, said forward Steve McMurdie. The second half coach Montruex made some key substitutions and O.M. began to take control of the game. In the second half left winger Chamale aka”Homie” curved in a beautiful free kick from 40 yards out right over the keepers head. Zach VanWagenen moved up top and helped increase O.M.’s lead scoring 2 more goals. The defense played well and, all except for an unfortunate slip by goal keeper Brandon Rogers, held off the Wolverines.  The final whistle blew and O.M. walked away with a 6 – 3 win.

       

The Wolverines were gracious enough to host O.M. at their field and the game provided a great opportunity for both squads to improve. We are very thankful for that. The game left much to be desired from the Red Warriors side. “Nobody seems to have the desire to play and defend this teams title as reigning Champions”, said coach Montreux, “We need leaders out there and we need to be more aggressive”!

Olympique Montreux’s Premiership squad kicks off next Tuesday evening after Memorial Day weekend against Lazio at Riverside Park. Come out and support your Red Warriors! We need you!

YOU GO GIRLS!

Orem, UT - The Olympique Montreux Girls U-16 Team opens State Cup play with a dominating performance over Sparta Premier and OCFC Lightning.

The girls are off to a good start towards their quest for the Utah U-16 State Cup this year after an opening win over Sparta Premier by a score of 4 – 2. “The girls played well,” said coach Murphy. Head coach Nate Murphy has led the girls this season and together they are looking for that elusive State Cup title. “We are playing good soccer right now,” he added. Michelle Murphy has been the top scorer for the girls so far this season and is really playing well right now. Goalkeeper Nina Allen has been very consistent and made some key saves in the win over Sparta last Saturday.

Last night the girls continued their dominating performance with a 9 – 0 win over OCFC Lightning U-16 Girls. Almost every girl from O.M. got a shot on goal. It was quite a riot playing with all of that rain, “but the girls were troopers and seemed to have fun with it” said coach Murphy.

The State Cup Tournament is being held at the Lakeside Soccer Complex in Orem Utah. Click here for a map. Also to see a map of the field layout click here. We need all the support we can get so make the trip down South to support them in the 2010 State Cup competition.

The girls kickoff against a very difficult Arsenal Strikers team this Saturday at 2:00 p.m.

Here is a link to a complete Schedule, Brackets, and Standings of the Tournament.

Check out the Photo Gallery for more photos!

Let’s go Olympique Montreux! Way to go Girls!

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX TO PLAY U21 MEXICAN NATIONAL TEAM

Salt Lake City, UT – Coach Bel Ami de Montreux works with his players as Olympique Montreux prepares to travel to Idaho to play the U21 Mexican National Team this Mother’s Day weekend.

This weekend Olympique Montreux will be making the trip this weekend to play the U21 Mexican National Team in Idaho. Yes this is the real U21 Mexican National Team and O.M. has been invited to face the young team. The 1st time event is being hosted by Magic United SC and Chapalas Restaurant. Coach Montreux and the Red Warriors are very excited for the opportunity and have been preparing for the task of playing a team of such caliber. If you can make the trip up to Idaho this Mother’s Day then come and support us. The event details are listed below:    

Sunday May 8th, 2010

Meridian Speedway – 335 South Main Street – Meridian, ID

Kickoff at 5:00pm MST

For those of you that can’t make the trip up to Idaho but still want to feel like you’re at the game then Twitter is the way to go. If you would like to follow us on twitter and get up to the minute information on the game then follow the instructions below:

With Twitter you will be able to find out how the game is going, when our next game is, when practice is, and other important information all throughout the season. If you have a smartphone then you probably have a Twitter app already and all you need to do is follow “OMFC”. But just in case here is some instructions on how to get started using twitter.

Here is what you need to do:

1 -  Go to this link  http://twitter.com/OMFC  and you will see our twitter page. (You can follow us by simply going to this page. But to get mobile updates see steps 2-4)

2 – Click the yellow button above our name that says “JOIN TODAY”

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3 - After you have created your account you should be “following” OMFC already. To enable mobile notifications just click “Settings” in the top right of your twitter page then to “Mobile”

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Now you can stay in touch with O.M. and have access to up to the minute news, scores, and other information!

If you need help see:   http://help.twitter.com/forums/59008-using-twitter-with-your-phone

 

LET’S GO OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX!

FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER THE LIGHTS

Lone Peak Park, Sandy, UT – Olympique Montreux Division 1 is handed their 1st loss of the year while the Premiership soars past Pan World FC in stunning fashion.

Friday evening the First Division looked to continue where they left off last week with a win against Pan World FC. Much to their surprise things wouldn’t quite turn out the way they hoped.

 

The game started a bit late due to the delay from Pan World FC. They were playing a man down for the first few minutes so early on in the game OM tried to capitalize but just couldn’t convert. Right before halftime Pan World took advantage of a poor clearance by defender Jacob Christensen and scored to take the 1 – 0 lead over the Red Warriors. Once again OM found themselves in the same predicament as last week where they went down a goal to begin the game. At half coach Bel Ami made a few key substitutions in order to battle back. Isai Tapia entered the game and helped in the midfield giving OM a few more chances at goal. But it wasn’t before Pan World would capitalize again on another OM error to go up 2 – 0. The 2 goal deficit was very defeating. Still the Red Warriors would battle back a few minutes later and score off a free kick that was headed in by forward Khalid Alnajjar to narrow the deficit back to 1. With time winding down the Red Warriors needed to score quickly to even up the score. But those hopes were soon diminished as Pan World crossed a ball in to the box that took an unfortunate curve into the upper 90 and gave them a 2 goal cushion with just 6 minutes left to play. OM would eventually score another goal in the 88th minute but it was too little too late giving the 1st division their 1st loss of the year by a score of 3 - 2.

“I’m disgusted with our level of play,” said captain Colton Spencer, “We need to score early and keep the same intensity throughout the game”. Afterwards coach Bel Ami Montreux responded “What can you do? It was a couple of really critical errors that lost the game for us. We need to play mistake free soccer.”

Looking to rebound from the 1st Division loss the premiership quickly got ready to take the field against the Premiership team from Pan World FC. The lights were now on and the stage was set. The cold was settling in but that didn’t stop Olympique Montreux from catching fire. From the very first minute OM would dominate possession of the ball and never looked back. Early in the game captain Tiva Zarate was kicked in the mouth away from the play and went down hard. Blood was rushing out of his mouth. “You could just sense it was bad” said a fan. Later that night Tiva would receive a total of 19 stitches to seal up the cuts he suffered both inside and outside of his mouth.  OM fought on and in the 20th minute was awarded a Penalty Kick from a hard foul committed inside the box. Midfielder Jimmy Cuadros converted spot on to give the Red Warriors a 1-0 lead. Isai Tapia, who was now playing in his second game, increased the lead OM had over Pan World FC with another great shot on goal. His 3rd of the season. The second half was much of the same. Great defense, great ball movement, and great soccer. The icing on the cake came when once again midfielder Isai Tapia raced past the Pan World defense in the 70th minute and fired a bullet with the right foot to the bottom left corner of the goal. A true “shake and bake” said coach Montreux. The score would stay that way until the final whistle blew. OM wins it with yet another clean sheet over Pan World FC 3 – 0.

“I am very proud of the guys. They played like professionals out there”, said coach Bel Ami Montreux. It was a very satisfying win for the Red Warriors who will be traveling to Idaho next weekend to take on the U21 Mexican National Team. Go OM!

MY PLAYERS!!!!

OFF TO A GOOD START

Storm Mountain Park Sandy, UT – Olympique Montreux opens up the season just as it left with wins from both teams over Meatus FC and Gunners FC.

The Outdoor season has finally arrived and expectations are high for the defending Utah Champions. Last year the squad saw great success and was looking to replicate that heading into the 2010 season. Many changes were made during the offseason in order to benefit the team but as it is with every new season questions always arise. Will OM continue to be dominant as in years past? How will the chemistry of the team affect the play on the field? Will players be able to stay healthy? Will OM have a home field? With questions like these the Red Warriors led by coach Bel Ami Montreux set out to open regular season play for the 2010 season.

Division 1 was matched with Meatus FC, a very big and physical team, to start things off Saturday afternoon. The Red Warriors went down 0 – 1 early in the game but not before Tomas Colindres scored the equalizer to bring OM back. A few minutes later Alan Ruelas was taken down in the box and eventually converted the PK to put OM up 2 – 1. Then right before half Midfielder Isai Tapia put a great shot in from about 30 yards out to give OM the 3 – 1 lead. In the second half Meatus FC quickly scored putting thenselves only down by a goal. Coach Bel Ami Montreux made key substitutions and OM quickly extinguished Meatus FC’s hopes of coming back when Isai Tapia scored his second goal extending the lead to 4 – 2. That’s the way it would finish. “It was about as good as I expected for our first game. We did some things well but we have a lot to work on” said coach Montreux.

 

The Premeirship would kick off next against a very fast FC Gunners team. The previous year FC Gunners was in the first division and made the move up to the premiership this year. The Red Warriors knew that they were a very good team and would have to pass the ball really well in order to beat them. The game started off well for OM with many close opportunities being created towards goal. Finally about 30 minutes in forward Steve McMurdie would connect on a great assist from Fox to go up 1 – 0 on the Gunners. That’s where we would stand at half. In the second half, after a great pep talk from the coach, OM would control the ball a lot better and wear down the defense of the gunners. About 70 min. in David Chevez made a great drive towards goal scoring with the left foot just past the Gunners goalkeeper. To put the icing on the game Steve McMurdie was clipped from behind in the box and David Chevez hit the PK bottom left corner to give OM the 3 – 0 win.

                              

The nerves were finally settled and OM has begun it’s road to success on a great note. Two great games and two great wins. Both teams will play Pan World FC Friday night night under the lights at Lone Peak Park. So come out and support Olympique Montreux. You never want to miss some good soccer.