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.

OM Tryouts

UPDATE:  PRACTICE CANCELLED THURSDAY due to weather.

This year we are looking to make the teams stronger and more competitive here at OM. In order for this to happen tryouts were necessary. We have looked at all of the players and evaluated how many new players we could take on as well as how many returning players will remain on the team. Below is the list for players that are welcome to come to the next practice. Because of weather this week it has been difficult to practice. Keep watching the schedule to see when we will be practicing next. There are a total of about 24 on this list. Note: this is NOT the final roster. We will be cutting the Division 1 roster to 20 people. That will be the final roster for the team and from there we will have forms to sign and instructions to get signed up. Please arrive on time to practice and bring water. Thanks.

Remember no practice tonight (Thurs. 4-01-10)

List of people after 1st cut of tryouts:
Armando
Colton Spencer
Antonio Cassillas
Adam Harris
Igor Ivakovic
Haroldo Darelli
Jamal
Henry Koroma
Alan Ruelas
Pelon
Jaddon Rogers
Tim Ballentyne
Cubano
Andres Pena
Victor Aguire
Zack VanWagenen
Cameron Pettey
Oliver Loua
Caleb Debenham
Passi Bayingana
Isai Tapia
P.J. Jensen
Alonzo
Fabriscio
Francesco Martinelli

Also all past O.M. players must turn in their shorts at practice. Thanks

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX 2010 TRYOUTS

*****Please read very carefully*****

Outdoor season is coming and expectations are high for the defending champions.  THE OTHER TEAMS ARE BUSY GETTING BETTER.  It is rumored that Real Salt Lake is putting a team in the league composed of its former players and others.  Everybody's objective is to beat O.M. whether it is the Premiership or the D1.  Our teams struggled last year and Las Vegas was a total failure. We have to get better !!!

Because of increased interest and demand from good players who want to be on the team, we will be holding a 2-day tryout. ALL PLAYERS ARE REQUIRED TO TRYOUT! Whether you’ve played for years with O.M. or it’s just your first time. This is necessary to make our two teams more competitive. O.M. gets a lot of attention and we need to keep cultivating the competitive nature that we hold as a soccer club. There are a few changes to how we will be doing things this year so please read carefully:

1 – ALL PLAYERS MUST BRING O.M. SHORTS TO TRYOUTS! This year we will be washing the jerseys and shorts together and only giving them to the players before games and collecting them afterwards. Players will not be allowed to take the shorts or jerseys home with them. The uniforms (Jerseys and Shorts) will remain in our care before and after every game. No exceptions! We cannot afford to lose any more jerseys and shorts. It is very costly. However if you already have the O.M. warmups, jackets, practice jerseys…etc. those are to remain with you. Players can wear their warmups to the game then change at the field. ****NOTE: If a player does not bring all O.M. Shorts (Red, White, Black…..) and Jerseys, then he will not be eligible to tryout!

2 – BE READY! We will be trying to narrow the squad down to 20 players for Premiership and 18 for Division 1. We have to control the expenses of running the team in this difficult economy.

3 – TRYOUT DETAILS: We will be holding 2 days of tryouts. After that the squad will be posted. Dates and Times are:

Tuesday March 23rd @ 6:00 p.m. 1300 East 4300 South   (subject to change)

& 

Thursday March 25th @ 6:00 p.m. West Jordan Soccer Complex Field O   (SouthWest Field)

Players must come to both sessions! And remember we will be checking in shorts before the tryout. If you don’t bring them then you don’t tryout. Sorry, no exceptions.

We appreciate your understanding and we look forward to seeing you and preparing for another successful season as Utah’s Premier Soccer Club.

 

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LAS VEGAS SYNOPSIS

SILVER MUG SOCCER INVITATIONAL RECAP

Las Vegas, Nevada - Olympique Montreux arrived in Las Vegas with high hopes of a very successful weekend but were soon let down with sloppy play and mistakes that would cost them advancing out of pool play..

The annual Silver Mug Soccer Invitational “Bud Cup” attracts only the best soccer clubs from around the nation to compete at a very high level. Currently it is the #3 tournament in the nation. O.M. took down both a women men squad to compete at this prestigious tournament. The men were in a very tough group scheduled to play teams from TX, CA, NM, and NV. 

It was early Saturday morning and at the Kellogg-Zaher Soccer Complex and the competition looked very good.

The mens’ 1st opponent was SD Pumitas out of California. The rain began to come down and along with the rain the Olympians began to struggle. Off of a close offsides call SD Pumitas took an early lead on a 1 on 1 break away against experienced goal keeper Andre Domingos. Despite a red card in the second half SD Pumitas eventually held off the attack and finished the game with a 1 – 0 victory over O.M.

“That was a crushing loss. We really needed to win that first game and get 1 under our belt early” said coach Bel-Ami de Montreux. The pressure was on and wouldn’t get any lighter. 

The OM men faced Stroke City a few hours later that afternoon. The rain began to let up a bit but the Olympians still couldn’t find a way spark the offense. Stroke City took an early lead off of an unfortunate defensive turnover and scored an easy goal against goalkeeper Jeff Rogers. “That was a stupid mistake” uttered coach Bel Ami referring to the turnover, “Each mistake can be severely detrimental.” Stroke City scored again and OM found themselves down at the half by a score of 2 – 0. In the second half various substitutions were made and OM tried to rally but still couldn’t put a single shot on goal. Loss number 2 was up on the charts and with those 2 early losses, things were looking pretty grim.

Playing now back to back OM rushed over to field 1 to face Escuela FC. Early in the game the Olympians had a great opportunity to score when a shot ricocheted off the post but failed to enter the net. It was half now and OM was still gridlocked at 0 – 0 with Escuela. Goal keeper Andre Domingos was coming up with some huge saves throughout the game including blocking a PK in the 2nd half. Escuela eventually capitalized and scored to make it 1 – 0. Then off of a missed call on a clear offside they put one in again to go on and win the game 2 – 0. They couldn’t believe it. Loss number 3!

It was a very disappointing start to a much anticipated Saturday. The Olympians failed to score a single goal throughout their first 3 games of the tournament and were now sitting on the outside looking in. At various scoring opportunities inside the area, experienced players like David Chevez preferred to try to nutmeg defenders or dive for penalties instead of shooting the ball.

“On Saturday evening, after a totally disappointing performance, I saw Hector Kalucha Rendon packing a 24-pack beer on his shoulders in the hotel lobby. That fellow called Cholo who came highly recommended by Joe Menino basically sat in the hotel room that I provided and drank himself to a coma along with other key players.,” said Bel-Ami.

“Basically, I took a number of drunks to an important tournament. We even had players arrested for various criminal conduct. Wasn’t right! Just plain deceiving.”

With a good chunk of the team under the influences of drugs and alcohol, OM had to find a way to regroup after that horrible showing on Saturday. There was no chance of advancing on to the playoffs but the team still had their pride to play for. Their next opponent was El Alamo Crew Select.

Early in the first half the defense was caught off guard when backing up for a free kick, the ball was played before the whistle and El Alamo scored the first goal of the game. This controversial call helped fuel the Olympians to not have a repeat of Saturday’s performance. OM controlled the ball very well and was making good attempts on goal. Just before the half midfielder Antonio ripped in a goal from distance, top shelf over the El Alamo keeper to tie the score at1-1.

Bel Ami de Montreux prepared the troops for the second half and you could see the effect immediately. Steve McMurdie played exceptionally well and quickly put in a goal just minutes into the second half. Forward Philip Menezes was put in and was immediately awarded a yellow card. Seconds later off of a breakaway he was pushed from behind into the red rocks and given a red card ejecting him from the game. This was probably due to mouthing off to the referee before he even got onto the field. Various substitutions occurred and the Olympians extended their lead as Garcia put in a great goal 1 v 1 against the El Alamo goal keeper. OM went on to win by a score of 3 – 1. Finally the OM players had played like they should have!

The final game for the men was against a team from El Paso, TX. OM began to move the ball really well controlling the midfield but couldn’t get a single shot to go in when attacking. Just before half forward Tim Ballantyne went up for a header and landed a nasty cut just above the left eye. It was quite a war wound. That’s Tim for ya though. In the second half OM kept putting shots on goal and attacking the El Paso defense but despite the OM attack the game ended in a 0 – 0 tie.

The men finished with a record of 1 – 3 – 1 for a total of 12 points. Nowhere close to where they needed to be in order to advance out of pool play to the playoffs.

The women didn’t do too well either. They managed to win 1 out of their 5 games as well but what can you expect with not much practice going into the tournament. “Many girls bailed out at the last minute and the team had to be thrown together in order to make it work”, said team captain Alexis McMurdie.

It was a very disappointing ending to a very disappointing weekend in Las Vegas for both OM squads. “I felt there wasn’t a single team we played that we couldn’t have beaten” said forward Steve McMurdie. It was a very humbling experience after such a dominating year for OM.

“I need to gather myself and rethink the personnel on the team” said Bel Ami. “Every year the lure of the Las Vegas tournament makes us want to come down here. When we had our last big game it was October of 2009 and it is awfully hard to compete with teams who are match fit and in the prime of their soccer season right now.”

“This was not a complete sporting collapse of Utah’s champions though. Other factors interfered. It definitely did not help that players like Kalucha and Cholo were so drunk that they could not stay on their feet and continuously made bad passes to the opponents. Those two did not even show up to play on Sunday along with those that were in jail in some Vegas police precinct. Go figure.

“Make me miss the days of Nate Murphy, Aaron Bruderer, Mike Rogers and Sergio Vasquez,” said a disgusted Bel-Ami.

VIVA LAS VEGAS

SILVER MUG SOCCER INVITATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Salt Lake City, Utah.— Olympique Montreux trains at the University of Utah field house for upcoming trip to the prestigious Las Vegas Tournament "Bud Cup".

Olympique Montreux will be heading to Las Vegas to participate in the prestigious Silver Mug Soccer Invitational Tournament. Often referred to as the "Bud Cup". The 2009 Tournament will be played on February 7 - 9, 2009 at the Kellogg-Zaher Soccer Complex in Las Vegas. 

This is one of the top three National Tournaments in the United States and recognized for its highest level of Competition. Often referred to as the "Unofficial Open National Cup Event". To win this event, a team must play nine (9) games in a three-day period. Started in 1978 this is a national affiliated soccer event for both adult men's and women's teams from all over the USA, Mexico, and Canada.

This is an Invitational Tournament. Teams are invited based upon one or more of the following: National Champion, Regional Champion, State Champion, or League Champion. Evidence is required to be submitted at the time of application for verification.

Competition is of the highest level. Teams are generally "professional" level and higher. Past teams include those from the Major Soccer League (MSL), Women's Professional Soccer League (WPSL); Men's Professional Soccer League (MPSL); Professional Indoor teams etc. Many USA National Team players have participated in this prestigious event. 

Olympique Montreux will be taking both a men's and women's squad. In order to get match fit they have been practicing periodically the past couple weeks at the Field House of the University of Utah. We are very excited to participate in this event.

You can participate with us too. Whether you're in Las Vegas or at home. You can download a copy of our scheduled group play here: OMFC Las Vegas Group Play Schedule Right Click and "Save As". Also you can Follow us on Twitter for up to the minute news including: Game Info, Scores, Highlights, etc. We will be posting articles up on the blog and site after each day of play. Here we go now. Viva Las Vegas baby!

TIM BALLANTYNE IS THE DRAGON SLAYER

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX WINS FIRST STATE SUPER CUP

Westminster College, Utah.—Tim Ballantyne scored five minutes after coming on as a substitute to lead Olympique Montreux to a 1-0 victory over Westminster FC in the State first Super Cup.

It was an intense game featuring the state’s two best teams. 

Westminster recently defeated Pan World FC to win the league’s Champions League tournament (Daynes Cup), and claimed the Utah Open Cup trophy by crushing First Division runner up FC Gunners.

This year, the Red Warriors of Olympique Montreux recaptured the Premiership title they had lost last year. The club’s First Division team repeated as champion.

Playing at home under the direction of its long time coach, Chris Dorich, Westminster took a conservative approach, compacting players in its defensive third and relied on a counterattack strategy featuring former OM great Chad Gilbert. 

Chad scored almost 50 goals in all competitions in two seasons as an Olympian, and formed a legendary and lethal partnership with Sergio Vasquez who himself tallied over 30 goals during his time with Olympique Montreux.

With Mike Smith, Nathan Braun, Clayton Alexander and Hector “Kalu18” Rendon manning the defense, Chad never had a good look at goal throughout the match. Keeper Andre Dominguez skillfully handled the few Westminster shots that made it past the league’s best defense.

Midfielders Marcos “Tiva” Zarate and Jimmy “El Toro” Cuadros combined well with forwards Luis Garcia and Eduardo “Lalo” Romero who had the Red Warriors’ best chance in the 17^th minute, but the team’s leading marksman was denied by Westminster’s elite goalkeeper Travis Rogers who stuck a leg out to push the ball out for a corner.

In the 22^nd minute, Jimmy fired over the top after bulldozing his way past two Westminster’s defenders.

The Red Warriors continued to attack Westminster, firing shots after shots at the excellent Travis Rogers who basically kept Westminster in the game.  

In the 34^th minute, Travis Rogers stopped Luis Garcia’s shot that seemed to be heading for the back of the net. 

In the 40^th minute, Fernando Fox rattled Westminster’s left post.

OM’s domination continued but the Red Warriors could not find the target.

In the 80^th minute, Tim Ballantyne replaced Fox. The left-footed winger’s pace soon turned into a nightmare for the backpedaling Westminster midfielders and defenders who appeared tired.

In the 85^th minute, Tim ran into a well-served pass by midfielder Steve McMurdie, and first-timed a perfect shot beneath an onrushing Travis Rogers for the game’s winner.

With time running out, The Olympians made sure to swat away all Westminster attempts to lob the ball to a well-guarded Chad. 

With this goal, Tim leaped into Olympique Montreux lore along side current manager Bel-Ami de Montreux, Alex Pogman and Justin Braun as players who have scored clutch goals in finals to earn the team important trophies.

It was on October 21, 2001 that, losing 2-1 to Aguas Calientes in the Spanish league, that Bel-Ami scored on a diving header to tie the game and send it into overtime. Three minutes into extra time, the late Alex Pogman scored the golden goal to win Olympique Montreux its first trophy.

On November 4, 2007, Justin Braun who now plays professionally for Chivas USA, rose high in the air to score the sole goal in the Championship game against Diablos FC.

“Tim is now an OM legend. I sent him into the game at the right time, knowing he had the skills to overtake Westminster’s defense.  He distinguished himself,” said an elated Bel-Ami.

“The hard work paid off this year. I had coachable and devoted players who executed well. It makes a big difference when players are coachable and humble. The guys made sacrifices to get us here. We came out this year with the promise to work hard and play with respect. We did just that and won things along the way.”

OTHER NEWS…

***FIRST DIVISION DID THE DANCE.

As expected, the First Division completed its championship season and won the trophy for the second consecutive time. The only blemish came when the side allowed Bosnia USA to win 4-2 in the last game of the season in a game that did not count for much since the side had already clinched the title with two games to go. 

That meaningless loss, however, did not deter the Red Warriors from chanting their now famous “My Players” fight song.

***OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX CRUSHED UTAH UNITED 10-1

October 24, 2009, at the Brad Pino Stadium, the Olympians welcomed the enterprising Carlos Nieto and his Utah United semipro team for a friendly end of season game. Soon after the starting bell, the Red Warriors milled Utah United by beating the semipro team 10-1, despite the presence in goal of former OM keeper Martin Martinez and former Mexican pro player Roberto Islas.

With this destruction of Utah United, it is becoming clearer that “The Brad Pino” grounds at Cottonwood High School are a daunting place for visitors to come play soccer against Bel-Ami’s protégés.

***OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX BEAT AFRICAN RED STARS

On October 31, 2009, the Red Warriors hosted the African Lone Stars at The Brad Pino. With several players missing the game, Bel-Ami was forced to feature in the starting eleven. Defender Colton Spencer played in goal because regular goalkeeper Andre Dominguez was observing a Muslim Holiday.

The Lone starts drew first blood when they opened the score. The Lone stars continued to dominate the Olympians until Marcos “Tiva” Zarate entered the game to take over midfield.

In the 34^th minute, Tiva opened the Lone Stars defense, found Bel-Ami who outraced his markers, rubbed off another defender before sending the keeper diving in the wrong direction to tie the score.

Forward Alan Ruelas looked surprised at the way the manager made it look easy to score.

Bel-Ami limped off the field at the half.

Jimmy “El Toro” Cuadros scored the winner in the 82^nd minute.

“Bel-Ami should take cortisone shots in his knees and everywhere else and play in the games, said Tiva.

“He rarely plays in a game and not score.”

Wishful thinking!

THE CREAM OF THE CROP!!!

OM THUMPS PARK CITY TO COMPLETE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON

OM web news services 

Brad Pino Stadium.- Cottonwood, Utah (Oct. 17, 2009).--Bosnian midfielder Admir Softic delivered a spectacular goal in the 85^th minute to close the scoring as Olympique Montreux clinically defeated Park City Newpark to set the tone for the championship dance that took place after the game.

Admiradona, as Admir is called nowadays for his dribbling and passing skills, was only making his comeback to the Premiership team after weeks out with a calf injury.

Right corner back Kalu18 (12^th), midfielder Jimmy Cuadros (29^th), full back Luis Garcia (49^th), and forward David Chevez (PK, 67^th) also scored goals.

“All of the pieces are working just as planned,” said manager Bel-Ami. “We are riding on a wave of success the past few weeks.”

With Jimmy delivering yet another strong performance, and captain Ivan “Tiva” Morales on top of his game, it was only a matter of time before the Olympians took total control of the game despite the workmanlike effort of the men from Summit County.

The only blemish for OM came when Park City scored in the 54th minute as OM keeper Joe Mennino failed to parry a stoppable shot from the right side of the field. The ball sailed over the keeper into the net.

Central defender Michael Smith and Luis Garcia did a good job containing Park City’s early enthusiasm. Park City’s talisman player Antonio Salcedo rarely threatened Bel-Ami’s well-organized men, except for one well-placed pass to a winger. However, OM right back Parker Haycock stepped in and defused the play.

“When a team plays like this, it’s nearly impossible to stop,” said Park City manager Dennis Hogglin. “We’ve got to learn from this, roll up our sleeves and prepare for next season.”

The victory today effectively seals the Premiership title that eluded Olympique Montreux’s Red Devils last year after the side won the trophy the previous three years. The Premiership team finished the season four points ahead of second place Westminster College.

“The difference this year is that most of my players are coachable and follow game plans. The players trust in me and in my abilities. The results speak for themselves,” said Bel-Ami. “Both OM teams are champions in their respective division. I am happy with our achievements.”

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX DEFEATS WESTMINSTER COLLEGE FC 3-1

Olympique Montreux News

October 10, 2009

Brad Pino Soccer Field ---Cottonwood, UTAH.---Midfielder Jimmy Cuadros scored at the seventh minute to give Olympique Montreux a good start over Westminster College FC in a classico that could potentially decide the league’s Premiership title.

The powerfully built Jimmy scored on a header from a corner kick taken by captain Tiva Olmedo.

Against a side as explosive as Westminster featuring former OM forward Chad “Goal-bert” Gilbert, it was important to start strong.

In the 15th minute, to the home fans’ dismay, forward Luis Orozco drew a red card for elbowing an opponent who was marking him closely. It is rumored that Orozco spat at the player.

“I felt a cold chill as I saw Orozco being ejected,” said OM manager Bel-Ami.

“Westminster is too physical a team to face short-handed. Orozco needs therapy to control his anger issues.”

With Eduardo “Lalo” Romero remaining the sole striker, OM switched to a 4-4-1 formation with Tiva acting as both attacking midfielder and supporting forward for Lalo.  Jimmy received instructions to strictly do the holding job in the middle.

In the 25th, Westminster’s long ball strategy paid off as Gilbert latched onto one and leveled the score with a sharp angle shot from seven yards out.

Undaunted, OM maintained its composure, playing its trademark quick one touch soccer and dominating possession. Frustrated, several Westminster players started to play rough.

In the 35th minute, Tiva collected a short pass from midfielder Steve McMurdie from the right side of midfield, drove past a charging Westminster midfielder, and pushed trough the middle. From about 35 yards out, he unleashed an unstoppable left foot shot that found the upper left corner of the net despite the keeper’s desperate dive.

The score remained 2-1 at the break.

If the first half produced some good soccer, the second was full of drama.

As play became rougher and Westminster’s golden boy spewing unsanctioned-in-your-face obscenities at the central referee, the officiating crew appeared to be losing control.

In the 66th minute, OM winger Juan Carlos Chamale was graphically hit from behind while inside the area. The ref had no choice but to point to the penalty spot.

Lalo converted the spot kick. OM, 3 --- Westminster, 1.

In the 70th minute, the referee showed winger Jantzen Romney a second yellow card when a Westminster player took an obvious dive upon contact with the speedy Jantzen.

With eight minutes left in regulation time, the referee ejected OM defender Jacob after a Westminster player was grossly retaliated against the defender by following a tackle. Jacob’s straight red car was unexplainable.

Reduced to eight men total, and Westminster players seeking to draw foul to disqualify OM in a game that they were clearly beaten, the Olympians kept their composure and defended well until the final whistle.

With this win, Olympique Montreux has clinched the 2009 Premiership title, leading Westminster by four points in the standings one game left to play for each team.

Next Saturday, Park City Newpark visits the daunting “Brad Pino” Soccer Field at Cottonwood for the last game of the season. OM will not take its feet of the pedal. .

“:we weren’t supposed to contend for anything this year. We lost many players last season. But we worked hard every week. Teams come at us with all they have. It has been a hard season with ups and downs. OM might bend sometimes.  But we never break,” said proud captain Tiva,

 “Bel-Ami always says failure is not an option in this jersey.”

Spoken like a true Olympians.

Premiership Goal Leaders:

Eduardo “Lalo” Romero, 15 goals.

Ivan Tiva, 9 goals

David Chevez, 7 goals

FIRST DIVISION POWERS PAST ST. PATRICKS IN 3-1 VICTORY

Olympique Montreux News

October 10, 2009

Brad Pino Soccer Field (Cottonwood, UTAH).--- Led by the defensive prowess of Colton Spencer, Antonio Casillas and Adam Harris, Olympique Montreux D1 team sped past St.- Patrick’s FC with goals from Cubano, Joe Mannino and Peter Frost.

The Olympians dominated play, denying the ball to their opponents who grew more and more frustrated as Haroldo Darelli and Peter Frost piloted the ship to victory.

Juventino "Cubano" Silva, the team’s leading scorer with 11 goals coming into the match scores in typical predatory fashion in the 12^th minute.

Joe Mannino, normally an excellent second goalkeeper for the Premiership, came off the bench to score a spectacular goal with a diving header in the 39^th minute on a "Cubano" cross.

The third goal was signed by playmaker Peter Frost  on a solo effort that saw him motor past the entire St.-Patrick’s defense.

St.-Patrick’s scored a consolation goal in the waning minutes.

The D1 team is in first place with two games left and can clinch the title with a victory at Westminster-Lazio next Saturday.

“I want this bloody trophy,” screamed an usually clean-mouthed captain Adam Harris, while looking over his shoulder to make sure his bishop did not hear the bloody expletive.

Division One goal leaders:

Juventino Cubano Silva, 12 goals

Tim Ballantyne, 7 goals

Pelon Saavedra, 7 goals.