Chuy Flores-Guerra abuses the opposing defense

Written by: Brennen Randquist

Photos by: Destiny Fernandez – desti_fish13 (at) yahoo (dot) com

FC Denver matched up against Aguilas yesterday at DSG.  FC Denver found themselves in 2^nd place after 4 matches, and knew they needed to get a W to solidify them as a top team in the standings.  Per usual it was a gorgeous fall day in Denver, CO and FC Denver mimicked the weather with some pretty soccer.

From the very first whistle FC Denver dominated.  They scored a goal within the first 5 minutes after Chuy Flores-Guerra found a streaking Joe Calabrese into the box via a throw in and Joe neatly slotted the ball with his left foot that found the back of the net.  Nearly 5 minutes later Kyle Firebaugh found himself on the top of the box and was about try a nifty back heel, but instead faked the back heel and then struck a left footed screamer that found the lower left corner.

2-0 and about 15 minutes in FC Denver knew the game was about to start getting chippy and it did.  FC Denver was awarded three PK’s during the match, but only made one of them due to an excellent keeper on Aguilas.

The rest of the game was dominated by FC Denver, but more so dominated by the hacking, crying, and moaning of Aguilas.  The game seemed like it had more commercials then actual playing.  It was tough for anyone to get into a rhythm and it really made the game take forever.

Dave Kroening breaks up the play

Grant Lundberg netted two second half goals to round out the scoring to make 4-0 FC Denver.  The game could have been much worse if FC Denver could have knocked in some PK’s, but they had shear dominance over Aguilas.

FC Denver wraps up the regular season next weekend against FC Denver United.

Coaches MOTM: Packy, otherwise known as Patrick Deenihan, with a great performance in goal resulting in a shutout. He’s been a rock back there for the team all season and earned the shutout on Sunday.

That ain't gonna get by Packy!

Tyler dominates the ball

Written by Brennen Randquist – Pictures by Jose Chavez

FC Denver Premier played their fourth game of the season Real Colorado. Denver needed to come out with a win as they had tied their previous two games and needed 3 points badly. FC Denver was ready for the task on a gorgeous Colorado fall day.

FC Denver owned possession during the first 15 minutes, absolutely owned it. They were crisp and knocking the ball all over the pitch. They kept it up throughout the majority of the first half, but got fatigued as the game went on due to the heat, and the absence of a few key players.

Nonetheless, Tom Marks opened the scoring with his solo effort. His class on the finish was unmatched and he scored an excellent goal about 20 minutes into the game. The lead was short lived, as Real negated the goal almost immediately. FC Denver decided to give up a poor goal. The rest of the first half was sloppy and scoreless with FC Denver gaining most of the possession. The half finished without many scoring chances.

The second half started and FC Denver knew they needed to a win. Sure enough, FC Denver came out looking for the winner right away. They continued to knock it around, and looked very fresh compared to Real Colorado in the second half. FC Denver was absolutely killing it but couldn’t score. Finally, Roy Tewell sent blistering shot from inside the 18, but the keeper came up with an enormous save that rebounded and ricocheted to Chuy, who had an excellent shot of the post, that eventually bounced back to Roy who slotted it home. FC Denver took the lead, 2-1.

FC Denver dominated the rest of the half, but almost got beat at the end by a great chance from a Real Colorado striker. Luckily, the shot went off the post right before the final whistle blew. The second, half and whole game, was dominated by FC Denver, who just could not find the back of the net more frequently. However a result is a result that FC Denver will always take it.

Brennen getting dirty

Man of the Match: This week’s honor goes to the men in the middle Brennen Randquist, Tom Migchelbrink, and Dave Kroening.  FC Denver had the upper hand the entire match because of their tireless effort breaking up plays and composure when keeping possession.