Olympique Montreux F.C. Articles

PARK CITY DEFEATS OM IN UTAH OPEN CUP FINAL AND PARTIES HARD

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 22:07:00 +0000

Park City, UT. Oct. 29. —Upon winning the Utah Open Cup in penalty kicks after double overtime and a 2-2 score, A few Park City players emptied their closets and drawers, dressed in their favorite gay parade attires and let it all hang out.

Beating OM, even in PKs, is a big accomplishment worth memorializing. Park City players captured photos of themselves in blonde wigs, bare butt prosthetics with battery operated tails, strapped on toys with springs, cute boy sunglasses and lipsticks. They texted them to OM manager Bel-Ami de Montreux to show how champions should party.

Sodom and Gomorrah resurrected in Summit County!

A blonde-wigged mustachioed Park City player dressed in a Blue Boutique dress looked eerily occupied as a muscular guy, another Park City player, dropped his pants below his knees to expose a spectacularly anatomically vulgar underwear while thrusting on and keeping-on-thrusting-on to the beat of some techno music indigenous only to liberated and upwardly hip Park City.

Pointing to the stocky guy’s thrusting crotch, the he/she blonde stuttered: “These are my trophies!”

“That’s team spirit!” gushed one defiant OM defender. “We can learn from Park City about positive reinforcement.”

While that OM defender would rather learn team spirit from the players of Park City, for Olympique Montreux, it was a game to forget.

“In my 12 years at OM, I have never seen an OM team play that badly, complained team manager Bel-Ami. “It was awful.”

The game started badly for Bel-Ami’s team, with players arriving late for an important final. The midfield was very poor. Extremely intimidated, the midfielders were unable to hold the ball, gifting it to their opponents at an alarming rate.

In the 12^th minute, the defense let a man through to point blank shoot down keeper Jaddon Rogers for Park City’s opening goal.

OM forward Isaac Saavedra quickly tied the game four minutes later.

However, with the midfield unable to hold on to the ball. The defense was busy indeed.

Forward Esteban Lecuona put the Olympians ahead in the 60th minute. It looked like things were getting back on tract and that the side could hold on to win the game.

Two events doomed the game for OM.

In the 77^th minute, the Olympians’ suffered a serious blow when midfielder Colton Spencer came out injured. His muscled work in the center of the midfield quickly was missed as Park City was able to resume pressuring the under performing midfielders.

To crown up the awful display, team Captain and designated playmaker Marcos Teba Morales who was rather ineffective in the game chose to vent his frustration in head-butting a Park City player and collecting an unnecessary yellow card. The ref was generous in nor ejecting Ivan.

Fearing the player’s legendary temper would soon merit a second yellow card if provoked in any manner by a Park City player; the manager had no choice but to pull him off the field.

“No way we could hold on with 10 men against an inspired Park City,” explained Bel-Ami.

The defense was holding fairly well until normally sure-handed keeper Jaddon Rogers, one of the best shot blockers in the state, made an uncharacteristic mistake that resulted in a goal to allow Park City to tie the game and send it into overtime and then penalty kicks.

Park City’s keeper was big in goal and won the PKs shootout for the snowmen. Park City scored their first three kicks. OM incredibly missed their first three.

“If anything was gained in that game, it is the revelation that defender Yuwei Nagato is a talent to promote. He was clearly Olympique Montreux’s best player and Super Olympian of the match, said Bel-Ami.

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX: “VENI, VIDI, VICI”

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:09:00 +0000

West Jordan, UT, Oct 22nd, 2011 - We Came, We Saw, We Conquered!

Olympique Montreux defeated a talented Mutiny FC 4-1 last Saturday to qualify for the final game of the Utah Open Cup after a 4-1 win last Saturday at OM Oquirrh Field.

Mutiny FC opened the score in the 12th minute on a defensive mistake that left keeper Jaddon Rogers at the mercy of a charging opponent.

The Pirates of Mutiny were relentless and kept attacking the Olympians whose midfield was showing signs of early fatigue with Josh Kimball, Marcos Tiva Olmedo and Owen Washington looking a bit out of sort in the early minutes.

Manager Bel-Ami changed tactics immediately after the Mutiny goal. Defender Parker Haycock and midfielder Colton Spencer were sent in to replace Igor Ivakovic and Pedro Torres.

Owen moved up to partner Esteban Lecuoma. Defender Yuhei Nagato moved to right back, Parker took left back while Colton was assigned to play holding midfielder. Winger Steve McMurdie replaced Phil Meneses at right wing.

The tactician’s moves paid off right away.

With Colton patrolling midfield like a destroyer supported by the omni present Wade Nielsen, Tiva had more room to operate and feed passes to Owen and Esteban.

Steve’s nonstop attacking on the right flank caused problems for the Pirates’ defense.

Forward Esteban tied the game in the 22nd minute. He recidivated three minutes later. That second goal completely took the air out of the Pirates’ sail.

Winger Tim Ballantyne’s hard work was certainly noticed once he was put into the game as a substitute. The star forward was instrumental in the first 2 goals that O.M. scored assisting in one of them. “Tim has been a rock for our team all year long and always works hard. It’s no wonder how he’s won the Golden Boot Race by a landslide this year,” said captain Colton Spencer.

After a bit of rest and a pep talk, Pedro reentered the game and scored within seconds on his first touch, placing a grounded shot into the far right corner of goal despite the keeper’s brave dive to try to divert the shot.

The score was 3-1 at half time.

In the second half, the Olympians monopolized the ball, stringing passes all over the big field.

In the 68th minute Esteban got too cute on a penalty kick that could have put the game out of reach.

The star striker tried to be cheeky and the spot shot ended up weakly into the arms of Mutiny’s keeper.

Owen took the second penalty the Olympians earned and converted it in the 78^th minute to make the score 4-1.

But for a few selfish decisions by Esteban, the outcome could have been much worse for the visitors.

“It was only a fortnight that Mutiny FC narrowly defeated our first division team 1-0 to take the Challenge Cup from us,” said Bel-Ami.

“It was obvious they had confidence today and played very well in the first half. They have improved greatly since the start of the season. I welcome them in the Premiership and think they will be successful. They proved that today.”

In the other seminal game, Park City Newpark rolled over a short-ended Meatus FC 6-3.

The snowmen will try to dethrone Olympique Montreux, the winner of the Utah Open Cup the past two years this weekend. The game will kick off at Westminster College next Saturday (Oct. 29th) at 11:00 AM.

The Olympians already qualify to defend the Utah Super Cup trophy that they have also won the past two years by winning the Daynes Champions League Cup two weeks ago and finishing ahead of Park City in points. That game will take place on November 5 at Westminster College against Westminster College (Lazio).

Olympique Montreux’s first division team went undefeated to win its division again making it three years in a row.

“We stand to win 5 out of 6 trophies. Two are already on our shelves. While I rue the loss of the fifth one, I am somewhat satisfied,” said Bel-Ami. “We are always expected to win everything. It’s our pedigree.”

MUTINY FC BEATS OM FIRST DIVISION—WINNING STREAK OVER

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:07:00 +0000

West Jordan, UT. Oct. 2nd, 2011 - Mutiny FC put all they had into the Challenge Cup final and defeated Olympique Montreux’s first division team 1-0 yesterday at Majestic Elementary Field.

With the win, the pirates of Mutiny took home the Challenge Cup trophy that the Olympians had won the past two seasons.

It was the Olympians’ first loss in 24 games since the middle of last season.

Mutiny FC’s goal came in the 82nd minute when its long ball strategy paid off as OM’s defense was showing serious signs of fatigue on the flanks where the goal came from.

“It’s frustrating when some players don’t come to practice and expect to play 90 minutes and stay match fit. It’s nearly impossible,” said an injured team captain Colton Spencer.

Credit must be given to Mutiny FC for playing hard and sticking to its game plan.

The Olympians could not get their game going as the forward line was ineffective and the absence of a true playmaker was all too obvious.

The introduction of veteran winger Jamall Adams to replace Tim Ballantyne who suffered a head injury hurt the team’s balance.

If it wasn’t for the heroics of defenders Yuhei Nagato and Spencer Whipple, Mutiny FC could have ran away with the game.

“From an attacking perspective, this is the worse display I have seen from us all season. I assume the blame for not starting the players I should have started at the appropriate positions and deciding on a strategy the men could not execute. I take the blame,” said an obviously upset Bel-Ami.

Interestingly however, Mutiny FC manager John Nguyen led his men and fans to believe they had won the division title. Apparently, Mr. Nguyen did not understand that he had just won a cup final, a situation comparable to winning the English FA Cup and not the league title.

“Winning any trophy is a major accomplishment and all Olympique Montreux players and I salute the players of Mutiny FC for a job well done,” said Bel-Ami.

The Olympians remain unbeaten in division play and have clinched the division title with a perfect 48 points in 16 games with one game left to play.

Mutiny FC is in second place, 16 lengths behind, with 32 points, followed by Sandy FC with 29 points.

ESTEBAN AND ISAI ON TARGET AS OLYMPIANS STAY UNBEATEN

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:45:00 +0000

Saturday Sept. 24, 2011. OM Oquirrh Field.---Olympique Montreux First Division defeated Meatus FC 3-1 to stay unbeaten in 17 games.

Overall leading scorer Esteban Lecuona had a brace and forward Isai Tapia also scored.

The visitors did not have much influence on the field as manager Bel-Ami’s protégées controlled the grounds and the air in its entirety.

OM’s first goal came in the seventh minute when Esteban skipped past two defenders and played a neat pass to Isai who fired a right-footed strike into Shaun Fhurriman’s net.

OM could have piled on the goals but too much timidity in front of goal allowed the Meatus FC defenders and GK Shaun to push away attempt after attempt.

Esteban got his two goals in the 18th and 23rd minutes.

In the second half, the Olympians were content to keep possession as the manager directed them and to play happy and deny Meatus FC the ball.

The Olympians did not score again although an active Leo Oliveira had a few good shots on goal that forced Shaun to live up to his billing as one of the best keepers in the league.

The side now prepares for the Challenge Cup Final game on Saturday at FC Mutiny!

THE CLYNE IDENTITY

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:43:00 +0000

Saturday, Sept. 16, 2011 - * First Division Extends Winning Streak to 24 games.

Salt Lake City, UT.--Olympique Montreux winger Brian Clyne shifted into higher gear, filled the right lane, rubbed off his marker, breached into the 18 yard box, and brush-kicked the ball with the outside of his right foot into the top left corner like a veteran goal scorer. Goalaso!

Just like that, Olympique Montreux’s First Division team scored the go ahead goal and stayed unbeaten in 16 games this season to bring their winning streak to 24 games since last season.

That’s is the Olympique Montreux Principle! That is the Clyne Identity!

Facing a very strong and skillful FC Mutiny team led by the talented Paulo Romualdo, the Olympians looked out of sort as coach John Nguyen directed his well-prepared Pirates to increase their performance on this cool Saturday morning.

The Olympians left open many questions about the team’s midfield strength with a shaky display that opened the door for Mutiny to take the lead in the 17th minute at Majestic Field.

The sides defensive woes also were all too painful as keeper Jaddon Rogers, filling in for Hugo Aguas, had to use his immense skills for most of the game.

The score was tied 1-1 at half time. OM’s goal came from an own goal by befuddled Mutiny defender Paulo Romualdo who attempted to clear a powerful Adam Harris strike.

El matador Pedro Torres gave the Olympians the lead in the 68th minute on a fast break after Jaddon stopped a penalty, outlet to forward Leo Oliveira who sprung the speedy Torres. “It was a clinical counter attack,” said coach Montreux.

The Pirates equalized in the 73rd when OM’s defense failed to clear the ball from a free kick.

With the 100% unbeaten streak at risk, Clyne sprung into action to win the game in the 88th minute with that magical top shelf goal.

''I think we played very well. It wasn't a perfect game, but we created a lot of scoring chances,'' Mutiny midfielder PJ Jensen said. “It was a good game.”

“In two weeks time people will enjoy another good game,” added Paulo, as the two sides will clash again on October first in the Challenge Cup Final, a trophy the Olympians have captured the past two seasons.

The Olympians better be ready. Olympique Montreux has never lost in a final game in 11 years.

“But for Jaddon’s heroics and a friendly woodwork, we would be left ruing our below par display today,” conceded Bel-Ami.

And then there is always the Clyne identity!

*Ruthless Premiership gunned down Refugee Allstars.

In today’s second game. Olympique Montreux Premiership ran riot over Refugee Allstars in a division game at OM Oquirrh Field.

The outcome was never in doubt despite the enthusiasm and industry of the Allstars.

Sharpshooters Esteban Lecuona and Josh Kimball each scored a brace. Isai Tapia and Pedro Torres scored as well.

The performance of Igor Ivakovic was noteworthy for his first Premiership start of the season.

The Premiership is next in action against USU in the Daynes Cup final on October first at 3:00 PM at Oquirrh Field.

O.M. FIRST DIVISION UNBEATEN AFTER 16 GAMES

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 04:13:00 +0000

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.

ISAI TAPIA FIRES O.M. TO DAYNES CUP SEMIFINAL VICTORY

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 04:41:00 +0000

SUNCREST, UT. (August 19, 2011).—Newly signed Olympian Owen Gayle scored on his debut for Olympique Montreux as the side ran riot on this hot Saturday afternoon in West Jordan to the bewilderment of Pan World FC.

An in-form Isai Tapia opened the score in only the 5th minute and hit again in the 12th in this Second Round Daynes Challenge Cup Semifinal match.

The Daynes Challenge Cup is Utah most prestigious and oldest tournament. Instituted in 1906, Olympique Montreux won the 100th edition of the cup in 2006 in the club’s second best season when the Olympians also won the Premiership title and the Utah Open Cup; The Treble. Before 2006, the 2002 Olympique Montreux team went undefeated in 38 games to win the Preseason Tournament in the Liga LatinoAmericana, the Premiership title, and the Post Season Playoffs.

Playing an excellent soccer game, several players added beautiful goals in the 9-1 defeat of Pan World FC. Steve McMurdie, Josh Kimball, Hugo Fox Bracamontes, Alen Mehic, Esteban Lecuona and Pedro Torres scored a goal each.

The Martinez Rule.

OM’s first division team came from behind to dash the upset ambitions and Utah Challenge Cup dreams of a very good Sandy FC team that tested the nerves of Bel-Ami’s men for 90 fast paced minutes.

After squandering many chances to take control of the match in the early minutes, the Olympians seem affected by the heat and showing a total lack of fitness.

Sandy took the lead in the second half when the Olympians defense failed to clear a ball. Keeper Martin Martinez’s desperately dove but the ball was well placed in the upper left corner.

Bel-Ami had to go to his bag of tricks to find an equalizer. Winger Tim Ballantyne was moved to the point of the attack to replace Leo Oliveira and the experienced Samir Delilbasic replaced Cubano.

In the 80th minute, the strategy paid dividends as Tim scored to tie the game to save the Olympians frustrating blushes.

The game went into overtime where Martin made himself very big in stopping Sandy’s first two penalty kicks. The third penalty hit the post. The Olympians converted all of the PKs to stay in the run for the Challenge Cup, a trophy they have won the past two years.

“We felt the absence of defensive midfielder Adam Harris today. We needed his cool head,” said Bel-Ami.

“New man Yuhei Nagato stood us up. He did not show up or excused himself despite being on the roster. That is a bad sign from a new player who has so far missed three out of four games.”

CROWNING A” FORFEIT” CHAMPION AGAIN

In other developments, it appears that the league may yet be ready to crown Lazio of Westminster its Premiership champions by forfeit again since Clearlink FC failed to show up to play against that side last Tuesday.

“The problem with this “forfeit” champion syndrome is that the league keeps scheduling Westminster’s games during weekdays when the rest of the Premiership teams composed of weekend athletes cannot assemble a competent roster to face that college team. As a result, teams usually play Westminster short-handed, or without their best players or with lower division players,” explained Bel-Ami.

“We are weekend athletes. I cannot make a player who works painting houses or in construction all day drive from about 60 miles away right after work to come play at his best against a bunch of college guys who sit around all day waiting to play. This has to stop. It weakens the image of the Premiership. No other team in the division requires this kind of special treatment.”

UPDATES.--

Premiership Results since June 25, 2011:

Olympique Montreux, 5 – Pan World FC, 2 Scorers: Esteban 2 Goals, David, Fox, Steve.

Olympique Montreux, 2 – Park City, 3 Scorers: Esteban 2 goals.

Olympique Montreux, 10 – Clearlink FC, 1 Scorers: Isaac 3 goals, Isai 2 goals, Esteban 2 goals, Kimball 2 goals, Ivan.

Olympique Montreux, 4 – Park City, 2 Scorers: Kimball3 goals, Ivan.

Olympique Montreux, 0 – Westminster,2

Olympique Montreux, 3 – Refugee Allstars, 0 Forfeit

Olympique Montreux, 1 – Lazio, 1 (OM wins in PKs) Scorer: Kimball

Olympique Montreux, 9 -- Pan World, 1 Scorers: Isai 2 goals, Steve, Kimball, Fox, Owen, Alen Mehic, Esteban, Torres.

First Division Results since June 25, 2011:

Olympique Montreux, 3 – Pan World, 2. Scorers: Jamall, Sandoval, Pan world Own Goal.

Olympique Montreux, 3 – Competent Cadavers, 2 Scorers: Ivan 3 goals.

Olympique Montreux, 5 – Meatus FC, 2 Scorers: Cubano 2 goals, Darelli, Pedro, Alan

Olympique Montreux, 3 – Sandy FC, 1 Scorers: Tim, Jamall, Sandoval

Olympique Montreux, 5 – Mutiny FC, 1 Scorers: Sandoval, Whipple, Cubano, Tim 2 goals,

Olympique Montreux, 6– SC Berlin, 0 Scorers: Leo 2 goals, Jamall, Pedro, Cubano, Sandoval.

Olympique Montreux, 1 – Sandy FC, 1 (OM wins in PKs) Scorer: Tim Ballantyne.

O.M. DIVISION 1 KEEPS FLYING HIGH

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:37:00 +0000

OM Oquirrh Field. Sunday June 18. -- Juventino “Cubano” Silva scored his first two goals of the season Saturday afternoon. The leader of the Golden Boot Race thus far Tim Ballantyne (8 goals) and Jamall Adams each added a goal to lead Olympique Montreux’s First Division to a dominating 4-0 victory over Berlin FC on Saturday afternoon.

Olympique Montreux D1 (8-0-0) maintained nearly complete possession of the ball and denied the Berliners any good look at keeper Martin Martinez who had another shutout.

''Although we won, I feel we can play better,'' captain Colton Spencer said. ''There is this feeling that we are not moving the ball fast enough as Bel-Ami wants us to.”

It was good to see Cubano score. Last year’s leading scorer had seemed tired in his previous two games and by all indication, he needs to get fit quick if he is to retain his scoring title.

Cubano’s first goal came after good work by Tim Ballantyne who served him a can’t-miss opportunity in the 11^th minute.

Jamall’s work rate was also good. The winger looked sharp on the ball, creating Tim’s goal in the 54^th minute and in scoring his own gem in the 63^rd minute.

“It was good to see a goal on a header today,” said Bel-Ami about Cubano’s second goal from a well-taken corner by midfielder Haroldo Darelli who has been pumping up his game’s volume the past few weeks.

The Olympians are back in action this Saturday June 25th against Pan World FC. Premiership kickoff at 12:30 p.m. and the Division 1 kickoff at 2:30 p.m. for a complete schedule and more information Click Here!

To see all of the photos from the game and previous games visit our Photo Gallery.

IVAN AND ALAN LEAD OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX TO DIVISION WINS

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 04:28:00 +0000

OM Oquirrh Field. June 12, 2011 - Olympique Montreux’s Premiership team stayed undefeated after a hotly contested match against an in-form Westminster College team, also known as Lazio, that came to OM Oquirrh Field with upset on [their] mind.

The match was played after a turbulent week at the club that saw manager Bel-Ami de Montreux suspend or release many players who repeatedly failed to show up for practice and even scheduled games.

“You either lead, follow or get out of the way,” asserted the manager.

“Rules are rules, the fact we are an amateur team does not mean players can simply thumb their noses at our project. There are many teams in Utah that do not practice. If a guy is not comfortable with our mission or if we interfere with his work schedule, he should freely transfer elsewhere.”

The P1 (Premiership) Olympians had a fast start when in 5^th minute, left back Parker Haycock penetrated into the area to score on crossed kick.

Westminster marched on to tie the score in the 20^th minute.

Playmaker Ivan Marcos Olmedo, who is having an MVP season so far, delivered one of his classic free kicks from twenty yards out to put the Olympians back in charge in the 35^th.

With the outside of his left foot Captain Ivan “Tiva” Olmedo scores a beauty regaining the lead for O.M.

Forward Esteban Lecuona, the side’s leading scorer after five games, scored in the 40^th minute.

The first half was not without its hair raising moments however, as newly signed keeper Oscar Sanchez made one bad mistake after another to keep the match full of suspense.

It was in the second half that Oscar’s performance quickly came to shreds.

On a pass back from fullback Spencer Whipple, the keeper carelessly kicked the ball right into traffic only to have a Lazio forward intercept and put the ball right into the Olympians net to make the score 3-2.

That was the second time Oscar had made the same mistake.

After a glaring miss by forward Isai Tapia on a one on one with the keeper, the Olympians, behind the leadership of Ivan, pushed forward to make the score 4-2 on Esteban’s second goal.

Just when it seemed like business was settled, a bewildered and overwhelmed Oscar, lacking in confidence, let in a third Westminster goal on his mistakes filled debut.

“Perhaps the keeper was nervous. He is a good guy though. Unfortunately, our P1 games are high level and our D1 games are not easy either. Oscar has a lot of work to do to earn another start with OM,” explained Bel-Ami.

ALAN RUELAS COMING INTO HIS OWN, SCORING FOR D1

Olympique Montreux’s First Division team extended its winning streak to seven games with a 3-1 victory against Meatus FC to maintain its lead at the top of the table.

Meatus F.C. opened the scoring eight minutes into the second half putting O.M. down 1-0. Not the kind of start anticipated.

Alan Ruelas tied the game two minutes later with a beautiful strike that found the side netting.

Tim Ballantyne (67th minute) and Leo Oliveria (84th) ensured the Olympians took all three points from the match.

Also, keeper Martin Martinez was good in goal, stopping several point blank shots that the defense allowed while playing rather badly on this evening.

“If it wasn’t for the inability of the Meatus F.C. forwards to finish and Keeper Martin’s big presence in goal, we could have lost that game,” said Bel-Ami.

Although the Olympians showed some shining moments when they, at various times, held possession of the ball for extended minutes by passing it quickly.

NOTES: The D1 Olympians return to practice on Tuesday. Thursday’s practice for the Premiership will not be held because of the match against Park City on Friday evening.

TIM BALLANTYNE AND THE FIRST DIVISION GUNNED DOWN FC BERLIN 7-0

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 16:34:00 +0000

OM Oquirrh Field, West Jordan. May 8.--An overwhelming Olympique Montreux First Division team showed last night why it is the uncontested champion of the division each of the past three years.

The team lived up to the hype last night at OM Oquirrh Field, powering past FC Berlin ‘59 in elegant fashion, chalking up its sixth straight win of the season and cementing the prognostic as the team to win it all.

Led by a blitzing Tim Ballantyne who is finally playing like the winger everyone believes he can be, OM quickly went to work, dominating a good Berlin side that had difficulties getting possession of the ball.

Tim Ballantyne’s revival is due in part to his giving up the playboy lifestyle he was famous for and his upcoming marriage to beauty queen Stephanie Mongkolsomba.

The majesty of Ivan Marcos Olmedo in the center of the field and the holding job of a rejuvenated Jimmy Cuadros in the holding position assured the Olympians’ supremacy in the middle. The ruthless and serene partnership ship, assisted by the irrepressible Colton Spencer playing defensive mid pitilessly tore apart the opposition.

Is OM-D1 a good team! Nephi or Alma’s team! An overwhelming team! The team that survived Gold Gym’s 6’10” Giants, Ninjas, Judokas, Karatekas, Wrestlers, Boxers, Cage Fighters, Snipers and Kung Fu Panda attacks!

Hyperbole? Try facts!

Berlin was out-run, out-thought and outplayed in clinical fashion, made all the more startling by the fact that this team had showed real fire and grit against their opponents due to their size and speed. But two goals from Tim and a goal from Leo Oliveira within the first 22 minutes disrupted Berlin’s good intentions.

As if things were not bad enough, an harrying Esteban Lecuona took over in the second half, bobbing, weaving and scorching past Berlin midfielders and leaving Berlin’s defenders in a muddle to score two sublime goals in typical dummy-the-keeper fashion.

The performance of an in-shape Isai Tapia and his burning speed unsettled Berlin defense time and time again.

By the 60^th minute, with the score already 5-0, OM manager Bel-Ami was urging his men to maintain possession with quick passing and to halt the scoring.

Yet, the quick passing proved unhealthy for Berlin when midfielder Patrick Fairchild who substituted for Jimmy let loose a powerful strike from the edge of the penalty in the 72^nd minute to make the score 6-0.

Leo closed the scoring in the 85^th minute.

A vocal keeper Jaddon Rogers registered the shutout.

"We played a great match," Bel-Ami told the club’s official website. "We are delighted with the way we played, but the competition will get harder as the season gets older."

“We were able to get into our rhythm early,” added the Boss.

To Berlin's credit, their stars came out to play, and nearly took advantage of defensive errors and tiredness twice. But Jaddon who has promised to let in no goals from now until his long-awaited marriage to OM great fan and the team’s part-time website photographer Haley Peterson was keen on keeping his promise.

NOTES: OM Premiership plays undefeated Lazio on Saturday June 11. The D1 will also take on Meatus FC.

OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX DEFEATS REFUGEE ALLSTARS 4-0

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sat, 28 May 2011 07:41:00 +0000

OM OQUIRRH FIELD (May 26, 2011) —The Olympians spoiled the return of former teammate Henry Komona in a match that was physical and played at a high level.

Despite a good first half, the Olympians missed on many opportunities to score and only managed to draw a penalty that forward Esteban Celis Lecuona converted after he was cut down in the area.

The Olympians dominated the second half and played some exciting one-touch soccer. Hit man Isai Tapia scored in the 50^th minute.

Refugees had trouble assembling much offense in the match. Despite some good midfield performance and blazing speed on the wings, they still could not break through the OM's defense.

Still they had a few good chances. However, with a high level keeper like Jaddon Rogers in goal, good chances can quickly become average chances.

Winger Hugo Fox Bracamontes found the net in the 63^rd minute and David “El Tanke” Chevez closed the scoring in the 87^th minute.

Playmaker Ivan Marcos Olmedo dominated the match, setting up Fox’s goal and missing twice by inches in the 78th and 92^nd minutes after dribbling past Refugees’ entire defense.

The team is at Park City on Wednesday June 1, 2010, for a stern test against the highly competitive and motivated Snowmen.

PREMIERSHIP COLLECTS A SINGLE POINT AGAINST CLEARKLINK F.C.

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Mon, 23 May 2011 03:01:00 +0000

SALT LAKE CITY, UT. (May 22, 2011) - Olympique Montreux’s top gun Esteban Celis Lecuona scored two beautiful second half goals but Clearlink FC, formerly Rush FC, managed to draw the game and the Olympians could only earn a single point draw from an important match that revealed an ill prepared Premiership team with not less that seven players missing the game.

“I am happy with my individual performance but we need the men to show up so we can bond as a team and have some continuity,” said Esteban.

Manager Bel-Ami de Montreux did not have the services of Hugo Fox Bracamontes, Nathan Braun, Jimmy Cuadros, Leo Oliveira, Reynold Campbell, Louis Staley and Josh Kimball.

Winger TJ Reynolds is still in therapy for a bad knee and not expected until mid June. Star defender Adis Alagic may return in July from an off season injury .

“If there is one game Clearlink FC wants to win all season, it is the game against OM. When so many players do not show up, my hands are tied. I have had to call up first division players into the Premiership basically each week. Some of them have had to play 180 minutes, two games back to back” explained Bel-Ami.

Five games into the season, the Premiership has yet to show up for a full practice despite a decision to drop Tuesday practices and only meet on Thursdays.

“This goes without saying I have fielded five different starting line ups in five games and I am sure I will have to create a new starting line up on Thursday when we face Refugee Allstars, another side looking for recognition,” Bel-Ami added.

Thus, there is no game preparation, no specific strategy, leaving the manager in the weird position to be screaming directions from the sidelines for over 90 frustrating minutes.

“Each team we face comes ready to play. It is a championship game for them. Winning or even tying us in a game is a prestigious result for them. With this knowledge, you would expect our players to take this more seriously. Some of our guys do not see it that way,” lamented the manager.

Olympique Montreux’s issues notwithstanding, Clearlink and their star midfielder Owen delivered an impressive game and easily could have won in regulation time if it wasn’t for the heroics of goalkeeper Jaddon Rogers.

In Saturday’s other game, OM D1 defeated Kettrels FC 3-2 in an up tempo game.

Tim Ballantyne shone brightly with a brace of goals and now leads the Golden Boot Race thus far. Young Daaren Tapia displayed some creativity in midfield while Brian Cline showed he is getting used to the Olympians’ fast ball movement. His work created the penalty that Javier Calvillo scored in the second half.

Defender Colton Spencer is still nursing his injuries from last week’s violent encounter with Mutiny FC.

Click here to see pictures from both of the games

Click here for the 2011 Golden Boot Race and Season Statistics

JAMALL ADAMS LEADS OM TO VICTORY OVER OUT OF CONTROL MUTINY FC

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 15 May 2011 06:21:00 +0000

OM Oquirrh Field. West Jordan, UT, May 14, 2011---Jamall Adams was sore in the ribs, the victim of an elbow courtesy Zach Van Wagenen. Colton Spencer limped off the field, his ankles swollen after being body slammed and knocked down flat out by Zach Van Wagenen. Igor was holding his bruised ankle kicked repeatedly by Zack Van Wagenen. Isai Tapia was manhandled, punched and beaten by Zack Van Wagenen. Alan Ruelas had to be carried off the field. You guessed it. Kung Fu Panda Zack Van Wagenen!

Finally, but much too late into the game, the referee finally showed the red card to Van Wagenen.
By then the Kung Fu Panda and his Ninja partner PJ Jensen had already mauled, mangled, pawed, clawed, scraped, scratched, tear-gassed, battered, groped, crushed, head-locked, head-butted, strangled, karate-kicked, smashed in, assaulted, held up, ambushed and mugged just about every OM player including keeper Martin Martinez.

That basically sums up the much-anticipated Olympique Montreux versus Mutiny FC fixture. The match was built up to be entertaining after what was thought to be some fun exchanges on social media.
Sadly, many of the visiting players just weren’t interested in playing soccer against the Olympians. They just flat out wanted to injure people.
Jamall’s goal, Martin’s goal tending, and the Olympians’ cool head ensured the club’s first division team claiming its fourth victory in as many games.
The speedy midfielder got the all-important goal in the 38th minute after Mutiny’s keeper spilled the ball in the area.
Jamall told the team’s official web site: "It takes more than rough plays to throw us off of our game. Our team has a pedigree of winning. We are trying to maintain that culture.”
Manager Bel-Ami de Montreux, whose Premiership side earlier defeated Utah State University 5-3, was delighted with the First Division team’s victory and wants the men to remain focused and sharp.
"I was expecting a good game of soccer and instead, we ended up trying to keep men from getting injured,” said the team’s boss.
"Now we have many men in the infirmary. We will assess the damages by Tuesday.”
In the Premiership game, the Olympians worked hard to put away a well organized and talented Utah State University in a 5-3 victory with two goals from Isai Tapia and additional goals from David Chevez, Ivan Marcos Olmedo and Esteban Celis.

ALAN RUELAS LEADS OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX TO 4-1 VICTORY

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Wed, 11 May 2011 20:20:00 +0000

OM Oquirrh Field, South Jordan (May 11, 2011) - Olympique Montreux’s Division One team (D1) maintained its unbeaten streak to three matches on Wednesday evening when it defeated a very good FC Competent Cadavers at OM Oquirrh Field in West Jordan.

The score was 4-1 with marksman Alan Ruelas scoring twice

"Our D1 team is in rebuilding mode," team coach Bel-Ami de Montreux told the team’s official website. "It is a work in progress and we are still evaluating some of the players who are struggling to fit into the team."

Bel-Ami's team plays next Saturday against a fired up Mutiny FC, led by the brash and distinguish PJ Jensen who has fired the first verbal shots in social media:

Jensen posted this on his Facebook status:

"OLYMPIQUE MONTREUX CAN KISS MY ASS AND THEY ARE GOING DOWN ON SATURDAY."

Well said, Jensen!

OM D1 has won its three first games by a combined 13-3 score.

"We are playing a lot of back to back games," defender Colton Spencer said, "but each game is an opportunity to take three points, so I hope we do not go kissing PJ’s ass this weekend. I heard PJ does not shower very often, so it must be rather smelly down there."

In Tuesday’s game, Winger Alan put the Olympians ahead after just 4 minutes and it looked to be an easy evening. But the Cadavers team quickly composed themselves and started putting up a fight.

They controlled possession.

It was apparent that OM midfielder Robert Engelbretch and his mates weren’t playing well, prompting Bel-Ami to rethink the formation to slow down the speedy Cadavers.

In the 12^th minute, central defenders Igor Ivakovic and Colton miscommunicated to gift a one on one opportunity to the opposition that made sure to score on keeper Martin Martinez.

In the second half, the Olympians, playing rather poorly, but still managed to strike two more times with penalty goal by Alan (53^rd), Adam Sandoval (68^th). Alan completed the scoring in the 79^th minute.

“It was not a pretty sight from here. Me missed so many opportunities to silence the Cadavers but fired blank too many times. I think our superior fitness saved us. The Cadavers just could not maintain the same rhythm for 90 minutes,” said Bel-Ami.

Saturday will be a battle! See you there!

MONTY “VOLCANO” BERGENER ERUPTS WITH HAT TRICK

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 08 May 2011 04:24:00 +0000

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 30th2011, 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

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 08 May 2011 04:17:00 +0000

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.

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:45:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:33:00 +0000

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.

STATE CUP FINAL HERE WE COME

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Fri, 28 May 2010 16:19:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:27:00 +0000

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!

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Wed, 19 May 2010 14:50:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Fri, 07 May 2010 03:47:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:17:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 03:17:00 +0000

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

noreply@blogger.com (Olympique Montreux) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:54:00 +0000

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