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Week 5 (Dec. 9th & 10th)Allianz Arena, Germany
Fiorentina was never able to get going in very physical game that
saw them lose 6-2 to Bayern Munchen. Fiorentina manager Ron Carson
said "The physical nature of the game got the best of us today.
We played timid and got rolled over. We had chances today we just
couldn't finish them." Logan Gier opened the scoring for Fiorentina
on a solo effort and Patrick Higginson who has been plagued by the
post, finally found the back of the net after hitting the post 5
times in the last two games. He was assisted on a run out of the
defense by Jacobbie Mengel. Fiorentina has faced some trouble on
the road this season. This is a scary thought considering they will
be on the road for 2 of their next three games. Fiorentina will
travel to America this week as they continue their road campaign
in Los Angelas against the Galaxy.
Fiorentina Goals: Logan Gier 1, Patrick Higginson 1
Fiorentina Assists: Jacobbie Mengel 1
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White Hart Lane, UK
Spur's fans were treated to a scoring display
by the famous striker, Hunter Gorby. Mr Gorby had a DOUBLE HAT TRICK
in the Spurs win Saturday at home. Cameron Kellner was right behind
with a hat trick of his only along with an assist to Charlie Landon
on one of his 2 goals. Alex Durbin played a good first half in goal
only allowing 1 Everton goal on a great breakaway goal. Alex came
out in the second half and had 4 assists on the field. Luke Jatczak
had one assist and played well in goal during the second half. Everton
did not give up in the second half and really caused some havoc
in the backfield with strong outside runs.
Spurs are tied in the points race with their Friday night opponent,
PSV. They then travel on Saturday to play against Ajax who holds
a 3 point lead over Spurs. Can the scoring continue? See you on
the pitch Friday to find out.
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Anfield Stadium
F.C. Porto arrived at Anfield Stadium to take
on Liverpool hoping to get back on the winning track. Things looked
good for the Dragons as they staked an early 2-0 lead on goals by
Laura B. and Maddie with assists to Lauren and Liz. The Reds got
one goal back before half to creep back in the game. Liverpool knotted
the game at 2 early in the second. Porto battled back to regain
the lead on a strike by Ally from Laura B. The Reds soon thereafter
tied the game again at 3-3. Both teams battled hard in the final
minutes and Liverpool were able to notch the game winner. Time ran
out on Porto as they were unable to score again. It was a well fought,
back and forth match for both clubs.
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Stadio Friuli
F.C. Porto did not have an answer for the
speed and skill of Italian powerhouse Udinese and came out on the
wrong end of a bad beating. Udinese were able to find the back of
the net early and often while Porto had too few shots and too porous
a defense. According to coach Co "we have a lot of work to
do. Our effort is there, and our intentions are good but we must
improve our tempo. There is no excuse for our poor showing".
Ellis Park Stadium, South Africa
Man of the game has to be Keeper "Big" Alex Durbin who
stopped many shots while playing for both teams. The young guns
could not handle the grumpy old men.
Kaizer Goals: Alex Leatherbury (2), Brendan McNally, Alex
Newlin, and Nate Whittle.
Sparta-Stadion "Het Kasteel"
Sparta Rotterdam defeated Palermo on Friday to qualify for the knockout
phase of the Champions League as Barcelona did them a huge favour
by beating Rapid Vienna in the other Group C match. Chase McCann
led all scorers with 6 goals. This weekend will test the young squad
as they travel to powerhouse Udinese and the ever powerful Chivas.
Sparta Goals: C. McCann (6), L. Greene (3), D. Fitzmorris (2), J.
Dahir (1), N. Lippincott (1)
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