LONGMONT, CO (December 5th, 2014) Avery Brewing FC kicked off the 2014/15 PASL in style by topping Real Colorado Edge 5-2 in front of over 200 fans at Longmont Indoor Soccer.

Man of the match Ben Donovan started the scoring five minutes into the match. Kyle Luetkehans controlled the ball in the left corner and fired a pass off the boards at the near post where Donovan hit a one-time finish past Real Colorado Edge Goalkeeper Jarod Thomas. With only 2 seconds left in the period it was déjà vu as Donovan scored his second goal with the assist again coming from Kyle Luetkehans off the near post boards.

The pace of the game was much slower than previous Brewers games as Real did a very good job getting men behind the ball and playing solid physical defense. Sola Abolaji and Mike Miniachi led the way for Real defensively.

In the second quarter after Real were shown a blue card for six fouls, Avery Brewing FC went up 3-0 on a goal from Angelo Rieder, his first for the club. After having his first shot blocked he fired a left-footed shot from outside the arc low and hard to the far post. The teams entered halftime at 3-0.

The third period was more of the same as Real once again came out strong defensively and denied space for good looks. Seconds after hitting the underside of the crossbar, Corey Cullen scored a nice goal cutting in from the left and hammering a low shot with his right foot. The assist was to Ben Iiames.

Real Colorado Edge came back in the fourth quarter to make it interesting. They got on the board with 8 minutes remaining to cut the lead to 4-1. The game seemed to be over as Real were shown a blue card with 5 minutes left, but a short-handed goal from Luke Burgard off of a free kick made the game 4-2 with 4 minutes to play.

The Brewers called a timeout and regrouped though, and Justin Geibel iced the game with a goal off of an assist from goalkeeper Marc Herzberger.

Avery Brewing FC went 2-0 on penalty kills and didn't allow any clear cut chances in the match.

Real Colorado Edge goalkeeper Jarod Thomas played 60 minutes and made 22 saves allowing 5 goals. Brewers goalkeeper Marc Herzberger played 60 minutes and made 16 saves allowing 2 goals.

The Brewers ended with a 44-23 advantage in shots.

Ben Donovan ended with 2 goals while Kyle Luetkehans provided 2 assists. Scoring 1 goal each were Angelo Rieder, Corey Cullen, and Justin Geibel. Recording 1 assist each were Ben Iiames and Marc Herzberger.

Avery Brewing FC plays again tonight, Saturday December 6th down in Colorado Springs against the Rocky Mountain Bighorns. Kickoff is 7:55 PM at Colorado Springs Sports Center.