ARVADA, CO (December 14th, 2014) Avery Brewing FC produced a strong team performance scoring 8 goals in the second half to propel themselves past Real Colorado Edge. Eleven players recorded goals or assists as The Brewers enter the holiday break with a record of 3-0 on the season and sit atop the Premier Arena Soccer League - Rocky Mountain Division table.
Corey Cullen got on the scoreboard just two minutes into the game. Receiving the ball on the left side of the field, he played a slick give-and-go with Man of the Match Justin Geibel and finished calmly past the Real Colorado Edge goalkeeper. The Geibel / Cullen connection was on again for the second goal with 8:00 to play in the first quarter. Geibel drove a ball into the left corner of the field where Cullen controlled it and scored to make it 2-0.
The second quarter was calm with both teams creating chances but no goals to speak of. The pace of the game was high but chances came at a premium. At halftime the teams entered the locker room with Avery winning 2-0.
After halftime The Brewers came out on fire. Team Captain Dan Campbell scored just 40 seconds into the second half on a hammer from outside the arc. Just one minute later Edgar Olivas scored a toe-jam off of a free kick assist from Justin Geibel to make it 4-0. Ian Marcheschi then scored a short-handed goal when he gathered the ball from Justin Geibel once again and played a fancy give-and-go with the wall and slotted it past the goalkeeper to make it 5-0.
Real Colorado Edge got on the board with 4:00 remaining in the third quarter off of a set play from a corner kick. Directly off the kickoff though Kyle Luetkehans drove the length of the field and smashed one into the net to make it 6-1. The score remained that way until the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter Aaron Woodruff scored his first goal for Avery Brewing FC when he took a Dan Campbell pass of the wall and quickly turned and fired a low shot into the far post. Just 45 seconds later Ben Donovan took a smart quick restart after a foul and passed to Dave McConaghay who hit a thunder-bastard from outside the arc to make it 8-1. 20 seconds later Shane Wheeler intercepted a pass and went coast-to-coast to record his first goal for The Brewers. The scoring was finally done with 30 seconds to play as Dave McConaghay played a smart diagonal pass that was put into their own net by Real Colorado Edge.
Marc Herzberger went 55 minutes conceding only 1 goal and making 13 saves. Zac Gibbens came on for the final 5 minutes to solidify the win.
Justin Geibel recorded 4 points, all of them coming on assists. Corey Cullen played scored 2 goals and gave Avery Brewing FC a much needed physical presence up front. Dan Campbell, Ian Marcheschi, and Dave McConaghay each had 1 goal and 1 assist. Recording 1 goal each were Aaron Woodruff, Edgar Olivas, Kyle Luetkehans, and Shane Wheeler. Ben Donovan and Sawyer Frank each had 1 assist.
Avery Brewing FC take a month-long Winter break and return to action January 17th against Denver Dynamite at the Miller Activity Complex in Castle Rock.
