LONGMONT, CO (January 23rd, 2015) Avery Brewing FC entertained a raucous crowd of 282 fans at Longmont Indoor Soccer on Friday night scoring 12 goals to defeat the Denver Dynamite 12-4. The win moves the Brewers to 5-0 as they continue to lead the Premier Arena Soccer League - Rocky Mountain Division table.
The Brewers started strongly but couldn't find the back of the net, and it was the Denver Dynamite who took a 1-0 lead 4:10 into the match off of a free kick. This marked the first time Avery has been behind all season. Man of the Match Ian Marcheschi got the brewers on the board with 6:38 remaining with a sweet first-time finish off of a cross field pass from Corey Cullen. Ian then scored again with 2:40 left in the quarter off an assist from Kyle Luetkehans. After Avery gave up another goal off of a free kick, Sawyer Frank scored with 1 minute remaining off a pass from Dan Campbell.
The second quarter saw the Frank / Campbell connection again as this time the goal was scored on a power play. Sawyer hammered the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle. Ian Marcheschi scored with 2:17 remaining in the first half to make it 5-2 heading into the halftime break. The assist was to Dan Campbell.
In the third quarter Kyle Luetkehans finished a slick series of 1-touch passes with a strong goal. Dan Campbell recorded another assist and Kevin Haber gets the hockey assist for a smart cross field pass. Denver Dynamite scored a power play goal with 10:53 remaining in the quarter to make it 6-3. After that it was all Brewers.
Avery would score the next 6 goals, 4 of them in the third quarter and 2 of them in the 4th quarter. Corey Cullen started the party with some patient play to dribble the goalkeeper after Josh Bennett split three defenders with a pass. Edgar Olivas then scored the goal of the night after he received a ball from Corey Cullen, faked a pass with a scissor move, then smashed his patented toe-poke into the top corner. Justin Geibel then scored off a cross field pass from Tyler Stratford. Ian Marcheschi scored with seconds left in the 3rd quarter to make it 10-3 heading into the 4th.
In the 4th quarter Corban Sipfle scored an unassisted goal after he beat the keeper on a shot that went off the near wall and he put in his own rebound. Josh Bennett closed out the scoring for the Brewers after a sweet header assist from Corey Cullen. Denver Dynamite scored a goal with 10.4 seconds remaining as the game finished 12-4.
Ian Marcheschi scored 4 goals while Dan Campbell had 4 assists. Corey Cullen scored 1 goal and provided 3 assists. Sawyer Frank scored 2 goals. Kyle Luetkehans and Josh Bennett each had 1 goal and 1 assist. Scoring 1 goal each were Edgar Olivas, Justin Geibel, and Corban Sipfle. Tyler Stratford and Sean O'Connor each chipped in with 1 assist.
Marc Herzberger played 51 minutes making 10 saves and allowing 3 goals. Alex Seeley made his debut playing 9 minutes and recording 6 saves allowing 1 goal.
The Brewers are back in action with their most important games of the season against defending league champions Colorado Blizzard. They travel down to Colorado Springs for a match on Saturday January 31st, then they host the Blizzard at home on Friday February 6th. Tickets for that match (8:00 PM @ Longmont Indoor Soccer) can be purchased here. Go Brewers!