News and Announcements
SOCCER CITY - ETOBICOKE: Ouzo FC remained undefeated after a rather lacklustre but ultimately comfortable 8-3 win over cellar dwellers SCL. The mood was jovial in the change room pregame with two unnamed players (Sac and Delaney) admitting to breaking the ’12 Hour’ rule thanks to the discovery of an afterhours bar ( Jet Fuel?) and post volleyball tourney shenanigans respectively. If only two Ouzonians actually admitted to late nights, the look and breath of others indicated that most of the lads had been training hard on the last part of the ‘blood, sweat and beers’ ethos. Despite this typical Ouzo overindulgence the team started strongly with two quick goals on tidy finishes by Anderson and the newly engaged Polymerus. Rather than kill the game with a third, Ouzo preceded to concede three all too easy goals to go into the half trailing and in danger of dropping points to the as yet winless youngsters of SCL. But Ouzo is not just about beers.
A little blood, a little sweat, a half time team talk, and the fact that most of the booze and smoke had worked its way out of their systems, propelled Ouzo to a quick start to the second half with Rusnov equalling the score with a deft outside of the new Spence donated boot (why didn’t we have a raffle for them?) finish . Anderson then set up PK for a cracker of a goal (there was talk of it being an own goal but that seems harsh) followed by a rocket of a finish by Delaney. Before SCL knew what hit them they had been Ouzanized and the game was essentially over but for seconds goals from Anderson and Polymerus and a clinical finish from Wurthman to wrap up the victory. Post game at wingers, Sac rekindled his blossoming romance with Jane and at the same time won the Spence donated Adidas training top Raffle.
In other news, plans for a Saturday Day/Night in Ouzoland Hockey tournament were postponed until the New Year as scheduling issues meant that Ouzo would have to play at Soccer City the following day. It was decided that this would be detrimental to on field performance as Ouzo captain, Rob Anderson, made clear when he explained that ‘We have a problem, it is called Alcoholism’.
Next up for Ouzo is Team Korea Sunday, November 30th at 10:45pm.
pk
Ouzo Share the Points with a New Look Raging Bulls
This former All-Canadian at Laurier University had his Ouzo career cut short due to a transfer issue. After playing only several games on loan from the Polish Eagles in Kitchener, the transfer fee was not agreed apon and as a result the player and management had to part ways. Negotiations are still under way to bring the player back on a free transfer.
Management and Kitchener Polish Eagles could not agree on a transfer fee, so negotiations ended.
Victor Santos 2002 - 2003 & 2006 - 2008
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - As the winter season draws near OUZO International FC is making big headlines both on and off the pitch. As OIFC completed its inaugural year, teams across the southeast United States were taken back this team ability to consume copious amounts of beer on the sideline before games, in a parking lot after the games, at Meehan’s Irish Pub after the parking lot. This all fell within the guidelines set forth by its parent club OUZO FC based out of Soccer City Indoor complex in Toronto, Canada.
In the summer of ‘05 OUZO FC purchased a much depleted Phoenix FC side in which only 7 players remained for an 11 aside team. Former Phoenix winger and current OIFC President, Justin Milam took the reigns and much like its previous club’s name OUZO IFC was found raising from the ashes. Milam, along with the 6 other founding fathers worked hard in the off season to assemble a make shift OUZO side that would eventually finish 2nd in the Atlanta Silverbacks’ Summer 11v11 summer league. The league was utilized as a warm up for the club’s ultimate goal, the Atlanta District Amateur Soccer League (ADASL). It was here that OUZO learned that Muslims from Tunisia don’t drink. Although their passion for the game was strong along with their inability to get their heads up and pass, the board convened and created the “No Drink, No Play Policy”. A policy that has been strictly enforced to date. Back to where they started, Milam (a bar manger) asked every patron that consumed 10 or more drinks in one sitting if they would be interested in joining OUZO IFC. This proved to be a successful recruiting tactic to fill the remaining roster positions left void by the Tunisians.
Throughout the grueling 7 month 23 game season, the beers flowed, as did OUZO’s lack of ability to score more then 2 goals per game which still garnered them 3rd place in the ADASL 3rd Division. With a staggering 0.68 goals/game there was little opposing teams could do crack what was the best defense out of 40 teams. On the backs of their defense OUZO IFC earned themselves a promotion to the second division for the ’06-07 season.
As a warm up for the 06-07 ADASL season, OIFC once again entered the Atlanta Silverbacks’ summer league. After capturing its’ first league title in one year of operation, OUZO battled a heavily favored Vicious Silverback side to in the playoff final to become champions from a comeback 2-1 victory. It was after the game while all wore their $2.13 champions t-shirt, that the beers and even cheaper champagne flowed, that OUZO proved that “OUR DRINKING TEAM HAS A SOCCER PROBLEMTM ”
In the upcoming season, all the lads hope for is that, the beers flow and their bellies grow.
O4LTM - if these three identification figures are signaled with your hand……you are truly OUZO 4 LIFE Biatches!!!!!!
Seasons
Sponsors
