Posted on February 5th, 2009 by Captain
Waiting patiently for his opportunity to shine, Robert Lipovac took advantage of some extended playing time on Tuesday night to showcase his talent. In a much needed victory for OC Croat, Lipovac scored 3 goals in a 5-0 OC Croat win. Having spent most of the season in goal, Lipovac was eager to prove his worth.
His first goal was magical! Seeing that the keeper had the net well protected, Lipovac decided to bank his shot off one of the defenders to get it into the net. His second goal was just as impressive. With the keeper again in his path, Lipovac used his smooth touch to play the ball off the keeper’s arm. All the opponent could do was watch in amazement as the ball trickled into the goal. To add insult to injury, Lipovac capped his night with a tap in goal off a feed from Tim Kosor.
When asked after the game about his performance, Lipovac responded “I’ve always been confident in my skills. All I needed was an opportunity to show what I’m capable of. Timmy must think the team is better off having me in goal, but the numbers don’t lie. In one night I outscored guys like Mile, Dario, Marko and Mario who play the field every week. Enough said!”
With this win, OC Croat keeps their slim hopes alive for another championship game appearance. However, they have to win the final two games against the top regular season team, and hope that the current 2nd place team loses both of their games. Whatever the outcome, this night is sure to be the most memorable of this season.
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Posted on July 2nd, 2008 by Captain
On 6/30/08 OC Croat added a second championship in as many months by defeating Far Post 6-3 in the Spring ‘08 season final to win their first City of Irvine 7v7 league title. Beautiful goals were scored by Tim Kosor, Ivan Vranjes (2), Jurica Balta, Mile Goles and Sean Murphy. OC Croat finished the season with a stellar 8-1-1 record and now can take several months off and enjoy their recent success until the Fall season begins.
Thanks to all of our players who helped make this a season to remember!
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Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Captain
The greatest day in OC Croat’s short history took place on Saturday, May 24th 2008 when the team won the “B Division” of the 2nd Annual Croatian Independence Day Small Goals Tournament in San Pedro. OC Croat went an undefeated 6-0 in one day to capture the title, putting a sound beating on Zadar San Pedro 4-0 in the final. Ivan Vranjes, Jurica Balta, Marko Zoretic and Timmy Kosor scored the goals in the final match, and Ivan Buich capped a fantastic day goalkeeping with his 3rd shutout. The other team members were Matija Abicic, Dean Dragoyevich, Dario Andrasek, Mile Goles, Ante Cavka and Mario Bele.
SCORES:
OC Croat 4 - Hajduk (Rolling Hills) 2
OC Croat 10 - Ludi Ljudi (LA) 0
OC Croat 4 - Mladi Cobani (San Pedro) 2
OC Croat 4 - Jack i Kola (LA) 1
SEMI-FINAL: OC Croat 2 - Dalmatinac (Rolling Hills) 0
FINAL: OC Croat 4 - Zadar (San Pedro) 0
Photos: http://www.orangecountysoccer.net/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=34
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsJYLyfwI-4
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Posted on April 3rd, 2008 by Captain
OC Croat families and friends gathered at Marina Hills Park in Laguna Niguel on 3/29/08 for some bocce, basketball, beers and bbq cevape. The team of Kosor and Bele took first place in the inaugural OC Croat bocce ball tournament after coming back from a 7-1 deficit with 11 unanswered points to defeat Dean and Vicko 11-7. Jurica’s team finished last.
A brief b-ball competition took place between South OC’s Kosor, Barbic, and Dragojevic vs. North OC’s Balta, Vranjes and Zoretic. Once again, Jure’s team lost.
Moral of the story ….. Jure is a loser!
All kidding aside, it was a great afternoon and we can all look forward to doing it again after the Spring season. Obviously I’m not very reliable to capture the moments even with a camera available, as these are the only shots I took. But trust me, the wives and kids were there too.
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Posted on January 28th, 2008 by Jura
This explains the whole night. Great fun and once again Happy Birthday man!
Watch Video
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Posted on December 15th, 2007 by Captain
Now that we’re the hottest team in the OC, I think it’s the perfect time for us to launch our very own website. Thanks to Jurica, we now have this site for game schedules, stats, pictures, events etc. Everything you need to know is right here. I’ll do my best to keep this site up to date. Feel free to send me anything you want to include. Register to make comments, add news and suggestions…
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