Behind a hat trick from Jeff Hooker, the Colorado Foxes trounced Flamengo SC 6-1 at BYU’s Haws Field in Provo, Utah in front of about 800 fans in attendance. The Utah-based USASA club, featuring many members of the Salt Lake Sting APSL team that folded in 1991, proved to not be much of an obstacle for the Foxes.
The Utah amateurs started off hot, when in the opening minute forward Rick Jensen broke loose down the left wing after receiving a pass from former US international Steve Senglemann but Jensen’s shot went over the bar.
Hooker, a former US national team member, scored the first of his three goals in the 10th minute when he beat Flamengo goalkeeper John Ragsdale with a point blank shot off a pass from Carsten Siersbaek. All was quiet until the end of the first half, when Colorado erupted. Hooker netted his second goal in the 44th minute, and moments later Seirsbaek made it 3-0.
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Just moments into the second half, former US national team member Ted Eck was brought down in the penalty area and converted the spot kick himself to make it 4-0. Hooker completed his hat trick, and Brian Haynes added another to the Colorado tally in the second half.
Flamengo’s Rick Jensen kept the home side from being shutout with a consolation goal in the second half to make the score 6-1.
“They were consistent in both halves” Flamengo manager Gary Cole told the Salt Lake Tribune “They’re just a superior team and they showed it.”
With the win, the Foxes become the first Colorado-based club to reach the Quarterfinals since the Denver Kickers were the first to do it back in 1973.
The Foxes Quarterfinal opponent in July will be the winner of the final First Round game on June 25 between the amateur side St. Petersburg McCormick Kickers and the USISL Pro League’s El Paso Patriots.