Taichung Compass Wins the 2008 Taiwan Summer Cup!

CONGRATULATIONS to Taichung Compass United, 2008 Summer
Cup Victors--our 5th national championship! Compass have successfully defended the championship in what was one of the most successful tourneys in the club's history.

The team dedicates its 2008 Summer Cup victory to our long-time team member, "unofficial" coach and friend, Tony S. who, sadly, will be departing Taiwan in the not-too-distant future. It's been a true pleasure
knowing you on and off the pitch, Tony, and you'll be missed!

Here's how the game-play went:

Saturday Group Play: "C" Group Winners
2-0 vs. Tainan Red Star
3-0 vs. Taipei Carnegie's
1-0 vs. Taipei Celts

Sunday Cup Group Winners
2-1 vs. Kaohsiung Pacers
2-0 vs. Taichung Tubbies
0-0 vs. Taipei Red Lions

FINAL: 1-0 vs. Taipei Carnegie's

Highlights: Benoit's beautiful through-the-keeper's-hands, under-the-bar shot from 30+ meters out capped off championship game, which we almost completely dominated, with the exception of a great late-game shot by Carnegie's,
deflected up and over the bar by Keeper Terry M. As usual, Ben led in goals, scoring 4. Other goals came from Sebastian (2), Laurent (1), Ricky (1), DJ (1) and Hans (1).

It was a great team effort from everyone, including Tony in the nets on Saturday and Terry on Sunday; a surprise Saturday appearance by Lyming, who helped out on Saturday; and our latest up-and-coming Morrison apprentice prodigy, Stephen M.

Some statistics: Based on "official" information provided from previous tournaments, Compass United has now made more Cup Final appearances than any other team--12 times, compared to 11 appearances by the Animals, which are
still the "winning-est" team with 7 Cup championships (Compass is in 2nd place). No other team has ever had 4 consecutive appearances in the Cup Final and--with the exception of the now-defunct Taipei Dragons--no other team has won back-to-back championships.