A Wolf waiting to dine. Look at his face!
A meal well served.Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Saturday, December 23, 2006
SongBo FC
Match 40 by Capt Sparrow
Starting lineup: Tiger, Seng, Sybian, Chaos, Kenny, Quan, Sparrow, Jackie, Ah Lam, Tan WJ, Papasoh
The 2nd match of the new season…The team’s morale is high cos we started our season well..Once again, the opponents were courtesy of Mr Tay’s lobang and coincidentally happened to be Kenny’s frens whom we were supposed to play soon. Donning a Brazil lookalike jersey, the opponent looked dangerously good and technically gifted. However, Songbo was not to be daunted as they had managed to stifle a superior team just last week and were hungry to conjure a win in this match. The pitch was in a very bad condition, seemed like a mud bath and anything could happen in this conditions.
First half
The match started on a cautious note for both sides but it was evident that the Brazil opponents were technically better than South Korea Songbo. There was a secret weapon in the Brazil side in the form of a ‘Long thrower No. 18’. Time and time again, he managed to utilize his long throws to create a few problems for our defence but our resolute defence held firm.
As the opponent’s defence line was held high up, there were numerous times which our strikers namely Papasoh and Ah Lam got behind them. However, these chances often turned into some wayward crosses to nobody or harmless long shots.
The miss of the half came in the 30th min. From a cross, Papasoh did well to plant a header goalwards but the gk reacted with a stupendous save. With the ball stuck nicely in the mud in the 6 yard box, Captain Sparrow could only strike the ball over the bar. Later, he admitted that it was easy to score than to miss from that distance. It was a horrible miss and there are no excuses from missing from there. Instead of lifting the spirits of the guys as a Captain, he made them demoralized with that miss. He would have to bury his head in the mud to save himself from the embarrassment. Miss of the season??
Songbo missed another glit-edged chance later when ‘Fletchee-upgraded to Beckham’ made a good run down the right and with a vision like Zidane and execution like Beckham himself sent a beautiful cross to the unmarked Ah Lam at the far post. Facing the gk one to one and having even the time to shave his beard, Lam planted his shot wide of the right hand post. Omg! Songbo was beginning to have doubts if this is gonna be just another poor day.
Another highlight of the half was Tiger screaming at Brazil’s striker when the striker left a trailing leg after he has garnered the ball. ‘You better know what you are doing!’ was what Tiger screamed into his ears and it almost made him deaf and peed in his shorts. Well done Tiger by intimidating the opponents and showed that we are no pushovers.
Halftime Talk
Overall, Songbo performed well in the first half esp the defence. Altho the attack was guilty of missing some clear chances, they also did well in their off the ball running. The instructions were ‘stick in there with the performance and the goals will come’. The half saw some changes; Tiger moving outfield with the reliable Papa back in goal and Quan moving back to defence and Merv and Tongkat Huang introduced.
2nd half
Once again, the half started cautiously for both sides with Brazil dominating the bulk of possession due to their superior techniques. But Songbo was looking dangerous on the break with good running from the attackers.
A good move down the left saw Songbo winning a corner. From the clearance off the corner, the NBA star with his brand new Nike blue swinged in a perfect cross reminiscence of the real Ronaldo and Tiger, with superb anticipation connected with a diving header and sent the ball into the net! Well done! 1-0!
Songbo’s spirits were lifted and they were playing with some gusto now. Brazil seemed to be ignited by the goal and also lifted their tempo. After a string of passes by them, they managed to break clear of our defence and fortunately Papasoh was there to parry the ball but he received a knee onto his head similar to what Cech got to break his skull. However, the injury was not so serious and Papasoh was able to carry on with the game.
The game was swinging with both sides having possession and creating chances. Songbo knew that a second goal at this juncture would be able to kill off Brazil. With a good through ball, Ah Lam made a great run down the left and with a delicate touch, he rolled the ball perfectly to the on-rushing Jackie who put the ball into the net to double Songbo’s lead! 2-0!
The rest of the match saw Brazil trying the hearts out to break Songbo’s defence but it was well marshaled by Papasoh, Quan, Kenny, Seng, Tongkat Huang and Sybian. Tiger was also anchoring the midfield well with his tigerish tackles. In attack, Lam and Jack kept the opponents busy with their intelligent passing and off the ball running. Well done, it was truly a team effort. These kind of matches really make me, as the captain, very proud of the determination and teamwork shown by all the guys. Even tho we may be demoralized in the 1st half, we kept creating chances, have self belief and in the end, the result reflected our team spirit. Excellent job! Merry xmas and lose your virginity this festive season!
Man of the match: Tiger Yan
Ratings:
Papasoh 7.5
Seng 7
Sybian 8
Tongkat Huang 7.5
Chaos 7.5
Kenny 8
Quan 8
Tiger 8.5
Sparrow 7
Merv 7
Tan 8
Lam 7.5
Jack 7
Hong 7
As I said, my ratings for you guys are determined by the expectations and levels of individual players. I would like to specially mention Kelvin and Hong for showing the team spirit which truly bind us together. Hong, just had his Lasik, came down and aided the team even after being ‘shoot’ by me. Kel, tho he was late in the 1st place, showed exemplary attitude at the end of the match even tho he was not involved in the game. These are the kind of attitudes and characters that will bring the team far. Long live Songbo!
Starting lineup: Tiger, Seng, Sybian, Chaos, Kenny, Quan, Sparrow, Jackie, Ah Lam, Tan WJ, Papasoh
The 2nd match of the new season…The team’s morale is high cos we started our season well..Once again, the opponents were courtesy of Mr Tay’s lobang and coincidentally happened to be Kenny’s frens whom we were supposed to play soon. Donning a Brazil lookalike jersey, the opponent looked dangerously good and technically gifted. However, Songbo was not to be daunted as they had managed to stifle a superior team just last week and were hungry to conjure a win in this match. The pitch was in a very bad condition, seemed like a mud bath and anything could happen in this conditions.
First half
The match started on a cautious note for both sides but it was evident that the Brazil opponents were technically better than South Korea Songbo. There was a secret weapon in the Brazil side in the form of a ‘Long thrower No. 18’. Time and time again, he managed to utilize his long throws to create a few problems for our defence but our resolute defence held firm.
As the opponent’s defence line was held high up, there were numerous times which our strikers namely Papasoh and Ah Lam got behind them. However, these chances often turned into some wayward crosses to nobody or harmless long shots.
The miss of the half came in the 30th min. From a cross, Papasoh did well to plant a header goalwards but the gk reacted with a stupendous save. With the ball stuck nicely in the mud in the 6 yard box, Captain Sparrow could only strike the ball over the bar. Later, he admitted that it was easy to score than to miss from that distance. It was a horrible miss and there are no excuses from missing from there. Instead of lifting the spirits of the guys as a Captain, he made them demoralized with that miss. He would have to bury his head in the mud to save himself from the embarrassment. Miss of the season??
Songbo missed another glit-edged chance later when ‘Fletchee-upgraded to Beckham’ made a good run down the right and with a vision like Zidane and execution like Beckham himself sent a beautiful cross to the unmarked Ah Lam at the far post. Facing the gk one to one and having even the time to shave his beard, Lam planted his shot wide of the right hand post. Omg! Songbo was beginning to have doubts if this is gonna be just another poor day.
Another highlight of the half was Tiger screaming at Brazil’s striker when the striker left a trailing leg after he has garnered the ball. ‘You better know what you are doing!’ was what Tiger screamed into his ears and it almost made him deaf and peed in his shorts. Well done Tiger by intimidating the opponents and showed that we are no pushovers.
Halftime Talk
Overall, Songbo performed well in the first half esp the defence. Altho the attack was guilty of missing some clear chances, they also did well in their off the ball running. The instructions were ‘stick in there with the performance and the goals will come’. The half saw some changes; Tiger moving outfield with the reliable Papa back in goal and Quan moving back to defence and Merv and Tongkat Huang introduced.
2nd half
Once again, the half started cautiously for both sides with Brazil dominating the bulk of possession due to their superior techniques. But Songbo was looking dangerous on the break with good running from the attackers.
A good move down the left saw Songbo winning a corner. From the clearance off the corner, the NBA star with his brand new Nike blue swinged in a perfect cross reminiscence of the real Ronaldo and Tiger, with superb anticipation connected with a diving header and sent the ball into the net! Well done! 1-0!
Songbo’s spirits were lifted and they were playing with some gusto now. Brazil seemed to be ignited by the goal and also lifted their tempo. After a string of passes by them, they managed to break clear of our defence and fortunately Papasoh was there to parry the ball but he received a knee onto his head similar to what Cech got to break his skull. However, the injury was not so serious and Papasoh was able to carry on with the game.
The game was swinging with both sides having possession and creating chances. Songbo knew that a second goal at this juncture would be able to kill off Brazil. With a good through ball, Ah Lam made a great run down the left and with a delicate touch, he rolled the ball perfectly to the on-rushing Jackie who put the ball into the net to double Songbo’s lead! 2-0!
The rest of the match saw Brazil trying the hearts out to break Songbo’s defence but it was well marshaled by Papasoh, Quan, Kenny, Seng, Tongkat Huang and Sybian. Tiger was also anchoring the midfield well with his tigerish tackles. In attack, Lam and Jack kept the opponents busy with their intelligent passing and off the ball running. Well done, it was truly a team effort. These kind of matches really make me, as the captain, very proud of the determination and teamwork shown by all the guys. Even tho we may be demoralized in the 1st half, we kept creating chances, have self belief and in the end, the result reflected our team spirit. Excellent job! Merry xmas and lose your virginity this festive season!
Man of the match: Tiger Yan
Ratings:
Papasoh 7.5
Seng 7
Sybian 8
Tongkat Huang 7.5
Chaos 7.5
Kenny 8
Quan 8
Tiger 8.5
Sparrow 7
Merv 7
Tan 8
Lam 7.5
Jack 7
Hong 7
As I said, my ratings for you guys are determined by the expectations and levels of individual players. I would like to specially mention Kelvin and Hong for showing the team spirit which truly bind us together. Hong, just had his Lasik, came down and aided the team even after being ‘shoot’ by me. Kel, tho he was late in the 1st place, showed exemplary attitude at the end of the match even tho he was not involved in the game. These are the kind of attitudes and characters that will bring the team far. Long live Songbo!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Where the f@#$ is the Match Report?
No, this is not another Tiger Yan post. It's by me... just a gentle reminder to that *someone* who is supposed to post the report.
Anyways, for those who need a refresher, below are the details for this Saturday:
CHRISTMAS / ALVIN'S BDAY BBQ
Venue: Alvin's 5 Star Chalet
Time: 1830 Till Late
Price: $10 for the food
Other: $10 gift for the Mystery Gift Exchange
Bring a female partner with you if possible
$5 gift exchange for the ladies
Anyways, for those who need a refresher, below are the details for this Saturday:
CHRISTMAS / ALVIN'S BDAY BBQ
Venue: Alvin's 5 Star Chalet
Time: 1830 Till Late
Price: $10 for the food
Other: $10 gift for the Mystery Gift Exchange
Bring a female partner with you if possible
$5 gift exchange for the ladies
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Match 39 - Draw (By LustySeng)
Match 39 – Draw By Lusty
Starting Line up : Tiger Yan(GK), Seng(RB), SaBian(LB), Chaos(CB), Kenny(CB), Quan(DM), CaptainSparrow(CM), Ah Lam(AM), Mervin(LM), Fallen Comrades(RM), Kelvin(CF)
This is our 1stmatch after our 1 month season break. First of all, our opponents are always late. Seriously this problem must highlight to Mr. Tay although we dun need to pay any money for the referee as this might compromise our chance of using the field if there are other teams around just like our last match of the season. Though the unexpected Robinho arrived at the grand stand, he is obviously more interested in looking at girls and making sure his eyesball din drop or blur vision rather than supporting his comrades.
First Half
Kick off. The opponents started off brilliantly controlling the possession with spraying some short passes and long balls overrunning our midfield. We are constantly under pressure however our strong defense was able to contain their attack. And our first chance of the match finally came to much prevail.. A long ball from midfield into the opponents’ penalty area and the GK somehow or rather give away the ball, maybe he is thinking where to go party with his gf after the match. Kelvin picked up the loose ball and passed to Captain Sparrow and laid to the advancing Ah Lam. He made no mistake placing the ball to the bottom right hand corner with GK standing rooted to the ground. What a goal!! 1-0!!!
After this goal, we are more confident in taking our opponent heads on. The opponents are a lot technically stronger than us; they have taken control of the whole midfield leaving us to defense desperately. However, their long ball tactic seemed to be ineffective against us. They hardly threaten our defense and our Tiger yan by that time may have already shaven finished his moustache. The opponents are too confident with themselves and dribbled the ball too long even frustrating their own teammates. Due to this weakness, here come to our 2nd chance of the day, our midfielders able to tackle back control of the ball, counter attack by lobbing the ball to the right freeing Kelvin and he sprinted along the byline and crossed the ball in. The GK was fully beaten and the incoming defender touched the ball letting it into the goal. 2-0!!! Nice cross by Kelvin and great pressuring on the defender by Mervin. Total 2 shot 2 goals!!
Second Half
After the break, the opponents changed their tactics to short passes and attack our flanks, which captain sparrow has highlighted during the break. They probably think that attacking through center is difficult especially our in love Quan keep cutting off their supplies of long ball from their midfielders to their strikers. At the beginning of 2nd half, we did well to contain them. There were even several opportunities for us to increase our score line. Alvin had fed quan from the right hand side outside the penalty box, then Quan unleashed a thunderous shot aiming the bottom left hand corner. However it was inches wide, too pity not to be back of the net. Kelvin also had the chance to make it 3-0, he was again received a long ball at the right beating opponents’ off side trap, he cut into the penalty area. He had option to cross to Mervin waiting at the far post, but he decided to give it a shot and the shot was awfully wide. What a waste!!! He should have done it better than that.
After missing a few open chances, it was to be proven to be costly. Same thing, we are again constantly under attack. However, again Quan was able to obstruct their flow of attack a number of times. Maybe that is the power of love behind him. Huang being substituted for Mervin abt ten minutes into 2nd half.
Our nightmare finally came. There is a well taken corner kick to our center of penalty box and the opponent bulleted the ball without being marked. At this time the always prone to concentration lapse Seng is unable to clear the ball away, and the ball went through beside his hip. 2-1…
The opponents made it 2-2, again it was Seng’s fault as he was unable to trap the incoming deflected cross from the left probably, letting the ball row to the opponent’s leg and he wasted no time shoot the ball aiming the near pole. Tiger yan was able to block the shot however the ball went through his hand and row in. Even his grandmother can save that shot. Poor defending from Seng and poor goalkeeping from tiger yan.
To add to our misery, we have conceded a penalty by Quan, a late tackling from the back. And the striker made no mistake finished it off aiming the bottom left from the spot. It was Tiger_Yan 3rd penalty in his career. We also have occasions of miscommunications between the centre backs and Tiger yan, resulted in collision between them. Which nearly cost us another goal, luckily chaos was able to do a goalmouth clearance. And then Tiger yan begun his saliva –mouthing scolding on Kenny, as he is still on the floor moaning in agony. So pity on him.
Although, we lost our lead and being overtaken, this had not dampened our SongBo spirit. We keep on battling. Finally our hard fought chance came.. It all started from a throw-in by Seng from our own side of field to Kelvin then he passed to Sparrow, then Sparrow flicked it to Tan setting him through on the right. Then Tan squared it to Ah lam and he wasted no time cross the ball in and Sabian was at the far post to pick up Ah lam’s cross and tap the ball into the empty net. 3-3!!! Soon the match ended.
Considering the fact that this is our first match after the season break, this result would consider acceptable. Hopefully more matches will be coming on so that we can improve our game play and match fitness as well.
Man of the match: Quan
Rating: Tiger Yan(GK) 6
Seng(RB) 5.5
SaBian(LB) 7
H.Weijie(LB) 6
Chaos(CB) 6
Kenny(CB), 6
Quan(DM) 8
CaptainSparrow(CM) 6.5
Ah Lam(AM) 7.5
Mervin(LM) 6
Fallen Comrades(RM) 6.5
Kelvin(CF) 6.5
Goals: Ah Lam, Own goal, Sabian
Assist: Captain Sparrow, Kelvin and Ah Lam respectively
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
10 Dec - Season start
Hey fellow Songbo brothers,
its time we gear up and prepare ourselves for the coming 10 Dec match. Fitness dropping is a major problem, after weeks of studying. Lets gain back some fitness before we play our opening match. We are gonna extend our 5th consecutive win and set a record. Woohooo!!!!
Chaos is coordinating with a Hall Team for a match. Lets hope it turn out to be true. We are really itchy on the legs liao. Nothing less than a win.
its time we gear up and prepare ourselves for the coming 10 Dec match. Fitness dropping is a major problem, after weeks of studying. Lets gain back some fitness before we play our opening match. We are gonna extend our 5th consecutive win and set a record. Woohooo!!!!
Chaos is coordinating with a Hall Team for a match. Lets hope it turn out to be true. We are really itchy on the legs liao. Nothing less than a win.
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Match 38 - Win
Starting Line up: Junbin, Chao, Kenny, Sabian, Kelvin, Jackie, Mervin, Weijie, Rujia, Alvin, Yanshou
Knowing our match 38 on 5 Nov 2006 was the last match of the season, everbody was in high morale and slept well the night before except 2. One was the ever reliable Chaos, he appear in NTU looking like just sleep for 2 hrs though he affirm to us that he slept after he got home after watching soccer at RJ hse. The other was Quan, the high profile stunner lately. From Murtabak power to zouk chua to Attend "C" 5 hrs before the match, now he is in trouble wif love life lately.
From reliable sources, though Zouk Chua claims to watch the Newcastle match until 3am, but he slept at ard 5 plus. So.... wat was he doing from 3-5am? Nobody knows but our paparazzi knows. He was rumoured to be toking to Cai Lee ard that time. While he is happily in love, he seems to forget the time and that explains the "Steam Steam" look he has at NTU. Juggling with exams, girls and soccer is really a chore for him, and to add worse to that, he become suspicious of his team mate, Tiger Yan. It all started when Quan accuse Tiger of having a past wif Cai Lee, which he strongly denied and our sources has confirmed that. Quan has no grounds to be suspicous and we guess it must be due to the lately stress and commitment he is undergoing.
Back to the match, Songbo FC arrived at NTU on time, but they were not the first. Another team of Vietnamese and his opponents were at the stadium waiting for the match. We sent our diplomat , PapaSoh, to smoke them of moving to the field below. But instead, they smoke us back saying they booked the field too, diplomacy failed! It was close to 9am but though we had full attendance, our opponents were late and we had no choice but to move to the field below.
When its about time for kickoff, our Captain Sparrow named his squad. OH SHIT! He left out Zouk Chua to the dismay of everyone. The only noticeable change in the line up was Tiger Yan assuming the role of striker. The pitch was relatively shorter and smaller, Songbo FC knew they were in for a tough time.
Kick off, the opponents started furiously with hard tackles and speedly one-two pass. Songbo was certainly struggling to find their rhytmn of the game back. Though we gave them a few scares in the early part of the game, it was the opponents that gain the upper hand. With our ever reliable Chao missing clearances, pressure was mounting on Songbo. A wake up call was given to them with 'Juventus' running down the left flank against Sabian, but that NBA star upon seeing PapaSoh moving forward, he iterally stop running and 'Juventus' simply wack the ball into the top corner of the goal. 0 - 1, Songbo was down a goal.
This goal certainly woke Songbo up. They began to spread out their flanks and deliever long balls forward to Tiger Yan. Tiger Yan had a great through on goal minutes after but was off balanced by the opponents and the ball flew over the bar. They continue keeping the attack flowing and the effort paid off when Sabian's looping pass travelled into the top right corner. GOAL!!!!!! 1-1 , Songbo was full of confidence. Soon after that, Looney intercept a pass and dribble into the centre. Just when everybody tot he was going to do monkey tricks and hold on to the ball for strikers to shave their moustaches, he release a chip over the last man for Tiger Yan to chase. Tiger Yan races clear with the last man smelling his smoke, the GK ran forward trying to cover his angle but he hit the ball pass him and POOOM! The GK knocked onto Tiger Yan and the referee gave a penalty straight. The opponents had no complaints.
We were looking around who had not scored a goal before, but Robinho and LustySeng were both on the bench. What a waste! No choice, Captain Sparrow call on PapaSoh. PapaSoh was calm with the ball and kick the ball to the left and scores beautifully. The keeper was quite close to saving it. 2-1
2-1 up but Songbo was still hungry especially Tiger Yan. His wait finally paid off when Ah Lam release a short pass to him from the left flank, and with his back facing the goal, he turn and shoot..... 3-1! The ball flew blast into the top right corner. Tiger Yan finally got the chance to celebrate his 'Cisse Style' and shrug off the rumours and gossips surrounding him due to Zouk Chua.
During the break, everyone was high in morale and captain did not point out much mistakes to his team. Everyone was laughing and pretty relaxed, a rare sight in Songbo dressing room. Zouk Chua came on for the missy Chaos.
After the break, the opponents seems to have made significant tactical changes and approaches to the game. Songbo had a hard time again, they were facing possesion problems in the centre mid and flanks kept penetrating. Capt sparrow and commando tan was struggling to deal with the extra person they deploy in their mid, at the flanks the wingers were abit fast for Looney and Sabian. Songbo does not have much chances to carry out their passing game and long balls cant fly pass their last man. Looney was clearly showing signs of lapse of concentration due to overnight foreplay with his girlfriends.
A cross field pass from the left flank flew past Zouk Chua and accurately to their 'botak' player and all he need is 2 touch to send the ball past PapaSoh. The angle was very tight and PapaSoh cant do anything. 3-2
Captain sparrow decided to change Kelvin for Robinho to settle the defence. But it was disaster after that. Not long later, the opponent deliver a same cross field pass. Our Robinho was watching the ball as if he was looking at Fiona Xie breasts. When the ball flew past him, then he realised that was a soccer ball and not a breast. But it was too late and by that time, the same 'botak' player received the ball and from the same angle, he shot past PapaSoh again. 3-3
Papasoh was extremely furious with the equaliser, he slammed the ground and reprimand Robinho. It was a clear mistake from him.
Morale was low and football was hard to play especially with the opponents keep reminding the referee how many fouls we had committed against them. Sabian was awarded a yellow card due to multiple fouls and of course some nagging from the opponents. Weather was hot and Tiger Yan had some talk with Mervin to vent his frustrations while Commando Tan was groining in pain on the ground. Tiger always tok in a rude manner but Mervin was clever not to bother with him and get back to the game.
The game was ending soon, but no one was giving up. Songbo was fighting to the max. A confusion in the centre mid saw Tiger Yan stealing the ball away(with a bit of handball) and dribble straight to the keeper. He muscles past the last man and upon seeing the keeper charging forward, he clip the ball above him and scores. GOOOAL! 4-3
Tiger Yan was mad with joy, Songbo spirit were lifted up. Opponents were devasted and they had lost their momentum. Songbo capitalised on their low morale and forced them to make mistakes again. A poor clearance from the opponent delivered to Captain sparrow near the penalty area and he had ample time to aim and blast a long shot to the bottom left corner. GOOOAAL! 5-3
Captain Sparrow had the chance to celebrate his 'Tim Cahill' style again. Seconds after the goal, the referee blew for final time. YEAH! Songbo FC extend their wining streak to 5 matches making it a record and a 7 unbeaten run. They were close to drawing again.
Its a pity LustySeng cant be used in the game, from reliable sources Captain Sparrow was too shag and confused to sub Lusty into the game. It marks a great moment for our season break. We shall now keep our fitness in shape to prepare for the start of our season.
Morale of the story: Dun ever be complacent, and dun mess up a soccer ball for Fiona's Breast.
Monday, November 06, 2006
Songbo Diving Expedition
Warriors of the Songbo FC,
Due to popular demand, I'm organising a Diving course for all of you. Because of the monsoon season, Tioman and Rendang is undivable. Phuket will be too expensive, certainly more then $800.
I would suggest we dive in local water. Our southern islands provide some good diving sites. (Heard people say, i never dive there before)
The cost of the basic dive course will be $280nett. (Include equipment)
Please sign up under 'comment'.
Due to popular demand, I'm organising a Diving course for all of you. Because of the monsoon season, Tioman and Rendang is undivable. Phuket will be too expensive, certainly more then $800.
I would suggest we dive in local water. Our southern islands provide some good diving sites. (Heard people say, i never dive there before)
The cost of the basic dive course will be $280nett. (Include equipment)
Please sign up under 'comment'.
Friday, November 03, 2006
Manager's Championship Table
Alright the moment that some of you have been waiting for. After a blistering 9 weeks of Fantasy Soccer dogfights, it's time to see who's been leading the table for the Manager's Championship Table. After intense tabulation of scores, the results, sorted in descending order, are as below:
The points are awarded as such: 13 points for 1st place, 12 points for 2nd and as follows. 2 players having the same points for the week gets same points (if 1st spot is a draw, 3rd place gets 11 points while the 2 1st gets 13 points). Kelvin has such a low total because he started 4 weeks late. More updates and tidbits from Yahoo! Fantasy Soccer to come...
| Mervin | 91 |
| Hweequan | 88 |
| Seng | 79 |
| Tan Weijie | 72 |
| Alvin | 69 |
| Raymond | 67 |
| HuangWeijie | 62 |
| Junbing | 59 |
| Yanshou | 59 |
| Rujia | 58 |
| Suichao | 49 |
| Kenny | 48 |
| Kelvin | 19 |
The points are awarded as such: 13 points for 1st place, 12 points for 2nd and as follows. 2 players having the same points for the week gets same points (if 1st spot is a draw, 3rd place gets 11 points while the 2 1st gets 13 points). Kelvin has such a low total because he started 4 weeks late. More updates and tidbits from Yahoo! Fantasy Soccer to come...
Match 37 - Win (By Captain Sparrow)
Hmm.. I realised that writing of match report is not as easy as it is made out to be. Kudos to Mervin for making the great efforts to have contributed constructively to most match reports thus far. Papasoh too for his sole ontribution. And Tiger who is always trying so hard to either motivate his teammates or point out their strengths and weaknesses. Well done bros, thanks for keeping the team together!
Match report – Match 37: (Lineup: Junbing, Sybian, Binghong, Kenny, Sweechao, Weijie, Jackie, Yanshou, Rujia, Alvin, Kelvin)
Thanks to our efficient PR manager, Kelvin, we managed to have a match against his so-called ‘ba-ka’ navy friends. From the physique and warm-up of the opponents, it was evident that match 37 would be quite an even and tough match. Most of the players have bigger build and they even have 2 Indians! Tough match ahead..Another point to note was that the referee for this match is not ‘Collina’ but a Chinese Mr Tay who was strongly recommended by Tiger.
The match started cautiously for both sides. The early stages of the game was played in the middle of the park. Soon, Songbo began to stamp their authority on the game and dominated the possession. A good move down the right involving Robin Ho and Fletchee saw Alam putting the ball just wide after connecting with the cross. Looney and Fletchee also tried swinging crosses into the penalty area but to no avail. On another occasion, Kelvin played a poor pass across the goal to Titant after clean through on goal. Once again, Songbo could not turn their domination into convertion in the early stages of the game. And they did not apply much pressure on the keeper who appeared to be the weakest link in their defence. Crosses were going astray and play was broken down in the opponents penalty area.
Frustrations set in and shouts and criticisms can be heard from within the Songbo camp. As the game wore on, the Navy guys began to come back into the game and created a few chances of their own. From a corner and a resulting poor clearance from Sparrow, one of the Indians tried a speculative shot on goal and the usually-reliable Papasoh let a bouble tricked him and the ball trickled into the goal. 0-1.
The rest of the half saw the game being battled mostly in the middle of the park and the lack of any clear chances for both sides. Sparrow was praying for the half-time whistle to arrive sooner so that Songbo can reorganize and he can give the team a good dressing-down for the lack of support and encouragement for one another.
The referee blew for half-time and Sparrow asked for more support within the ranks and the players to enjoy their soccer. We should not surrender our 3 game winning so meekly to an evenly matched opponent.
The team trooped out for the 2nd half, hoping to gain an early equalizer back first. The team was playing better but there was still not much headway made into the opponents goal. A tactical switch was then made. Tiger was to move up to the striking position and Kelvin back to fullback and Robin in a unfamiliar defensive midfield role. The switch started to pay dividends when the physically stronger Tiger began to irritate the opponents defence with his robust moves. Looney and Flecthee were also starting to make better runs down the flanks.
In one move from the left, Tiger beat the defender to the ball and laid a perfect pass to Sparrow. With one touch of the ball, he took the ball past the defender and the second touch was placing the ball into the back of the net. Its Tim Cahill’s celebration time! 1-1.
The spirit and morale of the team raised substantially and there was an air of optimism that a winner can be achieved. However, the teams were still evenly-matched and chances were few and far between.
Another switch saw Robin moved to the RM role and Fletchee back as the d-mid. Songbo began to have a more settled feel to their play. A through ball down the right saw Kel sprinting to the byline. With Tiger shouting for the ball verociously, Kel attempted a cross aiming at Tiger. As Ladyluck would have shine on Songbo, the cross turned into a top-corner shot which totally caught the keeper off guard. 2-1.
At this point, Mervin was substituted into the game at the expense of Ah Lam to give him some match time for his efforts for making it to the match after his duty. (This part is inserted by Mervin - "knn rush down to the match not even a mere mention of my name where got such thing one?!")
Songbo has turned the game around and they definitely are more comfortable in guarding a lead then chasing one. 4 wins on the trot!
Well done guys! Although there are still lots of room for improvements, lets just hope we enjoy our game and keep it going! Now for match 38!
Shhh....rumours (By Captain Sparrow)
Before I go into writing this match report 37, let’s indulge in some gossips prior to this match. I shall not specifically mention names due to sensitivity of issues. Firstly, Match 37 saw the eleventh-hour pullout of a player from the traveling squad due to ‘exam reasons’ he cited. To be exact, the Captain received notification of his pullout 3am on the night before the match which was around 5 hrs before the match kicked off. Most of us are students or at least before so I can perfectly understand and accept the reason of exams for not being available. However, there were too much coincidences in this case which made it very fishy. There are 2 school of thoughts or possible rumours regarding this. Firstly, there were talks that the player was not able to face his teammates after the team he supported managed only a goalless draw with a bottom-placed team (which coincidentally is a team another teammate supports) at home in the EPL. He was said to be so affected by the result of the match that he was not able to concentrate fully on revising and thus pulling out at the last minute.
The second explanation seems to be more likely. His disappearance from the team bus coincided with the fact that on the previous Friday, he just brought out Miss Credit Card-Swiper to meet the gang for a session of kopi. The funny thing was, the player was still very enthusiastic about playing the game on Sunday through the tone of his SMS he sent to his captain during the week. He also seemed to be able to make it for the game from his body language during the kopi session. Thus, there were rumours that he slipped out of his home on Saturday night either for a quickie or wat with Miss Credit Card-Swiper and as a result being not able to make it for the team.
Which explanation do you guys go for? Something to ponder over the weekend…
Another issue was the MSN nick of a player, Mr Politically-correct, after he couldn’t make it for the same match on Sunday. His nick was relating to a comment that how the world is strange. When quizzed by Mr Tiger and Mr Sparrow online, it seems that Mr Politically-correct has got some probs of his sex life with his relatively new gf. However, he refused to divulge further after being probed by the 2. As the Captain of the team, I just wish that every player has a perfectly healthy sex life, be it firing blanks or live firing. But I just hope that the sexual life will not affect a player’s personal life which in turn will adversely affect the performance on field. Therefore, for any players who has problems with their sex life, pls feel free to look for me with
Disclaimer: The issues discussed above are by no means representative of the stand taken by the team. It purely reflects the in-depth thinking and concern of the writer with regards to the team. Any character who bears resemblance to anyone is plain coincidental.
Match 36 - Win (By Captain Sparrow)
Hi all,
Captain Sparrow here. I have to admit that I was in Z*
Match report – Match 36 : (Lineup: Yanshou, Kelvin, Kaiseng, Kenny, Hweequan, Weijie, Rujia, Alvin, Jackie, Mervin, Junbing)
This was the 2.5 times that we were playing against my Indon frens team. The 1st 1.5 times had ended in statlemate between us. Thus, the outcome of this match was to be eagerly anticipated. Prior to the start of the match, intelligence reported that the Indon team that appeared at NTU was only close to 50%. Several of their key players did not appear on the team sheet. The instructions for the match was easy: Play simple, keep the ball on the ground and convert our chances.
The match started on a positive note for our team. The guys were confident after back-to-back wins and seem to be enjoying the game in the early stages. The team dominated the game but could not turn the possession into goals. Frustration starts to set in and it was not helped by some calamity goalkeeping from Tiger who almost let in a simple goal from a high bounce.
Captain Sparrow was trying hard to motivate the team and prevent complacency from setting in but he was not able to settle into the game himself. However, the break through came after a fine move down the right. The cross came in and upon hearing a shout from behind, Mervin made a brilliant dummy. Sparrow got the ball under control with one touch and put the ball into the net with the next. 1-0.
The rest of the 1st half saw Songbo having a couple of decent chances but was unable to put it away. Simple square passess were missing and instead, cross-field passess were attempted on a frequent basis.
Soon, ‘Collina’ blew for the break. During the half-time team talk, Sparrow gave the team a good dressing-down for being complacent and not taking their chances well. The target was simple, anything less than a 3-4 goal win will be deemed as a failure.
The team came out of the break, with renewed enthusiasm and purpose. The defence was more compact and Tiger was showing much more assurances. The midfield was trying to open up the opponents’ defence and helping the strikeforce create chances. Songbo doubled its lead within a short time.
Papasoh, deciding that a simple shot on target will be able to beat the inexperienced keeper, converted a shot after good work from the attacking midfielders. 2-0
Soon, Jackie got into the act. He placed a good shot just above the keep from a free kick. That goal brought him to the top of Songbo’s goalscoring charts, overtaking the injured Alvin Toh.
The major talking point of the match came right after that. Sparrow, usually composed and clear headed, conceaded a silly penalty. He was tracking back at the same opponent who clipped his ankles just minutes earlier and used his hands to shove him when he was in the penalty area. Altho the opponent did not fall to the ground, ref felt that it was clear enough to give a penalty. It was harsh but that serves as no excuse for the stupidity and rashness shown by the captain. In short, it was simply uncalled for, with the team in such commanding position.
The taker placed the ball to Tiger’s right, who was unlucky not to have saved the kick after getting the direction right. 3-1.
Thereafter, Songbo was subjected to more pressure and it seemed that the opponents would be able to get back into the game after the silly mistake by Sparrow. However, determined defending and assured goalkeeping ensure Songbo’s lead was not cut further.
A solo effort by Jackie on the left followed by a shot to the keeper’s near post which he should have parried restored Songbo’s 3 goal lead.
Papasoh got his second for the day by planting a firm header into the goal. 5-1. Game, set, match.
The match was one sided but Songbo laboured harder than they should. This was certainly not helped by the reckless behaviour of Captain Sparrow. I would like to use this opportunity to apologise to the team for the moment of madness. As I said, if it was any other player who had committed the mistake, he would have gotten a real thrashing from me. It would have been a clean sheet if not for me. Let’s hope everyone learns from this and not repeat the mistake.
A 3rd win on the trot. Songbo is well into the end of season flourish.
Thursday, November 02, 2006
Players' Report for match 37
In case you all are mistaken, this is a report on the players performances and not match report. The one is should be doing (not Mervin) is no where to be seen, maybe we can find him somewhere in Zo*k, M*S, or St James Power Shit. Since he is not free, i shall post something in the middle of watching Man U vs Copen to ou brothers.
Junbin - GK skills is always there, now left forward role to work on. Generally, he lack abit of fitness to really sprint for the ball. Finishing is not a prob to him, provided he has fitness left at that time. Captain shld design his role on the field if he is playing alongside wif ah lam. If captain din do that, fuck him pls.
Chao - Strong in clearing balls and know where to position himself well. Is not afraid to close in on opponents to fight for the ball. Heading is okay but can be better if he pull his head backwards and thrust it forward when heading the ball, the ball will bounce off faster. Has a big body, shld try to use it more to shield away opponents or disbalance them. Cant really stretch his legs vertically up to clear balls like wat kenny does, it helps alot for awkward situations.
Kenny - Do what u are doing right now. You are on the right track. Maybe can try giving the ball a planned direction everytime u clear. Try to dribble the ball upwards if u have the space.
Hong - I say a few here. the rest leave it to captain to zua. Shld try to learn how to whip stationary ball higher, i dun mean freekicks that type. Tackles try to be precise to avoid unnecessary fouls. Train ur vision, cos u cant seem to know where ur mates are when u get the ball.
Tan - same prob as hong, need to train how to wack balls higher. Solve the problem of mis kicking the ball using ur left leg. Short passes and vision is there.
Jackie - Did a great job in holding the ball, so that forwards and midfielders can chit chat and shave their moustaches. Has very poor vision, dunno where their team mates are, cos eyes is always on the ball. Has good ball skills but shld put them to good use. Shld prove urself u are still improving and not one that has reached his end.
Thats all folks, cos its time to sleep now.
Junbin - GK skills is always there, now left forward role to work on. Generally, he lack abit of fitness to really sprint for the ball. Finishing is not a prob to him, provided he has fitness left at that time. Captain shld design his role on the field if he is playing alongside wif ah lam. If captain din do that, fuck him pls.
Chao - Strong in clearing balls and know where to position himself well. Is not afraid to close in on opponents to fight for the ball. Heading is okay but can be better if he pull his head backwards and thrust it forward when heading the ball, the ball will bounce off faster. Has a big body, shld try to use it more to shield away opponents or disbalance them. Cant really stretch his legs vertically up to clear balls like wat kenny does, it helps alot for awkward situations.
Kenny - Do what u are doing right now. You are on the right track. Maybe can try giving the ball a planned direction everytime u clear. Try to dribble the ball upwards if u have the space.
Hong - I say a few here. the rest leave it to captain to zua. Shld try to learn how to whip stationary ball higher, i dun mean freekicks that type. Tackles try to be precise to avoid unnecessary fouls. Train ur vision, cos u cant seem to know where ur mates are when u get the ball.
Tan - same prob as hong, need to train how to wack balls higher. Solve the problem of mis kicking the ball using ur left leg. Short passes and vision is there.
Jackie - Did a great job in holding the ball, so that forwards and midfielders can chit chat and shave their moustaches. Has very poor vision, dunno where their team mates are, cos eyes is always on the ball. Has good ball skills but shld put them to good use. Shld prove urself u are still improving and not one that has reached his end.
Thats all folks, cos its time to sleep now.
Sunday, October 22, 2006
How to post
Today, I received some feedback that many do not know how to create a new topic. Here's how:
1) Go to http://www.blogger.com/home and login if you're not logged.
2) Once you do that, you will reach a page where you'll arrive at the control panel where you will see a list of all your blogs that you are affilated to. Click on "Songbo FC".
3) From here on, it should be pretty self explanatory.
Hope to see more contributions from our "Contributors".
1) Go to http://www.blogger.com/home and login if you're not logged.
2) Once you do that, you will reach a page where you'll arrive at the control panel where you will see a list of all your blogs that you are affilated to. Click on "Songbo FC".
3) From here on, it should be pretty self explanatory.
Hope to see more contributions from our "Contributors".
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Goal Scorers' Report
In addition to the report, I think it's time to give an update on our scorers' list:
Alvin Toh - 18
Jackie - 18
Alvin Cai - 11
Rujia - 11
Kelvin - 8
Yanshou - 7
Mervin - 7
Sybian - 4
Junbing - 4
Tan Weijie - 2
Kenny - 1
Swee Chao - 1
Hweequan - 1
No goals yet for Songbo FC: Binghong, Kaiseng and Huang Weijie.
Alvin Toh - 18
Jackie - 18
Alvin Cai - 11
Rujia - 11
Kelvin - 8
Yanshou - 7
Mervin - 7
Sybian - 4
Junbing - 4
Tan Weijie - 2
Kenny - 1
Swee Chao - 1
Hweequan - 1
No goals yet for Songbo FC: Binghong, Kaiseng and Huang Weijie.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Match 35 - Win
Firstly, I don't think anyone would mind if the match report was written in English that is not near perfect. If that's the reason why no one else would wanna write the match report, then I don't think there should be complaints if the match reports don't come out. Back to the report.
Match Report - Match 35: (Lineup: Junbing, Suichao, Kenny, Xebiant, Kaiseng, Yanshou, Hweequan, Jackie, Mervin, Alvin, Kelvin. Subs: Binghong, Rujia)
Match 35 commemorates the return of our teammate "Robinho" Binghong. After sailing the 7 seas, he will rejoin the team for a couple for months before he resumes his stint as a sailor again. With the only win in their last 5 matches coming from the previous game, a morale-boosting 6-0 win, Songbo FC would very much want to keep the good work going and get back to their winning ways.
The haze problem didn't affect the teams much as they trotted down to the field as if no problems would arise from it. Even though visiblity was slightly impaired, the PSI reading was still healthy enough for a game of soccer. The referee, "Colina" Eric, got the game underway. As the teams started to exchange passes and attempted to breakthrough, it wasn't long before they found out that their opponents were, in fact, rather evenly matched. Weaknesses were hard to spot, until a rare attempted on goal by Songbo FC gave away the opponent's weak spot; their keeper. Several drop kicks made by the keeper didn't even clear the halfway line, enforcing the impression that their keeper might just be the difference in the 2 teams today.
Though evenly matched, Songbo FC had the better of opportunities as they were awarded several free kicks around the danger zone. However, Songbo FC's free kick taker, Jackie, could not get a single free kick on target. Even team captain Rujia failed to make it count when he stepped up to have a go at one. Even though Songbo FC's aim was clear; that is to test the keeper, no clear attempts were given to them as the opponent's defence was effective and organised.
A strong defence is certainly what Songbo FC's backbone is. Out of 34 matches played excluding this one, they have only seen 13 matches that they had conceded more than a goal. A solid GK is a part of any good defence and Songbo FC's GK Junbing certainly showed what a difference the GK can make when he singlehandedly stopped his team from going behind. A lapse in positioning allowed the opponent to thread a ball into the space between the last man and the GK. The striker went through into a 1-on-1 with Junbing and shot the ball to the keeper's left. With amazing agility, Junbing dived to his left and parried the ball away. Leaving opponents and teammates alike stunned. With a performance like that, Songbo FC knew they had to repay their keeper with the obvious; score a goal and take the match.
As the second half got into midway, Rujia decided it was time "Robinho" Hong made his comeback. Slotted into right back, Binghong was playing his 1st match in several months. However, with his first control of the ball, it seems that he was still playing less than a week ago. True to his "Robinho" style, he dribbled, step-overed and shielded the ball around his opponents. The referee blew for the foul when 1 of the opponents hacked him down. The free kick won was probably more important than he ever imagined.
Up stepped Jackie, whose free kicks hasn't really been accurate for the match. For his goalscoring records in Songbo FC, no goals in the last 5 games is really a barren run. With a vendetta in mind, he sent the ball high into the area. The ball's flight flew straight to the keeper, within a jumping catch range. However, this crucial mistake came at the wrong moment for him, he misjudged his catch and tipped the ball into the back of the net. After a hard fought game, a goal was finally scored and Songbo FC went into delirium. Jackie was certainly claiming the goal, and with it, he equalled the goal scoring record of 18 goals for Songbo FC, bringing him on par with top scorer Alvin Toh, who is still weeks away from recovery.
With a goal up in their favour, Songbo FC began to lock down the opponents as time ticked away. The entire defence worked in sync to give the opponents nothing to take away from the game. A sigh of relief came as the final whistle blew. 2 wins in 2 games after a miserable run of 4 games without a win. Hopefully, this is a sign of better things to come.
Match Report - Match 35: (Lineup: Junbing, Suichao, Kenny, Xebiant, Kaiseng, Yanshou, Hweequan, Jackie, Mervin, Alvin, Kelvin. Subs: Binghong, Rujia)
Match 35 commemorates the return of our teammate "Robinho" Binghong. After sailing the 7 seas, he will rejoin the team for a couple for months before he resumes his stint as a sailor again. With the only win in their last 5 matches coming from the previous game, a morale-boosting 6-0 win, Songbo FC would very much want to keep the good work going and get back to their winning ways.
The haze problem didn't affect the teams much as they trotted down to the field as if no problems would arise from it. Even though visiblity was slightly impaired, the PSI reading was still healthy enough for a game of soccer. The referee, "Colina" Eric, got the game underway. As the teams started to exchange passes and attempted to breakthrough, it wasn't long before they found out that their opponents were, in fact, rather evenly matched. Weaknesses were hard to spot, until a rare attempted on goal by Songbo FC gave away the opponent's weak spot; their keeper. Several drop kicks made by the keeper didn't even clear the halfway line, enforcing the impression that their keeper might just be the difference in the 2 teams today.
Though evenly matched, Songbo FC had the better of opportunities as they were awarded several free kicks around the danger zone. However, Songbo FC's free kick taker, Jackie, could not get a single free kick on target. Even team captain Rujia failed to make it count when he stepped up to have a go at one. Even though Songbo FC's aim was clear; that is to test the keeper, no clear attempts were given to them as the opponent's defence was effective and organised.
A strong defence is certainly what Songbo FC's backbone is. Out of 34 matches played excluding this one, they have only seen 13 matches that they had conceded more than a goal. A solid GK is a part of any good defence and Songbo FC's GK Junbing certainly showed what a difference the GK can make when he singlehandedly stopped his team from going behind. A lapse in positioning allowed the opponent to thread a ball into the space between the last man and the GK. The striker went through into a 1-on-1 with Junbing and shot the ball to the keeper's left. With amazing agility, Junbing dived to his left and parried the ball away. Leaving opponents and teammates alike stunned. With a performance like that, Songbo FC knew they had to repay their keeper with the obvious; score a goal and take the match.
As the second half got into midway, Rujia decided it was time "Robinho" Hong made his comeback. Slotted into right back, Binghong was playing his 1st match in several months. However, with his first control of the ball, it seems that he was still playing less than a week ago. True to his "Robinho" style, he dribbled, step-overed and shielded the ball around his opponents. The referee blew for the foul when 1 of the opponents hacked him down. The free kick won was probably more important than he ever imagined.
Up stepped Jackie, whose free kicks hasn't really been accurate for the match. For his goalscoring records in Songbo FC, no goals in the last 5 games is really a barren run. With a vendetta in mind, he sent the ball high into the area. The ball's flight flew straight to the keeper, within a jumping catch range. However, this crucial mistake came at the wrong moment for him, he misjudged his catch and tipped the ball into the back of the net. After a hard fought game, a goal was finally scored and Songbo FC went into delirium. Jackie was certainly claiming the goal, and with it, he equalled the goal scoring record of 18 goals for Songbo FC, bringing him on par with top scorer Alvin Toh, who is still weeks away from recovery.
With a goal up in their favour, Songbo FC began to lock down the opponents as time ticked away. The entire defence worked in sync to give the opponents nothing to take away from the game. A sigh of relief came as the final whistle blew. 2 wins in 2 games after a miserable run of 4 games without a win. Hopefully, this is a sign of better things to come.
Where is the match report? KNN
Nowadays pple getting more and more busy, no time to reply blog, no time to write match report and no time to view blog. KNN, wat is the world coming to! Those who did not reply and view blog, u know who u r and we ALL know who u r. I am also a busy guy, but i do spend time writing blogs and reply blogs. Wat no time is purely excuse.
Pple are getting more n more buey steady as they grew older. I dunno why some pple are like this, maybe even till the day i die, i also wun know. As i always say....
THEY CAN DO WATEVER THEY WANT LAH!
Pple are getting more n more buey steady as they grew older. I dunno why some pple are like this, maybe even till the day i die, i also wun know. As i always say....
THEY CAN DO WATEVER THEY WANT LAH!
Monday, October 02, 2006
Match 34 - Win
Hey brothers of songbo fc, i have arranged an Bao Jia team for us to slaughter this coming sunday. They are employees of Koei International and Lucasart. They are just a bunch of old men that starting playing football together lately. Stamina and teamwork wise, i dun tink we will lose to them.
They may be old, but we are not gonna give them face, if we cant win them 5-0 and above, we are not considered good enough. We must have hunger, motivation to do better and not afraid to make mistakes. SOCCER IS A JOY, ENJOY!!!
Some opinions from me after sunday training:
Seng, u have realised if u dun move, the enemy wun move, just like how u shut out jackie. What worrying u is fast running player and essien-type player. U may need to work on speed and strength at the moment.
This post is just my opinion, i hope everyone can say out their pros and cons in this blog, for other brothers to see and understand u more.
I shall start with mine first.
Pros - strong, uses physical strength to slow down players, tackle in hardly and ability to take long shots. Can hold ball well.
Cons - rarely slides, not good in dribbling, can wack long balls but not pinpoint and accurate enough. Too defensive minded, likes to make funny noises. Cautious, likes to confirm can make the pass well, then start pass, tats y tend to hold ball for long.
I welcome other brothers to add their comments on me, but what u r going to do now is to write ur own pros and cons. Simple.
They may be old, but we are not gonna give them face, if we cant win them 5-0 and above, we are not considered good enough. We must have hunger, motivation to do better and not afraid to make mistakes. SOCCER IS A JOY, ENJOY!!!
Some opinions from me after sunday training:
- Penetrating thru central is difficult, prone to offisides and easily close down by defenders. More appropriate if we r counter attacking.
- Having 2 stikers in the penalty area, create stress for defenders. Not only we have one more player to win ball inside, but also we keep the 2 centre backs occupied.
- Jackie is best at being the left flank, he can whip strong crosses from the left and also cut in and shoot with his right foot. He will be more focused and he can run lesser. i believe he realise that.
- attacking is very easy, we can cross in from the flanks, whack low balls perpendicular/diagonal into the penalty box or cut back to the centre mid to shoot
Seng, u have realised if u dun move, the enemy wun move, just like how u shut out jackie. What worrying u is fast running player and essien-type player. U may need to work on speed and strength at the moment.
This post is just my opinion, i hope everyone can say out their pros and cons in this blog, for other brothers to see and understand u more.
I shall start with mine first.
Pros - strong, uses physical strength to slow down players, tackle in hardly and ability to take long shots. Can hold ball well.
Cons - rarely slides, not good in dribbling, can wack long balls but not pinpoint and accurate enough. Too defensive minded, likes to make funny noises. Cautious, likes to confirm can make the pass well, then start pass, tats y tend to hold ball for long.
I welcome other brothers to add their comments on me, but what u r going to do now is to write ur own pros and cons. Simple.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
Gear up for Match 32
Hey fellows Songbo warriors, its time we get serious and give the very best this sunday. Whats important is not winning, its learning and getting better, stronger after each match. Playing with referee plays a big part in changing the way we usually play. But we are learning and evolving from amateurs into semi professionals. Dun bother the results, this sunday is the time for us to give the very best.
I know some of you are frustrated by ur poor form, but form is something that can be explained by science. Eating murtabak, drinking teh till 5-6am and resting for 2-3 hrs, dun give u good form. Drinking Long Island, Vodka, tiger or watever fuck, eat and sleep and surf porn, dun give u good form. Everyday meeting girlfriend, holding her hands and thinking of ur next fuck session, struggling to wake up on sunday morning, dun give u good form either. Rushing project, meeting cais, red lion gang from the east, sleeping late b4 the game, dun give u good form either.
The motive of this post is to pysch everyone and give their best for the coming game. Watever i mention above is purely fabricated and does not refer to any living being.
Gossip: A strange phenomenon occurs to songbo FC for the past few weeks. Their performances is closely linked to the form of Liverpool FC, the not so strong but famous club. When pool lose, songbo lose, when pool luckily win, they draw, when pool win big, too bad songbo FC dun have a match.
I know some of you are frustrated by ur poor form, but form is something that can be explained by science. Eating murtabak, drinking teh till 5-6am and resting for 2-3 hrs, dun give u good form. Drinking Long Island, Vodka, tiger or watever fuck, eat and sleep and surf porn, dun give u good form. Everyday meeting girlfriend, holding her hands and thinking of ur next fuck session, struggling to wake up on sunday morning, dun give u good form either. Rushing project, meeting cais, red lion gang from the east, sleeping late b4 the game, dun give u good form either.
The motive of this post is to pysch everyone and give their best for the coming game. Watever i mention above is purely fabricated and does not refer to any living being.
Gossip: A strange phenomenon occurs to songbo FC for the past few weeks. Their performances is closely linked to the form of Liverpool FC, the not so strong but famous club. When pool lose, songbo lose, when pool luckily win, they draw, when pool win big, too bad songbo FC dun have a match.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Match 30 - Draw
Match Report - Match 30 (Lineup: Junbing, Kaiseng, Hweequan, Suichao, Kenny, Mervin, Yanshou, Rujia, Tan Weijie, Jackie, Kelvin. Subs: Sybian, Huang Weijie)
Songbo FC's 30th match came more than a month after their last 90mins of football. With the match confirmed at literally the 11th hour, the turnout was still surprisingly strong with only Alvin "Ah Lam" Cai missing due to work commitments. The opposing team was one that Songbo FC had played, and won, before. However, it was a tough game as the opponents had good skill and Songbo FC was, at that period of time, top of their game. It was thus difficult to predict the outcome of this match as anything could happen.
With Tan Weijie in the starting line-up, Skipper Rujia decided to place Hweequan to partner Suichao in defence, with Yanshou dropping back to a defensive midfielder role. The rest of the members were in their familiar positions. As it has been quite a break for Songbo FC from match sharpness, Rujia had only 1 instruction at the start; play tighter, safer.
The game started off with a good weather and the best possible pitch in NTU. The early stages of the game can only be described as scrappy, as both sides tried to bring the game into their control. Chances on goal leaned towards Songbo FC, with Kelvin missing a good chance 1-on-1 with the keeper and Tan Weijie hitting the side of the post. The controversial moment came when Rujia got a firm header towards goal from a cross. The shot beat the keeper completely but not the post. The ball was deemed by many Songbo players to have crossed the line before the keeper scrambled it into his arms. However, the referee took a 2nd look at it, no goal.
The tables of fate then started to turn against Songbo FC. A good pass saw the opponent got control of the ball inside the penalty area. A shot was pulled off and it was brilliantly parried by GK Junbing. However, it fell kindly for "Bar ka" Toni, the opponents' centre forward, and he made no mistake planting the rebound at the back of the net. 0-1 to the opponents.
The rest of the half saw Songbo trying to make a comeback. Frustration began to set into the team and instructions began to fly everywhere. When a Songbo player touched the ball, many instructions were passed to him which only served more confusion than instruction. The problem was evidently revealed when Yanshou was given acres of space to have a blast at goal. With everyone screaming at him, he hestitated for too long and gave the ball away. With that, he blasted at his teammates for the muddle caused. Half time whistle came with no changes in the scoreline.
The half time talk was exactly what Rujia had been waiting for to get some sense into the team. Reinforcing the fact that the team consisted of friendships built over the last 10 years, he made it clear that the team played like nodding acquaintances in the 1st half. The team was self-imploding and had to be stopped before we completely self-destructed. Rujia then made a "tactical" switch by fielding Junbing as a support striker and Yanshou in between the posts.
Junbing immediately made an impact on the field. His attacking instincts and ball control skills were evident as he began to start attacks deep into the opponents' half. His first chance at goal came not too long after the match resumed. With a good look at the goal, he misfired his shot just wide of the post. A sign of things to come, perhaps. Songbo FC then took a hit when central defender Hweequan was injured in a tussle at the edge of the penalty box. Deemed unable to play any further, Sybian took to the field as left back with Kenny dropping back into the central D. Fresh from the bench, Sybian made an important contribution as he did some good work on the edge of the penalty area before slotting it to Junbing, who made no mistake this time in sticking the ball in the corner of the net. His 3rd goal for the team and no small feat as he spends almost all of the time between the posts. 1-1 and it's all square again.
Mervin then left the field with an injury sustained at the end of the 1st half and Huang Weijie was in as the right back with Kaiseng moving up to take Mervin's place. A resurgent Songbo FC started to lay siege as the goal had brought them new confidence. They could have gone 2-1 up with the amount of chances created but the finishing touch just wasn't there for them today. In the end, they had to endure a bombardment by the opponents near the end of the game as fatigue set in and the defence was repeatedly exposed. It was then the opponents' turn to experience some poor finishing of their own.
In the end, the match ended all square at 1-1, with neither side able to convincingly stake the claim on victory. The lesson for the match was plain for Songbo FC to see; in the field, there can only be 1 leader at all times. Conflicting instructions only serve to, well, create conflict. Instead of reprimanding their own teammates everytime they made a mistake, they should learn to encourage. Enjoy the game.
Songbo FC's 30th match came more than a month after their last 90mins of football. With the match confirmed at literally the 11th hour, the turnout was still surprisingly strong with only Alvin "Ah Lam" Cai missing due to work commitments. The opposing team was one that Songbo FC had played, and won, before. However, it was a tough game as the opponents had good skill and Songbo FC was, at that period of time, top of their game. It was thus difficult to predict the outcome of this match as anything could happen.
With Tan Weijie in the starting line-up, Skipper Rujia decided to place Hweequan to partner Suichao in defence, with Yanshou dropping back to a defensive midfielder role. The rest of the members were in their familiar positions. As it has been quite a break for Songbo FC from match sharpness, Rujia had only 1 instruction at the start; play tighter, safer.
The game started off with a good weather and the best possible pitch in NTU. The early stages of the game can only be described as scrappy, as both sides tried to bring the game into their control. Chances on goal leaned towards Songbo FC, with Kelvin missing a good chance 1-on-1 with the keeper and Tan Weijie hitting the side of the post. The controversial moment came when Rujia got a firm header towards goal from a cross. The shot beat the keeper completely but not the post. The ball was deemed by many Songbo players to have crossed the line before the keeper scrambled it into his arms. However, the referee took a 2nd look at it, no goal.
The tables of fate then started to turn against Songbo FC. A good pass saw the opponent got control of the ball inside the penalty area. A shot was pulled off and it was brilliantly parried by GK Junbing. However, it fell kindly for "Bar ka" Toni, the opponents' centre forward, and he made no mistake planting the rebound at the back of the net. 0-1 to the opponents.
The rest of the half saw Songbo trying to make a comeback. Frustration began to set into the team and instructions began to fly everywhere. When a Songbo player touched the ball, many instructions were passed to him which only served more confusion than instruction. The problem was evidently revealed when Yanshou was given acres of space to have a blast at goal. With everyone screaming at him, he hestitated for too long and gave the ball away. With that, he blasted at his teammates for the muddle caused. Half time whistle came with no changes in the scoreline.
The half time talk was exactly what Rujia had been waiting for to get some sense into the team. Reinforcing the fact that the team consisted of friendships built over the last 10 years, he made it clear that the team played like nodding acquaintances in the 1st half. The team was self-imploding and had to be stopped before we completely self-destructed. Rujia then made a "tactical" switch by fielding Junbing as a support striker and Yanshou in between the posts.
Junbing immediately made an impact on the field. His attacking instincts and ball control skills were evident as he began to start attacks deep into the opponents' half. His first chance at goal came not too long after the match resumed. With a good look at the goal, he misfired his shot just wide of the post. A sign of things to come, perhaps. Songbo FC then took a hit when central defender Hweequan was injured in a tussle at the edge of the penalty box. Deemed unable to play any further, Sybian took to the field as left back with Kenny dropping back into the central D. Fresh from the bench, Sybian made an important contribution as he did some good work on the edge of the penalty area before slotting it to Junbing, who made no mistake this time in sticking the ball in the corner of the net. His 3rd goal for the team and no small feat as he spends almost all of the time between the posts. 1-1 and it's all square again.
Mervin then left the field with an injury sustained at the end of the 1st half and Huang Weijie was in as the right back with Kaiseng moving up to take Mervin's place. A resurgent Songbo FC started to lay siege as the goal had brought them new confidence. They could have gone 2-1 up with the amount of chances created but the finishing touch just wasn't there for them today. In the end, they had to endure a bombardment by the opponents near the end of the game as fatigue set in and the defence was repeatedly exposed. It was then the opponents' turn to experience some poor finishing of their own.
In the end, the match ended all square at 1-1, with neither side able to convincingly stake the claim on victory. The lesson for the match was plain for Songbo FC to see; in the field, there can only be 1 leader at all times. Conflicting instructions only serve to, well, create conflict. Instead of reprimanding their own teammates everytime they made a mistake, they should learn to encourage. Enjoy the game.
Wednesday, August 09, 2006
Yahoo Fantasy Soccer
Once again, the EPL season is about to begin. Time to resume our Yahoo! Fantasy Soccer fever. The league has been created and the details are as follow:
Name - Songbo League 06/07
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Password - (removed for security purposes)
Login now and create your team!
P.S. Any new rules to this season's game? Still pay $1 other than Top 3? Please comment.
Name - Songbo League 06/07
ID - (removed for security purposes)
Password - (removed for security purposes)
Login now and create your team!
P.S. Any new rules to this season's game? Still pay $1 other than Top 3? Please comment.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Match 30 - Abandoned Due to Rain
Price of a glass of Bandung: $0.80
Price of a White Chicken Rice Set with Vegetables: $3.50
Price of valuable lessons in soccer: Priceless
It is true that there are some things that cannot be bought with money. What was supposed to be an exciting away game today turned out to be our 1st match to be abandoned in 30 matches. The day did not get off to a good start with 3 sets of teams waiting to play on the proposed field of our away game. After much debate and arguments, fate was sealed by a toss of a coin. Sometimes, losing a coin toss just means you do not get to kick off or do not get to play on the side of the field we like. For today, we learn that a coin toss can mean 45 mins of waiting on the sidelines.
Lesson 1: Never propose a coin toss if you cannot make heads and tails out of the situation.
It was late morning when the match got underway. The beating sun signalled what many thought would be another hot and sweaty game. As part of the negotiations, we agreed to play our 1st half for 30 mins and the time was kept by the next teams to be played. What ensued was a scrappy game of football on the pitch; both teams missing chances that would have broken the deadlock. 30 mins went by very quickly as we were told that we have a last attack before the half ended; too quickly in fact. As we dragged ourselves off the field, we took a look at our unofficial timekeeper. Total mins played: 27.
Lesson 2: Never let your opponents time the game for you, they always seem to be wearing a broken watch.
Another 40+ mins of waiting and more frustration builded within the team. Our opponents were practicing their ball skills on the pitch itself, which deemed too much for Gattuso Yan. He remarked it as "disrespectful" to the teams that were playing and promptly ticked off the offenders. As the time slowly ticked by, Songbo FC was beginning to feel restless and bored. Mindless chatting was all they could do. When the half finally ended, the first team was to resume their game; 40 additional minutes of waiting. At that moment, Captain Sparrow made his team talk. He decided on a tactical switch of taking off Ronaldo7 for Looney. As the teams took to the field, so did the clouds. What was a sunny morning began to turn into a potentially long shower.
Lesson 3: Never substitute Ronaldo7 if you want a good weather; he has never played in the rain.
As the game got underway, more clouds started to form and sure enough, light drizzle started to fall. Both Songbo FC and our opponents moved to a sheltered spot to protect our belongings. However, the drizzle started to turn into heavy rain and both teams have members scrambling to seek shelter under the void decks. Some of remaining members stood under trees to announce their presence in case the awaiting team jumped the queue on the field. Under the void decks, a sudden decision was made to head for the nearby coffeeshop for a quick meal. Many agreed as many have not eaten breakfast. It was also time for lunch and many were famished (around 12pm by the way). So the group under the void deck headed to the coffeeshop and the match status hanged in limbo; most were not sure whether the game would continue but the decision to go for a meal had seemed to signal the inevitable.
Arriving at the coffeeshop, most of the members expressed their hunger by ordering double sets of meat, set meals and additional dishes. However, one guy sat quietly as he could not satisfy his hunger; Gattuso Yan was still hungry for the match. He made his unsatisfaction known to Captain Sparrow, who then decided that we would continue the match after the meal as the rain has subsided. Those who ordered extra gobbled down their meal as there was not much time left before we have to leave for the field. Alas, we were too late. The awaiting team has already taken to the field and our opponents had some members who had already left. The ambiguity of the status of the match in addition to the long moments of waiting made almost everyone lost interest in finishing the game.
Lesson 4: Never leave a match at half-time to order what you will eat after full-time. If you can, don't eat at all unless it is very clear that the match is indeed, cancelled.
As members finished their meals, those who were initially waiting under the trees join the team. At this point, Gattuso Yan voiced out his feelings to the rest of the team. "As a team, we should have respected the game. We should not have taken off our boots midway through even if it was raining. Neither should we have went to enjoy a meal, which attributed to some of the opponents leaving, thinking that the decision was to abandon the match." A rough extract of what Gattuso Yan said, with some censorship on the vulgarities. In the end, everyone felt that today was a new experience for the team; unplanned delays, poor organisation and wasted fuel with only 27 mins of soccer to speak of. Captain Sparrow hopes for the team to learn from each and every experience; both the good and the bad ones. Songbo FC will take these lessons seriously and learn from them.
Final Lesson: Do not leave your car windows down, even if you think it will not rain.
Something to say? Thoughts you wish to voice out? Flame away in the Comments section.
Price of a White Chicken Rice Set with Vegetables: $3.50
Price of valuable lessons in soccer: Priceless
It is true that there are some things that cannot be bought with money. What was supposed to be an exciting away game today turned out to be our 1st match to be abandoned in 30 matches. The day did not get off to a good start with 3 sets of teams waiting to play on the proposed field of our away game. After much debate and arguments, fate was sealed by a toss of a coin. Sometimes, losing a coin toss just means you do not get to kick off or do not get to play on the side of the field we like. For today, we learn that a coin toss can mean 45 mins of waiting on the sidelines.
Lesson 1: Never propose a coin toss if you cannot make heads and tails out of the situation.
It was late morning when the match got underway. The beating sun signalled what many thought would be another hot and sweaty game. As part of the negotiations, we agreed to play our 1st half for 30 mins and the time was kept by the next teams to be played. What ensued was a scrappy game of football on the pitch; both teams missing chances that would have broken the deadlock. 30 mins went by very quickly as we were told that we have a last attack before the half ended; too quickly in fact. As we dragged ourselves off the field, we took a look at our unofficial timekeeper. Total mins played: 27.
Lesson 2: Never let your opponents time the game for you, they always seem to be wearing a broken watch.
Another 40+ mins of waiting and more frustration builded within the team. Our opponents were practicing their ball skills on the pitch itself, which deemed too much for Gattuso Yan. He remarked it as "disrespectful" to the teams that were playing and promptly ticked off the offenders. As the time slowly ticked by, Songbo FC was beginning to feel restless and bored. Mindless chatting was all they could do. When the half finally ended, the first team was to resume their game; 40 additional minutes of waiting. At that moment, Captain Sparrow made his team talk. He decided on a tactical switch of taking off Ronaldo7 for Looney. As the teams took to the field, so did the clouds. What was a sunny morning began to turn into a potentially long shower.
Lesson 3: Never substitute Ronaldo7 if you want a good weather; he has never played in the rain.
As the game got underway, more clouds started to form and sure enough, light drizzle started to fall. Both Songbo FC and our opponents moved to a sheltered spot to protect our belongings. However, the drizzle started to turn into heavy rain and both teams have members scrambling to seek shelter under the void decks. Some of remaining members stood under trees to announce their presence in case the awaiting team jumped the queue on the field. Under the void decks, a sudden decision was made to head for the nearby coffeeshop for a quick meal. Many agreed as many have not eaten breakfast. It was also time for lunch and many were famished (around 12pm by the way). So the group under the void deck headed to the coffeeshop and the match status hanged in limbo; most were not sure whether the game would continue but the decision to go for a meal had seemed to signal the inevitable.
Arriving at the coffeeshop, most of the members expressed their hunger by ordering double sets of meat, set meals and additional dishes. However, one guy sat quietly as he could not satisfy his hunger; Gattuso Yan was still hungry for the match. He made his unsatisfaction known to Captain Sparrow, who then decided that we would continue the match after the meal as the rain has subsided. Those who ordered extra gobbled down their meal as there was not much time left before we have to leave for the field. Alas, we were too late. The awaiting team has already taken to the field and our opponents had some members who had already left. The ambiguity of the status of the match in addition to the long moments of waiting made almost everyone lost interest in finishing the game.
Lesson 4: Never leave a match at half-time to order what you will eat after full-time. If you can, don't eat at all unless it is very clear that the match is indeed, cancelled.
As members finished their meals, those who were initially waiting under the trees join the team. At this point, Gattuso Yan voiced out his feelings to the rest of the team. "As a team, we should have respected the game. We should not have taken off our boots midway through even if it was raining. Neither should we have went to enjoy a meal, which attributed to some of the opponents leaving, thinking that the decision was to abandon the match." A rough extract of what Gattuso Yan said, with some censorship on the vulgarities. In the end, everyone felt that today was a new experience for the team; unplanned delays, poor organisation and wasted fuel with only 27 mins of soccer to speak of. Captain Sparrow hopes for the team to learn from each and every experience; both the good and the bad ones. Songbo FC will take these lessons seriously and learn from them.
Final Lesson: Do not leave your car windows down, even if you think it will not rain.
Something to say? Thoughts you wish to voice out? Flame away in the Comments section.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Away Game...
After weeks of rest, Songbo FC will be set to play tomorrow, in an away game. Normally, matches will be played at their familiar home ground at "Ann-Tee U". But in order to expose the team to "overseas" experiences, tomorrow's match will be played in an away game. A rumored starting lineup has been leaked to the internet. The back 4 will include, Thief Huang, Speedy Ken, Laser-Eye Hui and Attached Kai. PC Lam, Gym Club, Captain Sparrow and Ronaldo7 will form the Midfield. The Strike force will consist of Looney and Leggy Kel.
Chaos put up a good performance in the last match, but was left out due to unforeseen circumstances.
This is what he have to say. "Our capt. wants me to have a good rest as he wants to try out a new partnership in defense. I'm alright with it. A rest will be a great thing for me now. As you all know, I starting playing for this team in midfield. Since then, people started calling me Bullocks. Of course, I was honored to be given the name. After that, when i was shifted to defence, they change my name and started calling me Tarry or Canna. Whether i deserved the name or not, I'm not sure. But as long as i give my 100% to the team, I'll be very contented with anything else. But still, i wish i could to try out the Striker role. I can feel my legs shouting out to me that they want goals! Well, since i was given names while playing in defense and midfield, why not striker?"
So, the only changes made are Chaos and Laser-Eye. We can expect a good match tomorrow, and let us all wish Songbo FC the best.
P.S: So, what do chaos expect his name calling to be, if he is to be fitted into the striker role? "Ronildo", he claimed... Haha, we'll see, we'll see.
Chaos put up a good performance in the last match, but was left out due to unforeseen circumstances.
This is what he have to say. "Our capt. wants me to have a good rest as he wants to try out a new partnership in defense. I'm alright with it. A rest will be a great thing for me now. As you all know, I starting playing for this team in midfield. Since then, people started calling me Bullocks. Of course, I was honored to be given the name. After that, when i was shifted to defence, they change my name and started calling me Tarry or Canna. Whether i deserved the name or not, I'm not sure. But as long as i give my 100% to the team, I'll be very contented with anything else. But still, i wish i could to try out the Striker role. I can feel my legs shouting out to me that they want goals! Well, since i was given names while playing in defense and midfield, why not striker?"
So, the only changes made are Chaos and Laser-Eye. We can expect a good match tomorrow, and let us all wish Songbo FC the best.
P.S: So, what do chaos expect his name calling to be, if he is to be fitted into the striker role? "Ronildo", he claimed... Haha, we'll see, we'll see.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Happy Birthday Huang Weijie!
We had a great time and a great dinner as we celebrated Huang Weijie's 24th birthday at Bukit Batok "twin" Kopitiam. Total of 12 SongBo members arrived for the feast which was sponsored by the birthday boy.
After which, we rekindled old memories of LAN Gaming by popping into a heartland LAN Shop which turned out to be Tanjong Pagar FC's club house. After much work, we finally got connected and fragged the night away on CounterStrike.
Once again, SongBo would like to wish Huang Weijie a Happy 24th Birthday!
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Street Soccer - 230706
Normal street soccer affair today - except for one guy whose mind is in Sentosa while he was physically in Bukit Batok. Attempts to play the ball to Sentosa didn't work out as much as he would like. The attendance list is as below:
Present: Rujia, Yanshou, Junbing, Hweequan, Seng, Chaos, Mervin and Jackie.
Absent with Apologies: Kenny (sick), Alvin (busy), Huang (busy), Tan (live firing), Sybian (Wedding), Kelvin (?)
Present: Rujia, Yanshou, Junbing, Hweequan, Seng, Chaos, Mervin and Jackie.
Absent with Apologies: Kenny (sick), Alvin (busy), Huang (busy), Tan (live firing), Sybian (Wedding), Kelvin (?)
Admin Rights for All
Due to popular demand, I have granted Admin Rights for all members. This is to allow posting of new posts if necessary by any member. Please do not post unnecessary stuff - leave the thrash talk to the comments sections.
Monday, July 17, 2006
Statistics Report - 170706
Ok this is our statistics for our team till Match 29. Take note that I will not post every little statistics but the major ones that matter. Enjoy.
Total Matches Played: 29
Games Won: 19 (65.5%) Games Drawn: 4 (13.8%) Games Lost: 6 (20.7%)
Form (Earliest to Latest): DWWWW LWLLW WLWWW WLWWW WDWDD WLWW
Longest Win Streak: 4 (Match 18 - Match 21)
Longest Loss Streak: 2 (Match 8 - Match 9)
Longest Unbeaten Run: 9 (Match 18 - Match 26)
Goals For: 84 (2.89 per game)
Goals Against: 45 (1.55 per game)
Total Clean Sheets: 7 (once every 4.14 games)
Goalscorers List:
Alvin Toh - 18
Jackie - 17
Alvin Cai - 10
Rujia - 9
Yanshou - 6
Kelvin - 6
Mervin - 6
Sybian - 4
Junbing - 2
Kenny - 1
Swee Chao - 1
Tan Weijie - 1
Fast Fact of the Day: Rujia's hat-trick for Match 29 was the 3rd hat-trick achieved for the team. Who managed the first 2? Alvin Toh scored 2 hat-tricks in back-to-back games, Match 14 and Match 15. We wish him well in the way to full recovery.
Welcome, SongBo Members
As our Songbo team starts to fall in inside the blog, I would like to clarify some things up front first. By joining in as a member, you cannot create a new post. Up to this point, only team captain Rujia and I are able to create posts. I might delegate postings of match report to others in future in the event that I am not able to attend certain matches. As a member, you can leave comments on each posts. Talk cock, sing songs and let your feelings be known.
Next is a small request. Once you are registered, please change your display name to your real name so we know who you are, as not everyone knows you as Candyman0 or Captain Sparrow.(Latest update: I think it is ok to use your nick...after all, this is the Internet. So ignore what I said about nicknames and use your real name only if you feel comfortable with it.)
Anyway, after this post will be a statistics report so far up to the last match. That post will probably be the highly anticipated one...but that will be for tomorrow. :D
Enjoy the blog bros and let me know what you think in the comments.
Next is a small request. Once you are registered, please change your display name to your real name so we know who you are, as not everyone knows you as Candyman0 or Captain Sparrow.(Latest update: I think it is ok to use your nick...after all, this is the Internet. So ignore what I said about nicknames and use your real name only if you feel comfortable with it.)
Anyway, after this post will be a statistics report so far up to the last match. That post will probably be the highly anticipated one...but that will be for tomorrow. :D
Enjoy the blog bros and let me know what you think in the comments.
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Match 29 - Win
Ok guys, this is the first post for our Blog. I think a Blog will be suitable for posting our exploits on the field for each match. Therefore, I will post match reports here as well as full statistics that I have for the team. Please check back to this page for the latest happenings for SongBo FC.
Match Report - Match 29 (Lineup: Junbing, Kaiseng, Kenny, Suichao, Huang Weijie, Sybian, Yanshou, Rujia, Jackie, Alvin Cai, Kelvin. Subs: Mervin, Aaron)
The match started brightly with the skies looking a little cloudy but the pitch was good and the players were lively. I arrived just in time to hear the starting whistle go off from the referee. Our opponents were a team we lost not long ago; 2 games ago in fact, with a scoreline of 3-4. This game promised to be a game full of goals it seemed again. However, the opponent didn't have the abundance of substitutions they had the last time round.
Gears were slow to click in the beginning, as both sides squandered chances and mistakes were commited by both sides. As the game progressed, SongBo FC clearly had the upper hand as chances went begging after some good buildup by the team. However, it was rewarded when Jackie had a good strike from a free kick just outside of the area and buried it at the back of the net. 1-0 SongBo FC.
It was then rain clouds started to form and without warning, precipitation started to fall from the sky. With the drizzle, players started showing signs of misinterpretion of passes, miscontrol of passes and the occasional slips on the pitch. It was this condition that allowed SongBo FC to score their second goal. After some good work by Jackie down the right flank, he whipped in a low cross which evaded everyone except Rujia, who took it on his right to secure a 2 goal cushion before the break.
By the time the half time whistle had gone, the drizzle had turned into a pour. Both sides were relieved to hear the whistle to take a break from the torrid weather. The half time talk from SongBo FC captain Rujia had a strong and distinct message; go in hard for the ball, go for the kill. Making 1 switch which saw Mervin replacing H.Weijie to take up his usual position on the right flank, SongBo FC headed into the 2nd half with a purpose.
Thankfully, the rain had been weathered down to a mere light drizzle. The pitch, however, was still in a bad aftermath caused by the rain. Both teams were unfazed as they both still had a part to play in the match. Any hopes of getting back in the game were dashed for the opponents as Kelvin was there to poach the 3rd goal when a shot deflected by the keeper came his way. From that range, he made no mistake for his 3rd goal in 5 games.
As the lead was stretched, Rujia commanded the team to slow down the pace and to play more intelligently. Mervin, fresh from the bench, had other ideas as he wandered forward time and time again. It proved fruitful as he took a well placed shot to the keeper's right to make the score 4-0.
The opponents' spirits were down after suffering from a 4 goal deficit but SongBo FC's captain had no intention to play the nice guy. Exploiting the space the opponent gave him in the middle of the park, he went on to plough 2 more goals; 1 with a well taken shot that would have beaten any keeper, and another strike which had to be attributed to luck when the keeper failed to catch hold of it to allow Rujia to complete his hat trick. With 4 goals in his last 2 games, it is certainly hard to imagine Rujia once had a 15 game goal drought.
The game could have ended 7-0 or 8-0 as Junbing saw a good header came off the post and Alvin squandering a couple of chances. It was all smiles for the team which celebrated a clean sheet and their biggest win since an identical 6-0 scoreline which came last year on Match 19. A good showing from the team that only lost once in their last 10 games, but not one that they could not improve on, especially in certain areas of defence and attack.
To sum it all up, to quote the Man-of-the-Match today, don't mess with a guy who has fallen out of love.
Score Summary: 6 - 0 (Jackie x 1; Rujia x 3; Kelvin x 1; Mervin x 1) HT: 2-0
Match Report - Match 29 (Lineup: Junbing, Kaiseng, Kenny, Suichao, Huang Weijie, Sybian, Yanshou, Rujia, Jackie, Alvin Cai, Kelvin. Subs: Mervin, Aaron)
The match started brightly with the skies looking a little cloudy but the pitch was good and the players were lively. I arrived just in time to hear the starting whistle go off from the referee. Our opponents were a team we lost not long ago; 2 games ago in fact, with a scoreline of 3-4. This game promised to be a game full of goals it seemed again. However, the opponent didn't have the abundance of substitutions they had the last time round.
Gears were slow to click in the beginning, as both sides squandered chances and mistakes were commited by both sides. As the game progressed, SongBo FC clearly had the upper hand as chances went begging after some good buildup by the team. However, it was rewarded when Jackie had a good strike from a free kick just outside of the area and buried it at the back of the net. 1-0 SongBo FC.
It was then rain clouds started to form and without warning, precipitation started to fall from the sky. With the drizzle, players started showing signs of misinterpretion of passes, miscontrol of passes and the occasional slips on the pitch. It was this condition that allowed SongBo FC to score their second goal. After some good work by Jackie down the right flank, he whipped in a low cross which evaded everyone except Rujia, who took it on his right to secure a 2 goal cushion before the break.
By the time the half time whistle had gone, the drizzle had turned into a pour. Both sides were relieved to hear the whistle to take a break from the torrid weather. The half time talk from SongBo FC captain Rujia had a strong and distinct message; go in hard for the ball, go for the kill. Making 1 switch which saw Mervin replacing H.Weijie to take up his usual position on the right flank, SongBo FC headed into the 2nd half with a purpose.
Thankfully, the rain had been weathered down to a mere light drizzle. The pitch, however, was still in a bad aftermath caused by the rain. Both teams were unfazed as they both still had a part to play in the match. Any hopes of getting back in the game were dashed for the opponents as Kelvin was there to poach the 3rd goal when a shot deflected by the keeper came his way. From that range, he made no mistake for his 3rd goal in 5 games.
As the lead was stretched, Rujia commanded the team to slow down the pace and to play more intelligently. Mervin, fresh from the bench, had other ideas as he wandered forward time and time again. It proved fruitful as he took a well placed shot to the keeper's right to make the score 4-0.
The opponents' spirits were down after suffering from a 4 goal deficit but SongBo FC's captain had no intention to play the nice guy. Exploiting the space the opponent gave him in the middle of the park, he went on to plough 2 more goals; 1 with a well taken shot that would have beaten any keeper, and another strike which had to be attributed to luck when the keeper failed to catch hold of it to allow Rujia to complete his hat trick. With 4 goals in his last 2 games, it is certainly hard to imagine Rujia once had a 15 game goal drought.
The game could have ended 7-0 or 8-0 as Junbing saw a good header came off the post and Alvin squandering a couple of chances. It was all smiles for the team which celebrated a clean sheet and their biggest win since an identical 6-0 scoreline which came last year on Match 19. A good showing from the team that only lost once in their last 10 games, but not one that they could not improve on, especially in certain areas of defence and attack.
To sum it all up, to quote the Man-of-the-Match today, don't mess with a guy who has fallen out of love.
Score Summary: 6 - 0 (Jackie x 1; Rujia x 3; Kelvin x 1; Mervin x 1) HT: 2-0
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