Match Report
D2D League Season 2009
League Game Wk2
Attendance
July Schedule
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Match Report
Midland Wolves FC vs Empire FC
HT: 0-2
FT: 0-3
MW's Cards: Nil
MW's Goals: Nil
MW's MOM: Welson
Formation: 4-5-1
Gk: Kunyi
Def: PC, Dansen, Calvin (Alvin), Vincent (Keegan)
Mid: Jason (Ray), Sebas, Welson, Wenjie, BX
Fwd: JJ (Shawn)
Unused Subs: Syafiq, Yuxiang, Yeepoo
Thoughout the game we were nervous. Possesion was poorly used and our play was very disorganised. We were a bundle of nerves as control was poor, alot of misplaced passes and hardly made any chances in the first half. Our corner kicks there weren't enough movement, and our defence marking was horrible in the first half, with Vincent and Calvin caguht ball watching numerous times, leaving their men unmarked. The opponent's weren't doing too well also, but had more oppotunities which PC and Dansen did well to contain. Others who did well were Welson, who was fighting for every ball in the middle and tried to get the passing game going, and BX who looked dangerous whenever he was on the ball. However the Wolves weren't playing as a unit and chances were few and far between. The goal came during Empire's corner kick, which found one of their players in our box. The first shot was blocked by our defender, but the rebound was slammed into the top corner by Empire's striker. The second goal came when a loose ball was put in towards our box, and Vincent being underpressure tried to clear but the ball hit his arm in the process. Ref blew for a penalty which was converted.
Second half was slightly better than the first, with Keegan coming on for Vincent, Alvin for Calvin, the defence was shored up. Keegan was doing well in his role, out dribbling his marker a few times. Sebas, who was lacklustre in midfield, was pushed back as centre back while Dansen was put to mark out Empire's dangerman at right back. Alvin pushed into DMC. Jason who has seen good possession with the ball in the first half but his passing was off, came off for Ray, and JJ came off for Shawn who took the creative mid role and Wenjie pushed up front. The changes made some impact with Shawn troubling the opponents several times with his dribbling and distribution. Alvin and Welson did well to win balls in the midfield as we started to play abit more. Shawn had a couple of efforts in the second half that hit the cross bar and upright. Just 3 inches more and it would've been in. We had a legitimate penalty appeal turned down when Ray was obviously brought down in the box, but the Ref waved play on. The Ref was very very very poor, missing some obvious foul play and was blind to numurous foul throws Empire had. The referring was almost one-sided. The final goal came when Ray was caught in possession and the Empire midfielder ran down the flank to cross for an unmarked Empire striker to tap in. Final score 0-3.
Our MOM pick was Welson who fought for every ball in midfield, won several of them and had shown composure several times to take the ball down to feet and tried to get the team passing. He didn't show too much respect to the opponent and was physical in his challenges, hence he could win the ball.
Points to note:
We need to stay more composed in game, get the passing game going. We need to keep possession, take down and ball, and play and not panic.
We must remember the fundamentals, LOOK before we PASS. Also corner kicks might have been better if we had more movement in the box.
Where were the 1,2 long/short corner tactics we trained? Totally forgotten.
Our attackers need to TAKE SHOTS. Dribbling is one thing, but remember the PURPOSE of dribbling is only to CREATE SPACE or CREATE PENETRATION for a PASS or SHOT. That should be the final OBJECTIVE.
Defenders and midfielders caught ball watching too many times. Players seem lethargic other than Welson, BX, Keegan, PC, Shawn and Dansen.
Don't show too much respect to the opponents. They are just another team, just another human, just another face. They are just obstacles for us to overcome, which we will. Remember, if we could maintain possession, the opponent's can't do anything if they don't have the ball.
Don't wait for the ball to come to you! Move towards the ball and move off the line. FUNDAMENTALS!!!
Some would say that this is our first game in the league so some players maybe nervous. Just take it as a training game or a friendly game. Thats all there is to it actually. We know we can play, we need to drill that into ourselves and do it naturally. The league has just started, we have another 15 games to go. Plenty of points up for grabs. Let's put this experience behind us, learn from it and move on. Unleash your potential. Go Wolves!
Table standings:
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League Game Wk2:
Midland Wolves FC vs Hougang North FC
Details as follows:
Date: 12/07/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Serangoon Sec Sch, 11 Upper Serangoon View, Serangoon Sec Sch. See attached MAP.
Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the YELLOW JERSEY SET.
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet/water point is in school field.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) game will be postponed. Will inform u guys on the morning itself, so it's imperative I have your contact numbers.
Team Sheet:
Gk - Gabriel
Def - Keegan
Def - PC
Def - Yeepoo
Def - Dansen (C)
Def - Alastair
Mid - Jack
Mid - Welson
Mid - BX
Mid - Jason
Mid - Vincent
Mid - Ray
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie
Fwd - Syafiq
Standby Replacements: Nicholas, Kai
Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you can make it for the game or not. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, Dansen at 83441548. Captains please revert attendance to JACK on Sat night.
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Attendance:
Jeff is away on long term absence.
Kelvin, Jia Jun, Dun Rong, Issac and Martin will be coming less for training due to O Levels this year.
Raj is away overseas till end of the year.
Naren is away on NS.
Melvin will be away for table tennis training till August.
Mark is out with a ankle injury.
Sebas, Aloysius, Yuxang is away on holiday till next week.
Alvin is away on duty this weekend.
Shawn is out with ankle injury.
Calvin is unavailable this weekend.
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July Schedule:
05/07/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Empire FC (0-3)
12/06/09 - League Game 9am @ Serangoon Sec vs Hougang North FC
19/06/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
26/06/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
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Thats all.
Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf
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