Hi Midland Wolves,
D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
Training Session
Attendance
Oct Schedule
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Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/
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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Bo Chap FC
HT: 1-0
FT: 4-0
Goals: Wenjie, Shawn, Bochap OG, BX
Assists: Welson
Cards: Nil
MW MOM: Gabriel
Formation: 4-5-1 (4-2-3-1)
Lineup: Gabriel, PC, Shawn, Dansen, Jason, Sebas, Welson, BX (Calvin), Leonard (BX), JJ, Wenjie
Unused Subs: Jack
IT was a cooling Sunday morning with cloudy skies overhead, but that did not dampen the pre-game anticipation. This is a crucial game for the Wolves, a must-win if Wolves hope to try to climb to 5th on the table and be one step closer to being relegation safe. Bochap lies on the 5th spot, with 1 game in hand over the Wolves who lie in 7th. The last game was played in a short and wide pitch, and a lucky penalty from Bochap secured a narrow win over the Wolves the last encounter. But deep down Wolves know they can beat this team and that belief remains.
Wolves' strategy for this game is similar to the last game against Chinatown, that is to control the midfield, and penetration via the wings where the Bochap's chink in the armour is. Defensive wise, Wolves were boosted by the return of Vice-Captain Dansen. The match kicked off with neither side dominating, as both sides were scrappy in midfield fighting for possession while trying to settle down first. Before long, Wolves settled in earlier and started to apply the pressure on Bochap. Bochap's main threat was their tall defensive midfielder who was launching most of their attacks. Noticing this, coach Jack instructed Welson and Shawn to man-mark him in midfield and defence respectively to nullify his influence. The tactics worked partially, keeping his attacking influence to minimum, while the tall player started to play deeper in defence. A lot of the early action was happening at the Wolves' left wing, where Bochap triple teamed to try to penetrate our wing, but Dansen was there with Welson to handle the threats, just marginally keeping them out though. On the right wing, Jason was having an easier time with the ever aggressive Sebas backing him. There were many throw-ins but was wasted by Wolves on the right as Jason's throw went straight to the opponents. However, BX and Leonard, wingers on the right and left respectively, were very lively and causing problems to Bochap. BX was active in the first 20 mins, but was stifled there after when Bochap changed a faster fullback to mark him. Leonard was the key threat, with his marker having a hard time trying to keep up with the physical Leonard. Wenjie was having a good day too, when he found himself through the defence in an attacking move, but he hesitated and the chance to shoot was gone. On the other end, Bochap were limited to sporadic counter attacks mostly through the Wolves left wing, and their fast striker was causing some problems to PC with his pace, but the commanding Gabriel was there to mop up. BX had a chance when he beat 2 players with his penetrating run, but he too hestitated to shoot and chose to play a through pass to JJ who was caught offside. Welson had a chance when he dribbled past the left back but his curling shot was just wide of the post. It was still nervy until a moment of Wenjie magic broke the deadlock. The combatitive Welson won a ball in midfield and with excellent vision released a diagional through pass from the left to right wing. Wenjie was there to collect, and with his first touch, controlled the ball and beat his marker at the same time at the edge of the box. He brought the ball in and blasted a shot beyond the helpless keeper. 1-0! Half-time not long after as it started to drizzle a bit.
Second half resumed with no changes on Wolves' side. Wolves dominated the early part of the second half with good spells of possession and passing. Bochap made a change and switched out their fast striker for a tricky winger in their no. 7. Uh-oh, more worries for Dansen. Bochap's tactics were almost working as the extra winger on the right often found himself unmarked and up against the overworked Dansen. But luckily Bochap's midfield weren't cohesive enough and more often then not, their passes did not managed to find the free no.7 player. In one of the Wolve's attacking forays, a ball was crossed in from the right wing into the box and as fate would have it the tall Bochap dangerman was deemed by the referee to have handled the ball. It might have been sweet poetic justice as he was the same guy who got the penalty from Fabian the last time we played. Penalty was up and Shawn blasted his shot down the middle to make it 2-0. Time for a tactical change as Bochap made 3 changes bringing on apparantly more experienced players and swtiching to a more attacking formation. With an increased number of attackers, Wolves started to lose the midfield battle. Wolves decided to make some tactical changes of their own and brought on Calvin for BX to help shore up the wings and provide cover for Dansen. From here on, it was all Bochap as Wolves withstood an onslaught of attacks. Bochap had several chances breaking through our defence but spurned the one-on-ones. Gabriel was on the top of his game, keeping out several shots and rushing out to intercept balls. His massive goal kicks also relieved pressure on the Wolves' defence. Seeing the situation, Jack decided to make a final switch which eventually turn out to be the killing stroke. Leonard came off for the rested BX, who took the forward role with Wenjie in a counter attacking 5-4-1. Everytime, Gabriel launches his oal kicks, Bochap were in trouble, with the pacy Wenjie, JJ and BX wreaking havoc on their 3 man defence. The third goal came when a long ball clearance from Wolves bounced towards the Bochap penalty box area. With BX chasing the ball, the Bochap keeper rushed out to try to collect, but hesitated cause of the on rushing BX. His hesitation killed him as the bouncing ball bounced off his head and into the net as he tried to clear. 3-0! A goal opportunity came shortly after when Bochap switched keepers and the new keeper came way out the the box to tryt o collect a loose through ball on the left. with BX and Sebas both casing after the ball, BX managed to latch on to the ball with his pace. He was about 35 yards out, but the goal was open with the keeper totally out of position, but his shot was off target. Wasted chance. But BX was to redeem himself when the ball once again was won in the Wolves' defence and cleared, and the Bochap midfielder failed to control the loose ball. BX latched on to the loose ball and surged forward. Seeing the keeper off the line, he let loose a 30 yard shot that dipped perfectly to score. 4-0! Kudos to Bochap though, as they never gave up even when 4-0 down and continued to pile pressure on Wolve's defence. Gabriel was the star at this point earning the Wolve's first clean sheet when the final whistle blew. Full-time.
Learning Points:
- This was a good game, but positional discipline must be there. Players must stick to their positions and not lose the plot in the heat of the moment.
- Attacking set-pieces need to improve. We had corners and free-kicks that was not made the most of.
- While the winning of the ball was good in this game, keeping possession and short passing accuracy could be improved.
- Wolves' MOM goes to Gabriel. He kept our first cleansheet in the game together with the 5 defenders Jason, PC, Shawn, Dansen and Calvin. His biggest contribution is his massive goal kicks which pegged the Bochap players back and resulted in 2 of our goals.
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Training Session:
This week we have a training session. All to attend unless with valid reasons.
Details as follows:
Date: 01/11/2009
Time: 11.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Field opposite Ci Yuan CC at Blk 923, Hougang Ave 9. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_1737/travel_site_84629/
Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the RED Training Jersey.
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is in CC opposite the 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.
Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you can make it for the training session or not. PC will be the stand in VICE captain in Dansen's absence until his return. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, PC at 91555257. Captains please revert attendance to JACK on Sat.
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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.
Mark is league tied.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Keegan is out till end Nov due to knee injury.
Vincent is busy the next 3 weeks due to wedding preparations.
Dansen is overseas this weekend.
Welson and Calvin are unavailable this weekend.
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November Schedule:
01/11/09 - Training Session 9am @ field opposite Ci Yuan CC
08/11/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
15/11/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
22/11/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf
Midland Wolves Youth Team
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Midland Wolves - League Game on 25th Oct
Hi Midland Wolves,
D2D League Season 2009
Match report
League Game
Attendance
Oct Schedule
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Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/
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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Chinatown FC
HT: 0-1
FT: 1-1
Goals: Wenjie
Assist: Nil
Cards: Nil
MW MOM: Rahim
Formation: 4-5-1 (4-3-2-1)
Lineup: Gabriel, Dansen, Shawn, Sebas (Calvin), Jason, Welson, Yuxiang (Rahim), BX (Leonard), JJ, Wenjie (Sebas), Leonard (Wenjie)
Unused Subs: Yeepoo, Sheares
It's Wolves vs Chinatown revisited. Memories of the near loss comes back to the Wolves as we felt we could have drawn the last game against Chinatown. This time Wolves have a game plan to nullify Chinatown's attacks and it paid off. The match kicked off with the Wolves playing 5 in midfield in order to dominate the midfield, and a modified defence of Dansen and Shawn as centrebacks and Jason and Sebas as fullbacks to counter the height disadvantage and it yielded unexpected results. The early game saw a lot of interruptions in play due to the many number of throw-ins for both sides, neither side getting more possession. After 15 minutes, Wolves settled down earlier and started their passing game. Chinatown never got their passing game going, only seeing strings of passes in spurts. Most of their attacks fizzled out with overhit through balls. Our defensive experiment paid off with all four defenders comfortable with ball at their feet, and managed to pass the ball out of defence and start the Wolves offensive. Chinatown were having problems getting pass Shawn and Dansen, with both providing pace, height and physical strength to defence. Jason had a shaky start being in a new role, but settled in later in the game. Wolves were dominating play and had 5-6 chances but weren't able to convert. Chinatown's keeper was dominant in the area. One of those chances saw a shot saved by The Chinatown keeper, rebound out and and the followup shot saved again, and finally the ball lands on Yu Xiang who took too long with his shot and was blocked. Another chance was when Leonard's silky footwork beat 2 defenders and he was through on goal but his shot was wide. Chinatown had 2-3 chances themselves, but were well handled by Gabriel. Chinatown's break came against the run of play when a seemingly harmless through ball for their number 20 striker should have been intercepted by Dansen, but he hesitated and the striker latched on to the ball, brought into the edge of the box and clinically slot it under Gabriel into the corner. Wolves 0-1 down. Sebas had a knock and Calvin came on. Yu Xiang was having a offday and was taken out with Rahim in. Rahim's inclusiion changed the game completely. With BX running riot on the right, Leonard and JJ wrecking havoc in the middle, Rahim provided the additional chaos to Chinatown's defence on the left with his pace, speed of turn and off ball running, thus creating more space. Half time.
Second half resumed, and Wolves dominated possession. Chinatown switched from a 4-4-2 to a defensive 5-2-3 formation in an effort to defend the lead. Wolves though with greater possession, found it hard to break down the Chinatown defence. Wolves' attacking midfielders were also too focused on scoring and forgot to distribute the ball wide and instead played linear straight forward passes which was cut out easily. One chance came when BX found himself free on the left and a free ball got to him in the box. But he went for power and blasted the ball straight at the Chinatown keeper. The pattern of play continued with Wolves dominating, without finishing. Wolves' equaliser came when Wenjie ran into the box with the ball and the Chinatown keeper came out to claim it. It was a light touch but Wenjie felt it and went down. Ref blew for the penalty which was well dispatched by Wenjie. 1-1! Alot of the attacking play started to go through the right wing where Rahim was, but by full time, nothing new was added to the scoreline. Full time.
Notes:
- One positive to take away is that our corner defending training paid off as we didn't concede from corners. However, attacking from corners, we still need to apply what we did in training and make the runs from outside the box.
- Delivery of freekicks and corner kicks were very poor. We need to do much more with the set-pieces chances we were given. We had 3-4 freekicks and nothing came out of it.
- Midfielders must keep their composure and widen their vision of play to include the wings. Once distribute to the wings, focus will be on the wings and thus create space in the centre, which the midfielders need to learn to exploit.
- Well done by Jason and Sebas as full backs, as their diagonal passes gives us a new weapon and dimension to our game to spread play and stretch opponent's defence. But Jason needs to learn to gel with the defenders and learn to improve his positioning as well as adapt to the offside trap.
- Finishing needs to be more clinical. With the chances we had, we must increase our finishing ratio to at least 50%, or at least hit the target.
- MOM goes to Rahim as his inclusion changed the complexion of the game and had an immediate positive impact.
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League Game:
There is a league game this week. We will be playing against Bochap FC.
Notes: Previous result was a 1-0 loss. It was a game we should have won. To refresh the memory, this game was played at Eastview last time round, the pitch was short and wide, the opponents and ref came 30mins late, fabian conceded the penalty, opponents made of mostly malays with afew chinese and an eurasian player. They quarrelled amongst themselves and seems disjointed. Their dangerman is their central midfielder who is also their playmaker who won the penalty the last time around. Their mode of attack has no tactical plans, but they had most of the play involved at our left flank. They resorted to long shots when they ran out of ideas, and we caught them offside tons of time. They do not have very fast players but they can dominate the aerial game. Their defence has trouble handling players who are physical. Some of their players are experienced and know hows to run down the clock when leading. Their keeper is not very stable.
To win this game, defence have to play offside, and keep the middle tight. They will attack through the wings, so our fullbacks need to be alert. Midfield wise, possession and short passing is the key. We dominated the game when we kept a passing game the last time round. Avoiding high/long balls where they dominate the air will be to our advantage. We need to attack through the flanks more. Their fullbacks are the weak link, lacking pace and are easy to dribble past. Our attackers need to shoot more even from distance as their keeper is not that firm. They lack tactical acuity, so diagonal balls from defence to our wingers to free space is an alternative method to spread play together with playing short passes in midfield.
Details as follows:
Date: 25/10/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Beatty Sec, 1 Toa Payoh North Road. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_665/travel_site_40212/
Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Jersey.
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is in schoolfield itself.
- 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- PC
Def- Dansen (VC)
Def- Calvin
Def- Sebas
Def- Jason
Def- Yeepoo
Mid- Welson
Mid- Shawn
Mid- Rahim
Mid- Yu Xiang
Mid- Melvin
Fwd- Wenjie
Fwd- JJ
Fwd- Leonard
+ 2 trialist
Standby: Khairi, Jack, Sheares
Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you can make it for the training session or not. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, Dansen at 83441548. Captains please revert attendance to JACK on Sat.
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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.
Mark is league tied.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Keegan is out till end Nov due to knee injury.
Vincent is away for wedding preparations.
Aloysius is out with injury.
Fabian is busy with daddy duties.
Kunyi is on duty.
Sufian is away with exams.
Syafiq is out for the next few months (ETA: Dec?) with fractured collarbone
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October Schedule:
04/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Ahmad Ibrahim Sec vs Ace Galaxy (1-2)
11/10/09 - Training Session 9am @ field opposite Ci Yuan CC
18/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Braddell-Westlake Pitch 2 vs Chinatown FC (1-1)
25/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Beatty Sec vs Bo Chap FC
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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf
D2D League Season 2009
Match report
League Game
Attendance
Oct Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/
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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Chinatown FC
HT: 0-1
FT: 1-1
Goals: Wenjie
Assist: Nil
Cards: Nil
MW MOM: Rahim
Formation: 4-5-1 (4-3-2-1)
Lineup: Gabriel, Dansen, Shawn, Sebas (Calvin), Jason, Welson, Yuxiang (Rahim), BX (Leonard), JJ, Wenjie (Sebas), Leonard (Wenjie)
Unused Subs: Yeepoo, Sheares
It's Wolves vs Chinatown revisited. Memories of the near loss comes back to the Wolves as we felt we could have drawn the last game against Chinatown. This time Wolves have a game plan to nullify Chinatown's attacks and it paid off. The match kicked off with the Wolves playing 5 in midfield in order to dominate the midfield, and a modified defence of Dansen and Shawn as centrebacks and Jason and Sebas as fullbacks to counter the height disadvantage and it yielded unexpected results. The early game saw a lot of interruptions in play due to the many number of throw-ins for both sides, neither side getting more possession. After 15 minutes, Wolves settled down earlier and started their passing game. Chinatown never got their passing game going, only seeing strings of passes in spurts. Most of their attacks fizzled out with overhit through balls. Our defensive experiment paid off with all four defenders comfortable with ball at their feet, and managed to pass the ball out of defence and start the Wolves offensive. Chinatown were having problems getting pass Shawn and Dansen, with both providing pace, height and physical strength to defence. Jason had a shaky start being in a new role, but settled in later in the game. Wolves were dominating play and had 5-6 chances but weren't able to convert. Chinatown's keeper was dominant in the area. One of those chances saw a shot saved by The Chinatown keeper, rebound out and and the followup shot saved again, and finally the ball lands on Yu Xiang who took too long with his shot and was blocked. Another chance was when Leonard's silky footwork beat 2 defenders and he was through on goal but his shot was wide. Chinatown had 2-3 chances themselves, but were well handled by Gabriel. Chinatown's break came against the run of play when a seemingly harmless through ball for their number 20 striker should have been intercepted by Dansen, but he hesitated and the striker latched on to the ball, brought into the edge of the box and clinically slot it under Gabriel into the corner. Wolves 0-1 down. Sebas had a knock and Calvin came on. Yu Xiang was having a offday and was taken out with Rahim in. Rahim's inclusiion changed the game completely. With BX running riot on the right, Leonard and JJ wrecking havoc in the middle, Rahim provided the additional chaos to Chinatown's defence on the left with his pace, speed of turn and off ball running, thus creating more space. Half time.
Second half resumed, and Wolves dominated possession. Chinatown switched from a 4-4-2 to a defensive 5-2-3 formation in an effort to defend the lead. Wolves though with greater possession, found it hard to break down the Chinatown defence. Wolves' attacking midfielders were also too focused on scoring and forgot to distribute the ball wide and instead played linear straight forward passes which was cut out easily. One chance came when BX found himself free on the left and a free ball got to him in the box. But he went for power and blasted the ball straight at the Chinatown keeper. The pattern of play continued with Wolves dominating, without finishing. Wolves' equaliser came when Wenjie ran into the box with the ball and the Chinatown keeper came out to claim it. It was a light touch but Wenjie felt it and went down. Ref blew for the penalty which was well dispatched by Wenjie. 1-1! Alot of the attacking play started to go through the right wing where Rahim was, but by full time, nothing new was added to the scoreline. Full time.
Notes:
- One positive to take away is that our corner defending training paid off as we didn't concede from corners. However, attacking from corners, we still need to apply what we did in training and make the runs from outside the box.
- Delivery of freekicks and corner kicks were very poor. We need to do much more with the set-pieces chances we were given. We had 3-4 freekicks and nothing came out of it.
- Midfielders must keep their composure and widen their vision of play to include the wings. Once distribute to the wings, focus will be on the wings and thus create space in the centre, which the midfielders need to learn to exploit.
- Well done by Jason and Sebas as full backs, as their diagonal passes gives us a new weapon and dimension to our game to spread play and stretch opponent's defence. But Jason needs to learn to gel with the defenders and learn to improve his positioning as well as adapt to the offside trap.
- Finishing needs to be more clinical. With the chances we had, we must increase our finishing ratio to at least 50%, or at least hit the target.
- MOM goes to Rahim as his inclusion changed the complexion of the game and had an immediate positive impact.
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League Game:
There is a league game this week. We will be playing against Bochap FC.
Notes: Previous result was a 1-0 loss. It was a game we should have won. To refresh the memory, this game was played at Eastview last time round, the pitch was short and wide, the opponents and ref came 30mins late, fabian conceded the penalty, opponents made of mostly malays with afew chinese and an eurasian player. They quarrelled amongst themselves and seems disjointed. Their dangerman is their central midfielder who is also their playmaker who won the penalty the last time around. Their mode of attack has no tactical plans, but they had most of the play involved at our left flank. They resorted to long shots when they ran out of ideas, and we caught them offside tons of time. They do not have very fast players but they can dominate the aerial game. Their defence has trouble handling players who are physical. Some of their players are experienced and know hows to run down the clock when leading. Their keeper is not very stable.
To win this game, defence have to play offside, and keep the middle tight. They will attack through the wings, so our fullbacks need to be alert. Midfield wise, possession and short passing is the key. We dominated the game when we kept a passing game the last time round. Avoiding high/long balls where they dominate the air will be to our advantage. We need to attack through the flanks more. Their fullbacks are the weak link, lacking pace and are easy to dribble past. Our attackers need to shoot more even from distance as their keeper is not that firm. They lack tactical acuity, so diagonal balls from defence to our wingers to free space is an alternative method to spread play together with playing short passes in midfield.
Details as follows:
Date: 25/10/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Beatty Sec, 1 Toa Payoh North Road. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_665/travel_site_40212/
Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Jersey.
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is in schoolfield itself.
- 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- PC
Def- Dansen (VC)
Def- Calvin
Def- Sebas
Def- Jason
Def- Yeepoo
Mid- Welson
Mid- Shawn
Mid- Rahim
Mid- Yu Xiang
Mid- Melvin
Fwd- Wenjie
Fwd- JJ
Fwd- Leonard
+ 2 trialist
Standby: Khairi, Jack, Sheares
Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you can make it for the training session or not. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, Dansen at 83441548. Captains please revert attendance to JACK on Sat.
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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.
Mark is league tied.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Keegan is out till end Nov due to knee injury.
Vincent is away for wedding preparations.
Aloysius is out with injury.
Fabian is busy with daddy duties.
Kunyi is on duty.
Sufian is away with exams.
Syafiq is out for the next few months (ETA: Dec?) with fractured collarbone
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October Schedule:
04/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Ahmad Ibrahim Sec vs Ace Galaxy (1-2)
11/10/09 - Training Session 9am @ field opposite Ci Yuan CC
18/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Braddell-Westlake Pitch 2 vs Chinatown FC (1-1)
25/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Beatty Sec vs Bo Chap FC
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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 18th Oct
Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 18th Oct
Hi Midland Wolves,
D2D League Season 2009
League Game
Attendance
Oct Schedule
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Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/
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League Game:
League resumes this week. We will be playing against Chinatown FC.
Notes: Previous result was a 1-2 loss. It was a close game, should have been a draw game except they had a lucky goal. Their style of play is very physical, but at the same time they have considerable teamwork, showed good passing co-ordination. They are good/dominant in the air. They have experience tactically. Their centreback and centre midfielder are their strongest players. They tend to play through the middle, then distribute to the wings, then cut back for shots. Their weakness is the lack of pace, and their fullbacks are penetrable. Last game a lot of the battle was fought in midfield. The way we can win this game is firstly, be equally physical and make use of our smaller size to win freekicks off of their tackles. Setpieces gives us an opportunity to nullify their teamwork. Secondly, we need to play a fast passing game on the ground, so let's play more one-two wall passes, more two touch passing, and penetration through the wings, and relay to the attacking midfielders for shots. Our wingers need to bring the ball down the line. Thirdly, we need to cut their aerial dominance advantage by playing the ball on the ground more than keeping the ball in the air. Lastly, quick counter attacks will catch them off. Chinatown's form of late isn't that good compared to their flying start, so it's a good time to play them.
Details as follows:
Date: 18/10/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Braddell-Westlake Pitch 2, Braddell Road. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_24901/travel_site_1/
Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Jersey.
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is in CC opposite the 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- Alastair
Def- Dansen (VC)
Def- Calvin
Def- Sebas
Def- Sheares
Def- Yeepoo
Mid- Welson
Mid- Shawn
Mid- Rahim
Mid- Yu Xiang
Mid- Jason
Mid- Melvin
Fwd- Wenjie
Fwd- JJ
Fwd- Leonard
Standby: Syafiq, Khairi, Jack, Fabian
Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you can make it for the training session or not. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, Dansen at 83441548. Captains please revert attendance to JACK on Sat.
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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.
Mark is league tied.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Keegan is out till end Nov due to knee injury.
Vincent is away for wedding preparations.
PC is overseas this weekend.
Aloysius is out with injury.
Fabian is busy with daddy duties.
Kunyi is on duty.
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October Schedule:
04/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Ahmad Ibrahim Sec vs Ace Galaxy (1-2)
11/10/09 - Training Session 9am @ field opposite Ci Yuan CC
18/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Braddell-Westlake Pitch 2 vs Chinatown FC
25/10/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 4th Oct
Hi Midland Wolves,
D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
Oct Schedule
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Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/
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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Galactico Empire FC
HT: 1-1
FT: 1-5
Goals: Wenjie
Assists: Ray
Cards: Wenjie
MW MOM: JJ
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2 (4-3-3)
Lineup: Kunyi, PC (Sheares), Sheares (Jack), Keegan (Yeepoo/Ray), Sebas, Welson, Melvin, Jason, Wenjie, Ray (Gabriel/Nikorasu), JJ
Absentees: Khairi
It was a hot and sunny sunday morning, and the Wolves are up against a physical Empire. Recalling the 3-0 scoreline loss, Wolves wanted to exact revenge on the opponents they played in the first game of the league, knowing that the opponents are beatable. The last time the two teams met, injuries were prevalent as Wolves' players like Alvin, BX, Wenjie, Sebas, Shawn all took hard knocks. This encounter revisited yielded no different.
The match kicks off with Wolves sharing equal possession with Empire, with both teams feeling their way around. Alot of start-stop action from a series of throw-ins, with game play switching from left to right, both Wolves fullbacks Sebas and Keegan kept busy with their mark. Sheares was dominant in the air, winning a ton of high balls punted into the Wolves half. Welson and JJ were having solid performances of late, and maintained their impressive form, intercepting alot of balls and initiating the attacks. Empire's main threats came from their 2 malay wingers, the no.17 and no.13. But Lucky for Wolves, Keegan and Sebas were doing well to keep them at bay. We were putting the pressure on Empire until we suffered our first casualty. Empire, playing their physical style with some dirty tactics involved, took out the plucky Keegan within the first 20 mins. A challenge from behind sent Keegan tumbling and clutching his knees in pain. Unable to continue, Yeepoo made a quick sub in to replace him. Wolves managed to score an early goal when Sebas took a freekick that found Ray in the box. Ray's header hit the post, bouced out and Wenjie applied the coup de grace, finishing the move. 1-0 to the Wolves! We lead the game! We were still dominating play and possesion until a foul at the defensive third stopped play. However one Empire player continued to play and volleyed at shot that smacked straight at Sheares, that nearly took Sheares's head off. Like a bullet to the head, Sheares fell and had to be substituted by Jack as he had blurred vision. Play resumed the Empire got the corner. From the corner kick, Empire's defender was left unmarked and managed to head in the equaliser. 1-1. Wolves concede by set piece once again. Set pieces turning out to be Wolves' major problem area. Wolves continue to fight back and 40 mins into the game, Wolves had the biggest casualty when PC hurt his ankle in a challenge and was unable to continue. Lacking defensive cover, the groggy Sheares had to come back on for PC. A minute of protest occured at the other end of the field when a pass by an Empire player was blown to be offside, but Kunyi let slip the ball and it trickled into the net. But ref had already blown the whistle so the "goal" never stood. Half time.
Second half restarted with Gabriel on for Ray. Kunyi has an ankle problem and mentioned he may not be 100%. Wolves surged forward in search of the lead again, and was dominating play early on. A good move in the middle found the elusive JJ who's touch and dribbling made his untouchable, causing all sort of problem for Empire. He found some space and let rip a goal-bound, blazing shot that was blocked by Gabriel who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Next opportunity came when Wenjie hit the upright. Another chance came a knocking when Wenjie took a freekick from outside the box that found Gabriel, and his one touch volley just blasted over the bar. Good try. Some good play in the middle had Melvin play a good one-two with Jack and Jack made a run down the right to feed the ball to JJ, who was forced off the ball. About 65 minutes into the game, Empire made tactical switches and the no.13 and 17 wingers switched to forward positions and their no.7 put on the left to torment Yeepoo. The 3rd goal came when a through ball fed through the middle was chased by an Empire midfielder. Jack was giving chase, but seeing Kunyi rush out from the line, he anticipated Kunyi to collect the ball. But some hesitation, and Kunyi slowed his approach, giving the opponent time to reach the ball and put it beyond his reach to make it 2-1. Defensive error. Wolves took off Yeepoo and put on Ray to go for the jugular in a 3-4-3 formation hoping to get the equaliser. However the gamble didn't pay off as fatigue set into the Wolves defence and Empire beat the Wolves' offside 3 times to put the final score at 5-1. Full time.
Learning Points:
- Although the Wolves lost, the scoreline did not reflect the state of the game. Wolves played well for 65 mins, but the early injuries to key players took its toll on Wolves who finally succumb to lack of concentration and fatigue. The tactical gamble did not pay off as well for the Wolves, but we can take heart in that everyone put in 100% and ran till they dropped.
- Wolves' MOM goes to JJ. Who was outstanding in the game, and managed to outfox his markers numerous times. Worth mentioning are Wenjie and Welson, who played well for the second game running.
- We need to tighten the defence if we want to reach our goals in the league. Defending from setpieces remain horrendous for us and we really need to work on that in training. Attacking setpieces were also often wasted opportunities. We need that extra training session to settle these issues. Another area to work on is in heading accuracy. While now we are more active in challenging for the high balls, but still the won high balls aren't finding our own players.
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League Game:
Midland Wolves FC vs Ace Galaxy FC
Last result: 2-0 loss. This game was postponed 2 times before. They were wearing all pink and while we dominated the game, they had 3 chances and score 2, we had 6 chances and didn't score. Their keeper is one of the best in this division so far, as far as we have seen anyway. Their wingers and main striker are the main danger. The wingers are fast, the main forward isn't as fast, but has a physical presence. We conceded from set pieces against them. So we need to pay attention to prevent that.
Details as follows:
Date: 04/10/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Ahmad Ibrahim Sec, 751 Yishun Ave 7. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_122/travel_site_126831/
Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE 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 - Kunyi
Def - PC (VC)
Def - Fabian
Def - Alastair
Def - Calvin
Def - Sebas
Def - Vincent
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Welson
Mid - Melvin
Mid - Jason
Fwd - Gabby
Fwd - Ray
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie
Standby Replacements: Syafiq, Jack, Leonard, Khairi, Yee poo
Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you can make it for the game or not. PC will be the stand in VICE captain in Dansen's absence until his return. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, PC at 91555257. Captains please revert attendance to JACK on Sat.
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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.
Mark is league tied.
Dansen is overseas till 13 Oct.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Sheares is unavailable this weekend.
Keegan is recovering from injury and unavailable this weekend.
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October Schedule:
04/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Ahmad Ibrahim Sec vs Ace Galaxy
11/10/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
18/10/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
25/10/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf
D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
Oct Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/
--------------------------------------------------
Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Galactico Empire FC
HT: 1-1
FT: 1-5
Goals: Wenjie
Assists: Ray
Cards: Wenjie
MW MOM: JJ
Formation: 4-1-2-1-2 (4-3-3)
Lineup: Kunyi, PC (Sheares), Sheares (Jack), Keegan (Yeepoo/Ray), Sebas, Welson, Melvin, Jason, Wenjie, Ray (Gabriel/Nikorasu), JJ
Absentees: Khairi
It was a hot and sunny sunday morning, and the Wolves are up against a physical Empire. Recalling the 3-0 scoreline loss, Wolves wanted to exact revenge on the opponents they played in the first game of the league, knowing that the opponents are beatable. The last time the two teams met, injuries were prevalent as Wolves' players like Alvin, BX, Wenjie, Sebas, Shawn all took hard knocks. This encounter revisited yielded no different.
The match kicks off with Wolves sharing equal possession with Empire, with both teams feeling their way around. Alot of start-stop action from a series of throw-ins, with game play switching from left to right, both Wolves fullbacks Sebas and Keegan kept busy with their mark. Sheares was dominant in the air, winning a ton of high balls punted into the Wolves half. Welson and JJ were having solid performances of late, and maintained their impressive form, intercepting alot of balls and initiating the attacks. Empire's main threats came from their 2 malay wingers, the no.17 and no.13. But Lucky for Wolves, Keegan and Sebas were doing well to keep them at bay. We were putting the pressure on Empire until we suffered our first casualty. Empire, playing their physical style with some dirty tactics involved, took out the plucky Keegan within the first 20 mins. A challenge from behind sent Keegan tumbling and clutching his knees in pain. Unable to continue, Yeepoo made a quick sub in to replace him. Wolves managed to score an early goal when Sebas took a freekick that found Ray in the box. Ray's header hit the post, bouced out and Wenjie applied the coup de grace, finishing the move. 1-0 to the Wolves! We lead the game! We were still dominating play and possesion until a foul at the defensive third stopped play. However one Empire player continued to play and volleyed at shot that smacked straight at Sheares, that nearly took Sheares's head off. Like a bullet to the head, Sheares fell and had to be substituted by Jack as he had blurred vision. Play resumed the Empire got the corner. From the corner kick, Empire's defender was left unmarked and managed to head in the equaliser. 1-1. Wolves concede by set piece once again. Set pieces turning out to be Wolves' major problem area. Wolves continue to fight back and 40 mins into the game, Wolves had the biggest casualty when PC hurt his ankle in a challenge and was unable to continue. Lacking defensive cover, the groggy Sheares had to come back on for PC. A minute of protest occured at the other end of the field when a pass by an Empire player was blown to be offside, but Kunyi let slip the ball and it trickled into the net. But ref had already blown the whistle so the "goal" never stood. Half time.
Second half restarted with Gabriel on for Ray. Kunyi has an ankle problem and mentioned he may not be 100%. Wolves surged forward in search of the lead again, and was dominating play early on. A good move in the middle found the elusive JJ who's touch and dribbling made his untouchable, causing all sort of problem for Empire. He found some space and let rip a goal-bound, blazing shot that was blocked by Gabriel who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Next opportunity came when Wenjie hit the upright. Another chance came a knocking when Wenjie took a freekick from outside the box that found Gabriel, and his one touch volley just blasted over the bar. Good try. Some good play in the middle had Melvin play a good one-two with Jack and Jack made a run down the right to feed the ball to JJ, who was forced off the ball. About 65 minutes into the game, Empire made tactical switches and the no.13 and 17 wingers switched to forward positions and their no.7 put on the left to torment Yeepoo. The 3rd goal came when a through ball fed through the middle was chased by an Empire midfielder. Jack was giving chase, but seeing Kunyi rush out from the line, he anticipated Kunyi to collect the ball. But some hesitation, and Kunyi slowed his approach, giving the opponent time to reach the ball and put it beyond his reach to make it 2-1. Defensive error. Wolves took off Yeepoo and put on Ray to go for the jugular in a 3-4-3 formation hoping to get the equaliser. However the gamble didn't pay off as fatigue set into the Wolves defence and Empire beat the Wolves' offside 3 times to put the final score at 5-1. Full time.
Learning Points:
- Although the Wolves lost, the scoreline did not reflect the state of the game. Wolves played well for 65 mins, but the early injuries to key players took its toll on Wolves who finally succumb to lack of concentration and fatigue. The tactical gamble did not pay off as well for the Wolves, but we can take heart in that everyone put in 100% and ran till they dropped.
- Wolves' MOM goes to JJ. Who was outstanding in the game, and managed to outfox his markers numerous times. Worth mentioning are Wenjie and Welson, who played well for the second game running.
- We need to tighten the defence if we want to reach our goals in the league. Defending from setpieces remain horrendous for us and we really need to work on that in training. Attacking setpieces were also often wasted opportunities. We need that extra training session to settle these issues. Another area to work on is in heading accuracy. While now we are more active in challenging for the high balls, but still the won high balls aren't finding our own players.
-----------------------------------------------------------------
League Game:
Midland Wolves FC vs Ace Galaxy FC
Last result: 2-0 loss. This game was postponed 2 times before. They were wearing all pink and while we dominated the game, they had 3 chances and score 2, we had 6 chances and didn't score. Their keeper is one of the best in this division so far, as far as we have seen anyway. Their wingers and main striker are the main danger. The wingers are fast, the main forward isn't as fast, but has a physical presence. We conceded from set pieces against them. So we need to pay attention to prevent that.
Details as follows:
Date: 04/10/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Ahmad Ibrahim Sec, 751 Yishun Ave 7. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_122/travel_site_126831/
Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE 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 - Kunyi
Def - PC (VC)
Def - Fabian
Def - Alastair
Def - Calvin
Def - Sebas
Def - Vincent
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Welson
Mid - Melvin
Mid - Jason
Fwd - Gabby
Fwd - Ray
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie
Standby Replacements: Syafiq, Jack, Leonard, Khairi, Yee poo
Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you can make it for the game or not. PC will be the stand in VICE captain in Dansen's absence until his return. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, PC at 91555257. Captains please revert attendance to JACK on Sat.
----------------------------------------------------
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.
Mark is league tied.
Dansen is overseas till 13 Oct.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Sheares is unavailable this weekend.
Keegan is recovering from injury and unavailable this weekend.
-------------------------------------------
October Schedule:
04/10/09 - League Game 9am @ Ahmad Ibrahim Sec vs Ace Galaxy
11/10/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
18/10/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
25/10/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
-------------------------------------------
Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf
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