Midland Wolves Football Club

Midland Wolves - No Training/game this weekend 29 Nov

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:55:00 +0000

Hi Wolves,

This week is a rest week. There is no training or game this week due to a shortage of available fields.
Game/training resumes next week. Enjoy your long weekend all.

PS: Pls remember to maintain your own fitness levels, and touch, so continue to play football.
We are taking a forced hiatus due to circumstances, but do maintain your form and fitness.

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sun 15th Nov

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:41:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
Nov 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 Hougang North FC
HT: 1-1
FT: 2-2
Goals: JJ, Leonard
Assist: Rahim, Calvin
Yellow cards: Welson
Red cards: Nil
MW MOM: Leonard

Formation: 4-5-1 (4-4-1-1)
Lineup: Gabriel, Dansen, PC (Shawn), Calvin (Mervin), Jason (Dip), Welson, Sebas, Yu Xiang (Leonard), Rahim (BX), JJ, Wenjie
Unused subs: Naren

After the 4-0 demolition of Bochap, this was the game that would make Midland Wolves' season up or down. Filled with anticipation and anxiety, Wolves approached the game with cautious confidence after the one week break, recalling the goalfest that resulted in 9 goals the last time the Wolves met Hougang North. The game kicked off with Wolves playing a wide formation, planning to do the damage on the wings. However it was Hougang that settled into the game earlier, creating more penetration and some nervous moments for the Wolves. Wolves struggled to find the flow going, and though it seems that half of Hougang's team are different players this encounter, their defence are made of mainly the same group. Wolves had some good chances but nothing clear cut. PC was having a bad day with his offside calls off the timing a couple of times, creating some panic at the Wolves defence. Wolves' central midfield was disorganised, with Welson and Sebas not communicating sufficiently to provide cover for each other, and JJ's touch letting him down several times. His one moment of brillance was when Rahim broke through the defence and pssed the ball to JJ. JJ managed to weave his way pass 3 defenders but somehow couldn't find the shot and the attacking chance was lost. The Wolves' main penetration came from the wings, with Yu Xiang making determined runs down the flanks, but can't find the final pass into the box. Rahim showed sparks of flair and creativity, doing the unpredictable and creating problems for Hougang's defence. The first goal came from a combination of the wing midfielders, with Yu Xiang laying the ball for Rahim, whose through ball found JJ amidst the disarray that was the Hougang's defence. JJ's "shot" was a gentle rolling ball, but with the Hougang keeper out of position, Hougang's defenders were in a state of confusion as to who should clear the ball and the ball trickled into the net. 1-0! Wolves celebration was half muted as they know the job is not done and just as predicted Hougang managed to equalise several minutes later with a well taken curling shot. 1-1. Half time.

Wolves know changes need to be made, as the scorching weather and long grass were sapping the stamina out of the Wolves. Yu Xiang and Rahim off for BX and Leonard. The game restarted the same way it ended, with Hougang North coming closer to scoring with the Wolves defence struggling a bit. We knew Hougang North would pull all the stops to try to win this game as this game is their key game of the season, and they gave us a game. Wolves looked edgy during the corners and one such attack had Gabriel at full stretch keepin out a pointblank shot with a reflex save. Before long, Hougang took the lead through a corner kick and the Wolves were down 1-2. Wolves attacks were clearly not working out, and the defence looks fragile, hence more changes were made. Shawn came in for PC at the back, and later on, Dip making his trial debut for Jason, with Sebas dropping to the fullback position. That seemed to have stablized the team somewhat and Wolves started to assert themselves. BX found himself in a great situation after breaking through the defence but his shot rifled and beat the keeper but not the crossbar. Wenjie came close too when he beat his marker and tried to chip the keeper, but the keeper managed to get his hands on the ball. Leonard got our equaliser when after some good work by Calvin to get the loose ball and he managed to feed the ball to Leonard, who managed to just edge pass his marker and released a fantastic lob that caught the keeper in no man's land. 2-2. The goal spurred the Wolves to surge forward and Leonard had the final chance when eh dribbled past his marker once again after some good work by trialist Mervin, but he went for glory instead with Wenjie free at the edge of the box. His shot swerved away from the goal. Full time. Derby game shares the spoils between the 2 north east neighbours.

Points to note:
- Wolves' MOM was a tough call, as there wasn't anyone who was particularly outstanding throughout the game, but upon evaluation, the player that made the most impact was Leonard, who not only got the equaliser that prevented the defeat, but he was very vocal througout and supportive and encouraging. Worth mentioning too are Rahim who was the most creative player but his fitness let him down, Shawn who did well to help stem the flow of attacks, and Gabriel who if not for him the Wolves might be even further behind.
- Wolves must remember what we did in training. We conceded from a set piece again. As Jack always mentioned, while we should enjoy ourselves during training sessions, the lessons learnt must be taken seriously, because it is during practice we can prepare for the competitive games. If we don't take training seriously, then the mistakes we make we will continue to make them. A smart person learns from other's mistakes. A fool makes mistakes and learns from them. An idiot makes the same mistake over and over and doesn't learn his lesson.
- We must remember the key to victory lies in possession and passing. We don't do enough of this. We need to create passing angles by off the ball movement to support each other, regardless of the weather or conditions. Football is a team game, we need to get our act together and play as a team.

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League Game:
There is a league game this week. There is also a fixture change and we will be playing against Morning Glory FC.

Notes: Morning Glory tops the table now, they also have the best defensive record, and are currently undefeated. They are a tough team to beat, but are not impossible to beat. It's up to us to put a dent in their record. The last result we had was 4-1 loss to them in soaking wet conditions. If the heavens permit, we'll play them in dry weather so we can really see how we will fare against the top team. They will be the yardstick as to how good our team are. We know we have the potential. The coaches have seen our potential. We must believe and play to our potential and play as a team.

Tactically, their main source of threat come from 2 areas. One, their main dangerman cum target man, their No. 99. Tall and physical, we need to nullify his aerial prowess. Set piece is especially a danger to us. Via open play his physical runs must be stopped. All their attacks will inevitably feed the ball to him, so either we cut out the supply or mark him out. Their number two danger is their playmaker. He tends to drop deep in midfield, sometimes all the way to defence. He is very mobile and very difficult to mark due to his mobility and areas he cover. While it is foolish to waste manpower to man mark a player who has the tactical mind to know how to pull players out of position, the way to nullify his influence is to play a pressing frontline, meaning our forwards and midfielders need to press hard whenever he is on the ball, each time with a supporting covering player. Simplified, we play zonal in midfield with a "sweeper" in midfield.
Their weakness in defence seems to be their left wing, so we will need to focus our penetration there and switch play when it gets crowded.

Details as follows:
Date: 15/11/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Braddell-Westlake Pitch 1, 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 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- Shawn
Def- Calvin
Def- Sebas
Def- Jason
Mid- Welson
Mid- Dip
Mid- Rahim
Mid- Yu Xiang
Mid- JJ
Fwd- Wenjie
Fwd- Leonard
Fwd- BX

Standby: Yeepoo, Naren, Jack, Mervin, Sufian

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.
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 not available due to work commitments.
Fabian is busy with daddy duties.
Kunyi is on duty.
Syafiq is out for the next few months (ETA: Dec?) with fractured collarbone
Alastair is out with injured ankle.

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November Schedule:
01/11/09 - Training Session 11am @ field opposite Ci Yuan CC
08/11/09 - League Game 9am @ Tanglin Sec vs Hougang North FC (2-2)
15/11/09 - League Game 9am @ Braddell-Westlake Pitch 1 vs Morning Glory FC
22/11/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC vs Phoenix FC

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 8th Nov

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:23:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
League Game
Attendance
Nov Schedule
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Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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League Game:
There is a league game this week. We will be playing against Hougang North FC.

Notes: EXPECT A HARD GAME. Hougang North is 2 points behind us with a game in hand, and they must win to overtake us, so we can expect them to go all out to get a result as this is their last chance. This is a must win game for us, once we win we will be 80% certain of 6th position, and along our goal of reaching 5th. Previous result was a 6-3 win. It was a goalfest but we were too careless to concede that many. We conceded due to lack of concentration in defensive marking and slow release of the ball.

How to win this game is to keep our composure and keep our passing game going. The last time we did this we dominated the half. Their weakness is their defence, especially their right back where Yu Xiang, Ray and Calvin totally destroyed them there last time round. If they are using the same players we need to take advantage of this. They deal poorly with overlapping runs by fullbacks and off the ball running from deep in centre midfield. So penetration via wings and one-touch passing in midfield will be our key. We will be expecting chances to come our way so our forwards need to take their chances to create an early advantage and dominance psychologically. Defensive wise, their wingers are physically strong, though not all that pacy, and their attacks mainly come from the sides, so our fullbacks need to take note. Their main striker is possibly their most dangerous player, but if we cut out the supply to him, we should be fine. So that means we have to defend from midfield down.

Details as follows:
Date: 08/11/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Tanglin Sec, 301 West Coast Road. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_8893/travel_site_8423/

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
Mid- Welson
Mid- Shawn
Mid- Rahim
Mid- Yu Xiang
Mid- JJ
Fwd- Wenjie
Fwd- BX
Fwd- Leonard
+ 2 trialist

Standby: Yeepoo, Naren, Jack

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 not available due to work commitments.
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
Alastair is out with injured ankle.

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November Schedule:
01/11/09 - Training Session 11am @ field opposite Ci Yuan CC
08/11/09 - League Game 9am @ Tanglin Sec vs Hougang North FC
15/11/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC vs Phoenix FC
22/11/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC vs Morning Glory FC

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - Training Session this Sunday 1st Nov

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:37:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
Training Session
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 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 - League Game on 25th Oct

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 09:37:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

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

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 18th Oct

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:23:00 +0000

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

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 4th Oct

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 06:42:00 +0000

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

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 27th Sep

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:08:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
Sep 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 Phoenix FC
HT: 1-0
FT: 2-1
Goals: Yu Xiang, BX
Assists: Welson
Cards: Nil
MW MOM: Yu Xiang

Formation: 4-1-2-1-2 (4-3-3)
Lineup: Gabriel, PC, Vincent (Jack), Alastair (Yeepoo), Sebas, Welson, Yu Xiang (Nikorasu), Jason (Calvin), Wenjie, Ray (Leonard), BX (Jason)

On a day where most of Singapore is enjoying the long weekend, the Wolves head into an encounter with Phoenix FC in what is dubbed as "the battle of the bottom dwellers", a title neither team wants to own. Facing each other for the first time, with Wolves fresh from their goal feast of 9 goals last week, and Phoenix drawing mid table Ace Galaxy last week, both teams come into the game brimming with confidence and form. In the temporary absence of the coaches Sebas did well to organise the team and set the formation for the game. Weather was good and sunny and both teams expecting a tough fight. Both knows that a loss at this juncture of the season would literally end the season.

So the game kicks off in a fast and furious fashion. Not long into the half, a corner kick delivered to the box was fumbled by the Phoenix keeper, and Ray was on the ball in a split second. However, he wasn't able to turn his chance into a goal opportunity in time and the ball was smothered. The consistant PC as usual was commanding the backline well, catching the opponents offside time and again, much to their frustration. The Woodlands Sec pitch was short and wide and very quickly affected our game play as our formation's 3 midfielders struggle to cope with the added width. Sebas was doing well in the left back position, dealing with the Phoenix's number 17 winger effectively, matching pace for pace, size for size. Opportunity came a knocking when Phoenix conceded a corner. Yu Xiang took the corner, and his delivery took a wicked swerve and went in off the side netting for a goal. If it was planned it was ingenius as the Phoenix keeper looked shaky all game. 1-0! Sebas had a moment of brillance when he won the ball on the left, interchanged passes with Welson and flicked the ball pass his marker. He controlled the ball and blasted a volley that just flew over the bar. Not long after Ramesh made a tactical switch and brought in last week's MOM Calvin for Jason, switching to a 4-5-1 to cover the width of the pitch and to protect the slim lead. BX and Yu Xiang switched flanks, with Wenjie playing support to Ray. Wenjie was having a good game, chasing down balls and intercepting play all game long. Ray and BX was causing Phoenix problems with their pace. Half time.

Half time switches saw Jack come in for Vincent. The game restarted and right from the onset Wolves plied pressure forward in search for the second to cement the win. Some quick interplay in the box found a loose ball heading towards Welson, who let rip a daisy cutter that was just inches off with the Phoenix keeper wholly beaten. Welson was having a great game in the centre of the park. The second came when Welson intercepted a stray pass by Phoenix, and he let a through pass that found BX. BX, with his usual pace and footwork just managed to beat his marker slightly and get into the box. He let loose a low grounder that found the back of the net. 2-0! Things looking up for Wolves. Ray had another close call when a high cross delivered by Yu Xiang into the box, and Ray headed the ball just over the bar. Yu Xiang showing good form carried over from the last game. Yu Xiang himself came close to a second when he latched on to the ball in the Phoenix penalty area, and outfoxed the keeper, side stepping and beating the rushing keeper completely. With the open goal at his mercy, he blasted his shot over the bar. Wasted opportunity. Another chance came a begging when Yu Xiang once again found space but his shot hit the upright and out for a goal kick. Alastair off for Yeepoo, Jason on for BX subsequently. Phoenix made their own subs and switched from 4-5-1 to a 4-4-2, then made even further subs and went for the jugular in a 3-4-3 formation. The Wolves were starting to feel the pressure as Phoenix started to attack through the flanks, overloading the left flanks with 3 attackers at one point. The Wolves were dealing with the threat well until controversy occured. A well played one-two by the Phoenix wingers sliced the defence open and the Phoenix striker was neck to neck in a foot race with PC heading into the box. PC in desperation shoved the striker off the ball at the edge of the box. The disgruntled fallen striker lashed out at PC and had a swing at him. PC, being the bigger man walked away before the incident blew over. Once order restored, the unbelieveable happened. The ref points to the spot! Wolves' protest fell on deaf ears as the ref must have left his glasses at home when he insisted he saw the incident in the box. Anyway the penalty was despatched coolly and the Wolves found themselves hanging on to a slim 2-1 lead. Not long after the ref blew the whistle for full time.

Learning Points:
- Wolves' MOM goes to Yu Xiang. Who was the creative spark in the game today. Worth mentioning are Wenjie and Welson, who played well to break up Phoenix's play in the middle of the park, and Sebas who rescued the defence a couple of occasions. Gabriel too did well with his goal kicks and handling.
- An improvement in defensive performance from last week's game, with the Wolves denied a clean sheet by some dubious refereeing. Still, chances were wasted and we could have scored a couple more. But good effort Wolves, keep it up!
- It's mid season now and we have 6 points out of a potential 21. By now we should have shaken off the early league nerves and week in week out football should have seasoned us some. We have played every opponent in the league already and no more excuses. Let's nick some points and strive for the mid table.

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League Game:
Midland Wolves FC vs Galactico Empire FC
Last result: 3-0 loss. They were the first team we played when we joined the league. Though we lost, it was more due to nerves rather than them being stronger. We knew we could beat them if we keep our passing game going as they weren't that good. Opponents are very physical, especially in centre mid positions. Their dangerman was their left winger, so our right back needs to be solid. Their attacks come mainly from the flanks. We had alot of chances, so that shows their defence is penetrable, so we need just to convert. They scored 3 goals, one from a corner which was due to our poor marking, another from a penalty, and the last from a flank low cross that weren't dealt with. So this game we need to tighten our defence and concentrate on the man-marking. They had a week's rest last week, so they may be rusty or they may be rested. Their last game they lost 3-1 to Morning Glory and had a player sent off. We are coming in riding on 2 wins, so lets keep the momentum going and make use of our current form to get our revenge. As location is quite far, make sure you are well rested the night before.

Details as follows:
Date: 27/09/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: West Spring Sec Sch, 61 Senja Road. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_9765/travel_site_119094/

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/Gabby
Def - PC (VC)
Def - Alastair
Def - Calvin
Def - Khairi
Def - Keegan
Mid - Sebas
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Welson
Mid - Melvin
Mid - Jason
Fwd - Aloysius
Fwd - Ray
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie

Standby Replacements: Sheares, Syafiq, Jack, Naren, Yeepoo, Niko

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.
Shawn will be away on Sundays due to remedial training till October.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Fabian is away for whole of Sept for personal reasons.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Alvin is on duty.
Vincent is away this weekend for personal reasons.

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September Schedule:
06/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Ace Galaxy (Postponed)
13/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Hougang North (6-3)
20/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Woodlands Sec vs Phoenix (2-1)
27/08/09 - League Game 9am @ West Spring Sec vs Galactico Empire

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 20th Sept

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:45:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
August Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Hougang North FC
HT: 3-1
FT: 6-3
Goals: Ray (2), Wenjie, Melvin, Yu Xiang, Calvin
Assists: JJ, Yu Xiang (2), Wenjie
Cards: Nil
MW MOM: Calvin

Formation: 4-1-2-1-2 (4-3-3)
Lineup: Kunyi, PC, Vincent (Naren), Jack (Melvin), Yeepoo (Calvin), Sebas (Welson), Welson (Syafiq), Yu Xiang (Nikorasu), JJ, Ray (Jason), Wenjie

Prior to the match, the Wolves know this (derby) is a must win game. Not having played the opponents, Wolves have no idea what their qualities are, so the Wolves decided to stick to the familar 4-3-3, but with a slightly different tactic to the last games. The return of Ramesh prompted a harsh pre-game talk but one that psyched the players up for the game. The referee was fashionably late, while the Wolves go about their paces with the warm up. Upon kick off, the action was quite frenetic with both teams trying to gain an edge by settling in earlier. The Wolves were more composed this game, and passing and possession were evidently better than the previous games. But alas, during a set piece conceded, the resulting cross was heading in-off the post before the ball bouced on the line for Kunyi to collect. From most people on the field it looked like the ball didn't cross the line, but the referee was adamant in his decision and the Wolves were down 0-1. There was a tinge of familiarity as the Wolves had gone down early in many games past. But hope was not far away as the Wolves surged forward in search of the equaliser. Some good play in the midfield set Ray free at the attacking third. With JJ by his side, they played some fantastic one touch aerial passes to slice through Hougang North's defence before Ray slotted in the goal. Equaliser! 1-1. The game restarted and the Wolves were psyched up by the morale boosting goal. While moving forward, a foul at the attacking third presented the Wolves with an opportunity at the left flank, about 35 yards out. Wenjie and Yu Xiang stood over the ball, and the quick thinking Wenjie took a quick freekick to catch the Hougang North's defence sleeping. His curling freekick swerved into the inside netting to make it 2-1! Wolves defence were coping pretty well with Hougang North's attacks, only Yee Poo having some problems with his opponent being more physical. Tactical switch was made, with Melvin on for Jack, and Sebas dropped to centreback. It was an ingenious move by Ramesh as Melvin's run from deep made an immediate impact in the game. Hougang North's players were struggling to cope with the new threat posed by Melvin's penetrating runs. Yu Xiang too was having a good game, his pace and trickery fooling his marker several times. One time Yu Xiang managed to shake off his marker, and crossed a ball into the box. Wenjie missed the header, but Melvin was in the box to tap in and convert the cross. Great play. 3-1. Calvin on of Yeepoo who appears to struggle abit. Calvin's introduction was galvanising with his power overlaps causing massive havoc to the opponents. Half time.

Half time a harsh tirade from Ramesh to wake the team and keep their focus. Alex Ferguson comes to mind. haha. Game restarted with the Wolves feeling confident, and started strongly as well. Again some good work on the left mid by Yu Xiang and Calvin combo created the chance for Yu Xiang to cross in for Ray to tap in once again. 4-1! Booya! However, Hougang North has other plans and does not go down without a fight. Against the run of play, their midfielder found space at the edge of the Wolves' box. Pressure by PC and Welson did little to stifle the curling shot which beat Kunyi to the left side of the post. Fight back by Hougang North. 4-2. Naren, who came in for Vincent, was performing pretty well in right back winning some crucial headers. PC as as usual commanding the defence well. Motivated by the goal, the opponents too were troubling us, with 2 shots hitting our woodwork. Finally some luck on our side. One incident on the left wing, Wenjie managed to find Yu Xiang with a through ball, and with time on the ball Yu Xiang picked his spot and crossed in, but ball swerve towards goal instead and goalkeeper fumbled the ball and it was 5-2. Fluke but it all counts. :)

Hougang North were now starting to push forward in numbers and throwing everything forward. The Wolves was pinned into our own half and their reward came when one of the striker manage to shrug off the challenge of PC and drill in a low shot which Kunyi was only able to parry out, and subsequent poor marking by Sebas as the other striker was able to latch onto the loose ball and shoot into a empty net. 5-3. Sebas received a pass from Wenjie in the midfield circle and was about to release the ball when one of the opposition midfielder came in with a studs tackle. As a result of the tackle, Sebas wasn't able to continue with play and got subbed by Welson, who was subbed out earlier for Syafiq. Our sixth goal came when Calvin tackled the opponent striker in the Wolves' own half and brought the ball forward. He went on an incredible mazy run to beat several opponents and saw the keeper way off his line and lob his shot over the keeper. 6-3. Wonder goal! Also calvin's first goal for the club. Other incidents and close calls were when Jason had another dribble where he shrugged off sliding tackles from 3 defenders and manage to reach the edge of the opponents penalty area, but lack of composure saw his thorugh pass for Syafiq intercept by a defender. Nicholas who was on for Yu Xiang, too had a tap-in goal and was celebrating his goal when referee blew the whistle for offside. Final 10 mins were very nervy as the Wolves endured defending for the Wolves 1st win. Wolves were totally pinned in their own half and only able to attack in short spells. Final whistle came.

It was a day of firsts. 1st win, 1st points for the Wolves in the League, first goal for the team by Calvin, Melvin.

Learning Points:
- Wolves' MOM goes to Calvin, who's power running and overlaps caused massive problems to the opponents. His tireless running and ball winning on the left also basically won us the left wing. He was also the one who initiated the Wolve's 4th goal when he won the ball and set Yu Xiang on his way to cross for Ray to score. Accurate passes and finally to top off a stupendous performance, he capped it with a wonder goal.
- Other players who turned in good performances include Wenjie, whose overall game play and quick thinking turned the game around. Yu Xiang, who turned in his best game for the club so far. Ray, who's determination if anything, got him his 2 goals. Melvin, who though out of the game for so long, made a big impact with his runs both on and off the ball, from deep.
- We conceded 3 goals, of which all may have been prevented. The first goal, if our marking was tighter and prevented the header. The second, if again the marking was tighter and not let the opponent have time to switch the ball to his stronger foot. Third was a lapse in concentration.
- Lets build on this result and go for our next win. Go Wolves!

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League Game:
Midland Wolves FC vs Phoenix FC

Details as follows:
Date: 20/09/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Woodlands Sec Sch, 11 Marsiling Road. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_9918/travel_site_142412/

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 - Yeepoo
Def - PC (VC)
Def - Alastair
Def - Sheares
Def - Calvin
Mid - Sebas
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Welson
Mid - Melvin
Mid - Vincent
Fwd - Ray
Fwd - Jason
Fwd - Wenjie

Standby Replacements: Jack, Nickorasu

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.
Shawn will be away on Sundays due to remedial training till October.
Alvin is overseas till end Sept.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Aloysius is in reservist.
Syafiq and Khairi are away for Hari Raya.
Fabian is away for whole of Sept for personal reasons.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.
Keegan is away this weekend.
JJ is away this weekend.
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August Schedule:
06/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Ace Galaxy (Postponed)
13/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Hougang North (6-3)
20/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Woodlands Sec vs Phoenix
27/08/09 - League Game 9am

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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On behalf of the team, here's wishing all muslim players and friends Selamat Hari Raya!

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 13th Sep

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:36:00 +0000

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 6th Sept

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:51:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
August Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Morning Glory FC
FT: 1-4
HT: 1-2
Goals: JJ
Cards: Nil
MW MOM: JJ

Lineup: Gabriel, Vincent , PC, Sheares (Jack), Jack (Calvin), Sebas, Welson, Jason (Yeepoo), Yu Xiang (Ray), JJ, Wenjie
Formation: 4-3-3 Atk

It was an overcast day as dark clouds loom over the field before the game began. Not knowing what to expect from the opponents, whom the Wolves never played before till then. The Wolves were coming in from a difficult defeat against a lucky Chinatown FC the previous week, while the opponents Morning Glory FC (MG) had one week's rest the week before, and they were coming in with a good vein of form, being undefeated in the league so far and their last game drawing with Chinatown. Obvious from the height disadvantage, team player-coach Jack prepared the Wolves with instructions to play the ball on the ground, and switch to long ball if it rains.

The game kicked off in drizzling conditions, making the pitch heavy and slick. The opening 15 minutes were on the back foot and the Wolves struggled to get into the game, while Morning Glory was comfortable on the attack. 2 free kicks and 3 corners later, the Wolves finally was able to get into the game. Most of the problem area came through the centre, where MG's main dangerman No.81 towers over everyone on the field and was winning most of the high balls served to him. Both our reliable centre backs PC and Sheares struggled to cope with his height advantage. Whilst the ground attacks were orchestrated by MG's playmaker, who was causing all sorts of problems with his dribbling and distribution. Before long, a free kick conceded in the defensive third by the Wolves resulted in MG's first goal. The Wolves' defence tried to play the offside on the freekick, but the referee didn't blow for it. The receiving No.81 from MG got the ball and had free run on goal, beating Gabriel one-on-one. 0-1. The Wolves surged on, frustrated with the referee's decision, but knowing they can get back into the game. Sebastian was having a good game, as were Vincent and JJ, who in particular was causing hell to the MG's left back with his running. Coupled with Wenjie's support, most of the Wolves attacks came from the right wing. Constant pressure, and some good play found Vincent with the ball near the corner flag, and his cross managed to find JJ who was left unmarked. JJ head the ball into the corner out of reach of the MG keeper. Great goal. 1-1. Game on! It was really starting to pour now and pitch started to get water logged. A free kick on the left wing presented itself to the Wolves. Jason stood over the ball, and his free kick was well wide of the target. Lack of composure, concentration and communication left the left flank of the Wolves toothless, with many possession lost unnecessarily. A free kick was conceded by a body check from Jack. The resulting free kick found the tall No.81 once again and his lucky back header found the back of the net. 1-2. Half-Time.

Second half Jack came off for Calvin, Ray came on for Yu Xiang, in an attempt to reignite the spark in the left wing. Game restarted and it was an even affair in the beginning. Sebas, Welson, PC and Vincent, aware of the threat of No.81, took turns to try to stifle his influence. As the Wolves tried to push forward to attack, it started to rain again and wet conditions made the going tough for the inexperienced Wolves. The passing game broke down and MG players seem to thrive on such conditions with their flicks finding more success at passing. During one such attack in the box, PC fell a MG player in the box and the referee points to the spot, yet again as the Wolves conceded 4 penalties in 5 games. The penalty was retaken twice after infringement into the box, but the last attempt stood as the No.81 scored, making it a hat-trick. 1-3. Eager to restart, Wolves tried to play in the muddy conditions as the quality of the game was reduced to wild punts and stray/stuck balls due to the waterlogged pitch. Again the main cause of the problem was MG's playmaker who found more freedom in the centre with more attention given to the No.81 dangerman by the Wolves. A throughball down the middle split the Wolves defence and as PC tried to recover, he body checked the forward. The free kick was blasted over the bar. Wenjie, Ray and Jason was having a horrible time in the muddy conditions. A fatigued Sheares came off for Jack. Another well worked move by MG players down our left caught Calvin out of position, and the move resulted in a low cross that was converted by the MG midfielder. 1-4. Some last ditch defending from PC and Jack helped keep the score down as MG players started to find space in the middle, where our midfield went missing. As valiant as the effort from the Wolves was in the final 20 minutes, it was too little too late as the lack of creative spark and experience caused the fall of the Wolves this time. Full time.

Points to note:
- MOM goes to JJ, who's causing the most problems to the MG defence and he scored the consolation goal, which is our first in the league from open play.
- Wet conditions killed us. We weren't used to changing our tactics and playing in wet conditions, though there was a couple of training sessions in the past on playing in wet conditions.
- Lack of creativity in the middle. Once the pitch got soggy, our attackers were bereft of attacking ideas.
- Penalties are a killer. Too often, too many. Our defenders and players must learn to be more mindful of physical challenges in the box. While some penalties were doubtful due to the referee's call, but nonetheless we shouldn't present the opportunity in the first place.
- Individually, Yu Xiang needs to improve his reaction speed and anticipation of high balls. Jason needs to learn to stick to his position. Vincent had a good game attacking, but was too often out of position when defending, likewise for Calvin. Wenjie had an off game and had a quiet game. JJ could do well to be more vocal and louder. Ray can improve by learning how to play in wet conditions. PC needs to watch his tackles in the box and read the game better when it comes to setting the offside trap (set the trap when play is deep, contain and play deep when the ball is wide).
- On the plus side, Sebas, JJ, Gabriel and Vincent had a relatively good game.
- Also, the scoreline did not reflect the games we played so far. Most of the games, we could do much better if we play to our potential. As the monsoon season begins, we can expect more wet conditions. It would do us well to quickly adapt to playing in such conditions.
- We have played the all the top teams in the league already. We have yet to play the weaker (on paper) teams, namely Hougang North and Phoenix. So the best is yet ahead of us. Based on past performances of the opponents as an indicator, we should have won at least 2 out of our last 5 games. Other than a couple of the teams, we matched if not better the other teams in terms of game play and team work. The league gives us a very good opportunity to learn. Lets learn from these experiences and do better in the remaining games and win us some. We will start playing the teams we have played before again. We should be wiser now. They took 3 points from us. Lets take them back. Just do it.
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League Game:
Midland Wolves FC vs Ace Galaxy FC
Last result: 0-2 loss
Team notes: This is the all malay team we played, wearing the pink jerseys. They have a good touch and ball control individually, but lack co-ordination in attack and likes to play through balls down the centre. We caught them offside till the cows came home last time round. Their keeper is probably their best player. They have very quick, physical and tricky players down the flanks. They aren't very good in the air and prefers to play ball to feet. This month is Ramadan and opponents should be fasting on normal days, so come game day they might be slightly physically weaker, but still we shouldn't underestimate them.

Details as follows:
Date: 06/09/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Punggol Sec Sch, 51 Edgefield Plains. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_7069/travel_site_135489/

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 - Gabriel/Kunyi (TBC)
Def - Yeepoo
Def - PC
Def - Keegan
Def - Alastair
Def - Sheares
Def - Calvin
Mid - Sebas (C)
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Welson
Mid - Vincent
Mid - Ray
Mid - JJ
Fwd - Jason
Fwd - Wenjie

Standby Replacements: Jack, Nickorasu

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.
Melvin will be away for table tennis training till mid Sept.
Mark is league tied.
Dansen is overseas till 13 Oct.
Shawn will be away on Sundays due to remedial training till October.
Alvin is overseas till end Sept.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Aloysius is in reservist.
Syafiq and Khairi are fasting.
Fabian is away for whole of Sept for personal reasons.
Ray will be away in October and November due to A levels.

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August Schedule:
06/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Ace Galaxy
13/09/09 - League Game 9am
20/09/09 - League Game 9am
27/08/09 - League Game 9am

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all. Midland Wolves turns 2 years old this August 4th! Happy Birthday Midland Wolves!

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 30 Aug‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:40:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
August 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
FT: 1-2
HT: 0-1
Goals: Wenjie (Pen)
Cards: Nil
MW MOM: Welson

Lineup: Kunyi, Yeepoo (Calvin), PC, Fabian (Sheares), Alastair (Ray), Jack, Welson, Jason, Yu Xiang, JJ (BX), Wenjie
Formation: 4-3-3 DV

Before the game, the match has a tinge of anticipation as the Wolves limber up to get ready to battle the league leaders Chinatown FC. Boasting a good scoring record, defence and undefeated so far in the 3rd Div, the Wolves know they are in for a tough game. The tactical strategy is to play short passes on the ground to neutralise the opponent's height advantage. Sure enough, upon kick off, the first 35 minutes were dominated by Chinatown players. As the long punts from Kunyi and the defence fell to Chinatown midfielders, who won 9 out of 10 balls in the air, a lot of which were unchallenged, they managed to dominate possession and applied huge pressure on the Wolves as the Wolves were pinned in their own half. Corners after corners, freekicks after freekicks, pressure plied on the Wolves, who were limited to sparse counter attack chances. Openings not taken by Chinatown players, and a superb save by Kunyi against a swerving shot kept the score clean. In the last 15 mins of the half, a controversial incident in the Wolves box occurred. PC slip while defending in the box and the Chinatown forward tripped over the hapless PC. Referee points to the spot. The penalty duly converted straight down the middle as Kunyi dived the wrong way. Half time.

Some reminders and tactical changes were made. Calvin came in for Yeepoo who was over powered and out paced by the physical Chinatown players. Game resumed with Chinatown players playing much deeper in the second half. The Wolves opening move was elaborate and effective, a series of passes that resulted in a chance, but wasn't converted. Wenjie was free on the right side of the box, but his outside foot shot was off target. The Wolves showed better composure in midfield and series of 4-5 passes helped maintain possession as Wolves started to dominate. Chances started to come for the Wolves as they moved forward in search of the equalizer. Before long, Wolves was caught in a counter attack as a shot by a Chinatown winger outside the box was deflected by another botak uncle from Chinatown who has slipped and fell in the box. Clueless about the shot, the botak uncle's aerodynamic head was hit at the back by the ball deflecting it's path into the corner, just out of reach of Kunyi. 2-0. Wolves pushed for goals and Ray came in for Alastair. Ray had an immediate impact as his trickery created problems for the Chinatown fullback and Ray even had a chance to shoot at goal, which was saved. Fabian pulled up with a strain and Sheares came in. Despite being out of the game for a long time, ol' Sheares showed he hasn't lost his positioning and reading of the game and helped calm the defence with some calm and effective defending. BX came on for JJ. Within 5 mins he had an immediate effect. Pulled back in the box, he was fouled in the Chinatown box and referee points to the spot. Chance for Wolves to score their first goal in the League. Up steps Wenjie and he puts the ball in the corner beyond the helpless keeper. 2-1! Game on! (Goal was for you, Ramesh! Congrats on your wedding!) Wolves continued to press and Chinatown were pinned in the last 10 mins in their own half. Some time wasting tactics employed and eventually time was against the Wolves as the ref blew for full time.

Points to note:
- MOM goes to Welson, who's overall work rate and performance was exemplary. He showed good anticipation and intercepted several passes from the opponents, and matched the Chinatown players in physical challenges.
- On the whole we played much better than the first 3 games, in that there was more passing done. We played against
a tough team who was organised and experienced and they had the physical advantage. But we did well enough and if not for a controversial penalty and a fluke of a goal, we could have drawn the game if not won. If Chinatown is the best this Division has to offer, we could win a lot of the games. Players just have to believe in each other and start playing a TEAM game.
- Corner kicks were more co-ordinated as players remember the set-pieces. Delivery however was still lacking accuracy.
- The instruction was to play short passes, to keep the ball on the ground, to play to our strengths. This was not adhered to in the first half and we paid the price. Midfielders need to drop to support the short passes and defenders need to be more composed to find the passes.
- Finishing was not good enough. Attacking lacked creativity and flair. Forwards need to take more chances.
- On a positive note, some of the players are getting more seasoned after playing so many games and it showed.
- We still have 10 more games to go, lets make the most of it. Go Wolves!
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League Game:
Midland Wolves FC vs Morning Glory FC (Game vs Ace Galaxy has been rescheduled)
Details as follows:

Date: 30/08/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Bishan Park Sec Sch, 2 Sin Ming Walk. See attached link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_826/travel_site_103020/?lat=1.3650434859042&long=103.83275835917&level=9

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 - Yeepoo
Def - PC
Def - Fabian
Def - Alastair
Def - Sheares
Mid - Sebas (C)
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Welson
Mid - Jason
Mid - Vincent
Mid - Ray
Fwd - BX
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie

Standby Replacements: Calvin, Jack

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.
Melvin will be away for table tennis training till mid Sept.
Mark is league tied.
Dansen is overseas till Oct.
Shawn will be away on Sundays due to remedial training till September.
Alvin is overseas till end Sept.
Keegan is on duty for the weekend.
Syafiq and Khairi are fasting.

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August Schedule:
02/08/09 - League Game 9am @ East View Sec vs Bo Chup (0:1)
09/08/09 - No program
16/08/09 - League Game 9am @ Clementi Woods Sec vs Ace Galaxy FC (Postponed)
23/08/09 - League Game 9am @ Broaderick Sec vs Chinatown FC
30/08/09 - League game 9am @ Bishan Park Sec vs Morning Glory FC

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all. Midland Wolves turns 2 years old this August 4th! Happy Birthday Midland Wolves!

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday, 23 Aug‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:08:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
League Game
Attendance
August Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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League Game:
Chinatown FC vs Midland Wolves FC
Details as follows:

Date: 23/08/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Broadrick Sec Sch, 41 Dakota Crescent. See attached MAP.

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the YELLOW JERSEY SET. Those holding on to the YELLOW jerseys and are not in the teamsheet, pls pass them to the players who are.
- 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 - Keegan
Def - PC (C)
Def - Fabian
Def - Calvin
Def - Alastair
Mid - Alvin
Mid - Jack
Mid - Welson
Mid - Jason
Mid - Ray
Fwd - Aloysius
Fwd - BX
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie (VC)

Standby Replacements: Sheares, Khairi, Syafiq

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.

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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 and Dansen are suspended for 1 week
Shawn will be away on Sundays due to remedial training till September.
Vincent is out with ankle injury.

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August Schedule:
02/08/09 - League Game 9am @ East View Sec vs Bo Chup (0:1)
09/08/09 - No program
16/08/09 - League Game 9am @ Clementi Woods Sec vs Ace Galaxy FC (Postponed)
23/08/09 - League Game 9am @ Broaderick Sec vs Chinatown FC
30/08/09 - League game 9am @ Sembawang Sec vs Phoenix FC

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Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 2nd Aug‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:05:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
League Game Wk4
Attendance
August Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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League Game Wk4:
Bo Chup vs Midland Wolves FC
Details as follows:

Date: 02/08/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: East View Sec Sch, 3 Tampines Street 42. See linked MAP. http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_2355/travel_site_84059/

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the YELLOW JERSEY SET. Those holding on to the YELLOW jerseys and are not in the teamsheet, pls pass them to the players who are.
- 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 - Keegan
Def - PC
Def - Khairi
Def - Fabian
Def - Calvin
Mid - Alastair
Mid - Jack
Mid - Welson (VC)
Mid - Jason
Mid - Ray
Mid - Syafiq
Fwd - Aloysius
Fwd - BX (C)
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie

Standby Replacements: 2 new players on trial

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.

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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 and Dansen are suspended for 2 weeks
Shawn is out with ankle injury.
Vincent is out with ankle injury.
Sebas, Yuxiang, Aloysius, Keegan, Alvin and Calvin will be unavailable on 16th Aug due to Marathon

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August Schedule:
02/08/09 - League Game 9am @ East View Sec vs Bo Chup
09/08/09 - No program (possible training session) TBC
16/08/09 - League Game 9am @ Clementi Woods Sec vs Ace Galaxy FC
23/08/09 - League Game 9am @ Broaderick Sec vs Chinatown FC
30/08/09 - League game 9am @ Sembawang Sec vs Phoenix FC

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all. Midland Wolves turns 2 years old this August 4th! Happy Birthday Midland Wolves!

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - Training Session this Sunday 26th July‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:50:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

Match Report
Training Session
Attendance
August Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Ace Galaxy FC
HT: 0-1
FT: 0-2
MW's Cards: Nil
MW's Goals: Nil
MW's MOM: JJ

Formation: 3-5-2 AT
Team: Kunyi, PC, Dansen, Fabian (Vincent/Khairi/Yeepoo), Keegan, Sebas (Fabian), Welson, Jason, Syafiq (Wenjie), JJ, BX (Ray)

This is our second game of the league, and we managed to settle in much better than the first game. There was much feeling of anticipation on the bench as we started out strongly, with our defence combination of Dansen, PC and Fabian doing well keeping the central region locked down. Midfield tactics of playing wingbacks were fairly effective as we managed to pin the opponents in their own half in the early part of the game, with the first corner going to us. JJ, who was looking lively throughout the game had the first opportunity when the cross came in. He outjumped the defender and his header was soaring towards the corner but for an acrobatic save from Galaxy's keeper denied us our first goal. Another good opportunity arose when Jason and JJ combined well in midfield with 2 series of wall passes to cut through the opponent's midfield like they weren't there. JJ had a shot on goal but the shot was weak and easy for the keeper. Jason had the third chance but his shot was saved again with a fantastic acrobatic dive from Galaxy's keeper. That keeper would win the game MOM in my opinion.

Fabian pulled up with a hamstring problem and Vincent came in at right wingback, with Sebas dropping into centreback. Welson was doing well in the DMC role but lacked support, so the midfield was starting to be overwhelmed. Galaxy were mainly left with attacks through the flanks but mostly resulted in nothing. But they won their first corner and from that very corner scored. Kunyi was impeded to the save but the referee didn't see the incident. 0-1 to Galaxy. Half time.

Second half Syafiq off Wenjie on. Vincent off Khairi on. Keegan was doing well for most of the game, but as the more technically comfortable opponents started to dominate play in midfield our flanks were starting to show signs of weaknesses. Khairi was on to replace Vincent to keep pace with Galaxy's speedy left midfielder. But after 10 mins, a hard tackle and Khairi off and Yeepoo on. PC was commanding as usual and we managed to catch the opponents offside on a few occasions as they played direct. They were running out of attacking ideas and Galaxy resorted to long shots which is easy for Kunyi to deal with. Kunyi hardly had to make any save in the game. Dansen's long punts from defence was good, but again our midfield was lacking bite in winning the aerial balls as the opponent's start to dominate possession. Wolves defence were working overtime. BX was very active dribbling and causing all sorts of problem to the opponent's defence, till the point where he was chopped down numerous times and he lost his cool ranting at the referee for lack of protection. BX was taken out and Ray in to maintain the dynamics of the team. Ray's pace and bold running was causing a different type of problem to the opponent's. The second goal came when Keegan played the Galaxy's forward on-side and he went on to beat Kunyi on a one on one. 0-2 to Galaxy. Full time.

Wolve's MOM: JJ. Showed very good touches in the game, composed game play, combined well with Jason, could've scored and had several shots on target.

Points to note:
While we dominated the first half, we need to be more effective in our finishing. We created more chances but weren't able to finish. In fact we created twice as much chances as the opponents. Our opponents only had 3 shots on goal and 2 went in. We had at least 5-6 but not converted. Some credit to the opponent keeper, but still we should've done better to score.
Attacking midfielders need to help in supporting the defence. Defence was working overtime cause midfield was over run.
While there were spells of good possession, but our passing could still be better. and MORE EFFECTIVE. Again, we had a lack of crosses in from the wings.
On the whole we played better than our first game, and the scoreline flattered the opponents, where the game was in fact much tighter than it reflected. But we CAN play at a much higher level as we have done it before. Keep working Wolves! We can do it!

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Training Session:
This week there is a break in our league season. We have a rest period once every few games. Thus we will have a training session on Sunday to work on some of our weaknesses. This is an pportunity to bring in those new players who wants to join us but didn't have a chance to. Current players are encouraged to attend to standardise some set piece drills and also to re-inforce selection for league games.

Details as follows:

Date: 26/07/2009
Time: 9.00am
Location: Field Opposite Ci Yuan CC, Hougang Ave 9, next to blk 917.

Notes:
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is located opposite the road at the CC.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) game will be cancelled. Will inform u guys on the morning itself, so it's imperative I have your contact numbers.
- For those who drive, nearest parking is next to the the field.

Please inform your respective captains before Sunday whether you are attending training 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.
Shawn is out with ankle injury.
Mark is out with ankle injury.
Melvin will be away for table tennis training till August.

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August Schedule:
02/08/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
09/08/09 - TBC (Possible no game, or training session)
16/08/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
23/08/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
30/08/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC

Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all.

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:17:00 +0000

Team Sheet:
Gk - Kunyi
Def - Keegan
Def - PC
Def - Yeepoo
Def - Dansen (C)
Def - Alastair
Def - Fabian
Mid - Welson
Mid - Ray
Mid - Jason
Mid - Vincent
Mid - Sebas (sub)
Mid - BX
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie
Fwd - Syafiq

Standby Replacements: Nicholas, Khairi, Calvin

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.

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 19th July‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:14:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
League Game Wk3
Attendance
July Schedule
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Table standings:

http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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League Game Wk3:
Midland Wolves FC vs Ace Galaxy FC
Details as follows:

Date: 19/07/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: West Spring Sec Sch, 61 Senja Road S(677737). 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 - Kunyi
Def - Keegan
Def - PC
Def - Yeepoo
Def - Dansen (C)
Def - Alastair
Def - Fabian
Mid - Welson
Mid - Ray
Mid - Jason
Mid - Aloysius
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - BX
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie
Fwd - Syafiq

Standby Replacements: Nicholas, Khairi, Calvin, Vincent, Sebas

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.
Jack is out with toe injury.
Shawn is out with ankle injury.
Alvin is unavailable.
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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 (Game postponed due to weather)
19/06/09 - League Game 9am @ West Spring Sec vs Ace Galaxy FC
26/06/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all.

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 12th Jul‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:48:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

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:

http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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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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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all.

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - D2D League Season 2009: League Game this Sunday 3rd July‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:24:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

Match Report
D2D League Season 2009
League Game Wk1
Attendance
July Schedule
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Match Report by Sebas
Midland Wolves FC vs Rovers
HT: 0-0
FT: 0-1
Cards: Jason (yellow)
Goals: Nil
MOM: PC

1st Half

Formation: 4-5-1

Gk: Gabriel
Def: PC, Alastair, Calvin, Keegan
Mid: Jack, Sebas, Welson, Yu xiang, BX
Fwd: JJ

We won coin toss and Rovers started the match. Wenjie, Shawn and Alvin were playing for Rovers with some familiar faces in there such as Barry King, Ah Boon and Yingjie who came to our training before in 2007. In the first half, we were winning the midfield battle, thus we had slightly better possession. It was still pretty much a chaotic affair in midfield though. The plan was for the wingers to stay wide, pick the ball, move in deep, and free space for the full backs to overlap for the cross. Thru the game we didn't have any decent crosses from open play, the only cross was one where Jason crossed from wide to BX in the box, but he overhit it, so it became a change of play instead. Thru the game we also did not manage to get our passing game going, only in the first 15 mins where we had a good spell of possession. Lack of composure surfaced again.

Throw in from the left, JJ had managed to evade his marker but goalie was out in the time to collect the ball from JJ's feet.

They were playing alot of balls on the ground which we managed to win off them and launch our attacks. Their attacks came mainly on our right side, which the combination of Jack, Calvin and PC managed to deal with well to keep them on the flanks. Rovers hardly had any decent chances in the first half, mainly limited to long speculative shots.We on the other hand came close to scoring 3-4 times. One was a corner from BX that JJ head just above the bar. Another chance fell to YX whose shot was accurate but lack pace that the keeper dealt with comfortably. Welson also had a chance that went just wide of the post. Through the game whenever he was on the ball, BX was marked 3 on 1 and Rovers managed to keep him quiet throughout the game.

Our defense was doing one hell of a job keeping Shawn, Wenjie and their tricky 2 wingers in check. PC in particular performing well again, managing to catch the opponents offsides on numourous occassions despite playing deep. Gabriel was having problems with goalkicks and wasnt able to clear far enough.

2nd half

subs at half time: Jason on for YX, Vincent on for Keegan
further subs in 2nd half: Ray for JJ, Syafiq for Alastair (sebas dropped to defence), Nikorasu for Welson, Yeepoo for Calvin

Rovers started to attack more thru our left, where Vincent was doing well to win the aerial balls but his lack of pace was exposed fully. We had a corner from right wing taken by BX, but alas it was too low and defender cleared the ball, but only back to BX's feet, which he then passed to Jason who in turn lay the ball off for Sebas who took a 1st time shot. It was heading for the right corner only for goalie to save and the follow up shot by Jason was off target. Had the shot been more powerful it might have gone in. Calvin was running out of steam and holes started to appear in defence. Jason was yellow carded for a late tackle on opponent's no 7. Attackwise, our attackers didn't manage to stick to our gameplan and our attack brokedown time and again.

Our opponents had more possession in the second half, and we were defending mostly. Our counter attacks were quite ineffective with BX being marked out. Our only threat came from Jason where he had a shot from the left that whizzed just wide of post. Shawn had an opportunity to score against us when the winger beat our defence to cross, but Shawn's header hit the upright.

There was also an incident where YJ came out to claim a ball but Jason released the ball to the centre just in time. BX was at the right place at the right time with the goal post right open, but his first touch let him down and he lost the opportunity to shoot. In the final 10 minutes, Wenjie managed to beat his marker and got into the box. He fooled Sebas and PC with a quick change of direction and had the time to pick out spot to shoot and beat Gabriel gamely. 1-0.

Final score 1-0.

Points to note.

YX looking listless in left mid for this match.

BX tends to overdribble and even when 3 defenders were surrounding him he kept dribbling. He would do better to make use of the opportunity to release the ball to free teammates.

Sebas was holding the ball for too long at times. problems with communication with team mates lead him to lose his temper for a short while during the first half.

Keegan was being overun at left back as lack of support at times led to him having to mark 2 players sometimes.

JJ was running all over opponents defence hustling everyone who had the ball in opponents defence. great job.

PC performing well again, marshalling the defence well and his smart play being able to catch opponents offside on numerous occasions.

Jack playing a good game in midfield winning balls back for the team.

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D2D League:
Dear all,

Midland Wolves will be taking part in a league called D2D. We have been placed in Div 3 and league games will be played every Sunday morning 9am at various locations. The season will last for 14 weeks, and our Division has total of 8 teams. Top 2 will be promoted. Each game collection will be $100 per team, as a rule of thumb, Midland Wolves will only collect monies from players who play in the match for more than 15 mins. Unused subs will not be required to pay. Please refer to the following website for more info and regular League table standings:

http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

Attached is the rules and regulation for the league, regarding cards, suspension, substitution, etc. Do have a read through. We will begin our season this Sunday.

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League Game Wk1:
Midland Wolves FC vs Empire FC
Details as follows:

Date: 05/07/2009
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 8.30am)
Location: Punggol Sec Sch, 51 Edgefield Plains. (Nearest MRT is Punggol) See attached MAP.

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 - Calvin
Def - PC
Def - Alvin
Def - Dansen
Def - Alastair
Def - Yee Poo
Mid - Sebas (C)
Mid - Welson
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Jason
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Ray
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie
Fwd - BX

Standby Replacements: Vincent, Keegan, Syafiq

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.
Jack is out with toe injury.

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July Schedule:
05/07/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Empire FC
12/06/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
19/06/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC
26/06/09 - League Game 9am @ TBC

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all.

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - Revised Teamsheet for Sunday 28th June

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:40:00 +0000

Friendly Game:
This week we have a Friendly Game on Sunday. Midland Wolves FC vs Rovers
Details as follows:

Date: 28/06/2009
Time: 3.00pm (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 2.30PM)
Location: Punggol Sec Sch, 51 Edgefield Plains. (Nearest MRT is Punggol) See attached MAP.

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 cancelled. Will inform u guys on the morning itself, so it's imperative I have your contact numbers.

Team Sheet:
Gk - Gabriel
Def - Calvin
Def - PC
Def - Vincent
Def - Yeepoo
Def - Alastair
Def - Keegan
Mid - Sebas (C)
Mid - Welson
Mid - Jack
Mid - Jason
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Ray
Fwd - Syafiq
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Nicholas
Fwd - BX

Standby Replacements: Sheares, Kelvin, Fabian

Midland Wolves - Friendly Game this Sunday 28th June

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 21:37:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

Match Report
Friendly Game
Attendance
Open Recruitment
June Schedule
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Match Report by Dansen & Sebas
Midland Wolves FC vs Lavender United FC
HT: 4-0
FT: 4-0
Cards: PC, Welson (yellow)
Goals: BX, Shawn, Yu Xiang, JJ
MOM: Dansen

Team line up (4-5-1)

GK: Azam

Defenders: PC (sweeper), Dansen (stopper), Yee Poo (left back), Vincent (right back)

Midfielders: Shawn (centre mid), Welson (centre mid), Sebas (defensive mid), Yu Xiang (left wing), BX (right wing)

Striker: JJ

For this match, we have a safe pair of hands in goal. Surprisingly, our star striker Wenjie was rested. Ramesh retained his faith in JJ and he started the game as our striker. Ramesh with his unique analogy gave us his team talk. An excerpt: ‘We can do so many things in training, but when it comes to match, we cannot perform. It is like masturbating. You can masturbate all you want, but when it comes to the real thing, you cannot perform.’

First Half

Before kick-off, the respective captains did a coin toss battle in the middle. We won the duel and chose to switch to the other half. This was a tactical decision as the sun was scorching hot on our side while the other goalpost had a shade over it. the sun was getting into our goalie's eyes, therefore switching sides was prolly a good idea.

Opponent started the kick off and we found ourselves under attack. They managed to get the ball into our penalty box twice, the defence failing to clear the ball first time (Dansen the guilty culprit). We were lucky that we managed to close the opponent down fast just before he was about to shoot just outside the penalty box. Opponent was having more possession at the start. After a jittery start, we managed to win back possession and we started attacking. Opponent was playing a really high backline and we did not have much space in the middle. Balls were constantly hit over their defence, with our wings and striker making lots of runs. BX proved too fast for the opponent’s defence as they tried all sorts of methods to try and stop him.

Our first goal came courtesy of BX. A long ball from defense was pumped into the opponents half and with BX running from deep and the opponents playing a high defense line, the ball landed on BX with all the defenders behind him and the referee wave play on. We were constantly attacking. We had plenty of chances, however we were not sharp in front of goal. JJ had a couple of good chances, but he failed to make clean contact with the ball. Yuxiang had a few chances too, but failure to make clean contact resulted in poor attempt at goal. Our second goal came from Shawn. He received the ball outside the opponent’s penalty box. He dribbled past a few defenders before shooting with his left. The ball went curling and dipping into the bottom right hand corner of the post. Keeper did not even move, he had absolutely no chance. We were definitely happy with 2 early first half goals, but we did not want to get carried away. We stayed focused, reminding ourselves that the game was not over. Our third came right after our second. Opponent kicked off and we pressured them immediately. It bore fruit as we won possession. The ball was passed to Yu Xiang who dribbled past the defence and let in a left footed shot. Goal!

Shawn came close to adding a fourth goal with a free kick way outside the penalty box. His ball curled and dipped just inches wide of the post. A very good try from distance.

(4^th goal please, I don’t remember)

Despite the score line being 4-0, however, we were not playing with composure. We were constantly giving away possession. Whenever we had the ball, we chose to kick it up field instead of passing the ball around and retain possession. Ball control by a few players was poor. Dansen was starting to get frustrated at the back and he started shouting and yelling. His frustration finally boiled over when BX chose not to play to the referee’s whistle and let the opponent take possession and run down the right flank. Vulgarity came spewing out of his mouth. BX did well by not reacting in anger. His reason for not playing on was because he wanted to protest to the referee of a two-footed tackle on him. Match continued and Dansen was still fuming and frustrated. A few players tried to calm him down. Ramesh must have been glad that the whistle came soon enough, preventing a catastrophe.

Half Time

BX & Dansen had a talk and things were sorted out. Ramesh made some changes to the team’s line-up. BX coming out for Aloysius; Syafiq and Mark taking over Shawn & Welson in midfield.

Second Half

Right from kick off, we started attacking. Waves and waves of attack from Wolves. Just like in the first half, we had plenty of chances, but we failed to capitalize. Two particular balls managed to beat their keeper though, but not their defender. We had two balls cleared on the line. At the start of the second half when energy bar was still full, Mark gave the opponent a HUGE problem. His tremendous size and strength proved too much for them as he bulldozed his way through 3 opponents in an attacking attempt at goal. The only element lacking was speed, had he been slightly faster, he would have gotten the ball outside the penalty box and made a shooting attempt at goal.

The two wingbacks pushed dangerously high up to join the attack, leaving a huge gap at the back. The opponent tried to exploit the space, but was denied by our two excellent centre backs. PC in particular stood strong and tough. The opponent could not muscle their way through him. On one occasion when they attacked through the right, PC made a challenge that resulted in the opponent lying flat on his back. In another instance, a collision between him and an opponent resulted in the opponent flying, needing medical treatment, while he stood his ground with only a cut lip.

Up to this point, other than goal kicks, picking up loose balls or taking free kicks from the back, our keeper was virtually a spectator. Save for a few free kicks which went either high or wide or straight at him, the opponent did not trouble him at all. Opponents were starting to play abit hard, with 2 of their central midfielders getting yellow cards for heavy mistimed tackles. Seeing how drained Yuxiang was, Ramesh made a switch. Jason took over his place in the left wing. Alastair also coming on for Yee Poo at left back. Vincent going out for Ray. We started playing with a 3-5-2, the defence looking more solid and safe with Alaistair coming on. Ray going into right mid, Syafiq going up to partner Aloysius in attack.

As the clock ticked closer to full time, Ramesh had an intention to play a highly attacking formation of 3-4-3. But the weather was to deny him as the referee halted the game with a lightning striking dangerously close. The players waited for a couple of minutes in the hope that the weather might improve. Another lightning strike and the referee decided to end the game with 10 minutes remaining.

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Friendly Game:
This week we have a Friendly Game on Sunday. Midland Wolves FC vs Rovers
Details as follows:

Date: 28/06/2009
Time: 3.00pm (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 2.30PM)
Location: Punggol Sec Sch, 51 Edgefield Plains. (Nearest MRT is Punggol) See attached MAP.

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 cancelled. Will inform u guys on the morning itself, so it's imperative I have your contact numbers.

Team Sheet:
Gk - Azam
Def - Calvin
Def - PC
Def - Alvin
Def - Dansen
Def - Alastair
Def - Keegan
Mid - Sebas (C)
Mid - Welson
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Jason
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Ray
Fwd - JJ
Fwd - Wenjie
Fwd - BX

Standby Replacements: Vincent, Yee Poo, Nicholas, Jack

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.
Kunyi is away on NS.
Melvin will be away for table tennis training till August.
Mark is out with a foot injury.

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Open Recruitment:
We are currently looking for strikers. Any friends interested to try out, do bring them down.

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June Schedule:
07/06/09 - Training session 9am @ Ci Yuan CC field
14/06/09 - Friendly Game 3pm @ Si Ling Sec vs Family Planning Utd
21/06/09 - Friendly Game 3pm @ Punggol Sec vs Lavender Utd
28/06/09 - Friendly Game 3pm @ Punggol Sec vs Rovers

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all.

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - Friendly Game this Sunday 21st June‏

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:24:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

Match Report
Friendly Game
New Team Jerseys
Attendance
Open Recruitment
June Schedule
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Match Report by Dansen
Family Planning United vs Midland Wolves FC
HT: 0-2
FT: 1-4
Cards: PC (yellow)
Goals: BX, Shawn, Welson, Wenjie
MOM: Welson

For once the team was punctual and we had abundance of talent mingling with each other till they caught the sight of the opponent. The sensory triggered of losing game. Several wolves were also playing out of their norm position hence it was test of faith Nevertheless the team was spirited and was eager and ready to play. It was 3pm with the temperature heating up. Everything is new for this game. New set of white jersey, new opponent, new pitch, even PC & Vincent got themselves a pair of new boots. Weather was perfect & the pitch was excellent by Singapore standard. Wolves were hungry.

Prior to kick-off, Ramesh couldn’t resist but to yawn throughout. But don’t be fooled, the match was nothing but breathtaking. For this match, things were done differently. Right from the start, Ramesh was already handing out the heavy stuff which under normal circumstances will only surface during half time. Not knowing the opponent’s strength, weakness & style of play, we decided to play more conservatively. With swift warm up and short pep talk we start game with 4-5-1 formation. We started with Dansen and Keegan playing wingbacks and with PC holding the defence with Sebastian right up front of him with stopper role and Kun Yi between the poles. We had Jason and BX on both wings and the middles of the park were congested with Shawn,Wenjie & Welson. Lastly we had JJ upfront as the lone striker. Our opponent was mixture of a young & old and with peculiar name Family Planning Football Club. The ref reminded us of the awful game at Westlake which showed clear biasness but we were wrong.

FIRST HALF

1st half, we did very well, right from kick off we were constantly pressuring the opponent. The opponent had to deal with waves and waves of attack from the Wolves. We were having plenty of possession and were winning most of the 50-50 ball. The idea of packing the midfield worked like magic. Maybe Ramesh could be the next ‘SPECIAL ONE’. The midfield trio of Shawn, Welson & Wenjie were doing very well. They were winning plenty of ball and distributing the ball to the wings. The opponent played the offside trap well; we got caught by the trap on a few occasions. PC & Sebas too were doing well, winning headers. The 1st thing that got the opponent to break out in cold sweat was a shot from Wenjie. His shot hit the left post and all ardent Wolves supporters and players were anticipating for the ball to rebound off into the net, but it wasn’t to be. The ball narrowly missed the byline & the right post. The opponent duly cleared the ball.

BX was excellent. He took on opponents, his trickery made it hard for the opponent to get the ball off him. After numerous pressure from all flanks we finally broke their defence. We had throw on the extreme right flank with Shawn hurling long throw into the box. As simple as it was BX saw the opportunity and headed an unstoppable header. 1-0! It was beautiful to see the team executing what they learnt at the practice ground. Having carefully & meticulously analyzed the opponent (Rafa Benitez comes to mind), Ramesh made a tactical switch. JJ came out for Mark. Mark was introduced to hold the lead as we were nearing the half-time. Wenjie was moved up front as a lone striker, Mark taking over in center midfield, BX & Jason switching flanks. Ramesh had a clear view of everything from the sideline, he decided to unleash hell upon the opponent’s right back by putting BX on the left. True enough, BX’s speed presented plenty of problems. Jason and BX were constant thorn to the defence. Despite playing flat four with an anchor man their defence could not handle the speed demons.

The next scare for the opponent was when a through ball from the midfield found its way to Wenjie. The opponent tried to play the offside trap and hence pushed the defence line high up. Wenjie beat the defenders easily with his speed and he was through on goal with the keeper left to beat. He shot to his right, but the keeper did well to stick a leg out and deflect the ball to safety. A thing to note: the ball almost went inside the top right corner for a goal. Corner! Speaking of corner, we won more than a handful of corners, but we couldn’t fully utilize the chances presented to us. The same thing goes for free kicks; we wasted a few chances by blasting the ball over.

Since we were relentlessly attacking, we dangerously pushed the line high up. Luckily for us, the opponent didn’t exploit this. There was an incident where we had a hole in the middle of the defence, Sebas pushing way too much to the left, thankfully this too wasn’t exploited. With just 5 minutes away from half time Sebas launched a goal kick with couple of air challenges found Welson ; he calmly flicked the ball to Shawn through the defence and from being an assist he placed his name on the scoresheet by scoring through the GK’s leg. 2 – 0 ! . For the first time in many months we were leading by comfortable margin. Now we have to focus and hold and attack till half time. The switch flank exercise done in training was on full display for this match. A couple of good balls from Shawn, Welson & Dansen. So much so that Welson, having plenty of time & space to shoot towards goal, chose instead to switch the ball to the flank.

Our midfield & defence were so excellent that the opponent didn’t win a corner kick until late into the 1st half. They won a few more corners thereafter. Kunyi dealt with them reasonably well. Our first real scare was from one corner when we didn’t clear the ball out of the danger area fast enough. Mark attempted to clear the ball with a bicycle kick, but since not every day is Sunday, he did not make contact with the ball, missing it by a fraction of an inch. Fortunately enough, Mark has the size to cover a huge angle. He managed to prevent the opponent from taking a shot by blocking and kicking desperately in the hope of clearing the ball to safety, all these while he was on the ground.

The only sour note for us in the 1st half was when PC got himself booked with a yellow card not because he made an excellent foul to deny the opponent a goal scoring opportunity, but because on two occasions he tried to fool the referee by not putting the ball within the white box while taking the goal kick.

HALF TIME

Seeing how effective the formation was, Ramesh decided to stick with 4-5-1. The changes made are: Mark coming out for JJ, Vincent coming in for Keegan, Ray taking over from Jason.

GK: Kunyi
Defence: PC (sweeper), Sebas (stopper), Dansen (left back), Vincent (right back)
Midfield: Shawn (centre mid), JJ (centre mid), Welson (centre mid), Ray (right wing), BX (left wing)
Attack: Wenjie

SECOND HALF

We started the 2nd half with the mentality that the game is still 0-0. Our objective was to keep a clean sheet & hopefully score a couple more goals. The opponent started to play a little harder and their style of slick 1-2 passing was starting to surface. They won a handful of corners in the 2nd half. On one occasion, the ball came in from the left corner, Kunyi spilled the ball, opponent was about to pounce on it, luckily Dansen reacted faster by clearing the ball with all his might, so much so that the ball went over the fence and onto the road opposite. Opponent was attacking more through the left. Vincent did exceptionally well to deny them penetration. He even headed the ball! It’s such a rare sight! He is finally making use of his height advantage.

The opponent’s effort finally paid off when they pulled a goal back. Welson was in possession of the ball about 20 meters away from our penalty box, was about to pass the ball, but was dispossessed as two opponents harried him. The opponent took a shot, ball went to the top left corner, Kunyi couldn’t get there in time. A good goal. 2-1. We were disappointed, but we didn’t let it overpower us, we stayed strong, we showed character. We fought back; we heaped pressure on the opponent’s defence. We won a few free kicks and corners, but again we failed to capitalize on our chances from set pieces. Corners were awful, with none of our players making contact with the ball. Free kicks gone awfully high over the bar, although some did hit the target but did not beat the keeper.

Ray did particularly well in the 2nd half. He repaid Ramesh’s faith by giving the opponent all sorts of problems with his pace, so much so that the opponent had to resort to having 2 men marking him. Referee could have done better by letting the game play on when Ray managed to squeeze through the gap in between 2 defenders with his shirt pulled and him still on his feet. Ray’s game definitely has improved, not only he beats the defenders, he delivers the ball into the box. On one occasion, he even chased the opponent down to our defence zone in an attempt to win back possession. BX maintained his excellent form. Opponent was starting to get a little harder on him. He showed excellent composure and character, dusting himself off whenever he was fouled, refusing to get drawn into unnecessary arguments. Perhaps Ramesh’s words prior to kick off helped in quelling his fearsome temper (read Wayne Rooney here). An excerpt from Ramesh’s words: ‘This is Marsiling here, not Punggol. A fight breaks out here, we’re all fucked. We cannot leave this place. One phone call and they all come down from the nearby blocks.’

A tactical switch came underway, JJ going out for Calvin. In a reshuffle, Sebas pushed up to occupy his usual centre mid role, Calving taking the left back role and Dansen back to his usual role in the heart of the defence. The 3rd goal came not long after the reshuffle. In defence, Dansen received a pass from Calvin on the left. Opponent did try to close down on Dansen, but he had some time to pick Ray out with a beautiful pass over the opponent’s defence. Ray’s cross was blocked by the opponent and the ball went out for a corner. Shawn took the corner. The ball was cleared by the opponent, but not far enough. It fell to Welson. Having been lectured by Ramesh on the virtues of shooting, Welson took a shot, the ball travelled to the bottom left corner and GOAL!!! 3-1.

Opponent by now was crushed, but they did not give up. They started to attack more. Welson had to chase the opponent from midfield right down to defence and made a last ditch tackle to prevent a cross from going into our penalty box. Kunyi made a good save by punching the ball over the bar from the resulting corner. The ball was swerving hard and fast towards the goal from the corner. We were starting to feel the heat as the opponent started to play a fast paced game. We did well by not letting them dictate play. Whenever we have possession of the ball, we slowed the game down. We finally put a nail in the coffin by hitting the 4th goal past their keeper. From a corner, Vincent got a loose ball on the right. His intention was to shoot the ball towards goal, but somehow the ball ended up in the penalty box with Wenjie in possession. Wenjie’s back was facing the goal, he turned, ready to shoot with his right, but upon seeing the opponent blocking his angle, he used his skill to roll the ball to his left foot and he shot. The ball curled beautifully into the top left corner. Keeper stood absolutely no chance at all; he did not even budge from his spot. A beautiful goal with the left foot. 4-1.

Our speed demon however did not last the match as he went down with a cramp. Insufficient warm up & stretching looked like the probable cause. Syafiq came on and took his place in attack. Syafiq as per instructed pressured the defence which made them panick several time and ended up losing the ball. The score remained 4-1 until the full time whistle was blown. PC was complaining that the referee did not play a full 45 minute 2nd half. Apparently that’s how we feel when we’re on top =)

Memorable moments:
· Our star playmaker Shawn showed extreme bravery by blocking an opponent’s shot with his face.
· Vincent with his new Lotto boots (he is an avid Predator & Beckham fan) managed to get Dansen & Ramesh laughing when stepped up to take a free kick. He did a Beckham-esque pose which looked a little awkward on him. Asked for the reason as to why he bought a pair of Lotto boots, he replied it’s due to the economic recession. Economic recession, but a pair of $120 Lotto boots? What economic recession?
· Not once did BX lose his cool, he was cool and calm throughout the match. For once, he stayed out of the referee’s book.
· Dansen is unusually muted for this match. We rarely could hear his voice.
· Sebas did not go down injured. He stayed on his feet throughout the game, except for one incident where he went down in the penalty box claiming that he was kicked from the back by the opponent. Referee waved away his penalty appeal. No gung ho tackles seen in this match by him.

Man of the match: Welson

From a striker to winger and now a very composed midfielder. He has grown in leaps and this match was clear indication of his skills. He fought for the balls. He was calm and composed to look up and see the entire field before a pass or switching flank pass. For lasting the whole match without any hiccups with team and opponent and just playing his game at his best. He is def the Man of the Match. Great Performance Welson.
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Friendly Game:
This week we have a Friendly Game on Sunday. Midland Wolves vs Lavender Utd
Details as follows:

Date: 21/06/2009
Time: 3.00pm (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 2.30PM)
Location: Punggol Sec Sch, 51 Edgefield Plains. (Nearest MRT is Punggol) See attached MAP.

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 cancelled. Will inform u guys on the morning itself, so it's imperative I have your contact numbers.

Team Sheet:
Gk - Azam
Def - Yee Poo
Def - Vincent
Def - PC
Def - Alvin
Def - Dansen
Def - Alastair
Mid - Sebas (C)
Mid - Welson
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Jason
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - JJ
Fwd - Aloysius
Fwd - Syafiq
Fwd - Ray
Fwd - BX

Standby Replacements: Wenjie (rested), Mark, Calvin

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 RAMESH 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.
Jack will be away this weekend for a charity event.
Melvin will be away for table tennis training till August.

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Open Recruitment:
We are currently looking for strikers. Any friends interested to try out, do bring them down.

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June Schedule:
07/06/09 - Training session 9am @ Ci Yuan CC field
14/06/09 - Friendly Game 3pm @ Si Ling Sec vs Family Planning Utd
21/06/09 - Friendly Game 3pm @ Punggol Sec vs Lavender Utd
28/06/09 - Friendly Game/League?

Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all.

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf

Match Report - Midland Wolves FC vs Family Planning FC (14 June 2009)

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:42:00 +0000

For once the team was punctual and we had abundance of talent mingling with each other till they caught the sight of the opponent. The sensory triggered of losing game. Several wolves were also playing out of their norm position hence it was test of faith Nevertheless the team was spirited and was eager and ready to play. It was 3pm with the temperature heating up.
Everything is new for this game. New set of white jersey, new opponent, new pitch, even PC & Vincent got themselves a pair of new boots. Weather was perfect & the pitch was excellent by Singapore standard. Wolves were hungry.

Prior to kick-off, Ramesh couldn’t resist but to yawn throughout. But don’t be fooled, the match was nothing but breathtaking. For this match, things were done differently. Right from the start, Ramesh was already handing out the heavy stuff which under normal circumstances will only surface during half time. Not knowing the opponent’s strength, weakness & style of play, we decided to play more conservatively.

With swift warm up and short pep talk we start game with 4-5-1 formation. We started with Dansen and Keegan playing wingbacks and with PC holding the defence with Sebastian right up front of him with stopper role and Kun Yi between the poles. We had Jason and BX on both wings and the middles of the park were congested with Shawn,Wenjie & Welson. Lastly we had JJ upfront as the lone striker.

Our opponent was mixture of a young & old and with peculiar name Family Planning Football Club. The ref reminded us of the awful game at Westlake which showed clear biasness but we were wrong.

FIRST HALF

1st half, we did very well, right from kick off we were constantly pressuring the opponent. The opponent had to deal with waves and waves of attack from the Wolves. We were having plenty of possession and were winning most of the 50-50 ball. The idea of packing the midfield worked like magic. Maybe Ramesh could be the next ‘SPECIAL ONE’.

The midfield trio of Shawn, Welson & Wenjie were doing very well. They were winning plenty of ball and distributing the ball to the wings. The opponent played the offside trap well; we got caught by the trap on a few occasions. PC & Sebas too were doing well, winning headers.

The 1st thing that got the opponent to break out in cold sweat was a shot from Wenjie. His shot hit the left post and all ardent Wolves supporters and players were anticipating for the ball to rebound off into the net, but it wasn’t to be. The ball narrowly missed the byline & the right post. The opponent duly cleared the ball.

BX was excellent. He took on opponents, his trickery made it hard for the opponent to get the ball off him. After numerous pressure from all flanks we finally broke their defence. We had throw on the extreme right flank with Shawn hurling long throw into the box. As simple as it was BX saw the opportunity and headed an unstoppable header. 1-0! It was beautiful to see the team executing what they learnt at the practice ground.

Having carefully & meticulously analyzed the opponent (Rafa Benitez comes to mind), Ramesh made a tactical switch. JJ came out for Mark. Mark was introduced to hold the lead as we were nearing the half-time. Wenjie was moved up front as a lone striker, Mark taking over in center midfield, BX & Jason switching flanks. Ramesh had a clear view of everything from the sideline, he decided to unleash hell upon the opponent’s right back by putting BX on the left. True enough, BX’s speed presented plenty of problems. Jason and BX were constant thorn to the defence. Despite playing flat four with an anchor man their defence could not handle the speed demons.

The next scare for the opponent was when a through ball from the midfield found its way to Wenjie. The opponent tried to play the offside trap and hence pushed the defence line high up. Wenjie beat the defenders easily with his speed and he was through on goal with the keeper left to beat. He shot to his right, but the keeper did well to stick a leg out and deflect the ball to safety. A thing to note: the ball almost went inside the top right corner for a goal. Corner!

Speaking of corner, we won more than a handful of corners, but we couldn’t fully utilize the chances presented to us. The same thing goes for free kicks; we wasted a few chances by blasting the ball over.

Since we were relentlessly attacking, we dangerously pushed the line high up. Luckily for us, the opponent didn’t exploit this. There was an incident where we had a hole in the middle of the defence, Sebas pushing way too much to the left, thankfully this too wasn’t exploited. With just 5 minutes away from half time Sebas launched a goal kick with couple of air challenges found Welson ; he calmly flicked the ball to Shawn through the defence and from being an assist he placed his name on the scoresheet by scoring through the GK’s leg. 2 – 0 ! . For the first time in many months we were leading by comfortable margin. Now we have to focus and hold and attack till half time.

The switch flank exercise done in training was on full display for this match. A couple of good balls from Shawn, Welson & Dansen. So much so that Welson, having plenty of time & space to shoot towards goal, chose instead to switch the ball to the flank.

Our midfield & defence were so excellent that the opponent didn’t win a corner kick until late into the 1st half. They won a few more corners thereafter. Kunyi dealt with them reasonably well. Our first real scare was from one corner when we didn’t clear the ball out of the danger area fast enough. Mark attempted to clear the ball with a bicycle kick, but since not every day is Sunday, he did not make contact with the ball, missing it by a fraction of an inch. Fortunately enough, Mark has the size to cover a huge angle. He managed to prevent the opponent from taking a shot by blocking and kicking desperately in the hope of clearing the ball to safety, all these while he was on the ground.

The only sour note for us in the 1st half was when PC got himself booked with a yellow card not because he made an excellent foul to deny the opponent a goal scoring opportunity, but because on two occasions he tried to fool the referee by not putting the ball within the white box while taking the goal kick.

HALF TIME

Seeing how effective the formation was, Ramesh decided to stick with 4-5-1. The changes made are: Mark coming out for JJ, Vincent coming in for Keegan, Ray taking over from Jason.

GK: Kunyi
Defence: PC (sweeper), Sebas (stopper), Dansen (left back), Vincent (right back)
Midfield: Shawn (centre mid), JJ (centre mid), Welson (centre mid), Ray (right wing), BX (left wing)
Attack: Wenjie

SECOND HALF

We started the 2nd half with the mentality that the game is still 0-0. Our objective was to keep a clean sheet & hopefully score a couple more goals. The opponent started to play a little harder and their style of slick 1-2 passing was starting to surface. They won a handful of corners in the 2nd half. On one occasion, the ball came in from the left corner, Kunyi spilled the ball, opponent was about to pounce on it, luckily Dansen reacted faster by clearing the ball with all his might, so much so that the ball went over the fence and onto the road opposite.

Opponent was attacking more through the left. Vincent did exceptionally well to deny them penetration. He even headed the ball! It’s such a rare sight! He is finally making use of his height advantage.

The opponent’s effort finally paid off when they pulled a goal back. Welson was in possession of the ball about 20 meters away from our penalty box, was about to pass the ball, but was dispossessed as two opponents harried him. The opponent took a shot, ball went to the top left corner, Kunyi couldn’t get there in time. A good goal. 2-1.

We were disappointed, but we didn’t let it overpower us, we stayed strong, we showed character. We fought back; we heaped pressure on the opponent’s defence. We won a few free kicks and corners, but again we failed to capitalize on our chances from set pieces. Corners were awful, with none of our players making contact with the ball. Free kicks gone awfully high over the bar, although some did hit the target but did not beat the keeper.

Ray did particularly well in the 2nd half. He repaid Ramesh’s faith by giving the opponent all sorts of problems with his pace, so much so that the opponent had to resort to having 2 men marking him. Referee could have done better by letting the game play on when Ray managed to squeeze through the gap in between 2 defenders with his shirt pulled and him still on his feet. Ray’s game definitely has improved, not only he beats the defenders, he delivers the ball into the box. On one occasion, he even chased the opponent down to our defence zone in an attempt to win back possession.

BX maintained his excellent form. Opponent was starting to get a little harder on him. He showed excellent composure and character, dusting himself off whenever he was fouled, refusing to get drawn into unnecessary arguments. Perhaps Ramesh’s words prior to kick off helped in quelling his fearsome temper (read Wayne Rooney here). An excerpt from Ramesh’s words: ‘This is Marsiling here, not Punggol. A fight breaks out here, we’re all fucked. We cannot leave this place. One phone call and they all come down from the nearby blocks.’

A tactical switch came underway, JJ going out for Calvin. In a reshuffle, Sebas pushed up to occupy his usual centre mid role, Calving taking the left back role and Dansen back to his usual role in the heart of the defence.

The 3rd goal came not long after the reshuffle. In defence, Dansen received a pass from Calvin on the left. Opponent did try to close down on Dansen, but he had some time to pick Ray out with a beautiful pass over the opponent’s defence. Ray’s cross was blocked by the opponent and the ball went out for a corner. Shawn took the corner. The ball was cleared by the opponent, but not far enough. It fell to Welson. Having been lectured by Ramesh on the virtues of shooting, Welson took a shot, the ball travelled to the bottom left corner and GOAL!!! 3-1.

Opponent by now was crushed, but they did not give up. They started to attack more. Welson had to chase the opponent from midfield right down to defence and made a last ditch tackle to prevent a cross from going into our penalty box. Kunyi made a good save by punching the ball over the bar from the resulting corner. The ball was swerving hard and fast towards the goal from the corner.

We were starting to feel the heat as the opponent started to play a fast paced game. We did well by not letting them dictate play. Whenever we have possession of the ball, we slowed the game down.

We finally put a nail in the coffin by hitting the 4th goal past their keeper. From a corner, Vincent got a loose ball on the right. His intention was to shoot the ball towards goal, but somehow the ball ended up in the penalty box with Wenjie in possession. Wenjie’s back was facing the goal, he turned, ready to shoot with his right, but upon seeing the opponent blocking his angle, he used his skill to roll the ball to his left foot and he shot. The ball curled beautifully into the top left corner. Keeper stood absolutely no chance at all; he did not even budge from his spot. A beautiful goal with the left foot. 4-1.

Our speed demon however did not last the match as he went down with a cramp. Insufficient warm up & stretching looked like the probable cause. Syafiq came on and took his place in attack. Syafiq as per instructed pressured the defence which made them panick several time and ended up losing the ball.

The score remained 4-1 until the full time whistle was blown. PC was complaining that the referee did not play a full 45 minute 2nd half. Apparently that’s how we feel when we’re on top =)

Memorable moments:

· Our star playmaker Shawn showed extreme bravery by blocking an opponent’s shot with his face.

· Vincent with his new Lotto boots (he is an avid Predator & Beckham fan) managed to get Dansen & Ramesh laughing when stepped up to take a free kick. He did a Beckham-esque pose which looked a little awkward on him. Asked for the reason as to why he bought a pair of Lotto boots, he replied it’s due to the economic recession. Economic recession, but a pair of $120 Lotto boots? What economic recession?

· Not once did BX lose his cool, he was cool and calm throughout the match. For once, he stayed out of the referee’s book.

· Dansen is unusually muted for this match. We rarely could hear his voice.

· Sebas did not go down injured. He stayed on his feet throughout the game, except for one incident where he went down in the penalty box claiming that he was kicked from the back by the opponent. Referee waved away his penalty appeal. No gung ho tackles seen in this match by him.

Goal scorer:
1st goal – BX
2nd goal – Shawn
3rd goal – Welson
4th goal – Wenjie

Yellow card: PC
Red card: Nil

Man of the match: Welson

From a striker to winger and now a very composed midfielder. He has grown in leaps and this match was clear indication of his skills. He fought for the balls. He was calm and composed to look up and see the entire field before a pass or switching flank pass. For lasting the whole match without any hiccups with team and opponent and just playing his game at his best. He is def the Man of the Match. Great Performance Welson.

Midland Wolves - Friendly Game this Sunday 14th June

noreply@blogger.com (Mr Wolf) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:49:00 +0000

Hi Midland Wolves,

Friendly Game
New Team Jerseys
Attendance
Open Recruitment
June Schedule
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Friendly Game:
This week we have a Friendly Game on Sunday. Family Planning Utd vs Midland Wolves FC
Details as follows:

Date: 14/06/2009
Time: 3.00pm (PLS BE THERE BY LATEST 2.30PM)
Location: Si Ling Sec Sch, 11 Marsiling Lane. (Nearest MRT is Woodlands/Marsiling) See attached MAP.

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 cancelled. Will inform u guys on the morning itself, so it's imperative I have your contact numbers.

Team Sheet:
Gk - Kunyi
Def - Alvin
Def - Dansen
Def - PC
Def - Calvin
Def - Vincent
Def - Fabian
Mid - Sebas (C)
Mid - Welson
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Jason
Mid - Yu Xiang
Mid - Melvin
Fwd - Wenjie
Fwd - Syafiq
Fwd - Ray
Fwd - BX

Standby Replacements: Alastair, Aloysius, JJ

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 RAMESH on Sat night.

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New Team Jerseys:
Please bring along $35 for payment of jersey for Alvin Yanhong and Alastair.
For those who wish to return the yellow jersey, $5 will be rebate off the jersey set.

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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.
Jack will be overseas this weekend due to work.

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Open Recruitment:
We are currently looking for strikers. Any friends interested to try out, do bring them down.

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June Schedule:
07/06/09 - Training session 9am @ Ci Yuan CC field
14/06/09 - Friendly Game 3pm @ Si Ling Sec vs Family Planning Utd
21/06/09 - Friendly Game 3pm @ Punggol Sec vs Lavender Utd
28/06/09 - Friendly Game/League?

Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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Thats all.

Go Wolves!

Mr Wolf