Midland Wolves Football Club

2010-09-10T07:44:00.000-07:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 4/2010
Friendly Game
Attendance
Sep Schedule
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D2D League Season 4/2010

Table standings:
http://d2dsports.footballopod.com/D2D_LeagueTable.aspx?id=41&divid=55&leagueid=42

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Friendly Game:
Midland Wolves vs Morning Glory

This week we have arranged a friendly game to keep us match sharp. Opponents are Morning Glory, who is leading division 2 this season. Some of us should be familiar with them as we played them twice last season. They like to pass the ball around the middle of the park, and main threat is their tall striker, who is both a physical presence as well as a good finisher.

As this is a friendly, the emphasis on this game is to give players a chance to play, to be assessed for players on trial, and more importantly, the way we play. The result is secondary. I wish to see us play well as a team, show co-ordination, teamwork, creative play and play with guts and passion.

Details as follows:
Date: 12/09/2010
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY 8.45am)
Location: Compassvale Sec School, 51 Compassvale Crescent. See hyperlink.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_1913/travel_site_90501/

Teamsheet:
Gk - Melvin Tan
Def - Dansen (c)
Def - Calvin
Def - Yeepoo
Def - Gabriel
Mid - Sebas
Mid - Kelvin
Mid - Jason
Mid - Daniel
Mid - JJ
Mid – Yu Xiang
Fw - Shawn
Fw - Leonard
Fw - Wenjie

Trialist: Edwin, Boon How
Standby: Alastair

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to wear the RED Jersey Set
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is at 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 your participation. Sms Dansen at 83441548 or Sebas at 96201130. Captains please revert attendance to Jack on Sat.

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Attendance:
Kunyi is on NS duty
Naren away in NS
Ray is away in NS
Syafiq is away in NS
Welson will be overseas for long term from April 2010 till Jan 2012
BX is injured and out till Oct
Keegan is unavailable till further notice.
Martin is unavailable for matches temporarily due to infection.
Mark is not available till further notice due to personal reasons.
PC is not available for this weekend due to work overseas.
Vincent is not available this weekend, and from now on only once a month.
Edward is not available due to Sunday classes for next 4 weeks.
Weihao is not available this weekend and for the next 2 months due to NS.

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September Schedule:
05/09/10 - League game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ Beatty Sec (Postponed)
12/09/10 - Friendly game 9am vs Morning Glory @ Compassvale Sec
19/09/10 - League game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ TBC
26/09/10 - TBC

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

Mr Wolf

League Game this Sun 29th Aug‏

2010-08-25T08:48:00.000-07:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 4/2010
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
Aug Schedule
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D2D League Season 4/2010

Table standings:
http://d2dsports.footballopod.com/D2D_LeagueTable.aspx?id=41&divid=55&leagueid=42

Division 3

Pos	Teams	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	GD	YC	RC	PTS
1	AFC	13	10	3	0	33	11	22	10	0	33
2	ROWDEES FC	14	9	3	2	44	18	26	7	1	30
3	SAMBAL SK	13	8	1	4	41	28	13	7	0	25
4	CLUB DE FUTBOL	13	5	1	7	31	45	-14	7	1	16
5	MEMBERS FC	12	5	3	4	31	28	3	19	6	15
6	PHOENIX FC	11	3	2	9	16	20	-4	4	0	11
7	MIDLAND WOLVES FC	13	3	1	9	21	29	-8	10	2	10
8	WW FC	13	1	0	12	15	53	-38	6	0	3

Members FC: -3 points penalty

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Match Report:
Midland Wolves FC vs Social Team
HT: 0-0
FT: 0-0
MW Goals: Nil
MW Assist: Nil
MW MVP: Yee Poo
Cards: Nil

Line-up: Gabriel, PC, Dansen, Jason, Yeepoo, Daniel (Gunawan), Sebas (Jack), Kelvin (Yu Xiang/Leonard), Melvin Tan (Edwin), JJ (Shawn), Weihao

Starting Formation: 4-4-2

Learning Points:
- Wolves first goaless game...ever. Was not a good game, in terms of gameplay. Opponents dominated much of the game, and having more chances then what we created. Moreover, opponents played with only 10 men for the first quarter, and we couldn't capitalise on the numerical advantage.

- Goalie: Melvin and Gabriel took turns to be keeper each half, both put in decent performances, though Gabriel need to work on his goal kicks. The direction and distance is very inconsistant.

- Defence: Our one shining light is our defence. Defence coped well with the pressure and assault. Although we still gave opponents too much space with slack marking during corner kicks. Outstanding performances in defence were Gabriel and Yee Poo. Gabriel played centreback in the 2nd half and did an excellent job. Yee Poo was fantastic, winning shoulder challenges, interceptions, blocks and stopped 2 shots on the goal-line. He managed to outwit and outplay the opponent right midfielder for much of the game. But started to fade in the last 20 minutes. Need to work on match conditioning and pace.

- Midfield: Our midfield was poor and un-co-ordinated. In the first half struggled to make an impact as panic play resulted in giving away possession cheaply, and mis-passes were too common. Left and right midfielder pushed up too much to recieve the ball efficiently, thus ruling themselves out for much of the half. Did not follow instructions to dribble with the ball to create width in attack, instead keep playing to the overly-congested centre mid. Centre-mid was doing ok winning possession, Sebas and Daniel doing the sheparding job well. But was not so good in distribution and lacking creative passes in attack. When Shawn came on in the middle, he provided more creative options and ability to slow the game down with good control. In 2nd half, Dansen was doing well until Gunawan came on to partner him in midfield, where Dansen started to play too much of an attacking role, leaving a big hole between midfield and defence. Dansen can improve by sticking to his role and improving his midfield positioning play. Lack of communication and support all-round in general for our midfield.

- Offence: Our front line of JJ and Weihao lacks communication and was pretty much out of the game with a lack of service. However, even when the service came, seldom threatened until Shawn came on to provide depth in attack. Weihao played too deep and dropped too far and this resulted in the opponents being able to play a high defensive line. Weihao being the most forward player, needs to be able to play a high offensive line to peg back the opponent's defence and create breathing room for our defence. JJ needs to improve his touch and positioning play by learning to drift wide to recieve the ball instead of dropping deep into the congested centre mid. Leonard in the second half was lacking sharpness, most likely due to lack of sleep. Eitherway Leonard needs to really improve his match fitness as his style of play required him to be very fit to run with the ball.

-Trialists: Edwin was only so-so in the right mid position. Tends to drift to the centre-mid position, which means he can improve by learning to stick to his position. He showed good pace and determination though. Played much better in previous game as centre-mid. Gunawan showed good touches and ball control, but his lack of pace resulted in him being second when challenging for loose balls.

- On the whole, we need to improve by leaps and bounds if we are to win our last game for this season. For some reason, our attacking play has been rather weak this season and definately needs less flair but more efficiency. Wing-play often is the key to penetration, and wingers need to really stick to the edge of the flanks and create width in attack. They also need to have the confidence to take on defenders in one-to-one situations.

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League Game:
Midland Wolves vs Club De Futbol

This is our last game for this season. Phoenix has did the unlikely and won 4 games in a row, hence putting them 1 point above us with 3 games to go. That leaves us in 7th position, same as last season and this is not acceptable. Hence this game against Club De Futbol is a MUST win game for pride, for all we have accomplished this season, for the players who have sacrificed, played and left our team this year. Club de Futbol is not a difficult team to play. In fact, they hardly are able to create any decent chances through open play. We have to cut out giving away needless freekicks and corner kicks and we can contain them. They are dangerous in set-pieces and the best defence against that is not to concede any set-pieces in the first place. Their defence is weak, as evidenced by the 45 goals they conceded, second only to WWFC. So we will create chances, but our attackers MUST be clinical, cruel and finish them off.

Details as follows:
Date: 29/08/2010
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY 8.45am)
Location: Compassvale Sec School, 51 Compassvale Crescent. See hyperlink.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_1913/travel_site_90501/

Teamsheet:
Gk - Edward
Def - PC (c)
Def - Calvin
Def - Yeepoo
Def - Vincent
Def - Gabriel
Mid - Sebas
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Kelvin
Mid - Jason
Mid - Daniel
Mid - Dansen
Mid - Melvin Tan
Fw - Weihao
Fw - Leonard
Fw - Wenjie

Standby: Alastair, Jack, Yu Xiang, JJ

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to wear the WHITE Jersey Set
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is at 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 your participation. Sms PC at 91555257. Captains please revert attendance to Jack on Sat.

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Attendance:
Kunyi is on NS duty
Naren away in NS
Ray is away in NS
Syafiq is away in NS
Welson will be overseas for long term from April 2010 till Jan 2012
BX is injured and out till Oct
Keegan will be going for surgery and out till Aug
Martin is unavailable for matches temporarily due to infection
Mark is not available till further notice due to personal reasons

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August Schedule:
01/08/10 - League game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ Greenview Sec (Postponed)
08/08/10 - No Game
15/08/10 - League game 9am vs Rowdees FC @ Compassvale Sec (2-3)
22/08/10 - Friendly game 9am vs social team @ Seng Kang Sec (0-0)
29/08/10 - League game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ Compassvale Sec

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Visit us at our website at www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com
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2010-05-21T23:36:00.000-07:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 3/2010
Match Report
Attendance
May Schedule
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THE D2D WEBSITE IS DOWN WITH A VIRUS. DO NOT VISIT THE WEBSITE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
Table standings:
http://www.d2dsports.com/category/football-leagues/sunday-9am-league/

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Match Report:
Midland Wolves vs WW FC
FT: 4-1
HT: 2-1
MW Scorers: Weihao, Jason, Amardeep (x2)
MW Cards: Jason (Y), Fabian (Y), Syafiq (Y)
MW MVP: Amardeep

Report written by Dansen
1^st half lineup

Formation: 3-5-2

Goalie: Gabriel

Defence: Vincent (right), Dansen (centre), Yee Po (left)

Midfield: Daniel (right), Amardeep (centre), Sebastian (defensive mid), JJ (centre), Jason (left)

Attack: Leonard, Wenjie

Subs: Syafiq, Kelvin, Fabian, Wei Hao, Mark

I remember once learning something from the historical Sun Tzu Art Of War - “There is no greater disaster than underestimating your enemy. Underestimating your enemy means loosing your greatest assets.” This is something I carry on the field and off the field. Never underestimate anyone for the element of surprise is always around the corner.

Going into the game with heavy lose last week still sour in the minds of the wolves and the complacency that was lurking of winning the current opponents in the previous meet was both unhealthy.

With the mysterious disappearance of Jack due to him taking ill, the return of Ramesh saw a more attacking formation of 3-5-2. Game kicked off to a slow start, with Wolves conceding an early goal. Opponent’s striker turned Yee Po and sprinted towards goal. Dansen was too late in making a challenge this was also due to indecisive awareness, before opponent poked the ball into the net with Gabriel beaten who was clearly try to cover much ground as possible.. Images of previous week’s 4-0 trashing hovered around Wolves’ head. Seeing how nervy Yee Po was, opponent attacked more on the left, before he was spared the torture, with Fabian coming in for him not long after. Vincent was holding up just fine but he could have done better as he was just winning balls but never using his trademark right foot with switching plays.

Wolves were 1-0 down, but never stopped fighting and believing. On our left wing we had trialist and clearly the lack of communication and most importantly unable to gel into the team made his presence rather lackluster nevertheless potential is definitely there as he chased every ball he lost. Ramesh made further change, with Daniel coming off for Wei Hao. Leonard was shifted to right mid and Wei Hao taking over his place in attack. Wolves were occasionally playing beautiful football with strings of passes, but midfield still guilty of just pumping the balls up and not playing the ball on the ground. Jason was constant thorn despite having horrendous defender who always went for Jason. Just like many of the wavy runs he did this resulted in a goal. Once he was in the box the defenders were just cautious not bring him down in the box this allowed Jason to make square ball into the center of the penalty box which came of the opponent’s defender into his own net. Our center mid was not performing up to expectation with the exception of JJ was running tirelessly. Amardeep and Sebas lost several opportunities to bring the ball instead always succumbing to pass to the nearest player. Passing is always good but it does not promote attacking play. Both the players were not playing to the strength. Instead of attacking role we had adapt defensive. With another newbie in the team,Wei Hao provided what every strikers should do have. Always lurking around and getting on loose balls. Although always slow in receiving balls from the team but his sense of space is always good sight. Our second goal came courtesy of Wei Hao. Wenjie’s shot from the right was parried away by the opposing goalie only for Wei Hao to pounce on the loose ball. True predatory instinct indeed! Scoreline remained at 2-1 till halftime.

Half Time Points

· STOP Pumping the balls

· Instead of always passing run with the ball; this encourages complete attacking football as a unit. Running with ball should not be only limited to wingers. This is critical for Center Mid and Defensive Mid.

· Wingers have to be aware of the surrounding; running with the ball with a goal is waste of energy. Awareness. Know where you fellow is all the time.

· Do not commit to tackles; contain while the wolves will be able to provide suppressing cover.

2^nd half line-up

Goalie: Gabriel

Defence: Fabian (right), Mark (centre), Sebastian (left)

Midfield: Leonard (right), Amardeep (centre), Dansen (defensive mid), JJ (centre), Kelvin (left)

Attack: Wei Hao, Wenjie

Subs: Jason, Vincent, Yee Po, Syafiq, Daniel

Wolves played much better in the 2^nd half. Major changes were made during the break. Dansen was effective and fully utilized playing in defensive midfield role. Presences of larger player always provide a psychological effect on the opponents. Bearing in mind all the attacking players were small stature placing Mark as the last man did the trick. He played with some excellent offside traps despite raising his worrying thoughts being unable to cope with a last man role but with Sebas and Fabian by his side it sure was helping his morale. Leonard was constantly running at opponent’s defence, but could have done better at times by passing the ball to team-mates in better position. He did win a penalty as he was tugged and tripped while inside the penalty box. We missed a glorious chance to mount pressure on opponent psychologically as Wenjie blasted the ball over the bar from the penalty spot. By this time, opponent tried to contain the danger of Leonard’s speed by assigning a defender to man mark him. He was taking a bit of knocks before Ramesh decided to switch him to the left wing, with Kelvin shifting to the right. Syafiq came on for Kelvin after some time; however his reign on the field didn’t last long as he was taken off with a horrible two-footed challenge from the back on the opponent out of frustration. He was lucky to escape with a yellow card. Syafiq did show some moments of presence on the field but most time it was the opponents who felt his physical side. Unfortunately it was tactical move that he was replaced by Jason.

Wolves were made to toil and sweat as the opponent applied immense pressure with the scoreline remaining at 2-1. With Amardeep’s age catching up, he had to come off with Vincent coming on. Vincent moved to right back, Fabian to the left and Sebastian pushing up to midfield. Leonard’s fatigue was starting to show and Kelvin came back into the field. An injury to JJ deep into 2^nd half however forced Amardeep to return to action. What an action he got as he bagged his first 2 goals for the club! First goal came courtesy of an backheel assist from Jason as he laid the ball for him just at the edge of the penalty box and with a sweet strike of the outside foot, the ball whizzed into the top left corner. This is was the goal that killed the game as the opponents were no longer pressing. Their defense has pushed up till the half way line. Second goal came when opponent’s heavy touch near the middle of the pitch was intercepted by him and he raced towards goal skipping past a defender before applying a cool finish to beat the keeper at the edge of the penalty box, sending the ball into the bottom right corner. With the score at 4-1 there was no way the opponent was going to fight back late into the game. Daniel was sent in to kill some of the remaining minutes. Referee’s final whistle was indeed what the oppnesnt was looking for as Wolves has just moved up geared. IF we had another 10mins of game we would have scored more nevertheless it was well fought game.

Points of interest:

· No need to commit needless fouls when there is no danger (shoving of opponent from the back, kicking opponent from the back). We were lucky to escape unpunished as opponent didn’t take their chances with set piece. Remember Wolves all the cards we obtain this season will be used to dock our points. So even if you win all the remaining games but gaining cards will dock our points

· Clear instructions need to be given during wall formations. There should only be 3 voices. One in the wall who shall tell the rest of the wall what to do. The other is the lastman who should organize everything behind the wall. Lastly the GK. Communication is the key to the wall and set piece defending.

· Our weakness at defending corners and free kicks still present, fortunate for us, as opponent didn’t manage to capitalize on that. Always have assigned players for specific roles.

· Never put your team down in front the opponent. Communication helps but most importantly encouragement is a necessity; always refrain from insulting your own players he wears the same uniform and fights the same battle. Lead by example.

· Overall we had fought hard for easy game but the as they say it the fight that matters so I hope next week you will have the same ferocity when you challenge the team on top of the table.

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League Game:

This week our game is Midland Wolves FC vs Sambal SK

This is the one opponent we have not played yet in the league, wven though half the season is over. They are a mid table team, with a few points above us and games in hand. They are an unknown quantity but from statistics, there is nothing remarkably strong or weak about them, pretty much a balanced team. Hence we need to approach this game slightly cautious, but at the same time play our usual attacking style. Key points for this game is we need to maintain the focus on not conceding any goals in the first half, especially in the opening 30 mins. Special attention to be paid to defending set-pieces, and the best cure is to prevent giving away freekicks or cornerkicks needlessly in the first place, especially around the penalty area.

Another thing to emphasize is that we are DANGEROUSLY close to flirting with disaster with our match discipline, both on the field and off it. TOO MANY YELLOW and RED this season. We can take the professional/tactical fouls, but the needless ones like vulgarities, dissent is POINTLESS and we can be punished for it. The other thing to note is the issue of punctuality. Please be PUNCTUAL for the game. We have given 25mins allowance by telling you to come early, so if those that turn up at 9.10, 9.20 are essentially 40-50mins late. That is not acceptable.

Details as follows:
Date: 23/05/2010
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY 8.35am)
Location: Bedok South Secondary School, 1 Jalan Langgar Bedok. See hyperlink.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_707/travel_site_75388/

Teamsheet:
Gk - Gabriel

Def - PC (C)
Def - Fabian
Def - Sebas

Def - Dansen

Def - Vincent

Def - Shawn

Mid - Amadeep
Mid - JJ
Mid - Kelvin Teo

Mid - Daniel

Mid - Syafiq

Mid - Melvin Tan

Fw - Leonard

Fw - Weihao
Fw - Wenjie

Standby: Jiajun, Jack, Alastair, Yu Xiang, Mark, Yeepoo

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Jersey Set
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is at the field.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) training 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 your participation. Sms to PC at 91555257. Sebas at 96201130. Captains please revert attendance to Jack on Sat.

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Attendance:
Kunyi is on NS duty
Naren away in NS
Welson will be overseas for long term from April 2010 till Jan 2012
BX is injured and out till Oct
Keegan is injured and out till May
Martin is unavailable for matches temporarily due to infection

Jason is overseas this weekend
Edward is unavailable for the next 3 weeks for family reasons
Ray is away in NS
Calvin will be overseas for work from mid May till early June
Gabriel will be unavailable for the first 2 weeks of June

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May Schedule:
02/05/10 - League Game 9am vs Phoenix FC @ Ahmad Ibrahim Sec (1-1)
09/05/10 - League Game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ Beatty Sec (0-4)
16/05/10 - League Game 9am vs WW FC @ Deyi Sec (4-1)
23/05/10 - League Game 9am vs Sambal SK @ Bedok South Sec

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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 9th May‏

2010-05-08T01:07:00.000-07:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 3/2010
Match Report
Attendance
May 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 vs Phoenix FC

FT: 1-1

HT: 1-1

Goals: Jason

Assist: Shawn

Cards: Wenjie, Kelvin, PC

MW MVP: Jason

Line-up: Edward, PC, Vincent (Dansen), Fabian (Alastair), Sebas, Deep (JJ), Kelvin (Daniel), Leonard, Jason, Shawn (Gabriel), Wenjie (Syafiq)

Formation: 4-4-1-1

Last Sunday we faced off against our old foe, Phoenix FC for the fourth time. So far our record has been 2 wins and 1 draw against them and all were close games. We set off with a team ready for a tough fight, anticipating a hard battle in midfield. Early game was even-stevens, with both teams sharing equal possession and making probing runs, though Wolves were the ones who looked more threatening. Most of our assaults come from the wings, with Jason on the right in fine form with his control and dribbling, and Leonard doing his usual charging runs on the left. It was pretty much even until around 30 mins or so into the game, Wolves won a free kick on the right side of the pitch. Shawn look poised to try a direct shot on the freekick, but he fooled everyone when he laid off a pass instead to Jason, who was open and planted a dipping shot over the helpless Phoenix keeper. Great innovation! 1-0! Seems like we learnt something tactically from playing our last week's opponents AFC haha. All seems well for Wolves, but the joy was short lived as 10 minutes later, Phoenix hit back with an equaliser. Their right winger who was left unmarked by the out-of position Sebas, managed to cut in pass both Dansen and PC, and fire a shot pass Edward. 1-1 into half-time.

Some changes made, most significantly, Gabriel on for Shawn. In the 15 minutes he was on, Gabriel terrorised Phoenix defence with his bulldozing run and control. He came close when he collected a pass from midfield nonchalantly, flicked the ball pass his marker back to himself with his first touch, and volleyed a shot that was parried by the Phoenix keeper. The rebound came back to Leonard, whose one-time half volley hit the cross bar and bounced out of play. That was close. Another close call came when a corner kick was nearly converted by Sebas's header. Phoenix too came close a couple of times as time passes by and Wolves' defence starts to tire out, but it comes to nuaght and the match ended in a draw.

Learning Points:

- For the 2nd game in a row, we managed to take the lead, but failed to defend it. Defensive players need to keep their focus regardless of the score. There was a lack of depth in defence as the defensive line looked flat. Fullbacks need to follow instructions and only press in the defensive third, otherwise they will be caught out of position easily.

- Kudos to Shawn and Jason for the freekick.

- Jason won MVP for he showed excellent touch and penetration, generally good passing sense and accuracy, and capped a good performance with a goal.

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League Game:

Midland Wolves FC vs Club De Futbol FC

Originally we were scheduled to play Sambal SK, but it seems they cannot make it, hence we will play Club de Futbol in a replay instead. Club de Futbol, we played them in a single half before, and got a game postponed due to bad weather. So finally we get to play them in what I would call, "BX's revenge game". Club de Futbol currently is languishing in the bottom 2 along with WWFC. They have a poor defensive record and an unimpressive attack. But still we conceded one thru a freekick wehen we played them the last time round, so we need to be careful not to give away freekicks around our box this time. They are a very physical team, but they lacked focus and co-ordination. We need to play the effective, simple ground passing game we used against them the first time round and we should dominate the game. Our forwards need to be clinical in finishing and show no mercy. We need the goal difference in our favour and if we can score 3 or more against them, it would be ideal.

We have a lack of forwards in this game, so some attacking midfielders may double as a forward or we may play a formation to dominate proceedings in midfield. Look sharp for this game boys, this is a MUST win game and we MUST take all 3 points with a good number of goals, so that we can have an easier time the later part of May.

Details as follows:
Date: 09/05/2010
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY 8.35am)
Location: Beatty Secondary School, 1 Toa Payoh North. See hyperlink.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/search/?q=beatty+sec&d=1

Teamsheet:
Gk - Gabriel/Fabian
Def - PC (C)
Def - Calvin
Def - Sebas

Def - Dansen

Def - Alastair

Mid - Amadeep
Mid - JJ
Mid - Kelvin Teo

Mid - Jason

Mid - Syafiq

Mid - Yu Xiang

Fw - Melvin Tan

Fw - Shawn
Fw - Wenjie

Standby: Jiajun, Jack

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Jersey Set
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is at the field.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) training 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 your participation. Sms to PC at 91555257. Sebas at 96201130. Captains please revert attendance to Jack on Sat.

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Attendance:
Kunyi is on NS duty
Naren away in NS
Welson will be overseas for long term from April 2010 till Jan 2012
BX is injured and out till Oct
Keegan is injured and out till May
Martin is unavailable for matches temporarily due to infection

Weihao is overseas this weekend
Yeepoo is on exam leave this weekend
Leonard is overseas this weekend
Edward is unavailable this weekend for family reasons
Vincent is unavailable this weekend due to work
Ray is away in NS
Calvin will be overseas for work from mid May till early June

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May Schedule:
02/05/10 - League Game 9am vs Phoenix FC @ Ahmad Ibrahim Sec (1-1)
09/05/10 - League Game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ Beatty Sec
16/05/10 - League Game 9am vs WW FC @ TBC
23/05/10 - League Game 9am vs Rowdees @ 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 28th Mar

2010-03-27T00:18:00.001-07:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 3/2010
Match Report
Captaincy votes for 2010
Team Gathering & BBQ
Attendance
Mar 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 vs Members FC
HT: 0-3
FT: 2-3
Goals: Wenjie (2)
Assist: Nil
Cards: 3 yellow (members fc)
MW Man-of-the-Match: Wenjie

Line-up: Edward, Yeepoo (Deep), Shawn, Jack, Calvin, Sebas, Welson, JJ, Leonard (Syafiq), Ray (Mark), Wenjie

On a day where we anticipated the opponents to give us a physical game, we got exactly what we expected. Coming into the game short on reserves, the Wolves turned up with exactly 11-man strong, no more no less. No sooner had the match just started when the reinforcements of Syafiq, Deep and Mark turned up later. The referee for this game is the league's chief referee, so we knew he was gonna be on the ball. The pitch was damp from the morning drizzle, and the pitch was also short and wide.

The game kicked off with the Wolves starting with a cautious 4-5-1 formation, planned to choke the opponents in midfield. Members started with a traditional 4-4-2. Despite the Wolves kicking off, we quickly conceded possession to Members who were on the offence early on. In 5 mins time, Ray was racing down the right wing when he was shoved off the ball. The ref gave an immediate yellow to the offending Memebers' fullback, which sets the tone of the game. Wolves were having a torrid time with the short pitch, with everyball punted up ending as a long ball due to the short pitch. Meanwhile, Members were winning 95% of the aerial balls, and launching attacks with ease. Wolves were playing right into their hands.

Within 20 minutes Wolves were 1-0 behind, when a long ball from Members was flicked backwards by Jack when Edward was rushing out, and with Edward backtracking, he was unable to stop the own goal from looping into the goal. Members were attacking from all fronts, with Calvin and Yeepoo kept busy with their probing wingers, spreading our defence open exposing the centre. Another 10 minutes and Wolves were 2-0 down. Member's no.8 midfielder latched on to a high throughball through the middle, and when Calvin hesitated, he managed to head the ball past Calvin and beat the rushing Edward one on one. Wolves were really struggling to get into the game, like a forgotten shadow compared with the beautiful passing game shown last week. The final insult came 3 minutes before half time, when the Member's left winger was waved onside by the ref when he was played offside, and with the short pitch, took just a few metres sprint with the ball before coming one on one with Edward once again and he put the ball in the corner of the far post to make it 3-0.

Half time couldn't come any sooner to end the forgetable first half. By now Members have a number of dangermen identified, their number 14 striker, number 8 winger, number 77 tall indian defender/forward, and their malay centreback wearing purple stripes winning all the high balls. On the whole they are quite competent technically, individually, strong in the air and physical. Marking is pretty tight. However, their left back is the weak chink in their armour with Ray giving him a hard time with his pace. Some changes needed to be made, but with limited options, Wolves pulled the experienced Deep on in the centre to stabilise the midfield, which was missing in the first half due to the long balls. Yeepoo came off to make way, while Sebas was switched to the left back to deal with the pace and physical threat that was overwhelming Yeepoo on a few occasions.

The match restarted and the old familiar Wolves are back. Something stirred in the belly of the Wolves and re-ignited the hunger. The Wolves start to hunt as a pack, with their first assault on Members after 50 mins the result of a string of 6 passes started from Edward, to Sebas, to Jack, to Calvin, to JJ, to Ray who was again shoved off the ball. He did win a freekick though. And it proved invaluable when Wenjie stood to take it, and his cross/shot ending up lobbing the Members keeper into the goal. 3-1! Fightback is on! Members players seemed to be the experienced sort as they started their time wasting tactics after the goal as Wolves started to dominate. Sporadic counter attacks by Members was dealt adequately by the Wolves defence, with Deep and Welson communicating better to provide cover for the defence. Members only had limited chances from then on. Members' no.77 was pushed up from defence to forward and Wolves countered by adding Mark's physical presence in offence to take advantage.

Another good move was when Shawn used his immaculate vision to send a throughball from Wolves's defence down the flanks and Sebas went on a 30 yard run but was unfortunate he wasn't able to cross. A moment of contraversy happened when Wenjie was dribbling with the ball into the opponent's box, out pacing his marker who slipped and fell, who HANDLED the ball by using his hand to push the ball off from Wenjie's feet. The ref blew for penalty. That was blatant! The penalty wasn't debateable, the contraversy lie in that the ref did not give a red card for the foul. In fact he didn't even give a card. Incredulous! Anyway, Wenjie who has never missed a penalty for Wolves before, finished with pinache sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2! Wolves sensed urgency and quickly retrieved the ball for the restart. But not much time remained and add in the time wasting factor the final whistle came eventually.

Notes: Good fightback by Wolves once again, and for the second game running we showed fantastic fighting spirit and determination to fight back. But it was a case of making too many errors in the first half which cost us the game.
- During attacking set pieces, we lack movement and communication. We were just too static and not using what we did in training.
- During defending set pieces, players lack discipline to mark their target tighter or fall back to support the defence.
- On defending, fullbacks were too easily lured and stretched to the wings in the first half. We need to be more tactically aware.
- On attacking, too many flicks and too little control in the game. We have the best chances when we managed to control the ball, make ground passes and keep our composure to complete our chances. Players need to keep their calm and control the ball before they think of playing one touch passes.

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League Game:
Our next game we are playing yet another new entity, Rowdees FC. Their past 3 games results have all been wins (4-3, 3-1, 4-3) and they are 2nd in the table now. So expect a hard game. They have never failed to score, and they have scored 11 goals in 3 games, so we can assume their offence is strong. On the bright side they have also conceded a hell lot of goals, total of 7 in 3 games, so we can assume there is a weakness somewhere in their defence we will only find out on the day itself. Keep in mind that their games have been played against Phoenix, Club de Futbol and WW FC (who we haven't played yet, but are at the bottom of the table), so they haven't really faced tough opponents yet. So we will give them a rude shock and welcome to the league. If Phoenix and hell, even Club de Futbol can score against them, i expect us to score a few. So it will be a battle of who scores more goals, and lets see if our defence can shut out the best offensive side in the league so far.

Our defenders will have their work cut out for them, it will be tough, so the defenders need to be on their toes all the time and maintain their concentration, no hesitation. Best way to defend is to remove their opportunity to attack in the first place and that means playing possession football. We need to play a good ground game with low passes and more inter passes. Attackers need to keep calm and finish their chances. Also remember to use the flanks, to vary the attacks and keep their defence off guard.

Details as follows:
Date: 28/03/2010
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY 8.35am)
Location: Serangoon Secondary School, 11 Upper Serangoon View. See hyperlink.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_7834/travel_site_84884/

Teamsheet:
Gk - Edward
Def - Dansen
Def - PC
Def - Calvin
Def - Sebas
Def - Fabian
Mid - Deep
Mid - Welson
Mid - JJ
Mid - Melvin Tan
Mid - Shawn
Mid - Leonard
Fw - Gabriel
Fw - Wenjie
Fw - Syafiq

Standby: Yeepoo, Ray, Jiajun, Alastair, Mark, Jason, Martin, Kelvin

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Jersey Set
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is at the field.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) training 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 your participation. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, Dansen at 83441548. Captains please revert attendance to Jack on Sat.

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Captaincy Votes:
Its that time of the year again, where we nominate our captains. Up for the running this year are the following candidates:

Captains: Wenjie, PC
Vice-Cap: Sebas, Leonard

Please vote via email and let us know your choice. Voting extended to March 28.
Everyone must vote, if you haven't done so, please do it asap.

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Team Gathering & BBQ:
We have a team gathering and potluck/BBQ coming up. We will take this chance to get to know each other better, have a good time, and have a mini-awards presentation as well as naming of our new captains. It will also be a farewell gathering for Welson who will be leaving Singapore for football crazy London for 2 years. So please reply via email your attendance ASAP so we can start planning for food.

Date: 4th April, Sunday
Time: 6pm BBQ, 6.30pm Awards
Location: 35 Hougang Ave 7, Evergreen Park, swimming pool area, BBQ pit 2
Attire: Casual (Swimming pool is available so those who want to swim pls bring along swim wear)

Confirmed going: Jack, Ramesh, Welson, Sebas, Wenjie, PC, Leonard, Yu Xiang,
Confirmed not going: Naren,

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Attendance:
Kunyi is on duty
Naren away in NS
Vincent will be away due to work commitment for next 4 weeks
Melvin Tan will be overseas till 22 Mar
Welson will be overseas for long term from April 2010 till 2011
BX is injured till further notice
Keegan is out till further notice
Dansen is unavailable the first 2 weeks of April
Yu Xiang has sprained ankle and will be out till further notice

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Mar Schedule:
07/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Phoenix FC @ Anderson Sec (2-1)
14/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ Pei Hwa Sec (Game Abandoned)
21/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Members FC @ Riverside Sec (2-3)
28/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Rowdees FC @ Serangoon Sec

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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 21st Mar

2010-03-20T03:18:00.000-07:00

2010-03-07T20:09:00.000-08:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 3/2010
Match Report Captaincy votes for 2010
Attendance
Mar 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 vs Phoenix FC
HT: 0-1
FT: 2-1
Goals: Leonard, JJ
Assist: Shawn, Sebas
Cards: Kelvin (Red)
MW MOM: Dansen
Lineup: Gabriel (Edward), PC (Fabian), Shawn, Sebas, Dansen, Welson, Deep, JJ (Calvin), Yuxiang (Jason), Wenjie, Leonard (Kelvin)

Weather was good, Wolves came into the game in good spirits, on the back of a 2 game winning streak, playing a familiar foe...or so they thought. Phoenix turned up with much changes, with a new keeper, new look defence, and still the old familiar no.8 dangerman. Early warning signs were there that this game is going to be difficult, if anything last season was to go by. Wolves manager Jack planned an attacking 3-5-2 formation, but upon seeing the opposition changes, made some changes of his own. The formation remains, but positions changed. Most significantly, Shawn was initially planned to play upfront, but was dropped into defence to provide aerial dominance and composure to defence.

The game kicks off when the fashionably late referee showed up. BUT game paused for another 15 mins when the inept ref didn't check the netting and demanded the netting be fixed up, causing an unnecessary delay in the game, but more importantly, breaking concentration. Finally the game resumes and it was all downhill for Wolves. Phoenix was dominating! Wolves couldn't get their act together and a combination of nerves and lack of concentration see Wolves' players mis-placing passes, failing to control balls, heading the wrong directions, mis-cued clearances and totally missing kicks. Wolves couldn't string 3 passes together. On the other hand Phoenix was having a much better time, breaking the ineffective offside trap time and again, and dominating the wings. Clearly the Wolves' mind was not in the game. Something need to wake the players up. And it did, at around 30 minutes into the game. Phoenix had their 4th set piece of the game and the corner kick from the left found a Phoenix player totally unmarked to head into the net. Gabriel was helpless to stop it. Wolves defence was caught ball watching. 1-0. It was just the kick in the ass to wake up the Wolves. Players start to communicate, focus starts to come in, and changes were made. Edward on for Gabriel, PC was caught in a tackle and was unable to continue, replaced by Calvin, and JJ who was having a torrid time on the right wing came off to make way for Gabriel who played upfront with Wenjie. Things were starting to settle a little for the Wolves, but still can't get going. Half-time couldn't come any earlier and much shakeup was needed. Wolves didn't have a single attempt at goal or any corners won in the half.

Half-time and a semi-tirade from Jack and Deep stirred up the hunger in the Wolves. Yuxiang was lethargic in the first half came off for Jason. Team playing familar 4-4-2 now. Game resumes and initially it was almost dejavu with Phoenix winning most of the aerial balls and fending off attacks from the Wolves well. But things are starting to click for Wolves with the Wolves asserting themselves more. Possession is about 50-50 now with Leonard and Jason providing more punch and penetration down the wings. Around 50 minutes into the game, Wolves won a freekick around 35 yards outside the box. Wenjie's attempt hit the wall but he managed to get back possession of the ball to win a corner. Corner was low from Jason and wasted. Moments later, Wolves won another corner again. This time delivery was good and Leonard was at the right place to head in the equalizer. 1-1! Wolves are back into the game! Deep pulled up with the dry, hard ground taking its toll and was replaced with JJ back in his familar attacking midfield role. Wenjie did well in the attacking third intercepting a pass and his quick through ball found Gabriel who did well to control the ball and was supposedly through, but the ref blew offside. Meanwhile the Wolves defence was coping much better with the flanks covered by Sebas and Calvin. Wolves were dominating. Around the 80th minute, Wolves were attacking on the right and Sebas crossed in. The ball missed Gabriel but found JJ who flicked the ball beyond the reach of the Phoenix keeper. 2-1! What a turnaround! Last 10 minutes was all about defending the lead as Phoenix was shaken by the goal. They plied players forward in search of the equaliser which opened up space on the wings for Wolves to exploit. Leonard came off for Kelvin, who was instructed to harass the Phoenix midfield and disrupt their play. He did that a little too well when an over zealous sliding tackle won the ball, but also took down the dangerman who was at that time slaloming his way pass 2-3 Wolves players. It was two footed and the Ref showed a straight red. The dejected Kelvin walked off the pitch, job done, abeit alittle too zealously. Gabriel followed after being replaced by PC for a total defence formation. Wolves held fast and JJ nearly got another goal during a counterattack. Final whistle came and Wolves got their first 3 points for the season.

Hard fought game, Phoenix were the better team play-wise, but Wolves showed incredible determination, steel and character. Wolves Man of Match was a toss-up between Dansen and Wenjie, with both having an error-free game. Dansen edging Wenjie just by a hair with his composed defending and vocal command.

Learning points:- Setpiece defence, remember to mark man, keep close and tight marking, and not ball watch.- Communication, warning each other man-on, shouting encouragements, these were absent in the first half.- Playing to fundamentals. When flicks and tricks fail, stick to basics. Play the simple pass.- Use your team mates. They support you, use them, play the one-two passes, use them for decoy runs.- Composure. Ball control and touch fails when composure is missing. Regain your composure, relax and your game will come back.

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League Game:
Our next game we are playing a new entity, Club de Futbol, who was relegated from Div 2. They have played in Div 2, though relegated, they did play a full season there, so we should expect them to be at least upper table standard in Div 3.

Details as follows:Date: 14/03/2010Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY 8.35am)Location: Peihwa Secondary School, 21 Fernvale Link. See hyperlink. http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_22770/travel_site_130218/
Teamsheet:
Gk - Edward
Def - Alastair
Def - Dansen
Def - Yeepoo
Def - Sebas
Def - PC
Mid - Deep
Mid - Welson
Mid - JJ
Mid - Shawn
Mid - BX
Mid - Jason
Fw - Gabriel
Fw - Wenjie
Fw - Leonard
Fw - Ray

Standby: Calvin, Kelvin, Fabian, Syafiq, Jiajun, Martin, Yu Xiang

Notes:- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Jersey Set

- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is at the field.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) training 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 your participation. Sms to Sebas at 96201130, Dansen at 83441548. Captains please revert attendance to Jack on Sat.

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Captaincy Votes:Its that time of the year again, where we nominate our captains.
Up for the running this year are the following candidates:
Captains: Wenjie, PC
Vice-Cap: Sebas, Leonard
Please vote via email and let us know your choice by March 14. Everyone must vote.

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Attendance:Kunyi is on duty
Naren away in NS
Vincent will be away due to work commitment for next 7 weeks
Melvin Tan will be overseas till 22 Mar
Welson will be overseas for long term from April 2010 till 2011
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Mar Schedule:
07/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Phoenix FC @ Anderson Sec (2-1)
14/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Club de Futbol @ Pei Hwa Sec
21/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Members FC @ TBC
28/03/10 - League Game 9am vs Rowdees FC @ Serangoon Sec
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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 Resumes! This Sunday 10th Jan

2010-01-09T00:53:00.000-08:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

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

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League Game:
This is it Wolves. Final game for league season 2009. We are playing Phoenix FC, bottom team. We still have a chance to cement 6th position so everything's to play for in this game. Let's end the league season with a bang.

Notes: Last result was a 2-1 win. We led 2-0 but a penalty that never was ensured a nervous ending. This time we have to be more emphatic with our chances and finish them off early. They are not an easy team to beat, but they are prone to defensive lapses. Their biggest weakness is their goalkeeper, who is very inexperienced, so our attackers have to constantly test him and shoot more. Their defence lacks communication and skill, but are still pacy and physical, so we just need good team work and creativity we can break their defence. Their attacks comes mainly from the wings, and their number 17 is fast and physical. No one else their side stands out, but they have shown to "import" new players, so we should not under-estimate them. We should build on and use what we have done in the past 2 training sessions, playing possession, using the wings and diagonal through balls.

Details as follows:
Date: 10/01/2010
Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE BY 0830)
Location: Tanglin Sec, 301 West Coast Road. See link.
http://sg.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_8893/travel_site_8423/

Team sheet:

Gk- Gabriel/Kunyi
Def- Dansen (C)
Def- PC
Def- Sebas
Def- Yeepoo
Def- Alastair
Def- Vincent
Mid- Shawn
Mid- JJ
Mid- Yu Xiang
Mid- Melvin Tan
Mid- Naren
Mid- Welson
Fwd- Wenjie
Fwd- Leonard
Fwd- BX

Standby: Ray, Fabian, Kelvin, Jason, Martin

Notes:
- Midland Wolves to WEAR the WHITE Match Jersey
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is at the field itself.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) training 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 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.
Raj is away overseas
Keegan is out for Dec due to knee injury.
Warren is busy with daddy duties.
Kunyi is on duty.
Syafiq is recovering from injury

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Jan Schedule:
03/01/10 - Training Session 9am @ field opposite Ci Yuan CC
10/01/10 - League game vs Phoenix FC 9am @ Tanglin Sec
17/01/10 - TBC
24/01/10 - TBC
31/01/10 - 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 - Training Session this SUNDAY, 3rd Jan 2010‏

2009-12-29T17:05:00.000-08:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

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

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Training Session:First training session for 2010!!! Hope you all have enjoyed the holidays, had your break and your fun. Time to get back to match fitness and back to match sharpness ya. Training resumes this weekend, Sunday. Training agenda will be teamwork, fundamentals.

Details as follows:Date: 03/01/2010Time: 9.00am (PLS BE THERE ON TIME)
Location: Field opposite Ci Yuan CC, Hougang Ave 9, Blk 923.
See attached.

Notes:- Midland Wolves to WEAR the RED Training Jersey
- Bring own water bottles and boots.
- Toilet is in at the CC opposite the field.
- Pls bring shin guards.
- In the case of inclement weather (heavy downpour, thunderstorm, etc) training 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. 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.
Raj is away overseas till end of the year.
BX is has classes on Sunday mornings.
Keegan is out for Dec due to knee injury.
Warren is busy with daddy duties.
Kunyi is on duty.
Alastair is out with injured ankle.
Naren away in NS
Syafiq is recovering from injury
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Jan Schedule:
03/01/10 - Training Session 9am @ field opposite Ci Yuan
10/01/10 - TBC
17/01/10 - TBC
24/01/10 - TBC
31/01/10 - TBC
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Visit us at our website at http://www.midlandwolves.blogspot.com/
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Go Wolves!
Mr Wolf

Midland Wolves - No Training/game this weekend 29 Nov

2009-11-28T01:55:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-13T16:41:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-06T11:23:00.001-08:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
League Game
Attendance
Nov Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
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

2009-10-31T02:37:00.000-07:00

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

2009-10-24T02:37:00.000-07:00

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/

--------------------------------------------------
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.

----------------------------------------------------
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

2009-10-15T23:23:00.000-07:00

Midland Wolves - League Game this Sunday 18th Oct

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
League Game
Attendance
Oct Schedule
--------------------------------------------------
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.

----------------------------------------------------
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

2009-10-01T23:42:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-23T19:08:00.000-07:00

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

2009-09-18T05:45:00.000-07:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

D2D League Season 2009
Match Report
League Game
Attendance
August 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: 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

2009-09-10T19:36:00.000-07:00

Hi Midland Wolves,

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

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League Game:
Midland Wolves FC vs Hougang North FC

Details as follows:
Date: 13/09/2009
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 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/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, Naren

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 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 (Postponed)
13/09/09 - League Game 9am @ Punggol Sec vs Hougang North
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