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SPLINTER GROUP

2008-10-21T12:34:00.003+08:00

As part of our off-season training, we'll be having a paintball session on 1 November 2008 @ Bukit Jalil or Gombak (to be decided).

Unfortunately, participation is by prior confirmation only as we need to book the field in advance and need to pay hard-earned money for the deposit.

Those interested please leave a note and confirm your participation to Weeeeeeeliam aka hitman (formerly known as hitboy, but due to some, ahem, 'downsizing' operation, is now a man).

Special Expose

2008-10-16T09:14:00.010+08:00

We have been talking about it season after season, you've been wondering about it season after season.

Well, wonder no more. We've got a few thousand worth of words to back up our assertions that this season is rigged as our dedicated paparazzi managed to infiltrate a secretive meeting between the puppet masters held at a secret location to dish out the dough :-

^^ Proof 1 - The conspirators, manager and organizer, haggling aggresively over prices.

^^ Proof 2 - the match referee given the payola after the fees have been finalised.

.^^Proof 3 - the chief referee received his payola too for his part in the nefarious scheme.

^^ Proof 4 - the most sought after trophy.

^^ Proof 5 - our 'undercover' reporter spying on the shady dealings happening around, noticed his intent glare at the next table where the managers are negotiating with the organizer (proof 1 above)

Kenduri Nite Pics

2008-10-15T12:22:00.021+08:00

Ducky's pet who fatally wandered into Hell's Kitchen

>>>>>>Champion Season 3/2008 - MenChestHair

........^^MVP - Andy .....................................^^Top Scorer - Daniel

(left) Most handsome player.......at least in Samshen's opinion la; just note how he's gazing all dopey-eyed at our Mr.Organizer.....aaahhhh, tis' the season for love (click to enlarge, me no kid you)

>>>>Phat keeper - Sirnloong>>

How the votes went :

a) Phat keeper

i. Sirnloong - 12 votes

ii. Samshen - 4 votes

iii. Aaron - 1 vote

iv. Kevin Tay - 1/2 vote

v. Kevin Lee 1/2 vote

b) MVP

i. Andy - 9 votes

ii. Daniel - 7 votes

iii. Edrian - 1 vote (must be himself :)

iv. Henry - 1 vote (must be Sam ler, see pic proof above :)

Kenduri Kesyukuran

2008-10-09T14:39:00.003+08:00

A THANKSGIVING DINNER will be held this Saturday (11October 2008) at 7.30.

Venue will be at the San Francisco restaurant, located at the row of shops near Carrefour, Wangsa Maju.

League members will be given free food and are encouraged to bring guests eg.
a. spouse (you can only have one),
b. girlfriends (you may have >1 :),
c. boyfriends (we're an open minded),
d. children (ye go forth and multiply, you may have as many as you like), and/or
e. etc.

Guests shall be given free food by the person who invited them....so if you're kiam-siap and still want to bring guests, share food lor.

Winners of trophies, medals and other outstanding achievement awards, like our own Balloon of Odor will be announced.

Please confirm your attendance (and your guests) to your team manager ASAP (deadline given to the managers was last night ). Also, please state your preference of dish, chicken, beef or fish (sorry, no pork coz all babi balik tongsan)

See you there!

P/S : we're calling it a thanksgiving dinner this season because a majority of us are simply very thankful to have survived the hardest season ever (to borrow a quote from TARA3) without visiting the local hospitals, clinics or tit-tar sinseh.

FINAL League Standing @ Week 6 : 28 September 2008

2008-09-29T11:59:00.006+08:00

After 6 tumultuous and super exciting weeks, the results are in….the Champion for Season 3/2008 is MEN’SCHESTHAIR!!!

Bravos to the winning team and kudos to everyone for competing well!

The final league table are as follows :-

1. MCH – 19 pts / GD = +12

2. JC - 17 pts / GD = +12

3. FLT – 13 pts / GD = +14

4. LLf – 7 pts / GD = +1

5. RM - 1 pt / GD = -39

Match 16 : Live-Like-Fools vs JC's Barf-alone-ah (2-4)
This was a must win game for JC. After all the tough talking and trash walking the previous week, LLf started in their usual stride….conceding the early goal again, this time via corner deftly put in by Jeshua. JC added another 2 more goals as LLf seemed to have left for their Raya holidays early. At 3-0 down, at last LLf woken up and snatched back 2 goals to galvanize hope of at least salvaging something for this but in the end, JC struck again to extinguish the last flicker of fight back from LLf. In the end, sensing the inevitable, LLf just plodded along, conserving energy for their final but pride redeeming match against RM.

MOTM - Daniel

Match 17 : Florence&Tina vs Real Madreed vs (7-2)
RM was forced to field only 4 players as its members went MIA. FLT however, played with 5 players, albeit chances were given the substitutes to start the game. Outnumbered and outplayed, RM quickly found themselves trailing 0-4 thru goals by all the 4 FLT’s outfield players, Victor, Raymond, Alwin and Melvyn. Bruised and battered, RM gamely fought on and pulled a goal back thru Mervyn. FLT were not thru yet and hit RM with another 2 goals before one of RM’s MIA players resurfaced. Now that the disparity in number is overcome, RM managed to grab another goal. FLT had the last say when Samshen, playing outfield for the first time this season, headed the ball in past the stunned RM’s keeper for the last goal.

MOTM – Alwin

Match 18 : Men’s-ChestHair vs JC's Barf-alone-ah (2-2)
This was an extremely important match for both teams. Whoever wins this will win the league but a draw will transfer the impetus to the last match between MCH and the Freakazoids. The hurricane came and battered MCH but you can always count on Steady Andy to save the day. Besides the battle of the managers, it is also a battle between father and son, Steady Andy and Dynamite Dan. JC huffed and puffed but alas, whatever they threw against MCH was repelled back by the stubborn MCH led by Hairy Eddy. MCH got the first salvo thru Andy but JC hit back incisively thru Jeshua’s freekick and Daniel. JC seemed to be heading for victory as Aaron played like a man possessed, blocking every shot thrown at him. As the clock ticked down, MCH became more exasperated and Hairy Eddy wase forced to try shooting from far to force the equalizing goal. All seemed lost for MCH until Andy rose to the occasion again to level the score in the dying minutes, much to JC’s despair.

MOTM – Andy

Match 19 : Live-Like-Fools vs Real Madreed (11-4)
Stand-up comedy aptly summed this game up. Both teams got nothing to play for but pride and fun, not necessarily in that order. LLf started aggressively but the team seemed to have put on the wrong shoes during the break as their finishing was atrocious. RM went ahead when an innocuous looking shot from Gilbert, playing as keeper, hit LLf’s keeper and went in for goal, much to everyone’s amusement. LLf’s manager was later quoted as saying that it was a calculated mistake, aimed to shock his player into playing properly. True or not, it worked because LLf then went on a rampage, notching 11 goals in between the 3 more goals by RM. The players seemed to go on a scoring frenzy, notching goal after goal, irrespective of whether it was their opponent’s goal or their own goal. In the end, both teams contrived to create league history for the highest scoring game, 15 goals in total. Luckily, it was not all one sided.

MOTM - Jeremy

Match 20 : Men’s-ChestHair vs Florence&Tina (2-1)
After their battling and bruising draw with JC, MCH needed to summon all their reserve energy for a victory here, because anything less than that will hand JC the title. FLT however, was not in a giving mood as they struck first through Raymond. This stunned MCH greatly and put them under even more pressure. Again, the hero of day came to their rescue when Andy scored from a Flyboy’s cross to equalize. MCH went further ahead when Andy capitalized on Melvyn’s hesitation to close him down to score from a corner. Not satisfied with the slim one-goal margin, MCH continued pushing for the killer goal but FLT stood him. Instead, it was FLT who was nearer to scoring with shots after shots hammering MCH’s goal but fortunately for MCH, Feiloong’s was playing the game of his life to eventually help MCH win the title for the first time ever.

Prize giving ceremony and season-end dinner will be held in 2 weeks’ time at a place and time to be announced later. Prices and menu will depend on whether we can locate our missing treasurer, who has gone into hiding from ah-longs due to unsettled debts from betting on the futsal matches.

There are no winners or losers in futsal, only survivors. You shall have approximately 2-3 months to rest and nurse you injuries, before we resume battle again soon.

League Standing @ Week 5 : 21 September 2008

2008-09-22T00:07:00.005+08:00

Sorry for the delayed posting...real hectic Sunday. Right after the matches, had to rush back to catch the final 2 episodes of Moonlight Resonance on Astro on Demand....damned chee-kik gila, man.

After the show is over, it was over to channel 812 for the Chelski-Mancis match. Though missed the first 20 mins, luckily I managed to catch the diving exhibition by Ronald 'O Mcdonald and laughed myself silly. Great game, though. Chelski were wasteful in front of goal and that miss of the season from Anelka....unbelievable.

A not-so-little gagak mentioned that since Title-fools beat Mancis, and Stoke City drew with Title-fools and subsquently Mancis drew with Chelski, then it can be summirsed that Stoke City is better than Mancis and Chelski! Twisted logic is the best logic, i tell you.

Ramblings aside, here's the latest standings after 15 matches :

1. MCH – 15 pts / GD = +11

2. JC - 13 pts / GD = +10

3. FLT – 10 pts / GD = +10

4. LLf – 4 pts / GD = -4

5. RM - 1 pt / GD = -27

Match 13 : Florence&Tina vs JC's Barf-alone-ah (1-2)
Daniel grabbed JC’s first goal when Jeshua brilliantly lobbed the ball over the onrushing Freaks’ defence to set Daniel up one-on-one with the keeper. JC gained momentum from there and would have been much further ahead if not for the heroics of Samshen, who saved 3 point blank shots. The Freaks held most of the possession but seemed lost in attack until Raymond equalized with a goal from the centre field. The Freaks almost got ahead when another shot from Raymond beat the goalie but Daniel headed the ball clear on the line. To add salt to injury, Daniel then produced another gem when he turned sharply and drilled a low shot that nestled into the bottom corner of the goal.

MOTM – Daniel

Match 14 : Men’s-ChestHair vs Real Madreed vs (4-0)
MCH fielded a depleted side that’s missing their 2 livewires, Flyboy and Honyau. However, they still proved too much to handle for RM as they romped to a 4 nothing victory. Edrian turned out to be RM’s destroyer as he single handedly scored all the goals as RM failed to neutralize him and his infamous killa-tonjol shots.

MOTM – Edrian

Match 15 : Florence&Tina vs Live-Like-Fools (2-1)
LLf was unable to build on their first win last week as they succumbed to a Melvyn inspired victory. Melvyn’s first goal came when he collected a stray LLf pass and unleashed a thumping shot from his own half that flew pass the outstretched keeper’s reach. His second came when he let fly a thunderbolt from the left that gave the defender and goalie no chance at all. As it is usually the case for this season, LLf played catch-up again and altered their line-up by pushing James up to attack. This move paid off instantly as James slotted the ball in from close range. The referee blew for full time whistle shortly after that, much to the players and crowd bewilderment as they felt the game should be longer, to cater for the mid-match disruption and in-game stoppages.

MOTM - Melvyn

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR THE FINALS NEXT WEEK, THE FIRST GAME SLOT WILL START AT 3.00PM INSTEAD OF THE USUAL 4PM....BE LATE AT YOUR OWN PERIL.

League Standing @ Week 4 : 14 September 2008

2008-09-16T13:36:00.006+08:00

1. MCH – 12 pts / GD = +7

2. JC - 10 pts / GD = +9

3. FLT – 7 pts / GD = +10

4. LLf – 4 pts / GD = -3

5. RM - 1 pt / GD = -23

MCH retains their top spot despite losing their return game against LLf on Sunday. Meanwhile, JC (pic left) climbed over FLT into second spot as FLT stumbled. However, FLT has a game in hand over everyone.

The penultimate weekend matches this Sunday will see FLT take on JC in the first match. The first meet ended 2 all and this 6-pointer will definitely be a real scorcher as both sides are extremely close in the table.

The second game will pit RM against MCH. Hopefully RM will do better than the 6-1 roasting in the first leg.

LLf will be hoping that to make winning their habit as they seek to build on their fine showing last week. In the previous meetup, comical defending saw LLf lost 3-1 to FLT. Let’s keep the stand-up comedy outside the court, guys.

Did I mention it’s the penultimate week? All games are crucial now and no quarters will be given in the quest for IMMORTALITY!!!.

A few words of advice…..the FIRST shall be the FIRST, and if you’re not the first, who cares about second, third, fourth and fifth. This is Malaysia la; nobody segregate the RUBBISH!

Week 4 In Review : 14 September 2008

2008-09-14T21:35:00.002+08:00

Match 10 : Men’s-ChestHair vs Florence&Tina (1-3)
FLT won the toss of coin for the kick-off and Dingdong set the tone of the match with a powerful shot that narrowly missed the goal. FLT looked the stronger and looked really threatening against an MCH team that started without its hair-honcho, Edrian. MCH got the breakthrough when Lil’kev, under pressure, absent-mindedly passed the ball to an opposing player, Honyau in front of the penalty box. One-on-one with the keeper, Honyau expertly dispatched the ball thru the legs of the onrushing keeper for the first goal.

MCH began exert its influence on the game, with twin terror Honyau and Fly-boy running circles around FLT defence. Edrian compounded FLT’s misery when he ‘tonjol-ed’ the ball for MCH’s second goal. Both teams began to step up the aggressive level, resulting in yellow cards for Melvyn, Andy and Lil’kev. Honyau produced another superb individual effort when he turned his marker the wrong way and scored from another one-on-one with the keeper. FLT’s consolation goal was scored by Ryan near the end of match.

MOTM – Honyau

Match 11 : JC's Barf-alone-ah vs Real Madreed vs (4-1)
The match started aggressively, not surpisingly since there at least 4 bulls in the ring (try guessing who). Suresh managed to beat his marker to put the ball past the keeper but to his dismay, the goal was disallowed as the referee has already blown for an earlier infringement. In the ensuing freekick, Gilbert drilled a low shot that went underneath the wall and the keeper to claim back the earlier disallowed goal. At long last, RM began to play like a team and looked to have the upperhand in the match. Lawrence got the chances to put RM further ahead when he found himself one-on-one twice with the keeper but he shot straight at the keeper both times. At this point, JC began to raise the game and got an equalizer when Jeshua scored from a freekick. Lionel, Daniel, and Shawn added the goals for JC as RM’s players lost steam and direction after conceeding the first goal.

MOTM – Daniel

Match 12 : Men’s-ChestHair vs Live-Like-Fools (0-2)
LLf tweaked their line-up to revive their faltering performance, with Kevin starting between the posts and Kokwai moving out to outfield. The move seemed to pay off immediately as Kokwai’s shot was deflected into the opponent’s goal by Flyboy for the first goal of the match. This is the first time LLf went in front in any match and things looked even better when Henry put LLf further ahead after some neat passing. At this point, LLf began to slow the game down to frustrate the chasing MCH. MCH’s game was further dented when Flyboy hobbled out injured. Their fight-back was not helped either by the tired Honyau, as he wasted 3 chances when he mis-kicked the ball after sidestepping his markers. With the other MCH’s players also tiring fast, LLf pulled everyone back and just rolled with punches as they held on stubbornly for their first win and clean sheet of the season.

MOTM – Oon

Extras

2008-09-11T21:07:00.007+08:00

FAVOURITES!......for the drop

Official Team Name : LLf aka Live-Like-Fools

Unofficial tag for season : Lousy loser freaks

Reason : Still winless after 4 games

Claim to shame : 3 losses + 1 draw = losers

Official team name : RM aka Real Madreed

Unofficial tag for season : Rattled Monkeys

Reason : Players are shaken, not stirred

Claim to shame : Set the highest goal scoring spree in history, 10 goals.....unfortunately all on the wrong side.

League Standings @ 7 September 2008

2008-09-09T12:31:00.007+08:00

After 3 intense and gruellling week, the battle scores are as follows :-

1. MCH - 9 pts, +7 GD

2. FLT - 7 pts, +12 GD

3. JC - 7 pts, +6 GD

4. LLF - 1 pt, -5 GD

5. RM - 1 pt, -20 GD

MCH and FLT played only 3 games while JC, LLF and RM have played 4 games.

This Sunday's first match see the top 2 teams, MCH and FLT (aka Freak Ladies Team, pic above) facing off each other. Both are currently unbeaten in the league.

Meanwhile, JC will hope to inflict more pain unto RM while expecting to gain ground on FLT and MCH.

For the final game, LLF will be seeking to avenge their 0-1 defeat at the hand of MCH.

Week 3 In Review : 7 September 2008

2008-09-07T20:35:00.001+08:00

Match 7 : Live-Like-Fools vs Florence&Tina (1-3)
LLF controlled the game from the start but it was FLT which scored first against the run of play from a corner. The ball was delivered to Melvyn who placed the ball past the blindsided goalkeeper. LLF shock was compounded when Alwin put FLT further ahead to complete a sleek counter attack move. At this point, FLT started to slow the game down to frustrate the chasing LLF. A miscalculated backpass from Jeremy saw Lil’kev sneaked in to place the ball pass the on-rushing keeper. At 3-0 down, LLF were increasingly frustrated but were given a vital lifeline when Jeremy pulled a goal back. LLF tried to increase the game tempo after that but FLT held firm till the final whistle.

MOTM – Alwin Lim (FLT)

Match 8 : Real Madreed vs Men’s-ChestHair (1-6)
RM makes vital changes to their line-up after their disastrous outing last week. Norman was put in goal as Chris injured his hand while Suresh made a comeback after missing the last two weeks. The changes seemed to have a positive effect as RM were having the upperhand while MCH was pinned down in their own half. Like the first game, MCH scored first against the run of play when Honyau’s shot deflected off 2 defenders to roll past the stranded goalkeeper. Both teams keep trading shots and MCH went further ahead with goals from Andy and Honyau. RM kept fighting and it was Norman’s heroics between the posts that kept RM from going further behind. RM’s persistence bore fruit when Suresh pulled one goal back. However, it was futile as MCH crushed RM’s challenge with further goals from Andy and Flyboy.

MOTM – Andy (MCH)

Match 9 : Live-Like-Fools vs JC's Barf-alone-ah (3-5)
LLF were caught flat-footed after their first game as JC raced to a 3-0 lead within 3 minutes of the start. Stunned LLF managed to recollect their composure and came fighting with a goal from Henry. However, JC scored again to stretch their lead to 4-1. James and Edwin then scored for LLF to narrow the score to 3-4. At this point, the fans were cheering for LLF to score another goal but they were left disappointed as it was JC which scored the last goal through Jireh, who was later substituted and went out to a standing ovation from the crowd.

MOTM – Daniel (JC)

League Table @ 240808

2008-08-26T09:38:00.007+08:00

Leader for the week, Men'sChestHair.

To the rest of the teams, it would seem that you've gotta earn your right to have your team pics put here. Alas, so many pictures, so little space and as mentioned before, nobody cares about runners-up.

Fight on, teams. The season is still early and the fat lady is nowhere to be seen.

Current standing @ Week 2/5

1. MCH = 6 pts / GD = 2

2.FLT = 4 pts / GD = 10

3. JC = 4 pts / GD = 4

4. LLF = 1 pt / GD = -1

5. RM = 1 pt / GD = -15

Please note that in conjunction with Merdeka, there would be no matches this weekend. However, the court will be opened for play-play between 4-7pm. C u there!

Week 2 In Review : 24 August 2008

2008-08-24T22:59:00.003+08:00

Match 4 : Real Madreed vs Live-Like-Fools (3-3)
RM looked like lamb for the slaughter after last week thrashing. LLF started strongly and controlled the match while RM pulled everyone backed trying to starve off the attacks. However, it was RM who scored against the run of play when Mervyn put a grounder past the stranded goalkeeper. Stung, LLF pushed harder but can’t seem to find a way past the four man defense. Lady luck seemed to be smiling on RM as they pulled ahead with 2 rather fortunate goals from Lawrence and Christopher that really demoralized LLF.

LLF at last got a lucky break when Oon’s shot bounced off Mervyn for their first goal. Continued pressure on RM bore fruit again when Jeremy grabbed another goal. RM at this point were holding on for dear life as LLF is hell-bent on not losing this game. RM saw their first win of the season evaporate as Oon grabbed a late equalizer with the last kick of the game.

MOTM – Christopher (RM)

Match 5 : JC vs Men’s-ChestHair (3-4)
Hornyau stung the confident JC when he scored unmarked from the center. He heaped more misery when a moment of brilliance saw him sidestepping a defender, cuts in from the left and scored. Kavaldip and Shawn combined to draw JC level. Daniel pulled JC ahead as temperatures continued to rise at this point, culminating in Jeshua receiving his second yellow card of the season when he tackled Weeliam from behind. In the next play, Edrian dispatched a harmless looking long shot. However, Aaron spilt the ball and Weeliam gleefully sent it into the back of the net to level. Later, an unmarked Weeliam received the ball from the right and found himself one on one with Aaron again. Again, Weeliam delivered and JC were left ruing their mistakes.

MOTM – Weeliam

Match 6 : Real Madreed vs Florence&Tina (0-10)
No, it wasn’t a typo in the scoreline. RM, feeling tired from their first game, couldn’t muster enough strength to push back the FT typhoon. Goal after goal went past the hapless keeper and RM only wish is for the referee to blow for time quicker. Scorers for FT are Lil’kev (3 goals), Alwin (3 goals), Raymond (2 goals) and Ryan (2 goals).

MOTM - Alwin

Daylight Rescue

2008-08-20T17:40:00.004+08:00

Freedom of the press

Remember in our previous posting, we mentioned that our reporter was captured by the Beijing police for trying to sneak into the stadium? Well, we've tried all diplomatic channels to secure his release but no go. We've also tried offering financial assistance (bribery is a dirty word), tak jalan also.

After all the hoo-haa about who score what goal last week, we realized that getting back our star reporter is of the utmost importance. Hence, for the benefit of all participants of the league, we launched a multi-national joint black ops with the CIA, FAM, LFC and Milo (majulah sukan untuk negara!) to rescue him from Beijing. Since this is a black ops, we couldn't reveal the names of the agents involved.

We are extremely glad to inform that the black ops was successful. Our reporter is now safe and sound in an undisclosed location, albeit a little shook and roughed from the intense interrogations while in custody.

We expect you guys to think that we're talking bull and walking cow. We're not and we've the video evidence to prove it.

Week 1 In Review - 17.08.08

2008-08-17T22:39:00.006+08:00

Due to the unexpected progress of Lee Chong Wei into the final of the Men's Singles at the Beijing Olympics, we've dispatched our one and only staff reporter to cover the event at Beijing.

Consequently, we were unable to cover the matches played this week. However, by gathering bit and pieces of information from reliable and unreliable sources, internet chatrooms and chatters and phone tappings, we managed to compile the results for this week matches :-

Match 1 : JC Barf-Alone Ah (2) - Florence&Tina (2)
Scorers : JC (Lionel, Daniel), FT (Melvyn, Lil'Kev)
MOTM : Melvyn

Match 2 : LLF (0) - Men'sHair (1)
Scorers : Weeliam
MOTM: Andy

Match 3 : JC (7) - Real Madreed (2)
Scorers : JC (Shawn, Jeshua (3), Lionel, Daniel, Hantu) / RM (Suresh, Lawrence)
MOTM : Jeshua

We shall endeavour to give a more detailed report next week.....as soon as we can secure the release of our sole reporter from the Beijing police custody (he was caught trying to sneak into the badminton stadium without a valid reporter's tag.....futsalfeva is not a recognized news agency mah).

Cheers,
Editor

Season 5 is here!

2008-08-15T13:10:00.002+08:00

After 2 months break, the Futsal League is back.

But before we look to the future, we must dwelve into the past for there's no future without history.

Here, we'll take a look at the past champions :-

Season 1
Champion : AC Melon (Team manager : Kevin Tay)
Runners-up : Who cares?

Season 2
Champion : Real Madreed (Team manager : Gilbert Thong)
Runners-up : Why bothers about losers?

Season 3
Champion : Shiock 04 (Team Manager : Kokwai)
Runners-up : if you aint' first, you ain't nuthin!

Season 4
Champion : Sell-Si FC (Team Manager : Shawn)
Runners-up : once a loser, forever a loser

After 4 suspenseful and splendid season, none of the managers have managed to win back to back title. This just goes to show how close and competitive the league is.

However, it is common knowledge among the more well informed ones that there's one single player who is super duper consistent through out the 4 seasons....he's featured in every team that held the anchor position in the league season after season. (By the way, anchor position means bottom ahh, not top :) Due to legal issues, he shall not be identified here but let just say he hails from peking and best eaten waxed.

Sorry if your team names are not featured here. If you haven't got the cue from above, let me put it bluntly....history doesn't remember losers;

...And history are written by the victorious. A case in point the extraneously elongated thesis disguised as a blog comment posted by one victorious manager. If I didn't know better, I would have thought he won the World Cup with a bunch of part-time struggling footballers. Perhaps he watched too much of the old tv series called Dirty Dozen, where old Kojak would assemble a dozen of prisoners for do-or-die mission and they would triumphed against the odds, week after week. Don't see much resemblance with Kojak there, sorry.

Welcome to the new season, to a new ball game!

Season's Finale

2008-05-25T23:47:00.001+08:00

Sell-Si FC’s Champion!!!

4 teams went in to the final match with hopes and chances of winning this season, some more equal than others.

The crowd favourites, MCU, failed to capitalize on their lead when they only managed to get only 3 points from 2 matches.

Meanwhile, the second and third place teams, Shiock and FP, self-destructed when they posted their worst match day performance on the most crucial time. Both teams lost all their matches on the last day.

In the end, it was left to the dark horse of the season, SS, who did not hesitate to take the chances that were presented to them on a gold platter. They defeated their close rival FP in their first do-or-die match of the day 3-1. Playing the final game of the season, SS knew that they had to win by a margin of 4 clear goals against the strong Shiockers to win the league.

In the nail-biting finale, SS fought like lions while the Shiock team was reduced to stunned spectators as SS steamrolled them 6-1; much to MCU disappointment.

This result meant that SS has captured the league title with 19 points, edging MCU who also has 19 points by goal difference of 1 goal.

The highlights of the matches are as follows :-

Match 25 : MCU vs Shiock (2-1)
MCU sounded their intent from the kick-off whistle when Sam unleashed a shot that was parried away by the keeper. Shiock responded immediately with Oon but his shot was blocked too. MCU edged ahead when super-keeper Samshen hit one of his trademark long ball into the opposing penalty box, which Daniel gleefully glanced into goal. Daniel struck again to give MCU a spirit lifting 2 goal lead. Shiock threw their whole arsenal at MCU but the defense led by Victor held firm. Shiock pulled a goal back when an innocuous looking shot slipped thru Samshen’s fingers. That goal encouraged Shiock to attack harder but MCU held on for an important win.

Match 26 : SA vs RM (2-3)
In this 5-6 placing match, David scored first for RM when he pounced on a rebound to shoot past the sprawled keeper. Suresh added another for RM before Lionel pulled one back to SA. SA equalized against the run of play when Ryan blasted a freekick thru RM’s porous wall. However, their joy was short lived as David put RM ahead again when he stole in unmarked and the score remained till end. With this win, RM clinched the 5th placing while SA had to contend with 6th placing.

Match 27 : SS vs FP (3-1)
It’s a do-or-die for both as neither can afford to drop any points if they want to win the league. Andy gave FP an encouraging start when he drilled in a low shot past the hapless keeper. FP continued to play a compact game and SS were forced to shoot from far as they can’t seemed to get past the defence. Lady luck smiled on SS when Shawn’s kick deflected off Andy’s shoulder and flew past the stranded keeper for the equalizing goal. That goal seemed to deflate FP and as SS continued to chip away at FP’s great wall, at last FP cracked not once but twice as Jeshua scored two more goals from either flank to give SS a deserving win. With this loss, FP’s chance at the title is shot while SS has strengthened their case for the league.

Match 28 : MCU vs RM (1-3)
At the current standing, MCU just needed a point from this match to win the league. It was not meant to be though as RM were in a merciless mood after their trouncing last week. Samuel Chin scored a rare goal for MCU to give them an early but deceptive lead as RM hit back with 2 goals from David. The first was a glancing header and the second came when Samshen let a harmless shot slipped thru his fingers for the second time today. Rattled MCU tried to hold on but RM was not letting up on the attacks and got the match’s last goal when Suresh hit a pile-driver. With this loss, MCU’s chance of winning the title will have to depend on the outcome of the final game between SS and Shiock.

Match 29 : SA vs FP (3-4)
With their chance gone, the best that FP can hope for is a second placing. With their 6th placing confirmed, SA is playing for nothing but pride. SA shocked FP with 2 early goals before FP fought back to equalize. Both sides scored again to tie at 3-3 before Ryan capitalized on a defensive mistake to blast the ball past the hapless keeper. FP dug in deep to find another equalizer but without their ace striker around, their dominance did not translate to goal. While SA notched only their second win of the season, today’s double defeat for FP meant they ends their campaign on 4th placing.

Match 30 : SS vs Shiock (6-1)
In this final match of the season, Shiock got to be the kingmaker as the outcome of this will decide whether SS or MCU will get the title. SS needs to beat Shiock by 4 clear goals in order to win. With Shiock’s reputation as a team which is very strong defensively, most have expected SS to have an almost impossible task. However, impossible is nothing to SS in this match. Although they trailed to an early Shiock’s goal, SS played like rabid dogs high on ice as they keep barking and biting at Shiock. They got their equalizer when Samuel capitalized on a rebound to shoot home. Energized, they came again and Shawn scored from a corner. Shiock’s defence suddenly seemed as watertight as a piece of paper and SS keep going from strength to strength and added 3 more goals from Shawn (2) and Samuel. At the current scoreline, SS know they’ve done enough but if Shiock retaliated with any more goals, they’ll be out. With that knowledge, SS didn’t let up and got a deserving final goal thru Jeshua. As they walked off the court in jubilation, Shiock were left wondering what had hit them and MCU stunned at the match outcome.

Congratulations to all the teams for a fantastic season of thrills, spills, drama kings and queens, controversies and ecstasies.

Final Round

2008-05-20T12:19:00.002+08:00

While all teams went into the previous round with hopes of winning the league, not all came out with their hopes intact.

After the last round’s results, RM and SA have crashed and burned while the other 4 teams of MCU, Shiock, FP and SS still have a genuine shot at the title, some more equal than others.

The fights are on as follows :-

1st match : MCU vs Shiock
Whoever wins this match will be the super-hot favourites for the title.

2nd match : SA vs RM
The wooden spoon match. Crucial for SA to win if they don’t want to be last.

3rd match : SS vs FP
A must win for either teams. A draw or defeat will disqualify them from the title challenge.

4th match : MCU vs RM
Depending on the results of Match 1 and Match 3, MCU may or may not need the points from this match as the title could have been theirs by now.

5th match : SA vs FP
Iregardless of the other matches results, FP will want maximum points to finish as high as possible.

6th match : SS vs Shiock
Depending on the results of all the other matches, this could either be the grand finale or dead rubber.

Good luck to all.

Week 4 Round-Up : 18 May 2008

2008-05-18T23:01:00.001+08:00

Match 19 : Funny-Pasir vs Shiock 04 (2-0)
In their previous encounter, both teams settled for 2-2 draw. In this rematch, FP repeated their scoring feat while Shiock drew a blank. FP edged ahead when Edwin fouled Lawrence on the edge of the box. Lawrence blasted a ferocious shot into goal and the FP players ran back to their half rejoicing. However, their joy was short-lived when the referee claimed that the kick was taken before he blew the whistle. Visibly frustrated, Lawrence retook the kick. This time, the ball bounced off the wall to Andy, who blasted into goal. Justice served. Shiock fought back gamely but found the going very hard against the stingiest defence (7 goals conceded only) in the league this season. Oon hardly received the ball as his chief supplier, Henry, was totally marked out; and when the former did receive the ball, Andy was on to him in a flash. FP’s new 3.8million signing, Andrew, snatched FP’s second goal when the ball bundled underneath the keeper’s body.

Match 20 : Sell-si FC vs Real Madreed (5-0)
Revenge is best served cold. Earlier in the season, RM thumped SS 5-0; but in this return leg, it was SS turn to thump a weakened RM team with the same scoreline. RM went to the court without their star player, Suresh, and their weakness was laid bare from the kick-off whistle. Though RM get the kick-off, their player give the ball away cheaply and immediately to Jeshua, who let rip a shot. Fortunately, Sirnloong was sharp enough to turn the shot away. SS first came from a Shawn’s corner, which Jeshua turned in unmarked into goal. Jeshua scored another when RM’s player was slow to respond to their keeper’s throw. Jeshua sneaked ahead, stole the ball and slot passed the helpless keeper. SS was then having a party as RM can’t seem to string decent passes together, not even if their lives were depending on it. It was simply an off day for RM as SS kept popping shots at poor Sirnloong. Shawn added another before Melvin and Samuel scored from corners. The tally would have been higher if not for some frantic but brave saves from Sirnloong, who literally dived at the on-rushing players feet for the ball.

Match 21 : Severe-ah? vs Shiock 04 (2-3)
SA’s revival grounded to a halt as they failed again to overcome Shiock; they lost the first game 2-4. Kokwai scrambled the ball into goal thru a sea of legs for Shiock’s first goal. SA attacked in numbers but their lack of finishing was glaring as many chances went a-begging. SA was handed a lifeline went Kokwai fouled Fly-Boy aka Weeliam (as he always seemed to be flying, either voluntarily or involuntarily when kena langgar) in the box. Lil’Kev converted the kick to equalize. SA edged ahead when Lionel cheekily back-heeled a cross from Fly-Boy into goal, with the keeper well stranded. SA lead did not last long as Shiock’s 4.7 million investment in Oon began to reap its reward. Oon came alive in the final moments of the match to score 2 goals to give Shiock a crucial victory and keep their title challenge alive.

Match 22 : MCU vs Sell-si FC (5-3)
It was MCU’s turn to avenge their defeat to SS in the first match of the season. Things started brightly for SS though when they took an early 2 goal lead, one of them courtesy of an own goal from Alwin while the other was from Jeshua. MCU crawled back with an extraordinary strike from Samshen. Taking the cue from his keeper, Victor also unleased a shot from his own half that rolled past the blindsided SS keeper to draw level. The excitement and intensity level went up a few notches higher from here on. Jeshua put SS ahead only for Daniel to equalize via a disputed goal. SS furiously claimed that their keeper was impeded prior to the goal but the referee thought otherwise. Alwin then turned from zero to hero with two skillfully executed goals to earn MCU a hard fought victory.

Match 23 : Real Madreed vs Funny-Pasir (0-3)
Prior to the match, FP’s manager was overheard telling his players to focus and not to get over confident against the depleted RM side. As expected, FP surged ahead with a 2 goals strike from Lawrence. Andy kept urging his team-mates to focus because at 2-0, it’s still a close game. RM was struggling to keep possession of the ball and was akin to having a Jusco sale on the field..….they are giving the ball away at steep discount and cheaply. FP, on their part, was having an easy time passing the ball around and taking pot-shots at RM’s goal. It was their players’ lack of accuracy that actually kept the score down. Edrian finally added a third goal for FP before the referee called time out.

Match 24 : Severe-ah? vs MCU (1-6)
MCU repeated their victory over SA but with a more emphatic score. Their earlier goliath effort against Shiock seemed to have zap SA of their energy as they seemed listless and lethargic. MCU edged ahead when Daniel score his customary goal. Ryan scored a freakish own goal when his backpass was too strong for Lil’kev to stop and the ball rolled in past the line. The Dubious Goal Committee is still undecided on whether to reward the goal to Ryan or Lil’kev. Victor scored another for MCU before Jongchiueh pulled one back for SA. SA’s comeback was shortlived as Jianyi scored 2 while Daniel added another in between Jianyi’s goal. With this win, MCU is firmly perched at the summit of the league and is the red-hot favourites to win the league.

TRANSFER WEEK

2008-05-09T12:58:00.018+08:00

The COMICS held their transfer meeting on the evening 4 May 2008.

The followings are the players transferred as agreed by the managers :

Name : Andrew

Position : Utility player

Goals : 1

Transfer from/to : SA to FP

Transfer amount : RM3.8 million

Name : JianYi
Position : Striker/Midfielder
Goals : 5
Transfer from/to : Shiock04 to MCU
Transfer amount : RM5.5 million

Name : Lionel
Position : Striker/Midfielder
Goals : 2
Transfer from/to : SS to SA
Transfer amount : RM4.0 million

Name : David
Position : Striker
Goals : 4
Transfer from/to : MCU to RM
Transfer amount : RM4.8 million

Name : Melvin
Position : Midfielder
Goals : 2
Transfer from/to : FP to SS
Transfer amount : RM4.2 million

Name : Oon
Position : Striker
Goals : 4
Transfer from/to : RM to Shiock04

Transfer amount : RM4.7 million

Week 3 Round-up : 4 May 2008

2008-05-05T09:22:00.000+08:00

Match 13 : Real Madreed vs Shiock 04 (1-2)
RM played the game with 4 players only, with Mervyn standing in goal. However, RM showed that they’re not cowed when Suresh fired them ahead, taking advantage of a stray pass from Shiockers’ defense. However, RM’s jubilation did not last long as the Shiockers began to make the effect of their additional player felt. Henry equalized for Shiockers when he toe-poked from close range. Pilling on the pressure, Shiockers got their winning goal when Jianyi drilled in Henry’s blocked shot.

Match 14 : MCU vs Funny Pasir (2-5)
MCU’s impressive run was brought to a shuddering stop when FP trounced them in this match. FP started the match strongly but it was MCU who got the break when David scored first. MCU’s second goal was hotly disputed by FP as they claimed it came from a goal kick. However, the ref ruled the goal valid as the ball touched Daniel’s hair, hence it came off an outfield player. Shell-shocked, FP got the breakthrough they wanted when Lawrence beat the keeper to the ball and scored. Melvin’s equalizer for FP was the turning point as FP turned the table on MCU and ran riot with Lawrence completing his first hattrick of the season and Andy adding to his tally.

Match 15 : Severe-ah? vs Sell-si FC (3-1)
SA at last came alive in this season by beating SS soundly in this pulsating match. Things didn’t looked too bright for SA in the beginning as SS took an early lead through Shawn. SA was awarded a penalty when Weeliam was tripped in the D. Lil’kev stepped up and blast a scorcher right at center, too fast for the keeper to react. JC added a second for SA when he dribbled past 2 defenders and beat the keeper one-on-one. SS staged a fight back but it was SA who scored again, this time a long range from Verat.

Match 16 : Real Madreed vs MCU (1-2)
Bruised from the earlier loss, MCU redeemed themselves when they outplayed RM 2-1. David, the baby-faced assassin, struck for MCU again when he scored from the edge of the box. MCU increased their lead when Victor drilled a shot that ghosted past the players and the keeper. RM pushed up and would have scored if not for the heroics of MCU’s keeper, Samshen. However, Samshen was helpless when Leonard deflected in a shot from Suresh into goal. MCU managed to hold on to the end despite frenzied attacks from Suresh and co.

Match 17 : Funny-Pasir vs Severe-ah? (1-1)
The bottom two teams battled it out in this high-voltage draw. A win for SA would draw them level with FP; while a win for FP will lift them into the upper half of the table. Without fail this season, FP found themselves trailing early in the game again when Weeliam scored from close range. Sorely missing their prized striker aka hattrick hero, Lawrence, FP just can’t seemed to find the back of the net. FP’s equalizer came courtesy of a controversial moment in the game. Weeliam was felled in the penalty area and SA cried penalty. However, the ref waved played on and FP countered with Melvin surging ahead and drilling the ball past the stunned Lil’kev. Lil’kev protested furiously for the earlier foul but the ref waved him away. Right upon the re-start, the final whistle came and SA was left fuming for the 2 points lost, while FP continues to live up to their draw specialist tag.

Match 18 : Shiock 04 vs Sell-si FC (1-2)
Shiockers felled at last as SS became the first team to beat them in over 2 seasons and 12 games. Jianyi scored first for Shiockers but SS fought back thru goals from Shawn and Jeshua.

Notes :

A transfer session was held after the conclusion of Week 3 matches.

Stay tune for the list of transfers done.

Champions League : Chelsea - Liverpool

2008-04-29T20:13:00.002+08:00

Our pundits wholeheartedly predict a big win for the Reds. We based our prediction on the strength and focus of the Liverpool players.

They kept their eyes on ball, not wavering, while the Chelsea players kept their eyes, legs, head and roaming amorous hands on the wrong bal...err, things. Just look at Malouda's hand and you'll know what I meant.

Champions League MU-Barca

2008-04-29T19:53:00.004+08:00

Our pundits predict a Barcelona victory at 2-1. Guesses anyone?

Should be a fairly easy game for Barca, especially if they all play like Rio, sleeping on the job (pic above).

Forza Barca, speak the truth and shame the Devils :P

Week 2 Round-up : 27 April 2008

2008-04-27T22:17:00.002+08:00

Match 7 : Shiock 04 vs Funny Pasir (2-2)
Both teams started the match confidently. FP showed their intent early on with Andy testing the Shiockers’ keeper with a dipping shot that unfortunately clipped the post. Jeremy scored the first goal for Shiockers against the run of play. This forced FP to introduce their secret hitman, Lawrence. The move paid off when Lawrence equalized for FP. Kokwai returned the lead for Shiockers and defended stubbornly in the face of FP’s response. Lawrence came to FP’s rescue again when he capitalized on a stray back pass by the Shiockers. Confusion ensued when the Shiockers claimed the ball didn’t cross the line. After consulting with the assistant referee, the match referee awarded the goal and the score remained till end.

Match 8 : Real Madreed vs Sell-Si FC (5-0)
After impressive back to back wins last week, SS went into the match will all guns blazing. RM, who had mixed fortune last week, responded well and got the first goal thru Oon. Shocked, SS were further traumatized when Oon scored again from a corner. Shawn tried to rally his SS troops but RM exposed their defensive frailty again when Suresh hit a rocket passed their helpless goalie. Things began to boil at this point as the SS players were showing their frustration with late tackles, shoving and pushing and this prompted the RM players to respond in kind. The referee had to stop the game a few times to talk and calm the players down. RM rounded up the match with two other goals from Suresh and Oon to give SS a real hammering.

Match 9 : Shiock 04 vs MenChest’sHair United (1-1)
Jeremy proved to be Shiocker’s secret weapon extraordinaire this season as he opened the scoring again, this time a beauty that nestled at the top far corner. MCU fought back gamely, a hallmark of their game this season, and leveled the score when David’s shot was stopped by the goalie but the ball rolled underneath his body passed the line. Galvanised, MCU pressed ahead and almost got the lead when Daniel’s ferocious shot was parried by the goalie, hit the post and bounced out. Shiock pressed forward and would have gotten a few more goals if not for the magnificent display by MCU’s goalie, Samshen, who was in a uncompromising mood.

Match 10 : Real Madreed vs Severe-ah? (2-1)
The team at the middle of the managers controversy, SA, managed to put up a full team after the mid-week debacle. Weeliam passed a late fitness by the team doctor and started the match as SA’s keeper. However, within 30 seconds of the kick-off and SA are 1-0 down. Although SA got the kick-off, they lost possession of the ball almost immediately to Suresh (RM) and he wasted no time in sending the ball to the top corner. The game settled down after that and there were plenty of passing by the SA team but no penetration. After a lull, Oon managed to dispossess Verat and drilled low shot for RM second goal. Lil’kev urged his team on and pulled one back for SA after a few tries.

Match 11 : Funny-Pasir vs Sell-Si FC (1-1)
Smarting from the earlier thrashing, SS managed to give a more composed display this time. Both teams were pushing hard and testing each other keeper. Samuel Thye gave SS the lead when he sneaked behind the last defender and scored with ample of time and space. FP made a few substitutions with the aim to unsettle SS. With the clock running down, Andy pushed forward and scored a cracker to level the score for FP and gave them their third draw from 4 games.

Match 12 : MCU vs Severe-ah? (2-1)
MCU continued with their impressive display by beating SA in the last match of the day. SA were using a stand-in keeper, Aaron, as Weeliam was unable to play. MCU first goal came courtesy of Daniel, who headed in the long throw from Samshen, past the shocked Aaron. SA again played their short passing game but still can’t seem to find that important edge. Daniel and Samshen combined again to give MCU their second and Ryan pulled one back for SA.

New Head Referee Rumour

2008-04-27T01:01:00.003+08:00

At the end of last week's first matchday, many complaints were lodged, albeit unofficially, about the level of refereeing in the league. Numerous tackles went unnoticed, corners wrongly given and not less that a few valid goals disallowed.

Pressurred by such inefficiencies, rumours are flying furiously that a new head referee may be appointed.

Futsal-feva's chief reporter has got an exclusive scoop on the rumoured candidate....we haven't got a name yet but we've got picture.....and picture always says a thousand word :

Futsal Clinic

2008-04-25T22:04:00.002+08:00

We will be conducting a futsal clinic this Sunday after our normal playing time.

Specifically, we'll be getting an expert to teach us how to head and not head the ball.

We will be getting a special guest all the way from Anfield....can you guess from the picture ?

Be there, or be squared....autograph session will be held after the clinic.

Team Profile 3

2008-04-21T22:38:00.005+08:00

Sell-Si FC

Back row – Douglas, Samuel Thye, Lionel, Shawn, Jeshua, Ray Leong

Front row - Eugene

Note : As the team pic for Severe-ah? is currently unavailable, we'll use the team picture of future Champions League Winner 2008!!!

Team Profile 2

2008-04-21T22:25:00.003+08:00

Funny-Pasir
L to R – Andy, Christopher, Melvin, Jonathan, Kevin, Edrian

Somewhere in Penang - Lawrence

Men'sChesthair Utd

L to R – Jireh, David, Victor, Daniel, Samshen
Nowhere – Samuel Chin
Wear & Tear – Alwin (crocked up)

Team Profiles Part One

2008-04-21T21:46:00.009+08:00

Shiock 04 :
Back row – Jeremy, Jianyi, Kokwai
Front row – Aaron, Henry
Somewhere in Europe – Edwin

Real Madreed :
Back row – Oon, Ray Chia, Suresh, Leonard
Front row – Sirn Loong, Mervyn
Somewhere in KL - Gilbert

Week 1 Round-up : 20 April 2008

2008-04-20T23:37:00.004+08:00

Match 1 : Sell-Si FC vs Men’sChesthair Utd (4-3)

2 new teams with debutant managers slogged it out in this thrilling match. Shots were flying fast furious, right from kick-off. Samuel Thye (SS) scored the first goal of the season, scoring from a precise squared ball from his team mates. MCU struck back with Daniel hammering the ball into the low corner. Lionel nutmeg the goalie for SS second goal only for Daniel to equalized again when he beat SS’ keeper to the ball. The pattern continued with Ray Leong (SS) scoring from the halfway line and David equalizing for MCU. SS got the final break when Lionel scored from a corner and MCU didn’t have enough time to reply.

Match 2 : Shiock 04 vs Real Madrid (2-0)

The defending champion begins their defence of the league title in their usual business-like manner, playing a patient and controlled passing game. Not much action in this match as both teams cancelled each other out. Shiockers’ manager Kokwai made a few desperate but illegal sliding blocks, which curiously was allowed by the referee. Shiockers edged ahead in the dying minutes of the game when Jeremy blasted a shot to the top corner and Jianyi added a second.

Match 3 : Funny-Pasir vs Men’sChesthair Utd (0-1)

FP controlled the match but was lacking an attacking edge. Aiming for a win to start off their campaign, FP threw everything but the kitchen sink at MCU but found MCU’s keeper, Samshen, in marvelous and uncompromising form. Samshen’s saves frustrated FP’s players time and time again. MCU nicked the victory when an unfortunate deflection saw the ball rolled past FP’s keeper for the solitary goal of the match.

Match 4 : Sell-Si FC vs Severe-ah? (4-3)

Shawn (SS) scored the first hat-trick of the season in this pulsating match, with Jeshua scoring the other goal for SS. SA were forced to play the beginning portion of the match with only 4 players as Andrew were forced out by an injury. However, he braved the pain and gamely came back on to help his team when he saw that SS were bullying SA and running riot with their extra man. With the number of players balanced now, SA hit back with goals from Andrew, Jong Chuieh and Ryan but were unable to stop SS from notching their second successive victory.

Match 5 : Funny-Pasir vs Real Madreed (0-0)

A match of little chances, with the best chance going to Oon, when his shot hit the post and bounced out. With Andy (FP) marshalling the defence splendidly, FP kept on pouring forward but was lacking the edge in the final third of the field. RM played well but FP’s keeper was hardly made to sweat in this rather bland match.

Match 6 : Shiock 04 vs Severe-ah? (4-2)

In this strange match, both teams played with 4 players only. Jianyi (Shiock) scored first and Kokwai added a second before Lil’Kev replied back for SA. Henry (Shiock) and Ryan then scored to make it 3-2. SA almost equalized when the score was 3-2 but their goal was disallowed as SA has committed a foul prior to the goal. Shocked, SA failed to recover quickly enough before Shiock turn the table and scored another goal immediately.

New Season Begins!

2008-04-20T22:42:00.003+08:00

6 new teams enter the fray for Season 2/2008.

1. Team Shiock 04
Manager – Kokwai
Players – Henry, Jianyi, Edwin, Jeremy, Aaron (GK)

2. Team Real Madreed
Manager – Gilbert
Players – Suresh, Oon, Mervyn, Ray Chia, Leonard, Sirn Loong (GK)

3. Team Funny-Pasir
Manager – Kevin Tay
Players – Andy, Melvin, Edrian, Lawrence, Jonathan, Christopher (GK)

4. Team Men’sChesthair Utd
Manager – Victor
Players – Daniel, David, Samuel Chin, Alwin, Jireh, Samshen (GK)

5. Team Sell-Si FC
Manager – Shawn
Players – Jeshua, Ray Leong, Lionel, Samuel Thye, Douglas, Eugene (GK)

6. Team Severe-ah?
Manager – Kevin Lee
Players – Jong Chuieh, Andrew, Verat, Ryan, Weeliam (GK)

All the best, guys!

And remember, nobody gives a hoot who came in second...only the top spot matters! If you aint' the best, you're just part of the mediocre rest!

SEASON ENDS

2008-04-07T23:36:00.011+08:00

IT'S OVER!

No suprises in final roundup, except why it took the administrator so darn long to put it up. Envy, perhaps?

Nonetheless, Shiockers were crowned champion, as expected.

Here are the pics to tell the story :-

The winning team - Shiock 04

from L to R (standing) - Andrew, Samshen, Peter, Victor
from L to R (kneeling and pangsai position) - Kokwai (manager), Matthew, Henry, Samuel

The Most Vahlau-able Player (MVP) award winner, Matthew of Shiock 04

Congrats, guys!

See you next season.

Week 5 : 2.03.08

2008-03-04T12:43:00.001+08:00

SHIOCKERS CHAMPIONS !!!

Shiockers dropped their first point of the seasons when they were held to a surprise draw by RM but that wasn’t enough to stop them from clinching the championship title in their debut season!

After the dramatic 3-3 draw; which even saw the Shiockers scoring a comical own goal from the second half kick off, the Shiockers have amassed an unassailable lead of 13 points, with 4 wins and a draw.

Second place RM, meanwhile, has only 8 points and with a match to go, will not be able to catch the Shiockers.

The earlier match between FC Pasar and Little-Poo ended in a thrilling 3-3 draw also. Although both teams fielded under-strength teams due to injuries, the match was played at a very high tempo and with plenty of drama, with Pasar scoring in the dying minutes to draw.

The teams tallied are :-
Shiockers - 13
RM - 8
Little-Poo - 4
FC Pasar – 2

With first and second place confirmed, the fight is now on for 3rd and 4th placing. Little-poo will need to win RM to avoid the unflattering 4th placing while Pasar will be hoping that the Shiockers will be too drunk with champagne to play a proper game this Sunday.

Week 4 : 24.2.08

2008-02-24T23:00:00.001+08:00

Match 7 : Shiock 3 – Little-Poo 1

Shiock Treatment

There was no love lost between these two teams as the Poos came out eager to erase the memories of their huge loss to the Shiockers earlier.

Poos started strongly and were controlling the game but couldn’t seem to get past Shiockers seemingly impregnable defense. Shiockers stole the initiative from the Poos when Matthew let fly a blistering shot that rocketed past the Poos’ defence and keeper for the first goal.

The goal seemed to deflate the Poos and a defensive blunder shortly after allowed Henry to score Shiockers second goal. Hurted and bruised, the Poos recomposed and managed reduce the deficit when Lil’kev’s cross found Oon who struck the ball mercilessly into goal.

Charged up, the Poos’ momentum was interrupted by the half time whistle and change of court. Again, the Shiockers delivered another sucker punch when a defensive mix-up saw Matthew blasting the ball past the static Poos players.

Poos suffered another blow when their main player, Lil’kev was injured and can’t continue. The match then descended into chaos as Shiockers keep halting play and changing their players.

The Poos came close to scoring through some fine works by Lawrence and Oon but for the heroics of Shiockers keeper and the goal post.

MOTM – Samshen

Match 8 : Real Madreed 4 – FC Pasar 1

Routed

Their earlier meeting ended in a draw but there was no sign of that happening in this match. Pasar looked lethargic while RM was looking very sharp, especially Edrian who seemed to have found his form after the new year break.

RM’s first goal came when a burst of adrenaline (and rogue testosterone?) saw Aaron the keeper trying to launch a quick counter attack. However, his run was cut short when he lost the ball to Edrian at the half way line. Edrian then have the simplest task of shooting into the empty net. The Pasar players tried to block the shot but were merely inches unlucky.

RM added their lead with a fine shot by Andy from edge of the penalty box. Edrian got another goal with a rocket of a shot shortly before half time.

Pasar resumed the second half looking more composed and managed to match RM move for move. However, it was RM who scored when Jeshua, who was threatening whole day long, rounded the keeper expertly to slot home RM’s third.

Pasar fought back gamely and breakthrough came when Jongchiueh produced an electrifying solo run on the right flank that ended with a goal that got the crowd cheering. Sadly, the goal came too little too late to save Pasar, who’s still looking for their first win.

MOTM - Andy

MATCH FIXING PT 2

2008-02-24T22:17:00.003+08:00

ACA CLOSES CASE

The ACA has decided to close the case due to insufficient evidence. However, several players were banished and transferred to other teams to mitigate their undue influence on team selections, tactics and close relationship to the bookies.

It was alleged that some players were even wearing state-of-the-art miniature Bluetooth headset while playing, in an apparent attempt to keep contact with the bookies.

The players transferred are as follows:-
a. Peter Yang – transferred to Shiock 04
b. Alwin Lim – transferred to Little-Poo
c. Leonard – transferred to Real Madreed
d. Edwin Lim – transferred to FC Pasar

High ranking unnamed sources had secretly revealed that the investigation have apparently unearthed links to many high ranking and distinguished members of society. Subsequently, orders to close the case came from very high up after rumours of ‘kow-tim’ Chinese New Year dinners, lou-sang and six-figures ang pow packets.

MATCH FIXING

2008-02-06T00:18:00.000+08:00

ACA TO INVESTIGATE!

The Anti Corruption Agency has initiated an investigation into the current season of MFC-FutsalFeva after reports were lodged with Bukit Aman on alleged match-fixing and brokering of appointment of referee for certain matches.

The managers, players and fans alike have been suggesting something fishy is going on and the ACA’s investigation seemed to alas justify their suspicion.

On Monday afternoon, the MFC’s administration office was raided by a group of 23 officers from the ACA and eyewitness reports said that almost 99 boxes of documents were carted away.

Included in the document are an alleged video clip of the current president brokering for referees appointment. Henry Ling-Kam vehemently denied that he was in video clip by stating that the person in the clip sounds like him and looks like him but he can’t be 100% sure it’s him.

The ACA has advised that all matches be suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.

On Tuesday, in a jam packed press conference held in the Palace of the Golden Donkeys, the MFC has issued a statement that all matches have been suspended for two (2) weeks pending the ACA investigation.

Hence, there will be no matches on the 10 February and 17 February. However, the fields will be opened for training on 17 February 2008.

The FA expects all matches to resume as normal on 24 February 2008.

The FA further took the opportunity to wish all of its’ members and fans a happy and prosperous new year.

GONG XI FA CAI!

Matches on 3.2.08

2008-02-03T23:34:00.000+08:00

Match 5 : FC Pasar 0 – Shiock 3

Waxed Ducks

Another game, another win for the Shiockers. Pasar led by Ducky started very well and matched the strong Chickens strength for strength. However, the Shiockers edged ahead when Henry took advantage of a confusion to score past the distracted keeper.

The confusion arose when one of Pasar’s players was felled in the center circle. Pasar’s players stopped playing expecting the whistle but the referee let play continue and Henry sneaked into an open space to score. Talked about tow-kai…

The Chickens added another goal when a long throw by their keeper was met by Matthew to head into goal. Pasar rallied their players and attacked but the defence led by Kokwai was more than able to nullify all threats.

Kokwai killed off any hope that Pasar might have by scoring Shiocks’ third and last goal in the match; with a blistering shot from the halfway line.

MOTM – Kokwai

Match 6 : Real Madreed 2 – Little-Poo 1

Comeback Kids

Little-Poo started the match with the same line-up as last week. They controlled the tempo of the match and RM was left chasing shadows. Breakthrough came when Oon scored through a sea of legs to give the Poos a morale booster.

However, after a few substitutions, RM equalized thru a fine shoot by Ray which left the keeper floundering. The goal seemed to galvanize RM as they begin to snatch the control from the Poos. RM edged ahead when a seemingly harmless shot bounced off Ray’s legs and rolled freakishly and slowly into goal. Karma for Lil’kev's rooftop goal?

Little-Poo can’t seemed to recover from that shock. When the Poos pushed higher in the closing minutes of the match, RM almost got another goal except for some frantic defending and magnificent blocking by Lawrence.

MOTM – Ray Chia

Week 3 : Upcoming Matches On 3.2.08

2008-01-31T13:26:00.000+08:00

Match 5 @ 4.30 pm : FC Pasar vs Shiock 04

2 games, 2 wins. A real impressive debut for Shiock 04 and its manager, Kokwai. With its impressive showing, the Shiockers will aim to extend its winning streak against a demoralized Pasar team.

After 2 games, Pasar is still without a win and will be desperate to snatch victory in this game. Duckie (Ryan) will need to rally his Mighty Ducks team to play the game of their lives if they wish to deny the Mad Chickens all 3 points.

Don’t expect any chickens to be sold in the market this week. Ducks meat going cheap, though.

Match 6 @ 5.00 pm : Real Madreed vs Little-Poo

The Poos will be hoping to continue their rebuilding and consolidation process after getting their first win last week. The Poos manager has been talking a lot since that win; hopefully his players will not constipate on the actions after releasing so much gas.

RM, meanwhile, are in disarray after entering the record for the worst start for a defending champion. Gilbert has been seen patronizing ‘tongkat ali’ stalls to find the remedy for his team lackluster display.

Expect the Poos to edge it with superior team morale.

LEAGUE STANDING @ 27.1.08

2008-01-28T23:22:00.000+08:00

SHIOCK 04---------6 PTS
LITTLE-POO-------3 PTS
FC PASAR-----------1 PTS
REAL MADREED---1 PTS

Match 4 : Real Madreed 0 – Shiock 2

2008-01-28T13:36:00.000+08:00

Winning Streak?

Shiock continued their fine form by chalking a victory against last season winner, RM. The Chicken Trio and gang started aggressively and were attacking menacingly from the first whistle. Shiock got their first goal when Christopher failed to block Matthew’s shot cleanly and Andrew gleefully tuck the ball into an empty net. RM tried to rally back but looked slightly disorganized in attack and Shiock’s keeper was rarely trouble.

Second half looked the same with play swinging from side to side. RM almost got the equalizer but Ray’s shot hit the post and bounced out. That was the closest RM has gotten as Shiock recovered quickly and closed up shop. Playing on the counter, Shiock sealed their win when Matthew unleashed a ferocious shot that gave Christopher no chance at all.

MOTM : Matthew (Shiock)

Match 3 : Little-Poo 3 – FC Pasar 2

2008-01-28T13:33:00.000+08:00

Poo Power!

Both teams started the match cautiously. Little-Poo changed their line-up by Sirnloong in goal while their manager made his outfield debut after 2 seasons in goal. Both defenses performed solidly and the keepers were not too bothered as shots were restricted to long range high shots.

Breakthrough came when substitute Edwin latched to a loose ball and placed a low shot passed his marker and Pasar’s keeper. Looking unperturbed, Pasar worked harder for the equalizer but Poo’s defence remained watertight.

Lil’kev then hit a candidate for the (freak) goal of the tournament when his shot bounced from the top of the net roofing past a stunned Aaron for Poo’s second goal. Aaron protested but the referee point to the centre circle to confirm the goal. Poo’s third goal came courtesy of another fine display by Lil’kev.

With the score at 3-0, Poo started to take it easy and was almost made to pay for it when Pasar grabbed 2 late goals by Daniel and Jongchiueh. However, there was no late minute heroic this time as the referee blew for full time shortly after Pasar’s second goal.

MOTM : Lil’kev (Poo)

Week 2 : 27 January 2008

2008-01-23T17:08:00.000+08:00

Match 4 @ 5.00 pm : Real Madreed vs. Shiock 04

Shiock is on a roll after thrashing Little-Poo last week and will hope to continue its smashing good form. Its players have shown good understanding and gelled together well. How will they fare against a RM team who were robbed of a victory last week by a last minute goal?

RM, as usual, by will be helmed by Steady-Andy while Shiock will parade their awesome three-some of Kokwai, Henry and Matthew (Mad-Hen-n-Cock : )

Week 2 : 27 January 2008

2008-01-23T12:43:00.000+08:00

Match 3 @ 4.30 pm : FC Pasar Vs Little-Poo

Just like its real life twin, Little-Poo is suffering from a dip of form due to boardroom tussle and ownership issue between GBH Ceramics and Johnson Suisse, two renowned toilet-bowl and ceramic makers. The manager is desperately hoping to get his team to re-focus on the matches ahead.

Meanwhile, FC Pasar is very eager to get their season rolling with a first victory, after narrowly avoiding defeat last week. A victory will be especially sweet and monumental to their new keeper, Aaron, who has NEVER tasted a single victory in the past 2 seasons, despite being with different team. Jinxed, perhaps?

Match 2 : Real Madreed 2 – FC Pasar 2

2008-01-20T22:54:00.000+08:00

Fast & Furious

Both teams started aggressively, attacking every ball and defending every nook and corner. The game was fast and furious, with playing swinging from side to side. FC Pasar struck first with a wonderful goal from Daniel, who managed to side-step the last defender to set up a one-on-one with the keeper. Undaunted, RM talismanic playmaker, Alwin, displayed some wonderful dribbling skills to score the equalizer.

Later,Jeshua 'went to pasar and bought a goal' and what a beautiful goal it was, a sweet rasping shot to the bottom left, well angled past the despairing dive of the keeper. Play got a bit bogged down in midfield after that, with RM seemingly trudging to a win.

When the seemingly last corner of the game was awarded to Pasar, both teams made two substitutions each. While the RM subs did well, Pasar’s subs did magic, as substitute Lionel hit a golden shot; which went underneath the keeper’s body for the last and equalizing goal of the match.

Match 1 : Shiock 7 – Little-Poo 1

2008-01-20T22:48:00.001+08:00

Shiock-ing Win!

For all the hype and expectation, Little-Poo started the season on a disastrous mood, being whipped mercilessly 7-1 by the newcomers, Shiock 04. Shiock scored early to set the tone for the match with a goal from Andrew from the right. Shiock struck again shortly after some nice passing; which cut Little-Poo defence to shred. Little-Poo fought back gamely and reduced the deficit when Kevin Lee fed Oon a nice through ball from the centre; which Oon struck sweetly beyond the keeper’s reach.

However, it went down the sewer pipes for the Poos from there as Shiock ran riot, with slick passing play slicing the the Poos defence like a hot knife through the butter. A superb victory for Shiock, a crushing defeat for the Poos

MATCH OF DA WEEK

2008-01-16T18:10:00.000+08:00

Here's a preview of the matches to be played this Sunday, 20.1.08 :-

Match 1 @ 5.30 pm : Shiock 04 vs Little-Poo

This season new entrant, Kok Wai's Shiock 04 will face-off against last season runner-up, Little-Poo, managed by Kevin Tay. Little-Poo is hoping that a change of name will change its fortune after narrowly missing the title last season. Little-Poo has managed to retain its prolific striker, Oon and the services of the slow-but- steady-ala-Hyppia player, Verat. It has added upcoming star defenders, Kevin Lee and Jonathan Yong into its rank and the team looked really solid at the back.

Shiock Mati team is hoping that the curse of new entrants will not befall them. Last season new entrants, Celpigs, were roasted, toasted and accosted out of the league after finishing the season without a single victory. With the likes of proven players like Henry, Matthew and Samshen, just to name a few on their roster, they look good for the challenge.

On paper, both teams look balanced and the match could go either way. Little-Poo has a slight advantage due to its fantastic results in the previous two seasons.

Bookmaker's odds : Little-Poo 0 : 0.25 Shiock 04 (Little-Poo to give even and half goal)

Match 2 @ 6.00 pm : Real Madreed vs FC Pasar

Last season champs, Gilbert's Real Madreed, is pitted against FC Pasar, managed by Ryan. Real Madreed has managed to retain the core of its players from previous season and looked strong in pre-season when they beat Pulau Ketam's under-8 (1-0) and Kuala Krai under-10 (3-1). Their last warm-up match against Jinjang under-9 was cancelled when Real Madreed's manager staged a walk-out after protesting the rough play and constant swearing by the under-9 team.

However, FC Pasar is not to be taken lightly, and could boast of having one of the last season best players, Jong Chiueh. Their ranks are boosted by the signing of the highly experienced utility player, Peter Yang.

Bookmaker's odds : Real M 0 : 0.25 FC Pasar (Real M to give even and half goal)

NEW SEASON

2008-01-11T13:01:00.000+08:00

It’s confirmed! The new season has already gotten underway with the managers having picked their favourite players to spearhead their challenge for the new season :-

Real Madreed
Manager – Gilbert Thong
Members – Andy, Alwin Lim, Christopher, Edrian, Jeshua, Kenny, Raymond Chia.

Little-Poo (formerly known as AC Melon)
Manager – Kevin Tay
Members – Edwin Lim, Jonathan Yong, Kevin Lee, Lawrence, Oon, Sirn Loong, Verat

FC Pasar (formerly known as Rarelyreal)
Manager – Ryan Leong
Members – Aaron Ooi, Daniel, Jeremy, Jireh, Jong Chiueh, Lionel, Peter Yang

Schiok 04 (new entrant. pronounced as schiok-sei (transl. very schiok :)
Manager – Kok Wai
Members – Andrew Loh, Henry San, Leonard, Matthew, Samshen, Samuel Thye, Victor

Here are pics of the Challenge Trophy for you guys to drool on….

Gentlemen, let the games begin!

Roll of Honours

2008-01-11T12:57:00.000+08:00

All the games have been played, all results in and winners determined.

After all the broken limbs, sprained ankles, sore bruises and equally bruised egos, it would have been deemed worth it, judging from the delighted faces dotting the futsal court on the final day of the challenge series.

After all the blood, sweat and no tears (real futsallers don’t cry, you know), here are the champion team for MFC 2007 Series 2 :-

Real Madreed!!!

Congrats, guys!

FINAL MATCHES OFF

2006-08-21T17:55:00.000+08:00

We regret to inform that due the uncertainties in the Middle East and the threat of terrorism, we had no choice but the cancel the final matches as we could not guarantee the safety of our spectators.

However, we're unable to refund any of the 50,000 tickets sold as they have been spent on pre-match expenses and un-refundable bookings made. However, tickets holders are entitled to a 5% discount on next season opening matches as a sign of goodwill by the organizers.

Should you have any queries, please contact our HQ in November as the organizing committee has gone on an all expenses paid 2-months-study tour to the Bahamas.

Thank you.

FINAL WEEK MATCHES @ 20.8.06

2006-08-17T13:07:00.000+08:00

After 2 gruelling months of weekly matches and daily spats, Season 2 is drawing to an exciting finale.

The contenders for the league title is down to 2 teams, Real Madreed and AC Melon. However, they are not squaring off against each other in the final round of games but the fate of the league title rests on two other teams, Whereda Breadman and Celpigs.

Real Madreed just need to win their match against Whereda Breadman to amass an unassailable lead over AC Melon. Judging by the pre-match talk however, Madreed can't forget about charity from Breadman, who had a grudge to settle with Madreed.

As Madreed will play earlier, AC Melon will know whether they're gonna be playing for the league title or runners-up medals. The possible outcomes are these :

1. AC Melon win and Madreed lose - Melon crown champions again.

2. AC Melon win by 4 goals and Madreed draw - Melon crown champions.

3. AC Melon win and Madreed win - Madreed crown champions, Melon runners-up.

Celpigs have been confirmed at 5th place and have nothing to play for except pride. They could turn out to be the party spoilers to Melon, should they decide to turn it on at last.

Final matches this week :-

Match 1 (4.10 pm) : Rarelyreal (3) vs Pigs (5)

Previous meetings : RR 2 - 0 Pigs , RR 3 - 0 Pigs

Match 2 (4.50 pm) : Whereda Breadman (4) vs Real Madreed (1)

Previous meetings : WB 2 - 2 RM , WB 1 - 4 RM

Match 3 (5.30 pm) : Celpigs (5) vs AC Melon (1)

Previous meetings : Pigs 0 - 1 Melon , Pigs 2 - 4 Melon

May the best team wins!

Week 9 League Standings @ 13.08.06

2006-08-15T12:59:00.000+08:00

____________________P___W___D___L___GF___GA___PTS

REAL MADREED _______11___6___3___2___27____16____21

AC MELON____________11___5___4___2___24___16____19

RARELYREAL__________11___5___2___4___28___28____17

WHEREDA BREADMAN___11___3___4___4___25___29____13

CELPIGS UNITED_______10___0___3___7____8___23____3

Rarelyreal's league chances went six feet under after their double defeat. The shocking results last week left Real Madreed in the the driving seat. However, they will need to deliver the goods against Rotiman this Sunday, which is by no means an easy task after Rotiman's sterling display againt Rarelyreal.

AC Melon still have a fighting chance to grab the title if they win their last game against the Pigs AND Madreed loses their.

Should Madreed draw against Rotiman, AC Melon can still win the league if they can better Madreed's goal difference by beating the Pigs by 4 goals or more.

Whatever happens this week, Breadman and Celpigs are confirmed at 4th and 5th place respectively.

Satu, dua ITIK berlari,
Tak tengok jalan dilanggar lori,
Tercondemn habis terus masuk factory.

Tiga, empat KHINZIR membazir,
Beli defenders tak habih habih,
Ada potensi takda prestasi,
Akhirnya jadi char siew basi.

Lima, enam ROTI menari,
Main bolot syok sendiri,
Kaya potensi, ada prestasi,
Akhirnya malang no konsistensi.

Sk'rang tinggalnya dua jenis buah,
Satu PISANG, satu TEMBIKAI
Siapa menang memang bertuah,
Siapa kalah see you byebye.

The Duckies and the Piggies are out of contention. Rotiman is also out but holds the key to determining the champion, which will between the Melons and the Banana-men.

Week 9 (13.08.06) Match 3

2006-08-14T13:20:00.000+08:00

Rarelyreal 0 - Whereda Breadman 3

The Breadman Delivers

(in conjuction with the Love Our National Language Week in some obscure school in some ulu kampung, the following match review will be done in Bahasa Malaysia)

Breadman mengambil kesempatan ke atas kepenatan pemain-pemain Rarelyreal untuk mengorak satu kemenangan yang cukup menakjubkan. Jong Chuieh juga turut beraksi walaupun telah diumumkan oleh pengurusnya, Itik, sebagai telah bersara. Namun begitu, kehadirannya tidak dapat meyekat Breadman daripada memenangi perlawanan ini.

Joshua, bekas pengurus Breadman, kembali beraksi minggu ini dan kemunculannya jelas memberi kesan yang positif kepada rakan sepasukannya. Setelah terumbang-ambing di perlawanan-perlawanan sebelum ini di mana Breadman mengalami 'winless streak' selama 4 perlawanan, Breadman nampak bertenaga dengan permainan passing-nya yang agak tepat.

Separuh masa pertama berakhir dengan kedudukan 0 - 0. Keletihan pemain-pemain R.real semakin ketara dan di masa inilah pemain Breadman, Jeshua berjaya melepasi marking R.real dan melepaskan satu sepakan yang teramat deras untuk goal yang pertama.

R.real bagaimanapun nampak tidak terdaya untuk membalas goal tersebut dan terpaksa mengalah apabila Jeshua dan Shawn berjaya mengatasi defense R.real untuk menjaringkan goal kedua dan ketiga Breadman.

Saingan R.real untuk merebut juara liga lenyap sama sekali dengan kekalahan berganda ini.

Permain terbaik perlawanan : Jeshua (Breadman)

Penjaring goal :
Jeshua (Breadman) - 2 goals
Shawn (Breadman) - 1 goal

Week 9 (13.08.06) Match 2

2006-08-14T13:09:00.000+08:00

Celpigs 1 - Real Madreed 3

Pigs Lose Again

Celpigs gave a better performance this time round by not conceding any early goals. In fact, sterling perfomances by the Pigs defence gave them a glimmer of hope with the score at half-time 0-0.

Second half was quite the same, with Madreed attacking and the Pigs repelling the attacks with gusto. Things changed, however, when Andy let loose a cannon ball past the hapless keeper for the first goal of the match.

That goal seemed to kill off the Pigs' spirit as Suresh and Andy added another 2 goals for Madreed with relative ease. The Pigs managed to score a consolation goal when Madreed's manager-cum-player absent-mindedly blocked a shot in the D. The referee did not hesitate to award a penalty, which Chi Siang ably slotted in.

Man-of-da-match : Andy (Madreed)

Goal scorers :-
Andy (Madreed) - 2 goals
suresh (Madreed) - 1 goal

Chi Siang (Pigs) - 1 goal (penalty)

Week 9 (13.08.06) Match 1

2006-08-14T12:45:00.000+08:00

Rarelyreal 2 - AC Melon 6

Rarelyreal Hammered !

The curse of the combo week strikes again as Rarelyreal's title hopes took an irrecoverable strike. R.real took the field for the first match against AC Melon without their dynamic captain Ryan a.k.a Ducky and their inspiration midfielder Jong Chiueh.

However, it was R.real who started aggresively and looked the better side, as Chofatt hit the post and had another shot missed the goal only by mere inches. Melon looked slightly unsettled but were fortunate to take the lead thru Samuel a.k.a. Super Sam, who hit the ball sweetly past the despairing keeper's dive. R.real hit back fiercely with two goals from Chofatt to give R.real the lead into half-time.

The two goals rattled Melon as they changed side for the second half but James restored order to their game with a ferocious shot from kick off, sending the ball past a sea of legs and giving the keeper no chance.

As Melon settled into the match, both sides traded blows evenly until R.real keeper fumbled a shot from Oon to let it rolled into goal. The goal seemed to deflate R.real as Melon ran riot around their tired opponents, with Super Sam scoring 2 more goals to complete his hat-trick and another from Oon.

Man-of-da-match : Samuel (Melon)

Goal scorers :-
Samuel (Melon) - 3 goals
James (Melon) - 1 goal
Oon (Melon) - 2 goals

Chofatt (R.real) - 2 goals

Matches this week @ 13.08.06

2006-08-11T14:16:00.000+08:00

Down to the wire

Rare defeats by Real Madreed have thrown the race wide open. Rarelyreal seems to have the slight advantage, having played a game less.

Can Rarelyreal make their advantage counts, or will they self-destruct like Madreed last week? Not unlike Madreed, they'll have to play two matches this week; which is no easy task as no team has ever won their two matches on combo week.

Be there to watch history in the making this week as the title race hots up.

It's gonna be down to the wire, this one.

Upcoming matches this week :-

Match 1 (4.10 pm) : Rarelyreal (2) vs AC Melon (3)

Previous meetings : 0 - 0 & 2 -2

Match 2 (4.50 pm) : Real Madreed (1) vs Celpigs (5)

Previous meetings : RM 1 - 0 CP & RM 0 - 0 CP

Match 3 (5.30 pm) : Rarelyreal (2) vs Whereda Breadman (4)

Previous meetings : RR 6 - 3 WB & RR 5 - 1 WB

Week 8 League Standings @ 06.08.06

2006-08-08T17:31:00.000+08:00

______________________P___W___D___L___GF___GA___PTS

REAL MADREED_________10___5___3___2____24___15____18

RARELYREAL___________9____5___2___2____26___19____17

AC MELON_____________10___4___4___2____18___14____16

WHEREDA BREADMAN____10___2___4___4____22___29____10

CELPIGS UNITED________9____0___3___6____7____20____3

Commentary :-

Real Madreed's double defeats on Week 8 have thrown the title race wide opened. Though Madreed is still perched at the summit, Rarelyreal has the extra advantage having played a game less.

Combo day (2 matches, 1 day) has never been kind to the teams playing it since the league started; the worst being Madreed's double defeat. The most points ever taken from combo day is only 4 points (1 win, 1 draw).

The coming week will be Rarelyreal's turn and it will interesting to see how well they fare after Madreed's title challenge took a great knock on their combo day.

Week 8 (06.08.06) Match 3

2006-08-08T13:51:00.000+08:00

AC Melon 3 - Real Madreed 1

Tired Madreed Outplayed

Melon avenged their defeat to Madreed 2 weeks ago by thumping them 3 - 1 in a match that Madreed would rather play on another day. Oon started the Melon with a fine goal inside 2 minutes, as the Melon took advantage of Madreed's tiredness, having played an intense game earlier.

Madreed seemed unable to reply to the Melons' goal as Melon continued having the lion share of possesion and shots at goal. James increased Melons' lead with a fine strike from his own half to end the first half at 2 - 0.

Second half saw the energy level of the game dipped as Melon seemed content with their lead, passing the ball leisurely in their own half. Tired perhaps, but Madreed didn't look too eager either to fight for the ball back.

Oon added another to make the score 3- 0 while a tactical indiscretion by Melons' keeper saw Madreed pulled a goal back through Kenny. That goal, however, failed to spark any fight back in Madreed's tired bodies as Melons cruised to one of their most comfortable victory to date.

Man-of-da-match : James (Melons)

Goal Scorers :
Oon (Melons) - 2 goals
James (Melons) - 1 goal

Kenny (Madreed) - 1 goal

Week 8 (06.08.06) Match 2

2006-08-08T13:19:00.000+08:00

Whereda Breadman 3 - Celpigs 3

Almost A Win

The match was delayed for about 20 minutes as demented Pigs supporters pelted the Breadmen's team bus with pigs' manure. Breadman's own set of fanatic supporters, the 'ultras', responded by throwing fermented breads but to no avail, as the Pigs gobbled them up happily.

As one can only s**t so much, the Pigs ran out of ammo and quick thinking by the organizers resolved the situation to allow the match to proceed without any further hindrance, except for some disturbing gas emission by the Pigs (probably caused by the fermented breads).

The Pigs started the match optimistically (as usual) but succumbed to a quick strike by JianYi to trail the Breadmen (as usual). Shawn added another for Breadman after the Pigs messed up their corner kick. While trying to pass to his own team-mate, one of the Pigs miskicked the ball half-field up to the predatory Shawn, who only had the keeper to beat.

Undaunted, the Pigs fought back gamely. In their exuberance, Chisiang received a yellow card caution for charging. Kevin Lee managed to score a goal before halftime to make the score 2 -1 to the Breadmen.

Pigs started as the better side in the second half to steal the lead from the shell-shocked Breadmen. Honyau scored his first goal of the day after robbing the ball from a defender. He followed up with another goal, this time from a corner, to give the Pigs a 3 -2 lead.

All hopes of a first win for the Pigs were extinguished however when Breadmen produced another last minute goal through Jeshua for their fourth draw of the season.

Man-of-da-match : Kevin Lee (Celpigs)

Goal Scorers :
JianYi (Breadman) - 1 goal
Shawn (Breadman) - 1 goal
Jeshua (Breadman) - 1 goal

Kevin Lee (Celpigs) - 1 goal
Hon Yau (Celpigs) - 2 goals

Week 8 (06.08.06) Match 1

2006-08-08T13:00:00.000+08:00

Real Madreed 5 - Rarelyreal 6

Really Real - Madreed Beaten At Last

Madreed, unbeaten since the start of the season, at last crumbled to a blood-thirsty R.Real. R.Real started the match ferociously, attacking Madreed's goal right from kick-off. Sensing blood, like rabid wild dogs, they pounced mercilessly at an off-form Madreed. Chofatt started to the bloodbath with a goal in the 2nd minute, after a shot from Jong Chiueh was blocked and the ball bounced nicely for Chofatt to hammer in.

Daniel produced some sublime skill to sidestep a defender and scored R.Reals second, within a minute of restart as Madreed looked totally lost. Out of the blue, Madreed pullled one back from a well taken corner kick, scored by Andy.

Any thoughts of a comeback was shelved however after as R.Real ran riot with goals coming from Raymond, Jong Chiueh and Lawrence, giving R.Real a 5-1 lead. Perhaps as a sign of desperation or frustration, Madreed's keeper unleashed an optimistic shot from his own area which fooled R.Real keeper and slammed into goal.

Half-time score was 5 -2 and the second half saw Madreed almost producing the comeback of the year when they hit 3 goals, courtesy of some fine skills coupled with some lackasaidal defending. Andy, SamShan and Edrian all scored for Madreed to level the score to 5-5, setting up a very tense finale.

The match could have swung either way but a long pass from Jong Chuieh and superb control and composure from Daniel saw R.Real handing Madreed their first loss of the season.

Man-of-da-match : Raymond (R.Real)

Goal Scorers :-
Chofatt (R.Real) - 1 goal
Daniel (R.Real) - 2 goals
Raymond (R.Real) - 1 goal
Jong Chiueh (R.Real) 1 -goal
Lawrence (R.Real) - 1 goal

Andy (Madreed) - 2 goals
Christopher (Madreed) - 1 goal
Samshan (Madreed) - 1 goal
Edrian (Madreed) - 1 goal

Matches this week @ 06.08.06

2006-08-04T12:59:00.000+08:00

TITLE DECIDING MATCHES

This is the week that could decided the championship as all the top 3 teams are slated to play each other.

Upcoming matches this week :-

Match 1 (4.10 pm) : Real Madreed (1) vs Rarely Real

Previous meetings : RM 2 - RR 1 & RM 6 - RR 1

Match 2 (4.50 pm) : Celpigs (5) vs Whereda Breadman (4)

Previous meetings : CP 1 - WB 1 & Cp 1 -WB 5

Match 3 (5.30 pm) : AC Melon (3) vs Real Madreed (1)

Previous meetings : AC 1 - RM 1 & AC 0 -RM 2

In the event that Real Madreed wins both its matches, Madreed would have an unassailable 24 points and could wrap up the championship with 2 matches to spare!

So, teams, play hard!!!

Week 7 League Standings @ 30.07.06

2006-08-01T17:24:00.000+08:00

_________________P___W___D___L___GF___GA___PTS

Real Madreed_________8____5____3___0____18____6_____18

Rarelyreal____________8___4____2___2____20____14____14

AC Melon____________9____3___4___2____15_____13____13

Whereda Breadman_____9____2___3___4____19____26_____9

Celpigs United_________8____0___2___6____4____17______2

Week 7 (30.07.06) Match 3

2006-07-31T12:26:00.000+08:00

AC Melon 2 - Whereda Breadman 2

Melons Held, Again

The Melons desperately wanted to win this match to keep their title hopes alive while the Breadmen wanted to avoid losing for a 3rd consecutive game.

Melons started off perfectly with Oon scoring twice to sink the Breadmen's heart. Plays got a bit bogged down after the early goals with both sides playing cancelling out each other. First half score Melon up 2 - 0.

Plays remained sluggish in the second half and Melon seemed to be coasting to another win but disaster struck about 3 minutes from the end when Jian YI pulled a goal back for the Breadmen.
The goal seemed to rejuvenate the Breadmen and they began to attack furiously. Rattled and shaken from their prematured victory celebration, Melon tried to keep the Breadmen at bay but a lucky bounce saw Jian Yi scoring the equalising goal to deny Melons the desperately needed 3 points.

Man-of-da-match : Jian Yi (Whereda Breadman)

Goal Scorers :-
Oon (Melons) - 2 goals

Jian Yi (WB) - 2 goals

Week 7 (30.07.06) Match 2

2006-07-31T11:29:00.000+08:00

Celpigs 0 - Rarelyreal 3

Pigs Desperately Seeking Win

As the season draws to a close with only 3 weeks left, the Pigs are made to wait longer for their first win. R.Real signalled their intention with an early goal from ChoFatt, who managed to sidestepped Pigs' Kevin Lee to release a thunderous low that shot past the hapless keeper.

Pigs tried gamely to equalise but no goals were forthcoming. Lawrence added another for R.Real but were yellow carded later for charging and elbowing the Pigs' keeper.

First half ended frustratingly for the Pigs being 2 goals down. The action resumed thick and fast in the second half with Aaron pulling off saves after saves to keep his Pigs in contention. With his forwards firing blanks, his only hope is to keep the scoreline respectable.

A great pass from Jong Chiueh gave Lawrence a simple tap in from the top of the penalty area for R.real 3rd and last goal of the day.

Man-of-da-match : Raymond (R.Real)

Goal Scorers :-
ChoFatt (R.Real) - 1 goal

Lawrence (R.Real) - 2 goals

Week 7 (30.07.06) Match 1

2006-07-31T11:10:00.000+08:00

Real Madreed 4 - Whereda Breadman 1

Unrelentless

Real Madreed continued their unrelenting charge towards the title with a 4 - 1 demolition of Whereda Breadman. The match started furiously with both sides trading shots but no goals were to come out of it. Though the Breadmen have the more possesion, they just couldn't string enough passes to break down Madreed's defence. Disaster struck when Madreed's Suresh scored with virtually the last kick in the first half.

The goal seemed to have deflated the Breadmen as Madreed began to grow in confidence and started to control the game. Slack defending by them enabled Suresh to score 2 more goals, both from corner kicks. Breadman's Jian Yi pulled one back to but tried as they could, the Breadmen couldn't mount a comeback. Gilbert added another for Madreed in the dying seconds to complete the romp.

The gloss of getting his first hat-trick of the season for Suresh is taken off when he received his second yellow card the season, thus suspendeding him from the next game.

Man-of-da-match : Andy (Real Madreed)

Goal Scorers :
Suresh (Madreed) - 3 goals

Gilbert (Madreed) - 1 goal

Jian Yi (W.Breadman) - 1 goal

Matches This Week (30.07.06)

2006-07-28T12:36:00.000+08:00

Many swords were crossed and verbal sparring aplenty after last week's games.

The championship is still very much alive but everything can change this week as the number of games left to be played dwindle down.

Upcoming match-ups this week :-

Match 1 (4.1.0 pm) - Real Madreed (1) vs Whereda Breadman (4)

Previous meeting : 2 - 2

Match 2 (4.50 pm) - Celpigs (5) vs Rarelyreal (3)

Previous meeting : 0 - 2 (R.Real won)

Match 3 (5.30 pm) - AC Melon (2) vs Whereda Breadman (4)

Previous meetings :
2 - 3 (WB won)

3 -1 (Melon won)

Be there for some gut-wrenching, sweat-drenching and adrenaline-pumping actions this weekend!

Week 6 (23.07.06) Match 3

2006-07-27T11:20:00.000+08:00

AC Melon 0 - Real Madreed 2

Madreed Continues Unbeaten Run

In this battle between the defending and the aspiring champions, Real Madreed exploited Melon's fatigue and tiredness to chalk up another win in their quest for the first trophy.

Melon, having played a gruelling match earlier, looked tired and fatigue, were stunned when Madreed scored from kick-off. Melon's Samuel failed to block Edrian's blistering shot which went past the stranded keeper, who was blind-sided by all the players in front of him.

After the initial goal, Melon were forced to abandon their usual patient and passing game to press for the levelling goal. Playing without their defensive rock, James, Melon looked fragile at the back and their keeper was constantly tested.

Madreed looked very solid with the evergreen Andy pulling the strings for them, negating Melon's attack and spraying passes beautifully to his team-mates.

First half ended 1-0 to Madreed and Melon continued to press harder for a goal but to no avail.
Madreed scored another after some fortuitous bounce of the ball to end the game 2-0 winner.

Man-of-da-match : Christopher (Madreed)

Goal Scorers :-

Edrian (Madreed) - 1 Goal

Gilbert (Madreed) - 1 Goal

Week 6 (23.07.06) Match 2

2006-07-25T15:08:00.000+08:00

Rarelyreal 5 - Whereda Breadman 1

From Glory To Gory

Breadman entered the match feeling ecstatic after trouncing the Pigs 5-1 in their last match. However, nothing prepared them for the phenomenon called Jong Chiueh, who almost single-handedly tore the Breadmen to shred.

The bloodbath started very early with Jong Chiueh scoring the opening goal with an stoppable shot. Shortly after, he rifled in another to take R.real two-up into half-time.

Shell shocked, the Breadmen seemed lost at sea in the second half as R.real continue to control the game. Cho Fatt got lucky when his harmless looking shot slipped out of Breadmen's new keeper's grip and rolled into goal.

R.real completed the rout with Jong Chiueh scoring another to complete his hat-trick and Cho Fatt scoring a proper goal this time around. Breadmen's Shawn pulled a goal back for this team but it was a dream too far, a nightmare too cruel.

R.real seemed to have the Breadmen all figured out with this double as their first encounter ended with R.Real winning 6-3.

Man-of-da-match : Jong Chiueh (Rarelyreal)

Goal Scorers :-
Jong Chiueh (R.real) - 3 goals

Cho Fatt (R.real) - 2 goals

Shawn (Breadman) - 1 goal

Week 6 (23.07.06) Match 1

2006-07-25T14:38:00.000+08:00

AC Melon 4 - Celpigs 2

Thriller Gila!

Both teams fielded their new acquisitions as starters in the line-up. The match got off to a super fast tempo with Melon's new striker extraordinaire, Oon, scored after some neat exchanges.
Melon' s stalwart, Henry, added another to make the halftime score 2-0 to Melon.

Second half saw the resurgent Pigs mounting a fanstastic come back, putting Melon's defence under constant pressure. A reckless sliding tackle from behind by Samuel saw gave the Pigs their first penalty of the match. However, nothing was to come out of it as Hon Yau skied the ball after being outwitted by Melon's keeper.

Alwin made amends for the Pigs later with a supeb volley from a corner to give them only their 3rd goal of the campaign but Oon replied immediately with another goal to keep Melon's lead intact.

Pigs' Kok Wai deliciously chipped the ball to fool Melon's keeper to make the score 3-2 but Oon struck again to keep Melon's lead unchanged. Undaunted, Pigs continued pounding Melon's defence and forced another penalty when the ball struck James' hand.

Chi Siang was the penalty taker this time but again, put off by the keeper's superb positioning, sent the ball to heaven and the condemned the Pigs to another hellish defeat.

Man-of-da-match : Onn (Melon)

Goal scorers :-
Oon (Melon) - 3 Goals

Henry (Melon) - 1 Goal

Alwin (Pigs) - 1 Goal

Kok Wai (Pigs) - 1 Goal

Week 6 League Standings @ 23.07.06

2006-07-25T09:50:00.000+08:00

________________P___W___D___L___GF___GA___PTS

Real Madreed______7____4___3___0___14____5_____15

Ac Melon_________8____3___3___2___13____11_____12

Rarelyreal________7____3___2___2____17____14____11

Whereda Breadman_7____2___2___3____16___20____8

Celpigs United_____7____0___2___5_____4____14____2

Mid Season Review

2006-07-12T11:43:00.000+08:00

How time flies!

We've reached the mid-season point of the league. Full season consists of 12 games to be played by all teams, with each team having to meet each other 3 times on a home, away and neutral ground basis.

Real Madreed have the distinction of being the only unbeaten team after 6 games played and are currently leading the pack with 12 points. Packed with good players and having strong depths in reserves, Madreed have threaten to run away with the title but draws against the strong contenders is keeping the championship race an open contest.

AC Melon started nervously with a rare defeat in the hands of Breadman in their very first game. Fortunately, they recovered to remain unbeaten since then and have been shadowing Madreed and matching them point for point. Having stabilized the team performance, the manager will look forward to next half of the season to challenge for an unprecented back-to-back league title.

Whereda Breadman is struggling to find consistency in their game, having posted 2 each of wins, draws and losses. The manager is still waiting for his team to gel and to get consistent resutls. After suffering two losses in a row, the manager seemed to have steer his team back to winning ways last week and hopefully, the winning ways will continue.

Rarelyreal is not unlike Breadman; struggling for consistency. While they have no problem scoring and creating goals (12 goals scored), they do have a very generous backline, having conceded 13 goals! The manager is expected to find ways to plug his porous backline in the upcoming transfer season.

Celpigs United, this season debutants, is still struggling to find its feet after suffering 4 losses while managing to draw the other 2 games. The team looked strong defensively, having conceded only 10 goals; which is better than Breadman's and Rarelyreal. However, lack of firepower upfront proved to be their achilles heel as they scored a measly 2 goals. As they say in football, best defense is offense!

Time to share your thoughts, player and managers!

Week 5 League Standings @ 9.07.06

2006-07-12T11:33:00.000+08:00

_________________P____W___D___L____GF___GA___ GD___PTS

Real Madreed_______6____3___3____0____12____5____7_____12

AC Melon__________6____2____3___1_____9____7____2_____9

Whereda Breadman___6____2____2___2____15____15___0_____8

Rarelyreal__________6____2___2____2____12____13__-1_____8

Celpigs United_______6____0___2____4____2_____10__-8_____2

Week 5 (9.07.06) Match 3

2006-07-12T11:18:00.000+08:00

Real Madreed 0 - Celpigs 0

Madreed Held

With AC Melon and Rarelyreal drawing their ealier game, Madreed had the glorious chance to pull 5 points ahead with a win. However, they counted their chickens too early and were gamely shocked by the resistance put up by the Pigs.

The Pigs, having been routed 5-1 in an earlier match, stepped up their game and together with Madreed, served up an exciting match of attacking futsal, sans the goals.

Both sides have to chance to score but while Pigs were hampered by wayward shootings by their forwards, Madreed were utterly frustrated by superb goalkeeping by Pigs' Aaron.

Man-of-da-match : Aaron (Celpigs)

Week 5 (9.07.06) Match 2

2006-07-11T13:20:00.000+08:00

AC Melon 2 - Rarelyreal 2

SHARED HONOURS

Their first encounter ended goalless. In this re-match, both sides started aggresively with both keepers tested early on. R.Real threw away a golden opportunity to take the lead when they wasted a freekick with over-elaborate passings.

Shortly after, Melons took the chance to show them how it is done when James rifled in an unstoppable shot the went past the wall and the keeper for Melons' first goal. Not satisfied, Melons continued attacking and were rewarded when CK Lim poked the ball in from close range for their second goal.

Frustated by their scoreline, R.Real tighten their game and began to pressure Melons more. JianYi pulled a goal back for R.Real to go into halftime at 2-1.

Second half saw a more balanced game where both sides found it hard to penetrate each others strong defences. As the game seem destined to be another a win for Melons, a rare defensive mistake by the Melons defenders saw Raymond of R.Real taking a point blank shot that was impossible to save.

Though there were goals this time, both teams still can't be separated.

Man-of-da-match : Raymond (R.Real)

Goal Scorers :
James (1) - Melons
CK Lim (1) - Melons
JianYi (1) - R.Real
Raymond (1) - R.Real

Week 5 (09.07.06) Match 1

2006-07-11T13:04:00.000+08:00

Whereda Breadman 5 - Celpigs 1

ROASTED PIGS !

It was supposed to be a tightly contested match but it seemed that no one passed Aaron's Pigs the script to follow. Instead, the match turned into a roasting for the Pigs as they were trounced 5 -1 by the resurgent An-neh Roti (trans. - the person who delivers bread to your house, Uncle Bread).

Shawn of Breadman started the bloodbath with a typical long range goal that caught the keeper blindsided. Jeshua added anothe goal to make it 2-0 at halftime.

Pigs put up a better fight in the second half but it was the Breadman who got the goals, with Shawn and Jeshua scoring one each again to go 4 up. Pigs pulled a goal back thru a powerful strike by Edrian but their fight back was shortlived as a Shawn put in another to get his first hat-trick of the season.

Man-of-da-match : Jeshua (W.Breadman)

Goal Scorers :-
Shawn (3) - Breadman
Jeshua (2) - Breadman
Edrian (1) - Pigs

It's Transfer Time!

2006-07-08T10:01:00.000+08:00

It's time to splash the dough and see your profits grow.....oops, wrong mantra.

Anyway, it's transfer season next week and I'm sure all the managers will be busy plotting their next buys.

Buy well and there's no guarantee your new players will do well;

But, buy lousily, for sure you'll end up all pissy (pissed off or pissed on, your choice).

As there has been a few misconceptions and confusions about the transfer function and mechanism, read on to be enlightened :

1. We are only humans

a. We've tried our darndest best to make all teams as equitable and balanced during the selection.

b. However, we could not foresee injuries, absentees, pull-outs, lack of chemistry, salary disputes, bonus wrangles, war, etc.

c. Hence, the transfer session is the time for the managers to solve their team's problems in mid season.

2. No point playing la....

a. Without this correction system, there's no point for the struggling teams to continue playing and being beaten week in, week out.

b. They may as well 'tutup-kedai' and stop their misery.

c. Hence, the transfer session is seen as a golden opportunity for all teams to strengthen their squads and possibly give them hope of redemption.

3. But my team is strong and no one wants to go...

a. No one (as least most people) wants to die too but they still kick-the-bucket. It's life, live with it.

b. The transfer session has been put in place since the beginning, live with it.

c. While it has worked well for some, it wasn't so well for others. Hence, it's up to the managers to plan well.

d. Live with it.

4. But my team chemistry will be gone....

a. See (3) above.

5. But most players don't want to go...

a. Most players (if not all) don't want to pay RM8 every week either, if given the option.

b. Refer to (1) and (2).

6. Added excitement

a. The team combination is not a marriage contract; you don't have to stay together till death do you apart.

b. Transfers will give players and managers chance to play with more people, rather than just the same 8 people for the whole of 2 and 1/2 months.

c. It will enhance frienships and bonds, while getting to know more people through futsal.

Hope this clear all doubts.

Still unhappy?.... go lick a baby's nappies :)

Just joking la....but seriously.

Ciao.

Forza italiano mazzerati ferrari moschino-oh-i-so-need-kopi-o on monday lo..

Week 5 - Preview Of Matches

2006-07-07T19:25:00.000+08:00

Upcoming matches this sunday (9.7.06)

Match 1 (4.10pm)
W.Breadman (4th) vs Celpigs (5th)

Good chance for the Pigs to pick up some points as W.Breadman seems to be in a slump, after losing 2 games in row. Both teams will need to pick themselves up to continue challenging for the championship.

Previous meeting : 1 -1

Match 2 (4.50pm)
AC Melon (2nd) vs Rarelyreal (3rd)

Their first meeting ended in a goalless draw. Melon is on an unbeaten run while R.Real is struggling to find consistency. However, R.Real might find it hard to score against the league stingiest defence.

Melon will be hoping to continue their fine run. A victory will ensure they keep pace with the league leader and confine R.Real to a distant 3rd.

Previous meeting : 0 - 0

Match 3 (5.30pm)
Real Madreed (1st) vs Celpigs (5th)

R.Madreed is on a fine run, unbeaten since the beginning. Celpigs will have to pull out all stops to stop R.Madreed from getting full points. If the Pigs play to the best of their abilities, victory is not an impossibility as the last match ended with a solitary winning goal to R.Madreed.

Previous meeting : R.Madreed 1 - Celpigs 0

Week 4 League Standings @ 2.7.06

2006-07-05T12:43:00.000+08:00

_____________P___W___D___L___GF___GA___GD___PTS

Real Madreed___5____3___2___0___12____5____+7_____11

AC Melon______5____2___2___1____7____5____+2_____8

Rarelyreal_____5_____2___1___2___10___11____-1_____7

W.Breadman___5_____1___2___2___10____14___-4_____5

Celpigs United__4_____0___1___3___1_____5____-4_____1

Week 4 (2/7/06) Match 3

2006-07-04T13:31:00.000+08:00

Real Madreed 6 - Rarelyreal 1

Goals Fiesta!

Real Madreed, held by an understrength AC Melon last week, seemed to have let it rip and release all their pent up frustrations on Rarelyreal with a scoreline that's almost unreal.

Jong Chern gave R.Madreed an early after some neat passing in midfield. R.Real tried gamely to hit back but R.Madreed's defence, marshalled by the evergreen Andy, stood firm.

R.Madreed went into halftime 2 goals up, courtesy of a fine strike by Andy from the halfway line.

2nd half resumed with the game finely balanced but R.Real were somehow finding it hard to get their game into attacking mode. As the game was restricted to midfield, Andy started taking shots from the halfway line and even his own half, managing to score two more goals for his first hat-trick of the season.

In between, Jong Chiueh and Gilbert scored one goal each for R.Madreed to complete the rout. Cho Fatt managed to pull a goal back for R.Real but that was insufficient to prevent R.Real from suffering their worst defeat of the season.

Man-of-the-match : Andy (R.Madreed)

Goal scorers :
Jong Chern (R.Madreed)
Andy - 3 (R.Madreed)
Jong Chiueh (R.Madreed)
Cho Fatt (R.Real)
Gilbert (R.Madreed)

Week 4 (2/7/06) Match 2

2006-07-04T13:09:00.000+08:00

Whereda Breadman 1 - AC Melon 3

Revenge's Best Served Cold

AC Melon came seeking seeking payback for their first game defeat inflicted by W.Breadman while W.Breadman came seeking to reverse their fortunes after losing their previous game.

W.Breadman scored first when Melon's goalie misjudged a long shot by Shawn and allowed the ball to sail into the upper right corner of the goal. Undaunted, Melon hit back to level the score after a long range shot by James deflected off a defender's legs and sailed into goal.

Energized by the goal, Melon continued to pour forward and took greater control of the match as Breadman were restricted to taking long shots at goal. Henry gave Melon a well deserved lead after the interval and added another to cement Melon's only second win of the season.

Man-of-the-match : Henry (AC Melon)

Goal scorers :
Shawn (W.Breadman)
James (AC Melon)
Henry -2 (AC Melon)

Week 4 (2/07/06) Match 1

2006-07-03T19:32:00.000+08:00

Rarelyreal 2 Celpigs 0

Pigs creamed!

Celpigs suffered another defeat in the hands of the roaring Rarelyreal led by Ryan Leong. Cho Fatt of R.Real got the game going with a powerful shot that went past Celpigs goalie's despairing dive. Celpigs, playing without their defensive stalwarts Chi Siang and Kok Wai; and midfield lynchpin, Alwin, found it hard to get a grip on the game.

As R.Real continued to rush forward, the Pigs defended stubbornly to deny them any more goals. Edrian of Celpigs were even yellow carded for a body charge on Ryan but the resultant freekick were woefully wasted.

Neat interpassing saw R.Real surge ahead courtesy of a rare goal from Lawrence. Despite his heroics, Celpigs manager-cum-goalie, Aaron, were unable to steer his team out of another defeat.

Man-of-the-match : Aaron (Celpigs)

Goal scorers :
Cho Fatt (R.Real)
Lawrence (R.Real)

Latest Futsal Boots

2006-06-30T18:48:00.000+08:00

Our spy in the Balkan peninsular has uncovered futsal boots with cutting edge technology. These boots were initially designed for the Russians to dominate the futsal world but after the end of the Cold War and the ouster of Boris Yeltsin, the plans were all but forgotten.

The plans for these space technology boots were destined for the rubbish heap of history when our spy which poses as an undercover janitor, stumbled upon them on his cleaning rounds.

For those interested, orders can be placed on amazon.com. Check it out!

It's a World Cup Thing...

2006-06-30T18:18:00.003+08:00

It has been brought to our attention that the latest postings on this blog has no option to insert comments.

To investigate this problem, we've set up an inter-departmental royal commission which comprised senior members of this highly esteemed organisation.

The result of their investigation, which involved interviews with all website maintenance personnel, senior managers, ah soo the tea lady, mahmood the night cleaner and other relevant personnels; and wire tapping of all phone conversations; are as follows :-

1. Gross negligence by the website maintenance staff. They were updating the blog halfway when they stopped to witness the referee broke the all time Finals yellow and red cards record in the Portugal-Netherlands match.

2. At the same time, Ah Soo the tea lady was passing by and accidentally spilt tea on one of the keyboards as she caught the sight of Arjen Robben's tight (so tight it's almost gay) shorts.

3. Mahmood, our diligent night cleaner, not distracted Robben's tights, was quick to spot the infringement and whipped out his all-purpose cleaner in mere miliseconds to clean up the mess.

4. In his excitement, he accidentally press the "NO COMMENTS" option on the blog site.

5. Hence, all postings after that unfortunate incident, no comments were allowed to be posted.

6. To prevent future recurrence of such events, we've given STRICT INSTRUCTIONS that no tea shall be served when Arjen Robben wear his tights. (Thank goodness Netherlands is out of WC).

Please feel free to drop a comment or two in our future postings.

It's a World Cup thing, I'd tell you.

Week 3 : League Standings @ 25.6.06

2006-06-27T13:47:00.000+08:00

_____________P____W____D____L____GA____GF____Pts

Real Madreed____4____2____2____0_____6_____4_____8

AC Melon_______4____1____2____1_____4_____4_____5

W.Breadman_____4____1____2____1_____9____11_____5

Rarelyreal_______3____1____1____1_____7_____5_____4

Celpig United____3_____0____1____2____1_____3_____1

Match Highlights 25 June 2006

2006-06-27T12:33:00.000+08:00

3 matches were played on 25 June 2006. Here are the results and highlights :-

Match 1 : Real Madreed 1 - AC Melon 1

AC Melon took to the match severely understrength and missing some of their important players, most notably their dependable 'keeper-cum-manager, Kevo. In spite of their situation, Melon took a shock lead thru an early strike by their main marksman, Suresh. Real Madreed, angered by their lapse of concentration and perhaps a hint of over confidence, pounded Melon defence mercilessly in search of a goal to level the score. Melon's stand-in keeper, Edwin, making his debut in the league, did extremely well to thwart Madreed's advances as Melon defended stubbornly trying to hold out for an unlikely win.

Madreed's efforts were rewarded about 5 minutes from time when a shot from Oon deflected of a defender's leg and sailed past the stranded 'keeper. Both sides continued to pepper each other goal with shots but with no success and the match ended 1-all.

Man-of-the-match : Edwin Lim - AC Melon

Match 2 : Rarelyreal 6 - Whereda Breadman 3

[Pending]

editor's note : the reporter covering that match was set upon by disgruntled and violent Whereda Breadman's ultra-supporters, nicknamed the 'Bad Yeasts', and as a result is suffering temporary amnesia due to blunt traumas to the posterior region (repeatedly kicked in the butt).
We joined his family to pray for his quick recovery and perhaps then, we can give you the match highlights.

Match 3 : Celpigs 0 - Real Madreed 1

[Pending]

editor's note : No, there's no disgruntled supporters this time, but you know celPigs, they eat EVERTHING. Our reporter was foolish enough to leave his notes unattended after the match and the Pigs had a go at them. We've no choice but to wait for the digestive system to work its magic and hopefully the notes will come out intact. Then, may god bless the person who invented Dettol.

Week 2 : League Standings @ 18.6.06

2006-06-20T17:13:00.000+08:00

After week 2 (18.6.06) :-

Whereda Breadman (1st)
5 pts/W 1/D 2/GF 6/ GA 5

Real Madreed (2nd)
4 pts/W 1/D 1/GF 4/ GA 3

AC Melon (3rd)
4 pts/W 1/D 1/L 1/GF 3/GA 3

Celpigs United (4th)
1 pts/W 0/D 1/L 1/ GF 1/ GA 2

Rarelyreal (5th)
1 pts/W 0/D 1/L 1/GF 1/GA 2

Match Highlights 18 June 2006

2006-06-20T12:53:00.000+08:00

3 Matches were played on 18 June 2006. Here are the results and highlights :-

Match 1 : Whereda Breadman 2 - Real Madreed 2

Both teams started the match furiously as goalmouth actions swung from end to end. W.Breadman took the lead when Shawn's shot hit the post and rebounded out fortuitously to Hon Yau who gleefully tucked in the goal.

Taken aback by the early strike, R.Madreed struck back to level the score with the goal coming from Oon. Minutes later, Oon struck again from almost the same spot to give R.Madreed a 2-1 lead going into half-time.

In the second half, W.Breadman managed to level the score thru a fine strike by Shawn. Despite numerous attempts at goal, both teams failed to score any more goals and the game ended 2 all.

Man-of-the-match : Oon Get Haw - Real Madreed

Match 2 : Rarely Real 0 - AC Melon 0

Great goalkeeping was the order of the day as both teams fails to breakdown each other defences. AC Melon, playing with only one striker due to injuries, failed to breakdown R.Real defences and were consigned to hitting long shots. On one rare occasion where they managed to break thru, R.Real goalie produced two superb consecutive saves to deny Melon the goal.

Not to be outdone, Melon's goalie was in fine form too, saving two point blank shots from R.Real strikers. With not many shots forthcoming, the match played out to a goalless draw.

Man-of-the-match : Sirn Loong - Rarely Real

Match 3 : Celpigs 1 - W.Breadman 1

An intense match, with Celpigs all fired up after being narrowly defeated in the last week's game by AC Melon. Celpigs played like men posssed as they pressed W.Breadman's defence.

Edrian scored Celpigs' first goal as after some nifty passing by the team to split W.Breadman's defence. After the first goal, W.Breadman's defence seemed to have gone to Germany as Edrian found himself one-on-one with the goalie no less than three times in the first half. Unfortunately, he didn't have his lucky boots on as he shot aimlessly at the panic-stricken goalie.

Second half was similar to the first, with W.Breadman attacking and Celpigs hitting them on the counter-attacks. Celpigs were almost on the home run for their first win of the season when disaster struck.

An innocuous challenge gave W.Breadman a freekick on the right side of the field. As Jeshua lined up to take the shot, Celpigs opted for a two-men wall. However, the wall wasn't positioned properly and Jeshua managed to sneak his shot past the wall and into the near post, while the goalie was made a stunned spectator.

Man-of-the-match : Edrian -Celpigs United

League Standings @ 11.6.06

2006-06-17T10:28:00.000+08:00

After the first round of matches on 11.6.06 :

Whereda Breadman
3 pts/W 1/L 0/GF 3/ GA 2

Real Madreed
3 pts/W 1/L 0/GF 2/ GA 1

AC Melon
3 pts/W 1/L 1/GF 3/GA 3

Celpigs United
0 pts/W 0/L 1/ GF 0/ GA 1

Rarelyreal
0 pts/W 0/L 1/GF 1/GA 2

Legends :
pts - points
W - wins
D - draws
L - losses
GF - goals for/scored
GA - goals against/conceded

2006-06-16T15:54:00.000+08:00

Match 2 : Real Madreed 2 vs Rarely Real 1

[Pending]
editor's note - the reporter covering that match is currently assigned to cover Germany 2006 in Berlin. Unfortunately, he brought the match notes with him too. We will ask him to Fedex the notes back soonest possible. Thanks.

Match 3 : CelPigs United 0 vs AC Melon 1

MFC debutants for this season, Celpigs United, came boasting a line-up that is very strong defensively. AC Melon came to the match licking their wounds after a bruising defeat in their first match.

AC Melon started the match strongly as Celpigs seemed content to sit back and absorb the punches. Plays were restricted to the middle of the field as a protracted battle waged between the midfielders.

Gradually, AC Melon began winning the midfield battle as Celpigs began to tired out. Last season golden boot winner, Suresh of AC Melon, managed to shake off his marker on the right side of the field to rifle in the solitary goal of the match.

Man-of-the-match : Suresh - AC Melon

Match Highlights 11 June 2006

2006-06-16T15:04:00.000+08:00

Three matches were played today. Here are the results and the highlights :-

Match 1: AC Melon 2 Whereda Breadman 3

AC Melon, last season champions, started nervously against last season runners-up. Whereda Breadman drew first blood when a speculative shot from the halfway line was allowed to slip out of AC Melon keeper's grasp and rolled over the line.

Things got worse for the defending champions when another long range effort hit the back of the net. Their misery was compounded when Whereda Breadman surge to a 3-0 lead.

The third goal woke the champions from their slumber and they managed to claw a goal back to end the first half with the score standing at 3-1.

Second half saw AC Melon displaying their championship mettle, which was sorely missing in the first half, pounding Whereda Breadman's defence incessantly. Their unceasing efforts paid off when they scored their second goal to make the score 3-2.

However, that was going to be the last goal of the match and resolute defending sealed all 3 points for Whereda Breadman.

Man-of-match :Hon Yau - Whereda Breadman

Let the games begin!

2006-06-16T14:34:00.000+08:00

It's finally here!

The exciting new season of My Futsal League (MFC) has kicked-off last week on 10 June 2006.

As common with the other established leagues in the world, the new season saw some old faces leaving and the introduction of new exciting players, all eager to enter the fray of futsal dominion.

This season also sees the introduction of two new teams, RarelyReal and Celpig United; while last season underachieving team, FC Toink, has had their sponsorship and participation contract prematurely terminated due to some financial difficulties.

The list of teams participating this season (Series 2/2006) are as follows :-

1. AC Melon (last season, Series 1/2006 champions)

2. Whereda Breadman (Series 1/2006 runners-up)

3. Real Madreed

4. Celpig United

5. RarelyReal

May the best team wins!

16 June 2006