match report
score: bunk3watchyourfront 5 [Name]less 6
scorers: sum 1, zhipeng 2, yuxian 3, jiaxuan -1
attendance: 17.000

report: before the recap begins, i would like to, with reference to the team picture below, unnecessarily thank everyone for turning up. for the first time since this team was formed, we had every player in attendance. from 'el disappearado' zhipeng to 'el shadowe' wee theng to 'el cashe-minde' leo. the team pic, courtesy of xianghui, was a very nice take too.

too many turned out to be bad thing though. so i'm not sure which scenario we would prefer. anyway, on to the match proceedings.


the team started off with wee leong in keep, wee theng as the lone last man, bob playing the role of sweeper/dm, yew tze at the lower head of a three prong attack consisting of zp and tay. to further elaborate the use of this tactic, it was thought and ironed through, so as to neutralise the threat from the opposition. due first time usage, it was not surprising players failed to adhere to the formation.

hence as usual, the team conceded first. not taking anything away from opposition player kanu; it was an impeccable finish. also, as mentioned by the team manager before the beginning of the game, any goal conceded was not wee leong's fault at all, regardless of the cause. hence, among the desperate finger pointing, the team fell behind once again. this period of gloom lasted for roughly eight minutes before zp struck to draw level. sighs of relief all around, especially from the defenders.

yew tze then tried to take on the entire defence before making a stray pass to the wrong person. but luckily the wrong guy was on the same team, and sum made use of the disarray to net his first strike for the team. a whoop of pure delight spelt volumes.

half the team was subbed out; with congjing already in the game, leo came on for yew tze, as did liangfa for wee theng. tay snapped his mediocre streak by finally netting after missing a host of chances. and 3-1 it was.

jiaxuan then subbed on for a limping kanu, and scored with his third touch later after wee leong collided with sum (all sum's fault, not wee leong's) . this traitorous act was somewhat less hurtful when the player refused to celebrate. however, the resulting effect was an unwanted one. spurred on by kanu's substitution, teamwyf proceeded to net two more, much to the utter shock of yew tze and bob, who were adulterously chatting, happily, on the sidelines.

tay didn't look happy at that. and in his attempt to regain someone's attention, took on the crippled full back, spun him around and blasted past the stunned keeper.

the opposition keeper was not at all demoralised by the setback, and continued his good form to deny the team again and again. with the score evenly balanced at 4-4, zp pounced on a loose ball, took it in his stride and side-footed it home. less than five minutes later, opposition no. 10 xianghui, with a sudden burst of acceleration, took the ball past our defender and buried the shot beyond wee leong, who as a good goal keeper should, covered every possible and impossible angle.

due to the horrid weather, and that the opponent had graciously played with no subs from their team, a one goal decider was decided. and tay scored to end this match, which to our opponent's credit, was a great one.

manofthematch: to be filled in. i'm not sure 'cos we all played badly.

moanofthematch: weather was killer.

quoteofthematch: 'lucky i'm only responsible for one goal,' wee theng, after a bemused sum gave him a dirty look.

conclusion: will give a detailed account what we hope to avoid in coming matches. as for now, it looks rather sad.

finally..

top (l - r): bobby, leonard, sum, zhipeng, wee theng, jiaxuan

bottom (l - r): liang fa, congjing, yew tze, wee leong, yuxian

update for sunday's match 22nd april 2007:

confirmed attendance:
- bob
- leonard
- wee theng
- sum
- tay
- yew tze
- zhipeng
- congjing
- me

not confirmed:
- liangfa

confirmed not coming:
- weeleong

change of time to 9am. don't be late.

new team name: los bobo lobos XI

friendly on 22nd april, sunday
venue: NIE futsal court
match time: 0830
water parade: 0815
opponents: bunk3 watchyourfront

long awaited rematch after the previous fiasco. tay, zp, sum and thengz missed the last one, so hopefully all will turn up. hopefully no weird personnel will turn up, especially eastern europeans.

currentsituation: sum has not replied, and wee leong has stressed upcoming exams as a reason for a possible absence. hence leo will start in goal, with probably bob and wee theng as the two centre backs. yewtze will as always continue in his pesky dm role, while congjing and tay will lead the forward line.

bench includes liangfa, zhipeng and me; the conserved energy will prove crucial.

opponents: for those who missed the last match, you can take a look at the post on 20th jan 2007. one thing to note is that kanu should be playing in the centre midfield role, though after reading this the opposition might change position. at any rate, yewtze needs to show more authority in midfield. as mentioned by them, lionel might be leaving early. other than xianghui and xianjie i have no idea regarding the rest of the players.

let's just make sure we stick to the gameplan. tay, as usual, just mark out the defence. cj, will require a more defensive effort from you. likewise for zp when coming on. will switch players on according to the opposition's offensive plans.

refer to www.bunk3watchyourfront.blogspot.com for more details.

objective: would like to say that the team is improving, but we have yet to gel as a unit. more communication definitely, as well as coordination in marking. tay to take charge of the forward line, tze and gang to make up the first line of defence. defending, of course, is better done as a whole.

aim for a clean sheet. though wl might not come, leo is definitely capable of filling in the shoes. if sum turns up we could have a good game.

conclusion: if everyone turns up we can take team photo. hope everyone enjoyed mr tay and miss bob.

Bob and Tay - BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN???

report: despite rather reluctant and very ill-disguised attempts to cover up their dangerous liasons, bobby "boob" gerrard and ronaldinho "horny" tay have finally let slipped some dirty linen to the public eye.

lovely caresses, murmurings of sweet nothings, and some under-the-table action seemed to have render the world oblivious to the loving couple. or so they self-envisaged.

here are the photos. and some commentary.

tay gearing up for some mouth action. which is quite er xin, but as long as bob doesn't mind, i think it's not up to 'the rest of us'.

bob tries to act coy, but tay looks on with an amorous look on his sex-deprived face. the clawed hand does nothing to hide his intentions. everyone in the hawker centre, including the scrawny brown shirt guy in the back ground, looks on with baited breath.

SUCCESS! bob has no choice but to give in to his heart. and desires. the look of intense happiness on his face, and the sudden shine on his ang moh hair expresses everything. probably tay is doing, or has done something under the table, but respecting their privacy, the pictures are not taken. but at any rate, the affair is out in the open. bob has decided to come clean. tay could not have been more delighted at the change of events.

in an short interview later, the couple, holding each other's hands tenderly, expressed total disbelief at public disapproval of their relationship.

"i don't know about the rest of the people, but i love tay, and that's it. I believe we have done nothing wrong! We were just trying to simulate some changing gear actions so that we can drive better behind the wheels," said bob emphatically, slamming his fist on the table. tay immediately picked bob's hand up and tried to sayang it.

"gays are people. and as far as i'm concerned, others can talk and stuff, but it will never change things. god, even sum and wee theng are.. oops i said too much."

tay added, "i like to wine and dine, and so does he. what's the problem man. i just like his manly figure."

"亲爱的..." the interview then ended with they locked in an embrace and refused to be separated.

team officials are understood to be shell-shocked at the players' indiscretion. hoberto mancini, who has been attending to some personal problems lately, was reported to have listened to the news, look blank, and then turn away as if nothing had happened.

public opinion has it that the fans are displeased with a gay situation, though bob and tay have different takes to the word 'gay'.

and tay summed it up best with two words: "utter bliss".

The Outsider: Easter-ly Wonders

Easter Sunday, a day of Rebirth and Resurrection. . Not only did we celebrate and rejoice on this Holy Day, we witnessed the very miracle unfold upon us in our humble grounds-just like the few Believers and Disciples of Jesus in the bygone times.

Ronnie: George Best chose to be resurrected in the form of a stocky-half naked guy, with a fetish for blue cheese. His resurrected form did unfathomable moves, twisting and turning, and ghosting past defenses. Best’s notorious philandering habit was given a modern twist- his Easter day re-carnation apparently is a faithful man. I wonder who is this ‘lucky’ GUY to have won his heart.

Wee der Leong: It was a timely Re-birth for him on Easter Day. No longer the Butter Keeper on Easter Sunday, his Ascent was nothing short of a miracle. Even if you were to throw Easter Eggs at him, he won’t concede. Wee even kept his teammate Bobby Gerard at bay when Bobby tried to do a Kamikaze.

Moan of the Match: Attendance was a spectacular ZERO. I wonder why some churches are getting Bigger and grander.

Quote of the Day: “I didn’t really defend la, was too lazy to run…” uttered Weedic. Did Fatzegas say he had a tough game against Weedic?

C.Zhipengo : 310307 Match

Generally, it was a good effort put in by everyone for the match on sat.
Defence was as usual, good, except for the 2 lapse which we conceded, partically the second goal that we conceded. 2 defenders and 1 goalkeeper could not stop the SRJC No.10. To be fair to the Wee der Leong, the shot was so hard that he could do nothing, but i think that the defenders could have done better.
Another point to note was that it is important to see before passing the ball. On a few occasion, the distribution from the defenders to the attackers were poor and we wasted the possession unnecessary.
I have to comment on walter sumuel bravery, and it was also agreed by nemanjang weedic. There was once when he dash to block a shot that was rising and almost hit his face. Luckily, it deflected off his chest.
The attackers, as usual, wasteful. However, we start to see some fluent play which was lacking in the past. A great improvement I would say.
Wee der Leong seems to be bored as he did not get to make much saves. I would suggest that we loan him out to the opposition so that we can have some shooting practice on him and he can try saving our shots. Don't need to worry about him, afterall, he is Edwin Wee der Leong. (",)

C.Zhipengo

Even the best player will run out of stamina, get injured or unavailable and that is when the depth of the squad is tested. Afterall, you cant possibly play alone covering all the position against 6 players. I would say that every player is important as they cover different roles and bring different dimension to the team. So far, as the vice captain, i am still satisfied with the squad that the gaffer had brought together. We can be in the team as we meet certain standards that the gaffer have in mind and thus, everyone must have confidence in their abilities. So liangfa, be confident about yourself and just try your best. Even i myself have been shooting blanks lately... Haha. (",)

note from the gaffer:

i suppose the bulk of you guys hopped on because of friendship and football. or maybe that's how most of you see it. but three months have passed since the team came together, and maybe it's time to tie up some loose ends.

some individuals have shone more brightly than others, and while disappointment is not prevalent, there are some areas which need improvement. i would say this is a very good problem to face; it would be disastrous if this project were to reach it's limit in the stage of infancy.

i used the word project, because to my knowledge, not since the age of football's ascendancy has anyone attempted to patch together a bunch of young men. at least, not to my knowledge at our level. it's always people, who through common backgrounds and similar characteristics, seek a higher stage of bonding in a group. that's how teams come together. but we were different; strangers when we met, now friends we are. despite contrasting personalities and even more parallel paths of life, we came together.

liangfa mentioned last saturday about being 'not good enough'. i disagree. i think it should be quite clear now that each and every one of you guys have a role to play. it should have crossed your minds that picking a wild card out of nowhere has only the potential to breed awkwardness and discontent, rather than bind. there are exceptions, of course.

whether it is sum, wee theng, liangfa or leonard as defenders, bob and yewtze as the dm, tay, zhipeng or congjing as the forwards, the most important thing is to give one's best on the playing field. by playing to each other's strengths, and covering the exposed weaknesses. refrain from approaching me and listing the reasons why the team should play to your whims and fancies, so that you can perform to your own individual best; don't waste time.

if any of you should once again doubt your personal contribution to the team, i'll take it as a personal insult. i don't doubt my scouting ability, and neither should you.

i think i should have cleared up any doubts. so let's move on from here.

match report
score: 2GSMB and the Rest Xl 2 [Name]less 10
scorers: yuxian 3, zhipeng 2, yewtze 3, leonard 2
attendance: 27.000

review: after some mental preparation for a strong rv team, scouts were severely condemned after 2gsmb turned up instead. it wasn't so much that we couldn't beat them; rather, we were hoping for a stiffer challenge that was definite, and not expected.

due to our inability to book the court, some challengers too flooded the court to make a statement. after a failed attempt to hoodwink the invaders (or habitants), 2gsmb had the honour of an internal battle with their soon to be battled counterparts. due to horrific finishing and as zp puts it, 'playing like kids', the team was left sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the goals that seemed more elusive by the minute. as the players moaned and sighed after each seemingly close opportunity was wasted, accusing fingers were pointed at team manager/player jx, who in turned pointed at one-time-organiser wee theng, who pointed at the sky, screaming for an answer which he wanted but could not find.

as the team stormed on the pitch when our turn came, there were signs of pent-up frustrations and a sense of overeagerness that, as often in the past, threatened to cause an unwanted scene of self-destruction. the rearguard of wee leong, sum and wee theng was fiery and steady as usual, but the attacking trio of zhipeng, yewtze and yuxian were drawing a blank. thirty minutes passed, and the bench was becoming agitated.

there is nothing wrong with playing 'arsenal style', except when the forwards do not deliver. from the start tay sought to shed this unwelcomed tag with some furious pressuring of the opposition defenders. zhipeng, despite his tag of a clinical finisher, was struggling somewhat with some unnecessary footwork and lacking in the necessary defending.

after the routine of hitting the woodwork a few times, zhipeng finally scored after some slick footwork from yewtze. as usual jx said something negative which leo nodded his agreement. so it is to be concluded that zp feeds off negativity.

the long wait produced what was feared: we could not leave the court. despite the constant changing of fresh legs and even fresher vehemence, the opposition could not find a way through the rotating backline of sum, wee theng and liangfa. leo then provided a pleasant surprise with a fabulous near-halfcourt shot which found the back of the net, which after he received congratulations from his teammates with an ill-disguised look of self-disbelief.

further goals from tay, yewtze and zhipeng opened up a gap, before leo grabbed his second with a nice shot from the edge of the box. the attack was flowing now, no one could stop us, as passes were thread around with decisiveness and creativity.

it was then time for the usual theatrics from the team, last week wee theng's acrobatics, this week some really wicked playacting by tay, who rolled on the floor, convulsing and writhing to the utter shock and chagrin of the opposition defender. bad blood could be smelt, the way tay jumped up with a really xia lan look, returned equally by a dulan defender. it is to be noted that though the rolling was exaggerated, the defender wearing a cap had evil intentions himself. so who gives a damn about him.

wee leong was doing well, and the two goals conceded were more of an accident than mistake. anyway, according to sum and wl, the sr no. 10 was just 'barging his way through'. so let's forget about it. jx was playing alright too, but made a better impression defending than attacking, despite no goals. wee theng, being more serious than last week, limped off with an injury to his shin, and liangfa filled in as an able foil to sum.

yewtze then grabbed his two goals, including one which sneaked past the keeper, leaving him looking rather foolish. tay rammed the keeper, then the back of the net, though no ploy was intended (i think). lastly, a hugely contested but obvious goal settled the match. too bad keeper, roy carroll you are not.

with angst and open hostility in the air, the team walked off before a fight could take place.

manofthematch: tay
leo makes a good claim with his brace. however, tay was the one who instilled fear into the opposition. and his kaobei-ness built some fighting spirit.

moanofthematch: chao malai player
tried to cover up his inadequacies by kaobei-ing about rough play.

quote(s) ofthematch:
"let's try to stay in longer" nicer malai player.

"huh end already?!" nice chinese dude.

conclusion: some things we discussed at the end of the match, please take note. other than that, well done team.