Treasury Updates

First of all procurement is spelt this way.

Secondly, adding the $22 to the team fund:

Current Status: $47
This week's damage: $9 (5 Bottles)

Funds left: $38

Fund Updates for jersey porcurement

total no. of orders = 22
total sum collected = 22*$25 = $550

cost of jersey = 22*$22 = $484
cost of new puma balls = $44

Balance = $550 - $484 - $44 = $22

Have already transferred the $22 into the team fund (i.e. with Sherman)

Sherman take note ok ?

Money Money Money

Total Funds: $32.20

This week's damage: $7.20 (4 bottles)

Funds left: $25

IOU - Alex $10 (Not your fault, u can blame KS)

CONGRATULATIONS!

Ladies and gentlemen,

We have a father in our midst!!!

Little Scarlett is born! Please get your Ang Bao money ready for Shi An!

AFF Suzuki Cup - Singapore v Vietnam

Guys,

Anyone up to watch the game at Kallang after our match on Sunday at 7pm?

Pls update your interest and availablility here as I will purchasing the normal tickets for $6 each on FRIDAY, 19th Dec. I'll be doing a final check on this blog to see the updates latest by tmr, 2359 hrs. Any late decisions pls sms me on Friday by 11am.So far we have the following:

1. Hogan
2. Jia Liang
3. KS
4. Kerong
5. Reuben

Team List and Confirmation of Orders- Dateline 17th December 2008

Hi Pple pls update into this list for confirmation of orders : p.s. see post below for instructions on how to make payment, and also, pls confirm your orders and make payment by Wednesday 17 Dec 2008.

Team List and Confirmation of Orders
1. Junqiang - Pink. Size S/ No. 10 (PAID)
2. Shi An - PINK Size S/M / No. 1 (PAID)
3. Hogan - Pink / Size M/ No. 8 (PAID)
4. Marcus - Pink. Size L/ No. 14 (PAID)
5. Sherman - (1) Red (2) Roma Red/ Size M/ No. 5 (PAID)
6. CS - Hot Pink! L/#18 (PAID)
7. Benjamin - Pink / Size "M" / No. 4 (PAID)
8. Wee Loon - Roma or Red/ Size "S"/ No. 13 (PAID)
9. ALEX- ROMA RED/SIZE 'L'/ NO.9 (PAID)
10. Kerong - Roma Red / Size "S" / No. 77 (PAID)
11. Guan - Pink / M / #3 (Paid)
12. Zhiwei - Roma Red / M / #66 (Paid)
13. Weijie - Pink / L / #21 (Paid)
14. Jialiang - Pink / L / #88 (Paid)
15. Reubs - Roma Red. Size L/No.99 (Paid)
16. Donny - Pink / M / #16 (Paid)
17. Honglun - Roma Red / Size M / #15 (Paid)
18. WR - Roma Red / "M" / No.2 (Paid)

19. Kelvin - Pink / Size "M" / No. 11 (PAID)
20. Leslie - Pink / M / #7
21. KS - Pink. Size S / No. 6 (PAID)
22. Wen Wei - Pink / L / #33 (PAID)

PENDING FOR UPDATES
Derek

Money Matters

As of last match,

Funds Available: $30.40
4 Bottles of 100+: $7.20

Funds Left: $23.20

IOU: $10 - Alex

Btw guys, from the way we are drinking, do you all need me to buy more bottles for future matches?

General consensus please.

Season 2009

Hey Hey

2008 has been a jolly good year for Unido FC. Let's kickstart the year 2009 with a bang!
Here are the details of our first match in 2009.

Date: 4th January 2009

Time: 1430hrs

Venue: Sembawang Sec Sch

Colour: Blue

Opponents: Mavericks FC


Regards

Reubs

Match Re-scheduled

RE: Match on Thurs, 20th nov.

Due to late confirmations, the tamp safra slot has already been taken. We were suppose to play against a team of 17-19 year olds. The match has been re-scheduled to the 29th Dec, Mon, 2100-2300. The booking will be made this friday, unless i get any objections.

Regards

Reubs

Availability

Match on Thurs night

2100hrs

Tamp Safra.

Pls reply to Reuben by Tue night. If no confirmation of at least 14 ppl, match is off.

Regards

Reubs

Do u wanna play??

Guys,

We don't have any match arranged for this coming wkend. KS and JQ will not be in town this wkend to org any match for us. Due to poor response for the sat 3pm game, it has been cancelled. Should any of you have any other lobangs, pls post it on the MAIN BLOG, should there be no lobangs, we will take a week's break.

Cheers

Reubs

Treasury Updates

As of last match,

Total Funds : $30
4 Bottles of 100+ : $7.20
2 bottles of mineral water: $2.40

Funds Left: $20.40

IOU - Alex: $10

Having me as your treasurer: Priceless

There are some things money cant buy, for everything else, we all can juz dream!

Match Day Sat 8 November 2008

IMPT, MY MISTAKE

Dear all

pls note upcoming match is on 8 November 2008 Saturday

Time is from 11am - 1pm

Venue : Yishun blk 367 fields! !!!! off yishun ring road, near yishun st 31 and north view secondary school

Time to reach is 1030am

colour to wear : blue

pls take note.

my mistake here. +) sorry guys

By-default Loanshark Speaks

Hi Guys,

As per KS' earlier update, I dunno how I kena "arrow" to become the by-default treasurer with secondary position of water-boy cum ice-box provider, but anyway since the money is with me, I'll do a short update.

I will buy a standard of 3 bottles of 100+, 1.5L for every match as our current attendance for matches is about 11-12 people. So if there are more people, more bottles will be bought. But we need to establish what is the number in attendance before deciding how many bottles to buy to prevent wastage.

Each bottle will cost $1.80, unless anyone knows some other place which is cheaper.

So KS and JQ must let me know in advance the attendance so I can prepare the drinks in advance. And if in any event I cannot make it for the match, KS please settle and claim the money from me. Haha.

Any violent objections?


KS : dun worry i help u settle the accounting part just let me know how much u spend per week and i'll do the updating on the blog so the monies can be accountable to all.

Updates - Treasury

Current state of treasury : $30
Funds in hand : $19
IOU :
Chunseng - $1
Alex - $10

Those owing monies, pls make payment to our loanshark cum treasurer Sherman =)

le petit prince =)

1st Nov 2008 Saturday

Match confirmed for 1st November 2008 Saturday

Location: Field opposite Temasek Poly
Time to reach : 830am
Time to kick off: 9am
Colour to wear : YELLOW
opponents : blue team

see you all there. pls let jq know about attendance =)

Match Confirmation 26th Oct Sun

Ok guys, this is a bit late but ya here we go

Match Confirmed Sun Oct 26

LOcation : Ping Yi Secondary

Time to reach : 830am

Colour to wear : Yellow

Opponents : Blue Team

See u all there

"We pay you 70 mins ah!" - Unido 3-3 Weird Whites

Our last game at Pasir Ris Crest ended in defeat (2-3 to this uncle team) in the rain. At least this game was played at 5pm, when the sun was less intense. We needed this, given that most of our games had been scheduled at 5pm or were night games under floodlights (read: SAFRA).

Our opponents this time were the White team, which seemed to be made up of a hodgepodge of players. The pitch over at PRC seemed to have shrunken quite a bit since the last time we played there, and SA tried to take advantge of this fact by taking a pot shot at goal straight from the kickoff. Unfortunately the shot sailed over the bar.

The next unfortunate incident resulted in an early substitution. The opponents had kicked the ball out of play. As I went to retrieve it, I stumbled into an ants' nest and had angry red ants all over my head. I had to get off the pitch to wash it all out of my hair. Thank goodness for the changing room facilities.

I returned to pitchside just in time to see a corner being swung over. It dropped at the far post to an unmarked no. 7, who gleefully slammed the ball past Wenwei for a 1-0 lead to the whites. Worse was to follow when their no. 13 was played through and tucked the shot into the net for a 2-0 lead. With that lead, the whites began to sit back and absorb our pressure. JLO looked rather listless on the right, as their no. 21 managed to intercept a few long balls played into the right channel.

Half time and we were 2-0 down. We reverted to a more conventional 4-4-2 for the second half and were rewarded when Leslie scored from an excellently executed overhead kick. However, all that good work came undone when the no. 11 wiggled free in the penalty box and squared the ball. Ben attempted to clear the cross but only managed to slice at the ball, which floated up and bounced over WW to give the whites a 3-1 lead early in the second half.

From then onwards, it was attack after attack as we launched waves forward. This left us slightly more exposed at the back, but their less mobile strikers (like the no. 7) were caught offside almost every time the ball was played forward. The whites began protesting decisions by the referee, and at every opportunity, played dirty.

Our probing paid off when a long ball downfield from WW caught the white defence asleep. JQ sprung the offside trap and courageously challenged the white keeper for the ball. The result was a goal for us, and an injury to the keeper, who was hurt in the clash. The whites again started protesting vehemently, but to no avail.

The substitute keeper was tested almost immediately, but managed to clear his lines effectively. But again, wave after wave of attacks swept towards the white goal. And it was only fitting that Reubs, probably our most comfortable midfielder (by comfortable i mean lazy ;)) stepped up to the plate and delivered a long-range shot into the goal. With only 5 or so minutes to go, we had brought ourselves level at 3-3.

The whites were beginning to lose their focus, and SA should have made them pay. But all he managed to do was shoot straight at the keeper, who gratefully palmed the shot wide for a corner.

The referee blew for full time soon after, but the game was marred by verbal abuse from the whites, notably the no. 21. His remark "Ref, we pay you only 70 mins lah, since you only play 70 mins for us" was totally unrequired and pointless, amid the campaigns around the world to show more respect to the men in black.

Excellent recovery for us, but pity about the quality of the opponents in terms of the emotional quotient.

Comeback: Unido 2-2 Green Team

This was probably our third night game, forgive me if my memory is kinda hazy cos its been a while since I've managed a match report. Anyways, the response was alright, with about 15-16 of us turning up for this one, unlike when the novelty of the first night game drew all of 20 clamouring for the 11 starting spots.

The fact that it was a weekday night probably contributed to the lower turnout. A few regulars were missing from the squad, most notably Jackson, replaced by Bram in goal. Ben was also held up by work commitments, which meant Reubs began the game in the centre of defence.

The game was a scrappy affair for the first 20 minutes, with both teams slugging it out in midfield. Playing under floodlights meant that energy levels were somewhat higher as we did not have to roast under the sun. Both keepers had little to do as the midfields did battle, and whenever the ball was played through, both defences had little trouble in clearing the ball.

However, the game was set alight when Seng finished off a mazy run into the box by tucking an outside-foot shot under the keeper for a 1-0 lead. Not long after, Reubs was adjudged to have held back one of the Green team's players in the box. The referee awarded a penalty to the Green team, whose number 18 stepped up and blasted the ball over the bar.

We went into the half-time break 1-0 to the good, just like the previous game.

The green team came back in the second half, when the referee blew for what seemed to be a ridiculous handball decision. Bram was adjudged to have carried the ball out of the box, and from the resulting free kick, the number 11 curled a free kick beyond Bram's despairing dive.

Not long later, a long ball caught out the defence and the number 11 scored in almost similar fashion, placing a shot beyond Bram. It seemed as though the Green team had carved out the ideal comeback, from being one goal behind to 2-1 ahead.

However, we were not done yet. The guys kept probing at the Green defence, and it was one of our comeback kings, KR, who drew us level once again. A cross from JQ was flapped at by the keeper, who had been in inspirational form all evening. KR arrived at the back post and gleefully slammed his shot home for the equalizer, which was no less than we deserved.

Not long later, the whistle blew for full time, ending our third night game experience.

Final score Unido 2-2 Green Team.

Upcoming match at Safra 11 OCT

Sorry for leaving out some details in the earlier post. Here are the full details.

Time to reach:830am(match starts at 9am)

Opponent: My friend Abel's team

Jersey colour: BLUE

They will be wearing orange jersey. Total cost is $246(include ref) so it works out to be $123/team.

Pls submit attendance to JQ/KS or post on the tag-board. Cheers.

Match 5 October 2008 Sunday

dear all,

pls note upcoming match

Date : 5 October 2008 Sunday

Venue : Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School

Time to reach : 430pm

Colour to wear :Blue

Opponents : White Team

post on blog /sms ks to confirm attendance

29th Sept 2008 Tamp Safra

Hi,

The match is confirmed on 29th Sept against Green Team.

Venue - Tampines Safra Field pitch
Time - 8.30pm

Jersey - Yellow

Please confirm attendance with KS. Thanks!

Cheers,
Benjamin

Match Report Friday 19 September 2008

Another champions league game at Tampines Safra and things didn't look good at the start of the game with ks and jq down with flu and JLO, Reubs and Seng playing on a full stomach.

We didn't start well and the opponents controlled the game. Wenwei, our new goalkeeper import from 'Germany' made several good saves at the start keeping the team in the game. Thus it was with absolute excitement that we scored our 1st goal courtesy of Leslie in the 15th minute. Coming against the run of play, the team had won a corner, which Jialiang had delivered beautifully to the far post, which Leslie tapped in with the slightest of touches! 1-0 Unido.

The lead was not to last. With the opponents making several through passes, and with ks and reubs having to make last ditch sliding tackles, it was inevitable that 1 got through. Turning ks and leaving him in his wake, the opponent striker rushed through and tapped the ball under Wenwei. 1-1.

Yet the team rebounded swiftly with 2 quick goals from JLO. Pushing the ball, and using his pace to his advantage, JLO put the game beyond doubt in the 1st half with 2 quick goals, leaving the opponents bemused with our version of 'Usain Bolt'. Yet JLO was rewarded too, with a yellow card for a minor fracas with the opponent midfielder, who had kicked him.

3-1 the score at half time.

With such a comfortable lead, the team sat back to defend it with a more defensive formation in the second half, sitting deep and absorbing attacks. Wenwei made several good saves again, and the opponents were left frustrated, especially their star midfielder, no. 2, who was well-shackled by both JQ and Seng. The midfielders and the defenders worked well to contain the threat, and we counter attacked on several occasions. it was with shock that the team saw JLO make good progress down the wing with his pace, putting in the cross, and seeing Shian miss the shot from 1m out and the keeper well beaten =P. Other than that, JLO had the other chance of the game but fluffed his chances of a hat trick by shotting wide.

Nevertheless, the whole team played well. Great teamwork. It would be a tough call for MOM between WW and JLO, but i think my call would have to go to WW who kept us in the game with several outstanding saves =).

Match Details

Time: 2030hrs

Date: 19th Sept

Venue: Tamp Safra

Colour: Blue

Paper Trail...

Hi all,

Didn't know that my first post here would be on something unrelated to football but as the situation calls for it, here i am...

According to my investigation based on the ip addresses and links of this mystery tag-board poster, I'm 80% confirmed that its a member of Skopets. Also, based on the history on their tag-board,  its obvious that someone was impersonating "Kelvin" & "JQF", trying to incite tension and disharmony between Skopets and us. 

Hopefully, someone from Skopets would read this post and realise that someone else was the real culprit behind all this nonsense, taking Skopets and us on a ride. 

And since the access to the tag-board has been restricted, we should just leave it as it is and not go creating trouble on Skopets tag-board. For doing so would only result in delighting the troublemaker who impersonated Kelvin and Jq in the first place.

Regards

Its all a misunderstanding

Hey all,

After all dat hoo-ha ytd, I went to check whether our "friend" was indeed from skopet. Guess wat?

Apparently, someone impersonated "kelvin" and "JQ" on their tag board and left several messages there. So I wun be surprised if they came back and took revenge.

I highly doubt that kelvin and JQ will be so bo liao to leave messages on their tag board so just to disturb them.

Go and read the older posts of the tag board of skopet. They also kena the same thing.

Positives

In view of the recent uproar, I have decided to shift the focus towards something more healthy, something constructive and tangible that we can look at. I know I have just joined the team but I would like to give my two cents' worth. So here's my observations based on the few matches that I have played in.

Let's start with the positives so as to lighten things up a bit.

Goalkeepers: We have a few good keepers. Especially Jackson as I am told, though I have yet the fortune to see him play. The other keepers have proved more than able.

Defenders: KS and Ben works well together and marshalls the defence well. Hong Loon is a very hardworking fullback. Seeing him play with Jia Liang on the same flank I can see them working together nicely. Weirong Is another powerhouse with his stamina and running.

Midfielders: I really think Sherman is a good holding midfielder. With him in that position I can always see him in action. Chun Seng and Junqiang have good chemistry. Junqiand in particular is I think the most hardworking player on the pitch. Jia Liang's pace on the wings means he often outrun defenders and is putting in the crosses.

Strikers: Leslie is often played as the lone striker which I think is a difficult job for him. Still he is putting in the runs and pressuring the defence. I heard he just scored 2 so he's doing his job.

The rest of the players are of course contributing too. I haven't seen enough of our matches to comment on everything. The ones that I mentioned are the more regular players in the fixed positions.

Not a friend at all

(two posts in two days, i'm on a roll man!)

I can't help but interfere in this again.

KS: Your arguments are solid and after knowing you for some time, I understand that you're pretty much a straight shooter who will tell someone what you think about him to his face.

To the one who calls himself "friend": Do you think that by posting such an outburst on the chatbox and attempting to hide behind an anonymous shield you're doing yourself and everyone else a favour? Please. To me, it is a pathetic attempt at trying to change things by shoving the blame to others. I urge you to self-reflect and think about what you're doing. Unfortunately, it is despicable, underhanded and totally NOT REQUIRED. For the record, we are no professionals. We are just some Sunday warriors (or ah nuas, whatever you wanna call it). Why get all hot and bothered about "winning tactics" and "starting lineups" and playing time and whatnot? What's most important is you play the game, and you have contributed to the game.

Since you have the cheek to come out and start raining criticism all over the place, why not also grow some balls and use your real identity? If you really care as a friend, you should tell JQ his flaws to HIS FACE and not hide behind some random online identity.

This team has been getting along fine so far, why the sudden storm-in-a-teacup?

Is this really needed?

A few quick words -

Everyone in particular, cut JQ some slack. It's a thankless task he's been doing week-in, week-out. We should consider contributing some more cash each to make up any shortfalls and to purchase drinks. Or maybe we could take turns to buy drinks. We should be grateful that he's taking the effort and contributing the cash.

JQ: Appreciate your contributions, apologies that I'm a passive member but unfortunately sometimes all of us have different priorities.

And most importantly, detractors, put your actions where your mouth is. Don't blow a shitload of hot air and when push comes to shove, back down quietly and act like nothing happened.

For the record, thanks to whoever proclaimed that I'm gay. I'm not interested in engaging in any sort of debate over such childish trivialities.

Upcoming Games

Pls do note the upcoming games that are already confirmed for this month

19 September 2008 9pm at tampines Safra

29 September 2008 9pm at tampines Safra

Match Confirmation Sun 14 September 2008 5pm

Game is confirmed for Sun 14 September 2008

Time : 430pm to reach

Venue : Bukit Timah Pitch 1

Colour to wear : Yellow

Opponents : Black Team

Pls dun be late. We can try to have some drills as per normal if possible. they are something we really need to work on.

Relinquish of the post of "Captain"

Gentlemen,

From the next match on, KS will be in charge of the Tactics, Subs and all coaching matters for our future matches.

This is an arrangement made to appease the increasing unhappiness voices among the team.

I wish to clarify that this is not some spiteful knee jerk reaction nor is it an act of protest from me. I do not wish to rock the boat but I do feel the need to address some issues.

I love to play football. Win or Lose, I find meaning in it which I can relate to life. To some of you I might take it too seriously, to some of you I might be some butt of your jokes.
I will be the 1st to admit that my knowledge of football is limited especially in the tactics department. I don't think many of us would possess greater knowledge than what we learnt from our own experiences, watching Football on Tv, Winning 11 or even FM.
Tactics may be important but more importantly, its the players who play the game. Skills, Fitness, Techniques are just some of the most critical aspects of the game. However the most important aspect of all - teamwork. Football is a game for 22 men. 11 aside. One of the things of the game that thrills me the most is the way we can coordinate movements, passes and attack or defend as a unit. It is how the team work together as one.

I always hope to be the one to gel our team together, being the voice, the heartbeat to drive the team with passion. However, it has become obvious that I am not suitable for this role. To be a leader , I admit that Passion alone is not enough. In terms or fitness, Ball Sense, skills and techniques, I feel I am more than capable than many of you. However I will admit with shame that my shooting ability is less than desired and the tendency to run from box to box leave the defence empty at times. But many times I ran to cover for defence and support the attack and its a job I feel I did well without any fair recognition. I don't expect recognition for it because it is something I do for the team to win, but I don't expect to be made the scapegot for many times. If everyone can cover for themselves, would I be required to make those run? Nevertheless, I have come up with a 4 5 1 tactic to solve this problem. Though we gain dominance in the midfield, something which I enjoy very much together with ChunShen, Reuben and Sherman, I must admit it did make us a but less dangerous in attack. Basically, I think Chunshen and myself would be tired everytime we have to cover for the defence and run up to support the attack while having to control the game in the center. I feel it affects my scoring quite abit because I can't compose myself in time.. which is something that I have been trying to work on. However, this is a job of a centre midfielder, something which I love to do, because of its responsibilities. I love playing, so I don't mind playing anywhere, in fact I played in all position from GK to Striker before. I enjoy playing winger because I get to dribble and beat the man but I love my midfield role because I can dictate the play.

I play the game because I love the game. But I feel upset in recent times with some of your attitudes towards me. I give without asking for returns but please spare a thought for some of the difficulties I faced.

Something I wish to highlight so that we can make the job easier for KS:

1. Arriving on time as much as possible - for warm up and tactics
2. Replying the call asap - to facilitate the planning of squad
3. Passing up the game money asap - to help speed up the paying process
4. Not complaining on the type of drinks or lack of drinks - Drinks are bought by me and my personal contributions, there is no team fund contrary to popular beliefs, in fact I pay more many times to cover for short for. As far As i m concern, I try to buy 3 to 4 cold isotonic drinks for 14 to 16 of us.
5. Understanding that the team is made up of friends, its difficult to leave out anyone or for that matter difficult to let everyone play a full 90 or more time without having to consider the tactics, the nature of game, the previous turn out, the fitness of the players. It is most difficult for me when I have to decide which of my friends I have to choose to leave out and which of my friends I have to bench and sub.

I urge you all to be honest and ask yourselves the motives of playing for this team.

I play football because I love it. I started this team because I believe I have a group of friends who love to play as well.

But now, I feel torn because I don't believe some of you are even interested to kick about and only care about playing for matches. I agree that matches are more engaging but if you truly love to play, shouldn't playing kick abts with your friends be fun as well?
Worst of all I don't even feel I am even a friend to some of us anymore. Is this right for me? to be the no. 1 enemy for a job which I am trying to perfect as much as I can.

Sorry if I rocked the boat.
Even more sorry if I have to disappoint you, I will not quit the team, I will continue to play for as long as I can.
But I wish all of you can find the joy of the game and the sadness that comes with it. This is real sport, this is real football. I did and I will continue to.

I never recognised Unido Football Club as JQF. Its not just my team. Its also your team.

Night Match on the 19th Sept

Date: 19th Sept

Venue: Tamp Safra

Colour: TBC

Time: 2030hrs

Pls confirm attendance.

Match Confirmation Sun 5pm 7 Sept 2008

Hey all!

match is confirmed for sun 5pm 7 september 2008.

Sunday

Place : KINGSTON INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL (off carslile road)

Colour : Yellow

Time to reach : 430pm

Opponents : TEAM UNKNOWN

pls sms vic to confirm / email / post on tag board!

2nd leg Champion League match - Green Team

Hi Team,

As confirmed from opponent (Green Team). They have managed to book a night game on 29th September 2008, 9pm at Tampines Safra.

It will seems like a 2nd Leg Champion league game. haha. Please reserve that date and time. Thanks.

JQ & KS, Please help to confirm the attendance. ; p Thanks.

Prior to the game against Roma Jersey team instead of Black team. My views:

We played well as we controlled the game. Unfortunately, we lost the game but I must say it was a good game althought the referee quite cock up. I really dislike that peanut head. Always hesitating to blow whistle. haha.

The last 15 mins, we can see our opponent having 10 man at the back and we constantly giving pressure on them. I reckon that most of us would say the game was there for the taking but overall it was indeed a good effort - Not forgetting it was a huge field (EPL standard size). haha.

Cheers,
Benjamin

Match Sun 5pm 31st August 2008

Hi all,

match confirmed for 31st August 2008

Venue : Bukit Timah Pitch 2 : near Turf City

Time to reach : 430pm

Match kick off : 5pm

Opponents : Black Team

Jersey to wear : YELLOW

see u guys there. pls sms post ur attendance to JQ. i will be coming from Mountbatten as usual so anyone wants a lift from there let me know. =)

location of place is as below

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_9070/travel_site_31015/?x=365750.95486760424&y=147367.57431194055

Champions League Match Review

Dear all,

It was extremely heartening to see the display of our team. Thus, I'm here to pen my thoughts regarding the match.

Firstly, it was the first time we had such a strong turnout for a match. I was pleasantly surprised that almost all our player were there.

As a result of the strong turnout, we were able to field 2 teams. The last 15 minutes was exceptional. It has been a real long time we played so well. The opposition was not weak but they had no chance against us. I guess probably they were all shagged out. Our substitution policy worked like a charm. However, this also showed that our players could not last the full 90 minutes at an "all out" pace. Therefore, I strongly urge every member of our team to turn up for as many games as you can. We ALL have a part to do to make it as a team.

To sum up, I think we ALL did well. May we keep up the good work. I'm going to leave you with a quote.

"It is not the end that matters but the struggle"

Your Beloved No.1,
SA

Match On 28th August 2008

Unido, here are the match details for the up coming match


Venue: Tamp Safra Main Pitch

Time: 830Pm

Jersey Color: Blue

Squad:

Junqiang
KS
Leslie
Chunshen
Weirong
Shian
Ben
Reuben
Jialiang
Alex
Hogan
Bram

For those whom I haven't name, pls indicate your availability.. Thank you

Match confirmation for sat 23rd

Game is confirmed for this sat 23rd August 2008

Time : 9am to kick off

pls reach by 830am

Colour to wear : yellow

Opponents : Dunman

Venue : Tampines SAFRA

pls also note that the game on the 24th 5pm is CANCELLED as the matches are scheduled too closely

Matches in August Updated

Pls do take note that most Matches for the month of August are SUN 5pm games.

Date, Time, Venues:

3 August 5pm Sunday Serangoon Sec
10 August 5pm Sunday Serangoon Sec
17 August 5pm Sunday Serangoon Sec

23 August 9am Saturday Tampines SAFRA

24 August 5pm Sunday Serangoon Sec

28 August 9pm Thursday Tampines SAFRA

31 August 5pm Sunday Bukit Timah Pitch 1

Pls do mark off these dates =)

Match Cancellation 17 August 2008

Update:
"Match cancelled due to poor weather and pitch conditions" - Organizer

Hi all,

match confirmed for this Sunday 17th August 2008

Venue : Home Ground - Serangoon Secondary School
Time to reach : 430 pm
Colour to wear : Yellow
Opponents : Black team

Finally A night Field game confirmed - 28th August 2008 - 9pm

Hi Team,

As confirmed from opponent (Green Team). They have managed to book a night game on 28th August 2008, 9pm at Tampines Safra. A floodlights game at last. Please reserve that date and time. Thanks.

Reuben and KS, Please help to confirm the attendance. ; p Thanks.

Cheers,
Benjamin

Match against Dunman High Alumni

Hi all,

I am trying to arrange a match on the 23rd of August Sat 9 am to 11 am

Opponent is the Dunman High Alumni Team

Venue should be Tamp SAFRA.

Pls get back to me on the blog or thru SMS asap to cfm your availability

I understand there is another match on the 24th August but their captain will be leaving for UK for 4 years so it might be last chance to play their full squad.

Match Cancellation 10 August 2008

Match Cancelled due to opponent pulled out.

Hi all match is confirmed for this Sun 10 August 2008

Venue : Serangoon Sec

Time : 5pm

Time to reach : 430 pm

Colour to wear : Blue

Opposition : Orange Team

Pls sms/msn ur attendance to JQ pls. I will see u guys there. Pls do try to make it and not give last minute aeroplanes. it's quite bad for the team.

Sunday 3rd August 2008

Match is confirmed for this sunday 3rd August 2008.

Venue : Serangoon Secondary School

Time to reach : 430 pm

Match starts : 5pm

Colour to wear : Blue

Opponents : Orange team

pls confirm attendance with JQ. Thanks

Upcoming match sunday 4pm at Fernvale

Upcoming match this Sunday, 27th July

location : Fernvale where we played the New Balance Kids

Colour to wear : BLUE

time to reach : 330 pm (Take note the change of time). Match starts at 4pm.

opponents : Yellow team

Please kindly confirm with ks on your attendance. Thanks.

Changes posted by Benjamin

Match this week

Match on Sunday 20th July 2008

Venue : United World College

Address:
United World College of Southeast Asia1270 Dover RdSingapore, Singapore

Time : 9am ( reach by 830am for warm up)

Team Color : Yellow

--Pls confirm with me your attendance

Match Confirmation Sat 12 July 2008

Hi Guys ,

Match is confirmed for this sat 12th july 2008

(click on picture to see map of location please)

Venue : Mayflower Secondary

Time to reach : 230pm

Colour to wear : Blue

Opponents : Unknown

See u all there =)

Of Kits and Kilts

We seem to have struck some kind of rhythm recently, with 4 wins in the past 5 games (the only blemish being that 3-4 reverse against KFC)...so possibly we can consider ourselves a successful team? =)))

Anyway, all successful teams have 3 kits. Just look at Man Utd (ok poor comparison). Shall we get a new kit (I suggest red) so that our new members will finally be able to look like they belong (instead of being Kaka' every time we play in yellow)?

Leave a comment and I'll tabulate and post your responses. Majority wins.

SA's Big Day

Hey children, think it'd be of great help to Shi An if we RSVP our attendance for his wedding day here. So here goes:

ATTENDING

1. Zhiwei
2. Kerong
3. Junqiang + Angie
4. Alex
5. Reubs(P.S even though im hosting i also want a seat!)
6. Jialiang aka JLO
7. Jackson
8. Hogan
9. Kelvin
10. Benjamin
11. Leslie + Eileen
12. Marcus
13. Weirong
14. KS + Amy
15. Sherman + Alicia
16. Seng

Total attendees to date: 20 (16 team members and 4 WAGs)

NOT ATTENDING*
1.

*Please indicate offical reason for absence.
See: Wedding Invite link

Match Day 5th July 2008 Saturday 3pm Punggol Sec

game's confirmed this sat

Details as follows

Kick off Time : 3pm

Venue : punggol sec

Time to reach : 230pm

Colour to wear : yellow

players who are confirmed are:

seng
honglun
kerong
jackson
weirong
ben
reuben
ks
jialiang
JQ
Shian
Donny
marcus

Cannot
Hong
Leslie
Kelvin
Sherman
derek
Guan
alex

New Signing

Hi Guys,

Do you still remember Wee Loon? He is looking to join our team and I was wondering if anyone has any violent objection regarding this issue. He can be our water boy.... Haha.... So should we sign him? I say, "Yes!" Please give this boy a chance to play soccer. :) What say you?

Cheers,
SA

Red Tide: Unido 1-0 Malay Team

Seems like Sunday morning games always start late. And it also seems like Sunday games bring about the most injuries, be it due to accidents or foul play. Yesterday's game was no exception, save for a serious incident that marred the victory we scored over the opponents, who seemed to be more interested in shoving, elbowing and assorted foul play over enjoying a proper kickabout.

We adopted the same, one-wing formation that brought us success against the Sepoys, but it was not very effective as the opponents were quick, and managed to cut out a few passes before they reached the wings. But long balls forward caught them out a few times, and it was only due to some poor finishing by Alex that we did not trouble the goalkeeper too much.

The opponents were quick on the break as well, but resorted to foul play as we took the ball off them and cleared our lines. Although they showed some great skill and ball control, the game was marred by some disgraceful shoves and reckless tackles that would have drawn yellow, or even red cards, in competitive matches. As such, credit to the referee who spotted the dirty tricks as the opponents tried their best to feign innocence.

A horrendous error resulted in our one goal. Seng released JLo on one of his marauding runs down the flank, and he slid a low cross into the box. The keeper fumbled under a challenge from Alex, who gleefully tucked the ball into the net from close range.

The pushing and tackles came fast and furious, and Leslie was the first casualty, having to go off after being sandwiched by the keeper and a defender's shove resulted in a twisted knee. I was next, falling victim to a knock on the ankle during a 50-50 challenge. The most serious came in the second half, as again, in a 50-50 challenge for a high ball, the opponent's knee slammed into JQ's lip, resulting in a split lip which required stitches at the hospital.

Nevertheless, the remaining 11 players (including an injured Leslie who played through the pain) gave their all, and despite Seng's best efforts to allow the opponents a way back into the game with his 10-minute spree of crazy passes, we managed to hold out for a scrappy 1-0 win.

Football

Brothers,

I appreciate all your concern and eagerness to help... Thank you for even wanting to cover my medical bill.. However, I think it won't be necessary.

What happened to me this morning could easily happen to anyone of us. I kept reminding everyone to be careful and I thought I was being so as well. I didn't expect such a vicious challenge. Yes it was dangerous and although I feel frustrated and worried, I was glad that it happened to me instead of anyone else and it wasn't life threatening.

It will take more than swollen ankles and split lips to deter me from playing. However, it serve as a reminder to everyone, including myself, to be careful and protect ourselves. And in the event if things get out of control, I believe we might as well abandon the game. For once, I'll admit that there are other many things in life more impt than football.

I should be able to remove the stitches by this Friday. A scar will be on my upper lip but hopefully thats all it will be. If nothing goes wrong, I should be able to rejoin the squad for our next weekend match. Meanwhile, enjoy the Finals later!

Medical funds for JQ

Hi everyone,

believe most of u guys heard the news about JQ's vidic injury.

Our captain went over to CGH and got a couple of stitches for his efforts, but i believe he should be fine now. His total medical bills were 75 bucks.

I do think that we should all try to contribute to help defray the cost of his medical treatment since he was injured in the course of duty, and had to go A&E which is quite serious.

Thus the posting to call for voluntary contributions to JQ's medical fund. Do not need too much from everyone, if everyone comes up with $5 it will be just nice to cover his treatment.

But as i say, this is voluntary so dun fret over contributing to it =)

those who are willing to contribute pls bring the additional funds down on our next match day =)

vic

Sunday 9am Match 29th June 2008

ok pple

match confirmation for sunday 29th june 2008

time : 830am to reach

Venue : Serangoon Secondary School

Colour to wear : Blue

Opponents : Unknown

=)

I'm Getting Married

Please confirm with me your attendance and whether you're bringing anyone. Thanks!!!

Cancelled: Match on 22 Jun, Sunday

Remarks: Cancelled; due to water-logged pitch - by order of S'pore Sports Council

Venue: Ahmad Ibrahim Sec Sch (Click HERE to view map)
Time: 2:30pm team-level warm-up
------ 3:00pm kick-off
Jersey: Yellow (pls bring Blue also just in case)

Opponents: unknown(my friend's colleague's team), wearing white

Reporting for duty: WR, Marc, Hogan, CS, KR, Ben, SA, JL, Reubs, Alex, Leslie, Derek, JQ

Sweet revenge - Unido 3-1 Sepoys

We got stuffed 5-1 the last time we played the Sepoys, hence it was no surprise when Reubs, who'd just came back from Australia and was playing his first game in 2 weeks, said "Today is come to kena thrashed one".

Cap was away so KS took over the armband for this one. It was an experimental formation we put in, as Hong Loon was allowed to roam the entire left flank, with Kelvin shifting into the centre to provide support to Reubs and Seng. JLo was as usual, bustling down the flanks and firing crosses in for Leslie and Alex.

Alex's persistence paid off early in the game, he robbed a defender and fired a low shot into the back of the net for a deserved 1-0 lead. This did little to discourage the opponents as they surged forward, the number 11 on the left looking particularly threatening. And it was from one of these runs that the ball fell to the number 10, who promptly fired a dipping shot into the top corner to make it 1-1.

This spurred us into action, as KR replaced Kelvin and I replaced HL on the left, while WR replaced Guan on the right. We reverted to our 4-4-2 and attacked down both wings. And it was from one of these attacks that Alex hit the post. But we failed to capitalise on the added attacking advantage and the score was 1-1 as the match went to half-time.

We reverted to the conservative 4-2-3-1 formation for the second half, Kelvin replacing JLo and moving into the centre, giving WR the flank to cover, while KR stayed up on the left. And not two minutes after the restart, we were ahead.

Seng, who was having a poor game by his standards, played a wonderful pass to KR, who cut inside the defender and slammed the ball past the keeper for a 2-1 lead. The goal seemed to settle us into a bit of a slumber as we allowed the opponents to come at us. But we put the result beyond doubt as Seng scored from his own rebound to make it 3-1.

The opponents threatened to score as the number 15 had one or two gilt-edged chances, but failed to convert them both as he either slipped or miskicked at the critical moment.

The final whistle came as a relief for both teams as the match ended 3-1 to us.

Upcoming Match Sun 15 Jun 2008

Dear all,

pls note upcoming match this Sunday morning at the OLD CHIJ (Katong) Primary School field BSIDE FEngshan Primary (in Bedok)

Benjamin: Have added a link http://www.map.gov.sg/StreetMap/ - just type fengshan primary on Buidling/Place name, you'll be able to spot it.

time to reach is 830am.

opponents is Sepoys.

colour to wear : Blue

Jialiang, pls make any changes to the post and update the details pls =)

Futsal Tonight 8 June 2008 Monday

hello all who are playing tonite =) latest updates as of 1400 hrs we have a total of 15 players for futsal. see u alll there at 8pm

ks
derek
yong siang
chunseng
ben + 1 friend
alex
weirong
hong
weimin
guan
leslie
Hong Lun + his brother
Zelong

Players Leave-schedule (updated)

(names generally sorted chronologically according to date of leave/return)

• Rueben and Marcus : 31st May to 13 June Evening
  
• KR : 8th to 13th June
  
• Shi An : 4th June to 17th June
  
• Hogan : 11-14th and 16-21st June
  
• Sherman : 18th - 25th
  
• KS : 20th to 25th June + not able to make it for Sunday afternoon games from (8 June to 13 July 2-5pm)

all others who are out of action pls update here so it'll be easier to plan for matches

"Ref, you got license or not?": Unido 3-1 Team Trinity 'B'

We'd played Team Trinity 'A' before, scraping out a 2-1 victory at The Hiding Place. What we had in store this time, was instead a younger and more vibrant Team Trinity 'B', again at the same location. What we did not expect was the opponents to turn up with a foreign import, and still have not enough people to put out a full team.

Their bright green jerseys were as bright as the sun as the match got underway. And with our very first chance, we scored. Jialiang supplied the pass, KR the finish. It was probably the yellow jersey curse that got us as we started to fall asleep and misplace passes, although a few cross-field passes from wing-to-wing did find their mark. And we paid the price for our complacency, their nippy number 6 getting in behind KS to chip Jackson for our first goal conceded in 2 matches.

From then, it was all one-way traffic as they gradually tired. The wingers were darting onto passes and creating dangerous openings, and it was from one of these runs which earned us a corner. Jialiang's inswinger was met by a firm header by Seng, who saw his header deflected past the goalie.

It was all one way traffic as we vigorously pushed the ball forward seeking our third. All our good work was undone by the very obviously biased referee, who called an offside almost every time an excellent ball caught the Trinity defence napping.

However, we were not to be denied as Leslie broke away from an onside position to put in the third.

It could have been more but for some awful refereeing, some good goalkeeping and some poor finishing, most evidently from Derek, who skied a cross when it seemed easier to tuck it into the back of the net.

Marcus and Reubs report live from Pint on Punt, Melbourne =)))

Match Confirmation 7th June 2008

Match Confirmation

7th June 2008 Saturday

Time to reach: 8:30am

Venue: Farrer Park Field near KK hospital and LTA HQ

Colour to wear: Yellow

Opponents: Unknown

how to take a throw in

=)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0kGbG2jOnY&feature=related

31st May 2008

Unido v.s KFC

Venue : Tampines Ave 8 fields
Time : 8.30 am
Our Team Jersey: Blue

24th May 2008

Match Confirmation 24th May 2008 Saturday Morning

Location : Hiding Place (Off Jalan Kayu. It's at the junction of Jalan Kayu and Yio Chu Kang Road) -- Drivers please park along Seletar West Farmway 2

Time to arrive : 0915am

Kit to wear : Yellow - reflecting popular opinion

Opponents : Team Trinity

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED

Doing the double: Unido 6-0 'Jesus Saves' Korea Branch (agg.)

Singapore isn't that big after all. This was the second in the series of our 're-matches' which do not involve Shangwei's team. And to top it all, we played them twice in two weeks - in a home & away format.

1st leg: Unido 4-0 'Jesus Saves' KB, 10 May 2008

It was a blustery morning that greeted us as we arrived sporadically at Farrer Park. I'd had some difficulty with my new contact lenses, and together with almost the whole team, arrived later than expected at the pitch. There was a slight drizzle and grey skies, which helped cool the normally humid mornings down.

We knew we'd played them before, and drew with them at Carlisle the last time. However, we were determined to do better this time around and confidence was high despite the previous week's 2-2 draw.

However, we played like headless chickens for the first 20 minutes. Passes went astray, ball control was virtually absent and link-up between defence, midfield and attack was abysmal. Perhaps it was a severe case of nerves.

Despite this, it only took us 25 minutes to break the deadlock. Seng broke through the defence and placed an outside-foot shot into the far corner to give us the lead. The goal calmed us down some, and allowed us to slip into our normal game. Passing improved and our play became more fluid.

5 minutes to half-time, and we doubled our lead. A looping header by Hogan was diverted into his own net by the Koreans' number 21, not that it mattered much since it was on its way into the goal anyway.

Their number 7 was lively, as was the number 19. However, the defence stood up well against their attacks, and broke them down easily. That was the way the first half ended.

The second half saw the introduction of their number 10, who was a tall, lanky fellow with some silky ball skills. He managed to put some shots in, but Jackson was equal to the task, even managing to palm away a stinging shot in a one-on-one situation. Try as they might, they were continually frustrated by a combination of excellent shot stopping, offside calls and fouls. Their tempers began to fray as the number 10 began to sulk and look disinterested.

Then, a long ball out of defence sprung the offside trap, leaving Leslie with a simple shot past the keeper for a 3-0 lead. Not long after, a pass by Seng was left by the defence, who stood still thinking Leslie was offside, and SA sprinted away from an onside position to beat the keeper from close range to make it 4-0.

The final whistle sounded not long after as we ran out deserved 4-0 winners.

2nd leg: 'Jesus Saves' KB 0-2 Unido, 17 May 2008

There could not have been a bigger contrast in the weather for the return leg. For the second time in three matches, our dear captain managed to turn up 5 minutes before kick off! And again, we endured a nervy start as they made a few changes, fielding their older players for this game.

Number 10 started upfront, and as he was continually frustrated, switched into the heart of their defence. Their left wing back, number 21, was at his dirty best as he used every trick in the book to try and stop JL from making his dangerous runs down the wing.

This time they managed to capitalise on our nervy start as the number 7 raced through and sprung the offside trap, but Ben did well to chase back and make him rush his shot, which was wide of the goal. KR had a glorious chance to break the deadlock as well, but the number 22 managed to get back in time and stole the ball off KR's toes as he was about to shoot.

The number 10 did a sterling job in defence, as we were also continually frustrated by a combination of their good fortune and our misses in front of goal. The half ended 0-0.

The Koreans threatened a few times in the second half, but either they shot wide or Jackson was equal to the task. At the other end, we continued to push forward and attack their weaker flanks, but again the number 21 was tugging at shirts and whatever he could get his hands on, preventing us from getting a quick break.

But again, we prevailed as KR struck a sweet shot into the net from close range in the 70th minute, helped by some appalling defending. The goal spurred them a little, as they pushed number 10 up front again, but as fate would have it, JL got his first goal since his return from injury. Exactly the same spot, exactly the same type of goal as KR to make it 2-0.

You could see the despondent looks on their face as they began to use every dirty trick in the book. The number 16's shirt-pull on Seng was the straw that broke the camel's back as the referee failed to spot it despite the obviousness of it all, and Seng was booked for retaliation and a free-kick awarded to the Koreans. Even that failed to make any impact and the game ended 2-0 in our favour.

Final aggregate score: Unido 6-0 Jesus Saves Korea Branch

Match Confirmation 17 MAY 2008

Confirmation of Saturday's match 17 May

meet 830am at Farrer Park Field
Wear Yellow

=)

Upcoming Matches 17 May 24 May Saturdays

Hey guys do take note of these upcoming matches

17 May 9 am at Farrer Park -- i will try to arrange for a different referee - opponents unknown

24 May 10 am AT HIDING PLACE (jalan Kayu) -- versus team trinity

Details will be made soon when more are available but in the meantime pls do keep the saturdays free =)

When is our chance for glory?

matchday 10 may 2008

ok guys,

matchday 10 May 2008.

Location : Farrer Park field (where we played the last game ; near the swimming pool and LTA HQ, off hampshire road)

Time to arrive: before 830am

Kit to wear : blue

Opponents : Unknown

Disaster: Unido 2-2 Malay Team

You just know its not going to be your day when the phone rings while you're on the cab and approaching the match location and the caller-id shows that its one of your teammates.

Good thing KR reached us in time for us to redirect the taxi driver to Dorset Road instead of into Carlisle Road and that ulu-pandan patch of grass. Although it would have been better given the condition of the Farrer Park pitch. It was dry, but bumpy and threatened to trip you anytime.

And the opponents were familiar. Especially "Bus 151", whom I "crashed" into and hurt my knee in our previous meeting, which ended at 1-1 and with me up front chasing long, hopeful punts.

But there was to be no repeat of me reprising that role as we had our regular front two (SA was absent for the previous fixture) as well as Alex, who had been shifted into the advanced role with some effect in our previous game against "Spain".

And, perhaps the most shocking revelation of all: our dear captain arrived 5 mins AFTER kickoff! ;)

We had a 16-man squad for this match, and for once, I didn't start the game, the place going instead to Kelvin. Otherwise, the defence was unchanged, even with the return of Hong Loon from his unfortunate training ground injury. Seng partnered Reubs in the centre of the park in the other change to the lineup for this game.

The match finally got underway 20 minutes late, after the referee arrived late (As always, when something is late, the outcome for us is usually unfavourable). Both sides created chances, but in the first 10 minutes, failed to score. This changed after SA picked up a through ball on the left wing, beat three defenders and squared it for Leslie to tap into an unguarded goal.

Our lead did not last long. The opponents threatened and barely five minutes later, were level through a lob-shot which Jackson misjudged due to the sunlight shining into his eyes. The goal gave them confidence and we had to be on our toes to repel wave after wave of attacks. We had some chances of our own, notably another square ball from SA which found JLo who poked the ball wide, and another speedy run by JLo which put him clear but he could only manage to poke the ball straight at the keeper.

Half-time score, 1-1.

The malay guys changed their central midfielders in the second half, and that gave us the advantage. It was our turn to launch waves and waves of attacks, and when SA was fouled 30m from goal, Ben stepped up and delivered the goal of the month. It was a sweetly-struck free kick from 30 metres out which flew over the wall and into the top far corner of the net. The keeper was taken by surprise and didn't even move.

That goal spurred us on as we held firm in defence and had some good attacking moves up front. But for some lacklustre finishing and an unusually subdued performance by Alex up front, we could have been 3, 4 or even 5 goals to the good.

Alas, it was not to be our first win in a long long time as a hopeful cross by the number 19 was turned into our own net by KS.

Final score, 2-2 and KS with egg on his face. =)))

3rd May Saturday Game

Hi Guys,

this sat game is at Kingston International School. Please reach before 830am. Details are as follows

Location: Kingston International School
Time to Arrive: before 830am
Colour: Blue
Opponents: Unknown

the place is near KK hospital. it's at carlisle road off norfolk road =)

Matches in May

Dear all,

Pls do take note of the following arrangements in the month of may.

The first 3 weeks of May we have matches lined up already. these are on saturdays, 3rd, 10th and 17th May, Morning 9am game at Kingston International School near KK hospital.

=)

Rgrds
ks

It's raining goals: Unido 3-4 "Spain"

This match saw the return of SA to the side, after he missed the previous two Saturday games due to other commitments. It also saw some experimental positioning, as Alex was shifted into a more advanced forward role, while Weirong was moved to the right-back position. Ben took up the centre-back role next to KS.

It was a tentative start as the match kicked off late. Both teams were putting out feelers as the ball yo-yoed back and forth between both halves. "Spain" had a few good chances, but KS and Ben were resilient at the back and the frustration shown as one of their strikers reacted angrily to some disruptive play by the centrebacks and got booked by the referee for his unnecessary outburst. The half ended 0-0.

By then, grey clouds obscured the sky and rain pelted relentlessly down as the teams took to the field for the second half. Alex got his chance up front, while Hogan came in on the left wing.

The waterlogged pitch did no favours to either side and as tactics got thrown out the window, "Spain" grabbed a deserved lead. A quick through-ball over the top and their striker put it past Jackson to make it 1-0. Heads sagged, but before long, an elementary mistake by the "Spain" keeper from a cross by JQ allowed Hogan to nip in and grab an equaliser. This was the catalyst for more attack-oriented play, but "Spain" gave the left-back some real problems as the defence played a high line, and punished us with two goals in quick succession, even if one of them seemed a little fortunate.

The rain had slowed to a slight drizzle, and spirits were lifted as Alex steered in a cross from the right after Reubs had shown great vision and released KR down the flank. He showed his speed as he sprung the offside trap and slid a low cross to a grateful Alex, who calmly stroked the ball past two defenders and into the net.

And not surprisingly, we got right back in it. Another through ball by Reubs to KR, who broke free and attempted to round the keeper, who stuck out a leg and steered the ball out for a corner. KR took the corner, and screwed it up awfully, but a fortunate deflection saw the ball come back out to the flank. A pinpoint cross found a leaping Hogan, who sent in a looping header which dropped under the crossbar and into the net.

3-3, with 5 minutes of the game remaining.

Alas, it was not to be as "Spain" broke out of defence and some confusion in our defence allowed them to steal a fourth at the far post.

By then it was too little, too late as we fell 3-4, but the performance was heartening as we played well and the cohesion and adaption to the new formation and tactics shone through the gloomy afternoon.

Details for the match on 13th April, Sunday

VENUE: YISHUN BLK 367

TIME: 1415HRS

"DRESSCODE": BLUE

OPPONENTS: UNKNOWN

http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_3573/travel_

Stalemate: Unido 1-1 NTU Hall 11

(Post-dated!)

After swearing off the Yishun pitch, it was a wonder that we actually returned to face these opponents on this patch. Various comments heard regarding the state of the pitch after the draw with Shangwei's new-look team are better left unsaid.

But a bad pitch is better than no pitch as we faced up against a NTU Hall 11 side made up of players who probably were in the same age group as ourselves. They had their grey shirts, with "Eleven" emblazoned on the back, two guys with the number "11", and even a captain in the number 6, who didn't really call the shots (so I dunno what the armband was for anyway). But they had despatched our last opponents on that pitch 5-0 (we could only manage a 0-0 stalemate!) so it was going to be an uphill task.

In addition, we were in our dreaded yellow kit, which made the task seem even more ominous.

The match got underway in the hot 11am sun, and it was a tight encounter in the centre of the park, as both teams played three across. Leslie was left alone up front, with support from Seng, who was making his first return after a period out with some groin trouble. Reuben was in goal for Jackson, who had to "serve the nation".

Hall 11 broke the deadlock first, a through ball well put away by their number 11 with gold hair (the other fella had black hair). However, it didn't take Leslie long to show why he was the first choice striker, chasing down a loose ball and from a narrow angle, slotting home to bring us level just minutes later.

It was 1-1 at half time, as the sun bore down relentlessly on these madmen who were duking it out in midfield. After the restart, both sides had glorious chances to win it, but scuffed shots and lucky blocks ruled the day as the match finished 1-1.

The curse of the yellow jersey - yet to be broken.

Commitment

Hi all,

let me share my two cents for this matter.

First of all, I understand that I have not been joining you guys for the matches on Sunday due to my work commitments. I am truly sorry about it and hope you guys understand.

Secondly, I may appear to be joking all the time and may appear not serious most of the time I might say. It is not to make light of the whole situation, but rather, I believe that the atmosphere plays a part as well. If we are happy, we will be enjoying right?

We have not been playing together for too long on the pitch despite us having played together for some years already. However, I would like to say that sometimes, it is not winning that matters. Yes, to win is an added bonus but I feel that enjoying and playing to our potential is another matter. It sure feels good to win but what do we get from winning? Nothing right? Perhaps we feel too pressurized to win and that is why we try to over-do things sometimes. It is good to have desire to win but let us work together as a team and improve together.

I agree with what Jun Qiang has written. We need to have a unified direction. I would prefer us to play well and lose rather than to play like school kids and come out with a win. If we could think about it this way. It is easier for people to see your strengths and weaknesses than yourself. No one likes to hear negative aspects about themselves but I feel we need to be professional about this. I have been criticized before, Jun Qiang has told me off before, KS has given me advice, even Weirong too. But never once I took it personally. I do not have to agree with what they say, but keeping an open mind and having some food for thought would not hurt a bit.

What I really want to say is, understand why others are giving you advice and why several issues are brought up for discussion. If you choose to take it personally, it would not benefit everyone. No one would want to target anyone. We are a team, so lets hear each other's voices and more forward. This is what commitment is about. We commit to the same cause and we commit to improving together.

Given the time constraints and work commitments, I can understand if our meet-up sessions are short or we do not have the energy to last the full match. This would no doubt affect our fitness. However, if we make the effort, we can do it. I am doing my own running every Tues and Thurs. I understand my own limitations. I cannot run 10km like Jun Qiang at one go. But what I am doing is 3km every running session, working on my breathing and acceleration. The idea is not to be super fit but rather, being in shape. I do not think our team would mind if we can give a good 25 mins in a match as compared to a lacklustre 90 mins of ball-watching and non-involvement.

It all boils down to being committed. I am happy with this team because we do not take criticisms negatively. However, our understanding as a team needs some working on. As of right now, everyone is doing their own thing on the pitch. While I agree that training sessions would benefit greatly, there is a need to keep in mind the attendance. I propose to having our tactics written on this blog, with illustrations. We can scan a copy of our tactics so everyone could see them even if we miss the training sessions. If we can picture what our specific role is, I think it will be easier to execute. Of course it takes time to draw out and coordinate, but this is one avenue we could explore.

We are still not tactically-sound. We cannot depend on having a manager to draw out plays or plan training sessions for us. So I think it would be good if we could sit down and analyse what each person's strengths and weaknesses are and we plan our tactics accordingly. We could have several simulations where we could adopt for various matches and to adapt during matches when things are not working out.

Decision-making is another key area which I feel needs to be addressed. Everyone makes mistakes. But what is important is to learn from it. We may make a bad pass, over-dribble or miss a clearance. I think it is ok as long if we learn from it and not repeat the same mistake. We should improve our decision-making by understanding each and everyone's role. I am not saying the same persons will get to shoot all the time or who must stay in our half all the time. But rather, knowing what the situation demands for it. KS goes up once in a while for corners and free kicks or even counter attacks. It is easy to be caught up in the situation and everyone charges forward wanting to score. But we cannot have 11 players in our opponent's half right? If KS goes up then someone must cover him and be prepared to reat in the even of a swift counter attack. We must be ready to chase, slow down the opposition or even foul when necessary.

Therefore our tactics are important. We could plan like having 6 men going up, positioning in specific areas during attacks and who will stay back during corners. Of course there can be times where roles are changed as long there is communication between the parties. We know that we can play soccer, individually that is. It will be a great achievement if we could gel as one. And to do that, we need to have the commitment of every player. So perhaps another session of meeting up and discussing setplays and tactics would benefit us more instead of our pre-match talk 30 seconds before kick-off.

Pardon this long post, I was unaware that you guys met so I am voicing out some thoughts which I have. By the way, I am in the midst of changing my work schedule so I can join the matches on Sunday. But this would also mean my Saturdays will be burnt as I have to work either Saturday or Sunday. So I would not be able to join the Saturday sessions from May onwards.

Hope no one is offended by my thoughts. Not targetting at anyone, just something general. I am committed to this team and I will continue to do my best. Anyway, I look forward to the next match! Cheers!

Regards,

Sherman

Directions

The visions of the team are shared by everyone who voiced out on the Sunday night team dinner/ meeting.

They can be summarised by 3 keys words : Win, Enjoy and Team


Nobody in the team likes losing. Everyone wants to feel like a winner. Even as semi-pro, even as a recreational player. The team is losing its unified goals and directions, losing focus and forgetting how to win.

We attributed the key to winning under 2 aspects : 1.Physical 2. Psychological

Physical:

1. Fitness - Do we play to keep fit or keep fit to play? My advice is.. if you keep yourself fit, you will find it easier to play. You can think better, react faster, stay longer and most imptly focus on how to play at an optimal level. Work commitments, school commitments, Spouse commitments. These are just excuses and you know it better than anyone else. I am not asking for everyone to be incredible fit, but it takes more than lasting a game by walking through, its abt being able to run with the ball and able to still react without being "Shacked, cannot think"

2. Training - Being a recreational team makes it more difficult to conduct proper training. Equipment wise we are still doing fine, but its the facilities (field) and time commitments that are problematic. Since we are not professionals, I don't pay u to attend trainings and games and we have our full time work, lets be realistic.

Suggestions being brought up include : 1. Meeting earlier before games for simple team warm up and trainings 2. Meeting on sat to play training match within our own team.

Areas we have to work on :

-Tactics : We can arrive 15 mins earlier before warm ups for changing of gears and for tactics briefing with the aid of a sketch board.

-Shooting : Proper shooting exercise can be done during warm ups ( not dead ball shooting)

-Set Pieces : Corner kicks and free kicks drill ( who, where and how to move and to familise with the taker's range) can also be done during warming up

-Off the ball movements (how to make off the ball running to draw defenders, to creat space for team mates to shoot or pass) Certain small details can be gone through and for individual to keep in mind the match.

-Crosses : Same as the set pieces drill, we have systematic crossing exercise (i.e 1-2 crosses, high/low sharp crosses)

-Passing : Long, short passing , 1 or 2 touches between 3 to 5 guys

-Close Control : can be honed with the passing drill

The whole of warming up can be done in 25 mins. - 5 mins for stretch and light jogs, 15 mins to do a combi of shooting, crossing, set pieces 5 mins for passing exercise.

we can re arrange the sequences for the warming up drills but tactics briefing is a must from now on since alot of us are lost about our game plan during the match.
So i suggest we arrive 30 to 45 mins earlier before the proper kick off.

To encourage everyone to keep on time: we will devise a pts awarding system for all time keepers
Failure to do so will result in a fine.


For the awarding system, I suggest a pt allocation system where a scorer gets 5 pts, an assist 5 pts, a clean sheet will have 5 pts for the Gk and defenders.

A foul throw will have 1 pt deducted, a yellow 2 pts and a red 5 pts off. Late comers will be fined and have 3 pts deducted.

We can work on this system and your suggestions are more than welcome but pls try to be constructive and more concrete with your ideas.( Try to jot them down so that i can organise it)

We can come up with monthly winners and annual winners and prizes such as a trophy, a voucher or even a football jersey can be awarded thru the contributions of a team fund.

Psychological-

To be able to win, mentality we must be prepared.

Even if we play unknown opponents every week, we must approach each game with our full concentration. Like I said, we only get to be footballers once every week, so we must be professional.

Full concentration meaning - to be constantly aware of the team's tactics, to be aware of team mates movement. A small slip can lead to conceding of a goal or a extra sprint or movement can result in a goal for us. So we must not switch off and let our minds wander.

Trust - This is a big word. But I am sure everyone understands its importance in any group, team or organisation. What we want is to be able to express ourselves , our skills without being reprimanded heavily if we screw it up. To be able to achieve that, I suggest the screwing party and the receiving party keep these few pts in mind :

1. Responsibility -

Picture this, you chase after the opponent long and hard and finally put in a smart tackle or timely interception in our own half. you move the ball quickly and made a beautiful long range pass to an unmarked teamate who can a quick pass to the strikers and counter hit the opponent. This team mate decide to take on the defence himself and being heavily hounded by 2 -3 defenders, loses the ball and from which the opposition counter us and scold.

You: feel Angry, wasted, disappointed and wary of passing the ball to that team mate in the future.

Your team mate: Disappointed with himself, feel blamed and unhappy with losing the ball.

My pt is simple. Nobody does anything stupid on purpose to make our team lose. I didn't try to mis control the ball or mis pass the ball to let our team lose.

What we can do in this situation is :

Trust and be responsible

Trust- learn to understand everyone has their own strength and weakness. I can't shoot but i can run at the defence. But if i am in a better position, you should at least let me try to take aim, who knows out of the 10 times, I can get it hard and strong shot in.

But keep in mind, trusting doesn't mean you don't support your team mates. When he is holding the ball, make spaces for him so that he can pass to you if need be, watch his back and be prepared to fill in his position until he moves back.

Most importantly, learn to understand the difficulties of your team mate and trust his intention. Instead of sniggering, despising him, learn to accept and try to cover his weakness for him. For he will do the same for you.

Responsible - Learn to accept that sometimes we can't improve on our weakness overnight. It takes time. If you are the one witnessing your teammate losing the ball away, you wun feel too happy about it as well. Therefore, learn to accept responsibilities. If you want to shoot, dribble.. be very sure not to screw it up. But if you screw it up, try to understand where the frustration of your team mates are coming from. If you get a negative response, be responsible, accept it, move forward and try to win the ball back or make better decisions next time. DO not be afraid to play confidently but remember we are a TEAM and we are responsible for another.

Keep this in mind, its part of the emotions in the game. At the end of the day, after the match, We are not only team mates., we are still FRIENDS.


Change of positions and substitutions

There was a mention of the desired change or adding of positions to many players. We can make experiments but not at a over haul extent. Making some changes and try outs during certain games or during training matches within ourselves can definitely be done.
Regarding the substitutions issue, I am sorry but in every game there are bound to be some stronger and weaker players. But it doesn't mean it stays the same everytime. Nor it means the so called weaker players cannot get to play or start. It all depends on the tactics, the turn out. Like I said before, no one is indispensible.


Therefore I urge everyone to try to understand and be patient. For now, the main aim of the team is to improve and move forward together.

Yours Truly,

Junqiang

Moving on: Unido 0-1 Maroon Kids

Twenty-five year olds just don't have the same lung capacity as those spritely-ORDed twenty year old fresh faces. It's a damning cycle: You enlist, eat well, exercise a lot, then ORD and hit the downward spiral. You end up flunking the annual IPPT (ok, so maybe its just me) and get breathless chasing that kid who glides effortlessly along.

Such was the theme of yesterday's game against a side made up of these 20-year olds.

The tactic of the day was to defend, and attack, as a team (for those who missed it, see KS's last post here. Well, we did...or at least tried to do that. Those kids were freakishly quick, and seemed not to run out of breath. They closed us down at every opportunity and didn't allow us to settle down.

Even the referee asked JQ why we were out of sorts.

Anyway, on to the match details: we managed to carve out a few opportunities, the closest being Zhiwei springing the offside trap to slot past the onrushing keeper, only to see the ball bounce agonisingly wide of the post. KS also had a clear header on goal which he put over the bar. Otherwise, our attack lacked bite, probably due to the new tactic we had adopted.

Although we were losing the midfield battle, at least it didn't translate into too many opportunities for them. Jackson was brilliant, tipping over what seemed to be certain goals, but unfortunately, near the end, he was beaten by a combination of poor marking and fortune on the opponent's end.

The defender ghosted in unmarked to score at the near post, a downward header that really, really, should not have been given away. We did try to hit back, as the urgency increased and we began stringing some passes together, but as usual, it was too little, too late.

MOTM: Jackson - for his superb saves which kept us in it and kept the score to a respectable one goal only.

Details for the match on 5th April

Venue: Yishun Ring Road blk 367

Time: 1030hrs

'Dresscode": Yellow

Opponents: NTU Hall 11

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30th March 2008

hi all, this sunday's match 30 march 2008 will be at Serangoon Secondary School again

Location is as per link below.

Jersey Colour : BLUE
Time to Reach : 830am
Venue : Serangoon Secondary School
How to get there : for those of u taking buses, u can take 27 from Tampines ; and alight at the 1st stop into sengkang , switch to 136; alternatively pls make ur arrangments with KS or others to pick up at sengkang MRT.
Map : http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_25474/travel_site

Guys can we all try to make it there earlier? We really do need time to warm up and everything.

A center back perspective and rant on the last match

well, forgive me for ranting, but there are certain issues that i think need raising, which all of us should take note of regarding the previous match...

overall, i think we did quite well, not conceding any goals... i was guilty of a couple of bloopers; think the backpass in the first half was bad, but jackson managed to redeem me.

At the end of the pitch, i think that we can't push all the blame towards the strikers for not scoring, some might argue that they are not clinical enough. But i would rather think that there is a problem with the team as well, when we are attacking. Defensively i think we learnt a lot since we first started off, but in terms of attacking as a unit we still have much to learn. When we attack, i realized we tend to just pass the ball forward and then stay in our original positions. This applies to all of us, me included. The reason why we need to move off the ball, is to provide more space for the ball, more options for the man on the ball. Soccer is not about the man on the ball, it's about the men off the ball. As a result, our strike unit, and our midfield unit and our defense units are just that units, not a team. Maybe what we should think about is not pushing the ball forward all the time, but rather moving off the ball and stroking the ball around, involving the defence and midfield and strikers in attacking.

The other rant that i have is about the time that we need to arrive for matches. I do understand that some of us do stay a distance away, and that some of our matches are early in the morning at 9am. but it gets kind of frustrating when i make an effort to arrive on time every match, only to see people turning up late, people need morning calls at 8am or 10am, and who can't be responsible enough to ask for morning calls. The last match was especially bad. We were supposed to be there at 1030 and when the referee blowed the whistle at 11am, we still didn't have enuff. I do know that we are a casual soccer team, sunday warriors if u like, group of friends who play recreationary, but there's a reason why we need to arrive early: to practise our set pieces, crosses, running off the ball and warming up, which I reckon we all dearly need. Not to say that we must always reach half an hour earlier, but trying to is better than not. What really pisses me off is the attitude that some of us have been showing towards punctuality which is quite bad.

Forgive me for ranting, but i think the team needs to talk this through a bit. As u all say, regardless of what happens we are a team, but if this is the attitude that some of us want to bring to the team, then are we still a team or just a bunch of rag-tag misfits?

Pre-Match and outing

Hey all,

Lets prepare for the up coming match...

Reuben is maybe right, I don't believe they will be push overs.

BUT we have improved leaps & bounds ourselves, we won't be easy oppositions for them.

So please rest , eat and prepare yourselves well for the match.

Next thing, Sat nite, Singapore will play Australia at the National Stadium at 730pm. Harry Kewell will be turning out for them, so I am quite keen to watch. Anyone interested to go together? Pls let me know and we can meet up for the match and dinner.

Match on 22nd March

Here are the details for the highly anticipated "we think we can thrash them but we wont" match against shangwei's team.

Venue: Yishun Ring Road BLK 367
Time: 1100-1300
Reach at : 1030am
Colour: The cursed yellow

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ks - ya the field is not bad played there once.. it's near Yishun ITE those driving go by Lentor then Yishun Ave 1 then Ave 6

16 MARCH MATCH SUNDAY

hi all, this sunday's match 16 march 2008 will ALSO be at Serangoon Secondary School.

Location is as per link below.

Jersey Colour : BLUE
Time to Reach : 830am
Venue : Serangoon Secondary School
How to get there : for those of u taking buses, u can take 27 from Tampines ; and alight at the 1st stop into sengkang , switch to 136; alternatively pls make ur arrangments with KS or others to pick up at sengkang MRT.
Map : http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_25474/travel_site_1/

Sun 9am 9 March 2008

hi all, this sunday's match 9 march 2008 will be at Serangoon Secondary School. Location is as per link below.

Jersey Colour : BLUE

Time to Reach : 830am

Venue : Serangoon Secondary School

How to get there : for those of u taking buses, u can take 27 from Tampines ; and alight at the 1st stop into sengkang , switch to 136; alternatively pls make ur arrangments with KS or others to pick up at sengkang MRT.

Map : http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_25474/travel_site_1/

btw, the place is super near alex's place, so can we come up with an agreement that if alex, our lateking is late again, maybe we could fine him, or make the game on him or lunch on him of something? those in favour say aye! =)

For love of the game

Guys,

We have been playing together for as early as 2000 for some of us... While this team has only been playing on field regular since last year, we have been with each other for at least 5 years.
I couldn't help but wonder at times, why we can't play as a team at times. This problem has been bugging me for quite a while...

I have decided give my opinions on several issues.. However, pls believe me that my intend is to get to the root of the problems and help the team move on forward.. it is not to finger point...

1. Passion for the game - No doubt everyone has their way of showing their commitments and fighting spirit during a game, but sometimes I just feel not everyone is giving their all. All referring to the focus, concentration, the hunger to win, the hunger to get the ball. I just don't feel that we want to win the game, in fact sometimes I feel we are just contended to run the game down. I know and accept that its my responsibility to inspire you guys.. hence the rentless runnings at times. Even if i know i run after a loss cause, i feel its worthy if it can inspire u all to carry on fighting.


2. Scoring goals - Yes I know it feels great to score. Everyone who plays this game knows the best feeling is to score. However, I plead with everyone to know their roles and importance. Some of you might think the scorers get all the acclaims and credits while u all do the dirty and unwanted work and don't feel appreciated.. For that, I wish to clarify this once and for all.. Some of us all stronger in certain attributes but weaker in certain aspects..for example, i know my limitations lies in my close control and shooting.. but i also know my strengths... my pt is..when we 1st started out, we place everyone in positions according to their strengths and not preferences. I feel it should be the way, otherwise where is the controlling of the game? where wld the dynamics and the potency of our team be?
You might think defenders are not as important as the strikers or the midfielders...but thats never true.. Anyone playing football week in week out can tell u, that every single position in the team is impt.. otherwise, why do we need 11 players? I firmly believe that if you strive to give ur best in whichever position you play in, u can be a hero anywhere. As for the goals, don't worry so much...if possible we try to let everyone score.. and if we manage to dominate and lead a game, we will rotate our position.. but for now, lets concentrate on our roles ok?

3. Fitness - it shouldn't be a chore guys.. I know how tiring it can get..believe me.. when i do my run every tuesday.. i feel damn slack and draggy.. but i know it will pay off for me in the future games.. Please try to keep yourself fit ..its for ur own good too..warm ups are a must,.. try to do basic stretch.. i dun want anymore injuries.. smokers.. i wun stop u but try to cut down or smoke earlier and not smoke and not do warm ups before the match..it doesn;t show unity in the sense..

4. Team Selection and substitution - I try to play everyone equally as much as possible.. but depending on the match and tactics, i have to make certain calls.. its not telling anyone that he is lousy nor is it biased on my part.. Fitness, game play, form, game attitude and linking up with team are some of the aspects that i consider... try to be understanding on this part..

5. Team spirit - We started out not knowing each other well.. but after so long together, we ought to be very close. I can say you guys are all my important friends in my social circle. The game is like a war, and you guys are my comrades. I am counting on you to watch my back, support me, help me, fight by my side. Conversely, I will be watching your back, supporting u, helping u and fight by urside. There's no point in finger pointing, blaming and passing the buck.If we lose, we lose as a team. Remind each other, advise each other, help each other.. not grunt, not blame. If you try to beat the defenders on your own, I will support you..but dun be too proud to not accept my support and try to dribble on ur own everytime.. look up, look beside.. sometimes its faster to pass den to dribble. We should work as a unit, a team.. and we must work as one.

With that I urge u all to be understanding and responsive. Stand up and be counted!

I will be looking forward to the coming games and emerge victorious!

Back to Back matches

Can i get a show of hands who's ok with playing back to back matches on the 22nd of March(sat morning) and 23rd of march(sunday)? The team we'll be up against on the 22nd is a familiar face, shangwei's team. (We whopped their assess thrice if u remember) .

Unido 1-2 Cosmos Santos

Everything was late for this one. We were late, opponents were late, and the ref was even later. The police even had time to come and rescue the guy stuck in the drain. And when the game finally kicked off, you could see sweat glistening on the faces of our own players as if we'd already been through the first half.

The opponents this time were no "New Balance" wearers; before the match they had their little trophies and medals on the sidelines, and even their very own team photographer! We were suitably impressed, but as we always tend to do, we managed to take the game to the opponents.

Neither side got the better of the other in the first 10-20 minutes, as the game went back and forth from our half to the opponents' and back again. We had a gilt-edged chance which Seng put wide, before they took the lead near half-time with the overlapping full-back beating the offside trap and hitting a shot past Jackson.

It was 0-2 early in the second half, as the left and centre backs got into a little of a mix-up, allowing the number 10 (in his flashy yellow boots, no less) to nip in between and tuck home the second. But we never gave up and ShiAn gave us a fighting chance with his 7th goal, although he could have more but for a combination of good goalkeeping and some questionable offside calls.

The overall assessment for the match was that our passes were rather disjointed and we tried too hard to play long balls forward instead of using the midfield as a pivoting point. But as our cap said, we tend to up our game for such opponents who offer up a "challenge".

Let's hope we break the streak for our yellow jerseys next week by raising our game even higher than this. =)))

Guys,

Wanna watch Tampines Rovers v.s Home Utd at the Tampines Stadium on this coming wednesday, 27th Feb , at 730..?

Match on 2 March against TPJC Alumnus

Guys,

This coming sunday match @ Tampines Safra at 1100.. Reach at 1030 am as usual. We wear yellow as opponents will be in blue. So yup, take note of the change of timing from the post that ks posted up earlier. Sorry for the confusion if any.

Matches for March

Hi all,

please note that matches for the month of march have been arranged and confirmed. all on sundays.

do take note and keep those dates free. 2 , 9 ,16, 23, 30 march

Sun 5pm 24th Febuary 2008

Hi all,take note of our game. Sunday 24th febuary 2008. 5pm match start. reach at 430 pm. location regent secondary. we played there before. it's in CCK. =)

link as per below. Wear BLUE. see u guys
there

.http://www.streetdirectory.com/asia_travel/travel/travel_id_15165/travel_site_121705/.

Line up for match

Hey all...here's the line up

1.Jq
2.Ks
3.Kerong
4.Reuben
5.Chunseng
6.Alex
7.Marcus
8.Weirong
9.Shian
10.Ben
11.Kelvin
12.Hong
13.Hongloon
14.Jackson

19 Feb: Unido 5-1 New Balance Wearers @ SengKang Fernvale Field

"We better win this one, they wearing New Balance to play one leh..."

Upon hearing KR say that and seeing our opponents donning their proud New Balance shoes, we somehow know that this team is there to be slaughtered.

Indeed, my hunch was right. They started with 10 men and ended with 8 or 7. Not because they were "Red-carded" but because they chose to sit out due to fatigue.

Finally, the final score - "5-1." We won by a rather large margin but we were not very happy with our performance. Despite winning 5-1, we show that our team still has plenty of room for improvement. Personally I feel that the last 20 mins was horrendous. There are several things to note.

- Positional Discipline.
After leading 5-0, I feel that the team totally lost its shape. Many of us were playing out of position. Many wanted to score and thus did not have the discipline to stay in our own position. Honestly, we lost our game plan and we even let a 8-men team score against us. Which is rather depressing.

- Temperament and Composure
Due to some reasons, some of us lost our cool because of the way we played or.... However, if there is anything to learn from this episode, it should be the fact that we should learn to keep our cool and be patient with our team. Even if the team is "anyhow playing", we should not give up.

- Attitude
Sometimes, we can be overly hard on ourselves. Come on, we won! OK. Like what Qiang say, winning is not everything. Like what Alex say, winning is everything. Another lesson we learn is that the most important thing is to be happy. Winning 5-1 unhappily is not better that losing 1-0 happily - like some of us mentioned.

To conclude, this game could easily have been 10-0 or 20-0 if we were clinical and disciplined enough. However, we decided not to make it a rugby score line. :) Most importantly, remember not to take the fun out of the game.

Onwards we march! Bros.
Mahjulah Unido!!

CHEERS!!!!