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Sorry for this late feedback on our game last Saturday versus Monopoly, I was on strike to save our retirements (60 years old)...
Good Fellas vs Monopoly: 3-0
Shaka (15 min)
Chris (28 min)
Chris (50 min)
Place: Kowloon Tsai
Weather: 29°c, cloudy
Spectators: 27 (including local workers)
After 2 frustrating defeats Good Fellas had the mission to be back on track. All the conditions were there:
- great and useful training on Thursday.
- our favourite pitch (last time 8-0).
- an old rival team Monopoly.
- and only 1 girlfriend watching...
After a short warm up, some stretching ... we had our speech and all was about the lunch after the game and let's be back on tracks!
We have a chance against these fellows; we need to play on the ground and fast!
Yat, Yi, San... Fellas!
1st time: 4-5-1
Team:
Raz
Ikes Bear Flo Jase
Justin
Toddy Howard Shaka
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Chris
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> D-Cheung
> Kai
> Kettz
The first 5 minutes, we have been a little surprised by there physical impacts, their middle field sent 2-3 long air balls to strong strikers but without a big danger for our new goalie: Raz. Rapidly the team felt comfortable, the back line had smooth ball possession and middle field took the advantage by playing backyard, on the side.
Justin made the first occasion, by a great volee, unluckily it went on the left side from the goal... Good start for Fellas. A couple of minutes afterwards, Justin again penetrated Monoply's defence and kicked (I hope with his left foot) but no happy ending this time!
After 15 minutes, a raid from Shaka between the defence lines; it was time to score his second goal of the season.
Immediately the team felt more confident, no more this scary feeling, we were leading... Since the beginning of the season, as long as we scored the first goal of the match we always won!
Monopoly had some dangerous free kicks - luckily none of them were very serious (1 shot turn in corner by Flo, 1 good catch from Raz), couple of corner kicks but Bear and Ikes were solid.
The team was keeping its confidence and the middle field dominated Monopoly organisation. Justin ran 50 metres in 4,37sec for counter-attack, Ced was controlling the air, playing short passes and long balls, Howie in his role as the play maker passing accurate balls between lines, Toddy tested couple of time the defence on his right side...
We had some chances from nice corner kicks from Toddy for Bear, Ced...
In 28 minutes, Chris woke up after 2 games and for the joy of his supporter (and of the whole team) made his first goal of the day, receiving a good pass from the middle field (Toddy?), run and won his "face à face" with the Monopoly goalie... 2-0.
Monopoly pushed a little harder for few minutes, their powerful striker was causing some problems with air balls, but Jase was there and carried the counter attack on his left wing... Fellas were strong, organised. Toddy, Howard went out and Mark and Kai went in to bring in some weight to the middle field
The ref whistled the end of the first half.
No time to discuss about the GF wrist bands, just grasped some (kindly) pealed oranges, some drinks... and the message was to keep working the same way. Solid defence, a middle field that controled the ball and efficient strikers...
Un, Deux, Trois... Fellas!
2nd Half
Some changes in the organisation, Midfielders did a great job for the first half, we needed some fresh blood.
Kettz joined the defence at left wing, Mark stayed in the middle field, Ced, Toddy, Shaka took some rest and Dave, Chui came in to bring some speed to the middle field.
For the second half Monopoly try to push higher, they started fast in order to be back in the game... We had more difficulties but often Monopoly missed their pass, controls, their chances...
Fellas was playing around, having some good moves with the right side of the attack, minutes were passing...
50th minutes, the ball was moving in the Fellas' central defence and suddenly Chris ask the ball, he got long one from Flo (lucky in order to be honest), the Monopoly defender was a little short... Chris controlled it and won his second "Rendez-Vous" with the opposite goalie... 3-0 "In your face baby!"
Then I might have lost some parts, because except 2 dangerous attacks from Monopoly... one for a fast counter attack with nice shot from their right striker from 25 meters that Raz caught the ball perfectly in the air... few minutes later another shot that Raz stopped in 2 times, that was it.
Fellas had some more hard time, Kettz stopped some assaults from his side, Hikes played safe and protected the other wings, Bear played solid. Even so Monopoly had some occasion to score, they were not strong and lucky enough to take the ball the in the net.
The time was over, the ref finished the game...
Basta, Finito, Kaput for Monopoly.... Heads and arms up for Fellas!
After two weeks on testing the bitter taste of defeat... we could enjoy our sweet victory.
What ever cost the dentist... let's keep this diet!
Great Fellas!
