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Summary - JIFL News N°2.
Vol 2. Season 2005-06
1.
Edito2. This week's schedule 3. Current league standings 4. Games reports 5. Send your games info ------------------------------------------ :: Edito A bit of self-control
Dear Super
Athletes of the JIFL, 6 screws A sad incident happened the other night during the Mighty Lions & Wanderers match where a brand new player to the league, Tony Latham (a fine footballer, I might add) ended up getting a broken hand simply because one player of the opposing side lost his temper after disagreeing with the referee's decision and toe-punched the ball away inadvertently right into Tony's hand. $15,000. USd later, Tony is back from being medi-evacuated to Singapore and having it titanium plated along with 6 screws, and worse than all of that... he won't be able to play again until the second half of the season. Think about it: Does anybody come to the JIFL football matches to get maimed or disabled? And although it was indeed a freak accident, it could have ever so easily been avoided. A yellow card fiasco Let me give you yet another incident from last night. A good and competitive
match was played with the Wanderers (yet again) and FC D's Place. Now here
is the scenario: One of the leaders of D's decides that his only job in the
match is to stop Manny from scoring (I know this 'cause I work with the lad
and have heard and seen this ever since last Saturday when D's went 1-1 with
Team Japan out at Sentul [and I got proof from the drunken SMS's that he was
sending me]). Anyway, he takes this on himself to stop Manny at any and all
costs. Win or lose he is determined to keep Manny from scoring any goals.
This is his mission. And he stated it plainly before the match. So what you
get is a 'shadow-marker' grabbing, kicking, scratching, and salivating all
over Manny the entire match from beginning to end. Everybody can see that
Jack the Lad is going to get himself into trouble if he keeps kicking and
re-kicking Manny all game but the lad is obsessed (possibly possessed). He
is accomplishing his mission. Suddenly, a little shirt pulling incident
while both men are struggling for the ball in the box where the Shadow gets
a tiny tear in his shirt, where he walks over to Manny complaining about the
tiny tear, where Manny for a laugh puts his finger in the hole and
hilariously makes the tear two inches wider, ends up being a yellow card
fiasco where both players get sent off. Now 'Jack' is quite proud that he
got the Wanderers key player sent off the field. By the way, if I didn't
mention it, this was after Jack walked over and literally ripped Manny's
jersey off of his body. Ripped it! Completely off of Manny's body. In front
of all to see. Tit for Tat? A bit extreme I would say. And... totally
uncalled for by any standard. Self control comes from internal discipline Diatribe: Self control comes from internal discipline. Are we allowed to go to our jobs in the morning and shout, "F*&^% off you silly wanker!" to anybody who accidentally bumps into us? Are we allowed to go home in the evening and scream at our partner, wives or children, "What the f*%$# is that about? Are you F*%$#ing blind, you gimpy p%$^&!". If your coffee is cold do you haul off and throw the rest of the contents and the cup at your maid or a waitress? I mean, isn't our football supposed to be something that we look forward to each week, embrace and participate in with joy? What happened to having a laugh on the field with each other while still competing at and to the best of our ability? Why are we continually denigrating the other team when they score on any of us? If the other team scores then give praise where praise is due. Goals are bloody hard to score in football. That is what makes the game what it is if you didn't notice...! An ever present smile Solution: Boys... let me give everybody some advice (whether you need it or not). Keep a picture of World Footballer of the Year Ronaldhino of Brazil and Barcelona in your heads when you come to play football. He plays football with joy and an ever present smile. Celebrate each and every time that you go on the field. Embrace the beauty of the game. Football should bring each of us joy and happiness and not pain and misery. Now this next statement you may or may not agree with: I firmly believe that the true character of a man comes out on the football field. That is my own original quote. On the field all pretense is stripped away. Pressure is on. How you react to the challenge exposes your true nature. But there is hope even if you are one of those Jack the Lads who possesses little or no self-discipline. Start practicing a bit of self-control and watch yourself improve week by week. In fact, watch your own individual life-quality improve simultaneously. Then watch your team improve week by week, as well. Take a page from the Book of Max Belli. Enjoy the match. Have a laugh on the field when you make a mistake. Learn from it. Try not to repeat it. Embrace the fact that we are physically able to actually play football and have a run about. Keep in mind that we are lucky. We are blessed. We are the fortunate. According to Freudian psychology
More Advice: We are not going to be able to play this game forever. Most of
us are not made of superior genetic engines (like Dieter Cremer for example) and be able to play well into our '70s or '80s ( I can't remember how old
he is now). We need to enjoy every match that we are fortunate enough to
play in. They are indeed limited so take a minute to think about today's
lecture and next time that you show up at the 'match pitch' (another new
word that I've made up)... smile, relax, and take a moment to enjoy the
limited time left in our football days and, more importantly, in our lives.
Remember that we are just people. A bit of kindness goes a long way in life.
And kindness is never forgotten. Never. --------------------------------------
Week 2 - Wrap-Down
:: This week's schedule
-------------------------------------- Announcement The Royal Society of St George are now selling tickets at IDR 750,000 for non members and IDR 700,000 for members for free flow drinks, dinner and black tie ball at the Ritz Carlton on Friday 21 October to celebrate the great Admiral Nelson naval battle over the French navy 200 years ago. This should be a great night with live entertainment etc. Contact Merrio on 0816 859756 for ticket sales. -------------------------------------- :: Current League Standings
:: Games reports
Scorers: Sugimoto (1) (Japan), Nick Hayes (1) (D's Place)
Both of team had got many chance of goal, but it couldn't make a goal.
Regrettably, the referee was not able to control the match. He had done the
best, but his judgement was late every time. Mainly, his judgement took on
out-play. I understood that every team was getting intense during JIFL match. It
is natural. Because of that, the referee needs to judge the foul at the early
stage. For the continuation of pleasant JIFL.
Scorers:
Rudy (2) (Doit), Ruben (1)
(Vikings), Daniel (1) (Vikings) Still licking our wounds from our defeat the week before, Doit assembled a squad of less players as most of the teachers had extra homework to do. The Vikings turned up with a squad of 20+, sporting their new see through when wet white strip! After a few minutes perspiration it looked like a wet T shirt night down the block!!! The game started with a few heavy challenges from the Viking invaders, (just as well they didn't bring their axes and shields with them), which the ref let go, and which ultimately set the tone for the game and the dismissals that followed. Even 1958 Jesper (taking a break from doing the league accounts), got in on the action, scything Rudy down from behind in the corner (unpenalised). The Vikings obviously wanted the ball more than Doit and they were winning almost all the 50:50 challenges. A new Doit formation was devised to baffle the visitors which worked quite well in the early stages and led to a goal about 20 minutes into the game. Gareth broke down the right hand flank and put a great ball across into Rudy in the middle who nicely finished. 1-0 and Doit started to believe in themselves again, and played some good football. The Vikings continued to play hard and their ever so likable No 7 ended up getting a yellow card for his incessant moaning and kicking. A few minutes before half time the Vikings struck back, with a long high ball into the far right hand edge of the Doit box. Nick Czolak was obstructed when trying to challenge for the ball but the ref didn't see it that way and let play continue, and the big Viking finished low and hard. After half time, Doit started upping their game, and with no protection from the ref, decided the only way to compete was to get the challenges in first. By this stage the ref was not in control of the game and the players were overruling some of his decisions. However, the ref awarded Doit a free kick just inside the Vikings half (which even Doit accept should not have been a free kick). It was quickly taken putting Gareth through into the left hand corner, from where he whipped in a ball to the far post, which flummoxed the incredibly large Vikings keeper and fell to Rudy who tapped it home. Doit continued to work hard but didn't create too many good chances, Lucas working tirelessly in midfield and with Steve and Eric up and down the flanks like a Blok M girls drawers they needed a breather. Richard also looked a bit the worse for wear when he turned up but his physical presence helped out in what was a physical game. With about 15 minutes to go the Vikings scored a well worked equaliser. They broke down the right and centred the ball to a player in the open who finished well. Then the handbags started, Isaac gat a yellow card for a slightly late challenge and walked without a retaliatory word and then Tim got involved in a Fracas with a 15 year old Viking and had to go as well. Not sure if any more Viking had to leave the field as it all appeared pretty Chaotic at this point.
One of the 15 year olds for the Viking was actually playing without shin
pads and was asked to leave as he could really have got hurt with the way
things were going. Another Doit player Paul trigger ended up dazed after
the "ever so nice" No 7 for the Vikings rolled him over backwards bumping
his head as he fell, leaving him vomiting on the sidelines for a few
minutes. Anyway the game petered out and finished a draw with handshakes
all round and a few Doit players of to tend their wounded ankles. Game
next week Vs Lions at BIS, KO 3:30, please confirm availability. Nigel and
Fandi both failed to turn up this week after promising to do so, and they
could have made a difference! Lets get a bit more commitment guys?
From our perspective we started best and we - as against
Japan - were denied by the woodwork before Rudy scored one
of his two goals. And both of them very well taken after two
equally good crosses from the tall DIU striker (sorry, the
name eluded me). Vikings did not give up and equalized after
a well crafted move with good passes all way until Ruben
converted for his first goal for Vikings. Just after the
break Vikings were again caught napping with the same result
as Rudy from a very narrow angle converted a deep cross.
Nevertheless, we did not give up and with DIU appearing to
tiring we found more and more space going forward although
we often found ourselves desperately chasing Rudy. Then
Vikings first had a screamer hitting the upright and a bit
later a deserved equalizer when Daniel crisply converted yet
another well crafted move from Vikings.
Scorers:
Frederique
Canale
We had a full squad of 20 players available, but only 16
of them made their appearances. German Plus took the
initiative right from the start and put some pressure on the
Bugils Team. Bugils were only able to produce some sporadic
counter attacks. A yellow card was correctly shown to a
Bugils player for a very ugly tackle on our goalkeeper.
German Plus finally was rewarded for their efforts shortly
before the break when converting a penalty into the Bugils
net. 1-0 at half time.
Scorers: Arsen (1) (Lions), Ben (1) (Lions),
Dave Henderson (1) (Wanderers), Jules Onana (Wanderers) (1),
Tommy (1) (Wanderers), Special message for Lions : please don't send your reports in caps lock !
AFTER THE EXCITEMENT OF WANDERERS VICTORY IN THEIR FIRST
GAME, ALL THE TALK BEFORE THE GAME FROM THE WANDERERS WAS
HOW MANY GOALS THEY WERE GOING TO SCORE..TALK OF 8 AND 10
GOALS WAS ABOUND AND FINALLY WAGERS WERE SET AT 5 GOALS OR
MORE...
SEEMS THE WANDERERS STILL HAVENT LEARNED THAT WHEN THEY PLAY
THE LIONS, WE RAISE OUR GAME AS THOUGH OUR LIVES DEPEND ON
IT...ESPECIALLY AS THE LIONS HAD 5 NEW PLAYERS IN THE 17 MAN
SQUAD MAKING THEIR LEAGUE DEBUTS.
Dale's MOM for Lions was Ibrahim so maybe we can give 1/2
point each as I nominated Skunk.
Scorers:
The President; Dale (Pen.)
A Wanderers
injury crisis of sorts with 3 players out injured from the
Lions game and 4 in total. On the back of the last game this
turned into another very physical encounter but the
Wanderers still took another 3 points. Spoiling tactics from
the opposition and trying to hit us on the break seem to be
the new tactics used against us . With the added benefit of
having referees that couldn't spot an infringement in a
month of Sundays, this spoiling approach will undoubtedly
continue. Lots of cards were brandished and tempers got a
bit heated for a while but a few Bintangs after the game
quietened things down. :: Send your games info The JIFL League being not yet broadcasted on ESPN, no report means no informations. Therefore, each team is required to send their games infos within 48 hours after their match at jifl@esefc.com and dalemulholland@hotmail.comSubject: Game infos ------------------------------------------ See you live on Jakarta football pitches !
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