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JIFL News N°4. vol 3.
Season 2006-2007
:: Edito
Getting dirty in the process
Dear Congregation, Your Hero ---------------- :: JIFL talk Talking about JIS pitch...
Wouter - "Overall a pleasant game on still - by far -
the best pitch of Jakarta" ---------------- :: League Standings
---------------- :: Game report
Scorers : Ronan (1) (Doit), Matt (1)
(Doit),
Andy (1)
(Doit),
Rudi (1)
(Doit),
??? (Knudde) Third mid week game of the Season brought us up against the Dutch at ISCI. 17 players turned up for the encounter along with that rare breed of talent & speed we had been missing in defense for the first 4 games, King Grice made his return. The 16 players in the changing room prior to Kick-Off where blessed with a hilarious few story's Ronan & Lucas managed to dig up, very easily by the sounds of it, during the week about a fellow DoIt player....................who was the 17th player to arrive. We Kicked-off with Irwin in Goals shooting from Right to Left on a nice ISCI surface for a change. For the 2nd game this season it was decided a 3-5-2 formation would best suit us against Knudde and for the opening 25 minutes it was a great tactical decision. DoIt where easily winning the battle in midfield, first to every ball and passing it around nicely. On 5 minutes DoIt slotted home their 13th Goal of the season. Matt found himself at the byline far on the right and a low hard driven cross founds it's way to Rudi, who tried a clever flick between his legs from 6 yards out, only for the ball to find the unmarked Irishman at the back post to open his account for the season. On 15 minutes a glorious switch of play from the left wing to the right wing by Bling put the ball behind the Knudde defense, perfectly weighted for Eric to Slash I mean Dash on to and put a deep cross to the back post where Matt had time to control then slot away for 2-0 DoIt. On one of their rare sorties forward Knudde found themselves behind the DoIt defense with the keeper to beat but when composure was needed power was chosen and a blast from 12 yards saw the ball crash of the DoIt crossbar and back into play for the clearance. 10 minutes from half-time Knudde where given a life line by the embarrassed keeper. A tame shot from the edge of the box should have been a simple pick-up for Irwin but hot potato syndrome saw him fumble the shot threw his legs and behind the line. Nightmare for Irwin, shear elation for Knudde. For the remaining minutes we seemed to loose our shape and the talking stopped which Knudde looked to take advantage of but the whistle blew for half time before anymore damage was done. Half Time: DoIt 2 Knudde 1 At half-time a few words where said regarding our shape, I came on for Irwin and we all got back on to the park looking to secure our 4th win of the season. We started the half with a lapse in concentration which allowed the eventual Knudde Man of the Match a surge on goal only to see his shot go narrowly past my left hand post. This woke us up a bit and we began to play with runs up the left wing from Andy and through the middle from Rudi. A lot of our passes seemed to be finding gaps in the Knudde defense especially on the left side but we were unable to take advantage of it until 15 minutes in to the second half, a great cross from left found Nigelsicky wide open 6 yards out ready to crack the ball home, but just like the Czech midfielder Rosicky had done against CSKA Moscow for Arsenal a couple of nights earlier he stabbed the ball in the direction of the once beaten keeper, to waste any DoIt players chance of the season, fortunately young Andy was on hand to stick the ball in before it fell into the keepers arms, 3-1 DoIt.
With our 2 goal advantage restored we pressed on to finally kill off the
game, which Rudi did 10 minutes from time with a well controlled finish to
give us a well deserved win. Final Score: DoIt 4 Knudde 1 Back into
winning ways after that disappointing fist half performance against JIS
which cost us 2 points. Hopefully we can take this form into Saturday's
game against Wanders at BIS - Kick-Off 3:30pm Timbo, will you be around
for the drinks on Saturday or would you like me to take care of it?
Scorers : Yuri (1) (D's Place),
Nico (1) (D's Place),
Amos (1) (D's Place), Todd Showalter (1) (Wanderers),
A game of two halves indeed. A high tempo game came to
life early doors when Todd twisted and turned & buried the ball from a
tight angle at the near post. Yuri pulled one back for D’s with a well
taken header from a corner. Then from a freekick from just outside the box
Safu scored with a thunderbolt that no keeper on earth could have stopped.
This was followed with a nice finish from Max to make it 3-1 and Wanderers
were firmly in control of the match. The defence was rock solid and
superbly marshaled by Pedro.
Confirm
Mike's report. D's came to ISCI for a great game vs Wands and nobody was
disappointed.
Scorers : Uli Pfeill (JIS)
Enjoyable game as always against JIS.
Scorers : Eli (Bugils),
??? (Lions)
Bugils
started at 6s and 7s with an ever changing lineup as people turned up
late. Lions dominated the first 20 and went ahead with a crisp header at
the far post after woeful Bugils marking. The arrival of Eli and Hartoyo
strengthened our team and we won a penalty for handball. Eli sent the
keeper the wrong way, but the ball grazed the outside of the post! The
second half started badly as Lions scored within seconds of the kick off
and it was Lions 2 up.Bugils, a little bit out of sorts, still managed to
push forward and our longball tactics paid off when Eli took a long ball
from Toyo well on his chest and slotted the ball home coolly. Although we
pushed forward, the Lions were deserved winners and the heroics of
JB, our keeper, managed to keep it at 2-1.
Scorers : Hernan (1) (Wanderers),
Safu (1) (Wanderers),
Jules (1) (Wanderers),
??? (Doit) The Wanderers squad all arrived early thinking it was a 3pm kick off and the tactic paid handsome dividends as we had time for a warm up. In fact, we were so well-prepared for the match that we even had an ice box full of water and Isotonic drinks, which quite remarkably didn't contain any beer – oh how times have changed!!! The lack of 'hujan' in recent times meant that the usually good looking pitch was playing a bit dodgy but I guess it was the same for both teams. Some early Wanderers pressure bore fruit when some nice work on the left from Todd resulted in a neat cross that was met from a couple of metres out by Herman, who made no mistake, 1 – 0 to the Wanderers. During the first 25 minutes there was nothing to give the Wanderers any discomfort. The game then seemed to deteriorate somewhat as neither side really dominated, and no clear chances were made – half time. The second half started much the same albeit with DoIt looking livelier with Rudi and the other Indo on the pitch, and the Wanderers lacking bite in the middle of the pitch. Some theatrical diving gave the referee a hard time but DoIt still couldn't find an equalizer. Wanderers attacked on the break a lot and were rewarded with a fine individual goal from Safu, which eventually saw him walk the ball into the net. DoIt now looked beaten but a well-taken goal (volley I think) from Ronan brought the score to 2 – 1. However, the Wanderers finally killed off the game near the end with a fine chip by Jules over the keeper from quite a long way out.
A tough game with the
Wanderers probably deserving the win based on the number of chances
created. There was even a spy from D's in the crowd who was taking notes
throughout the game. A special thanks to DoIt for happily sharing a few of
their beers with us, and thanks to Eastern Promise for all the free beers
later as well.
Scorers : Toni (2)
(Knudde),
Fabricio (1)
(Knudde),
Joris (1) (Knudde), Uli Pfeill (2) (JIS), Gordon Boyd (1) (JIS)
We
finally managed to beat JIS after years of losses. As usual JIS started
slow and gave Knudde the opportunity to score an early goal. But for the
remainder of the first half it was mostly JIS who dominated the game and
got the most chances, resulting in a 2-1 lead for JIS at half time. The
second half saw Knudde put up a real fight, with chances on both sides. We
ended up being on the lucky side this time with a beautiful long range
drive from Joris that ended up in the top corner of the goal. JIS may have
deserved more, but were definetely weakened through the absence of several
key players such as Lee and Jurrien who got injured in the first half.
Overall a pleasant game on still - by far - the best pitch of Jakarta.
Scorers : Chris Felley (2) (Vikings), Tomas (1)
(Vikings),
Charma (1)
(Vikings),
Ralph (1) (German +)
Pretty
even match until the Germans got tired in the second half and the Vikings
finally managed to convert chances into goals.
German
+ should have scored several times but did not- seems to be the German +
mantra this season. Well played first half by both team with German+
squandering several very easy opportunities. Score was zero, sero at the
half. Various changes in the second half to the German squad affected the
composure of the team and the Vikings began to pressure consistently. Two
header goals later off of set plays the Vikings were up by two. The
Germans began to pressure but then gave up an unfortunate goal where the
goal keeper kicked the ball into a Viking player while attempting to clear
the ball and the ball rebounded into the net. The Germans continued to
fight and earned a goal for their efforts. They then pushed several
players forward leaving gaps in the defense which the Vikings exploited
for the final goal. A physical game that got out of hand at times but
tempers were quickly cooled by beers after the match.
Scorers : Andy (1) (Lions), Richard Neale (1)
(Lions),
Rizal (1)
(Lions),
???
(Japan)
Scorers : Mark Temple (1) (Bugils),
??? (German +) In sweltering conditions at Blok M, Bugils turned out
in number against the German team with only 12 men and several influential
players of previous years missing. Bugils started very brightly and made
numerous chances throughout the first half, including a good save from the
keeper and a shot blazed over the top from close range. The Germans were
suffering in the heat with only 1 substitute and were probably lucky to go in
even at half-time. So after a very positive half-time team talk, what did we go
and do in the first 3 minutes. Our midfield lost its shape, the quick German
forward broke through and was knocked over by Darshan on the edge of the box. To
be honest, it looked like a
penalty, but the German midfielder placed his free kick nicely round the wall
and with their first shot in anger it was Germans 1 Bugils 0. Bugils were
frustrated but managed to get back in the game and got a few half chances which
weren't on target. Then after a break down the left by Will, he crossed to me on
the far post, and being unmarked and five yards out, I managed to head in the
top corner. 1-1. The Bugils boys were flying but didn't manage to get a goal in
the last 15 minutes. The bartalk was of 2 points lost, but we did well to come
back after going behind. The rest of the bartalk was utter nonsense, including
Ray spouting his random facts, culminating in a speech on "There's a lot of
knowledge in 'ere" and tapping his head. Apparently, if you watch the Discovery
channel, you can find out all about homosexual tendencies, how the first oil
well was dug 6000 AD(! erm.....!), where the crown jewels are from and which
Premiership team wears a Scottish flag and
thistle on their shirt. Answers on a postcard to Ray.....
Scorers : Todd Showalter (2) (Wanderers),
Nico Nemelceff (1) (Wanderers),
Hernan Krespo (1) (Wanderers),
Pedro (1) (Wanderers),
Gordon Boyd (1) (JIS) This was one of
those games when you never know if you are going to have too many players or not
enough. Either way, it is understood that JIS will never give you an easy match.
Fortunately for the Wanderers, in this instance, JIS did. Now some may argue
that the Wanderers just played outstanding football and have a nice chemistry
even if the self proclaimed legend Manny ('I am Cantona') Rawthore and Tom Ten
Bellies ('I'd rather play pool on Wednesday evenings') Thomas and
SuperDuperPooperScooper Hendo ('Best Player in the World') were not there in
attendance. Although
Wanderers definitely deserved to win this match, the score line doesn't really
reflect the way this game went. An understrengh JIS (without Lee, Thomas, Alaa,
Sharif, Doug and Jurrien) started the better team and had 2 glorious
opportunities to take the lead. It's an unwritten rule in football that when you
don't take your opportunities you get punished and that's what happened. First,
JIS gave the ball away in midfield and with the JIS defenders all out of
position, it was easy for the Wanderers forward to go around the keeper and
score 0-1. Wanderers scored again on the stroke of half time when Nico Nemelceff
(a JIS student!!) caught the JIS goalie napping and nicely curled the ball into
JIS goal 0-2. Good start for JIS in second half and a fine individual goal from
Gordon Boyd got JIS back into the game 1-2. When we were expecting to see more
JIS pressure, the goal was scored (again) on the other side. Pedro Nemelceff
(yes....the father of that JIS student) scored from a direct free kick 1-3. This
turned out to be the killing blow for JIS and Wanderers were cruising after
that. The 4th goal Wanderers goal will go down as contender for goal of the
season, a great strike on the turn completely surprising the whole JIS defense.
Even the JIS players had to applaud this great piece of skill!
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