Late weekend review, new Barca is inspiring...

Sunday Pasar Football (SPF) 24th May 2009.

Team '1,2 Jus Menang' 2 - 1 Team '1,2 Jus Kalah'
Scorer:  
Angah Amin Ajis

Team Jus Menang(L-R) - Rijal, Ijat, Angah, Aya, Syameer, Amin, Eypul and Ajim

Team Jus Kalah(L-R) - Man, Shahril, Taufiq@Tachal, Lan, Chapang, Ajis, Aidil
sitting (L-R) - Adi and Ezani

Results and events from the previous week's friendly match have spurred a healthy number of players turning up for last Sunday's SPF. A total of 17 players turned up, setting-up a satisfying game of football, filled with drama, action and its share of controversies.  

One of the bad habits of Pasar players is punctuality, and the habit is slowly creeping in again with players arriving later than 5.30pm. Kudos to Ajis being the first to arrive followed by Izad Sawang with Aidil arriving much earlier than others, despite Izad's reputation of being an after ‘Maghrib’ player. Starting from next week, the first person to arrive would get a can of 100+ isotonic drink courtesy from the organizer and a mention in the week's report.

Creation of team were done with the magically phrase of "1, 2 Jus!" and with that Team "1, 2 Jus Menang" and Team "1, 2 Jus Kalah" was created. LaNpard and Izad Sawang made their comeback after a lengthy knee injury which kept them sidelines for a few months. Their return was greeted by Tachal, Angah and Aidil, also returning after a long absence. 

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A brand new Adidas 'top of the line' ball was at the mercy of the Pasar players and the rough and hard Pasar pitch. The new ball was courtesy of Capang, who also strut his stuff with a pair of brand new Adidas boots which created a lot of attention with its sophisticated design and studs that had to be fitted with a special tool to the boots. It was actually a story of two pairs of new boots as Izad Sawang returned with his customary brand new fabric boot or 'boot kain' in Malay which did not created a lot of buzz other than its cheap price.

After all the commotion, the game started with a 'small goals'. It was a cagey beginning with players getting the 'feel' of the new ball. It slowly then turned into a end to end attacking game, very much like a 'headless chicken race' with players running around with no purpose. Teams were not able to string more than 10 passes before losing the ball, thus play build-up and possession was poor. None of the teams commanded the midfield and it was left to 'those who got lucky' that made the difference. 

Eventually 'lady luck' struck Team '1,2 jus menang' as they managed to find a breakthrough and Angah slot in the opener. Team '1,2 jus kalah' didn’t back down and began to run a little harder. Ajis finally got lucky and gave them the equalizer with a smart finish. The match then turned into full field two big goals as Rijal and Aidil provided safe pair of hands at each ends. With a bigger pitch, the game turned to an even more open match-up with numerous opportunities for both teams trying to get a lead. Then came the turning point of the match as Ajis mistakenly passed to Amin who then let fly a shoot that went pass a helpless Aidil to give his team the lead. It was truly a costly blunder by Ajis. Team '1,2 jus kalah' pushed hard for the equalizer with Capang going closest twice with an effort hitting the post and his header was just a few inches outside of the post. 

The game eventually ended with Team '1,2 Jus Menang' edging out Team '1,2 Jus Kalah' by a single goal margin.

Men of the Match: Rijal and Aidil for their willingness to be the keeper for the day. Kudos guys!!

Early Bird Award: Ajis Fathan. Keep it up next week and you'll get a can of 100+. 

Players rating: (feel free to comment on your ratings or your teammate ratings)
(Scale: 1 = lowest ; 10 = highest)

Team 1,2 Jus Menang


1. Rijal: - 8 - clean sheet.

2. Aya: - 5 - decent performance, a few stray passes, couldn’t influence game.
2. Shahril: - 5 - Decent performance, caught out of position several times.
3. Adi: - 6 - Defended well.
4. Ajim: - 5 - Lacked energy and was dispossessed easily by opposing defense.
5. Assbu: - 6.5 - Provided energy in the middle of the park, to improve first touch and passing to complement the energy.
6. Izad Sawang: - 6 - A bit reserved after coming back from injury.
7. Shameer: - 7 - Worked hard up front and in defense.
8. Amin: - 7.5 - Target man up-front, great goal, faded away at the tail end of the match.
9. Angah: - 6 - Scored a nice goal but was in and out of the game after that.

Team 1,2 Jus Kalah.


1. Aidil: - 8 - rarely was troubled, goal was unstoppable.

2. Ajis: - 6 - scored one and made one for the opposing team.
3. Lan: - 7.5 - great energy, desire for someone with no knee ligament.
4. Capang: - 6.5 - a threat up front, missed a couple of chances that would have won the game.
5. Izani: - 5 - did well despite being late.
6. Adi: - 6 - defended well
7. Man: - 6 - good energy in the middle of the park.
8. Tachal: - 5.5 - Not much threat up-front, maybe due to injury

Next Sunday Pasar Football (SPF): Sunday 30th May 2009 @ 5.30 pm. Please be early as we can start game earlier and play longer.

-Aya-

Barca Wins Champions League...acclaims the treble...

It was a very high tension night, i just got back from watching TERMINATOR SALVATION, holy crap that movie was like a big bloated thank you to James Cameron, with MCG unable to create any sort of story to add to this fucked up alternate reality where the machines fucks us in the near future... im not gonna spoil it for the rest of you... it was mediocre at best... MCG fucked up!

Back to the Champs league, to be honest barca were missing key players at the start thru suspensions, Daniel Alves and Eric Abidal. Man UTDD have opted to play with CRonaldo up front and Rooney on the left and leaving their two up and up frontman on the bench, Berbatov and Tevez. Alex...that's mind boggling...

The mood of the stadium was very sombre, with Barca bossing the possesion and playing keep ball very beautifully(something we all should follow), and Man U habing to feed of long balls and playing their unusual self... 

Etoo sizing up the toe poke.

1-0, Etoo reels in delight after scoring the first goal.

Etoo scored the first goal to start the final off, a clever turn pass Vidic and a quick toe-poke that was palmed by Van der Sar but it was in the back of the net before he could say "CLEAN SHEET!".

 

2nd half started like the first, Man UTD pushing up while barca is just coming out from the stables... but normal order was restored 10 mins into the second half and barca with their swagger would dictate how Man UTD should play, DEFENDING!

Messi scored a looping header over van der sar who was left stranded after connecting with a superb ball feeded into by Xavi (my choice of best player). The final was over...

Messi guiding the ball over Van der Sar

Messi showing how much he loves his new boots.

COngrats to Barca, European Club Champs 08/09...well deserved win to highlight their long and battle-ridden season of football, it wasn't easy but they made it through the season with a treble of trophies.

Inspiring team deserves an inspiring youtube video, we are one guys!

-Lan-