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DataKing · 08-07-2003, 11:58 AM

Season 4 – U.S. Open Cup Round 3

red devils 1878 vs. Screamin’ Seamen

Date: August 6th, 2003
Venue: Old Trafford (Dayton, OH)
Attendance: 7,000 (7,000)
Weather: Overcast

We’ve lucked into an easy draw for the 3rd round of the U.S. Open Cup, red devils 1878 from Dayton, Ohio. While technically not community-owned like the two small, local clubs we’ve played in the first two rounds, the red devils are little better off. Despite private ownership, the club has only recorded one transfer in their brief history (paying $87,000 for one Fryderyk Lubawski, who isn’t even in the starting lineup). It should be another easy win for the Seamen today, but one which will not bring much into the club’s coffers. We’ll be playing at another small, 7,000-seat stadium with a very original name (Old Trafford

).

(Author’s Note: I detest Manchester United, so the name of this team and their stadium makes me want to beat them senseless. I was actually tempted to play the match normal, rather than PIC, but cooler heads have prevailed.)

Formation: 3-5-2

Starters (# appearance w/SSFC, *s last time out)

Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (43rd appearance, ***)

Right Wingback: #24 Christian Kvam (4th appearance, ***)
Central Defender: #20 Keith Stubbs (5th appearance, ***)
Left Wingback: #21 Zarpas Lerma (Professional Debut, ***)

Right Winger: #16 Reg Nichols (3rd appearance, **~)
Inner Midfielder: #8 Niklas Ivarsson (17th appearance, ***)
Inner Midfielder: #25 Paul Peralta (16th appearance, **~)
Inner Midfielder: #4 Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin (45th appearance, ***)
Left Winger: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (48th appearance, **~ as winger)

Forward: #15 Forrest “Gump” Tobias (34th appearance, **~)
Forward: #11 Johannes Henriksson (68th career appearance, **~)

Team Captain: #11 Johannes Henriksson
Set Pieces: #11 Johannes Henriksson

Substitutes
-Keeper: #13 Darryl Read (27 appearances, ***)
-Defender: #17 Mattias Leier (5 appearances, ***~)
-Midfielder: #7 Lucian Tere (33 appearances, **)
-Forward: #14 German Galvez (3 appearances, ***)
-Winger: #3 Ben McMahon (42 appearances, **~)

We’re juggling the lineup again today, as player form, injuries, and alternative training methods have forced us to do all season long thus far. Noticeable in net today is “Corny” Jernigan, who was held out of Sunday’s upset victory over Croats In Miami in favor of Darryl Read, who looked sharp in net. “Corny” has been struggling a bit as of late, but we’re hoping that the soft competition today will help him to recover some of his lost confidence.

The injury to Tyler Willard, and his subsequent replacement on Sunday by Mattias Leier, has forced us to make a change on the back line today as well. Christian Kvam will shift over from the left to the right side of the defense (the side with less support from sweeper Keith Stubbs), and Zarpas Lerma will make his professional debut with us today on the left side. Zarpas has been a long-time trainee with the Seamen, just like the others, but has always been the odd-man-out, and the one who seemed to lag behind in his development. We’ll see how he does today, when performance matters the most.

We’ve also made some changes in the midfield today. The injury to Tyler Willard has left one of our winger spots open for today’s match, and we’ve decided that youth squad phenomenon Reg Nichols will get the chance to play. If you’ve been following this dynasty for the past couple of weeks, you know that Reg is an amazing young talent on the wing, and is one that likely has a long and bright future ahead of him. We want to get Reg as much match experience as we can, and so the 17-year-old will get his first cup match experience today.

Arlen “Headcase” Lucas returns to the same left-wing position that he played last week to good effect. Things have been shaken up in the middle as well, as the horrible form displayed as of late by Jerry Smith and Lucian Tere has forced us to bench Jerry and move Lucian to back-up duty. Niklas Ivarsson, who was also held out of Sunday’s game, will play for us today, opposite Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin, who is pulling double-duty for us this week. Super-sub Paul Peralta will fill in the third midfielder slot.

Our strikers, at least, remain the same as last Wednesday, with Johannes Henriksson also handling the roles of team captain and designated set-pieces ace for today.

Match Report

PRE-GAME

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 7000 at Old Trafford today.

devils tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Ibarra - Bowen, Maddox, Crowe, Chapdelaine - Vaughan, Mullen, Duley, Ling-Lai - Walters, Helms.

Screamin' had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Jernigan - Kvam , Stubbs, Lerma - Nichols, Ivarsson, Tomlin, Peralta, Lucas - Henriksson, Tobias.

FIRST HALF

Screamin' took the lead in the games 6:th minute with 0 - 1 after some elegant plays down the middle. Reg Nichols was the scorer.

In the 19:th minute Screamin's Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first.

The visitors Johannes Henriksson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 21st minute. 0 - 2 for Screamin'.

The referee showed devilss Barrett Walters the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.

The visitors Forrest “Gump” Tobias took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 33rd minute. 0 - 3 for Screamin'.

Some fine manouvering on the left lead to an 35:th minute Screamin' goal, making it 0 - 4. Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin was noted down as the scorer.

0 - 4 was the half-time score. Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 60 percent possession rate.

SECOND HALF

Johannes Henriksson increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 5. After this Screamin' lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts.

devils managed a superb strike in the 73rd minute that would have left goaltender Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan without a chance, had it been on the inside of the post.

The visitors Johannes Henriksson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 76:th minute. 0 - 6 for Screamin'. At that, Johannes Henriksson was noted down for a hat trick.

Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 57 percent possession rate.

POST-GAME

Most important devils player was Jeremy Mullen. Justin Bowen was a disappointment, however.

Most important Screamin' player was Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan. Forrest “Gump” Tobias was a disappointment, however.

Final Score: Screamin’ Seamen 6, red devils 1878 0

Goals

Nichols – 1 (1st Career Goal!)
Henriksson – 3 (5, 4th Career Hattrick!)
Tobias – 1 (3)
Tomlin – 1 (1)

Cards

Tomlin – yellow (1)

Player Ratings

Jernigan: ***

Kvam: ***
Stubbs: ***
Lerma: ***

Nichols: **~
Ivarsson: ***
Peralta: **~
Tomlin: ***
Lucas: **~

Tobias: **
Henriksson: **~

Team Match MVP: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan

Team Ratings

Screamin’ Seamen
-Midfield: Weak (4)
-Right Defense: Excellent (8)
-Central Defense: Formidable (9)
-Left Defense: Outstanding (10)
-Right Attack: Solid (7)
-Central Attack: Solid (7)
-Left Attack: Solid (7)
-NSI: 60
-Experience: Poor (3)

red devils 1878
-Midfield: Poor (3)
-Right Defense: Weak (4)
-Central Defense: Passable (6)
-Left Defense: Passable (6)
-Right Attack: Poor (3)
-Central Attack: Poor (3)
-Left Attack: Poor (3)
-NSI: 34
-Experience: Poor (3)

Comments

I’m going to hell. There’s no denying it. My team is in The Series Of The Beast [tm] (Series ID# is 666), and we have scored six goals in each of our first three league matches this season (6-nil all three times). Someone is trying to tell me something.

On a more serious note, though, this was another easy win, as expected, but still a reason for celebration, for a couple of different reasons. For starters, our young winger Reg Nichols scored his first ever goal today, which also held up as the game-winner. Also worthy of celebrating is Johannes Henriksson earning his fourth career hattrick. Congratulations, Johan! The strippers and beer will be waiting for you when we get back to Chicago.

Forrest “Gump” Tobias and Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin also added goals of their own, which is always good to see, and “Corny” Jernigan pitched a shut-out (though he was lucky one of the few chances the red devils managed did not result in a goal). Hopefully this match will help him to regain some of his lost confidence.

There are no real negatives to take away from the match. “The Old Goat” did pick up a yellow card, but we’ve come to expect that sort of thing from the fiery old man in our midfield.

Surprisingly enough, Neon Genesis Evangelion, the series leaders, lost their Cup match today, but the other seven members of The Series Of The Beast [tm] are all still in the U.S. Open Cup.

Up Next: Weekly training results. Stay tuned!

08-07-2003, 11:58 AM	#42
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Season 4 – U.S. Open Cup Round 3 red devils 1878 vs. Screamin’ Seamen Date: August 6th, 2003 Venue: Old Trafford (Dayton, OH) Attendance: 7,000 (7,000) Weather: Overcast We’ve lucked into an easy draw for the 3rd round of the U.S. Open Cup, red devils 1878 from Dayton, Ohio. While technically not community-owned like the two small, local clubs we’ve played in the first two rounds, the red devils are little better off. Despite private ownership, the club has only recorded one transfer in their brief history (paying $87,000 for one Fryderyk Lubawski, who isn’t even in the starting lineup). It should be another easy win for the Seamen today, but one which will not bring much into the club’s coffers. We’ll be playing at another small, 7,000-seat stadium with a very original name (Old Trafford ). (Author’s Note: I detest Manchester United, so the name of this team and their stadium makes me want to beat them senseless. I was actually tempted to play the match normal, rather than PIC, but cooler heads have prevailed.) Formation: 3-5-2 Starters (# appearance w/SSFC, s last time out) Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (43rd appearance, ) Right Wingback: #24 Christian Kvam (4th appearance, ) Central Defender: #20 Keith Stubbs (5th appearance, ) Left Wingback: #21 Zarpas Lerma (Professional Debut, ) Right Winger: #16 Reg Nichols (3rd appearance, ~) Inner Midfielder: #8 Niklas Ivarsson (17th appearance, ) Inner Midfielder: #25 Paul Peralta (16th appearance, ~) Inner Midfielder: #4 Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin (45th appearance, *) Left Winger: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (48th appearance, ~ as winger) Forward: #15 Forrest “Gump” Tobias (34th appearance, ~) Forward: #11 Johannes Henriksson (68th career appearance, ~) Team Captain: #11 Johannes Henriksson Set Pieces: #11 Johannes Henriksson Substitutes -Keeper: #13 Darryl Read (27 appearances, *) -Defender: #17 Mattias Leier (5 appearances, ~) -Midfielder: #7 Lucian Tere (33 appearances, ) -Forward: #14 German Galvez (3 appearances, ) -Winger: #3 Ben McMahon (42 appearances, ~) We’re juggling the lineup again today, as player form, injuries, and alternative training methods have forced us to do all season long thus far. Noticeable in net today is “Corny” Jernigan, who was held out of Sunday’s upset victory over Croats In Miami in favor of Darryl Read, who looked sharp in net. “Corny” has been struggling a bit as of late, but we’re hoping that the soft competition today will help him to recover some of his lost confidence. The injury to Tyler Willard, and his subsequent replacement on Sunday by Mattias Leier, has forced us to make a change on the back line today as well. Christian Kvam will shift over from the left to the right side of the defense (the side with less support from sweeper Keith Stubbs), and Zarpas Lerma will make his professional debut with us today on the left side. Zarpas has been a long-time trainee with the Seamen, just like the others, but has always been the odd-man-out, and the one who seemed to lag behind in his development. We’ll see how he does today, when performance matters the most. We’ve also made some changes in the midfield today. The injury to Tyler Willard has left one of our winger spots open for today’s match, and we’ve decided that youth squad phenomenon Reg Nichols will get the chance to play. If you’ve been following this dynasty for the past couple of weeks, you know that Reg is an amazing young talent on the wing, and is one that likely has a long and bright future ahead of him. We want to get Reg as much match experience as we can, and so the 17-year-old will get his first cup match experience today. Arlen “Headcase” Lucas returns to the same left-wing position that he played last week to good effect. Things have been shaken up in the middle as well, as the horrible form displayed as of late by Jerry Smith and Lucian Tere has forced us to bench Jerry and move Lucian to back-up duty. Niklas Ivarsson, who was also held out of Sunday’s game, will play for us today, opposite Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin, who is pulling double-duty for us this week. Super-sub Paul Peralta will fill in the third midfielder slot. Our strikers, at least, remain the same as last Wednesday, with Johannes Henriksson also handling the roles of team captain and designated set-pieces ace for today. Match Report PRE-GAME Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 7000 at Old Trafford today. devils tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. They fielded: Ibarra - Bowen, Maddox, Crowe, Chapdelaine - Vaughan, Mullen, Duley, Ling-Lai - Walters, Helms. Screamin' had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Jernigan - Kvam , Stubbs, Lerma - Nichols, Ivarsson, Tomlin, Peralta, Lucas - Henriksson, Tobias. FIRST HALF Screamin' took the lead in the games 6:th minute with 0 - 1 after some elegant plays down the middle. Reg Nichols was the scorer. In the 19:th minute Screamin's Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. The visitors Johannes Henriksson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 21st minute. 0 - 2 for Screamin'. The referee showed devilss Barrett Walters the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The visitors Forrest “Gump” Tobias took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 33rd minute. 0 - 3 for Screamin'. Some fine manouvering on the left lead to an 35:th minute Screamin' goal, making it 0 - 4. Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin was noted down as the scorer. 0 - 4 was the half-time score. Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 60 percent possession rate. SECOND HALF Johannes Henriksson increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 5. After this Screamin' lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. devils managed a superb strike in the 73rd minute that would have left goaltender Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan without a chance, had it been on the inside of the post. The visitors Johannes Henriksson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 76:th minute. 0 - 6 for Screamin'. At that, Johannes Henriksson was noted down for a hat trick. Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 57 percent possession rate. POST-GAME Most important devils player was Jeremy Mullen. Justin Bowen was a disappointment, however. Most important Screamin' player was Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan. Forrest “Gump” Tobias was a disappointment, however. Final Score: Screamin’ Seamen 6, red devils 1878 0 Goals Nichols – 1 (1st Career Goal!) Henriksson – 3 (5, 4th Career Hattrick!) Tobias – 1 (3) Tomlin – 1 (1) Cards Tomlin – yellow (1) Player Ratings Jernigan: * Kvam: * Stubbs: * Lerma: * Nichols: ~ Ivarsson: * Peralta: ~ Tomlin: * Lucas: ~ Tobias: Henriksson: *~ Team Match MVP: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan Team Ratings* Screamin’ Seamen -Midfield: Weak (4) -Right Defense: Excellent (8) -Central Defense: Formidable (9) -Left Defense: Outstanding (10) -Right Attack: Solid (7) -Central Attack: Solid (7) -Left Attack: Solid (7) -NSI: 60 -Experience: Poor (3) red devils 1878 -Midfield: Poor (3) -Right Defense: Weak (4) -Central Defense: Passable (6) -Left Defense: Passable (6) -Right Attack: Poor (3) -Central Attack: Poor (3) -Left Attack: Poor (3) -NSI: 34 -Experience: Poor (3) Comments I’m going to hell. There’s no denying it. My team is in The Series Of The Beast [tm] (Series ID# is 666), and we have scored six goals in each of our first three league matches this season (6-nil all three times). Someone is trying to tell me something. On a more serious note, though, this was another easy win, as expected, but still a reason for celebration, for a couple of different reasons. For starters, our young winger Reg Nichols scored his first ever goal today, which also held up as the game-winner. Also worthy of celebrating is Johannes Henriksson earning his fourth career hattrick. Congratulations, Johan! The strippers and beer will be waiting for you when we get back to Chicago. Forrest “Gump” Tobias and Pete “The Old Goat” Tomlin also added goals of their own, which is always good to see, and “Corny” Jernigan pitched a shut-out (though he was lucky one of the few chances the red devils managed did not result in a goal). Hopefully this match will help him to regain some of his lost confidence. There are no real negatives to take away from the match. “The Old Goat” did pick up a yellow card, but we’ve come to expect that sort of thing from the fiery old man in our midfield. Surprisingly enough, Neon Genesis Evangelion, the series leaders, lost their Cup match today, but the other seven members of The Series Of The Beast [tm] are all still in the U.S. Open Cup. Up Next: Weekly training results. Stay tuned! __________________ Current Games Diablo III (BattleTag: DataKing#1685) Allegiances: Chicago Bears - Detroit Red Wings - Kansas Jayhawks Awards: 2011 Golden Scribe - Other Sports Category (The Straight(away) and Narrow - A Forza Motorsport 3 Dynasty) Last edited by DataKing : 08-07-2003 at 11:59 AM.