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DataKing · 12-05-2003, 11:32 AM

Season 5 – League Match #3

Screamin’ Seamen vs. Croats in Miami

Date: November 30th, 2003
Venue: The Docks (Chicago, IL)
Attendance: 34,944 (43,750)
Weather: Overcast

It’s that time of year again. One of my favorite times of every season. This weekend we play host to our most hated of rivals, the Croats in Miami.

If you’ve followed this dynasty report, then you know that the rivalry which has developed over the past three seasons between the two clubs has been an exceptional one. In our first ever meeting, (our first match in Division IV), we demolished the Croats to the tune of 5-1 (and showed them the glaring weakness in an asymmetrical 3-5-2 formation). Later that season, the Croats had their revenge, defeating the Seamen in the last match of the season, 1-nil, a defeat which cost the Seamen the series title and handed it to the Ramblers.

Since that fateful first season, the Croats have become one of the dominant teams in The Series Of The Beast [tm] and won the series title the season before last. However, the Seamen have always been a stumbling block for the Croats. No matter how good one team is, or how bad the other is, the matches are always hard-fought, tight affairs. In fact, disregarding our first meeting, every match between the two clubs has been decided by one goal (except for a 2-2 draw in our third meeting).

Previous Meetings

(W) 12/15/2002 – Screamin’ Seamen 5, Croats in Miami 1
(L) 3/16/2003 – Croats in Miami 1, Screamin’ Seamen 0
(D) 4/20/2003 – Croats in Miami 2, Screamin’ Seamen 2
(L) 6/22/2003 – Screamin’ Seamen 1, Croats in Miami 2
(W) 8/3/2003 – Screamin’ Seamen 2, Croats in Miami 1
(L) 10/19/2003 – Croats in Miami 3, Screamin’ Seamen 2

The Croats are, as much as any team can be, the exact opposite of SSFC. They have a superior midfield, and are an attacking team, whereas we rely heavily upon our defense to keep matters close. The Croats have gone even more on the offensive as of late, having embarked on an aggressive forward training program. To counteract our deficiencies (midfield and attack) we will be pressing the matter today, in effort to keep things close. (We will also be PICing the match, but we don’t need to tell that to the Croats, now do we?

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Formation: 3-5-2
Tactics: Press

Starters (# appearances, *s last time out)

Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (42nd career appearance, ***~)

Right Wingback: #22 Tyler Willard (40th career appearance, ****~)
Central Defender: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald (21st career appearance, ****)
Left Wingback: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (66th career appearance, *****)

Right Winger: #16 Reg Nichols (18th career appearance, ***~)
Inner Midfielder: #8 Javier Tejeda (4th career appearance, **~)
Inner Midfielder: #4 Jaimy van de Kerkhof (11th career appearance, **~)
Inner Midfielder: #19 Gino Behling (4th career appearance, ***)
Left Winger: #20 Walter Bosch (4th career appearance, **~)

Forward: #14 German Galvez (22nd appearance w/SSFC, ***)
Forward: #11 Johannes Henriksson (49th appearance, w/SSFC, ***)

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

Substitutes
-Keeper: #13 Darryl Read
-Defender: #17 Mattias Leier
-Midfielder: #10 Milan Dufek
-Forward: #12 Guido Metman
-Winger: #23 Ivan Richardy

Austrian Winger Walter Bosch returns to the starting line-up this week after having a pretty good match on Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup. We’ve decided to go with Walter this week because we feel he would be better at the press than Ivan Richardy would be.

The other change this week is Johannes Henriksson starting up front in place of Guido Metman. Guido’s form has been slipping a bit as of late (no doubt a residual effect of his off-season injury), so we’ll be going with the veteran Swede in his place today.

Let’s get ready to rumble!

Match Report

PRE-GAME

At The Docks, 34944 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came.

Screamin' had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Jernigan - Willard, Mcdonald, Lucas - Nichols, van de Kerkhof, Behling, Tejeda, Bösch - Henriksson, Galvez.

Croats started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Larsson - Göransson, Firicã, Clay - Schwab, Moldoveanu, Larsson, Komaric - Webber, Loorits, Herrmann.

FIRST HALF

Screamin' immediately set off pressing their opponents. Croats seemed to prefer attacking in the middle.

Rolf Schwab of Croats received a yellow card in the 22nd minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

Tyler Willard received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly, probably out of lack of experience, in the 27:th minute and almost caused an opponent to score.

In the 33rd minute Tyler Willard almost put the home team one ahead on a cross pass coming in from the right, but the shot went wide.

Screamin' made a substitution in the 35:th minute. Jaimy van de Kerkhof limped off the field and was replaced by Milán Dufek.

Screamin''s inadequate ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently.

Croats had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially in the 36:th minute when Dumitru Firicã came up alone against Cornelius Jernigan who managed a block.

In the games 40:th minute Screamin'´s Reg Nichols fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Reg Nichols for taking a dive.

The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 0. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Croats, with an impressive 60 percent possession of the ball.

SECOND HALF

Croats had a good opportunity to score the lead goal but the home team goaltender Cornelius Jernigan saved Gordon Clay´s shot headed for the top corner.

A mistake by the home sides central defence in the 64:th minute allowed Ulf Göransson to score 0 - 1 for Croats.

A well placed corner kick from Johannes Henriksson was followed by Cameron “Big Mac” Mcdonald´s hard but accurate header. The nice combination meant goal for Screamin'. The result now 1-1.

The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 in the 70:th by a breakthrough from Gino Behling, who unaided came in out of the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors keeper.

After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Screamin'´s Gino Behling got himself booked.

Croats could level the score in the 77:th minute at 2 - 2, as Raimond Loorits struck home after a fine midfield combination, leaving him completely unmarked.

Croats held the ball, with a clear 62 percent possession rate.

POST-GAME

The most dominating Screamin' player was without a doubt Arlen “Headcase” Lucas. Milán Dufek on the other hand, had a terrible day.

The most dominating Croats player was without a doubt Walter Webber. Gordon Clay on the other hand, had a terrible day.

Final Score: Screamin’ Seamen 2, Croats in Miami 2

Goals

McDonald – 1 (1)
Behling – 1 (1, 1st career goal)

Cards

Nichols – yellow (2)
Behling – yellow (1)

Player Ratings

Jernigan: ***~

Willard: *****
McDonald: ****
Lucas: *****

Nichols: ***~
Tejeda: ***
Van de Kerkhof: **~ (injured – 1 week)
Dufek: **~ (replaced van de Kerkhof)
Behling: ***
Bosch: ***

Galvez: ***
Henriksson: ***

Team Match MVP: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas

Team Ratings

Screamin’ Seamen
-Midfield: Passable (6)
-Right Defense: Supernatural (14)
-Central Defense: Magnificent (12)
-Left Defense: Magnificent (12)
-Right Attack: Formidable (9)
-Central Attack: Excellent (8)
-Left Attack: Solid (7)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-NSI: 80

Croats in Miami
-Midfield: Formidable (9)
-Right Defense: Solid (7)
-Central Defense: Formidable (9)
-Left Defense: Excellent (8)
-Right Attack: Passable (6)
-Central Attack: Magnificent (12)
-Left Attack: Solid (7)
-Experience: Poor (3)
-NSI: 76

Comments

It’s always a great deal of fun when the Croats come to town, and today was no exception. The first half went exactly the way that we hoped it would, ending in a scoreless draw. However, keeping up with the Croats proved to be a difficult task, and Dutch midfielder Jaimy van de Kerkhof ended up twisting his ankle. Fortunately, the injury appears to be a minor one, and Jaimy should be ready to go next week.

“Corny” Jernigan was his usual brilliant self early on, making a couple of great saves in the first hour of the match. He wasn’t able to keep them out of the net forever, however, and eventually ceded a goal. Not to be outdone, our lads answered right back with two of their own; one from the lethal combination of Johannes Henriksson and Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald, and the other coming in the form of midfielder Gino Behling’s first career goal. Unfortunately the defense could not keep up with the Croats’ high-powered offense, and gave up the game-tying goal with only thirteen minutes left to play.

We’re a little disappointed in the result, knowing that we very well could have won today, but not overly so. Our goal this season is simply survival, and not necessarily success. Earning a point and stealing two from the Croats means that today’s endeavor was a worthwhile one, if you ask me. Plus, it’s always fun to read Croats manager lav-hehe bitch and moan when things don’t go his way.

Here is the press announcement from the Croats after the match:

12/1/2003 at 03:15 *&%#^$@
"gargle......gargle" was all we can say

we couldnt keep our heads above the water at the docks and as such it cost us two valuable points...the managment is upset...but with the focus on the cup this season this loss is acceptable...

as for the seamen...."drown yah bastards....drown...." was all coach Britt had to say....after this being another winless trip to the docks.

And lav-hehe’s entry in our guestbook:

i hate playing u....i really do hate playing u....

seems like i can never drown the seamen at the docks...congrats mate....though it would be worse with u pressing but 4 goals aint bad....even though u aare anti football

Series Scores and Standings

-Sweden Heights raised some eyebrows today, earning a 2-2 draw with Neon Genesis Evangelion.
-Big Reds took WoM FC behind the woodshed, spanking the newcomers 5-nil.
-Ramblers finally managed to earn some points, defeating the Harrisburg harries 3-1.



No.	Team				Played		Goals		Pts.	NSI

1.	Croats in Miami			3		10-4		7	76

2.	Neon Genesis Evangelion		3		6-2		7	74

3.	Big Reds			3		11-3		6	86

4.	Sweden Heights			3		7-8		4	73

5.	Screamin’ Seamen		        3		3-4		4	80

6.	Ramblers			3		5-9		3	85

7.	WoM FC			        3		2-7		3	48

8.	Harrisburg harries		3		2-9		0	59

Three weeks in and we’ve already determined that no one will earn all 42 points, and we already have a small logjam at the top of the division. Big surprise there.

I get a kick out of the fact that the Seamen currently have more points than goals.

Week 4 Matchups

Harrisburg harries vs. Screamin’ Seamen
Ramblers vs. Neon Genesis Evangelion
Croats in Miami vs. Big Reds
WoM FC vs. Sweden Heights

We should have one of our few easy weeks coming up, as we get to take on the lowly Harrisburg harries. It looks like the match to watch next weekend is the showdown between Croats in Miami and Big Reds. The Croats will have to win at home, most likely, to keep pace with NGE at the top of the table.

Up Next: The 4th Round of the U.S. Open Cup, as we take on a quality 5th-Division side in Severn United. Stay tuned!

12-05-2003, 11:32 AM	#52
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Season 5 – League Match #3 Screamin’ Seamen vs. Croats in Miami Date: November 30th, 2003 Venue: The Docks (Chicago, IL) Attendance: 34,944 (43,750) Weather: Overcast It’s that time of year again. One of my favorite times of every season. This weekend we play host to our most hated of rivals, the Croats in Miami. If you’ve followed this dynasty report, then you know that the rivalry which has developed over the past three seasons between the two clubs has been an exceptional one. In our first ever meeting, (our first match in Division IV), we demolished the Croats to the tune of 5-1 (and showed them the glaring weakness in an asymmetrical 3-5-2 formation). Later that season, the Croats had their revenge, defeating the Seamen in the last match of the season, 1-nil, a defeat which cost the Seamen the series title and handed it to the Ramblers. Since that fateful first season, the Croats have become one of the dominant teams in The Series Of The Beast [tm] and won the series title the season before last. However, the Seamen have always been a stumbling block for the Croats. No matter how good one team is, or how bad the other is, the matches are always hard-fought, tight affairs. In fact, disregarding our first meeting, every match between the two clubs has been decided by one goal (except for a 2-2 draw in our third meeting). Previous Meetings (W) 12/15/2002 – Screamin’ Seamen 5, Croats in Miami 1 (L) 3/16/2003 – Croats in Miami 1, Screamin’ Seamen 0 (D) 4/20/2003 – Croats in Miami 2, Screamin’ Seamen 2 (L) 6/22/2003 – Screamin’ Seamen 1, Croats in Miami 2 (W) 8/3/2003 – Screamin’ Seamen 2, Croats in Miami 1 (L) 10/19/2003 – Croats in Miami 3, Screamin’ Seamen 2 The Croats are, as much as any team can be, the exact opposite of SSFC. They have a superior midfield, and are an attacking team, whereas we rely heavily upon our defense to keep matters close. The Croats have gone even more on the offensive as of late, having embarked on an aggressive forward training program. To counteract our deficiencies (midfield and attack) we will be pressing the matter today, in effort to keep things close. (We will also be PICing the match, but we don’t need to tell that to the Croats, now do we? ). Formation: 3-5-2 Tactics: Press Starters (# appearances, s last time out) Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (42nd career appearance, ~) Right Wingback: #22 Tyler Willard (40th career appearance, ~) Central Defender: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald (21st career appearance, ) Left Wingback: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (66th career appearance, *) Right Winger: #16 Reg Nichols (18th career appearance, ~) Inner Midfielder: #8 Javier Tejeda (4th career appearance, ~) Inner Midfielder: #4 Jaimy van de Kerkhof (11th career appearance, ~) Inner Midfielder: #19 Gino Behling (4th career appearance, ) Left Winger: #20 Walter Bosch (4th career appearance, ~) Forward: #14 German Galvez (22nd appearance w/SSFC, *) Forward: #11 Johannes Henriksson (49th appearance, w/SSFC, ) Team Captain: #11 Johannes Henriksson Set Pieces: #11 Johannes Henriksson Substitutes -Keeper: #13 Darryl Read -Defender: #17 Mattias Leier -Midfielder: #10 Milan Dufek -Forward: #12 Guido Metman -Winger: #23 Ivan Richardy Austrian Winger Walter Bosch returns to the starting line-up this week after having a pretty good match on Wednesday in the U.S. Open Cup. We’ve decided to go with Walter this week because we feel he would be better at the press than Ivan Richardy would be. The other change this week is Johannes Henriksson starting up front in place of Guido Metman. Guido’s form has been slipping a bit as of late (no doubt a residual effect of his off-season injury), so we’ll be going with the veteran Swede in his place today. Let’s get ready to rumble! Match Report* PRE-GAME At The Docks, 34944 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came. Screamin' had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Jernigan - Willard, Mcdonald, Lucas - Nichols, van de Kerkhof, Behling, Tejeda, Bösch - Henriksson, Galvez. Croats started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. They fielded: Larsson - Göransson, Firicã, Clay - Schwab, Moldoveanu, Larsson, Komaric - Webber, Loorits, Herrmann. FIRST HALF Screamin' immediately set off pressing their opponents. Croats seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. Rolf Schwab of Croats received a yellow card in the 22nd minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Tyler Willard received some harsh words from his coach after he acted foolishly, probably out of lack of experience, in the 27:th minute and almost caused an opponent to score. In the 33rd minute Tyler Willard almost put the home team one ahead on a cross pass coming in from the right, but the shot went wide. Screamin' made a substitution in the 35:th minute. Jaimy van de Kerkhof limped off the field and was replaced by Milán Dufek. Screamin''s inadequate ability to press their opponents all over the field paid off frequently. Croats had several good opportunities to take the lead, especially in the 36:th minute when Dumitru Firicã came up alone against Cornelius Jernigan who managed a block. In the games 40:th minute Screamin'´s Reg Nichols fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Reg Nichols for taking a dive. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 0. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by Croats, with an impressive 60 percent possession of the ball. SECOND HALF Croats had a good opportunity to score the lead goal but the home team goaltender Cornelius Jernigan saved Gordon Clay´s shot headed for the top corner. A mistake by the home sides central defence in the 64:th minute allowed Ulf Göransson to score 0 - 1 for Croats. A well placed corner kick from Johannes Henriksson was followed by Cameron “Big Mac” Mcdonald´s hard but accurate header. The nice combination meant goal for Screamin'. The result now 1-1. The home side put themselves ahead 2 - 1 in the 70:th by a breakthrough from Gino Behling, who unaided came in out of the right wing hooking the ball over the visitors keeper. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Screamin'´s Gino Behling got himself booked. Croats could level the score in the 77:th minute at 2 - 2, as Raimond Loorits struck home after a fine midfield combination, leaving him completely unmarked. Croats held the ball, with a clear 62 percent possession rate. POST-GAME The most dominating Screamin' player was without a doubt Arlen “Headcase” Lucas. Milán Dufek on the other hand, had a terrible day. The most dominating Croats player was without a doubt Walter Webber. Gordon Clay on the other hand, had a terrible day. Final Score: Screamin’ Seamen 2, Croats in Miami 2 Goals McDonald – 1 (1) Behling – 1 (1, 1st career goal) Cards Nichols – yellow (2) Behling – yellow (1) Player Ratings Jernigan: *~ Willard: * McDonald: Lucas: * Nichols: ~ Tejeda: Van de Kerkhof: ~ (injured – 1 week) Dufek: ~ (replaced van de Kerkhof) Behling: * Bosch: * Galvez: * Henriksson: *** Team Match MVP: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas Team Ratings Screamin’ Seamen -Midfield: Passable (6) -Right Defense: Supernatural (14) -Central Defense: Magnificent (12) -Left Defense: Magnificent (12) -Right Attack: Formidable (9) -Central Attack: Excellent (8) -Left Attack: Solid (7) -Experience: Wretched (2) -NSI: 80 Croats in Miami -Midfield: Formidable (9) -Right Defense: Solid (7) -Central Defense: Formidable (9) -Left Defense: Excellent (8) -Right Attack: Passable (6) -Central Attack: Magnificent (12) -Left Attack: Solid (7) -Experience: Poor (3) -NSI: 76 Comments It’s always a great deal of fun when the Croats come to town, and today was no exception. The first half went exactly the way that we hoped it would, ending in a scoreless draw. However, keeping up with the Croats proved to be a difficult task, and Dutch midfielder Jaimy van de Kerkhof ended up twisting his ankle. Fortunately, the injury appears to be a minor one, and Jaimy should be ready to go next week. “Corny” Jernigan was his usual brilliant self early on, making a couple of great saves in the first hour of the match. He wasn’t able to keep them out of the net forever, however, and eventually ceded a goal. Not to be outdone, our lads answered right back with two of their own; one from the lethal combination of Johannes Henriksson and Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald, and the other coming in the form of midfielder Gino Behling’s first career goal. Unfortunately the defense could not keep up with the Croats’ high-powered offense, and gave up the game-tying goal with only thirteen minutes left to play. We’re a little disappointed in the result, knowing that we very well could have won today, but not overly so. Our goal this season is simply survival, and not necessarily success. Earning a point and stealing two from the Croats means that today’s endeavor was a worthwhile one, if you ask me. Plus, it’s always fun to read Croats manager lav-hehe bitch and moan when things don’t go his way. Here is the press announcement from the Croats after the match: 12/1/2003 at 03:15 &%#^$@ "gargle......gargle" was all we can say we couldnt keep our heads above the water at the docks and as such it cost us two valuable points...the managment is upset...but with the focus on the cup this season this loss is acceptable... as for the seamen...."drown yah bastards....drown...." was all coach Britt had to say....after this being another winless trip to the docks. And lav-hehe’s entry in our guestbook: i hate playing u....i really do hate playing u.... seems like i can never drown the seamen at the docks...congrats mate....though it would be worse with u pressing but 4 goals aint bad....even though u aare anti football Series Scores and Standings* -Sweden Heights raised some eyebrows today, earning a 2-2 draw with Neon Genesis Evangelion. -Big Reds took WoM FC behind the woodshed, spanking the newcomers 5-nil. -Ramblers finally managed to earn some points, defeating the Harrisburg harries 3-1. No. Team Played Goals Pts. NSI 1. Croats in Miami 3 10-4 7 76 2. Neon Genesis Evangelion 3 6-2 7 74 3. Big Reds 3 11-3 6 86 4. Sweden Heights 3 7-8 4 73 5. Screamin’ Seamen 3 3-4 4 80 6. Ramblers 3 5-9 3 85 7. WoM FC 3 2-7 3 48 8. Harrisburg harries 3 2-9 0 59 Three weeks in and we’ve already determined that no one will earn all 42 points, and we already have a small logjam at the top of the division. Big surprise there. I get a kick out of the fact that the Seamen currently have more points than goals. Week 4 Matchups Harrisburg harries vs. Screamin’ Seamen Ramblers vs. Neon Genesis Evangelion Croats in Miami vs. Big Reds WoM FC vs. Sweden Heights We should have one of our few easy weeks coming up, as we get to take on the lowly Harrisburg harries. It looks like the match to watch next weekend is the showdown between Croats in Miami and Big Reds. The Croats will have to win at home, most likely, to keep pace with NGE at the top of the table. Up Next: The 4th Round of the U.S. Open Cup, as we take on a quality 5th-Division side in Severn United. 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 : 12-05-2003 at 11:33 AM.