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DataKing · 01-08-2004, 11:27 AM

Season 5 – FOFC Cup Group Play – Group 5 – Round 2

Screamin’ Seamen vs. Ultra Nox

Date: January 7th, 2003
Venue: The Docks (Chicago, IL)
Attendance: 1,862 (43,750)
Weather: Overcast

We enter the second week of FOFC Cup Group play tied with Calibiri for the lead in Group Five, but with one small advantage. As the top seeded team in the group, we have the privilege of home field advantage for the last two matches. This is an advantage that, frankly, we’re going to need.

This week we’re hosting Qwikshot’s Ultra Nox club, which gave Calibiri a run for their money last week, but fell just short, 2-1. Ultra Nox are an offensive-oriented club, fond of an attacking 3-4-3 formation. While this often leaves their midfield a little on the lacking side, it guarantees that they make good on many of the scoring opportunities that they do get.

The form woes of many of our reserves continue, which makes me wonder whether or not we will be able to advance out of group play. Four of the players who will be taking the pitch today have not been playing well as of late, including both of our strikers. We will be doing what we can to give our strikers some help from the midfield, but otherwise will be keeping things relatively simple. When guys aren’t playing very well, we think it may be better just to stick to the basics.

Formation: 3-5-2
Tactics: Normal

Starters (# appearances, *s last time out)

Keeper: #13 Darryl Read (32 career appearances, **)

Right Wingback: #3 Ben McMahon (46 career appearances, **~)
Central Defender: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (72 career appearances, *****)
Left Wingback: #17 Mattias Leier (13 career appearances, ****)

Right Winger: #20 Walter Bosch (8 career appearances, ***)
Inner Midfielder: #7 Rune Kolberg (5 career appearances, **~)
Inner Midfielder: #4 Jaimy van de Kerkhof (14 career appearances, ***)
Inner Midfielder: #6 Agustin Alustiza (6 career appearances, ***)
Left Winger: #9 Ad Taxwell (5 career appearances, ***)

Forward: #11 Johannes Henriksson (77 career appearances, **)
Forward: #15 Forrest “Gump” Tobias (35 career appearances, *~)

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

Substitutes
-Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (66 career appearances, ****)
-Defender: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald (26 career appearances, ****~)
-Midfielder: #8 Javier Tejeda (7 career appearances, ***)
-Forward: #19 Gino Behling (9 career appearances, ***~ as midfielder)
-Winger: #23 Ivan Richardy (14 career appearances, ***)

Our back line is going to be suspect today, as veterans Darryl Read and Ben McMahon continue to struggle in practice, despite having regular playing time over the past couple of weeks. If our defense is to have a saving grace today, it will be due to superstar Arlen “Headcase” Lucas, who will be playing today due to serving a suspension this past weekend.

Our typical reserves take the field in the middle today, with the exception of Austrian winger Walter Bosch. Walter was held out of Sunday’s match in favor of more passing-skilled Ivan Richardy, and so gets to play today instead.

Up front, as I mentioned earlier, we’ve got trouble. Both Johannes Henriksson and Forrest “Gump” Tobias have been struggling as of late. We’re hoping that our midfield (the wingers in particular) can give these two the assistance that they need to put a few goals up on the board.

We’ve got typical Chicago January weather today, cold and overcast, but no precipitation is in sight.

Match Report

PRE-GAME

At The Docks, 1862 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came.

Screamin' started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Read - Mcmahon, Lucas, Leier - Bösch, van de Kerkhof, Alustiza, Kolberg, Taxwell - Henriksson, Tobias.

Ultra started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Cambra - Hanssen, Noe, Stark - Sivit Gañán, Cabras, Amoudry, Farr - Grewar, Weller, Lazãr.

FIRST HALF

Ultra seemed to prefer attacking in the middle.

A free kick aimed at the keepers far post almost gave Ultra the lead in the 22nd minute, but the ball just wasn´t able to squirm it´s way through the defensive wall.

The referee showed Screamin's Agustín Alustiza the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.

In the 32nd minute the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as Rune Kolberg flipped the ball after a cross pass from the right.

Erick Weller of Ultra received a yellow card in the 34:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

Screamin' were given a penalty in the 35:th, neatly put away by Johannes Henriksson. 2 - 0 for the home side.

The referee showed Screamin's Arlen “Headcase” Lucas the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.

The teams went for a half-time break at 2 - 0. Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 58 percent possession rate.

SECOND HALF

The referee showed Ultras Gary Grewar the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge.

Ultra showed some good morale and were, in the 64:th minute, able to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as Lucio Cabras got past the home sides full backs straight in front of the goal.

When Agustín Alustiza made yet another studs first tackle, in the games 69th minute, the referee was obliged to book the Screamin' player for the second time, sending him off the pitch.

Forrest “Gump” Tobias almost managed to score another goal for Screamin', but his header was tipped to a corner by the visitors goalie.

78 minutes into the game Ultra´s Erick Weller found a gap in the home sides central defense scoring with a long shot, making it 2 - 2.

82 minutes into the game Ismael Sivit Gañán had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Guillermo Sala.

Ultra held the ball, with a clear 56 percent possession rate.

POST-GAME

Most important Screamin' player was Arlen “Headcase” Lucas. Forrest “Gump” Tobias was a disappointment, however.

The most dominating Ultra player was without a doubt Antonio Cambra. Guillermo Sala on the other hand, had a terrible day.

Final Score: Screamin’ Seamen 2, Ultra Nox 2

Goals

Kolberg – 1
Henriksson – 1 (penalty kick)

Cards

Alustiza – 2 yellow (ejected)
Lucas – yellow

Player Ratings

Read: **

McMahon: **~
Lucas: *****
Leier: ***~

Bosch: ***~ (best performance to date)
Kolberg: **~ (best performance to date)
Van de Kerkhof: ***
Alustiza: ??? (ejected)
Taxwell: ***

Henriksson: **
Tobias: *~

Team Ratings

Screamin’ Seamen
-Midfield: Passable (6)
-Right Defense: Formidable (9)
-Central Defense: Formidable (9)
-Left Defense: Solid (7)
-Right Attack: Solid (7)
-Central Attack: Inadequate (5)
-Left Attack: Passable (6)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-NSI: 61

Ultra Nox
-Midfield: Inadequate (5)
-Right Defense: Formidable (9)
-Central Defense: Magnificent (12)
-Left Defense: Passable (6)
-Right Attack: Weak (4)
-Central Attack: Formidable (9)
-Left Attack: Excellent (8)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-NSI: 63

Comments

Things couldn’t have gone better in the first half, as we were able to earn ourselves a two goal lead (which usually spells doom for the opposition), and Ultra Nox seemed to have elected to run their attacks right at “Headcase” Lucas. I think a number of us (myself included) started thinking ahead to a match-up next week with Calibiri to determine the group title, and forgot that there was still 45 minutes of soccer to play.

Ultra Nox kept fighting on, and we’re able to get one goal back, but we were still pretty confident. But when Agustin Alustiza’s temper got the better of him, and he found himself ejected, we knew we were in trouble. A big part of the reason for our lead was our midfielders’ ability to keep the ball away from the Ultra Nox strikers, and that advantage had suddenly disappeared. Sure enough, Erick Weller managed to work his way through the defense with twelve minutes to play, and we had to settle for a 2-2 draw.

Disappointed doesn’t begin to describe the feeling we all had after the game. It was ours to lose, and we did exactly that. Certainly Agustin’s ejection had a lot to do with the collapse, but the others didn’t help matters any. Gump’s header being tipped to the corner shortly after Agustin left the match was particularly painful.

Still, we have to hand it to Qwikshot’s club. They kept plugging away and were able to earn themselves a tough draw on the road and kept their hopes of advancement alive.

Group Five Results and Standings

-Calibiri proved themselves to be the team to beat in Group 5, shelling Swamioms FC, 4-nil.



No.	Team					Played		Goals		Pts.	NSI

1.	Calibiri				2		6-1		6	61

2.	Screamin’ Seamen			        2		4-3		4	61

3.	Ultra Nox				2		3-4		1	63

4.	Swamioms FC				2		1-6		0	56

Today’s draw means that there are all sorts of possible scenarios for next week’s wrap-up of group play. A win on our part over Calibiri means we still win the group. A draw with Calibiri will at least guarantee our advancement out of group play, while a loss on our part and a victory by Ultra Nox means the entire thing would come down to goal differential. We could be in for a very tight finish here.

Up Next: The weekly training update, as we depart from our midfield training program temporary and finish off the conditioning training we were unable to complete at the beginning of the season. Stay tuned.

01-08-2004, 11:27 AM	#88
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Season 5 – FOFC Cup Group Play – Group 5 – Round 2 Screamin’ Seamen vs. Ultra Nox Date: January 7th, 2003 Venue: The Docks (Chicago, IL) Attendance: 1,862 (43,750) Weather: Overcast We enter the second week of FOFC Cup Group play tied with Calibiri for the lead in Group Five, but with one small advantage. As the top seeded team in the group, we have the privilege of home field advantage for the last two matches. This is an advantage that, frankly, we’re going to need. This week we’re hosting Qwikshot’s Ultra Nox club, which gave Calibiri a run for their money last week, but fell just short, 2-1. Ultra Nox are an offensive-oriented club, fond of an attacking 3-4-3 formation. While this often leaves their midfield a little on the lacking side, it guarantees that they make good on many of the scoring opportunities that they do get. The form woes of many of our reserves continue, which makes me wonder whether or not we will be able to advance out of group play. Four of the players who will be taking the pitch today have not been playing well as of late, including both of our strikers. We will be doing what we can to give our strikers some help from the midfield, but otherwise will be keeping things relatively simple. When guys aren’t playing very well, we think it may be better just to stick to the basics. Formation: 3-5-2 Tactics: Normal Starters (# appearances, s last time out) Keeper: #13 Darryl Read (32 career appearances, ) Right Wingback: #3 Ben McMahon (46 career appearances, ~) Central Defender: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (72 career appearances, **) Left Wingback: #17 Mattias Leier (13 career appearances, ) Right Winger: #20 Walter Bosch (8 career appearances, ) Inner Midfielder: #7 Rune Kolberg (5 career appearances, ~) Inner Midfielder: #4 Jaimy van de Kerkhof (14 career appearances, ) Inner Midfielder: #6 Agustin Alustiza (6 career appearances, ) Left Winger: #9 Ad Taxwell (5 career appearances, ) Forward: #11 Johannes Henriksson (77 career appearances, ) Forward: #15 Forrest “Gump” Tobias (35 career appearances, ~) Team Captain: #11 Johannes Henriksson Set Pieces: #11 Johannes Henriksson Substitutes -Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (66 career appearances, *) -Defender: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald (26 career appearances, ~) -Midfielder: #8 Javier Tejeda (7 career appearances, ) -Forward: #19 Gino Behling (9 career appearances, ~ as midfielder) -Winger: #23 Ivan Richardy (14 career appearances, ) Our back line is going to be suspect today, as veterans Darryl Read and Ben McMahon continue to struggle in practice, despite having regular playing time over the past couple of weeks. If our defense is to have a saving grace today, it will be due to superstar Arlen “Headcase” Lucas, who will be playing today due to serving a suspension this past weekend. Our typical reserves take the field in the middle today, with the exception of Austrian winger Walter Bosch. Walter was held out of Sunday’s match in favor of more passing-skilled Ivan Richardy, and so gets to play today instead. Up front, as I mentioned earlier, we’ve got trouble. Both Johannes Henriksson and Forrest “Gump” Tobias have been struggling as of late. We’re hoping that our midfield (the wingers in particular) can give these two the assistance that they need to put a few goals up on the board. We’ve got typical Chicago January weather today, cold and overcast, but no precipitation is in sight. Match Report* PRE-GAME At The Docks, 1862 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came. Screamin' started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Read - Mcmahon, Lucas, Leier - Bösch, van de Kerkhof, Alustiza, Kolberg, Taxwell - Henriksson, Tobias. Ultra started off with a 3-4-3 lineup. Lineup: Cambra - Hanssen, Noe, Stark - Sivit Gañán, Cabras, Amoudry, Farr - Grewar, Weller, Lazãr. FIRST HALF Ultra seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. A free kick aimed at the keepers far post almost gave Ultra the lead in the 22nd minute, but the ball just wasn´t able to squirm it´s way through the defensive wall. The referee showed Screamin's Agustín Alustiza the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. In the 32nd minute the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as Rune Kolberg flipped the ball after a cross pass from the right. Erick Weller of Ultra received a yellow card in the 34:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Screamin' were given a penalty in the 35:th, neatly put away by Johannes Henriksson. 2 - 0 for the home side. The referee showed Screamin's Arlen “Headcase” Lucas the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The teams went for a half-time break at 2 - 0. Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 58 percent possession rate. SECOND HALF The referee showed Ultras Gary Grewar the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Ultra showed some good morale and were, in the 64:th minute, able to reduce the score to 2 - 1 as Lucio Cabras got past the home sides full backs straight in front of the goal. When Agustín Alustiza made yet another studs first tackle, in the games 69th minute, the referee was obliged to book the Screamin' player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. Forrest “Gump” Tobias almost managed to score another goal for Screamin', but his header was tipped to a corner by the visitors goalie. 78 minutes into the game Ultra´s Erick Weller found a gap in the home sides central defense scoring with a long shot, making it 2 - 2. 82 minutes into the game Ismael Sivit Gañán had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Guillermo Sala. Ultra held the ball, with a clear 56 percent possession rate. POST-GAME Most important Screamin' player was Arlen “Headcase” Lucas. Forrest “Gump” Tobias was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Ultra player was without a doubt Antonio Cambra. Guillermo Sala on the other hand, had a terrible day. Final Score: Screamin’ Seamen 2, Ultra Nox 2 Goals Kolberg – 1 Henriksson – 1 (penalty kick) Cards Alustiza – 2 yellow (ejected) Lucas – yellow Player Ratings Read: McMahon: ~ Lucas: *** Leier: ~ Bosch: ~ (best performance to date) Kolberg: ~ (best performance to date) Van de Kerkhof: * Alustiza: ??? (ejected) Taxwell: * Henriksson: ** Tobias: ~ Team Ratings* Screamin’ Seamen -Midfield: Passable (6) -Right Defense: Formidable (9) -Central Defense: Formidable (9) -Left Defense: Solid (7) -Right Attack: Solid (7) -Central Attack: Inadequate (5) -Left Attack: Passable (6) -Experience: Wretched (2) -NSI: 61 Ultra Nox -Midfield: Inadequate (5) -Right Defense: Formidable (9) -Central Defense: Magnificent (12) -Left Defense: Passable (6) -Right Attack: Weak (4) -Central Attack: Formidable (9) -Left Attack: Excellent (8) -Experience: Wretched (2) -NSI: 63 Comments Things couldn’t have gone better in the first half, as we were able to earn ourselves a two goal lead (which usually spells doom for the opposition), and Ultra Nox seemed to have elected to run their attacks right at “Headcase” Lucas. I think a number of us (myself included) started thinking ahead to a match-up next week with Calibiri to determine the group title, and forgot that there was still 45 minutes of soccer to play. Ultra Nox kept fighting on, and we’re able to get one goal back, but we were still pretty confident. But when Agustin Alustiza’s temper got the better of him, and he found himself ejected, we knew we were in trouble. A big part of the reason for our lead was our midfielders’ ability to keep the ball away from the Ultra Nox strikers, and that advantage had suddenly disappeared. Sure enough, Erick Weller managed to work his way through the defense with twelve minutes to play, and we had to settle for a 2-2 draw. Disappointed doesn’t begin to describe the feeling we all had after the game. It was ours to lose, and we did exactly that. Certainly Agustin’s ejection had a lot to do with the collapse, but the others didn’t help matters any. Gump’s header being tipped to the corner shortly after Agustin left the match was particularly painful. Still, we have to hand it to Qwikshot’s club. They kept plugging away and were able to earn themselves a tough draw on the road and kept their hopes of advancement alive. Group Five Results and Standings -Calibiri proved themselves to be the team to beat in Group 5, shelling Swamioms FC, 4-nil. No. Team Played Goals Pts. NSI 1. Calibiri 2 6-1 6 61 2. Screamin’ Seamen 2 4-3 4 61 3. Ultra Nox 2 3-4 1 63 4. Swamioms FC 2 1-6 0 56 Today’s draw means that there are all sorts of possible scenarios for next week’s wrap-up of group play. A win on our part over Calibiri means we still win the group. A draw with Calibiri will at least guarantee our advancement out of group play, while a loss on our part and a victory by Ultra Nox means the entire thing would come down to goal differential. We could be in for a very tight finish here. Up Next: The weekly training update, as we depart from our midfield training program temporary and finish off the conditioning training we were unable to complete at the beginning of the season. 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