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DataKing · 02-16-2004, 11:10 PM

Season 5 – League Match #13

Screamin’ Seamen vs. WoM FC

Date: February 8th, 2004
Venue: The Docks (Chicago, IL)
Attendance: 43,750 (43,750)
Weather: Sunny

This week we have a golden opportunity, to match the rare golden glow an unobscured sun has cast upon Chicagoland. That opportunity is to lock down a third place finish in the series. But standing in our way is our cross-town rivals, WoM FC. This marks the first time we’ve had the pleasure of hosting a Chicago derby in competitive play, and The Docks are literally bursting at the seems with rapid soccer fans from both sides.

WoM FC played us tough during our first meeting at their stadium, but we were able to eek out a 1-nil victory. Though they started out slow, WoM FC have really come on strong as of late, winning two of four and playing Big Reds pretty tough last weekend. Unfortunately for them it’s a case of too little, too late, as they’ll be relegated back to the depths of Division V at the end of the season. But mark my words folks, they’ll be back, and soon (hopefully not to The Series Of The Beast [tm]). All sorts of upside here, folks.

Previous Meetings

(W) 11/23/2003 – WoM FC 0, Screamin’ Seamen 1

While our opposition may be playing inspired footie as of late, we’re still confident that we can win this match. In truth, we only need a draw and a single point to lock down our second consecutive third place finish, but instead we’re going for the throat. With Neon Genesis Evangelion looming large next weekend, this is our best chance to get that needed point, so our players will be giving their all today.

Tactics: Normal
Formation: 3-5-2

Starters (# appearances, *s last time out)

Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (71st career appearance, ****)

Right Wingback: #22 Tyler Willard (51st career appearance, *****)
Central Defender: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald (30th career appearance, ****~)
Left Wingback: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (76th career appearance, ****)

Right Winger: #16 Reg Nichols (29th career appearance, ****)
Inner Midfielder: #10 Milan Dufek (12th career appearance, ***~)
Inner Midfielder: #4 Jaimy van de Kerkhof (17th career appearance, ***~)
Inner Midfielder: #19 Gino Behling (14th career appearance, ****)
Left Winger: #9 Ad Taxwell (6th career appearance, ***)

Forward: #25 Fidel Lourenso (86th career appearance, club debut)
Forward: #12 Guido Metman (124th career appearance, ***~)

Team Captain: #12 Guido Metman
Set Pieces: #22 Tyler Willard

Substitutes
-Keeper: #13 Darryl Read (32 career appearances, **~)
-Defender: #17 Mattias Leier (13 career appearances, ***~)
-Midfielder: #6 Agustin Alustiza (6 career appearances, *~ (wingback))
-Forward: #14 German Galvez (40 career appearances, **~)
-Winger: #20 Walter Bosch (11 career appearances, ***)

Our back four remain the same this week, though with a slight variation. In order to take a more aggressive stance in today’s match, we’ve given wingback Tyler Willard free reign to move up the right side and join the attack if he should see an opportunity.

The middle sees a couple of changes today. Conspicuous in his absence is Chilean midfielder Javier Tejeda, who earned his third booking of the season last weekend and will therefore sit this one out. 18-year-old Dutchman Jaimy van de Kerkhof will take his place in the middle. Ad Taxwell will also see some heretofore rare competitive play. The young Englishman has really come on strong the last couple of weeks, and has earned himself a spot on the starting roster, for the time being at least.

But by far the biggest change is up front, with veteran Chilean forward Fidel Lourenso making his club debut. The crowd (those who are SSFC fans, at least) gave Fidel a very warm welcome during pre-game warm-ups. Hopefully he’ll give them something to cheer about once the match gets underway as well.

Speaking of which…

Match Report

PRE-GAME

The 43750 spectators at The Docks were in for an afternoon of sunshine. People from all of Chicago had joined up for the derby.

Screamin' started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Jernigan - Willard, Mcdonald, Lucas - Nichols, Dufek, van de Kerkhof, Behling, Taxwell - Metman, Lourenso.

WoM had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Fernández Moheda - Alvarez, Stevanovic, de Jongh - Unger, Håkansson, Nikl, Boonnak - Steiner, Oldham, Bonnemann.

FIRST HALF

In the 1st minute the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending and Dave Alvarez put the ball away for 0 - 1.

The visitors Otokar Nikl took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and central backs in the 9:th minute. 0 - 2 for WoM.

The home crowd brightened somewhat when Fidel Lourenso scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the numbers 1 to 2.

Screamin's Guido Metman got himself booked after a foul.

Due to a severely mistimed tackle,Kreangkrai Boonnak spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game.

The teams went for a half-time break at 1 - 2. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by WoM, with an impressive 52 percent possession of the ball.

SECOND HALF

Some fine manouvering on the left lead to an 47:th minute WoM goal, making it 1 - 3. Mark Oldham was noted down as the scorer.

Fidel Lourenso challenged the visitors full backs eagerly, producing a good chance in the 54:th minute as he went for a through ball combination. But as so many times before, the guest´s defensive efforts got the best of it.

Screamin's Fidel Lourenso went wide in the 59:th minute, recieving a brilliant pass slicing through the visiting teams central defense line, putting the 2 - 3 goal away.

Reg Nichols of Screamin' received a yellow card in the 62nd minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour.

Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 54 percent possession rate.

POST-GAME

The most dominating Screamin' player was without a doubt Cameron “Big Mac” Mcdonald. However, Jaimy van de Kerkhof made a disastrous appearance.

WoM´s best player was Hans Håkansson. Mark Oldham was a disappointment, however.

Final Score: WoM FC 3, Screamin’ Seamen 2

Goals

Lourenso – 2 (1,2)

Cards

Metman – yellow (2)
Nichols – yellow (1)

Player Ratings

Jernigan: ****

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

Nichols: ***~
Dufek: ***~
Van de Kerkhof: ***
Behling: ****
Taxwell: ***~

Lourenso: ****
Metman: ***~

Team Match MVP: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald

Team Ratings

Screamin’ Seamen
-Midfield: Formidable (9)
-Right Defense: Excellent (8)
-Central Defense: Brilliant (11)
-Left Defense: World Class (13)
-Right Attack: Brilliant (11)
-Central Attack: Excellent (8)
-Left Attack: Outstanding (10)
-Experience: Poor (3)
-NSI: 88

WoM FC
-Midfield: Formidable (9)
-Right Defense: Excellent (8)
-Central Defense: Solid (7)
-Left Defense: Excellent (8)
-Right Attack: Brilliant (11)
-Central Attack: Outstanding (10)
-Left Attack: Passable (6)
-Experience: Wretched (2)
-NSI: 77

Comments

The first nine minutes of today’s match were an absolute disaster, and despite one of our best performances in history for the remainder of the match, we just weren’t able to catch up. WoM FC obviously pulled out all the stops today as well, as they had one of their best performances ever. At least newcomer Fidel Lourenso did give the home fans something to cheer about. It’s just too bad that no one else was able to help him out.

I have the feeling that we really missed Javier Tejeda today. He’s a big-time playmaker for such a young kid, and may very well have given us the edge we needed today to at least earn a draw. Such is life.

Series Scores and Standings

-Things remained interesting at the top of the table, as Big Reds and Neon Genesis Evangelion fought to a scoreless draw.
-Croats in Miami continue to tank matches on purpose, dropping one to the lowly Harrisburg Harries, 3-2.
-Ramblers continue their slide as well, getting shut out by Sweden Heights, 3-nil.



No.	Team					Played		Goals		Pts.	NSI

1.	Big Reds				13		35-5		32	96

2.	Neon Genesis Evangelion		        13		32-12		32	83

3.	Screamin’ Seamen			13		26-17		22	88

4.	Sweden Heights			        13		26-25		19	85

5.	Croats in Miami			        13		31-26		16	48

6.	Ramblers				13		22-26		16	83

7.	WoM FC				        13		18-37		12	77

8.	Harrisburg Harries			13		6-48		3	60

The draw between Big Reds and NGE definitely throws a wrinkle into things up top. Big Reds still have inside track on the series title, but will now be hard pressed to earn automatic promotion if they should be victorious next weekend. Our own situation is a bit more stable. Barring some sort of miracle for Sweden Heights, we will still be claiming the third spot by goal differential if nothing else.

Week 14 Matchups

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

Like I said, it’ll take a miracle for Sweden Heights to take third place.

Up Next: Another international friendly, this time some Canucks called the B.C. Cougars. Stay tuned!

02-16-2004, 11:10 PM	#116
DataKing Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago	Season 5 – League Match #13 Screamin’ Seamen vs. WoM FC Date: February 8th, 2004 Venue: The Docks (Chicago, IL) Attendance: 43,750 (43,750) Weather: Sunny This week we have a golden opportunity, to match the rare golden glow an unobscured sun has cast upon Chicagoland. That opportunity is to lock down a third place finish in the series. But standing in our way is our cross-town rivals, WoM FC. This marks the first time we’ve had the pleasure of hosting a Chicago derby in competitive play, and The Docks are literally bursting at the seems with rapid soccer fans from both sides. WoM FC played us tough during our first meeting at their stadium, but we were able to eek out a 1-nil victory. Though they started out slow, WoM FC have really come on strong as of late, winning two of four and playing Big Reds pretty tough last weekend. Unfortunately for them it’s a case of too little, too late, as they’ll be relegated back to the depths of Division V at the end of the season. But mark my words folks, they’ll be back, and soon (hopefully not to The Series Of The Beast [tm]). All sorts of upside here, folks. Previous Meetings (W) 11/23/2003 – WoM FC 0, Screamin’ Seamen 1 While our opposition may be playing inspired footie as of late, we’re still confident that we can win this match. In truth, we only need a draw and a single point to lock down our second consecutive third place finish, but instead we’re going for the throat. With Neon Genesis Evangelion looming large next weekend, this is our best chance to get that needed point, so our players will be giving their all today. Tactics: Normal Formation: 3-5-2 Starters (# appearances, s last time out) Keeper: #1 Cornelius “Corny” Jernigan (71st career appearance, *) Right Wingback: #22 Tyler Willard (51st career appearance, *) Central Defender: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald (30th career appearance, ~) Left Wingback: #5 Arlen “Headcase” Lucas (76th career appearance, ) Right Winger: #16 Reg Nichols (29th career appearance, ) Inner Midfielder: #10 Milan Dufek (12th career appearance, ~) Inner Midfielder: #4 Jaimy van de Kerkhof (17th career appearance, ~) Inner Midfielder: #19 Gino Behling (14th career appearance, ) Left Winger: #9 Ad Taxwell (6th career appearance, ) Forward: #25 Fidel Lourenso (86th career appearance, club debut) Forward: #12 Guido Metman (124th career appearance, ~) Team Captain: #12 Guido Metman Set Pieces: #22 Tyler Willard Substitutes -Keeper: #13 Darryl Read (32 career appearances, ~) -Defender: #17 Mattias Leier (13 career appearances, **~) -Midfielder: #6 Agustin Alustiza (6 career appearances, ~ (wingback)) -Forward: #14 German Galvez (40 career appearances, ~) -Winger: #20 Walter Bosch (11 career appearances, ) Our back four remain the same this week, though with a slight variation. In order to take a more aggressive stance in today’s match, we’ve given wingback Tyler Willard free reign to move up the right side and join the attack if he should see an opportunity. The middle sees a couple of changes today. Conspicuous in his absence is Chilean midfielder Javier Tejeda, who earned his third booking of the season last weekend and will therefore sit this one out. 18-year-old Dutchman Jaimy van de Kerkhof will take his place in the middle. Ad Taxwell will also see some heretofore rare competitive play. The young Englishman has really come on strong the last couple of weeks, and has earned himself a spot on the starting roster, for the time being at least. But by far the biggest change is up front, with veteran Chilean forward Fidel Lourenso making his club debut. The crowd (those who are SSFC fans, at least) gave Fidel a very warm welcome during pre-game warm-ups. Hopefully he’ll give them something to cheer about once the match gets underway as well. Speaking of which… Match Report* PRE-GAME The 43750 spectators at The Docks were in for an afternoon of sunshine. People from all of Chicago had joined up for the derby. Screamin' started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. They fielded: Jernigan - Willard, Mcdonald, Lucas - Nichols, Dufek, van de Kerkhof, Behling, Taxwell - Metman, Lourenso. WoM had chosen a strategic 3-4-3 formation. The following players had been chosen: Fernández Moheda - Alvarez, Stevanovic, de Jongh - Unger, Håkansson, Nikl, Boonnak - Steiner, Oldham, Bonnemann. FIRST HALF In the 1st minute the visitors broke through on the right after some poor defending and Dave Alvarez put the ball away for 0 - 1. The visitors Otokar Nikl took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and central backs in the 9:th minute. 0 - 2 for WoM. The home crowd brightened somewhat when Fidel Lourenso scored with a header after an attack from the right, making the numbers 1 to 2. Screamin's Guido Metman got himself booked after a foul. Due to a severely mistimed tackle,Kreangkrai Boonnak spent some time on the grass writhing in agony before he could get up and continue the game. The teams went for a half-time break at 1 - 2. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by WoM, with an impressive 52 percent possession of the ball. SECOND HALF Some fine manouvering on the left lead to an 47:th minute WoM goal, making it 1 - 3. Mark Oldham was noted down as the scorer. Fidel Lourenso challenged the visitors full backs eagerly, producing a good chance in the 54:th minute as he went for a through ball combination. But as so many times before, the guest´s defensive efforts got the best of it. Screamin's Fidel Lourenso went wide in the 59:th minute, recieving a brilliant pass slicing through the visiting teams central defense line, putting the 2 - 3 goal away. Reg Nichols of Screamin' received a yellow card in the 62nd minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Screamin' held the ball, with a clear 54 percent possession rate. POST-GAME The most dominating Screamin' player was without a doubt Cameron “Big Mac” Mcdonald. However, Jaimy van de Kerkhof made a disastrous appearance. WoM´s best player was Hans Håkansson. Mark Oldham was a disappointment, however. Final Score: WoM FC 3, Screamin’ Seamen 2 Goals Lourenso – 2 (1,2) Cards Metman – yellow (2) Nichols – yellow (1) Player Ratings Jernigan: ** Willard: McDonald: ~ Lucas: Nichols: ~ Dufek: ~ Van de Kerkhof: * Behling: ** Taxwell: ~ Lourenso: * Metman: ~ Team Match MVP: #2 Cameron “Big Mac” McDonald Team Ratings* Screamin’ Seamen -Midfield: Formidable (9) -Right Defense: Excellent (8) -Central Defense: Brilliant (11) -Left Defense: World Class (13) -Right Attack: Brilliant (11) -Central Attack: Excellent (8) -Left Attack: Outstanding (10) -Experience: Poor (3) -NSI: 88 WoM FC -Midfield: Formidable (9) -Right Defense: Excellent (8) -Central Defense: Solid (7) -Left Defense: Excellent (8) -Right Attack: Brilliant (11) -Central Attack: Outstanding (10) -Left Attack: Passable (6) -Experience: Wretched (2) -NSI: 77 Comments The first nine minutes of today’s match were an absolute disaster, and despite one of our best performances in history for the remainder of the match, we just weren’t able to catch up. WoM FC obviously pulled out all the stops today as well, as they had one of their best performances ever. At least newcomer Fidel Lourenso did give the home fans something to cheer about. It’s just too bad that no one else was able to help him out. I have the feeling that we really missed Javier Tejeda today. He’s a big-time playmaker for such a young kid, and may very well have given us the edge we needed today to at least earn a draw. Such is life. Series Scores and Standings -Things remained interesting at the top of the table, as Big Reds and Neon Genesis Evangelion fought to a scoreless draw. -Croats in Miami continue to tank matches on purpose, dropping one to the lowly Harrisburg Harries, 3-2. -Ramblers continue their slide as well, getting shut out by Sweden Heights, 3-nil. No. Team Played Goals Pts. NSI 1. Big Reds 13 35-5 32 96 2. Neon Genesis Evangelion 13 32-12 32 83 3. Screamin’ Seamen 13 26-17 22 88 4. Sweden Heights 13 26-25 19 85 5. Croats in Miami 13 31-26 16 48 6. Ramblers 13 22-26 16 83 7. WoM FC 13 18-37 12 77 8. Harrisburg Harries 13 6-48 3 60 The draw between Big Reds and NGE definitely throws a wrinkle into things up top. Big Reds still have inside track on the series title, but will now be hard pressed to earn automatic promotion if they should be victorious next weekend. Our own situation is a bit more stable. Barring some sort of miracle for Sweden Heights, we will still be claiming the third spot by goal differential if nothing else. Week 14 Matchups Neon Genesis Evangelion vs. Screamin’ Seamen Sweden Heights vs. Big Reds Croats in Miami vs. Ramblers WoM FC vs. Harrisburg Harries Like I said, it’ll take a miracle for Sweden Heights to take third place. Up Next: Another international friendly, this time some Canucks called the B.C. Cougars. 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 : 02-16-2004 at 11:10 PM.