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Islington Shooting Stars 2 v Red Albion’s 4
DATE: - Wednesday 08/12/10
KICK-OFF: - 8:00pm
From A Freezing Cool Coasting To Getting a Red ROASTING
This match was played in totally freezing conditions, during the Cold snap in early December that lasted for days, while your least sane person would be wrapped up indoors and only Professional players in the Eskimo premier League would be out playing in these conditions. And mad people like us just for the LOVE of the GAME Madness! But the show (snow) must go on.
Niyi – ISS (Islington Shooting Stars) Manager was not available at the start of the match due to work commitments
ISS where once again short of personnel, with players there on time doing the usual begging, fingers cross & praying to have a full 11 players before kick-off. This was a six-pointer match with arch rivals at the wrong end of the table both newly promoted and both struggling.
1st HALF:-
ISS started out in 4-5-1 formation. Abandoning the tried and trusted 4-4-2 formation...And were well on top from the start, with ISS being very wasteful in front of goal when CLEAR cut chances where created. But eventually ISS broke the deadlock. With an excellent driven shot from the newcomer Wayne. 1-0 ISS it should be more.
Then totally against the run of play the ISS GK (Yours untruly) Slipped and lost his footing as the Red Albion forward burst forward, notice the ISS GK on the floor for no reason and coolly chip the hapless GK 1-1 all square...Then just before the break ISS go 2-1 by another well worked goal from Wayne. Will this be ISS Day?
2nd HALF:-
Disaster! ISS seem to take their foot of the Gas, like they are driving an automatic car...And a mix-up between the ISS defender and GK lead to Red Albions equalizing via a very soft headed goal that the GK should have easily dealt with. This is before ISS continue to miss clear cut chance after clear cut chance giving more hope to Red Albions. 2-2 game on.
And then lower behold Niyi appears from nowhere like Paul Daniels at the touchline Barking orders like a pit-bull terrier. Then disaster ISS part 2, as a simple slow high 20yard shot was palmed into the top corner of the ISS. Oh No GK Head in Hands and from nowhere the Reds are 3-2 up SHOCKING.
ISS continue to do move after move, but it seems to be one of those days again for ISS. There were no subs so Niyi could not do any changes, damn. And with ISS now trying to get back into the game there more black holes appearing at the heart of the ISS defence, as the Reds added a 4th goal with 3 players onto one GK situation.
2-4 final score was totally damning as to play a match and play badly is one thing, but to play a match that you totally dominate and LOSE is a school report of ‘cause-for-concern’!
This was ISS’s Last match of 2010 as the League is now enters its Christmas winter break like la Liga. Let’s Hope that ISS have got rid of their 2010 turkey performance by the time we start a new decade in 2011
Man-of-the-Match:- Wayne (Midfielder) – Two Quality Finishes of the highest order.
By KELECHI NWACHUKU
Islington Shooting Stars 3 v St Paul’s Celtic 0
DATE: - Wednesday 15/09/10
KICK-OFF: - 8:00pm
ISS Get 3 Goals, 3 pts on the board and a Rare Clean Sheet! But still have a LONG WAY to go
ISS had 1st team keeper back, so yours truly was back in defence for a nice change but still short IN PLAYERS in a number of areas. With this match being the 1st match of the season for many an ISS player.
St Paul’s Celtic (SPC) played a 4-5-1 format; While ISS stuck with their trusted 4-4-2, and SPC were more direct in the right areas of the pitch, while ISS seem to lose their way during many moves
2nd match in a week and ISS were feeling it :-O;
ISS struggled badly at times to hold the ball for any period of time.
SPC missed at least 3 clear cut changes, but when with this ISS keeper did not have a save to make in the neither half.
Half-time 0-0 honours even ;-D
2nd Half :- SPC started to get frustrated and against the run of play ISS Scored through a mistake by their keeper coming out and missing the ball and Junior (FWD) had an easy tap in into an empty NET 1-0 ISS.
SPC old skool fwd was putting himself about like an OLD SCHOOL Forward and at pts ISS struggled with the 3 in midfield with the wingers not tucking in enough. SPC fwd missed a glaring 5yard miss. SPC were once again on top.
Then BANG Arcane (winger) had a moment of genius, saw the keeper of this line and then executed a 30yard shot that sailed over the keeper into the roof of the net…ISS 2-0, just as SPC were gaining momentum. One of the best Debut ISS Goals I have seen J
But even 2-0 down SPC would not Die and had a chance straight away that shook the core of the ISS Goal-Post…But this just aided in a MANU style break away GOAL from the back to the Wing where JeFF just blitzed the full-back like he was 50 and set up an easy tap in for the 10min Sub Wahab, just coming up 3-0 ISS no way back for SPC.
Niyi’s halftime Words worked wonders on telling ISS that they had to work harder. With junior and Dan clamping mans in midfield and the forwards starting to close far better. Defence of Matt; Alex, myself & Matt did well to keep their discipline through and very fracturing match.
ISS now have a two week break but for now pts on the board means possible prizes and as SPC received this league is all about finishing
Man-of-the-Match:- Arcan (Winger) – Super 30 yarder Debut Goal totally changed the game J
By KELECHI NWACHUKU
Edited by
NIYI AJAYI
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