After trailing behind by a goal for most of the first half, the team rallied to a lead half-way through the second half. While we fought hard to maintain our lead, the other team was able to put a lucky goal in during a scramble after a corner kick.
The consensus after the game was that everyone liked the line-up and the clear delegation of positions. We could have maybe used 1 or 2 more subs on the Midfield and Forward lines just to keep everyone fresh and running.
Our next game vs. Nacional Capilla is this coming Wednesday, at 10:30 PM on field 2.
As a team policy, you need to let Alex or I know in advance IF YOU WILL NOT MAKE THE GAME. Otherwise, we will assume that you will be present.
Also, I will be sending out an E-mail shortly regarding payment for the session.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Monday, June 14, 2010
Game 1
The Optimizers met defeat last week in a hard-fought game against a very experienced team. Our next game will be this Wednesday. More info to come.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Game 7 MAKEUP Game
Hey guys,
Great game last week! We're playing 5th Avenue tonight at 10:30 pm to make up for the scheduling change over the Thanksgiving break. We're 3-3-1 and they are 4-2-1. With a win tonight, we can potentially tie for third. I think this team is the one that wears black and has the whiny crybaby forward.
Lastly, both Rodbah and I have to pay our balances, which I am updated on the roster payment page.
Also, I need to know who's in for tonight as well as next session. We are losing Rod, Heron, and Ashish I believe? Who else?
Great game last week! We're playing 5th Avenue tonight at 10:30 pm to make up for the scheduling change over the Thanksgiving break. We're 3-3-1 and they are 4-2-1. With a win tonight, we can potentially tie for third. I think this team is the one that wears black and has the whiny crybaby forward.
Lastly, both Rodbah and I have to pay our balances, which I am updated on the roster payment page.
Also, I need to know who's in for tonight as well as next session. We are losing Rod, Heron, and Ashish I believe? Who else?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Game 6 Postmortem, Game 7 Rescheduling, & Game 8 Pregame
I heard you guys played valiantly but lost Game 6 to Stolen Balls, who are still undefeated. We'll get them next session!
Game 7 was rescheduled to 12/09/2009 10:30pm-11:30pm. I've updated the calendar to reflect.
Game 8 is against my Sunday/Monday/Polish/Albanian buddies AC International. They're good, but we can beat them. We have to play sharp, because they play solid European Futbal. Game's at 11:30am. I know. See you there!
Game 7 was rescheduled to 12/09/2009 10:30pm-11:30pm. I've updated the calendar to reflect.
Game 8 is against my Sunday/Monday/Polish/Albanian buddies AC International. They're good, but we can beat them. We have to play sharp, because they play solid European Futbal. Game's at 11:30am. I know. See you there!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Game 5 Preview & Postmortem
Preview:
We're into our second half of this session and we're on an upswing! We're playing Aioh tonight who have played 1 game less than us but have a similar record and goals for and against. They are older Brazilian guys from what I remember and play finesse futbol. We need to concentrate on controlling the game and the clock. I believe our defense is better than there's, so if we can control the mid-field and play intelligently, we can beat this team and move into the upper half of the division. The game is at 9:45. See you there!
Postmortem:
We prevailed last night 3 - 2. After starting out with a commanding 2 - 0 lead with a goal from Ryan and a penalty shot by Shawn, we buckled down and played some really aggressive defense and control of the midfield. Aioh got lucky with a bad call by the refs and received their own penalty kick when Ken slid for the ball, barely clipping the player, and took the game to 2 - 1. We came right back though, with Ryan's fast break that resulted a great cross to the far side of the goal. While we held them back, they were able to put another in with about 6 minutes left in the game. At that point we really locked them up and prevented several close shots on goal, thus ending the game at 3 -2. Everyone played great even though we only had 4 subs and with Shawn injuring his knee part way through. I believe Gareth and Hiren both weren't feeling so well either, but played great. One of our best games thus far was the consensus. We're finally building that chemistry and playing cohesively. Kudos!
We're into our second half of this session and we're on an upswing! We're playing Aioh tonight who have played 1 game less than us but have a similar record and goals for and against. They are older Brazilian guys from what I remember and play finesse futbol. We need to concentrate on controlling the game and the clock. I believe our defense is better than there's, so if we can control the mid-field and play intelligently, we can beat this team and move into the upper half of the division. The game is at 9:45. See you there!
Postmortem:
We prevailed last night 3 - 2. After starting out with a commanding 2 - 0 lead with a goal from Ryan and a penalty shot by Shawn, we buckled down and played some really aggressive defense and control of the midfield. Aioh got lucky with a bad call by the refs and received their own penalty kick when Ken slid for the ball, barely clipping the player, and took the game to 2 - 1. We came right back though, with Ryan's fast break that resulted a great cross to the far side of the goal. While we held them back, they were able to put another in with about 6 minutes left in the game. At that point we really locked them up and prevented several close shots on goal, thus ending the game at 3 -2. Everyone played great even though we only had 4 subs and with Shawn injuring his knee part way through. I believe Gareth and Hiren both weren't feeling so well either, but played great. One of our best games thus far was the consensus. We're finally building that chemistry and playing cohesively. Kudos!
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Game 4 Preview & Postmortem
Preview:
We're playing Beerbelly FC this evening at 10:30pm. This is a must win game guys. They've lost all of their games and want us to help them continue their streak. Out for tonight is Ashish and Sachin thus far which leaves us with 14 potentially. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
We WON! Finally! We took a commanding lead of 3 -1, but then let them catch up after they injured both Omar and Hiren. We got focused again and scored two to finalize the game at 5 - 3. It felt good to win, but we need to continue this momentum for the future. Great job guys!
We're playing Beerbelly FC this evening at 10:30pm. This is a must win game guys. They've lost all of their games and want us to help them continue their streak. Out for tonight is Ashish and Sachin thus far which leaves us with 14 potentially. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
We WON! Finally! We took a commanding lead of 3 -1, but then let them catch up after they injured both Omar and Hiren. We got focused again and scored two to finalize the game at 5 - 3. It felt good to win, but we need to continue this momentum for the future. Great job guys!
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Game 3 Preview & Postmortem
Preview:
We're playing Brazucas this evening at 10pm. I'm not sure of their make-up, but it sounds Brazilian and they are not team Aioh. They've only played one game and lost 3 - 4. Out for tonight is Ashish, Sachin, and Gareth thus far which leaves us with 13 at most. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
Final Score: Optimizers 1 Brazucas 2
We started out with a lead when Bob got a header in off a corner. We played great defense and controlled the ball in the midfield but then in the first 10 minutes of the second half, they got a lucky goal on us via a corner kick. We stayed pretty even and attacked until with 9 minutes left, a questionable call by the refs led to an argument, at which point Brazucas used the advantage to drive down in a 3 on 2 to score. We tried to come back with some shots but we ran out of time. We have to learn to take bad calls in stride and not get caught out manned. Also, while we controlled the ball much better, we were still trying to force it past their D rather than pass it back when on trouble. The mids must get back in time for D as well. Lastly, we need to try to get more angled crosses in the middle of the field rather than try to bring it down the sides and cross. Just my opinion. Other than that, we're playing with much more chemistry and should be winning these games. Great job everyone. Comments?
P.S. Thanks to Kerry for helping us out last night.
We're playing Brazucas this evening at 10pm. I'm not sure of their make-up, but it sounds Brazilian and they are not team Aioh. They've only played one game and lost 3 - 4. Out for tonight is Ashish, Sachin, and Gareth thus far which leaves us with 13 at most. Good luck guys and see you tonight. Please post any comments below.
Postmortem:
Final Score: Optimizers 1 Brazucas 2
We started out with a lead when Bob got a header in off a corner. We played great defense and controlled the ball in the midfield but then in the first 10 minutes of the second half, they got a lucky goal on us via a corner kick. We stayed pretty even and attacked until with 9 minutes left, a questionable call by the refs led to an argument, at which point Brazucas used the advantage to drive down in a 3 on 2 to score. We tried to come back with some shots but we ran out of time. We have to learn to take bad calls in stride and not get caught out manned. Also, while we controlled the ball much better, we were still trying to force it past their D rather than pass it back when on trouble. The mids must get back in time for D as well. Lastly, we need to try to get more angled crosses in the middle of the field rather than try to bring it down the sides and cross. Just my opinion. Other than that, we're playing with much more chemistry and should be winning these games. Great job everyone. Comments?
P.S. Thanks to Kerry for helping us out last night.
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