Monday, September 24, 2012
1-1 Victory
1-1 VICTORY
We played Phoenix on sunday and managed a 1-1 VICTORY. At the end of the first half, we were locked into 0-0 tie with a goal of our own called back for a questionable off sides.
The second half was also hard played but we fell behind 1-0 shortly into it on a less then stellar goal. We rallied back with (i believe) a thru ball from Jeff Spencer setting up Jeff Wallet with a scoring opportunity thwarted by their goalie. Matt Vale was there to clean it up for the tieing goal amongst diving (and whining) phoenix players.
At the game's end is when the fireworks really happened. One of the Phoenix field players went after the goalie from phoenix (real loud mouth guy, complains about everything, plays at soccer city mens all the time, former goalie for Kings Indoor Pro league).
That is when we got our victory, this team may have gone underfeated last season, and most likely a winning record every other. The buffalo's played a 'more than competitive' match against a team that typically outclasses us.
Great job to all the guys, willing to play where the team needs you; subbing before your too tired, taking direction from fellow players, etc etc.
Special thanks to Jimmie our keeper, I speak for everyone (especially the 9 of us who rotated goalie duties prior to your arrival) when I say that your presence has been the missing link when we started building this team for last spring.
Sean
Monday, February 6, 2012
Other items we could get as a group - ball caps, t-shirts, etc.
Buffalo's, we can get other "Buffalo's Soccer Club" items. Give me some feedback, no rush, I can bring stuff to the games to talk about. The one item we need to consider now is a white t-shirt as an alternative color. If we order it with our jerseys, and no numbers, it can be pretty cheap (under $10), 100% cotton, heavy weight, white, short sleeve or long sleeved t-shirt.
The last jersey run I made myself a white t-shirt and along time ago we had baseball caps.
Give me feedback on the white shirts and other items: hats, shorts, sweatshirt, thongs, etc.
Steve
The last jersey run I made myself a white t-shirt and along time ago we had baseball caps.
Give me feedback on the white shirts and other items: hats, shorts, sweatshirt, thongs, etc.
Steve
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Jerseys
GUYS:
Here is the shirt we are going with. Please send $25 check to Matt by next Friday 2/10/12 (Matt Gramza, 1002 Vixen Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45245).
You can also send it via PayPal. 'Send funds' to mgramza@fuse.net. Make sure you put personal or gift (if prompted) so we don't get charged a business transaction processing fee.
We need to get going on these so please take care of this now. You need to post your size and request number. Numbers are first come first serve and you should be able to view which numbers are taken on this blog. The PUMA shirts run big, I am ordering a medium (based on last jersey size which was also a puma brand).
In addition to the above, please make sure you put your name and 30 or 40 next to it since we are placing one big order for both teams.
Sean
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Season Ender
Taming the tiger has been an easy task for us this season. Sunday proved to be no different. Joe proved to be in a hurry. He rushed to the game just a short while before kickoff. Then, after about 10 minutes, Joe grew impatient and took the ball down the field about 40 yards on his own and scored the game opener. Jeff W. was next in line with (2) goals to follow. One goal included some heads up passing from Harvey and Mike K. In the second half, Mike K. kept it up with another (2) goals.
A lot of people got the opportunity to play in some different areas. Devon was dominant on defense and Jonathan continued his everywhere at once style of play. I am pretty sure he has a clone somewhere on the field. I am pretty sure I got lost on the field at one point or two. Some guidance or a map from one of you guys would be appreciated next time I get that far up. We were a little short on subs with only (2), but we got by.
Hats off to our keepers who maintained a clean sheet. That is a great accomplishment no matter who you are playing.
Finishing 6-4-0, people may think that our season was a little lackluster. However, with the stiffer competition and all of the new faces, I think that this is quite impressive. With how we gelled over the season, I think that the same schedule would end with a 7-9 win season if we started today. Keep in shape over the off season and let's come back stronger in the spring. See you all soon...
A lot of people got the opportunity to play in some different areas. Devon was dominant on defense and Jonathan continued his everywhere at once style of play. I am pretty sure he has a clone somewhere on the field. I am pretty sure I got lost on the field at one point or two. Some guidance or a map from one of you guys would be appreciated next time I get that far up. We were a little short on subs with only (2), but we got by.
Hats off to our keepers who maintained a clean sheet. That is a great accomplishment no matter who you are playing.
Finishing 6-4-0, people may think that our season was a little lackluster. However, with the stiffer competition and all of the new faces, I think that this is quite impressive. With how we gelled over the season, I think that the same schedule would end with a 7-9 win season if we started today. Keep in shape over the off season and let's come back stronger in the spring. See you all soon...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Finally, gut wrench goes Down
I have been slacking with the blog so here you go.
5-1 Victory!!
We went up against Gut Wrench for the third time with the bitter taste of previous losses. They started early with a pass that floated over Randy's head and found the back corner. Instead of thinking 'here we go again' we answered with a pass of our own that found the back corner as well. Jeff Wallet claims it was a shot. Regardless, it put us even.
I added the second goal. It was a beautiful turn around shot with 2 giants on my back that found the inside of the post just out of reach of the diving goalie (funny how vivid and well written this description is). This put us up 2-1 and we did not look back. Chris S took the 2nd quarter in keeper and we managed to end the half with the 2-1 lead.
The second half started with yellow card against me after telling the ref to have a word with the F**ing Fat bastard that wasn't playing the ball. Mike Kady added our 3rd goal with an individual effort dribbling up the right sideline and sliding it under the goalie. Matt Gramza added our 4th goal from a beautiful cross from 'dutch' (jeff wallet's friend). Matt finished it with a well placed header. Our 5th and final goal was sparked by a great defensive run from Jeff Spencer, he found Jeff W in the box who unselfishly sent it to Devin for the easy goal. I should be careful with the word 'easy' when describing a 'goal'. The game ended 5-1 but not before Fish flailed 3 attempts to secure a goal of his own.
3rd Quarter goalie was played by Chris L and I took the 4th. Our defense played solid. One observation relative to last year is that we do a much better job regaining possession on the defensive pursuit and transition to offense with purpose. Our defensive players really add another offensive weapon with their ability to carry the ball past midfield.
Enjoy the week off and see everyone in November.
5-1 Victory!!
We went up against Gut Wrench for the third time with the bitter taste of previous losses. They started early with a pass that floated over Randy's head and found the back corner. Instead of thinking 'here we go again' we answered with a pass of our own that found the back corner as well. Jeff Wallet claims it was a shot. Regardless, it put us even.
I added the second goal. It was a beautiful turn around shot with 2 giants on my back that found the inside of the post just out of reach of the diving goalie (funny how vivid and well written this description is). This put us up 2-1 and we did not look back. Chris S took the 2nd quarter in keeper and we managed to end the half with the 2-1 lead.
The second half started with yellow card against me after telling the ref to have a word with the F**ing Fat bastard that wasn't playing the ball. Mike Kady added our 3rd goal with an individual effort dribbling up the right sideline and sliding it under the goalie. Matt Gramza added our 4th goal from a beautiful cross from 'dutch' (jeff wallet's friend). Matt finished it with a well placed header. Our 5th and final goal was sparked by a great defensive run from Jeff Spencer, he found Jeff W in the box who unselfishly sent it to Devin for the easy goal. I should be careful with the word 'easy' when describing a 'goal'. The game ended 5-1 but not before Fish flailed 3 attempts to secure a goal of his own.
3rd Quarter goalie was played by Chris L and I took the 4th. Our defense played solid. One observation relative to last year is that we do a much better job regaining possession on the defensive pursuit and transition to offense with purpose. Our defensive players really add another offensive weapon with their ability to carry the ball past midfield.
Enjoy the week off and see everyone in November.
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
A Good Team Effort
As we start to gel more and more, we are getting better and better. This showed this past Sunday with our win against the Tigers. We had a comfortable win with an actual goalie, Julio, serving the time between the posts. No one shined especially, but we all played well.
We started off controlling most of the possession. Pretty early in the game, we scored. A nice run by Jeff from fullback followed with him crossing, I mean shooting from the outside. The ball floated nicely over the keepers head and into the side netting on the back side. Shortly thereafter we had a little scare when the Tigers got in on us abruptly. Luckily this shot went over the top. We answered shortly thereafter with a rocket from Brian D.
The half ended with everyone feeling good. Five subs proved to keep everyone from getting too tired.
In the second half, the Tigers did some rearrangement and had a few more opportunities on us. This led to a goal from a short distance that was well placed. Uneasy, we continued to attack. Mike K. drew a penalty just inside the box. Brian anxiously volunteered for the honors of taking the kick. The shot was hit well, but just left of center which allowed a nice save by the keeper. Later, with about 5-10 minutes left, Joe F. tip toed across the back line and forced a goal in as he approached the post and the keeper. The 3-1 victory was secured.
Things to work on offensively - shooting on frame more often. I felt like we had a lot of the ball, but they probably had almost as many shots as we did. We have to find a way to put some good shots on goal.
Things to work on defensively - stop the fast breaks. As I always say, when we are set, I don't think anyone can beat our defense. But we always seem to let the fast break chances make it to the keeper. I recommend a good clear to give us the time to get set and recover.
Until next week...
We started off controlling most of the possession. Pretty early in the game, we scored. A nice run by Jeff from fullback followed with him crossing, I mean shooting from the outside. The ball floated nicely over the keepers head and into the side netting on the back side. Shortly thereafter we had a little scare when the Tigers got in on us abruptly. Luckily this shot went over the top. We answered shortly thereafter with a rocket from Brian D.
The half ended with everyone feeling good. Five subs proved to keep everyone from getting too tired.
In the second half, the Tigers did some rearrangement and had a few more opportunities on us. This led to a goal from a short distance that was well placed. Uneasy, we continued to attack. Mike K. drew a penalty just inside the box. Brian anxiously volunteered for the honors of taking the kick. The shot was hit well, but just left of center which allowed a nice save by the keeper. Later, with about 5-10 minutes left, Joe F. tip toed across the back line and forced a goal in as he approached the post and the keeper. The 3-1 victory was secured.
Things to work on offensively - shooting on frame more often. I felt like we had a lot of the ball, but they probably had almost as many shots as we did. We have to find a way to put some good shots on goal.
Things to work on defensively - stop the fast breaks. As I always say, when we are set, I don't think anyone can beat our defense. But we always seem to let the fast break chances make it to the keeper. I recommend a good clear to give us the time to get set and recover.
Until next week...
Monday, October 10, 2011
Outscored them 4-3, Lost 4-3
This post is late, so it is going to be short... It is not often that you can outscore a team 4-3 and lose 4-3, but if you have an own goal it can happen. The same situation spoke of in the last blog happened in this October 2nd game. The ball came across the face of goal and this time I tried to play it. I did as I feared and scored. If anyone can tell me how to play that ball, please let me know.
Other than people, including myself, showing up late, we played pretty well. It is always that element of surprise that hits us where some fluke fast break ends up getting in on our D and we allow the goal. I think that these tight emergency situations that we have faced in our narrow losses will be avoided by having a keeper. Julio says he will play when available, hopefully he is available a lot.
Other than people, including myself, showing up late, we played pretty well. It is always that element of surprise that hits us where some fluke fast break ends up getting in on our D and we allow the goal. I think that these tight emergency situations that we have faced in our narrow losses will be avoided by having a keeper. Julio says he will play when available, hopefully he is available a lot.
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