Hattrick

[GNH]

How goes it fellow hattrickers?

After finally remembering to give my team some orders and playing my new signings, which now includes a solid rating keeper!, I managed to record a narrow away win -





  ostornados - GNH United  0 - 7  





Date:  12/14/2003 at 18:00
MatchID:  10414612
Arena:  ostornados Arena
Crowd:  4028
 

Due to an all-day shower, 4028 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at ostornados Arena. ostornados tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Pace - McGuinness, Varvel, Swarbrick, Garlick - Epstein, Fasham, Pierce, Cockayne - Allen, Gillilan.

United tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Tegner - Adolphus, Minh-Tuan, Leinen, Daniels - de Bruijn, Rolands, Mansbridge, Flanagan - Gazier, Harris.

Jackie Rolands gave the visitors the lead in the 1st minute with 0 - 1. The goal was scored from the penalty spot after a handball call in the penalty area. In the games 23rd minute ostornados´s Jonathan Allen fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Jonathan Allen for taking a dive. The away team´s Eric Mansbridge took advantage of a mistake to the home side´s right in the 31st minute increasing United´s lead to 0 - 2. The referee showed Uniteds Ledley Harris the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Stuart Fasham went down after a savage challenge, but could keep on playing after some medical attention. United came close to extending their lead as Ledley Harris delivered a long range shot from the right but the angle was too sharp, and the shot hit the side of the goal. In the 40:th minute ostornadoss Christopher McGuinness received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. Hugo Flanagan increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 3. The structure of the game started to change as United decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 3. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by United, with an impressive 63 percent possession of the ball.

Almost all the way down to the corner flag Hugo Flanagan somehow managed to get a perfect pass into the middle, impossible to miss for Andy Gazier who struck for 0 - 4. United´s Tan Minh-Tuan received a play slashing through the home side´s defense in the 67:th minute, chipping it past the keeper scoring 0 - 5. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. Some fine manouvering on the left lead to an 72nd minute United goal, making it 0 - 6. John Daniels was noted down as the scorer. John Daniels of United received a yellow card in the 73rd minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Olivier Leinen came close to extending the visitors lead as he, completely unmarked in front of the goal, lifted a ball over Herman Pace, hitting the bar. The visitors Menno de Bruijn took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 79:th minute. 0 - 7 for United. United held the ball, with a clear 77 percent possession rate.

The most dominating ostornados player was without a doubt Jonathan Allen. Joe Epstein was a disappointment, however. Most important United player was Andy Gazier. Menno de Bruijn was a disappointment, however. The match ends 0 - 7.

 

[Napster]

Stay third.

Shrimperzone F.C. - The Cobblers! 3 - 1

Date: 12/14/2003 at 18:00
MatchID: 10444956
Arena: Shrimperzone F.C. Arena
Crowd: 7000

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 7000 at Shrimperzone F.C. Arena today. Shrimperzone started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Torrance - Ayling, Castellvell, Pearmain, Pottage - Pike, Afford, Winman, Beramendi - Arechi, Hart.

Cobblers! had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. The following players had been chosen: Harris - MacLellan, Stark, Grant, Venkatalakshmi - Gupta, Pradhan, Mills, Blake - Leach, Whitaker.

18 minutes into the game a free kick combination hooked into the box almost resulted in the home team taking the lead, but the last header went wide. The referee showed Cobblers!s Will Leach the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Cain Pottage the unlucky victim, couldn´t continue the game, so Aaron Johnson had to come off the bench. Many thought Óscar Castellvell ought to have been awarded a penalty shot in the 23rd minute, as he went down trying to circle the visitors keeper Ernest Harris. Some beautiful plays on the left side of the field resulted in a 25:th minute goal by Tim Hart for Shrimperzone, putting them ahead 1 - 0. Aaron Johnson of Shrimperzone received a yellow card in the 34:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, Shrimperzone´s Adam Winman got himself booked. Halftime score was 1 - 0. Shrimperzone, bringing the final ball possession rate to 81 percent, dominated the battle.

The referee showed Cobblers!s Harihaya Gupta the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. Andy Pike went down after a savage challenge, but could keep on playing after some medical attention. 72 minutes into the game Charles Ayling had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Brady Ashton. One of many good passes from Philip Beramendi at the wing was recieved and skillfully taken care of by Tim Hart, scoring for Shrimperzone to 2 - 0. Shrimperzone put their lead ahead another goal as Giovanni Arechi struck home the 3 - 0 goal, after an attack from the left setting him up unmarked with the keeper. Óscar Castellvell wasn´t fit enough for a full game made several mistakes out of sheer tiredness. One of them was exploited by Brandon MacLellan who squeezed in 3-1. Adam Winman should probably have put his team up another goal in the 79:th minute, but some great goaltending by Ernest Harris kept the visitors in the game. Shrimperzone, bringing the final ball possession rate to 75 percent, dominated the battle.

The most dominating Shrimperzone player was without a doubt Nick Torrance. Brady Ashton was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Cobblers! player was without a doubt Christopher Blake. Matthew Mills on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 1.

 

[blues_r_best]

A poor week for me, still managed to get a capacity crowd tho.

The Shrimpers - Six Toe United  0 - 4  

Date:  12/14/2003 at 18:00
MatchID:  10451488
Arena:  The Shrimpers Arena
Crowd:  8000  

8000 spectators had come to The Shrimpers Arena this cloudy day. Shrimpers started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Clune - Ivy, Paterson, Hughes, Judge - Mason, McGovern, Anthony, Ankcorn - Axford, Curtis.

United started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Parsons - Murray, Tornsjö, Keenan, Balshaw - Choi, Jagpal, Gilligan, Summers - Matthews, Dove.

United's Aitcheson Dove scored 0 - 1 by shooting accurately and hard from a long distance, leaving the opponent goalie no other option than to pick up the ball from the net. After 18 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Maximilian Matthews who increased United´s lead to 0 - 2. 34 minutes into the game David Paterson had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Josh Charles. Joel Murray increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 3. By now United were drawing the troops back in order to defend their lead. United came close to extending their lead as Joshua Keenan delivered a long range shot from the right but the angle was too sharp, and the shot hit the side of the goal. Aitcheson Dove could have put his team up another one in the 41st minute, after a rush down the left, but his closing shot hit the post. 45 minutes into the game Joel Murray had to leave the pitch due to a knee injury. In came Cab Blades. Pierce Jagpal came close to extending the visitors lead as he, completely unmarked in front of the goal, lifted a ball over Jimmy Clune, hitting the bar. Aitcheson Dove of United received a yellow card in the 45:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 3. United, bringing the final ball possession rate to 74 percent, dominated the battle.

The visitors Maximilian Matthews took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 62nd minute. 0 - 4 for United. Alan Hughes behaved like an inexperienced youth player in the 65:th minute as he gave the ball away to an opponent. Lucky for him though, there was no goal. Uniteds Cab Blades got himself booked after a foul. There was no way Shrimperss Allan Judge could continue to play after this, and no replacements were available! Maximilian Matthews was, after 79 minutes, almost able to extend the visitors lead with a well placed diving header but home side keeper Jimmy Clune saved. After the ball got lifted in from the left Maximilian Matthews was on his own in the home side´s penalty area 80 minutes into the game, and should have scored, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by United, with an impressive 87 percent possession of the ball.

Most important Shrimpers player was Joseph Curtis. However, Alan Hughes made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating United player was without a doubt Adam Tornsjö. Cab Blades on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 4.  

   Team                     Played Goals   Points
1. Six Toe United           5      25 - 1   15  
2. The Bearded Ones      5      16 - 8   12
3. The Shrimpers        5      11 - 10   9
4. Sadin                       5      6 - 7      9
5. AFC Charlton             5      8 - 12    7
6. Trafford Metros         5      4 - 12     3
7. nuimber2joker            5      4 - 10     2
8. What a load of carp    5 3 - 17 1

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Back in 6th now, after a 4-3 home defeat to the league leaders. Problem is, I told the players it was match of the season, so they're now "furious" in the team spirit stakes.

Will have to "play it cool" now in order to try and recover the team spirit... Don't know why I'm struggling so much, since the side is a good one.

Matt

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Ah, but I finally sold a youth-team product that I didn't want to keep and got £30K for him!! Hurrah! Finally, some return on my investment.

Matt

 

[Birri]

Birri FC up to 3rd and have bottom side next game so hopefully should strengthen my position
Birri FC - LD RAMS 3 - 0
Crowd 5103 @ the Birri FC Arena

At Birri FC Arena, 5103 punters turned up, and despite threatening clouds at the horizon, no rain came. Birri had chosen a strategic 3-5-2 formation. Lineup: Krishnan - Ward, Humphries, Regan - Camden, Rushton, Hutton, Breuilly, Cathcart - Pownall, Perry.

RAMS had chosen a strategic 4-4-2 formation. Lineup: Dennis - Baines, O'Shannachan, Patel, Kay - Fox, Hicks, Watkins, Clarke - Bryant, Chiasson.

In the 12th minute the home side managed to get a 1 - 0 lead as John Pownall flipped the ball after a cross pass from the right. Andy Watkins seemed highly inexperienced when in the 16:th minute he was loitering with the ball, allowing Cliff Rushton to intercept and strike 2-0 for Birri. The teams went for a half-time break at 2 - 0. Birri held the ball, with a clear 67 percent possession rate.

Birri put themselves up 3 - 0 when Tim Perry broke through on the right, leaving the entire defensive box behind him. After this Birri lowered the tempo in order to concentrate on their defensive efforts. After an industrious effort down the middle John Pownall could have closed the game off in the 62nd minute, but his finishing shot hit the post. Irwin Fox of RAMS received a yellow card in the 79:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. A couple of quick and successful challenges, followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area after 82 minutes might have resulted in another goal for Birri. However, Kevin Dennis made a spectacular save. RAMSs Ian Hicks got himself booked after a foul. With 88 minutes played Doug Hutton could have brought this one home for Birri, had his hooked ball gone in, but it went just a bit too high. Birri held the ball, with a clear 73 percent possession rate.

Most important Birri player was Gopikrishna Krishnan. Cliff Rushton on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important RAMS player was Neil Bryant. Michael Patel on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 3 - 0.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Life seems to be going well for FC Gambero, continued my unbeaten league run to five games now.

team blonde - FC Gambero 1 - 8
Date: 12/14/2003 at 18:00
MatchID: 10432991
Arena: Arena of Blondes
Crowd: 4818

4818 spectators had come to Arena of Blondes this cloudy day. Fans from both teams had been eagerly awaiting this Essex derby and were doing their best to outshout their opponents. blonde started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Sutton - Francis, Bayliss, Cullen, Brodsky - Saunders, Woodward, Irons, Allen - Illera, Brain.

Gambero tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: bin Abdul Wahid - MacFie, Davison, Jourdain - Lasurt, MacRankin, Stuhr-Ellegaard, Pratt, Hayes - Clarkson, Álvarez.

In the 2nd minute an unfortunate play by Adrian Sutton gave the visitors a chance at the lead, but Miguel Ángel Álvarez, finding himself alone with the keeper, was unable to take advantage of the situation. Miguel Ángel Álvarez of Gambero received a yellow card in the 10:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. Miguel Ángel Álvarez sailed high, high above the opponents as he headed the 0-1 in after a corner kick after 20 minutes of play. Ross Lasurt increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 2. The structure of the game started to change as Gambero decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, blonde´s Fernando Illera got himself booked. In the 36:th minute Gambero put themselves up 0 - 3 after an attack from the right, caused by a defensive blunder. Scorer was Nicholas Clarkson. After 39 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Nicholas Clarkson who increased Gambero´s lead to 0 - 4. The visitors Miguel Ángel Álvarez took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 41st minute. 0 - 5 for Gambero. Halftime score was 0 - 5. Gambero held the ball, with a clear 79 percent possession rate.

The game had been on for 57 minutes when Ross Lasurt broke through to the right, upping the score to the home crowd´s dismay. Gambero´s were up 0 - 6. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, blonde´s Seumas Irons got himself booked. Gambero had, after 67 minutes of the game, worked the left side industriously, creating several opportunities to add to their lead, but somehow didn´t achieve closure. The visitors Nicholas Clarkson took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 67:th minute. 0 - 7 for Gambero. By then Nicholas Clarkson was a three time scorer - a hat trick! blonde reduced the score in the 79:th minute to 1 - 7 when Walsh Brain got the best of a ball floated in from the left. The referee showed Gamberos Nicholas Clarkson the yellow card after a particularly nasty challenge. The visitors Miguel Ángel Álvarez took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 89:th minute. 1 - 8 for Gambero. At that, Miguel Ángel Álvarez was noted down for a hat trick. Gambero held the ball, with a clear 70 percent possession rate.

The most dominating blonde player was without a doubt Walsh Brain. Steve Bayliss on the other hand, had a terrible day. Most important Gambero player was Denny Hayes. Bonnand Jourdain on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 1 - 8.


1. FC Gambero 5 32-2 15
2. McKie's FC 5 18-8 12
3. Pembroke FC 5 14-9 9
4. Pratt's Pro's 5 6-9 6
5. Wonderwall 5 10-17 6
6. daily stars 5 10-17 6
7. ****on rovers 5 5-17 6
8. team blonde 5 4-20 0

Player Team Goals
1. Miguel Ángel Álvarez FC Gambero 13
2. Nicholas Clarkson FC Gambero 7
3. David Knight McKie's FC 5
4. Ross Lasurt FC Gambero 5
5. Wayne Hill McKie's FC 5
6. Dave Maguire ****on rovers 3
7. Martin Ventulett McKie's FC 3
8. Gustave Benton daily stars 3
9. Michael Maloney Pembroke FC 3
10. Anders Lagermo Pembroke FC 3

 

[MrB]

Jousting win 5-3 and move to 2nd....

 

[MrB]

Hurrah, a 5-0 defeat to SZFC in a friendly. That'll be 5 friendly defeats this season, banging!

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ Dec. 17 2003,09:29)]Hurrah, a 5-0 defeat to SZFC in a friendly.  That'll be 5 friendly defeats this season, banging!

Hurrah indeed. I completely forgot all about it...shame i went down to 10 men.

Odysseus Jousting - Shrimperzone F.C. 0 - 5

Date: 12/16/2003 at 21:00
MatchID: 13395398
Arena: Hurnt Zone
Crowd: 563

563 spectators had come to Hurnt Zone this cloudy day. Odysseus started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. The following players had been chosen: Kojak - Eriksson, Parker, Faison - MacOnie, Guilfoyle, Sparke, Davidson, Glacken - Cross, Hall.

Shrimperzone tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Torrance - Ashton, Castellvell, Pearmain, Johnson - Pike, Afford, Winman, Beramendi - Arechi, Hart.

Odysseus clearly had decided to counter-attack when they could, using their weak talent for it. After the game, the most discussed event will be the penalty in the 30:th minute giving the visitors the lead with 0 - 1. Quentin Afford struck home the penalty, as cool as anything. Andy Pike of Shrimperzone received a yellow card in the 32nd minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. The visitors Quentin Afford took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 32nd minute. 0 - 2 for Shrimperzone. Brady Ashton sailed high, high above the opponents as he headed the 0-3 in after a corner kick after 37 minutes of play. Andy Pike increased the visitors lead by putting a volley shot away on a pass from the right. 0 - 4. The structure of the game started to change as Shrimperzone decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. After the ball got lifted in from the left Tim Hart was on his own in the home side´s penalty area 39 minutes into the game, and should have scored, but missed, probably due to lack of concentration. 0 - 4 was the half-time score. Shrimperzone held the ball, with a clear 70 percent possession rate.

James Davidson of Odysseus received a yellow card in the 69:th minute for unsportsmanlike behaviour. When Andy Pike made yet another studs first tackle, in the games 69th minute, the referee was obliged to book the Shrimperzone player for the second time, sending him off the pitch. Odysseuss Allen MacOnie got himself booked after a foul. After 80 minutes a combination in the middle resulted in a through ball for Óscar Castellvell who increased Shrimperzone´s lead to 0 - 5. Shrimperzone held the ball, with a clear 65 percent possession rate.

The most dominating Odysseus player was without a doubt Art Parker. Stuart Guilfoyle on the other hand, had a terrible day. Shrimperzone´s best player was Nick Torrance. Brady Ashton on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 5.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Hurrah it has happened at last!!!

GNH United has been beaten by a team from The ShrimperZone.

GNH United - FC Gambero 1 - 3
Date: 12/16/2003 at 21:00
MatchID: 13402116
Arena: GNH Shrimper Arena
Crowd: 904

904 spectators had come to GNH Shrimper Arena this cloudy day. United started off with a 4-4-2 lineup. Lineup: MacCorkindale - Griffiths, Minh-Tuan, Newman, Haigh - Roozekrans, Haraldsen, Gerdholt, Bäcksjö - Bernlius, Gazier.

Gambero tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Mawe - Lacey, MacFie, Rosenbaum - Schafer, Dahl, Jourdain, Sanson, Bellver - Gray, Hayes.

Gambero mostly ignored the flanks in favour of attacks in the middle. Bonnand Jourdain had a good try in the 11th minute, coming in on a fine move from the left, but the ball went wide. Gambero took the lead after 26 minutes with 0 - 1. Gaëtan Sanson placed the ball out of reach for the home sides keeper after a fine move, coming in from the left. In the games 29:th minute Gambero´s Steve Schafer fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Steve Schafer for taking a dive. Gambero´s Gaëtan Sanson received a play slashing through the home side´s defense in the 33rd minute, chipping it past the keeper scoring 0 - 2. The home crowd was not pleased with that one. The structure of the game started to change as Gambero decided to pull back and meet their opponents in the defensive zone. In the games 35:th minute Gambero´s Alan Rosenbaum fell dramatically just outside the penalty area. However, the referee booked Alan Rosenbaum for taking a dive. The teams went for a half-time break at 0 - 2. Gambero, bringing the final ball possession rate to 75 percent, dominated the battle.

Fredrik Bernlius had a good opportunity to reduce in the 50:th minute but wasn´t cool enough. The ball went miles over the bar. United reduced the score in the 51st minute to 1 - 2 when Fredrik Bernlius got the best of a ball floated in from the left. The visitors Iain Gray took advantage of an error due to a misunderstanding between the home side´s goalie and full backs in the 71st minute. 1 - 3 for Gambero. The fortyfive minutes were dominated by United, with an impressive 52 percent possession of the ball.

The most dominating United player was without a doubt Andy Gazier. However, Stefan Gerdholt made a disastrous appearance. The most dominating Gambero player was without a doubt Logan MacFie. However, Steve Schafer made a disastrous appearance. The match ends 1 - 3.

 

[MrB]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Dec. 17 2003,09:44)]Hurrah indeed. I completely forgot all about it...shame i went down to 10 men.

The main thing is my reserves have now advanced our 3-5-2 experience to 'excellent'. Now to work on 5-3-2.....

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ Dec. 17 2003,10:35)]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Dec. 17 2003,09:44)]Hurrah indeed. I completely forgot all about it...shame i went down to 10 men.

The main thing is my reserves have now advanced our 3-5-2 experience to 'excellent'.  Now to work on 5-3-2.....

always up for a friendly, to boost team morale.

 

[MrB]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Dec. 17 2003,10:45)]always up for a friendly, to boost team morale.

Pah! Friendlies have no bearing on morale, sponsors or supporters.  I will continue to lose as many friendlies as possible.

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ Dec. 17 2003,10:53)]

Quote[/b] (Napster @ Dec. 17 2003,10:45)]always up for a friendly, to boost team morale.

Pah! Friendlies have no bearing on morale, sponsors or supporters.  I will continue to lose as many friendlies as possible.

Oh. In which case it's good for my morale.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

The only thing friendlies are good for is to make sure your entire squad is trained that is why it is in your interest to play the reserve team and not your first 11 Napster. Otherwise training will only effect 11 players.

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ Dec. 17 2003,11:02)]The only thing friendlies are good for is to make sure your entire squad is trained that is why it is in your interest to play the reserve team and not your first 11 Napster. Otherwise training will only effect 11 players.

Suppose. But then again it's only a game.

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

How can anything to do with Football be JUST a game

- you sound like a girl (who doesn't understand football- phew saves me getting beaten by Blue Missy and Vange Shrimper)

 

[Napster]

Quote[/b] (Bob Cratchitt @ Dec. 17 2003,11:08)]How can anything to do with Football be JUST a game

knew that would get you going!

 

[Birri]

Who wants a friendly once hattrick is back up ?