Saturday Evening At Turf City (3) - 25 Feb 2012

Feb 25, 2012 11:00:14 GMT 8 Rajiv said:

I suggest:

Whites: Jye, Arijit, Foo Cheong, Brendan, Ganesh, Raminder, Jonathan 4, Dan B
Reds: Rockstar, Martijn, Ade, Zhao, Fred, CH, Chen Hong, Lynz

Any comments? Everyone, please bring both a white top and a red top in any event.

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Feb 25, 2012 12:18:40 GMT 8 Raj Singh said:

Venue : Turf City
Time : 1700 pm
Odds Whites $1.62 Draw $4.60 Reds $2.40
Asian Handicap : Whites -1

Whites welcome back Brendan and Dan B who were the man of the match the previous week . Jonathan could be unknown but introduced by Brendan could be someone that might surprise everyone . With Ganesh , Raminder and probably Brendan controlling the mid , Jye the over 85kg man will have no problems with the Defends although it might take 10 mins for Arjit to settle down but Foo Cheong is there to back him up .

Probable Line up : Keeper Foo Cheong
Defenders : Jye , Arjit , Jonathan
Midfield : Ganesh , Raminder , Brendan
Striker : Dan B

Reds welcomes back Martijn and Lynz who was out for awhile due to injury , makes their return today . Reds might be looking at playing more defensive . They might have to work on some strength both defense and Midfield and work on the counter when / if possible . With Rockstar who is only 70% fit due to his back injury will have a greater challenge .

Possible Line up . Goalkeeper Zhao
Defenders : Ade , Chen Hong , Rockstar
Midfield : Fred , CH , Martijn
Striker : Lynz

The Bookmakers are making Whites as the favorites to win today , betting on their strength for every position from Defence to Attack .

If Reds can hold to their defensive play and play on their Counter Attack while Jye and Arjit are busy hugging each other , Reds could surprise .

Prediction : Whites -1 ( to win by more then one goal margin )

I understand Jonathan was very good, and Whites won fairly comfortably in the end.

Add any comments about the game below.

Both teams were happy with the final result as they were laughing their way to the bank . Bookmakers have sent email directly to Rockstar to stop his prediction and analyis as it was not doing them any favours.

Reds played well the first 10 mins leading 2-0 but loss out on Stamina . With Martijn , Lynz and Rockstar all nursing from their injuries could not give 100% and were very careful with their tackles .

Dan B for whites did no Justice for the Reds . He tore the Reds defence apart , even Ade could not do his Full Swing ( including his manhood ) Tackle as no one played near him but instead played with their wings . With Dan B and Brendan pushing for the goal , The Whites Wingers were left with open spaces most of the time .

Zhao made his first appearance and probably need some more time to get used to the Competitive match .

Final Score was 7-4 and Arjit was the happiest man as Rockstar again could not score against him .

Reds Loss but happy with the monies they made after match .

Stay tune for the next Prediction .

Rockstar's post match reviews appear to be more accurate than his predictions (perhaps he should stick to that instead - just a thought!).

Whites had great movements across their strikers and made it difficult for Reds to cope with but it was a good work out nonetheless. Good debut for Jonathan as well.

Tough game for the Reds given the lack of match fitness of returning players frm injury layoffs, (Martijn after almost a yr and myself for a mth). Considering the layoff, Matijn did played well and scored a fine goal. Whites however had the stamina, speed and physical presence with Dan B, Raminder, Ganesh, Brendan, Jye.... (basically the whole team..!) to control the game while Fred and CH ran their guts out (as they do week in, week out) to try and hold the Reds together.
Frustrating for Reds to try to compete but i guess a good sweat and the injured players finished the game ok were the positives.

Feb 27, 2012 10:47:04 GMT 8 Ade said:

Rockstar's post match reviews appear to be more accurate than his predictions (perhaps he should stick to that instead - just a thought!).

Whites had great movements across their strikers and made it difficult for Reds to cope with but it was a good work out nonetheless. Good debut for Jonathan as well.

But my Prediction was accurate

Prediction : Whites -1 ( to win by more then one goal margin )

Basis Rockstar's predictions I called up Ladbrokes to pile in but was told betting has closed on this game due to a big rush of orders in the last 15 mins.

I was expecting a hard time in defence playing against Brendan, Dan B & Ramindar & i was not disappointed. Think as a defender its already tough playing against one of them & imagine all 3 going at ya !

Think it was one of my toughest game but i throughly enjoyed it !

I can feel for Chen Hong

Both Dan and Brendan made Arjit Proud