Thursday, 15 October 2015 - Premier Pitch @ Khalsa (4)

From the schedule thread:

Oct 15, 2015 17:33:37 GMT 8 Rajiv said:

Hafiz is out, and I haven't gotten one more yet. If we don't get 1 more, I suggest:

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Team 1 is one short, but I think they have the younger players on average, so we should be able to manage without any scoring restriction. Also, Gerard is coming back after a long lay off. Anyone on Team 1 with any concerns, let me know.

The player on each team with the most number of games in the current 6 month period can be captain. That would be Jordi for Team 1 (13 games) and Rainer for Team 2 (23 games).

Oct 15, 2015 17:38:59 GMT 8 Rajiv said:

Rainer is not keen on 6 v 7, and can't wait to see if we can get one more, so he's out, which leaves us with:

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We can go ahead 6-a-side. Gerard, with 19 games in the current 6-month period can take over as captain of Team 2 from Rainer. Captains can agree on colours.

Oct 15, 2015 18:16:22 GMT 8 Rajiv said:

Nazriee is available, so the questions now are whether Rainer is still available, whether we go back to 6 v 7 or just stick to 6-a-side.

Oct 15, 2015 18:55:34 GMT 8 Rajiv said:

Rainer has made other plans with the family, and Nazriee said he will stay out if we don't have even numbers, so we'll go ahead 6-a-side.

Gerard requested white. No other comments, so line ups, captains and colours confirmed as follows:

Reds: Jordi (c), Faisal, Nicholas, Ricardo, Shaun, Chris
Whites: Zachary, Nordin, Tan Wee, Alvin, Gerard (c), Ivo

Everyone, please be early.

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After the game, please post reports and comments on the game below.

I believe the final score was 8-5 to whites.

Jordi was slightly late to arrive and that gave whites a slight advantage in the beginning of the game. It become more even when he came on.

Playing 6 aside gave both teams more open spaces to score. Scoreline could have been much more if not for some below par finishing from both teams. I myself was guilty of some comical finishes, including slicing the ball out in front of an open goal.

Game was played in good spirit and an enjoyable game overall. Hopefully more players will start signing up for Thursday games to keep it going.

Thanks for the game guys!

$2 credit to Gerard for a first report. $1 credit to each of Gerard and Jordi as team captains.

Sorry guys i was late for the game.