Saturday, 3 July 2010
Tuesday, 1 June 2010
Belchers End of Season Dinner Winter 2010
This time we held the dinner at 遊食吟嚷居酒屋 Yushoku Japanese Dining Bar in Sheung Wan - btw, nice choice, Graham. Nice environment, decent all you can eat sashimi, sushi, shabu shabu. The best part of it was that there was no time limit! Anyhow, I hope the gang had heaps of fun.
And the highlight of the night - end of season awards. Well, it finished as follows:
And the highlight of the night - end of season awards. Well, it finished as follows:
- Most Improved Player:
1. Roger (10 votes)
2. Nick (7 votes)
3. Dovan (5 votes)
Roger now gets a chance to play for a Gigasports $200 cash voucher - BUT he will need to score 3 or more MVP points at his next outing to show that he has really improved. Or else, it's a $100 payment to the pot! Go Roger - we will be supporting you (in mind only, unless we are on the same team).
Roger - so tell me.... which team will you be supporting at the World Cup - Australia or New Zealand?
- The Trashtalker:
1. Leslie (16 votes)
2. Linus (3 votes)
3. Varley (2 votes)
I don't think there was ever a doubt... for those who have played against (or even with) Leslie will see this as no surprise. It is a surprise he didn't win all the votes though. We now await Leslie play in a full size rubbish bag in his next game! (yes, literally... we mean it)
Leslie - remember to cut out two holes for your eyes!
1. Eddy (20 votes)
2. Nick (1 vote)
2. Master (1 vote)
The most one sided result of the night (excuse the punt!)... again, need no further explanation and no element of surprise. Eddy - we will give you a shoe for now. You will need to earn the other shoe by scoring with your other foot.
Eddy - please keep this in good condition since we suspect it could be some time before you get to claim the other shoe!
- Player that uses his Head Least (aka least head award)
1. Nick (15 votes)
2. Ricky (4 votes)
3. Eddy (2 votes)
Nick - we know your head is precious but I tell ya, I have to give it to you for having survive Belchers all these years without having to head the ball, and still be regarded as one of the best defenders (and truly the transformer) of the game. Well, let's hope you only head the ball and not other people in your next game with the helmet on!
Nick - no need to look up. It's perfect fit.
And finally, the All Star elect team of the Season and the Second V team:
All Star:
- Dovan
- Kelvin
- Andy
- Linus
- Big Jer
Second V:
- Master
- Chickenbun
- Apple
- BJ Tank
- Eddy
Friday, 5 March 2010
Belchers Indoor League - Best and Fairest (27 Feb)
3 pts - Big Jer - who was really big on the day...unstoppable in the air with a hat trick of headed goals and a Rooney like performance. Can't see anyone stopping him from winning the golden boot (or golden head??).
2 pts - Chickenbun - solid performance and was the only defender skillful enough to match Big Jer. Great duel.
1 pt - Varley - the quiet achiever of the day (I know... hard to associate Varlz with that q word) but his goals carried his team through yet again. He just can't stop scoring.
Honourable mentions for SS Andy and Ben, who created plenty of chances for their teams but just weren't able to squeeze into the top 3.
Belchers Committee
Monday, 22 February 2010
Belchers Indoor League - Best and Fairest (20 Feb)
3 pts. Roger - Consecutive 3 pts for Roger in another brilliant team performance, in attack and defence. Opened the floodgates with his brilliant opener in the first game, and led by example with 頭頂腳踢. The in form player.
2 pts. SS Andy - Under difficult circumstances but carried his team with 9 points, coming alive in the second half.
1 pt. Ricky - A flawless first half performance with goals and assists, but fatigue played a part in a less brillliant second half. Nonetheless his contribution to the team was significant and made the difference between the teams.
Belchers Committee
2 pts. SS Andy - Under difficult circumstances but carried his team with 9 points, coming alive in the second half.
1 pt. Ricky - A flawless first half performance with goals and assists, but fatigue played a part in a less brillliant second half. Nonetheless his contribution to the team was significant and made the difference between the teams.
Belchers Committee
Friday, 19 February 2010
Belchers Indoor League - Best and Fairest (13 Feb)
3 pts: Roger. A flawless performance arguably in his more preferred Fabregas role, Roger was superb in making interceptions and dictating play from the back, allowing teammates to attack more freely, and in the process of reminding us that he is more than the Didier Roger we know. Brilliant.
2 pts: Varley. The half court volley was worth the trip to Belchers alone. And on either side of that were two ferocious and unstoppable long range efforts, making him one of the most feared strikers in Hong Kong at the moment.
1 pt: Big Jer. Entertaining link up play with zizu (who narrowly missed out on the points) and ending some of the moves with precise finishing, also excelled when asked to play in a more unfamiliar defensive position.
Belchers Committee
Wednesday, 10 February 2010
Belchers Indoor League - Best and Fairest (6 Feb CUP GAME)
We had our first game cup this season, the Belchers Role Playing Game with the following three teams to pick from:
Team Lifesavers (aka Baywatch)
Team Bond (James Bond)
and Team Victoria Park Grandpas (don't you just love those tight see through singlets?)
In the end, the teams were no match for the grandpas, who made up for their lack of speed with all their years of experience to win the first Cup of the season. The final results were:
Team Lifesavers: 2W6D2L, 12 points
Team Bond: 0W5D3L, 5 points
Team Victoria Park Grandpas: 4W, 3D, 1L, 15 points
Congrats to the grandpas!
And the B&F are:
3 pts: Eddy. It was a great team effort from the grandpas but it was Eddy with the crucial goals that sealed the cup victory for the team. Raw power and lethal accuracy is a tough combination to defend against.
2 pts: Master. Made countless brilliant saves to keep his team in the game. An error which gifted Leslie his goal was hard to forget, however.
1 pt: Andy. With Eddy in attack and Dezza (who narrowly missed out on the points) in defence, SS was the one who pulled it all together with a great captain's display in midfield, urging his team on and was for once extremely vocal on the court.
Belchers Committee
Team Lifesavers (aka Baywatch)
Team Bond (James Bond)
and Team Victoria Park Grandpas (don't you just love those tight see through singlets?)In the end, the teams were no match for the grandpas, who made up for their lack of speed with all their years of experience to win the first Cup of the season. The final results were:
Team Lifesavers: 2W6D2L, 12 points
Team Bond: 0W5D3L, 5 points
Team Victoria Park Grandpas: 4W, 3D, 1L, 15 points
Congrats to the grandpas!
And the B&F are:
3 pts: Eddy. It was a great team effort from the grandpas but it was Eddy with the crucial goals that sealed the cup victory for the team. Raw power and lethal accuracy is a tough combination to defend against.
2 pts: Master. Made countless brilliant saves to keep his team in the game. An error which gifted Leslie his goal was hard to forget, however.
1 pt: Andy. With Eddy in attack and Dezza (who narrowly missed out on the points) in defence, SS was the one who pulled it all together with a great captain's display in midfield, urging his team on and was for once extremely vocal on the court.
Belchers Committee
Friday, 5 February 2010
Match Review 28 Jan 2010 (Australia 0 - 3 Sierra Leone)
Match Review
Well done all to those who turned up yesterday (esp. Gordon and Andy, who were ill/recovering from illness and Shiuy, who was carrying a toe injury) - we mustered 7 player at the end and put up a real fight. The final score was 0-3 (we lost to Sierra Leone) but that is totally misleading. We started the match at 7:40, and it was still 0-0 at 8:40. It was unfortunate that we lost a late goal, and because we had to chase an equaliser, we lost another two quick goals. Our defence was rock solid, and we all worked very hard to track our men. Special mention to Chris and Patrick especially for tracking men very closely and never gave up. We made a lot of interceptions, espcially Chris in anticipating passes. We made it very difficult for them, and really they didn't have much goal opportunities in the first hour. We had a few very good chances throughout the match (esp. a couple late in the game when Neil made his typical dashes late in the game, I think Shiuy had at least one 1-on-1 and Andy had a good volley opportunity), but again we were not able to finish clinically. Gordon had a good game and made few (usual by his standard now) heroic 1-on-1 saves, but I thought it was his reading of the game (i.e. quick thinking to dash out of goal to cut/intercept plays) that made the impression. I felt had we got another sub - especially a player who can control the play and take the ball up and/or an in-form striker, we would have either drew the match or won the game - the team who scored first would have taken the game I think. It was that close and we felt this team was beatable. They are a good side, but certainly not at the same level as Spain/France/Peru. Let's aim to beat them in the final round.
The side note is that it is really great to see we really do have the fighting spirit and never gave up. We are improving in many areas - tracking-back, communication (calling for the ball/taking ownership of marking/calling man-on etc.), even attacking plays are improving though it is clear that this is the area we need to work on most. Final round starts next week and we are on level points with Nauru and Taiwan (equal 5th). We are well positioned to fight for 5th place (i.e. the crown in the "lower league").
Man of the match - Chris (a.k.a. makelele) for stepping up a gear on this game. Excellent work rate and truck loads of steals/interceptions.
Patrick deserves a special mention too for excellent work rate as well and also for coming to the match to rescue the rest of the squad. You made a huge difference. It is quite clear that Patrick is comfortable with the size of the pitch. Great all-round play.
Squad 1. Nick 2. Chris 3. Andy 4. Gordon 5. Shiuy 6. Neil 7. Patrick
What we did well?
1. Defensive play was exceptional. I don't recall they had any open goal opporunties as we marked them very tightly, and even if we were beaten one-on-one on dribble, we either tracked back to recover or had another player to cover. We anticipated many of their passes and intercepted. Very very few defensive errors (whether individually or as a team).
2. We created good chances. Especially later in the game when we made more through-passes and had the forwards holding the ball to wait for support (rather than go alone for a speculative shot).
What we could do better?
1. Finishing needs more practice.
2. Ball control (esp in air)/dribbling still need more work again. We lost most high balls - we either need a lot more practice/experience or perhaps we should making these passes. When we boot the ball up, we can try to keep the lower and towards the corners (or even hit against the wall).All comments/suggestions welcomed.
Well done all to those who turned up yesterday (esp. Gordon and Andy, who were ill/recovering from illness and Shiuy, who was carrying a toe injury) - we mustered 7 player at the end and put up a real fight. The final score was 0-3 (we lost to Sierra Leone) but that is totally misleading. We started the match at 7:40, and it was still 0-0 at 8:40. It was unfortunate that we lost a late goal, and because we had to chase an equaliser, we lost another two quick goals. Our defence was rock solid, and we all worked very hard to track our men. Special mention to Chris and Patrick especially for tracking men very closely and never gave up. We made a lot of interceptions, espcially Chris in anticipating passes. We made it very difficult for them, and really they didn't have much goal opportunities in the first hour. We had a few very good chances throughout the match (esp. a couple late in the game when Neil made his typical dashes late in the game, I think Shiuy had at least one 1-on-1 and Andy had a good volley opportunity), but again we were not able to finish clinically. Gordon had a good game and made few (usual by his standard now) heroic 1-on-1 saves, but I thought it was his reading of the game (i.e. quick thinking to dash out of goal to cut/intercept plays) that made the impression. I felt had we got another sub - especially a player who can control the play and take the ball up and/or an in-form striker, we would have either drew the match or won the game - the team who scored first would have taken the game I think. It was that close and we felt this team was beatable. They are a good side, but certainly not at the same level as Spain/France/Peru. Let's aim to beat them in the final round.
The side note is that it is really great to see we really do have the fighting spirit and never gave up. We are improving in many areas - tracking-back, communication (calling for the ball/taking ownership of marking/calling man-on etc.), even attacking plays are improving though it is clear that this is the area we need to work on most. Final round starts next week and we are on level points with Nauru and Taiwan (equal 5th). We are well positioned to fight for 5th place (i.e. the crown in the "lower league").
Man of the match - Chris (a.k.a. makelele) for stepping up a gear on this game. Excellent work rate and truck loads of steals/interceptions.
Patrick deserves a special mention too for excellent work rate as well and also for coming to the match to rescue the rest of the squad. You made a huge difference. It is quite clear that Patrick is comfortable with the size of the pitch. Great all-round play.
Squad 1. Nick 2. Chris 3. Andy 4. Gordon 5. Shiuy 6. Neil 7. Patrick
What we did well?
1. Defensive play was exceptional. I don't recall they had any open goal opporunties as we marked them very tightly, and even if we were beaten one-on-one on dribble, we either tracked back to recover or had another player to cover. We anticipated many of their passes and intercepted. Very very few defensive errors (whether individually or as a team).
2. We created good chances. Especially later in the game when we made more through-passes and had the forwards holding the ball to wait for support (rather than go alone for a speculative shot).
What we could do better?
1. Finishing needs more practice.
2. Ball control (esp in air)/dribbling still need more work again. We lost most high balls - we either need a lot more practice/experience or perhaps we should making these passes. When we boot the ball up, we can try to keep the lower and towards the corners (or even hit against the wall).All comments/suggestions welcomed.
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