Umbro Match of the Month

Hey i'm just quoting park life from a few weeks back.  And he is the knowledge guru when it comes to Wellington football

[QUOTE=Feverish]i nominate this one for being contoversial http://www.watersidekaroriafc.org.nz/show-report.asp?ID=145[/QUOTE]

i cant belieave im hearing this

richard b pure class

bushcrab2008-06-05 11:22:29

haha you must be richard b... he is rubbish.

what do these last 4 posts have to do with any match report?

good riddance

Though I submitted a match report for the Sealords, I'd have to say Hubminator's was top quality.

quite probably

DKP22 wins Umbro Match of the Month for May.

The Fever's favourite shop boy wins the prize in this month's (actually last month's) competition for his ludicrous but informative look at the Island Bay Sharks vs Waterside Karori.

Special mention (and a prize) also go to the Park Life contributor (not me) who wrote the poetic rendition of the Wellington United Taranaki game but didn't post it on here to preserve his anonymity (and respectability)!

Both get some sweet threads from Umbro.  Thanks to Glenn Read, Umbro's main man!  Check them out www.umbrosoccer.co.nz

Keep the reports rolling in for this month.

Smithy.
Smithy2008-06-06 22:25:12

boo - he's not even sposed to be allowed on this site (can I have some gear though Dave?)

Thank you to the Exec and to Glenn from Umbro!

Full round of games today so I'm expecting a thread full of Match of the Month posts!

He got sent off for being foolish yesterday, any player sent off for dissent isn't class.

The revenge match has been played from my previous report which Feverish kindly nominated, thought I'd post it here for an update more than anything.

Revenge, as they say is a dish best served cold! And today, there was certainly a lot of cold around. On possibly the windiest day I experienced at Miramar Park the mighty Rovers took on the Olympic team who as previous reports will indicate cheated us out of a victory. Well today it was our turn to shine. As we always do we came out in the fist half strong and attacked early, we had won the toss and chosen to play into the wind first up. With plenty of pressure on their defense we soon had the ball bobbling around in the goal mouth and Jason with his superior presence simply nudged the ball passed the keeper - or so he says, the keeper may or may not have got a hand to the ball. 1 - 0 after 10. We continued to pour the pressure on, but suffered from pressing too far forward on a number of occasions, throughout the half their midfield managed to slide at least 5 through balls which our keeper had to defuse. One very crucial safe came from one of these passes, the ensuing corner was easily cleared. continued attacks saw Andy place his right footed strike passed the diving keeper. 2 - 0. The half ended without much more incidents to speak of and we came off very happy with our work thus far.

Second half and we had the very strong wind blowing at our backs. It was much the same as the first half we played all out attack and pressured their very tired defense into making rash decisions and giving us multiple opportunities, Sean found some space in the mid field and charged forward sending the ball past the keeper for our third. Jamie came on as a tactical replacement, and soon had the ball singing his song, sending the ball passed the keeper twice in quick succession giving us an unbeatable 5 goals.

A much better performance by the Rovers, some clean and strong defending, and finally some shots to speak off. It could well have been more had their keeper not made some impressive stops. A nice way to restart the season after last weeks cancellation.

theprof2008-06-09 16:17:06

C'mon lads.  Get those match reports in there while the rain stays away!

Not one of my more poetical reports, but a report from the weekend nonetheless:

Stay tuned...

Are we sitting on the bench again this weekend DKP?

Nope. A Special Edition Umbro Match Report this weekend. I will actually be PLAYING for the 1st team.

We should have reported the 15 injuries that must have occurred for that to happen!

Popes Pay the Penalty as Granville Gallantly Guards Goal

It is said God created the Earth in less than a week. On Saturday 21st June, yet another miracle was bestowed amongst the Lord�s people when your faithful correspondent started as Island Bay United�s goalkeeper in Marist�s Crusade to Wakefield Park in the latest round of the Champs Premier League.

No sooner had the final whistle been blown on the top of the table clash between the respective Reserve sides (Island Bay United winning 3-2), DKP22 raced to the 1st team changing rooms to join the Premier side in preparation for the feature match. Dean �Why the f**k did Birmingham City sign Lee Carsley?� Holmes instructed the team to get the three points. Forget Luis Felipe Scolari, Chelsea needed not look further than South Wellington.

The Sharks lined up with a 3-5-2 formation, looking to focus attacking moves around hot-shot Hicham Kamri. Marist welcomed back FutsAll Whites Victor Zaia and Greg O�Connor to their squad after their disappointing World Cup qualifying tournament in Fiji.
The first half was tentative. Both teams had their fair share of free kicks and corners. Unluckily for Marist, DKP22 had hands safer than a confession box, plucking attempted balls into the box out of the air with ease. Marist then had the best chances of the half in succession as a Marist striker found the ball at his feet from the penalty spot only to be denied by DKP22 with a reaction save sharper than the voice of a castrated choir boy.

Minutes later, an indirect free kick was awarded to Marist on the right hand edge of the Bay penalty area. The ball whipped in and the Marist player evaded his marker, only to see his looping header cleared off the line by an Island Bay defender. DKP22 can confirm the header was well covered�

Island Bay United finally got on the scoresheet when a ball delivered from the left wing found masterful Moroccan marksman Hicham Kamri on the edge of the penalty area who hit his shot purer than Holy Water into the bottom right corner.

Halftime and Island Bay United shook up the team by changing to a 4-4-2 formation to better utilise the flanks. Judging by the ensuing performance of Marist in the second half, it seemed more than prayers were said at half time also.

Island Bay United continuously misplaced passes and didn�t take advantage of opportunities presented. Marist were not as wasteful as Greg O�Connor dribbled with the ball and penetrated the Island Bay United defence like a priest and a Catholic school boy�ahem�anyway, the striker cut the ball back to Lucas � De Gold and � de Silva who side footed the ball into the bottom right corner of the net to even the scores up.

Marist continued to press forward with gusto. DKP22 had not seen as many crosses since Mass at the Vatican City on Easter. Steve �Milky Bar Kid� Davey found himself on the end of one such cross where the ball bounced up his leg and off his hip, quickly clearing afterwards. The referee, seemingly possessed by the Devil, blew the whistle and pointed to the penalty spot to award Marist a penalty, thinking Steve had controlled the ball with his hand. God then saw this blatant disregard for The Seven Commandments (Thou Shalt Not Lie/ Thou Shalt Not Forget Thy Spectacles Whilst Officiating) and directed the resulting penalty against the post, which rang louder than the bell tower of St Mary�s Church.

The match ended 1-1. Island Bay United remain top of the table albeit with other teams having matches in hand. The Sharks will be pleased with a point from a match where Marist were incredibly unlucky not to come away with 3 points. Marist will be happy with their performance that should raise their confidence after a season of struggle.

In the clubrooms afterwards, DKP22 treated himself to his customary pot of hot chips, complimented with a refreshing can of Fanta. DKP22 was pleased to receive Island Bay United�s Man of the Match Award, along with his complimentary bottle of Mountain Blast Powerade. No sooner had DKP22 received the award that Ginger Eejit informed him that everyone else had played so terribly, I was the only viable candidate for the honour. DKP22 has decided to take this as a compliment. DKP22 was also amused when Brian Berwick, 1st Team Coach of Marist, informed this writer that he attempted to inspire his team by telling them DKP22 could not deal with high balls and could only parry shots.

In other news�

DKP22 is still waiting for Park Life to exchange his XXL Umbro tent for a more sensible size. DKP22 however is extremely pleased with the white Umbro Vapatech shirt and aptly named Umbro �Player� shirt.

Fetch your cloth Granville.  I can only imagine there is a nasty mess somehere near you after such a rampant display of self-promotion.

Quite possibly the only time this season I will play 1st team. I'm milking it for all it is worth.

nice report DKP 

banstick for excessive use of puns

They are similes Feverish.

if a picture is worth a thousand words then this vid of the goal from;

Oh and if you do want to read the report- Scroll down the pag to Div 8- the Salmon:

Winner for June?

Does it have to be a game from the nearest weekend or a true thriller from a year ago?

Who's gonna know anyway.....?