Goodfellas 3 vs 1 USRC

<p>Pete Kang <p> 25 Sep 2009, King's Park 9:00pm   THE FACTS<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;" />Score:       Goodfellas 3 - USRC 1 Goals:       Doug (Free kick), Cedric(Solo), Howard (Solo) Warmup:   Killah (Ball-less session)

Talk:         Pete (The best team talk in the history of all mankind in all competitive and amateur sports ever played) Position:   Fellas currently second after Studz

  THE PLAN First Half (4-5-1) Philip Bear, Justin, David, Siedel Doug, Garrow, Howard, Ariel, Koh Cedric   Second Half (4-4-2)

Philip Bear, Justin, David, Parker Sebastian, Ariel, Howard, Pete Killah, Cedric

  THE FIRST HALF - Started a little flat (none of us had touched a ball during warmup, except for my daughter's mini size football) - Realized this was good for team unity (what else to do but twiddle thumbs together) - Game evened out soon with good defending on both sides - USRC ex-pro broke away down right, slotted home from impossible angle. USRC 1 - 0 - Howard had two shots on goal, the second one clearly much stronger than first, at approximately 4 km/h (slow motion replay for both would have taken 30 minutes) - Doug brought down on the right, 15 yards into USRC half - Self-taken free kick floated over penalty spot and nudged in by the keeper. 1 - 1 - Inspired Cedric found space in middle, dribbled past two of defenders for mid range shot - Keeper backpedalled, tripped over his own feet and ball finds back of the net. Fellas 2 - 1 at half time   THE SECOND HALF - Tactical change to 4-4-2 to kill off game (USRC defense rubbish) - Momentum continued with the Fellas at restart - Good mix of smooth Fellas passing and long balls added pressure - Cedric's header from corner cracked the woodwork (slightly stronger than Howard's shots, I might add) - The only nutmeg of the match by yours truly (feels good to be back) - Solid defending by back four throughout half, Justin/Bear probably had 90% of headers - Couple of clutch saves by Philip - Scramble in USRC box, ball rolled to Howard, who finally unleashed something respectable and Fellas up 3 - 1 - Killah maimed USRC keeper about 15 times (all fairly though, no fouls committed) - Game effectively over after goal   THE WISDOM - Tactical change effective - Win starts in the head, sound mental game important - Bring balls to warmup - Have ball-less segment in warmup for solidarity - Running 120% for one half is better than 60% for two halves (good use of substitution) - This match report is short, concise, chock-full of usefull facts and sage-like wisdom - I am not match fit yet - Team talk script available for sale   Fellas Hoorah.<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial;" />