Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
A post from Sat 6 years ago..
Ok guys, the Madam Halimah Yacob Tourney is almost done. Congrats on a job well done. Last year we ended the season without any points and only 2 goals scored by Faizal and myself. This year has been a start improvement. Before this tourney began, Faizal and I sat down and discussed on what should our goal be for this season and we decided that we should aim for 5 points and keep a clean sheet for a game. On hindsight, such an aim was very humble.
We've ended the season instead with 13 points. We scored 15 goals and conceded 17 goals. Of the 17, 12 goals came against the Thai Eagles and the Malaysians from Jurong Shipyard. We only conceded 5 goals against Singaporean Opponents.
We've done a great Job Lads. Alot is due to the improved team we have this year. Guys like Previn, Indi, Harry have proven to have helped us alot. Also, we'd like to thank Chan for not taking part in this tournament too. Your absence made a world of a difference to us la macha...
Poor Poor Marcellus didn't even get a game. We've missed on qualification as 3rd in our league. 4 points behind Jurong Shipyard. The 2nd half against the jurong shipyard lads cost us the season but its ok.
For the sentimental ones, you can go to www.geocities.com/mhy_tournament2004 if you wanna take a look at the table and you can print it out and keep it for your memories. They also have all the team photo's and results in that website.
I'll always say this before our games and i'd like to say it again now.. The rest of the teams we've played against are just people who become friends playing soccer. We are not. We're a group of brothers and best friends who happen to play soccer in the same team. Thats the difference and thats why MIB has been around for almost 7 years now.
In 3 years time, most of us would graduate, some of us would be coming out of national service, some of us would be flying back to singapore from aussieland, some of us would still be smoking, some of us would still be eating prata, some of us would still be visiting staircases, some of us would still be fat, some of us would still be gay, some of us would still be growing a bush in their chest, some of us would still be going after chinese gals, some of us would still be flying in the sky shouting "kaakaa", some of us would be getting engaged and getting ready for their wedding, and some of us would still be missing and awol till we bumo into them and they exclaim "Wait, i can explain..." Whatever the case, come 2006 its time to celebrate our 10th year as best pals and come 2007/08, its time to celebrate our 10th year together as MIB. I'll be planning something huge....
well, our 21st bday parties are about to end soon... its been a year to remember... Take care lads.
And for those who are wondering, no i am not drunk right now.
We've ended the season instead with 13 points. We scored 15 goals and conceded 17 goals. Of the 17, 12 goals came against the Thai Eagles and the Malaysians from Jurong Shipyard. We only conceded 5 goals against Singaporean Opponents.
We've done a great Job Lads. Alot is due to the improved team we have this year. Guys like Previn, Indi, Harry have proven to have helped us alot. Also, we'd like to thank Chan for not taking part in this tournament too. Your absence made a world of a difference to us la macha...
Poor Poor Marcellus didn't even get a game. We've missed on qualification as 3rd in our league. 4 points behind Jurong Shipyard. The 2nd half against the jurong shipyard lads cost us the season but its ok.
For the sentimental ones, you can go to www.geocities.com/mhy_tournament2004 if you wanna take a look at the table and you can print it out and keep it for your memories. They also have all the team photo's and results in that website.
I'll always say this before our games and i'd like to say it again now.. The rest of the teams we've played against are just people who become friends playing soccer. We are not. We're a group of brothers and best friends who happen to play soccer in the same team. Thats the difference and thats why MIB has been around for almost 7 years now.
In 3 years time, most of us would graduate, some of us would be coming out of national service, some of us would be flying back to singapore from aussieland, some of us would still be smoking, some of us would still be eating prata, some of us would still be visiting staircases, some of us would still be fat, some of us would still be gay, some of us would still be growing a bush in their chest, some of us would still be going after chinese gals, some of us would still be flying in the sky shouting "kaakaa", some of us would be getting engaged and getting ready for their wedding, and some of us would still be missing and awol till we bumo into them and they exclaim "Wait, i can explain..." Whatever the case, come 2006 its time to celebrate our 10th year as best pals and come 2007/08, its time to celebrate our 10th year together as MIB. I'll be planning something huge....
well, our 21st bday parties are about to end soon... its been a year to remember... Take care lads.
And for those who are wondering, no i am not drunk right now.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
We're Getting Too Old For This Shit
MiB put ourselves on the podium of a tournament for the first time in 4 years as we finished 2nd in the NUS-ICS Futsal Tournament at Turf City Futsal Pitch today. It was quite a remarkable achievement considering we were the oldest team there, and most of us have seen fitter days. Vana was fasting too and there was a strong smell of Chivas emanating from Prak, Sat and Maran's mouth, all of which just add to the wonder of how we managed to come in 2nd and bag $200 in the process.
It was a weird tournament. We won 3 and lost 3, yet we finished 2nd. No wonder everyone was equally as puzzled. We kicked off the tournament against a team called Indian Boyz, who showed us a lot of respect and we dominated the early possession. But having watched too much World Cup, MiB decided to pass in front of goal instead of shooting. The highlight was an attempted overhead kick by Sat that ended up hitting his head. Try that at home, it's a lot harder than you think. The opponents grew in confidence, and MiB decided that Harvey was too clean so we let the opponents straight through and after a great save, the rebound was knocked in. 0-1. MiB then tried to rush the game, with Harvey being the biggest culprit. Off a counter, he decided to run out with the ball and instead of shooting, squared the ball to Vana. Unfortunately it was intercepted and despite Sat's heroics on the line, it duly finished 0-2.
Our next game was against Dorset Boys. They are good. Very good. Imagine 7 Chandras. MiB decided to play an organized, disciplined formation and it was working well, till a speculative shot from long range slipped through Harvey's hands ala Robert Green and it was 0-1. We tried to fight back, but to no avail. 2 defeats already.
But the way it panned out, all we needed to do was draw the last game and we were through. Don't blame us, it was the organizers brilliant planning. Prak decided to play after all, and he ended up putting MiB 2-0 up, before Navin KK and Maran finished the job. Maran was extremely pleased with his goal. The corner was looped over, the keeper flapped at the ball and even if Maran urined on the ball it would have gone in, but he disagreed and insisted it required a great degree of technique to sneeze the ball in from 0.25 yards. 4-0 and MiB into the 2nd round!
In the 2nd round, teams were divided into groups of 3 and the winner of each group would make it to the semi. MiB was up against 2 fit and strong teams and it seemed only a matter of time before the nearest swimming pool welcomed us. But somehow, somehow, the old spirit of MiB, the kind that used to see every team fear and envy us, from Toa Payoh to Bukit Batok, suddenly came back. We defended tenaciously, ran even when we had nothing left, and finally decided to play like men. The opponents started off well, and peppered Harvey's goal with shots, to which he dealt with fairly comfortably. MiB kept fighting and pushing, and quite against the run of play, Vana robbed their defense and squared for Prak to finish. 1-0! MiB then fought on and dug out the win, knowing one more win would see them finish in the Top 4.
Next game was against an old opponent, Safa and his NUS boys. They were much fitter than us and had to beat us, as they lost their opening game. Once again, MiB, marshalled by Satheeish at the back, dug in and refused to succumb to our younger and faster opponents. And once again, through sheer determination, Maran brilliantly robbed their winger, dribbled another opponent and squared unselfishly for SK to finish. A brilliant team goal. The opponents then threw everything at us, but we refused to budge, and even after Sat tripped Safa when he looked certain to score, the ref did not give them a penalty and MiB was through to the last 4!
Dorset boys were waiting for us, and so we needed a lucky draw to avoid them in the semi. Harvey was called up to draw lots, and in his most telling contribution of the afternoon, separated MiB and Dorset Boys. And in doing so, we picked, what seemed to be on paper, the easiest opponents left.
The semi was as predicted fast and frenetic, with MiB enjoying good possession, whilst the opponents always looking threatening on the break. But both teams seemed to be cancelling each other out and it looked like penalties were inevitable. But suddenly out of the blue, the opponents scored from an impossible angle, beating Harvey and 3 MiB defenders surrounding him. MiB was stunned and it looked like we were going to go back emptyhanded. But like I mentioned earlier, that never say die spirit that seems to be hibernating somewhere, came back to drag MiB back into the game. From a goal kick, Harvey drove the ball to Maran, who managed to get a shot on goal. The ball broke to Navin KK at the edge of the area and with a sweet left foot finish tied the scores! We were back in it. And we were not done yet. Not wanting to settle for penalties, we launched attack after attack. In one such move, Prak robbed the opponent defender with a sliding tackle, and then pinned him to the floor. Ball broke to Maran who rolled it across the keeper perfectly for Sat, who ran from last man position to tuck it in nicely at the near post, with a trademark WOO to boot. MiB was in the final, and whatever happened, were going to make a 200% profit!
The final was a none affair to be honest. Dorset Boys were a class above us and duly hammered us. They were fitter, technically better, and they are still at the stage of their lives where winning tournaments means everything to them. MiB has moved on from that stage, and with all of us holding jobs and thinking about marriage and the next pay cheque, it was almost impossible for us to match them.
All in all, we went home with money, trophies, and some of our pride restored. We had the biggest stomach, the slowest players, and the most reciding hairlines. But we also have the MiB spirit, that saw us somehow grind our way to 2nd.
Congrats Boys!
And special thanks to Riz for coming down to support and coach us. He is well on his way to emulating his idol, David Moyes.
It was a weird tournament. We won 3 and lost 3, yet we finished 2nd. No wonder everyone was equally as puzzled. We kicked off the tournament against a team called Indian Boyz, who showed us a lot of respect and we dominated the early possession. But having watched too much World Cup, MiB decided to pass in front of goal instead of shooting. The highlight was an attempted overhead kick by Sat that ended up hitting his head. Try that at home, it's a lot harder than you think. The opponents grew in confidence, and MiB decided that Harvey was too clean so we let the opponents straight through and after a great save, the rebound was knocked in. 0-1. MiB then tried to rush the game, with Harvey being the biggest culprit. Off a counter, he decided to run out with the ball and instead of shooting, squared the ball to Vana. Unfortunately it was intercepted and despite Sat's heroics on the line, it duly finished 0-2.
Our next game was against Dorset Boys. They are good. Very good. Imagine 7 Chandras. MiB decided to play an organized, disciplined formation and it was working well, till a speculative shot from long range slipped through Harvey's hands ala Robert Green and it was 0-1. We tried to fight back, but to no avail. 2 defeats already.
But the way it panned out, all we needed to do was draw the last game and we were through. Don't blame us, it was the organizers brilliant planning. Prak decided to play after all, and he ended up putting MiB 2-0 up, before Navin KK and Maran finished the job. Maran was extremely pleased with his goal. The corner was looped over, the keeper flapped at the ball and even if Maran urined on the ball it would have gone in, but he disagreed and insisted it required a great degree of technique to sneeze the ball in from 0.25 yards. 4-0 and MiB into the 2nd round!
In the 2nd round, teams were divided into groups of 3 and the winner of each group would make it to the semi. MiB was up against 2 fit and strong teams and it seemed only a matter of time before the nearest swimming pool welcomed us. But somehow, somehow, the old spirit of MiB, the kind that used to see every team fear and envy us, from Toa Payoh to Bukit Batok, suddenly came back. We defended tenaciously, ran even when we had nothing left, and finally decided to play like men. The opponents started off well, and peppered Harvey's goal with shots, to which he dealt with fairly comfortably. MiB kept fighting and pushing, and quite against the run of play, Vana robbed their defense and squared for Prak to finish. 1-0! MiB then fought on and dug out the win, knowing one more win would see them finish in the Top 4.
Next game was against an old opponent, Safa and his NUS boys. They were much fitter than us and had to beat us, as they lost their opening game. Once again, MiB, marshalled by Satheeish at the back, dug in and refused to succumb to our younger and faster opponents. And once again, through sheer determination, Maran brilliantly robbed their winger, dribbled another opponent and squared unselfishly for SK to finish. A brilliant team goal. The opponents then threw everything at us, but we refused to budge, and even after Sat tripped Safa when he looked certain to score, the ref did not give them a penalty and MiB was through to the last 4!
Dorset boys were waiting for us, and so we needed a lucky draw to avoid them in the semi. Harvey was called up to draw lots, and in his most telling contribution of the afternoon, separated MiB and Dorset Boys. And in doing so, we picked, what seemed to be on paper, the easiest opponents left.
The semi was as predicted fast and frenetic, with MiB enjoying good possession, whilst the opponents always looking threatening on the break. But both teams seemed to be cancelling each other out and it looked like penalties were inevitable. But suddenly out of the blue, the opponents scored from an impossible angle, beating Harvey and 3 MiB defenders surrounding him. MiB was stunned and it looked like we were going to go back emptyhanded. But like I mentioned earlier, that never say die spirit that seems to be hibernating somewhere, came back to drag MiB back into the game. From a goal kick, Harvey drove the ball to Maran, who managed to get a shot on goal. The ball broke to Navin KK at the edge of the area and with a sweet left foot finish tied the scores! We were back in it. And we were not done yet. Not wanting to settle for penalties, we launched attack after attack. In one such move, Prak robbed the opponent defender with a sliding tackle, and then pinned him to the floor. Ball broke to Maran who rolled it across the keeper perfectly for Sat, who ran from last man position to tuck it in nicely at the near post, with a trademark WOO to boot. MiB was in the final, and whatever happened, were going to make a 200% profit!
The final was a none affair to be honest. Dorset Boys were a class above us and duly hammered us. They were fitter, technically better, and they are still at the stage of their lives where winning tournaments means everything to them. MiB has moved on from that stage, and with all of us holding jobs and thinking about marriage and the next pay cheque, it was almost impossible for us to match them.
All in all, we went home with money, trophies, and some of our pride restored. We had the biggest stomach, the slowest players, and the most reciding hairlines. But we also have the MiB spirit, that saw us somehow grind our way to 2nd.
Congrats Boys!
And special thanks to Riz for coming down to support and coach us. He is well on his way to emulating his idol, David Moyes.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Upcoming Tournament Organized by NUS ICS
Ok guys thanks for reverting with your availabilty for the tournament. Here are the players registered:
1. Harvey
2. Sat
3. Maran
4. Vana
5. Navin KK
6. SK
7. Puvan
General things to note:
1. It is 5 a side. The field is artifical grass like Khalsa, but the layout is different! It is much bigger and there are out-lines. So there will be kick in and stuff. Go see the pic: http://www.thepitch.com.sg/index.php/about-us/about-the-premier-pitch
2. 8 min per game, no halves
3. Goalkeeper only can use hands in the D.
4. Anyone can come into the D. Goalkeepers are also allowed to leave their D.
5. Registration cost is $70. So that's $10 per person. SK, can we use MiB fund for this?
6. First prize is $300, 2nd $200, 3rd $100. As this is being organized by NUS ICS, they want to cap the number of teams at 24.
Finally, the most important; admin details: tournament will be held on 15 August (SUNDAY) at 12pm. Reporting time is 1130am. Venue is Turf City at Turf Club. Venue details here: http://www.thepitch.com.sg/index.php/facilities/find-us Also note that there have lots of buses serving the pitch and also FREE shuttle buses from AMK interchange and Toa Payoh, subject to timings of course.
For those not registered, you are welcome to come and support, disturb us and join us for swimming thereafter. Riz you can come and stare at girls. You can also bring some fans for us if you want. Sunday is normally off day for Filipinos.
Please sms me if you have any questions or last-minute stuff.
PS. Thanks for your support Chan. Didn't even get a reply sms from the slut.
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