dmitri's last word

dmitri outpicks and out plays kelly on a spectacular sunday morning match. Final 6-2 blues over whites. how to account for such a result? dima offers this explanation, " we had smart players and we passed. all scores came off ball movement. and we didn't have 5 strikers". whites did play one player down when Sam (Egypt) left with a calf strain. but they did have some chances. several excellent crosses went begging and more than 1 shot banged off the crossbar. corey 42min and nasser 50 min were all kelly's peeps could manage. for les bleus, dmitri at 63m, 73m, bob at 22m and 67m, luciano at 21m bombed their opposition.
to mention several nice plays, luciano had a nice dummy which led directly to a goal.robert had a nice follow goal as the keeper served a delicious rebound and philippe dribbled the entire field (as he is wont to do occasionally) only to lay off a pass for an easy goal. MORE IMPORTANT tho is the general "tenor" of the match. --- Priceless. just a little dissent from luciano, a brief but significant profanity from berny (yellow card) and that was about it.
omar in town for a brief visit. nice to see his talent on the field. see ya next time. tony had a nice game. heck, almost everyone played over their usual level.

who was that guy?

welcome back brian. nice job for the whites (romania, nori, philippe, nasser,kelly, fab., nick and eric) in goal. final burny 5, eric 1 and 1 for young yasno from the whites. allowing only one goal after an extended hiatus, bord played agitated defense to seal the deal. philippe offered encouragement to the blues at half time encouraging them to "not give up, you're doing great". asked about his game readiness, bord acknowledged that he was just getting his timing back and that standards had dropped considerably since he had been away. truth be told, the match was "a contest" well into the second period when romania decided to continue his offensive onslaught. blues maintained composure but were alas, no match in the end. game notes-- nori will be away for 3 weeks and the overall "climate" of the game was satisfactory.

sanctions

easter sunday began on a positive note. it was 3 nil to the blues as the injured ref arrived. and remarkably, there had been no ref to that point.
the score mounted to 4-1 in the second half as nicholas bemoaned as how he was having an "off" day. (even after nick scored, he still felt uncomfortable) then the screaming and mayhem began- the match became irretrievably lost. game was shortened and discipline dispensed according to:
LAW 12 – FOULS AND MISCONDUCT
Sending-off Offences
A player, substitute or substituted player is sent off if he commits any
of the following offences:
• serious foul play
• violent conduct
• spitting at an opponent or any other person
• using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures
• receiving a second caution in the same match
A player, substitute or substituted player who has been sent off must
leave the vicinity of the field of play and the technical area.

sanctions of one month to mike lockwood, two months to khalid, and 4 months to mo. one month equals 4 matches. etc.
the laws of the game must be respected. they must be enforced to insure our field permit. props to all who helped to calm the situation.
many players had great composure and demeanors. the majority enjoyed the friendly moments of sunday soccer.
look forward to next week!

DECENT MATCH. TOO MUCH ROMANIA

BERNY PUT A STAMP AND AN EXCLAMATION POINT ON A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE TODAY. (hat trick and energized, inspired play) Whites played well in back and controlled the midfield as well. Mischa forced out early in second half due to leg issue which brought the teams to 10 per side. other scoring included nick 68 min., nasser 42 min., luciano 27 min., and for the blues---young andrew had two or three tallies. FINAL 6-3.

credit to other whites for staying somewhat organized and harmonious : ahmad, robert, igor, tony, and adam. Good game for bierman, fabrizio, jaime, robin, dmitri, philippe and eric for the blues.

yellow card to luciano and warning for yelling on the pitch.

BEAUTIFUL WEATHER TODAY.