SAEFL SEASON 10 WEEK 15

DIVISION 2 GAMES

After the first half of the season has been played, the nr. 1 candidate for the championship in div 2 is Druss Legends. The records speak for themselves: Martijn has been able to win 10 of the first 11 matches, and is 9 points ahead of the number 2, EU. Who will stop him from winning the title? Well, this weeks opponent could have a shot at it, because in last weeks match, they turned out to be the only team capable of beating DL so far. But DL made it clear that that was just a coincidence, in this match. They were much better than their opponent, even though their team was reduced to 10 already in the first half, their EMP was more than 20+! That of course resulted in a lot more chances, and the 23-14 victory was a result that reflected the differences on the field. DL take another step towards the title (what will the competition have done?), while Bruce now has to be careful, as the relegation zone gets closer. In fact, if PN win their match, they will drop into it!

PLAYED AT	Colosseum
ATTENDANCE	25842

Druss Legends				23			Melchester Rovers				14

TEAM							TEAM
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	O. Hendriks	9.5	10.49	30	14		GK	D. Seaman	9.5	9.80	49	23
CB	P. Arkinson	9	10.46	0	0		CB	A. Josemi	6.5	7.03	0	0
CB	K. Laploper	9.5	11.91	0	0		CB	B. Star	10	10.82	0	0
FB	D. Komba Booked	10	10.58	1	0		FB	F. Finnan Booked	7	6.87	0	0
MF	N. Haroldo Booked	10	10.54	2	1		MF	E. Star	7.5	8.49	3	0
MF	M. Idden	10	11.20	7	5		MF	S. Bryce *	11.5	11.76	4	2
W	S. Hoot	9.25	12.98	6	3		W	R. Richardson	7	7.56	4	3
W	K. Schuurman	10	14.34	5	4		W	K. Kewell	8.75	11.18	5	4
S	B. HakkenbergvanGaasbeek SENT OFF 39	7.75	5.39	5	2	39	S	G. Shaw Booked	9	13.94	3	0
CF	M. Pasquale	9.5	17.13	7	3		S	D. Cole #	10	15.49	6	3
CF	A. Stansfield * #	11	21.22	16	5		CF	A. Mido	6.5	10.76	5	2
		PENALTY		0	0				PENALTY		0	0

SUBSTITUTES							SUBSTITUTES
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	B. Steunbeer	9	0.00	0	0		GK	S. Given	10	0.00	0	0
CB	H. Wiegel	6	0.00	0	0		CB	P. Puyol	9	0.00	0	0
MF	K. Ankerleijer	8.5	0.00	0	0		MF	P. Hogan	7.25	0.00	0	0
S	R. Tuur	7.75	0.00	0	0		W	M. Kennedy	6.5	0.00	0	0
CF	P. Eemofoos	9	0.00	0	0		CF	M. Jansen	4.75	0.00	0	0

	TACTIC		WP					TACTIC		WP
	STYLE		AA					STYLE		AA
	FORMATION		3 - 2 - 5					FORMATION		3 - 2 - 5

	TOTAL NSL			96.00				TOTAL NSL			83.75
	TOTAL PERFORMANCE			125.74				TOTAL PERFORMANCE			103.89
	DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			32.94				DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			25.83
	ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			92.80				ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			78.06


	GRUDGE CARD			YELLOW CARD				MARKING PLAYER			1.5 BOOST
	OUT OF POSITION			RED CARD				MARKED PLAYER			0.5 BOOST
	CAPTAIN			INJURY				TEAM PENALIZED

The match between Dead Scientists and Adirondak Renegades, is the match between the numbers 4 and 8 on the table. Now if I told you that the nr. 4 played at home, and spent a Grudgecard on this one, you'd probably think that this was a walkover. Okay, if I told you that AR played a boost, you'd think it would be a little less easy, but DS would win anyway. Wrong! This game was something completely different. DS Put on more NSL on the pitch (94.5 is something that would not look bad in div 1), and even had some more EMP, but nonetheless, AR had more chances (12 against 9, including a penalty). Since they also scored most of them, it wasn't DS to win this match, but AR. Don will be happy to see that AR is heading towards a playoff position, and Tim will be sad, because he could have created a gap with AR if he'd won this match, and that would have made a place in the playoffs a lot safer for DS. Anyway, DS is still 1 point ahead of AR, so Tim of course has everything still in his own hand.

SAEFL SEASON 10 WEEK 15

PLAYED AT	Quantum Stadium
ATTENDANCE	22391

Dead Scientists				3			Adirondak Renegades				6

TEAM							TEAM
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	Z. Kalac	9	9.81	12	6		GK	W. Evans	9	9.86	9	3
CB	T. Popovic	10	12.74	0	0		DS	R. Neethling	9.5	11.36	0	0
CB	H. Foxe *	11.5	.87	0	0	5 ( 17 )	CB	K. Hickey	8.75	10.90	0	0
FB	C. Moore	10	11.51	1	0		CB	M. Dawson	9	11.21	0	0
MF	R. Murdoch	8	9.52	0	0		MF	H. Ellraiser #	10	13.89	3	3
WH	E. BaggioJr	8.25	12.47	0	0		WH	W. Ittemik	8.25	12.38	0	0
WH	R. vanPersie	10	14.28	2	1		WH	T. Niven ^	10	13.17	2	1
AM	G. Boateng	8	5.15	1	1	34 ( 32 )	AM	R. Mitreski *	9	15.04	2	1
AM	T. Callanan	9.25	13.96	1	0		AM	N. GoodmanJr	9.5	14.79	4	1
AM	M. Bresciano	10	16.54	2	0		AM	E. ShivuteJr ^	10	16.03	1	0
S	J. Aloisi #	9.5	13.84	2	1		S	G. Williams ^	8	10.07	0	0
		PENALTY		0	0				PENALTY		1	1

SUBSTITUTES							SUBSTITUTES
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	M. Bosnich	7.75	0.00	0	0		GK	J. Hird	9	0.00	0	0
CB	L. Milicevic SUBON 5	7.5	12.03	0	0	5	CB	C. Miles	8.75	0.00	0	0
FB	L. Neill	8.75	0.00	0	0		CM	H. VanderWesthuizen	9	0.00	0	0
MF	R. Murdoch SUBON 34	8	7.16	0	0	34	AM	A. Monster	9	0.00	0	0
CM	J. Young	9	0.00	0	0		S	D. Astokachi	7.75	0.00	0	0

	TACTIC		WH					TACTIC		ONE
	STYLE		CA					STYLE		MD
	FORMATION		3 - 6 - 1					FORMATION		3 - 6 - 1

	TOTAL NSL			94.50				TOTAL NSL			90.50
	TOTAL PERFORMANCE			130.07				TOTAL PERFORMANCE			128.86
	DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			63.24				DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			48.46
	ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			66.84				ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			80.40


	GRUDGE CARD			YELLOW CARD				MARKING PLAYER			1.5 BOOST
	OUT OF POSITION			RED CARD				MARKED PLAYER			0.5 BOOST
	CAPTAIN			INJURY				TEAM PENALIZED

We already saw DL win their match, and also the number 2 on the table, England U21 made no mistake. In their home match against the African Selects, they showed that they don't intend to give up on their chances to win the title, although those chances shrink every week when DL win another match. But still, even if the title won't be won, the number 2 position is a ticket to div 1 as well, so also worth fighting for. And that is exactly what Mike did. Just look at how strong EU have become, after aging: they are able to put almost 100 on the pitch, and without even playing a grudge or a boost, they were able to get 131.17 EMP while ending the match with 10 players!!! I already noticed that div 1 is very strong this year, because there are no weak teams, but even after 3 teams will relegate (because there's just no escaping that) it looks like div 1 will remain very strong in the next season, if teams like DL and EU will join. For Colin, it's sad to see AS lose another match, as he could use the points to escape relegation. But it's absolutely no shame to lose against this EU, and there will be other matches in which he will have more chance on winning points. For now, EU stay in the slipstream of DL -although at a respectable distance- while AS remain in the danger zone.

SAEFL SEASON 10 WEEK 15

PLAYED AT	Uembley Arena
ATTENDANCE	25000 Locked out : 553

England U-21				4			African Selection				0

TEAM							TEAM
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	V. Baia	10	10.79	0	0		GK	D. Wau	10	10.65	7	4
DS	L. Sanford	9.25	10.44	0	0		CB	A. Hofland	9	9.73	0	0
CB	N. Blima Booked SENT OFF 84	8.75	9.05	0	0	84	CB	D. Walker	9	10.38	0	0
CB	K. Ratcliffe	10	10.29	0	0		CB	E. Karnak	10	10.11	0	0
MF	J. Morales *	10	11.38	0	0		FB	G. Johnson	9.25	11.96	0	0
WH	M. Intencionado	10	13.94	0	0		FB	F. Cantro	10	13.54	0	0
WH	M. Ferreira	10	13.94	1	1		FB	E. Atbara *	9.5	12.75	0	0
AM	A. Most	10	14.38	3	2		CM	B. Brand	9	10.24	0	0
AM	P. Mendes	10	13.70	1	0		MF	F. Lodwar	9.25	11.45	0	0
CF	M. Kezman	10	14.74	1	0		MF	D. Blitta #	10	11.80	0	0
CF	P. Sage #	11.5	19.31	1	1		CF	R. King	10	10.93	0	0
		PENALTY		0	0				PENALTY		0	0

SUBSTITUTES							SUBSTITUTES
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	E. Fechugol	9.25	0.00	0	0		GK	C. Kariba	10	0.00	0	0
CB	J. Carrica	6.5	0.00	0	0		CB	G. Breen	8.25	0.00	0	0
MF	D. Marthinez	6.5	0.00	0	0		DS	A. Accra	8	0.00	0	0
WH	W. Hat	9.5	0.00	0	0		MF	E. Edjel�	7.75	0.00	0	0
S	L. Saha	8	0.00	0	0		S	L. Liedson	8.25	0.00	0	0

	TACTIC		WH					TACTIC		ZD
	STYLE		MD					STYLE		AD
	FORMATION		3 - 5 - 2					FORMATION		6 - 3 - 1

	TOTAL NSL			99.50				TOTAL NSL			95.00
	TOTAL PERFORMANCE			131.17				TOTAL PERFORMANCE			112.89
	DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			40.25				DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			86.85
	ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			90.92				ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			26.05


	GRUDGE CARD			YELLOW CARD				MARKING PLAYER			1.5 BOOST
	OUT OF POSITION			RED CARD				MARKED PLAYER			0.5 BOOST
	CAPTAIN			INJURY				TEAM PENALIZED

Englehart Storm is the number 6 on the table, which means that just like last season, Peter is fighting for a playoff spot. Stannington Historical is at the bottom of the table. They have had a tough first half of the season. Everyone knows that Len has been rebuilding, already when still in div 1, but his youthful team might need 1 or 2 agings more to go for success. In the meanwhile, SH find themselves on the 12th position, and that of course is where no team wants to be. So, both teams have something to fight for. ES put up a solid WH, reaching a respectable 120+ EMP, but it was SH who did even better: Len showed that his team made a step forward, and with an additional Grudge, to make things sure. That was enough for a victory, in fact the first victory for SH this season: they beat ES 15-11. ES lose important points in their race for the playoffs. While SH take their first step in escaping relegation. Will they still be in time? We'll see......

SAEFL SEASON 10 WEEK 15

PLAYED AT	Englehart Dome
ATTENDANCE	21917

Englehart Storm				11			Stannington Historical				15

TEAM							TEAM
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	A. Bayes	10	11.54	36	15		GK	S. Tained	10	10.58	30	11
DS	S. McIlroy *	9	11.36	0	0		CB	A. Stubbs	8	9.26	0	0
CB	E. Storm OOP	9	10.14	0	0		FB	S. Reed	8	9.66	2	0
FB	A. Lincoln	10	11.84	0	0		FB	A. Hirsi-Ali #	10	12.16	2	0
MF	S. Wright	8.5	9.86	5	2		DM	J. Bruce	8.75	9.99	1	1
MF	N. Tsitses	8.5	11.10	6	2		MF	G. Tjirare	8	10.46	3	3
WH	Q. DeeJr	10	13.96	5	2		W	S. Brooker	9.25	13.10	4	2
WH	B. Finch	10	14.26	3	1		W	Z. Akhooi	10	12.73	2	0
AM	K. Putana	8	11.95	3	1		S	J. Moranes	8.75	13.74	7	3
AM	F. Kindler	8	11.05	5	2	86 ( 21 )	CF	R. Garcia	9.5	17.02	10	3
CF	A. Morley #	10	14.02	3	1		CF	P. Morales *	9.5	18.65	5	3
		PENALTY		0	0				PENALTY		0	0

SUBSTITUTES							SUBSTITUTES
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS		POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	A. Aussie	10	0.00	0	0		GK	K. Loothommel	9	0.00	0	0
CB	C. Enciso	8	0.00	0	0		CB	J. Davis	8	0.00	0	0
MF	K. Clown	9.5	0.00	0	0		MF	B. Moreeke	7.75	0.00	0	0
WH	I. Drinkalot SUBON 86	7.25	.53	0	0	86	S	D. Enugu	7.5	0.00	0	0
CF	S. Jackson	6	0.00	0	0		CF	A. Young	9	0.00	0	0

	TACTIC		WH					TACTIC		WP
	STYLE		MD					STYLE		TR
	FORMATION		3 - 6 - 1					FORMATION		3 - 2 - 5

	TOTAL NSL			91.00				TOTAL NSL			89.75
	TOTAL PERFORMANCE			120.07				TOTAL PERFORMANCE			126.77
	DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			47.45				DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			26.17
	ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			72.62				ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			100.60


	GRUDGE CARD			YELLOW CARD				MARKING PLAYER			1.5 BOOST
	OUT OF POSITION			RED CARD				MARKED PLAYER			0.5 BOOST
	CAPTAIN			INJURY				TEAM PENALIZED

Grammar United and The Jazz are among the top teams in div 2, and they aren't at 3rd and 5th position for no reason. Of course, both Michael and Stewart will try to go for direct promotion until the end, but even if that doesn't work out in the end (which wouldn't be a shame, with all these strong teams in div 2), we will probably see them back in the playoffs. But still, the first step towards competing for direct promotion until the end, is of course to win this match. Stewart even played a boost, which was of course a good idea. Since he also put around 10 NSL more on the pitch, it resulted in 12 EMP more for TJ. That could have been enough for the win, if it weren't for the fact that he only scored 1 out of the 2 chances given, and was unlucky to see that GU were awarded a penalty and didn't miss that. A lucky point for Michael, although given the situation in the league table, both teams lose 2 points in their chase of the table leaders.

SAEFL SEASON 10 WEEK 15

PLAYED AT	Olympic Park
ATTENDANCE	29384

Grammar United				1		The Jazz				1

TEAM						TEAM
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS	POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	S. Topperr	10	11.29	2	1	GK	G. Krupa	10	10.82	1	1
DS	D. McGoo3rd	9.5	13.86	0	0	FB	B. Goodman	9.5	9.77	0	0
DS	S. Nevland	7.5	10.70	0	0	AS	G. Thundercats	9	11.71	1	0
DS	F. FerdinanJr	7.5	10.36	0	0	AS	R. Kirk * ^	12.5	15.44	0	0
CB	W. Campbell *	9.5	13.36	0	0	AS	D. Dale	10	11.71	0	0
CB	D. Campbelljr	8.5	11.21	0	0	WH	R. Runner ^	9	12.13	1	1
CB	M. Moonie	8	10.55	0	0	WH	G. Strachan	8.5	11.04	0	0
DM	D. Tiatto	9	9.68	0	0	AM	L. Stitch ^	9.5	14.74	0	0
CM	B. Boutso	8.25	10.52	0	0	AM	J. Allencar Booked	9	11.90	0	0
CM	C. Gus1st Booked	8.5	9.82	0	0	AM	P. Pluto	9.5	13.04	0	0
CF	Z. PangoJr #	8	9.40	1	1	S	B. Gaza3rd # Booked	9	8.80	0	0	81 ( 19 )
		PENALTY		1	1			PENALTY		0	0

SUBSTITUTES						SUBSTITUTES
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS	POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	D. GinJr	8	0.00	0	0	GK	S. White	6	0.00	0	0
DS	P. Neville3rd	6	0.00	0	0	CB	S. Perrymen	8	0.00	0	0
CF	T. SpliffJr	6.5	0.00	0	0	DM	R. Villa	10	0.00	0	0
		0	0.00	0	0	DM	L. Mermaid	7	0.00	0	0
		0	0.00	0	0	S	K. Mitchell SUBON 81	8	1.17	0	0	81

	TACTIC		TS				TACTIC		ONE
	STYLE		ST				STYLE		MD
	FORMATION		6 - 3 - 1				FORMATION		4 - 5 - 1

	TOTAL NSL			84.25			TOTAL NSL			94.00
	TOTAL PERFORMANCE			109.46			TOTAL PERFORMANCE			121.45
	DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			85.33			DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			38.57
	ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			24.12			ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			82.87


	GRUDGE CARD			YELLOW CARD			MARKING PLAYER			1.5 BOOST
	OUT OF POSITION			RED CARD			MARKED PLAYER			0.5 BOOST
	CAPTAIN			INJURY			TEAM PENALIZED

Point of Napier is, after the first half of the competition, in the danger zone, and that is where they don't belong. Last season, Kelly was just not lucky enough for direct promotion, and this year she should be fighting for at least the playoffs, and maybe even more. But this season, it looks like they are even more unlucky now and then. This week however, against Roberts Newton Heath, they got what they deserved: 3 points in a match in which they were better. NH were unlucky to see GK Howard leave the pitch very early in the match, but even withouth that, PN would have been better, as the difference was 13 EMP. With this victory, PN climb out of the relegation zone, and are 2 points behind NH, who lose important points in their race for the playoffs, as on 7th position they are the nr. 1 chaser. But with 10 matches left, everything is still possible.

SAEFL SEASON 10 WEEK 15

PLAYED AT	Ayrton Senna Memorial Stadium
ATTENDANCE	23786

Port of Napier AFC				21		Newton Heath				12

TEAM						TEAM
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS	POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	T. Perkins	9	9.92	20	12	GK	T. Howard1 Booked SENT OFF 8	9	9.94	3	1	8
DS	B. Namof	10	11.02	0	0	DS	C. Radford	9.25	10.22	0	0
CB	D. Delaney	8.25	8.68	0	0	DS	E. Djemba-Djemba	10	11.08	0	0
FB	V. Candela	8.5	9.79	2	2	FB	N. Cantwell	10	11.04	0	0
MF	C. Gomez	9.25	9.73	3	2	MF	J. Gotheridge	8.75	10.36	1	1
MF	A. Souza	10	11.02	3	0	WH	R. Vicente	10	13.67	4	4
W	S. Pido	9.25	11.22	3	2	WH	C. Spreksel	10	13.67	2	2
W	G. Greene *	10	15.23	2	2	AM	I. Moir * SUBOFF 8	8.25	1.15	0	0	8
S	J. Moreno	8	12.82	4	3	AM	D. Viollet	10	14.57	4	2
CF	C. Leeston	10	16.65	7	6	S	E. West	9	13.27	4	2
CF	S. Nol #	12.5	18.89	7	4	S	G. Godsmark #	10	13.33	5	1
		PENALTY		0	0			PENALTY		0	0

SUBSTITUTES						SUBSTITUTES
POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS	POS	PLAYER	NSL	EMP	SHOTS	GOALS
GK	M. Locklear	8	0.00	0	0	GK	D. Gaskell Subon 8 SUBON 0	6.25	6.90	28	20	0
CB	D. Dorus	8	0.00	0	0	DS	P. Crerand	3	0.00	0	0
CM	L. Armpitt	7.75	0.00	0	0	FB	R. Beckett	6.5	0.00	0	0
S	V. Daylight	7.5	0.00	0	0	WH	J. Kleberson	7.25	0.00	0	0
		0	0.00	0	0	AM	C. Ronaldo	7.75	0.00	0	0

	TACTIC		WP				TACTIC		WH
	STYLE		AA				STYLE		RG
	FORMATION		3 - 2 - 5				FORMATION		3 - 5 - 2

	TOTAL NSL			95.75			TOTAL NSL			95.25
	TOTAL PERFORMANCE			125.05			TOTAL PERFORMANCE			112.37
	DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			31.15			DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE			50.47
	ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			93.90			ATTACKING PERFORMANCE			61.90


	GRUDGE CARD			YELLOW CARD			MARKING PLAYER			1.5 BOOST
	OUT OF POSITION			RED CARD			MARKED PLAYER			0.5 BOOST
	CAPTAIN			INJURY			TEAM PENALIZED