DIVISION 2 GAMES

Adirondak Renegades and Point of Napier were in the playoffs last year, and this year they must be capable of doing that again. Since both teams have 3 points out of the first 2 matches, a win was needed to at least be in a position –for now- that wins you a playoff spot. Both Don and Kelly did not give in to any adjustments, and played their own usual (strongest) tactics: AR played ONE, and PN played WP. AR turned out to be the strongest team, and that difference was 9 EMP. Since both teams played attacking, this match knew a lot of chances, and because of the difference, AR were given 36 chances against 29 for PN. Given the fact that AR had the better GK (9.5 against 9), you’d expect this an easy win for AR. However, this is SAEFL, you know, the game where anything is possible. (Just like in real life football, actually). For some reason, the PN goalie performed much, much better, and after 90 minutes, it turned out that AR scored 21 goals, and PN…..1 goal more! 3 unexpected points for PN, who stay at a comfortable position in the top half, while AR drops and has to win some matches to get back to at least a playoff spot.

PLAYED AT

War Dome

ATTENDANCE

25163

Adirondak Renegades

21

Port of Napier AFC

22

TEAM TEAM

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

M. Jardim

9.5

10.31

29

22

GK

T. Perkins

9

9.65

36

21

CB

K. Hickey

8.75

10.81

0

0

DS

B. Namof

10

10.72

0

0

FB

J. Gentele

9

10.49

1

1

CB

M. Petke Booked

8.5

10.22

0

0

FB

T. Barker Booked

9.25

11.43

3

3

FB

V. Candela

9.25

10.38

1

1

MF

H. Ellraiser

9.5

13.08

1

0

MF

C. Gomez

9.5

9.14

4

4

WH

T. Dinning

8.25

12.28

2

0

MF

A. Souza

11

11.84

0

0

WH

W. Ittemik

8.5

12.65

4

2

W

G. Greene *

9

13.41

3

2

AM

R. Mitreski *

10

16.63

6

3

W

J. Gros

10

13.27

4

4

AM

E. ShivuteJr #

10

16.07

7

3

S

J. Moreno

8.5

13.28

9

6

AM

M. Swansson

12

17.00

9

6

CF

C. Leeston

9

14.06

5

4

S

E. West

8.75

10.81

3

3

CF

S. Nol #

11

16.21

3

1

PENALTY

0

0

PENALTY

0

0

SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTES

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

W. Evans

9.5

0.00

0

0

GK

N. Rimando

8.5

0.00

0

0

DS

R Hulman

9

0.00

0

0

CB

B. Boswell

7.75

0.00

0

0

MF

B. Fulmer

8.5

0.00

0

0

MF

M. Etcheverry

8

0.00

0

0

AM

N. GoodmanJr

10

0.00

0

0

CF

S. Ericsson

7.5

0.00

0

0

S

D. Astokachi

8.25

0.00

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

TACTIC

ONE

TACTIC

WP

STYLE

MD

STYLE

AA

FORMATION

3 - 6 - 1

FORMATION

3 - 2 - 5

TOTAL NSL

94.00

TOTAL NSL

95.75

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

131.26

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

122.51

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

46.54

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

32.69

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

84.72

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

89.83

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SAEFL SEASON 12 WEEK 4

After the first 2 matches, both Englehart Storm and England U-21 are still without points. This match for sure will change that. If even only for one of them. By playing a boost, it looked like the ES management had their minds on winning this home match. They gave it all their best, and against a EU team that fielded “only” 82.93 NSL, they succeeded, even in spite of a red card for CM Hegarty. Mike tried something new by playing WP, and I like that. It’s always good to think in more than 1 direction, and well, the fact that he has a NSL 12 CF is an excellent excuse to try and play WP. Unfortunately –for him that is-, it turned out not to be enough. Yet! Of course, it takes more than a NSL 12 CF to make a good WP team. But in this case, the weakest spots in the EU team, in a WP scenario, are the Wingers. And since everyone knows that Wingers are not too hard to obtain, who knows what lies ahead for EU.

PLAYED AT

Englehart Dome

ATTENDANCE

20095

Englehart Storm

6

England U-21

3

TEAM TEAM

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

A. Aussie

10

10.92

4

3

GK

E. Fechugol

10

10.39

12

6

DS

M. Villas ^

10.5

12.88

0

0

CB

B. Alves

7.5

8.74

0

0

DS

S. McIlroy *

8

11.55

0

0

FB

K. Ratcliffe OOP

8.5

8.37

0

0

CB

C. Enciso

8.5

10.71

0

0

CB

A. Mayes

7.25

7.14

0

0

CB

E. Storm OOP

9.5

11.97

1

0

MF

D. Salguero *

8.75

10.85

1

1

CB

M. ShakenNotStirred ^

10.5

13.17

1

1

MF

D. Marthinez

7.5

7.76

0

0

FB

A. Lincoln

10

14.02

0

0

W

S. Correria OOP

6.5

7.97

0

0

CM

S. Hegarty SENT OFF 85

9.25

10.24

2

2

85

W

W. Hat OOP

6.18

7.58

0

0

MF

N. Tsitses ^

9.5

11.95

4

3

S

D. Cadorin

9.25

13.65

2

1

S

O. Yeahbabee

8

9.78

1

0

CF

M. Kezman

9.5

14.42

1

1

S

I. Drinktomuch #

9

9.83

3

0

CF

P. Sage #

12

20.91

0

0

PENALTY

0

0

PENALTY

0

0

SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTES

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

L. Phillips

8

0.00

0

0

GK

V. Baia

10

0.00

0

0

FB

B. Marlin

7

0.00

0

0

CB

P.. Giunta

6

0.00

0

0

CM

Y. Tuna

8

0.00

0

0

DM

R. Civelli

4

0.00

0

0

WH

B. Finch

10

0.00

0

0

WH

M. Intencionado

10

0.00

0

0

CF

A. Morley

8

0.00

0

0

S

L. Saha

7

0.00

0

0

TACTIC

TC

TACTIC

WP

STYLE

ST

STYLE

TR

FORMATION

6 - 2 - 2

FORMATION

3 - 2 - 5

TOTAL NSL

91.25

TOTAL NSL

82.93

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

116.10

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

107.38

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

81.03

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

20.24

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

35.07

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

87.14

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SAEFL SEASON 12 WEEK 4

Fanatics United, who climbed up from div 3, are leading the table in div 2 after two matches. Will they maintain their winning streak? This weeks match wouldn’t be easy, as FU were to meet Oaklake City, who fell down from div 1, and still without points after 2 matches, destined to do something about it, even if only because OC simply has too good a team to be in problems for 2 seasons in a row. However, Keith was unlucky. Unlucky that already in the very first minute, his Star player Wictoria couldn’t keep his nerves and lost his temper, causing him to take an early shower. But more important (as in the end, let’s face it: the red card didn’t even matter) was that he had to play an away game against FU this week. Last season, Brian already showed that FU was too good for div 3, and only a couple of weeks later, it looks like FU is going to be too strong for div 2 as well. Can that be true? Well, there are still a lot of matches to be played, so there’s still time to prove a constant level over a long period, with a great number of matches. Nonetheless, the start is promising for FU. OC on the other side are down at the bottom of the table, and that might even be a bigger surprise. However, OC will have easier matches than this one coming up, so now is the time to prove where they really should be in the league table.

PLAYED AT

Crazy Park

ATTENDANCE

22735

Fanatics United

16

Oaklake City

10

TEAM TEAM

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

A. Bayes

10

11.03

15

10

GK

M. Trufant

10

10.69

33

16

FB

S. Hunter

9.25

12.20

1

0

FB

G. Seitaridis

9.25

10.31

1

1

FB

G. Warboss

9.5

11.18

3

2

FB

F. Ball

9.25

10.81

1

0

FB

W. Snotling

10

12.86

1

1

FB

N. Penta

10

12.24

0

0

AS

F. Ogres

9.25

13.19

3

1

AS

R. Meireles

9.75

13.82

2

2

AS

P. Paulus-II

10

13.63

5

3

AS

L. Legion

10

14.80

3

2

AS

P. Adorso-II * #

12.25

18.86

5

3

AS

J. Tossi

10

14.80

1

1

DM

P. Agynus-III

9.25

11.60

3

1

DM

S. Organista *

10

12.94

1

1

CM

P. Calixtus-III

8.75

13.62

2

1

CM

B. Wictoria SENT OFF 1

10

.16

0

0

1

CM

B. Squig

9.75

14.58

4

2

CM

B. Barrel

10

12.11

4

2

S

W. Walsh

9

10.23

6

2

S

S. Pacheco #

7.75

7.93

2

1

PENALTY

0

0

PENALTY

2

1

SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTES

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

S. Wall

9

0.00

0

0

GK

S. Loser

10

0.00

0

0

FB

P. Novatianus-I

9.25

0.00

0

0

FB

P. Fry

8.5

0.00

0

0

AS

S. Ogres

6.5

0.00

0

0

AS

I. WindyPop

9

0.00

0

0

DM

K. Kallstrom

10

0.00

0

0

CM

J. Chapman

8.75

0.00

0

0

S

S. SpotBlob

8.5

0.00

0

0

S

P. Jevons

7.5

0.00

0

0

TACTIC

CP

TACTIC

CP

STYLE

CA

STYLE

CA

FORMATION

6 - 3 - 1

FORMATION

6 - 3 - 1

TOTAL NSL

97.00

TOTAL NSL

96.00

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

131.94

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

109.92

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

45.19

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

40.04

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

86.75

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

69.88

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SAEFL SEASON 12 WEEK 4

In the previous match, I stated that Keith was unlucky. Well, he might have been unlucky, but he would have lost the game anyway. Without a doubt. So maybe he wasn’t actually that unlucky. Do you want to know what UNLUCKY (yes, in capitols) really is? Have a look at Otto and his team, Deo Volente. DV was still without points after the first 2 matches. And although this weeks game was hard, being an away game against Excelsior Warren, who were still in div 1 last season, Otto did not want to give in and went for the victory. He played a strong team and a boost, and crossed his fingers. In NSL, the difference was not that big, but everyone who pays attention knows that DV is one of the strongest EMPing teams, to their NSL. The first unlucky moment for DV was the red card for AS BossUn. Nonetheless, that didn’t stop DV from being the better team. They had the best EMP, and created more chances. Since DV also had a better GK (9.5 against 9), you’d say that they still would beat EW without too many trouble. Wrong. The EW goalie was the hero of the day, saving shot after shot, and after 90 minutes, EW kept the 3 points at Monument Park with a 11-9 victory. Too bad for DV, who are still without points after 3 matches. On the other hand, we should not forget that Simon has a pretty strong team, and that you don’t just beat EW like that. Sure, DV was a little better, but the difference wasn’t that big. EW EMPed over 120, and that is a very respectable performance in div 2, that can win you quite a number of matches. And that is just what I expect EW to do this season.

PLAYED AT

Monument Park

ATTENDANCE

20293

Excelsior Warren

11

Deo Volente

9

TEAM TEAM

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

A. Marmont

9

10.16

29

9

GK

P. Marcellus-I

9.5

10.22

26

11

DS

D. Dwaal

8

9.03

0

0

FB

G. Berger

8

10.55

0

0

CB

C. Sebastian

9

12.18

0

0

FB

P. Pius-X

9

10.59

1

1

AS

J. Davout

9.75

14.61

4

0

AS

C. Palmer ^

10.5

14.95

4

1

AS

Z. Hoover *

10

16.56

3

2

AS

P. Agere-Porcos * Booked

8.5

12.98

7

3

DM

K. Massena

8

11.21

1

1

AS

B. BossUn SENT OFF 81

8.5

11.68

0

0

81

DM

J. Tito

9.25

12.66

2

1

CM

M. Fanatic

9.5

14.21

3

0

DM

D. Lear Booked

9.25

13.48

7

4

CM

P. Abortus-I

9.25

12.91

3

0

CM

J. Trevalion

7.5

10.54

4

1

CM

P. Sabinianus-I

8.25

12.03

4

2

S

W. Pigeon Booked

8.75

8.80

3

2

CM

M. Blonde ^

8.5

12.78

5

1

S

S. Blank #

10

11.66

2

0

S

S. Snotling # ^ Booked

9.75

10.79

2

1

PENALTY

0

0

PENALTY

0

0

SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTES

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

A. Manchester

8

0.00

0

0

GK

P. Viri-Probati

9

0.00

0

0

DS

B. Churchill

7.75

0.00

0

0

FB

P. Simplicius-X

9

0.00

0

0

CB

S. Rock

7.5

0.00

0

0

AS

A. Dulterionatus-IV

8.5

0.00

0

0

DM

T. Cedar

7.5

0.00

0

0

CM

S. Edisvacatie

8.5

0.00

0

0

S

C. Soult

8

0.00

0

0

S

I. ColdAsIce

7.5

0.00

0

0

TACTIC

CP

TACTIC

CP

STYLE

FL

STYLE

CA

FORMATION

4 - 4 - 2

FORMATION

5 - 4 - 1

TOTAL NSL

89.50

TOTAL NSL

88.25

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

120.73

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

123.48

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

44.07

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

34.49

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

76.66

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

88.99

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SAEFL SEASON 12 WEEK 4

Dead Scientists are one of the four teams that are still without loss of points after 2 matches. We already saw FU win their third match. Will DS keep up with them? This weeks match is a home game against Defrosted Tunafish, one of the new kids in town in div 2. Both Tim and Claudio played strong teams. And not just strong, but attacking too, so the spectators were shown a thrilling match. It was the home advantage that made that DS was just a little better. The difference in EMP wasn’t that big, and also in chances, DS was the better team (14 against 11), but even then everything was still possible. Both GK’s were equally strong (both 9), but it was also the DS goalie that had the better form, supported by the home crowd I think. The victory for DS is deserved, and with that DS join FU at the top of the table with a 100% score after 3 matches. However, the 11-3 makes that the difference between these 2 teams looks bigger than it in fact was. With DT EMPing over 120 in an away game, without playing even a boost, we still can expect a lot in the rest of the season, so watch out for them!

PLAYED AT

Quantum Stadium

ATTENDANCE

24898

Dead Scientists

11

Defrosted TunaFish

3

TEAM TEAM

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

Z. Kalac

9

10.04

11

3

GK

I. Zack

9

9.95

14

11

DS

T. Yorke

9.5

11.07

0

0

DS

S. Loefler

9

10.67

0

0

CB

T. Popovic *

10

12.39

0

0

FB

F. Cannavaro

8

9.25

0

0

CB

K. Packer

10

11.69

0

0

FB

S. DoubleOSeven

9

10.58

0

0

CB

C. Moore OOP

8.5

9.52

0

0

MF

D. Rico

10

12.66

1

1

MF

S. Lazaridis

9.5

10.12

2

2

MF

D. Sirius Booked

8

9.89

0

0

WH

E. BaggioJr Booked

8

11.43

2

1

W

W. Smell

9.25

12.35

2

0

WH

R. vanPersie

10

13.45

2

1

W

C. Phillips

10

12.16

3

1

AM

M. Bresciano

10

15.62

3

3

S

M. Reyneke #

10

14.97

2

0

S

J. Aloisi

9.75

13.35

4

3

CF

Y. ojimbo

9

16.75

2

1

S

T. Janssen # Booked

11

16.54

1

1

CF

C. Pow *

7.25

11.94

1

0

PENALTY

0

0

PENALTY

0

0

SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTES

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

A. Covic

8

0.00

0

0

GK

A. Rikku

8.25

0.00

0

0

CB

M. Moonie

9

0.00

0

0

FB

S. Seifer

10

0.00

0

0

WH

A. Elrich

7

0.00

0

0

W

E. Barret

9

0.00

0

0

S

C. Tevez

7

0.00

0

0

S

J. Aliadiere

9

0.00

0

0

0

0.00

0

0

CF

M. Rhaj

11

0.00

0

0

TACTIC

WH

TACTIC

WP

STYLE

CA

STYLE

ST

FORMATION

4 - 4 - 2

FORMATION

3 - 2 - 5

TOTAL NSL

96.25

TOTAL NSL

89.50

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

125.20

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

121.22

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

66.28

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

37.96

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

58.92

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

83.26

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SAEFL SEASON 12 WEEK 4

I already mentioned that there were 4 teams leading the table after 2 matches, with 6 points. We already saw 2 of them in action, and in this last match, we see the other 2 teams: Lisbon United against Newton Heath. You could expect this to be a top match, a clash between two teams at the top of the table, both wanting to stay there, giving their best, and serving us a great and exciting match. Well, this week was different. Nuno indeed played his best team. And we already noticed that LU has a very very strong team this season. The fact that once again he EMPed over 130, without even playing a boost, says enough. (Both managers saved their boosts and grudges by the way). But on the other side, Robert thought that this away match would be difficult for NH, and decided to save his energy for other matches, the ones that are easier to win. Could be a wise decision in the end, I mean, your players do need their rest, and it takes a good manager to know when to pick those matches. Anyway, Robert played his B-squad, and it will be no surprise that that wasn’t good enough to trouble LU. The 13-0 victory was of course a good reflection of the difference in strength in this match. LU join DS and FU at the top of the table, while NH is right behind them, at the top of the midtable, only 1 victory away, but with a fully rested team!

PLAYED AT

Stadium of light

ATTENDANCE

27598

Lisbon United

13

Newton Heath

0

TEAM TEAM

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

F. Glaze

9

10.18

0

0

GK

T. Howard1

10

11.04

15

13

FB

L. Moura

10

13.17

0

0

DS

L. Oliver

6.5

9.19

0

0

FB

C. Peixoto

10

12.80

1

1

DS

S. Brennan

7.5

10.14

0

0

AS

Z. Mazerolle Booked

9

11.88

0

0

DS

A. Bell

7.5

10.95

0

0

AS

H. Tico

10

12.66

1

1

DS

E. Djemba-Djemba

10

13.57

0

0

DM

H. Stern * Booked

8

11.66

1

1

FB

R. Beckett Booked

7.75

9.16

0

0

DM

A. Bsint

9.75

12.83

1

1

FB

N. Cantwell

10

12.43

0

0

CM

J. Agackapoulus

10

12.85

0

0

MF

N. Stiles

7

8.08

0

0

CM

F. Adu

10

14.31

4

4

MF

A. Turnbull

7.75

9.56

0

0

CM

D. Carvalho

10

14.56

2

2

AM

C. Ronaldo *

7.5

8.26

0

0

S

N. Gomes_1 #

12.5

16.39

5

3

S

H. Halse #

7

7.38

0

0

PENALTY

0

0

PENALTY

0

0

SUBSTITUTES SUBSTITUTES

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

POS

PLAYER

NSL

EMP

SHOTS

GOALS

GK

I. OKashi

9

0.00

0

0

GK

D. Gaskell

6.25

0.00

0

0

FB

V. Veadinho

9

0.00

0

0

DS

C. Hilditch

7.75

0.00

0

0

DM

J. Perestrelo

9.5

0.00

0

0

FB

L. Davies

6.5

0.00

0

0

CM

H. Bellion

7.5

0.00

0

0

WH

D. Gibson

4.25

0.00

0

0

CF

M. Tsigalko

7.5

0.00

0

0

S

G. Rossi

5.5

0.00

0

0

TACTIC

CP

TACTIC

TS

STYLE

FL

STYLE

AD

FORMATION

4 - 5 - 1

FORMATION

6 - 3 - 1

TOTAL NSL

99.25

TOTAL NSL

78.50

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

133.12

TOTAL PERFORMANCE

98.73

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

41.62

DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE

79.80

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

91.49

ATTACKING PERFORMANCE

18.93

GRUDGE CARD

  

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