Monday, December 22, 2008

Friendly Game at Bendemeer Secondary

21 Dec 2008 @ Bendemeer Sec Sch ~ 3pm
"World XI" 3 KKZ 5 (2-2)


Thanks to some managerial hiccups and miscommunication, several KKZ regulars were missing from this match. KKZ had to dig deep into its resources to name the squad against the international Utd in where players from almost all parts of the world made up the team. A very impressive Seshan wowed the opponents with his impact in the game. Habib opened the scoring, Seshan grabbed an hattrick and Ezekiel nailed the internationals' coffin. The KKZ regulars who were present were not in their top form, as Jeyraj battled heavily to pick himself up from his defensive error which led to the 2nd goal. An exhausted Nesh, who should have been rested, was risked, and although not having a bad game, gave away a penalty. (He didn't finish the game after he picked up a knock) It can be said that the rest of the regulars who were present were not having a good game either. One Exception, though, other than the 20 min- Super Vinnie, was Nayee who had an excellent game at the right back position, and after a very long time, Nayee started to have a positive impact in the team's victory. The returning players, namely Habib and Manjo, had an outstanding game as well.

Players: Manjo,Jeyraj,Nesh,Karthik,Suresh Boyye, Haresh, Ah Fat Vicky,Bala,Satish,Seshan,Prem,Vinnie,Habib,Nayee

Goals: Habib (1), Seshan (3), Ezekiel (1)

M.O.M: Manjo
It was a tough choice, and although Seshan grabbed an hat-trick, the KKZ editor had to pick the returning Manjo who pulled off top notch saves, including his famous ' Bishan Drop Save' and an one handed diving save (yes guys, Manjo dived!). Kudos to the legend!

Monday, December 15, 2008

Jersey (Response needed urgently)

Ok boys, We have seemed to have gotten hold of a good offer. A simple comfortable umbro jersey designed in true kamikaze colours, orange, white and black. A good offer of $12.90 (excl. printing charges) per piece, in various sizes from XXS-XXL.Please vote so that we can get a general consensus before we make a decision to grab or drop them.

White/Orange














This is the original jersey we were looking at after the polls heavily banked on the white and orange colour. It has its disadvantages though. As some critics pointed out, the jersey may have some risk of getting discoloured after numerous battles with mud and stuff. This hasn't been proved though. But hey this seems to be the popular colour choice so far. But then again that hasn't been proven as well.





Orange/Black














This seems attractive after this jersey ,as well, is tailored to the kamikaze colour. A bit of a 'fulham' styled jersey as the one above, this jersey may delight the likes of dutch fanatics such as Satish.


Others might have a view as the jersey is a bit too common or easy to obtain or we should get a better alternative (e.g. adidas, nike) or any other reasons . Don't worry your cries are heard as well.

Just decide on your vote and register your vote below. Your vote is important as it represents your voice in the team. Thanks for your time and have a nice day.


Which jersey colour are you in favour of?
White/Orange Sleeve
Orange/Black Sleeve
Neither; Any more colours?
Umbro?!!? Go for better brands la! We deserve better!
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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Friendly at Sengkang Secondary

1) 7 Dec 2008 @ Sengkang Secondary~ 3pm Mungentster City 4 - KKZ 1 (3-0)

After beating KKK a week earlier, KKZ's schizophrenic form took another turn for the worse with an abject defeat at the hands of MCFC on Sunday. The majority of the damage seemed to be done in the first half as KKZ had no reply to the 3 soft goals they had conceded. They seemed to be on the backfoot for the opening 20 minutes when Nesh and Jeyraj had to be valiant against another one of those long ball Mungent attacks. However, their valiance proved fruitless after KKZ went down by two rather, soft goals. After the introduction of Hari and Bala, KKZ seemed to be a bit more attack minded, after they created clear chances only to squander them. The best chance of the half for KKZ was probably when Bala rattled the underside of the bar from an excellent freekick from outside the box. Barathi had 2 chances to bring KKZ back into the game but somehow it wasn't to be his or KKZ's day. The 3rd goal was just icing on the cake for MCFC as they became one of the first team after a very long time, to take a 3-nil lead over KKZ, at the break.

The second half was as frustrating as the first as KKZ were toothless in their finish. The recouperating Haresh was not at its best. Nayee once again did everything right except to apply the finish. Jeyraj, seems confused, after his numerous role switches has led/maintained his astray offside runs. After going another goal down, KKZ was determined to reduce the appalling 4 goal deficit. An array of corners and throw ins led to a penalty decision in where MCFC's 'Mee Pok' Richards handled in true John Terry's style. Captain Nesh applied some medication on KKZ's wounds as he stepped up to take the penalty that he earned. The skipper placed his penalty with power which cannoned off the bottom left post leaving keeper Cho Ee Har no choice. Shortly after, another fruitless KKZ attempt, the final whistle went.

As it was, the pilots of KKZ took a suicidal nosedive after the match ended on a humilating 4-1 loss at Sengkang Secondary.

Editor: It would be interesting to see the polls votes trend now. Whether Vinnie racks up the votes after another 'absent' performance, the absence of a keeper garners even more support or a quality finisher will be the main priority in the January Transfer Window.Hmmm....

Players: Satish,Jeyraj,Nesh,Howard,Kutty Faizal,Gerard,Barathi,Nayee, Hari, Bala, Vinnie, Haresh, Seelan, Dinesh (VS), Ah Fat

Goals: Nesh (Pen)

M.O.M: Hari


The returning celebrity turned on the style after coming on in midfield, in where he burst through MCFC's midfielders several times, before sending in teasing crosses. He was KKZ's man of the match, and undoubtedly so, when he was the fulcrum and force in many of KKZ's attacks.

Monday, December 01, 2008

Friendly Match- Kim Keat Kelings

1)30 Nov 2008 @ Punggol Free Field~ 9am
KKZ 4 - KKK 2 (4-1)

KKZ played their first friendly 9-a-side match at the Punggol Free Field against K3 after finishing the league.

The match ended on a 4-2 win in where we saw former captain Achu donning the KKZ colours after a 1 year sabbatical.
Also, Kim Keat Based Raja started in goal for KKZ.

Players: Raja,Jeyraj,Nesh,Howard,Kutty Faizal,Gerard,Barathi,Nayee,Achu

Bala (KKK)

Goals: Gerard, Jeyraj(2), Nayee

M.O.M: Gerard

Gerard stole the show against the makeshift Kim Keatians after unleashing a halfway line shot from kickoff, establishing probably the fastest KKZ goal scored. He also proved to be the catalyst to almost all of KKZ attacks.



Wednesday, November 26, 2008

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Who is the best kamikaze back four based on the league?
Howard Sudesh Suresh(Boyye) Spaceship
Vinod Nesh Prem Gobi Kalai Jeyraj
Eng Kutty Prem Kannu

Monday, November 24, 2008

Which player has improved the most in recent performances?

Vinod (Eastboyz)
Vinnie
Vicky (Mohawk)
Barathi
Suresh (Boyye)
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Is it time for a new jersey?
No, there's no need.
Maybe not yet.
Yeah! Its time we get a white/orange top to compliment as our away kit
Yes, Blue is beautiful.
Hell Yeah, Oranje Bloom!!
Machi, red is pichi!
I thought Haresh is supposed to order?
Why dont we get another similar black for the rest w/o the original waga jersey so that everyone can have a similar black jersey on the field?
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What is the reason for Kamikaze's 4th finish in Samtas Soccer League?
Lack of Consistency
Lack of commitment from some players
Lack of concentration in second half
Absence of quality finisher
Absence of keeper
Tactics
Management
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Sunday, November 23, 2008

Summary and Review of League

Fellow comrades,


The samtas soccer league had just finished with KKZ playing their final league game on 22nd November at Woodlands St 13 field, against MDIS. The game (and league) finished on a winning note after Jeyraj downed MDIS with 2 goals as the final score read KKZ 2- MDI 1. Hours after Arsenal axed Gallas from his captaincy, KKZ's very own Captain Marvellous Nesh was named M.O.M after providing another one of his solid display as the ever reliable rear guard. We also saw some promising displays from returning players, Ah fat and Howard while Sudesh capped a key performance as forward.
Kamikaze!

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LETS NOW TAKE A QUICK LOOK AT OUR LEAGUE CAMPAIGN
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1)2 Aug 2008 @ Woodlands Sec Sch ~ 3pm
Chesire Utd 1 KKZ 6 (0-2)



We started the league campaign with a 6-1 whooping of Chesire Utd, arguably one of KKZ's best team performance in where every single KKZ player put in a solid contribution to the 3 points.


Players: Subra,Sudesh,Nesh,Vinod,Suresh Boyye, Faizal, Mohawk Vicky,Bala,Gerard,Seelan,Magen,Prem,Vijay,Habib,Nayee,Sriram (16)

Goals: Vijay (3), Nayee (1), Habib (1), Own Goal (1)


M.O.M: Vinod (Eastboyz)
Although Subra had a few classic saves and Suresh, 2 assists in this game, many wouldn't argue the decision to name Vinod as M.O.M after his superb performance at right back.


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2)16 Aug 2008 @ Xinmin Sec Sch ~ 3pm
KKZ 5 Mercury Reds 4 (1-2)



Goals: Vijay (2), Harvey (3),
Mercury Reds (PEN MISSED)

Players:Nayee,Nesh,Jraj, Suresh Boyee, Anand Spaceship,Prem,Ghazali,Vijay,Harvey,Prem,Magen,Mohawk Vicky,Sateesh, Seelan (14)

M.O.M: Harvey



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31st August MDIS game Postponed
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3)6 Sep 2008 @ Woodlands Sec Sch ~3pm


FC MBOG 7 KKZ 4 (3-3)


Players:Nayee, Nesh, Dinesh(VS), Vinod, Gobi, Gerard, Seelan, Bala, Vijay, Mohawk Viky, Barathi, Prem,Magen

Goals: Vijay (2), Barathi (2)


M.O.M: Prem
Only a wrong call by the 'referee' on Prem's defensive line could allow the MBOGians to equalize in the final 10 minutes, otherwise, Prem together with his defence were impassable in the second half.

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4)14 Sep 2008 @ St Wilfrid ~ 1pm
EECC Utd 3 KKZ 2 (1-1)


Players:Subra, Nesh, Prem, Vinod, Spaceship ,Seelan, Kutty Faizal, Gerard, Barathi, Vinnie, Bala ,Nayee


Goals: Bala, Nayee (pen)


M.O.M*:

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5)20 Sep 2008 @ Xinmin Sec Sch ~ 3pm
KKZ 3 FC MBOG 4



Players:Manjo, Nesh, Prem, Vinod, Spaceship ,Seelan, Kutty Faizal, Gerard, Barathi, Vinnie, Nayee

Goals: Gerard, Vijay, Barathi


M.O.M: Gerard


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6)5 Oct 2008 @ St Wilfrid ~ 1pm
KKZ 4 EECC Utd 1 (1-0)

Players: Nayee, Sriram, Jeyraj, Kalai, Nesh, Vinod, Vasanth, Ganesh, Vijay, Gerard, Prem


Goals: Ganesh (3), Vijay
Vinod (sent off)


M.O.M: Ganesh


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7)12 Oct 2008 @ St Wilfrid ~ 1pm
Mercury Reds 1 KKZ 1 (1-0)


Players: Manjo, Prem, Nesh,Bala, Eng, Spaceship,Jeyraj, Haravin, Seelan, Nayee, Vasanth, Barathi, Vinnie


Goals: Barathi


M.O.M: Barathi

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8)18 Oct 2008 @ Henderson Sec Sch ~ 3pm
KKZ 1 MDIS 3 (1-0)

Players: Aanesh, Prem, Kutty Prem, Gobi, Nesh, Faizal, Bala, Kannu,Jeyraj, Vinnie, Seelan, Nayee, Barathi, Suresh Boyye, Habib, Gerard

Goals: Gobi

M.O.M: Aanesh

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9)25 Oct 2008 @ Henderson Sec Sch ~ 3pm
KKZ 1 Chesire Utd 1



Players*: Nayee, Prem, Ismail, Jeyraj, Seelan, Ghazali

Goals: Ismail

M.O.M*:



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1st, 16th November both MDIS games postponed
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10)25 Oct 2008 @ Henderson Sec Sch ~3pm
KKZ 2 MDIS 1 (0-0)


Players: Nayee, Sateesh, Mohawk Vicky, Ah fat, Howard, Nesh, Prem, Jeyraj, Sudesh,Gerard, Bala, Vijay, Seelan

Goals: Jeyraj (2)

M.O.M: Nesh

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This is how it ended guys, KKZ had the third best goal difference. Thats not too bad considering the fact that all the top 3 teams had a walkover victory of 3 nil over Mercury Reds. Collecting 14 points out of a possible 30 and being the only team to inflict defeat on the champions EECC Utd (4-1) and thrash the runners up 6-1; Team Kamikaze sat frustratingly at 4th to qualify for a champions league playoff.




Final League Standings KKZ Hotshots














Monday, September 15, 2008

14th Sep - EECC UTD vs Team Kamikaze

The rain which had cancelled the previous 2 games didn't really threaten the match on 6th September when Kamikaze travelled to Woodlands Secondary, the same turf we got our first 3 points. Upon reaching the field we realized that the biggest threat wasn't going to be the weather, but our team's organization. Yes, We had a total of 9 substitutions to utilize but we had physically only one substitiute to do so. Hey wait a minute, surely that means an error in the blog post. Surely its a classic case of "cut and paste" from the previous match happenings by the editor, right? (Lazy Me...) Well...partially true. The venue wasn't Woodlands Secondary, nor was it 6th September, but the scenario, problem and the happenings were sadly,the same.

Haresh resumed his managerial duties with his brand new limited edition shades. The injured Haresh was probably the first one at St Wilfrids on the hot sunday afternoon, together with Barathi and Vinnie. Seelan was early, and the players were seen arriving early for the game. Nesh, Gerard, Vinod and the others were all at the turf with more than half an hour to 1pm. Probably it was the psychological preparation and firing up of the post match talk after last match's collapse to the fasting MBOGians. Or perhaps it was the manner in which the points were dropped. However one thing was clear as Seelan had put it; Kamikaze's league title challenge will greatly be determined by the outcome of this game. Yes, KKZ was facing EECC UTD at the top of the table clash at St Wilfrids.

We saw the return of a few KKZ stars who weren't around for the last few matches. Spaceship and Kutty Faisal both made a return to the starting line-up, together with Vinnie being rewarded with a league debut. The game kicked off with Subra who was back on loan in goal, with Nesh, Prem, Vinod and Spaceship taking the back four, probably the strongest 4 KKZ ever had. Seelan and Kutty Faizal were at the centre of the park to break off any advances from EECC UTD with KKZ opting for 2 defensive midfielders again. Kamikaze used its warriors in an unorthodox manner this time around. Gerard moved into the central/attacking midfield role after quite some time. That was 3 defensive midfielders in the centre with Gerard given the license to roam. Barathi was utilized on the right wing and his role of being left counterpart was surprisingly given to Vinnie. Bala was shockingly started as forward after Nayee arrived late and was spending the opening minutes of the game on the sidelines, lacing his boots. He had another piece of bad news with him, he was the only other player on the sidelines. Oops, we did it again! We had with us, 1 sub to utilize, or unless you wanted Haresh, Manjo or Ms. Barathi to add onto the numbers.

The game started off with furious pace with KKZ pouring out attack after attack on EECC Utd. The pressure was applied thoroughly when Barathi, Bala and Vinnie harrassed their back line, not giving them space to breathe. Within minutes upon their pressure, Bala nearly broke the deadlock after racing onto a through ball from Spaceship. The keeper had to charge out and block the rather soft chip by Bala. Vinnie then got rewarded for his hard work when he too was presented a similar chance, only to skew his shot wide. Barathi went the closest to scoring minutes after but again KKZ were still frustratingly level after missing 3 one on one chances. EECC defenders went bezerk and started screaming at their team mates. Gerard, Seelan and Faizal were impassable which allowed Spaceship and Vinod to make their way all the down to EECC's half to turn in the screw on EECC. After almost 40 minutes of pressure and missed chances, KKZ was presented with a free kick just outside the box, after EECC resorted to dirty play to break up KKZ's devastating play. KKZ flooded the box and Nayee stepped up and blasted the ball wide, but the referee demanded the kick to be re-taken after he spotted an infringement in the wall.

Chance number 2, and Spaceship shrugged off Nayee to take the kick this time. Spaceship floated, a freekick that is, which was too hot for the EECC keeper to catch, only leaving him to punch the ball rather weakly out. The weakly punched ball fell perfectly for the unmarked Bala who put in a bullet header into the top left corner. A question for EECC, What do you get when you leave Ballack unmarked in the penalty box? Answer : A goal. KKZ 1- EECC 0.

KKZ went rampant in their celebrations, not sure whether it was because of the lead we so badly deserved or the fact that Bala had finally scored his annual goal but we were fired up alright. Too fired up that we lost focus in defending a set piece. Just almost a stroke before the break, EECC equalized in true mungent style, a scrappy goal from a dead ball. After the corner was put in, one of the KKZ defenders, miskicked his clearance, only for the ball to fall to a EECC vulture. Faizal and Prem both dived in to block the shot, but "heng heng, 888" EECC Mungent put the ball into the net, despite 3 KKZ men on the goal line. KKZ and EECC broke off with the score level at 1-1 at half time.

Team Kamikaze, refreshed themselves during the break in where Haresh spewed a few words of optimism and tactics to the well performing KKZ warriors. Despite creating more chances and attacking well, Kamikaze found themselves level with the opponents yet again at the break. The formation wasn't changed, except for a few shuffles, saw Bala shifted to the left wing, Barathi to the right and Nayee down as the centre forward.
The half started brightly with Kamikaze pushing up the pressure and continually getting in shots. Bala had a goal disallowed after he was caught marginally offside when he made his run too soon, hoping for Nayee to release the ball early. Fatigue started setting in, and Kamikaze found themselves being fouled repeatedly just to break up the play. EECC were now soaking up the pressure, having 4 men on yellow, to counter Kamikaze and it paid off. Upon catching our full backs high off the field, EECC led the game with 2 shock goals resulting from quick counter attacks aided by the slack marking of KKZ.
With score at 1-3, Kamikaze took time to recover from the shock, and when they did, boy, was the attack ferocious. Barathi found some inner energy to race down the flanks to catch their defenders off guard on several occasions , opening up space for the centre midfielders to get crucial balls into the attacking third. In an off the ball incident, the temperature boiled over as one of EECC Utd defenders was involved with an ugly spat with Nayee. Both of them got booked, but the EECC defender was sent to the dressing room after already being yellow, sorry yellow carded. One man down, and with the entire Kamikaze looming in the opponents half waiting to strike, EECC found themselves in a uncomfortable position as they started to throw themselves at the KKZ warriors. One rash tackle on the bumbling Barathi in the box led to a crucial penalty for KKZ in the dying minutes.

Up stepped Nayee to coolly slot the ball to his bottom right corner, despite the howls and hurling insults of the EECC crowd targeted at Nayee who was earlier involved in the sending off their defender. However, it proved to be not enough, as Team Kamikaze fell victim to the clock as EECC Utd, ground out their 3rd 1 goal margin victory to race 4 points clear at the top of the standings.

What was it that went wrong? A team filled with youthful, fluid, attacking football dropped the points despite being the better team. No, I am not talking about Arsenal here. We have really matured since our numerous games with physical veteran sides. We have adapted well to the physical demands of the opponents, who now can't seem to roughen us out the game. Our football is still played at exhilirating pace only, now that it has matured in football sense. Haresh revealed his pride over the fact that we have developed into this fine team but this game sadly reminded us that the team is not only the 11 on the pitch but the entire squad. Had we had enough substitutes this game( or even the last), we would have been sitting pretty at the top.

It is not a case of poor management or organization but sadly the commitment of the entire squad. Our Aim/Mission statement is for Kamikaze to be a 'professional' amateur team, professional in its play, dealings and organization although we are an amateur team. Maybe we should stress on another phrase/motto as well. Maybe something like "Commitment and whole-hearted effort from all" as that is the true meaning of being a team. I am sure everyone is busy and has their own personal commitments but let us all be professional and head on to fight all the way, instead of, as what Captain Nesh said, point fingers at each other.

The Good news is that we are playing solid attacking football and the league is not over. The better news...One of our 'irreplacable' idol is making his way back into the team in this fight for the league challenge. Let's just keep it that "Mr. Stone Cole" was watching this game rather closely, with a can in his hand. (Hell Yeah, its not over!!)

Kamikaze!

Match Stats:Final Score: EECC Utd 3 KKZ 2 (1-1)

Goals: Bala, Nayee (pen)

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Update on League Status


Guys, this is the website which contains the updated scores and league standings. We are currently in second place and this coming sunday at St Wilfrids, is going to be the top of the table clash between us and EECC United. Probably the best time to bounce back and return to capture the top of the table.

http://samtassoccerleague.wordpress.com/league/


Kamikaze!

Sunday, September 07, 2008

6th Sep - Team Kamikaze vs FC MBOG

The rain which had cancelled the previous 2 games didn't really threaten the match on 6th September when Kamikaze travelled to Woodlands Secondary, the same turf we got our first 3 points. Upon reaching the field we realized that the biggest threat wasn't going to be the weather, but our team's organization. Yes, We had a total of 9 substitutions to utilize but we had physically only one substitiute to do so. We were missing key regulars in this game. Jeyraj, Haresh, Habib, Harvey, Spaceship, Sudesh, Faizal and Suresh Boyye were all missing due to various reasons. It was dangerous for them to be missing and even so to be not replacing them. Were we in trouble? Not really though, we had players who were arriving late in this game, so the 11 warriors of kamikaze, so often true to the kamikaze legend, took onto the field to face whatever the opponents threw at them.

Nesh captained the squad, partnering Dinesh(VS), at the centre of defence. The much improved and impressive Vinod, together with the ill Gopi, took on the positions of fullbacks. Nayee was playing in goal, after a 2 hour tournament at NUS with Dinesh(VS). Gerard, after recovering from injury, partnered Seelan and Bala, who was also recovering from injury, at the centre of the park. Vijay took the flank with Mohawk leading the line. We also welcomed back Barathi who was out due to academic commitments, so KKZ's firepower was strong after all, as we saw the potent attack of Barathi and Vijay, 2 of the top goalscorers in the KKZ fold.

The game was started sluggishly, and as the minutes wore on, the team realized that the opoosition wasn't as strong as they seemed. However, we could see the laziness rub its way into our game as we defended rather poorly, and weren't the first to the ball. Ball watching seemed to be the trend amongst our players in the opening minutes. After a cagey start, we took the lead through a very unlikely mean. A throw in. After a throw was flung in by Gerard, Vijay found himself free at the edge of the box, and he took his time and space presented to him by nestling the ball into the bottom corner of the net. However poor defending led to a rather soft goal when the forward of the opposing team lashed in a shot just outside the penalty box. It was going to be a game of 'ping pong' as FC MBOG and Kamikaze rallied in a game of furious fast paced attacking game where we saw end to end action. At score 1-1, Barathi robbed the over-confident keeper of the opponents and tapped in from an extremely tight angle to show everyone why he is still regarded as one of the best finishers in Team Kamikaze. Score at 2-2, Gerard, once again got in a key assist by floating in a beautiful corner, which the keeper fumbled, but Barathi didn't in where Kamikaze had taken the lead once more at 3-2 but the opponents equalized soon after after they realized Nayee wasn't a keeper which was largely evident in his gloveless hands. Their experimental but accurate shooting which led to their 3 goals seemed to prove that theory.The opponents were adapting to the game that Kamikaze was throwing, as attacks down our right flank simmered down as they couldn't find a way past the excellent Vinod. Their attention turned towards stopping Vijay who was a constant menace in their box.

Second half saw the replacement of Seelan, with Magen, but the problem was left unsolved. Seelan and Dinesh(VS) both had to leave the game halfway due to commitments, which again left us with no substitutes. Prem had found his way into the opponents' box a number of times after he had already been introduced into the game after some rolling substitutions.

Kamikaze took another deserved lead after the switch of Mohawk Vicky to the right flank paid dividends. A cross whipped in was mishandled again by their keeper, in where Vijay made no mistake of bringing his impressive league goal tally to 7. KKZ 's fatigue was starting to show but the team held on in where Gerard and Prem were proving to be a brick wall against the incessant attacks of the opponents. After several futile attempts at counter-attacking, Mohawk Vicky and Vijay had 2 clear chances to extend the lead which would have sealed the 3 points, but then again as always, the Footballing Gods had other ideas.

Kamikaze was well fatigued and were trying to hold on for the victory with 15 minutes to go. The referee who so often had distracted the KKZ warriors by donning black in the first half, made a very bad call when he judged the opponents' forward to be not offside in where he clearly was. Kamikaze found themselves tied at 4 all. This led to a furious attack by the kamikaze midfield who were holding out their lungs, to finish the game on a winning note. A strayed pass leading to a counter attack, put their forward to simply lob Nayee to give them the lead at a very crucial time. Kamikaze refused to be put down but then again a beautiful long range stunner and a long shot later, the opponents downed KKZ 7-4 at f.t.

Was it our confidence in gaining the previous games' 6 points? Was it our lack of commitment in the team's depth? Or was it the team's organization being a one man show? As we analyze these facts, let us get more focused and committed in our next game. We are still in it. We have won 6 points from 3 games, its still not over let alone a disaster. Maybe our second game was a warning preceding this, let us heed the signals and come back stronger in our pursuit for the league's champoinship. The difference between losers and champions is how well they recover from setbacks and defeats. Remember, Man Utd had a extremely poor start to the season, whereas Arsenal never recovered from their absymal draw with Birmingham. As they say, The rest was history. Heads up, guys we shall show the championship mettle beating right in our hearts. Kamikaze!!!

Match Stats:

Final Score: FC MBOG 7 KKZ 4 (3-3)Goals: Vijay (2), Barathi (2)

Monday, August 18, 2008

16th Aug - Team Kamikaze vs Mercury Reds

The rain almost washed out the game on 16th Aug when Kamikaze travelled to Xin Min secondary to take on the Mercury Reds in the second game of the league. However, not only did the rain not wash out the match, it also failed to dampen the spirits of Team Kamikaze as everyone were pumped up and ready to fire.

There was a mini-crisis before the game, as there always is. 6 of the First XI players who started the previous game were out due to a variety of reasons ranging from injuries to other commitments. However, team depth was shown as the replacements were more than adequate. Ghaz returned back to the KKZ fold, replacing the injured Gerard, after a 2 month long sabbatical, and we hope he stays for much longer. The team also welcomed the return of former strike sensation Harvey, and a very heavy burden was placed on his big frame, as he was replacing Habib who was practising for a nationwide dance competition the next day.
Nayee was playing in goal replacing the injured Subra, and as usual the team were aware that they had to score loads of goals if they were to negate the keeping crisis.
Nesh was paired up with Jraj, who himself returned from injury, in the centre and was supported by fullbacks Suresh Boyee and Anand Spaceship. So in all, there were good reasons for KKZ to be confident.

And they showed as a flowing move involving Jraj and Spaceship, saw the ball released on the right flank. Though it looked like a lost cause, Ghaz chased it down, and played a first time cross across the box where Harvey finished clinically. The Malaysian Assassin showed that he still had a lot of venom in his boots.. In actual fact, it was a very close game with Mercury regularly threatening the KKZ goal and showing an impressive array of passing movement. However, the one area that KKZ used to their advantage is the incessant running. No ball was left alone. Every ball was chased down, and every opponent was harrowed till he made a mistake, and that was how the second goal was scored. Mercury played the ball back to their centreback under mounting pressure from Vijay, and Harvey hassled the centreback till he lost possession. From then on it was just a matter of beating the keeper, which Harvey did in clinical style. 2-0 KKZ, but the game wasn't over yet.

Despite the enterprising moves of Vicky and Magen, the lead was not to be increased. Rather, Mercury Reds halved it. They had a close call for penalty as Jraj brought down their playmaker inside the box. However, the ref waved off all appeals and signalled for a corner. The ensuing corner saw Mercury pull back a goal, despite Nayee's brave attempt to make a save. In fact Mercury could have scored a few more, only to be denied by Nayee and his brave defence. And so, that was how the half ended. KKZ 2 - Mercury 1

The second half, saw the introduction of Sateesh for Mohawk Vicky, and Sateesh moved into the striker's role with Harvey moving down. Seelan also entered the game for Magen to add more muscle in the midfield, which he did excellently. And so, the second half started in the same manner, the first half did, with KKZ racing to a 4-1 lead. Harvey got his HatTrick, when Prem delightfully floated a ball towards him, that he made no mistake in finishing. Vijay then got into the score sheet and ensured that he has now scored in every KKZ match he has played, by heading a Ghaz cross into the net.

But the drama wasn't over yet. Instead of being tight and ensuring that the game was thrown into the boot, KKZ let their opponents back with two own goals and blunder by the keeper which saw the ball flying into the the top corner through his hands. And so in the 86th min, the game looked set to end at 4-4, a deserved score for Mercury's efforts. However as always, the soccer gods had other ideas. A counter-attack move saw Vijay played 1 on 1 with the keeper. As the KKZ faithful held their breath, wondering whether he will keep his cool, he didn't disappoint them to put KKZ into the lead. But like i always say. These soccer gods... They are funny people with a keen sense of drama. And so, across the run of play, for no apparent reason, KKZ conceded a penalty that would virtually tie the game.

But there was to be no such sorrow, as the under-pressure Mercury player, blasted the ball over the bar, and KKZ won their second game in a very dramatic fashion. In most sense, it wasn't a very clinical game with many mistakes spread across the pitch. But the KKZ faithful will take this 3 points, and the lead in the league table with hope that they will get better in the next game. And if they do, the opponents better start fearing..

Kamikaze!!!

Match Stats:

Final Score: Mercury Reds 4 KKZ 5 (1-2)
Goals: Vijay (2), Harvey (3),
Mercury Reds (PEN MISSED)

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Best Wishes to Our Manager

Hi guys.. As most of you might have heard already, our player-manager Diego Haresh will be undergoing a major surgery on his neck tomorrow to rectify a disc damage. He sustained the injury while playing for Subra Cup, and it has been a constant niggling pain hampering his daily routines. He finally decided to go for surgery that will rule him out possibly for the rest of this year. Nevertheless, Kamikaze prays for his speedy recovery and wishes him all the best.. We can't wait for you to be back, Shortie Frog!!

Sunday, August 03, 2008

2ng August - Chesire Utd vs Team Kamikaze

On a hot Saturday afternoon, Team Kamikaze headed on to Woodlands Sec to face its demons head on. It was their first match of the MDIS league and there were 3 very good reasons why KKZ were anxious to be over with match. Kamikaze has had a very bad record at league games. While they routinely steamrolled opponents in friendlies, they somehow had a problem negotiating through league games. And just when they were trying to gain some confidence to get ahead with the match, the venue posed a jinx. This was the same pitch where KKZ was leading 5-1, only to end up drawing the match 5-5. Even if they could have put that aside, the opponents for the afternoon proved to be the biggest obstacle. Chesire Utd were no strangers to KKZ, they were the very opponents who were losing 4-0 to KKZ at Braddell field only to sub in their nigerian import and steal the match 7-6 right under the noses of KKZ. To sum it up, it was gonna be one tough game!

However, there was a quiet sense of confidence in the dressing room. They arrived to the match, with a stable formation, fully-fit players and a optimal number of subs, and the preparations were soon to bear fruit.

KKZ took the game to their opponents in trademark style, throughballs were played at ease and shots were taken at want. However, it was Chesire Utd who could have taken the lead very easily. A free-kick just some distance away from the penalty-box was destined for the far post. But stand-in keeper Subra, who was on a 1-match loan from Sambal SK, made, what would be the first of his many saves in the game, look far too easy.

But before Chesire even had time to moan over the miss, they were to fall back in the match. Leftback Suresh Boyyee, skipped pass two defenders elegantly and played a neat throughball to find wonderkid Vijay. Vijay, who is on loan agreement from Kawabanga, made sure that his high scoring rate got even higher with a crisp finish that gave the keeper no chance. KKZ1 - Chesire 0.

Credit must have be given to the opponents. Chesire's right winger David was constantly troubling the KKZ defence. However, centre-backs Sudesh and Captain Nesh made sure that no damage was done. And the stability offered by the defence allowed KKZ to push further ahead.

Again the same combi, again the same result. Leftback Suresh this time played a teasing cross across the goalmouth, and once again it was Vijay who was there to make sure the ball ended up in the net. KKZ 2- Chesire 0.

KKZ went into the halftime with happy heads, but they were well too aware of the dangerous opponent's comeback tactics. Substitutions were made. The exciting and ever dependable, Mohawk Vicky came in for Magen and Sriram, also from Sambal SK, came in for goalscorer Vijay. Midfield maestro Faizal chose to rest and in came Nayee Vicky. The engine room of the team needed some rest too and so Bala went off, and in came Prem of Kawabanga to partner Gerard.

KKZ started the second half from where they left out, and were soon pushing for the third. Habib whose enterprising movement and constant pressure on the opponent's defence led to the first two goals, also played a part in the next 2. His distraction, allowed Sriram to pressure the opponent into playing the ball into their own net. Habib was once again in the scene, pressurising the opponent's centreback to play the ball on to the path of Nayee Vicky who made no mistake as he slotted the ball coolly past the keeper. Habib was soon to get his own goal, as another hassling of the opponent's defence allowed him to steal the ball and poke it past the keeper. By now the opponents were weary and the poor refereeing coupled with the hot weather caused some minor arguments on the field.

But the drama wasn't over yet. Against the run of play, Chesire earned a corner that allowed their DM, Sathya, to 'head' the ball into the net. Only that he used his hand, just like a certain cheating Argentinian in the 1986 World Cup. However, Vijay who re-entered the match made sure that KKZ had the last word, by finishing with style that ensured he got his hat-trick.

A minor scuffle at the end of the match, did not dampen the spirits of the team. It was a comprehensive win, with good displays on both halves by every player. But this was just the first game of the week. They need to maintain the performance level for 9 weeks more, and this will be a league tournament to remember. Special mention must be given to the performances of rightback Vinod and keeper Subra. Though overall, it was a fantastic performance by everyone.

Just a note from the Editor. Team discipline has improved off the pitch, but there is some space for improvement on it. When calls aren't given, do not argue with the Ref. At any time, it should only be the team Captain or vice-captain who will be speaking to the ref. And never ever, retaliate to any tackle. Do not do something foolish, and bring the team down with your red-card. The management takes a serious view of such incidents. Play soccer, be a professional amateur.

What could have been a bad week, turned to be quite alright for KKZ. Now the onus is on them to maintain the expectations. Till we meet again,

Kamikaze!!!

Match Stats:

Final Score: Chesire Utd 1 KKZ 6 (0-2)
Goals: Vijay (3), Nayee (1), Habib (1), Own Goal (1)
Assists: Suresh 2 (1), Habib (1), Prem (1)

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

We Will Rock You!!!

Hi guys.. As the editor, i would like to express my sincerest regrets and apologies over the state the blog was left in. While there were many stories on why the blog was left without updates, excuses will not hide my incompetence. No amount of sorries can undo the damage done, except to start afresh.

Well lets skip the intro and dive straight into what happen for the benefit of the fans. Well, firstly somewhere around the start of the year we lost our unbeaten streak. In the demoralised state that i was in, i forgot to update for that week. Just for the record, we lost 3-2 to one of the opponents we had previously beaten by the same score, Stallions. Then the next week itself, we faced a team that fielded Singapore and Geylang United Star Fazrul Nawaz. Despite the national team player scoring 2 and assisting 1, Kamikaze ended up being 4-3 winners, thanks to a hat-trick from Habib and last minute winner from Faizal West. Unfortunately, neither I nor Jay went to the match, and as a result we were unable to update for that game too.. As the backlog increased, so did my dismotivation and yes that was how we ended up here..

Along the way, we made an ill-advised foray into a 7-team league. There we faced defeats which we could have never imagined. Scorelines that were more reminiscent of rugby games were written in the score-sheet. Any lesser team, might have crumbled.. We nearly did. But the resolve in the hearts of every member pulled the team through, we eventually managed to avoid the last place thanks to our grit and determination.

After the league fiasco, we tried to suspend matches and implement training.. However that plan proved beyond us too, due to difficulties in scheduling and the importance our players attach to training. Anyways, soon after, we restarted friendly matches, and realised we have found two new curses..

The first, I would name as the "Black-Man Curse".. We played a few matches, when we were leading comfortably only to see the opponents sub in their nigerian imports who would end up turning the game around in their favour. Its soo frustrating to see these blacks single-handedly turn games around, though credit must be given to their athletic prowess.

The second curse is much more spookier.. Its called "The Curse of the Hallowed Half-Time". How can a team leading 4-0 at halftime end up losing 7-6 in the fulltime, many dun understand.. But we at Kamikaze Inc sure can do that. I would have to take much of the blame with my futile strategic changes at half-time. But nonetheless, no excuse can be given for such incredulous turn-arounds..

Anyways, putting the negatives aside, there are some positives as well.. Kamikaze has seen a general improvement in our style of play, (passing and off-the-ball movement) and also an improved team discipline. Though D&D has now been postponed indefinitely, the funds have been used to get our new jerseys. So all's well after all.. But D&D is our long-term goal and ambition and we will do it, with much pomp and splendour indeed.

Putting that aside, I would also like to apologise for the loss in match records, and if any Kamikaze member has been diligently keeping records, feel free to approach the management. We will gather all your collective information and once the management has approved it, the list will be released at the soonest possible date. If the list, is however, lost forever in, the depths of memory; Fret not! Cos we are starting a new season.

Yes Folks.. We have decided to draw from our previous experience and enter a new league. A league organised by our close friends from MDIS. With the league a new record starts and a new journey for Kamikaze starts.. Keeping in tune with the theme of a new beginning, we have also installed a brand new CBox for you to leave your comments. It kinda looks sucky at the moment, but it will look fabulous soon enough..

Anyways, pardon the long post, it happens when you try to condense nearly 8 months worth of stories.. And pardon the lack of updates, it really happens when you go through crises like i have. But here i am, to fulfill your thirst for updates on one of Singapore's most attractive amateur teams.. And here we are to fulfill our lost Destiny.. Kamikaze we are, and Rock you we shall!!


KAMIKAZE!!!

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Removal of Cbox

Guys as you already know...someone has been misusing and impersonating kkz individuals names on the cbox. Though the culprit is still at large, the KKZ Management has decided to temporarily remove the Cbox and get an updated version of another Cbox as this current cbox allows anybody to post comments. We regret the inconvenience but will do something better in a while for the blog page. Thank You

P.s For the Dude who's been doing this...KKZ suggests that u reveal urself from behind the screen...just so that we know the perpetrator has the B*lls to face us. Have a Nice Day

Tuesday, January 01, 2008

KKZ Fund Update

Guys..the funds is at a rock bottom low now. We have only $135 now. The last game did not see any funds collected. At this rate, we cant even do the D&D....as per my calculations, if we have a 15 man squad per game and every1 pays $10 each, we shld have $150 - the $80 for field shld leave us with close to $60-$70 in funds per game. As of the next game, please bring the $10 for each game so that it will help us a lot more better. This is for all the players including me as we have to work as a team to make this D&D happen and not let it go as just a thought. Thnx Guys and congratulations to all the players for ending 2007 wit ha 11 game streak.