Monday, January 25, 2010

CFL 2 - Round 6

24 Jan 2010 @ St Wilfrd Sports Complex

The team returned to hunting-ground St Wilfrid after a very long absence, with the pain of last week's defeat still firmly in their minds. The return of Suresh USPO, after a very long time, seemed to bring some smiles into the faces of the Kamikaze warriors, but they still knew they had a task at hand.

The first half, saw KKZ totally dominate proceedings with good passing all around the pitch, and great attacking chances created. The team made its dominance count, as Lavanesh Valencia glanced in a header off a Hariboy cross to make the score 1-0. Soon after, El Fazail and Diego Haresh played a mouth-watering series of passes, to replicate Barca, and Fazail applied the finishing touch by curling the ball into the top left hand corner from the edge of the penalty box. Mohawk Vicky got into the act too in his trademark fashion by firing in a fierce shot that gave the keeper no chance, after some really good work by Havey. Havey had been a constant threat the whole half, somewhat redeeming himself after last week's performance.

2nd half, saw a trademark collapse by the team, with the usual kancheongness and ill-discipline kicking in. However, Hari scored a wonder goal and Jayraj scored the rebound after Victor King saw his indifferent form continue by missing a penalty amongst various other chances.
In the end, KKZ nicked the match 5-3.

While they shouldn't have been in the tense situation they got themselves into, the win was satisfying for the team as it saw them climb back into 2nd place with two games in hand. More expected from the team, after a possible 2 week break.

KAMIKAZE!!

PS: Welcome back USPO! And while it was tight competition between Havey and Dinzo for the man of the match award. Dinzo, playing in his final game before NS wins it, with a flawless performance throughout the match. Havey, however is lauded by the management for his good attitude, and the same intensity is asked for every single match henceforth.

Squad: Akbar Kuszczak, Suresh USPO, Jayraj Carragher, Thina Da Silva, Navin Da Silva Cristiano Barathi, Lavanesh Valencia, Hariboy Aerocratz, El Fazail, Victor King, Diego Haresh, Havey Adebayor, Dinzo, Seelan Kong, Mohawk Vicky, Arafath Keane

Final score: Kamikaze FC 5 - Prisonerz FC 3
Goals: Lavanesh Valencia, El Fazail, Mohawk Vicky, Hariboy Aerocratz, Jayraj Carragher
MOM: Dinzo

Management Changes

As a result of the tactical errors made in last week's games against Eastboyz and in a bid to bring about a new change in the perspective of the team, Victor King made a shock announcement in midweek. He announced that he would be stepping down as Assistant Manager, and relinquished all decision-making responsibilities. However, his commitment to the Kamikaze spirit will never waver, and he remains a player, whose selection is at the discretion of the Team Management. Soon after, Team Kamikaze announced the appointments of two new Assistant Managers to assist Team Manager Diego Haresh. Seelan Kong, one of the few remaining pioneers and a true lionheart on the pitch has been appointed Assistant Manager in charge of coordinating and operations of the team. El Fazail, the team's midfield maestro and tactical wonderkid has also been appointed Assistant Manager in charge of tactics and player movements. Both of them will share and overlap duties with the main aim of assisting Diego Haresh, in leading this team forward.

As a result of El Fazail's and Seelan Kong's new appointments, there has been a shuffle in the captaincy too. Fazail will now relinquish his vice-captaincy as a result of his promotion, and hence Jayraj Carragher, another pioneer who is now in the form of his life has been appointed Vice-Captain, alongside Hariboy Aerocratz. Together, they will deputise for Anand Achu whenever he is not able to take the pitch.

The management changes do not signify any sort of turmoil in the team, but is rather viewed as a natural step of progressing forward. Victor, in his term, has taken the team as far as he could and has now taken a step back to allow the team to progress even further. To quote Plato, "It doesnt matter who takes the decisions. For if whoever is making the decision, takes a rational decision for the wellbeing of the organisation, then all would have made the right decision after all."

Team Kamikaze, its not about one man. Its about a way of life that revolves around soccer. We will and will always continue to soar!

Monday, January 18, 2010

CFL 2 - Round 5

17 Jan 2010 @ Marsiling Secondary School

Bad game for Kamikaze. Lost to the brothers from the East 3-2, after having led 2-1 in the second half. 3 soft goals conceded, not enough chances created, wasteful finishing. In short, KKZ were off-color, and the hungrier, more determined Eastboys showed more spirit. Having said that, KAMIKAZE will bounce back. THERE WILL BE A RESPONSE.. Trivia from the game. Kamikaze's 15-game streak was ended at the same place where they last lost, and where they have now lost 2 consecutive games. But KKZ is not a team that lets jinxes get to its mind.. Mark the editor's words. There will be changes, There will be actions taken.. But the team will stick together in this difficult moment, and its next opponents better watch out for the bite of the wounded tiger, will be fiercer than its roar.

KAMIKAZE!!!

Squad: Akbar Kuszczak, Suresh Boyee, Jayraj Carragher, Anand Achu, Thina Da Silva, Cristiano Barathi, El Fazail, Yasin Scholes, Hariboy Aerocratz, Navin da Silva, Lavanesh Valencia, Diego Haresh, Safar Torres, Havey Adebayor, Victor King, Dinzo, Seelan Kong,

Final score: Kamikaze FC 2 - Eastboyz 3
Goals: Jayraj Carragher, Diego Haresh
MOM: Jayraj Carragher

Sunday, January 10, 2010

CFL 2 - Round 4

10 Jan 2010 @ Sengkang Secondary School

The pain of dropping two points to Galaticos last week was somewhat soothed by the manner in which Kamikaze staged their remarkable comeback. However, the warriors of Kamikaze were still out looking to rectify the errors of last week as they travelled to Sengkang Sec to take on new boys Saaeka FC.

However, things could not have gotten any worse as Saaeka took an unexpected lead, when their acclaimed left-winger pounced on a defensive slip-up and curled a shot which the keeper had no chance of saving.

Nonetheless, Kamikaze slowly managed to settle into the game and find their rhythm. And it was not too long before Thina got a good chance, but nervous finishing saw him miss the chance. He would soon make amends for it though, as Safar's floated free-kick found its way to Mohawk Vicky, whose backheeled pass in turn found its way to Thina who made no mistake this time to equalise for KKZ and send them into halftime at 1 a piece. The youngster Thina has been going from strength to strength and is tipped for great things in this history of KKZ. In reality though, the first half was not convincing enough for KKZ. A better performance was asked for during the half-time team talk.

And it could not have come in better style, as El Fazail beat two players before being tackled outside the penalty box. Victor King, decided to give the free-kick a try as he stepped up and curled a shot in which saw the keeper fumble and give Kamikaze FC the lead. Soon, the floodgates opened, as Dinzo picked up a loose ball that everyone gave up hope on, and swung in a cross that took a huge deflection and ended into the net. Fazail then played a short corner with Safar who ran unchallenged with the ball and blasted a shot into the roof of the net.

With the score at 4-1, KKZ stepped off the gas pedal and played the ball around. However, there was still time for Seelan Kong to get into the scoresheet, and he did so with style as he unleashed a shot from 30 yards out that beat the outstretched keeper's hands. And just when everyone thought the scoreline was to end at 5-1, Vinnie surprised everybody by grabbing the game's last goal after an excellent run.

It was a fitting result to cap Kamikaze's 15th match unbeaten streak dating back to Sept 27 2009. However, Kamikaze face their biggest threat next week when they face the Eastboyz. This editor has an habit of jinxing the team with statistics. But this one time he has thrown the gauntlet down to the boys of Kamikaze. Extend your unbeaten streak to 16 by grinding out a meek draw? Lose your unbeaten streak to the hungry Eastboyz? Or Go on top of the league by winning the game? You decide....

Kamikaze!!!

Squad: Akbar Kuszczak, Suresh Boyee, Jayraj Carragher, Thina Da Silva, Cristiano Barathi, El Fazail, Yasin Scholes, Lavanesh Valencia, Diego Haresh, Safar Torres, Havey Adebayor, Victor King, Dinzo, Seelan Kong, Arafath Keane, Brother POW, Vinnie Obertan, Mohawk Vicky

Final score: Saaeka 1 - Kamikaze FC 6
Goals: Thina Da Silva, Victor King, Dinzo, Safar Torres, Seelan Kong, Vinnie Obertan
MOM: Jayraj Carragher

CFL 2 - Round 3

3 Jan 2010 @ Fuchun Secondary School

Kamikaze travelled down to Fuchun Secondary school with confidence in high form to face defending champions Galaticos in what was billed as the battle of the two most feared teams in the league. The game lived up to its billing in what was an highly exciting battle between two fiercely determined teams.

Galaticos drew the first blood though scoring twice with barely half an hour having passed in the clock. However, Kamikaze's fighting spirit showed, with them pushing on in numbers, and the efforts paid off when Diego Haresh was fouled inside the box. Victor King stepped up to take the penalty and tucked it neatly into the goal. That was how the half ended with KKZ trailing by one.

The second half saw KKZ piling on the pressure and once again, a fluent attacking movement saw Safar beat two defenders only to be fouled inside the box. Once again, up stepped Victor King to beat the keeper and tie the game at 2 a piece.

But more drama was to come, as a loose ball fell into the legs of Galatico's star player Oswind who unleashed a shot so venomous that it gave the keeper no chance. With less than 7 mins to go, Galaticos looked to have sealed the victory against their title rivals.

But as always, the footballing gods have other ideas, as a determined KKZ unit unleashed a flurry of attacks inside the Galaticos' camp. One such attack saw the ball reach Yasin whose shot was toepoked into the net by Safar. With 3 mins to go, this match was set to have an explosive ending. And it sure did arrive, with KKZ hitting the post 3 times in less than 3 times, but the winning goal proved elusive to them. 3-3 was how it ended.

While many in the league might have been happy with this result which saw both teams drop points, it only meant one thing for those associated with Kamikaze. This year, we are gonna be that much more harder to beat. And mark this editor's words. There is gonna be a new champion in this year's CFL. I hope the KKZ players have the tenacity, to decide the name of the new champions.

KAMIKAZE!!!

Squad: Ganesh Vivace, Akbar Kuszczak, Anand Achu, Jayraj Carragher, Thina Da Silva, Navin Da Silva, Hariboy Aerocratz, Yasin Scholes, Lavanesh Valencia, Diego Haresh, Mohawk Vicky, Victor King, Havey Adebayor, Safar Torres

Final score: Galaticos 3 - Kamikaze FC 3
Goals: Victor King (2), Safar Torres
MOM: Safar Torres

New Year Bonanza

Sorry for the late updates. The editor was busy welcoming in the new year.. But whereas many amateur footballers might have been busy partying during the festive period, the warriors of Kamikaze FC were busy indulging in a 3-day soccer marathon. This post will contain details of the first two days.

1 Jan 2010

On the first day of the new year, Kamikaze travelled to old hunting ground St Wilfrid to take on Black Tofu United with a very nostalgic squad that boasted the return of many old stalwarts like Gerard, Nesh, Vinod of Eastboyz Fame and VS Dinesh. Despite missing several players from the current league campaign, this KKZ side had enough in it to beat their opponents comfortably. Yasin opened the scoring by scoring the first goal of 2010 for Kamikaze. Haresh, Navin, Havey all joined in the fun while Jraj grabbed a brace. Final Score: 6-2 to the KKZ warriors.

Squad List: Ganesh Vivace, Gerard Zidane, Jayraj Carragher, Yasin Scholes, Diego Haresh, Thina da Silva, Navin da Silva, Vinod East, Neshta, Lavanesh Valencia, Seelan Kong, VS Dinesh, Havey Adebayor, Hariboy Aerocratz

Final score: Kamikaze 6 - Black Tofu 2
Goals: Yasin Scholes, Jayraj Carragher (2), Diego Haresh, Havey, Navin da Silva
MOM: Havey

2 Jan 2010

On this second day, Kamikaze fielded a select side to travel down to Depot Road Street soccer court, to play against former striking sensation Drogba's new team Depot FC to have a friendly street soccer match. It was a wonderful match for the neutrals as a total of 19 goals were scored.
While at a point KKZ were leading by 6-2. complacency and fighting spirit from Depot FC ensured that the match finished 10-9. Credit must be given to soon-to-be-father Shan Annae who scored 4 goals including the match winner. However, stats from this friendly will not be included into the official statboard.

Squad List: Dinzo Fletcher, Sivabalan Pallister, Havey Adebayor, Pyramid Shan, Victor King, Cristiano Barathi

Final score: Kamikaze 10 - Depot FC 9
Goals: Pyramid Shan (4), Victor King (2), Cristiano Barathi (2), Havey Adebayor, Sivabalan Pallister
MOM: Pyramid Shan

While it was a victorious start for the new year, the best was to come the next day.

KAMIKAZE!!!