Week 16
Division B
No excuses here, just facts. Moldova is quite a dirty team. “Nonchalant” as Ian said. Is it a a good quality to have? You know, pushing, shoving, punching, kicking, clipping… and getting away with it. It’s worked for Moldova throughout the season, so why should they change the way they play?
Frostbite Cup was fun, and exhausting, but as it says in the first paragraph, no excuses here just facts.
The RFC hit the pitch with only one thing in mind, to win. Moldova is an organized squad, with tough ball control and gutsy defending. Angelo admits the first goal they scored was his fault, since he left his man unmarked with plenty of time to shoot. Moldova hit a rocket left footed shot past Rodrigo. Until that moment of the first half, the game was even, as both teams had chances to score.
The Ringleaders didn’t give up. As said before kick off, the priority was for the defensive line to support the midfield and close the gap between the center. Dan, Jonas, Patterson and Ian touched many balls, creating opportunities for Danny upfront. Moldova’s defense had their hands full.
Moldova scored a scrappy 2nd goal. Once again, RFC was in trouble, 0-2.
Ian was outstanding today, as he was at Louis-Cyr during yesterday’s Frostbite Cup. Just three minutes before half time, Ian’s hard headed work ethic brought us closer to our objective, as he gracefully beat his defender and nailed the right side of the goal and past the Moldavian Keeper, just outside the box.
We had visions of victory during the half time break. A good speech by our MUCH missed Dr. Football and the plan was clear; let’s win this match.
Oh but wait, there’s a fella with a yellow jersey and a rusted whistle we forgot to mention… Mr. Referee.
Moldova had two major actions without heavy sanctions. During the first half, a player brought down Patterson and also punched him as he fell on top of him. The Moldovan then faked an ankle injury in order to prevent a booking. He only got a yellow, when it was clearly a red card.
Another incident that could of helped the RFC was a hand ball goal scored by Moldova. The player INTENTIONALLY scored with his hand, which was clearly a red card. The referee let it slip again.
Once again TOTAL CAMPO, if you’re reading this, our chances to make the playoffs are getting slimmer by the week. All we ask for is a chance for fair play. That’s all.
With the score line still at 2-1 in favor of Moldova, the RFC kept hitting hard; both Jonas and Danny hit the post. Dan also missed a great opportunity, breaking loose from his marker, as he hit the ball just over the crossbar.
Fatigue showed up however…
The match ended at 4-1. A final score we didn’t deserve, because we played good football. A notable mention here for Arcadio as he fought hard in the back. The squad is glad to see him on the pitch since he returned from a long halt serving a suspension. Laurent as well, he’s been solid for over 3 weeks now. Keep it up boys.
(Rodrigo, Nick, Bobby, Arcadio, Angelo, Laurent, Dan, Jonas, Patterson, Ian and Danny were Ringleaders today)
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By Jeremy Bresnen.
Moldova 4-1 RFC 2 (Ian)
Tags: Angelo, Arcadio, Dan, Danny, Division B, Dr. Football, Frostbite Cup, Ian, Jeremy Bresnen, Jonas, Laurent, Louis-Cyr, Moldova, Patterson, RFC, Rodrigo, The Ringleaders, Week 16
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Mar 3rd, 2010
March 8th, 2010 at 12:19 am
You guys showed heart. Keep it up!