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Week 17
Division B
A good challenge today, as RFC 2 faced close rivals FC Brossard. A fight to the finish, as playoffs are only one week away. The Ringleaders had a bumpy ride; a much experienced side, FC Brossard is a very physical side. They play body to body and let the elbows swing.
Unlike our previous match several weeks ago, we made it a point to score first. We needed to end the match before half time. The ball was up and down the field, with no team in real possession. The only thing RFC did better was put the ball in the net. After a splitting through ball from back central defender Nick, Joas exploded past 2 opponents and buried the goal giving no chance to the keeper.
As mentioned earlier, FC Brossard is not shy to show some muscle and get the nerves heated. The referee lost control of the match, which made the RFC regroup and struggle to keep focus. Ian has been on a constant intensity. After a throw inn attack to goal, Ian scrapped in front of the net showing much heart, as Jonas helped put the ball in the net and made it 2-1 at half time.
The whistle blew and Danny was quick to get our hopes up for the 3 points. Beating his markers he nailed a low shot past the keeper and made it 3-1. The celebration was short however, as FC Brossard earned a penalty shot, after Arcadio, in a heroic attempt to save a goal slid to clear the ball, which is illegal in most indoor league rules. The score was now 3-2.
Young guns mixed with the experienced… and in a humble way get the job done. Joas once again entered the referee’s score page of his little booklet as he beat the keeper for a 2nd time. RFC 2 wins 4-2.
(Rodrigo, Nick, Bobby, Arcadio, Angelo, Laurent, Luca, Dan, Jonas, Patterson, Max, Joas, Ian and Danny were Ringleaders today)
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Division C
A moment of history for RFC. A moment of truth as each player seeks for glory. Tied and fighting for a playoff spot, B-Town Select would not make it easy. Their advantage? We needed to beat them by 3 goals.
Heads up as pride flows through our veins. Tough start, The Ringleaders were a little short on the bench. The referee failed to see a handball from B-Town forward, but the goal was in. RFC fought, but 0-2 at half time made things unclear.
Style matters in martial arts, and so it does in football as well. In the beginning of the 2nd, Raj dribbled 3 B-Towners, blew past the last defense man and nailed it past the keeper. What a memorable way to score his very first goal for the RFC. Epic.
Fatigue and nervesnous settled in however. After many supporting attack runs by Bobby, Nick, Kevin and Paul, the Defense was comming to a halt, letting in 2 goals in less then 5 minutes. Max was large showing he still had something to fight for, making 2-4 with 10 minutes left. Hope dies last.
With only a few minutes left, we finally earned a penalty shot. Unusually, the quiet one wasn’t that quiet after all. Left back Paul stepped up and blasted one past the keeper, giving him no chance at all. Match ended 3-4 but RFC walked out with their heads high up.
Looking forward to next season…
(Gian Carlos, Nick, Bobby, Kevin, Paul, Naz, Raj, Jonas, Max and Vince were Ringleaders today)
By Jonas Edvinsson.
FC Brossard 2-4 RFC 2 (Joas (2), Jonas, Danny)
RFC 3-4 B-Town Select (Raj, Max, Paul)
Tags: Angelo, Arcadio, B-Town Select, Bobby, Dan, Danny, Divisio, Division B, Division C, FC Brossard, Ian, Joas, Jonas, Laurent, Luca, Max, Nick, Patterson, RFC, RFC 2, Rodrigo, The Ringleaders, Week 17
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Mar 8th, 2010 | by admin
Week 11
Division C
The RFC looked confident, blessing the pitch once again. With the league playoffs right around the corner, every match, every point counts.
Vincent Tsang is definitely improving as the weeks go by, and today was no exception. A relentless effort in the midfield brought much inspiration to the team.
It’s also worth a mention as defensive center back and captain Nick saved a goal on the line, clearing the ball at the very last second.
The dynamic Trepanier duo impressed once again, as a one-two play found Jonas all alone on the opposite side. RFC won 1-0.
Division B
In much frustration, and after many weeks, we still haven’t got over this loss. We’ve played much better football because we’ve proved it to ourselves. Or maybe College Lasalle wanted it more than us. The match ended 3-1 in their favor.
Please note that the referee awarded a questionable penalty shot that cost us the match. Then again, this will sound like an excuse. It’s not an excuse was you’re on the pitch, sweating, bleeding, battered and bruised, exhausted as your lungs are punching through your chest gasping for air.
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Match programme for Week 11 by Jessica Ghersi.
RFC 1-0 The Gunners (Jonas)
College Lasalle 3-1 RFC 2 (Joas)
Tags: captain Nick, College Lasalle, Division B, Division C, Jonas, RFC, Trepanier, Vincent Tsang
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Jan 26th, 2010 | by admin
Week 6
Division B
You can’t win them all. Week 6 versus Atlas Lions was a good game. We played strong. The referee failed to see the handball on their second goal, with only five minutes left to play. Referees can do that; take away points. One thing they can’t do; take away that beautiful goal we scored. Angelo Destounis sent a nice curling ball from midfield, pass 2 defender’s heads. Jeremy Patterson then stepped back with a diving header pass to Danny Pexis, that half volleyed the ball into the net. We lost 2-1.
Is it that lock we have for the locker room? Injuries are a serious issue this season. So far we lost Jesse Bowden, Julien Roussin-Cote, Thanasi Destounis. However is reading this out there, please be careful when you square off against people that don’t know how to play. Try to anticipate their foul movements, read their temper and calculate their actions.
Division C
For the second week in a row RFC were up against an unbeaten team. This week it was our old rivals, the Ballkickers, who were standing intimidatingly on top of the Division C table.
Despite having a number of players out for this fixture we knew we could still steal the win. From the beginning, no-one gave less than 100%, and even when we went a goal down no-one stopped trying. And with our efforts, deservedly we went level with Kevin scoring his first goal of the season.
The final twenty minutes of the game were definitely good for the neutrals but pure anxiety for anyone on the sidelines. With chances at both ends (and a superb goal stopping challenge by Paul 107) we were finally undone by a really tidy piece of play, which consisted of a pin point through ball and a very neat finish.
With three minutes left of the game we attacked with everything we had, but their keeper was exceptional and clawed a sensational volley from bart out of the top corner. So after some intense pressure and a few goal mouth scrambles the Ballkickers held on and claimed their first victory against RFC. Overall a very satisfactory team performance with the Captain holding things together superbly at the back.
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This might be a vision Johnny had. Perhaps his perception of a referee. Matchday 6 is a new day, so let’s start fresh again. The quote “Fail to prepare, Prepare to fail” comes from Roy Keane.
RFC 1-2 Ballkickers (Kevin)
Atlas Lions 2-1 RFC 2 (Danny)
Tags: "Fail to prepare, Angelo Destounis, Atlas Lions, Ballkickers, Captain, Danny Pexis, Division C, Jeremy Patterson, Jesse Bowden, Johnny F. Kim, Julien Roussin-Cote, Kevin, Matchday 6, Paul 107, Prepare to fail", Referees, RFC, Roy Keane, Thanasi Destounis, Week 6
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Dec 14th, 2009 | by admin
Week 1
It’s been awhile, but we’re back.
Both RFC teams marched together on the pitch last month. After a whole summer of pick up sessions and practice, and many new faces added, we joined the Total Campo league once again.
The “placement” tournament went well. We landed a squad in Division B and Division C respectively. As the official league season kicked off Sunday, November 15th 2009, both RFC teams played well. Let’s take a closer look…
Division B
After losing their first placement match to Lachine FC, the boys were ready for their comeback debut, winning 2-1. As the defense and midfield stayed solid, both RFC forwards Ian Kennedy and Danny Pexis shined throughout the match. Joas Trepanier was fully back and in great form, as he scored the opening goal. Danny Pexis then brought home the victory with 15 minutes left to play.
Division C
The first game is always a tough one, especially after the successful season we had last year. But it’s always good to get back together as a team and welcome some new faces into the fold, and welcome back some players from long term injuries (who were looking particularly hungry for some action).
We hadn’t had chance to develop any rhythm as a fully functioning squad yet, so there was only really one thing left for us to do and that was to scrap out a victory, and that was exactly what we did. The team came together, not with fluidity we had dreamed of the night before, but with a resounding stubbornness that was expressed all too naturally. A superb finish by Jesse Bowden, stylishly slotting the ball under the opposing keeper, inspired the 3-2 victory. We left Brossard pleased with ourselves and relieved but that was to be short-lived.
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A new idea for the new season. Jeremy Wirth launched our very first match programme.
Lachine FC 1-2 RFC 2 (Joas, Danny)
RFC 3-2 B-Town Select (Jesse, Angelo,—)
Tags: Brossard, Danny Pexis, Division B, Division C, Ian Kennedy, Jeremy Wirth, Jesse Bowden, Joas Trepanier, Lachine FC, Match programme, RFC, Total Campo, Week 2
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Dec 7th, 2009 | by admin
