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Mince meat and vertically-challenged... kudos to Azzi for turning his attention from the super-league to a new thesaurus!

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WEEK #22—2010-03-04

The Surrey United Firefighters were able to claim the Premier Division championship as a result of their elaborate 5-0 victory over ICSF Inter, coupled with West Van FC’s upset 2-0 defeat at the hands of ICST Pegasus. In the meantime, on Tuesday evening at Coquitlam Town Centre, Columbus FC was able to clinch 3rd place by narrowly defeating the Metro-Ford Wolves by a 1-0 scoreline. At the bottom of the table, the luckless Norvan Pacific was relegated to the first division by virtue of a narrow 3-2 loss to the Richmond FC Hibernians. Only 1 make-up game remains in the Premier Division schedule, a rather meaningless match between the Sapperton Rovers and the Metro-Ford Wolves. The Imperial Cup playdowns begin this coming weekend, with most of the games involving Division 1 teams.

SURREY UNITED FIREFIGHTERS - ICSF INTER 5-0: On Friday evening, at Vancouver Technical School, Surrey United clinched its 4th title in 11 years by defeating ICSF Inter by a lop-sided 5-0 margin. Despite the fact that the visitors carried most of the play in the early going, it was Inter that came close to taking the lead on a couple of occasions—on efforts by Tino Cucca and Adam Wallace. On the first occasion, GOLDEN BOOT AWARD recipient Tino Cucca narrowly missed the net with a close-range shot, while Adam Wallace was robbed by goalkeeper Drew Smiley’s great save on a shot that seemed destined for the back of the net. However, it was Surrey United that took the lead at about the 30th minute mark when a short corner kick by Angus Burke to Tyler Rosenlund paid enormous dividends as Rosenlund’s subsequent cross was back-heeled into the back of the net by Lucas Barrett. Three minutes later, United added its second goal with Burke pounced on a loose ball inside the penalty area and proceeded to hammer a shot into the Inter net. Shortly thereafter, at about the 40th minute mark, Inter’s Adam Wallace was expelled from the game for a ‘foul and abusive language’ violation, leaving his team short-handed for the remainder of the match. The Firefighters added to their lead early in the second half when Rizal Ganief sent Andrew Proctor streaking in on goal with a clever chip over the Inter defence. Proctor’s blistering shot from the edge of the penalty area resulted in Surrey’s third goal of the match. At the 60th minute mark, 17-year old substitute Joseph Martin—with his first touch of the game—outjumped the Inter defenders and headed home a superlative right wing cross from Angus Burke. Ten minutes later, Martin added his second goal of the game—and his team’s 5th and last marker—when he converted a fine cross by Tyler Rosenlund by hammering the ball home from close range. Another 17-year old—Graham Spink—had an outstanding game in the backline for the Firefighters. The victory, coupled with West Van FC’s subsequent loss to ICST Pegasus—clinched first place for Surrey United. It should be mentioned that the Firefighters’ unbeaten streak has now been extended to a remarkable 12 games with their last defeat, somewhat ironically, coming at the hands of ICSF Inter on November 22, 2009. Congratulations to the Surrey United Firefighters for having captured the Premier Division title!

WESTSIDE FC - SAPPERTON ROVERS 2-0: On Saturday, at Queen’s Park Stadium in New Westminster, the visiting Westsiders defeated the struggling Sapperton Rovers by a 2-0 scoreline after an evenly played 90 minutes. Westside FC took the lead at the 25th minute mark when Graeme Webber headed home a corner kick from close range. About 10 minutes later, Jay Kent-Hume finished off yet another Westside corner kick for the insurance marker. The Rovers bounced back in the second half and took the game to the visitors. However, some excellent defending on the part of Sam Wallace, James Possee, Graeme Webber, and Chris Mehuys kept the Sapperton forwards at bay and made life relatively easy for goalkeeper Rowan Anders. Sapperton did come close to scoring on a couple of occasions, but close-range efforts by Trevor Todd and Sidd Achutan went awry. Midfielder Ted Ullrich, defender Mike Biukema, and forward Andrew Celenza played very well in a losing cause for the Rovers, while Westside’s Joe Bhegani and Wyatt Seddon-Johnstone worked tirelessly in the middle of the park. Despite the loss, the Rovers avoided relegation to Division 1 as a result of Norvan Pacific’s loss to Richmond FC.

RICHMOND FC HIBERNIANS - NORVAN PACIFIC 3-2: On Saturday, at McNair School in Richmond, the Hibs sent the young North Vancouver team to the first division by defeating the visitors by a narrow 3-2 margin. Two very late Richmond goals proved to be fatal for Norvan as the Hibernians came back from a 2-1 deficit to claim all 3 points. Richmond FC took the lead early in the match on a goal by striker Erik Olsen as he took advantage of a great two-way passing play between Tom Brook and Masumi Turnbull. Norvan Pacific bounced back and equalized a few minutes later when Adam Calway blasted a long-range shot into the bottom corner of the net. Richmond FC had a few golden opportunities to reclaim the lead but some solid goalkeeping on the part of veteran Steve London, as well as some poor finishing by Tom Brook and Masumi Turnbull, kept the score tied at 1-1 till the halftime whistle. The second half was more or less a repeat of the first, with Richmond FC having most of the play but with neither team having a great deal of scoring opportunities. With about 7 minutes to go in the match, Norvan took the lead when Nathan Harte unleashed a wicked free kick from well outside the penalty area, a free kick that was brilliantly saved by the Hibs’ goalkeeper. Defender Brent Dodge picked up the rebound and deposited the ball into the back of the net for what appeared to be the winning goal. Much to the chagrin of the entire Norvan clan, the Hibernians came back to win the game with two very late goals, thus putting an end to Norvan’s hopes of avoiding relegation. On the first goal, at about the 87th minute mark, left midfielder Connor Radil beat 2 Norvan defenders before setting up Brad Caldwell for the tying goal. Then, just at the stroke of full time, substitute midfielder Ryan Hindmarch added insult to Norvan’s injury by converting a perfect pass from Brad Caldwell into the winning goal. Needless to say, the final result was heartbreaking for the Norvan youngsters as they battled hard throughout the season to remain in the Premier Division.

ICST PEGASUS - WEST VAN FC 2:0: On Sunday, at Newton Athletic Park, ICST Pegasus bounced out of its 3-game losing streak by upsetting the heavily-favoured West Van FC by a hard-fought 2-0 margin. The former Trollers got off to a flying start and could easily have scored a few goals in the early going but a combination of some solid defending and some poor finishing on the part of Ryan Glanville, Robbie Giezen, and Justin Thompson kept the game scoreless until the halftime whistle. In the second half, things changed dramatically as Pegasus began to take over the reins of the match Very early in the second frame, West Van goalkeeper Marco Durante was forced to make a semi-miraculous save on a close-range strike by Sahil Sandhu. Shortly thereafter, Pegasus took the lead when Nico Marcina clinically finished off of fine cross by Goldy Takhar. Midway through the second half, Takhar took over the role of finisher as he raced in on a breakaway and audaciously chipped the ball over Durante for the insurance marker. Defensively, Pegasus’ Andrew Reed, Rich Fagan, Carlos Dhaliwal, and Paul Bahia played extremely well—particularly in the first half—as they continuously shut down the vaunted West Van attackers. Up front, Goldy Takhar and Sahil Sandhu were dangerous throughout the second half, but the real ‘man of the match’ for ICST Pegasus was midfielder Adam Costley as he ran miles in the midfield and battled tenaciously against his talented West Van counterparts. The disappointing loss ruins West Van’s chances of repeating last season’s exceptional ‘triple-crown’ performance as the former champions slipped into second place, one point behind newly-crowned Surrey United.

COLUMBUS FC - METRO-FORD WOLVES 1-0: On Tuesday evening, at Coquitlam Town Centre, Columbus FC registered its third consecutive victory—by beating the Metro-Ford Wolves—and thus claimed possession of third place in the VMSL Premier Division table. The game got off to a rather slow start as both teams exhibited a great deal of caution. However, at the 30th minute mark, Columbus took the lead when a perfectly-placed free kick by Tiarnan King was directed into the far post of the net by a towering header from Kaz Kikuchi. Needless to say, things opened up in the second half with the Wolves abandoning their defensive tactics in search of the equalizer. Both teams came close to scoring on several occasions but some excellent goalkeeping on the part of Metro-Ford’s Mat Bird and Columbus’ Thomas Lindley kept the 1-0 score intact till the final whistle. Bird was particularly brilliant with saves on shots by Jeff DeBlasio, Tiarnan King, and Kaz Kikuchi while, at the other end of the pitch, Lindley had to be really sharp to maintain his clean-sheet by thwarting Alfredo Valente’s and Jamie Fletcher’s excellent goalscoring chances. Columbus’ Kaz Kikuchi continued to impress with his ability to be a dominant target man and, as stated earlier, scored the game’s lone goal. Defensively, Sheu Fortunato was silky smooth at his left back position and combined perfectly-timed tackles with great ventures forward. For Metro-Ford, central defender Kingsley Jones returned to action after a lengthy absence and performed admirably, while midfielder Andrew Veer and forward Jamie Fletcher worked tirelessly throughout the contest, albeit in a losing cause.

CROATIA SC - DELTA UNITED 2-2: On Wednesday evening, at Vancouver Technical School, Croatia SC and Delta United settled for a 2-2 tie after a well-played and highly-contested 90 minutes of non-stop action. The visiting Delta team got off to a great start and took a 2-0 lead within the first 15 minutes of play on goals by Harpreet Khakh and Mike Gomes. On the first goal, at the 8th minute mark, Khakh was set up by veteran Shawn Blakeway’s immaculate pass before slotting the ball into the back of the Croatia net. Soon thereafter, Khakh almost added his second goal of the match but goalkeeper Allan Connor rose to the occasion and made a sensational save. However, at the 15th minute mark, the Gomes brothers combined to score Delta’s second goal as Mark Gomes set up Mike Gomes with a perfect cross, a cross which Mike deposited into the net with a fine header. The Croatians bounced back with tenacity and determination and narrowed the margin at the 35th minute mark when Phil Kotter took advantage of a goalmouth scramble, muscled his way to the ball, and hit a low, unstoppable shot into the far corner of the Delta net. Midway through the second half, Croatia tied things up when Marinko Maras made a superb run to the back post and Phil Kotter rewarded him with a pin-point through ball. Maras did well to avoid a lunging challenge from a Delta defender and proceeded to slot the ball home for Croatia’s tying tally. Both teams had chances to win the game in the late going, but some bad luck—coupled with some poor finishing—kept the game tied till the final whistle. Defenders Kreso Vonic, Darko Jelic, and Andrew Sciampacone played very well for Croatia SC throughout the contest, while Devon Greenside turned in a superlative performance in the Delta midfield.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: ICST PEGASUS for its amazing 2-0 victory over the heavily-favoured West Van FC. West Van needed the victory to clinch its second consecutive league title, but the Pegasus lads had other ideas on their minds as they snapped out of a 3-game losing streak to win the highly-entertaining match. As a result, Surrey United Firefighters have now been crowned as 2009-2010 VMSL Premier Division champions! Say thank you to Pegasus!!

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: ICST Pegasus’ ADAM COSTLEY for his incredible performance in his team’s 2-0 upset victory over the defending champions, West Van FC. Returning to action after a lengthy absence caused by a knee injury, Costley demonstrated amazing strength and courage to lead his team to victory. For his excellent performance, ADAM COSTLEY will receive a prize of a pizza for two, compliments of THE GOLDEN BOOT CAFFE`. The prize is available up to 2010-03-21.

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Returning to action after a lengthy absence caused by a knee injury, Costley demonstrated amazing strength and courage to lead his team to victory.
Sounds like a stupidkid.
 

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Sapperton did come close to scoring on a couple of occasions, but close-range efforts by Trevor Todd and Sidd Achutan went awry.

Richmond FC had a few golden opportunities to reclaim the lead but some solid goalkeeping on the part of veteran Steve London, as well as some poor finishing by Tom Brook and Masumi Turnbull, kept the score tied at 1-1 till the halftime whistle.

The former Trollers got off to a flying start and could easily have scored a few goals in the early going but a combination of some solid defending and some poor finishing on the part of Ryan Glanville, Robbie Giezen, and Justin Thompson kept the game scoreless until the halftime whistle.

Both teams had chances to win the game in the late going, but some bad luck—coupled with some poor finishing—kept the game tied till the final whistle.

Sounds like, collectively, our strikers suck. Shame. I prefer seeing "semi-miraculous", "superlative", and "incredible" much more.
 

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Sixfyv, did you ask not to be mentioned by name in the report, or was there someone else between the sticks who's name was omitted?
 

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Contrary to popular belief, I don't write the RFC report... Burnro does. I just do nice things like give him tickets to Olympic hockey games and Canucks games so that he says good things about me, and gives me playing time.

Hi Burnro. :D

But, since you asked... our young guy, Valerian Wiebe, was in net.

And… for the record… Steve London is one helluva goalkeeper. NorVan would have never had an opportunity to consider staying up without his regular heroics. I put him up there with the best keepers in the league, and would even suggest he is in the running for allstar selection. Even though he’s an old fcuk. ;)

And no… he is not a friend. In fact, I have never even spoken to him before. Just giving credit where it is due.
 

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IMPERIAL CUP-- PRELIMINARY ROUND

2010-03-08

Only one major upset took place in the first round of the Imperial Cup playdowns as the Premier Division ICSF Inter dropped out of contention as a result of an unbelievable 1-0 loss to Estrella de Chile—a team struggling to remain in the first division. All other Premier Division teams remained in the running for the coveted Imperial Cup crown, while only 2 other Division 1 teams—NK Hrvat and Binger’s Army—advanced to the next round.

ESTRELLA de CHILE - ICSF INTER 1-0: On Friday evening, at Vancouver Technical School, the ‘Chileans’ pulled off the upset of the season by defeating the heavily-favoured home team by a 1-0 margin. Estrella de Chile took the lead at about the 10th minute mark when Murtada Alamtrood finished off a great give-and-go with Ravji Amahdi into what proved to be the winning goal. At this point Inter started exerting some constant pressure in its search for the equalizer. However, some excellent defending on the part of Narcisse Tchoumi and some solid goalkeeping by Michael Newton kept the ‘Italians’ off the scoresheet. In the second half, Inter applied even more pressure on the Estrella backline, particularly after Murtada Almatrood was ejected for having accumulated 2 cautions. In particular, chances by Liam Miller, Mike Tempesta, and Paul Bolina all went awry. At the other end of the pitch, on a couple of counter attacks, Estrella de Chile’s Ducivan DeSouza and Falvio Partida also came close to scoring but their shots barely missed the net. The victory advances the ‘Chileans’ to the next round of the Imperial Cup where they’ll face another Premier Division team, ICST Pegasus.

WESTSIDE FC - PUNJAB HURRICANES 2-1 PKs: On Saturday, at Newton Athletic Park in Surrey, the visiting Westsiders narrowly defeated the newly-promoted Punjab Hurricanes by virtue of a penalty kick shootout, after the game had ended in a 1-1 overtime draw. The Hurricanes got off to a great start, displaying some excellent ball skills and speed. They came close to taking the lead at the 12th minute mark as Gary Badesha’s wicked shot hit the crossbar and bounced out of danger. The Hurricanes were finally rewarded for their remarkable effort at about the 35th minute mark when Jag Gill finished off a brilliant two-way passing play between Daniel Badesha and Joti Thind. Shortly thereafter, the home team almost doubled its lead but Daniel Badesha was thwarted on a breakaway by Westside’s goalkeeper, Rowan Anders. The second half told an entirely different story as the Westsiders finally woke up and switched to an attacking formation in search of the equalizer. After missing several clear-cut opportunites, Westside FC finally tied things up at the 78th minute mark when Indy Khabra took advantage of a scramble inside the Punjab penalty area, laid the ball off to Brian Reems who proceeded to beat a defender before blasting an unstoppable left-foot drive into the far corner of the net. The rest of the game, including the 30 minutes of overtime, was controlled by the Westsiders, as they appeared to be much fitter than their opponents. In the penalty kick shootout, goalkeeper Rowan Anders made a phenomenal diving save on the first Punjab Hurricanes shot, while his teammates all scored from the 12-yard spot. Midfielders Wyatt Seddon-Johnstone, Brian Reems, and Indy Khabra all played exceptionally well for Westside FC. Gary Badesha and Rupi Birring battled hard throughout the game in the Punjab midfield, while Daniel Badesha was a tower of strength in the Hurricanes’ back line. As a result of the victory, Westside FC advances to the next round of the Imperial Cup—against Delta United.

BINGER’S ARMY - VANCOUVER OLYMPICS 1-0: On Saturday, Andy Livingstone Park in Vancouver, two first division teams clashed in a noble effort to advance to the round of 16 in the Imperial Cup. At the end of the day, Birger’s Army walked away with a hard-fought 1-0 victory, mostly due to a huge second half performance by goalkeeper Chris (Critter) O’Connor. At the other end of the pitch, Olympics’ goalkeeper Paul Cykes also shone brightly as he turned in a solid performance throughout the 90 minutes of play. Early in the match, at about the 10th minute mark, Binger’s Army took the lead when Rob Corcoran took advantage of a goalmouth scramble and proceeded to knock the ball into the net for the game’s lone goal. The Olympics battled back tenaciously and came close to knotting the score on a couple of occasions but were denied by O’Connor’s sensational goalkeeping. In particular, David Zaharija had a glorious chance to tie things up when he raced in on a breakaway, only to have O’Connor pull off a miraculous last-moment save. Defensively, Binger’s Army’s Todd Perrett and Matt Muir turned in brilliant performances, while midfielder Rob Corcoran not only scored the game’s only goal but also worked tirelessly in the middle of the park during the entire match. For the Olympics, Sebastian Sobis was outstanding in his midfield role as he battled hard during the entire game, while former professional Frank Randazzo made a huge impact when he entered the field in the second half. The victory advances Binger’s Army to the next round of the Imperial Cup where they’ll match up with the Premier Division’s Croatia SC.

COLUMBUS FC - SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES 7-0: On Sunday, at Vancouver Technical School, Columbus FC destroyed the visiting Serbian White Eagles by a more than elaborate 7-0 margin. After a rather lethargic start by both teams, the heavily-favoured Premier Division team—Columbus FC—took over the reins of the match and dominated the remaining 70 minutes. Steve DeBlasio opened the scoring midway through the first half when he blasted a well-taken free kick into the bottom corner of the White Eagles’ net. Ten minutes later, Kozo Manome doubled Columbus’ lead on an absolutely brilliant scissor’s kick on a cross from Kaz Kikuchi. In the second half, Columbus continued its domination and added to its lead in the early going with Kikuchi once again the provider. On this occasion, he impeccably set up Sheu Fortunato who calmly hammered home a side volley from close range. Shifting gears from set-up man to trigger man, Kaz Kikuchi then went on an offensive tear and scored Columbus’ next four goals in rapid succession. First, Kikuchi was the beneficiary of Steve DeBlasio’s hard work as he converted a cross with an easy tap in for Columbus’s fourth goal. A few minutes later, Sheu Fortunato whipped in a dangerous cross to the far post where Kikuchi rose and powerfully headed home a world-class goal. Next, Kikuchi demonstrated his deft touch as he was released on a breakaway by a Steve DeBlasio through ball and opted for a cheeky chip over the onrushing White Eagles’ goalkeeper. Kikuchi then rounded out his 4-goal and 2-assist performance with a polished side-foot shot into the empty net after youngster Thomas McCole unselfishly delivered a perfect pass on a 2 on 0 break. Columbus’ Ben Hunt turned in a great performance in his new right back position, while centre-back Juan Sanchez and midfielder Kyle Knees played extremely well for the White Eagles, despite the embarrassing defeat. The ‘Italians’ therefore advance to the round of 16 in Imperial Cup play where they will face the defending champions West Van FC.

CROATIA SC - WESTSIDE RINO 2-1: On Sunday, at Point Grey School in Vancouver, Croatia SC edged the first division Westside team by a narrow 2-1 margin and thus advanced to the next round of the Imperial Cup. Mirko Maras opened the scoring at about the 35th minute mark as he controlled a poor clearance at the edge of the penalty area with his chest and proceeded to blast the ball into the back of the net with a low, hard shot. Shortly thereafter, the Croatians almost doubled their lead when Marinko Maras was fouled inside the Westside penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick being awarded. Cristian Tropeano stepped up to the plate and blasted what appeared to be an unstoppable shot towards the low corner of the net. However, much to the Croatians’ chagrin, Westside’s goalkeeper Tyler Wilman dove the right way and pulled off a miraculous save to keep the score at 1-0 till the halftime whistle. Fifteen minutes into the second half, Croatia SC scored what proved to be the winning goal as former professional Johnny Sulentic beat a couple of Westside defenders in the middle of the park. Noticing that the Westside goalkeeper was out of position, Sulentic chose to hammer a speculative, long-range shot towards the net, a shot that found the back of the net. Westside Rino bounced back tenaciously and narrowed the margin with 15 minutes remaining in the contest as second half substitute—and youth call-up—Isaac Jacobsen played a brilliant through ball to a streaking Ally Gray. Gray then cut inside the penalty area and fired an unstoppable, left-footed shot into the far top corner of the net. Croatia’s defenders Kreso Vonic and Darko Jelic—as well as midfielders Mirko Maras and Johnny Sulentic—all played extremely well in leading their team to victory, while Westside’s defenders John Bligh and Brent Hanson—along with midfielder Ally Gray—turned in excellent performances, albeit in a losing cause. Croatia SC will now meet another Division 1 team—Binger’s Army—in the next round of the Imperial Cup.

SAPPERTON ROVERS - CLIFF AVENUE UNITED 3-1 OT: Also on Sunday, at Burnaby Lake West Complex, the Premier Division Sapperton Rovers defeated the first division Cliff Avenue United by a 3-1 overtime score. The young, and hard-working, Cliff Avenue lads took the early lead and defended it well for most of the match, but finally succumbed to Sapperton’s constant pressure in the late going and, eventually, surrendered the deciding goals late in the second overtime period. Cliff Avenue took the lead at about the 10th minute mark when former Rover Stefano Pannu’s long-range free kick shot was deflected into the net by a Sapperton defender. Despite the fact that the Rovers controlled the play for the remainder of the match, Cliff Avenue—led by midfielder Adriano Valente and defenders Jamie Olsen and Matt Atkins—was able to handle the pressure until very late in regulation time when veteran Ted Ullrich scored the tying goal with a well-placed header. In fact, Trevor Todd’s brilliant cross—after he beat a couple of Cliff Avenue defenders down the right flank—found an unmarked Ted Ullrich at the near post. Early in the first overtime period, Cliff Avenue almost retook the lead when Reece Miles was fouled inside the penalty area. Miles himself took the ensuing penalty kick, but Sapperton goalkeeper Garth Lagasse proceeded to make a sensational save and thus keep the scoreline at 1-1. Very late in the second overtime period, Sapperton took the lead—once again on a Ted Ullrich header, this time on a cross by Kyle Phillips. Just before the final whistle, the Rovers put the game out of Cliff Avenue’s reach when Trevor Todd was fouled inside the penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick being awarded to Sapperton. Reyhan Ismail made no mistake from the penalty mark, thus putting the last nail in Cliff Avenue’s coffin. Veterans Ted Ullrich (forward) and Edward Bradford (defender) played extremely well in leading Sapperton to the hard-fought, but well-earned victory. The Rovers will now face the Richmond FC Hibernians in the next round of the Imperial Cup. It should be mentioned that the Hibs were awarded a 1-0 default victory against IFC Polonia.

NK HRVAT - RICHMOND FC OLYMPICS 2-1: The last Imperial Cup game of the week, also played on Sunday, featured two first division teams—NK Hrvat and Richmond FC Olympics. The match was played in terrible weather conditions at Hugh Boyd School in Richmond and ended in a 2-1 victory for NK Hrvat. The visitors scored two early goals and controlled most of the play in the first half but Richmond FC replied in kind in the second half. NK Hrvat took the lead very early in the match when Nico Parente was fouled inside the Richmond penalty area. On the ensuing penalty kick, Parente himself converted the spot shot for the game’s first goal. Shortly thereafter, Parente set up Adriano Negri with a fine, pin-point cross. Negri, who a few seconds earlier had missed on a similar opportunity, proceeded to chip the ball over the Olympics’ goalkeeper for what proved to be the winning goal. Midway through the first half, Richmond FC got on the scoreboard when a long throw-in by Mark Wilson was flicked on by Mike Frank towards Matt Rota inside the NK goal area. Rota then proceeded to finish off the play by hammering the ball home and thus reduce NK’s lead to 2-1. In the second half, Richmond FC pushed hard in search of the equalizer, but despite carrying most of the play and creating the better goalscoring chances, the score remained 2-1 in NK Hrvat’s favour till the final whistle. Richmond’s Matt Britner played very well in his midfield role, while NK’s forward Nico Parente was a going concern throughout the contest. As a result of the victory, NK Hrvat will not take on the Premier Divison champions—Surrey United Firefighters—in the next round of the Imperial Cup.

TEAM OF THE WEEK: ESTRELLA de CHILE for its unbelievable 1-0 victory over the heavily-favoured ICSF Inter. It is not often that a first division team is able to beat a Premier team! The Chileans, led by the fine play of central-defender Narcisse Tchoumi and some very solid goalkeeping on the part of Michael Newton, worked extremely hard throughout the match and fully earned their hard-fought victory.

PLAYER OF THE WEEK: COLUMBUS FC’S forward KAZ KIKUCHI for his amazing 4-goal performance in his team’s lop-sided 7-0 victory over the Serbian White Eagles. Not only did Kikuchi score 4 brilliant goals but he also set up 2 others to lead his team to yet another important victory. For his excellent performance, KAZ KIKUCHI will receive a prize of a pizza for two, compliments of THE GOLDEN BOOT CAFFE`. The prize is available up to 2010-03-28.

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ESTRELLA de CHILE - ICSF INTER 1-0: On Friday evening, at Vancouver Technical School, the ‘Chileans’ pulled off the upset of the season by defeating the heavily-favoured home team by a 1-0 margin. Estrella de Chile took the lead at about the 10th minute mark when Murtada Alamtrood finished off a great give-and-go with Ravji Amahdi into what proved to be the winning goal. At this point Inter started exerting some constant pressure in its search for the equalizer. However, some excellent defending on the part of Narcisse Tchoumi and some solid goalkeeping by Michael Newton kept the ‘Italians’ off the scoresheet. In the second half, Inter applied even more pressure on the Estrella backline, particularly after Murtada Almatrood was ejected for having accumulated 2 cautions. In particular, chances by Liam Miller, Mike Tempesta, and Paul Bolina all went awry. At the other end of the pitch, on a couple of counter attacks, Estrella de Chile’s Ducivan DeSouza and Falvio Partida also came close to scoring but their shots barely missed the net. The victory advances the ‘Chileans’ to the next round of the Imperial Cup where they’ll face another Premier Division team, ICST Pegasus.

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