Compiled by special guest reporter Shane Johnston:
A controversial start to the game with the game ball gone missing James was not about to play with any other apart from the game ball. The Referee was insisting play went on. Kick of started with James out of the Penalty area screaming stop play. Play was finally stopped and James and the Referee were sharing words. Eventually a red card was presented to James, as you can imagine this made him very happy. A player short and Magid took over James’s position as Goalie.
James recovered the Game ball from the other court and play commenced about 7 minutes into the game.
Bitheadz showed all momentum early with some unfortunate attempts at goal were stopped by the Goalie.
Van got involved in an unlucky decision for a red card after he tackled a guy and the guy went down hard. A yellow card at worst should have been presented but with our luck of course it was red. The opposition felt that van unfairly dealt with the infringed player and another fight was brewing. In our most recent encounters this was welcomed but with 2 already out this was probably not the best idea. Van our most vital striker was now off for the remainder of the game.
Half time and after a good talking to the official the decision to have James on the sideline was reversed after it was agreed it was for the good of the game. James came out firing ready to make a means for his absence in the first half. He had a couple of very close attempts until a fast break with Shane and James forward as a result of great skills from James as he laid off a pass to Shane which resulted in a goal.
Nhan was making his presence felt with great defensive pressure. The opposing team struggled as he was just too good down back. Brad had a few solid attempts at goal keeping their keeper on his toes. Magid continued his great keeping by stopping numerous attempts from goal until a lucky strike from one of their strikers made it passed in the last 6 minutes of the game.
The result, a very impressive 1-1 draw a player short as the team quite happy with the Result.
The opposition was obviously disappointed with the result as they were lucky to come away with the
Go BITHEADZ
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Match report - game 3, 8th April 2009
Hey all,
Well, Bitheadz took to the court in anger once again this evening, and a very bolstered lineup looked as follows:
3. Van Pham
11. Magid Shehab (sub)
14. Nhan Nguyen
15. Brad Horton
16. Shane Johnston
17. Ahmed Ismail (check this) (sub)
18. Edward Williams (sub)
90. James Pham (gk)
We took on Team Green, who were big, and scary looking, and wearing Green Camo uniforms which were scary.
But that didn't stop Van Pham from drawing first blood soon after the game started - 1-0.
Green were given a penalty soon after, unfortunately, which was duly converted, but after some tussling, Brad Horton took us back into the lead with a shot their keeper couldn't hold onto; Bitheadz up 2-1.
We were unlucky to go back to 2-2 after a fantastic shot from one of Green's players from just inside Bitheadz' half, and a little after halftime came around. During the half, Bitheadz racked up 4 fouls, taking us dangerously close to penalty territory. Team Green by comparison, had none.
After the break, it didn't take long for both team's attempts at power play to tell, and Bitheadz conceded the fifth foul. It looked inevitable they would score, Green's penalty taker aiming for the top left corner but James Pham was up to the task, and pushed the ball out. The resulting corner amounted to nothing, and Bitheadz advanced, coming very close to scoring through Shane Johnston.
The second half was a veritable see-saw, as both teams pressed the point, the match became very end-to-end. Every time Green came forward, Bitheadz then countered, and so on. Some great shots came from both teams - Shane Johnston, Van Pham and Nhan Nguyen leading the way. Magid Shehab was instrumental in carrying the ball forward several times, Edward Williams got in the way of a few Green plays in defence, Ahmed Ismail was also a great ball winner.
But the next goal went to Green, another big strike from outside the box. 3-2. At kickoff, after this, something special happened. Edward Williams laid off to Van Pham from the centre, who then struck true with his second touch - 3-3.
Soon after, Shane Johnston's hard work paid off after a looping run saw him shrug off three defenders, and tuck the ball between the Green keeper's legs - Bitheadz up 4-3, 5 mins to play.
Bitheadz continued to press the advantage of having subs, frequently swapping players as soon as one of us got tired. The rotational policy seemed to be holding on, even getting several more shots close - Van Pham, Brad Horton and Nhan Nguyen all came agonisingly close; Shane Johnston and Edward Williams managed to get on target, only to be stopped by the Green keeper who was redoubling his efforts. Magid Shehab and Ahmed Ismail were both on hand to provide fresh legs, as well as Brad Horton, and the bench seemed to constantly rotate for the last several minutes of the match.
It took another wonder strike from Green from well outside the penalty zone to score to finish off the match, with about a minute left to play. Scores were 4-4. Some final desperate play from Bitheadz to restore the lead came and went, but it was all for naught, however, and the lads will need to wait another week for their first win.
Bitheadz FC 4 - 4 Team Green
Scorers for Bitheadz:
(2) Van Pham
(1) Brad Horton
(1) Shane Johnston
Well, Bitheadz took to the court in anger once again this evening, and a very bolstered lineup looked as follows:
3. Van Pham
11. Magid Shehab (sub)
14. Nhan Nguyen
15. Brad Horton
16. Shane Johnston
17. Ahmed Ismail (check this) (sub)
18. Edward Williams (sub)
90. James Pham (gk)
We took on Team Green, who were big, and scary looking, and wearing Green Camo uniforms which were scary.
But that didn't stop Van Pham from drawing first blood soon after the game started - 1-0.
Green were given a penalty soon after, unfortunately, which was duly converted, but after some tussling, Brad Horton took us back into the lead with a shot their keeper couldn't hold onto; Bitheadz up 2-1.
We were unlucky to go back to 2-2 after a fantastic shot from one of Green's players from just inside Bitheadz' half, and a little after halftime came around. During the half, Bitheadz racked up 4 fouls, taking us dangerously close to penalty territory. Team Green by comparison, had none.
After the break, it didn't take long for both team's attempts at power play to tell, and Bitheadz conceded the fifth foul. It looked inevitable they would score, Green's penalty taker aiming for the top left corner but James Pham was up to the task, and pushed the ball out. The resulting corner amounted to nothing, and Bitheadz advanced, coming very close to scoring through Shane Johnston.
The second half was a veritable see-saw, as both teams pressed the point, the match became very end-to-end. Every time Green came forward, Bitheadz then countered, and so on. Some great shots came from both teams - Shane Johnston, Van Pham and Nhan Nguyen leading the way. Magid Shehab was instrumental in carrying the ball forward several times, Edward Williams got in the way of a few Green plays in defence, Ahmed Ismail was also a great ball winner.
But the next goal went to Green, another big strike from outside the box. 3-2. At kickoff, after this, something special happened. Edward Williams laid off to Van Pham from the centre, who then struck true with his second touch - 3-3.
Soon after, Shane Johnston's hard work paid off after a looping run saw him shrug off three defenders, and tuck the ball between the Green keeper's legs - Bitheadz up 4-3, 5 mins to play.
Bitheadz continued to press the advantage of having subs, frequently swapping players as soon as one of us got tired. The rotational policy seemed to be holding on, even getting several more shots close - Van Pham, Brad Horton and Nhan Nguyen all came agonisingly close; Shane Johnston and Edward Williams managed to get on target, only to be stopped by the Green keeper who was redoubling his efforts. Magid Shehab and Ahmed Ismail were both on hand to provide fresh legs, as well as Brad Horton, and the bench seemed to constantly rotate for the last several minutes of the match.
It took another wonder strike from Green from well outside the penalty zone to score to finish off the match, with about a minute left to play. Scores were 4-4. Some final desperate play from Bitheadz to restore the lead came and went, but it was all for naught, however, and the lads will need to wait another week for their first win.
Bitheadz FC 4 - 4 Team Green
Scorers for Bitheadz:
(2) Van Pham
(1) Brad Horton
(1) Shane Johnston
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Match report - game 1, 25th March 2009
Last week, Bitheadz FC made it's debut on the field of battle in the Deakin Uni Mens C section of the Futsal competition - and a battle it certainly was!
The lineup for our first match was:
3. Van Pham
6. James Pham
14. Nhan Nguyen
18. Edward Williams
9. Brad Horton
11. Shane Johnston (sub)
We were taking on the explosive-sounding 8-man Bazooka Team, and although Bitheadz made a fair fist of it, we were quickly on the back foot, defending corners, kick-ins, and setpieces all over our own half. Before too long, 3 goals had been shot past us.
Just before halftime, a brief incident spiralled a little out of control, but a misunderstanding was quickly cleared up and both teams made friends again (helped by a fourth goal to Bazooka Team) - 4-0 at half time.
Bitheadz re-strategised during the break, and found a bit more success in the second half - choking off Bazooka's options and playing very hard, physical defence, we were able to win the ball several times. James Pham and Shane Johnston were both instrumental in getting forward movements happening, Nhan Nguyen and Edward Williams managing a couple of runs up either flank, and Brad Horton even put one in the back of the net, but unfortunately the goal was disallowed as he had shot from within the penalty-area.
However the physical play was beginning to get costly - fouls coughed up by Bitheadz resulted in more setpieces to defend, but we were holding steady in terms of those - it was now open play we were being hurt on. Bazooka were content to sit back and allow Bitheadz to stay forward, and nabbed us on the counter - and boy were they quick! They also had some very fluid passing play which they had held back on a little in the first half. It was, unfortunatley, very quickly 8-0.
We were awarded a penalty for a handball in their penalty-area, which Van Pham stepped up to take, however it was well kept out by the Bazooka keeper.
Just on full time, a 5th foul was committed by Bitheadz and a penalty awarded to Team Bazooka. Brad Horton manned up in goals, after another brief misunderstanding, and Bazooka took the shot straight into Brad's eager arms - Final score 8-0.
Thanks to all at Team Bazooka for the match, and of course well done on the effort for all Bitheadz FC - We'll get 'em next time fellas!
Our next match is Wednesday 1st April at 7:30 PM, on court 2 of the Gym. We'll be taking on The Parmas. Hope to see you all there!
The lineup for our first match was:
3. Van Pham
6. James Pham
14. Nhan Nguyen
18. Edward Williams
9. Brad Horton
11. Shane Johnston (sub)
We were taking on the explosive-sounding 8-man Bazooka Team, and although Bitheadz made a fair fist of it, we were quickly on the back foot, defending corners, kick-ins, and setpieces all over our own half. Before too long, 3 goals had been shot past us.
Just before halftime, a brief incident spiralled a little out of control, but a misunderstanding was quickly cleared up and both teams made friends again (helped by a fourth goal to Bazooka Team) - 4-0 at half time.
Bitheadz re-strategised during the break, and found a bit more success in the second half - choking off Bazooka's options and playing very hard, physical defence, we were able to win the ball several times. James Pham and Shane Johnston were both instrumental in getting forward movements happening, Nhan Nguyen and Edward Williams managing a couple of runs up either flank, and Brad Horton even put one in the back of the net, but unfortunately the goal was disallowed as he had shot from within the penalty-area.
However the physical play was beginning to get costly - fouls coughed up by Bitheadz resulted in more setpieces to defend, but we were holding steady in terms of those - it was now open play we were being hurt on. Bazooka were content to sit back and allow Bitheadz to stay forward, and nabbed us on the counter - and boy were they quick! They also had some very fluid passing play which they had held back on a little in the first half. It was, unfortunatley, very quickly 8-0.
We were awarded a penalty for a handball in their penalty-area, which Van Pham stepped up to take, however it was well kept out by the Bazooka keeper.
Just on full time, a 5th foul was committed by Bitheadz and a penalty awarded to Team Bazooka. Brad Horton manned up in goals, after another brief misunderstanding, and Bazooka took the shot straight into Brad's eager arms - Final score 8-0.
Thanks to all at Team Bazooka for the match, and of course well done on the effort for all Bitheadz FC - We'll get 'em next time fellas!
Our next match is Wednesday 1st April at 7:30 PM, on court 2 of the Gym. We'll be taking on The Parmas. Hope to see you all there!
Introducing Bitheadz FC
Hi all, welcome to Bitheadz FC!
We're a team of footballers who are playing futsal at Deakin Uni in Australia. We're made up of working stiffs, who're old and creaky, but still nuts about the game, and loving playing it.
Hoping later on to bring you player profiles, photos and the like, but will at the very least bring match reports your way :)
Bring on the season!
We're a team of footballers who are playing futsal at Deakin Uni in Australia. We're made up of working stiffs, who're old and creaky, but still nuts about the game, and loving playing it.
Hoping later on to bring you player profiles, photos and the like, but will at the very least bring match reports your way :)
Bring on the season!
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