Amigo's and Amiga's,

The heat is back and we experienced an early taste of summer in Shanghai last Sunday ! Over 30 degrees and still our teams managed to score 23 goals in three games which is a record for this season ! All teams were having one minute silence before the game as we were sadly informed by ERS that their friend and sponsor suddenly passed away by a heart attack. We wish all players and friends of ERS strength and support in these difficult times.

Super 48 - ERS 1-11 ERS showed great team spirit and courage on the field and it was not easy for Super 48 who are now confirmed ending in the bottom of the SPL. However we have good news for Super 48 as well as they are leading our Fair Play Competition with only one yellow card throughout the whole season!

Galacticos - Flamenkos 1-4 The game was too important for the Flamenkos to lose points as they could close the gap with the Lions to two points only. That determination took the galacticos by surprise and they found themselves trailing 0-2 after 15 minutes. On a positive note the Galacticos had 18 players coming out for the game and in my opinion they have the best promising young squad of our league. They need a little bit more luck as well a bit more of leadership during the games. Flamenkos will be off to a 7 aside tournament in Bali in preparation of their Championships clash versus the Lions on May 22. Ticket for that game are selling faster than the I-Pads or the "White" I-Phones so pls hurry to book yours !

Hard Days Night - Japan 3-3  20 Minutes before kick off there were 20 Japanese players busy with their stretching exercises and only three HDN players were there.  But maybe the Japanese players overdid the warming up in the sizzling heat and were 2-0 behind in the first 5 minutes. Second half was great spectacle especially if you would favor Japan as they made a great come back ! Fitness level was playing a vital role especially towards the end HDN was struggling.
Japan took a 2-3 lead but in the very last minute had to share the points which in the end everybody could live on with !

This coming Sunday it will be hot again with over 30 degrees so drink a lot of warter before the games and a lot of ice cold beers after the games !

10.00 PM Japan - ERS Both teams will need a win to move out of the lower end of the SPL only one point differences between the two.  Small detail is that all the older Japanese players will participate in an all Japan soccer tournament in Taiwan this weekend. So ERS will face the young and fast ones only....!!

12.00 Super 48 - Hard Day Night Confirmed ending in the bottom Super might play freely and could cause an upset or ??

14.00 Pistolera Bulls - Galacticos Bulls have not played for a while so lets see if they still remember how to play !

Enjoy the heat and the final rounds of the SPL !

Cheers Freek SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee !