Championship race not over yet! 04/20/2010
Amigo's and Amiga's, Last Sunday for the first time we got less rain than predicted ! It was a perfect day to be out in Green City and play our beloved sport. We had loads of goals (29 !!) and even a new SPL record in our history books. Four games and only three yellow cards is a clear sign of "Fair Play". Japan - Lions 2-2 The BIG game of the weekend. Japan never been in this position was eager to finish the Lions off. The Lions looked crippled as they could barely field 11 players due to injuries and lets blame the rest on the Iceland Volcano. Within five minutes Japan took the lead but the Lions fought back with two goals from Big M who left the pitch after half an hour with a shoulder injury. Japan got another goal and the Lions were looking tired versus the 30 Japanese players. However in the second half the Lions got a goal disallowed and hit the post. Japan had a dangerous header from the smallest and fastest player on the Pitch but Nicolas saved it. So both teams had to settle for a draw and will have to battle it out for the SPL Championship in the remaining 5 games ! Dulwich - Flamenkos 5-6 While I was enjoying an ice cold beer at Latina's I noticed something was going on at the field. Goal another goal another goal, goal goal goal.....everytime I looked I saw a goal. First half score 6-4 an absolute SPL record ! For Dulwich it was a painfull day as they were trailing from the first whistle 0-3 down in five minutes. Flamenkos had lost 6-5 to the Galacticos this season and that bad experience helped them not to let that happen again this time. Bulls - ERS 0-4 Bilgins orders of elimination of the opponent were not executed. Rumours were that he was sipping champagne at the Formula 1 instead and the Bulls without the Boss looked un-inspired. The French Friends were happy to take advantage of it and took three valuable points. Super 48 - Galacticos 0-10 Daniele got her third goal of the season and the Galacticos enjoyed the afternoon as they got almost all their players on the score sheet ! This coming Sunday we can experience the end of the winter and a perfect Spring day in Shanghai ! Four pure entertaining games on the menu ! Good time to bring your Grandmothers and Ayis and Girlfriends to the field and show them our skills ! 9.30 Galacticos - Bulls Watch out for Bilgin's action but can he stop the Galacticos winning streak ? 11.30 Japan - Flamenkos The Lions lost against the Flamenkos. Was that an accident or are the Flamenkos that good ? 13.30 ERS - Lions How many French players will there be on the pitch ? 15.30 Hawks - Dulwich Only a win for Dulwich will wash away their frustration of the last two games but can they do it versus the rested Hawks ? See you all on a Sunny Sunday ! Cheers Freek SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee ! Amigo's and Amiga's, Looking outside the window its hard to imagine that Spring has arrived in Shanghai. Its Windy Cold Rainy and Grey and I have no explanation for it but believe that it has to do with the fact that the Expo will open on May the 1st and the Chinese have "manipulated" the weather / I bet you know the sky is crystal blue starting on May the first ! It did bring a special memorable Sunday for the SPL teams as it was raining on Sunday but the Pitch was in Top Notch condition and we could play all our four games ! Flamenkos - Lions 2-8 It was the first Semi-Cup-Final ! Both teams were well motivated. Lions didn't want to lose twice against the same team and the Flamenkos wanted to keep their unbeaten record in 2010 ! Not sure whether the fact that "el classico" took place the night before was part of the reason some of the Spanish players were missing and that might have been the reason of the rather large victory of the Lions. First half was 1-4 and the second half was 1-4 ! Lions will face either the Dulwich or the Galacticos in the final later this season. Dulwich - Japan 2-3 Typical "UK" Weather should have given the home side a big advantage however before they new it they were 2-0 down. Second half however it was Dulwich who controlled the game and Japan decided to sit out the game it almost cost them dearly as Dulwich leveled 2-2 and only 5 minutes before the end there was an unlucky handball due to the wet pitch which was in the box. Japan converted and knew that they were very very lucky this game. Dulwich could have easily gotten more out of this game if they would have spend less time arguing with the referee and focus more on the finishing ! Bulls-Galacticos 1-1 Bilgin escaped Shanghai knowing the rain was coming but the field condition was too good to let go this weekend. So several text message later it was good to see Bilgin at the side-line shouting at his players who were 1-0 down. Galacticos thought they made it but another last minute penalty forced them to share the points. ERS - Super 48 5-0 As rain intensity was getting worse and worse we made a last minute decision to play or not to play ! For the Honqiao players among us luckily we could play. Think both teams were happy with the score ERS got a win and Super didn't lose double digit ! Next Sunday we have another "Full Program" with rain in the forecast so we will stay alert ! 9.30 Lions - Japan Massive game as these two teams or going for the SPL Championship this season and cannot afford to lose. 11.30 Flamenkos - Dulwich Two teams in form and aiming the third position this season. 13.30 E-Rouge-Bulls After Bilgin hammered his team mates in public on the site we can see whether the psychological war fare will have an impact or not. 15.30 Super 48 - Galacticos Formula 1 is back in town is the "Hamilton" effect over or it will give Super 48 their first win ! A gentle reminder to everybody on the Pitch and in the Clubhouse you are not allowed to smoke ! Smoke Outside ! We wish everybody Great Games and a lot of Goals and hopefully no rain this time ! See you all on Sunday ! / Cheers Freek / SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee ! Amigo's and Amiga's, Well for the lucky ones who had a game this Sunday the weather couldn't be better 15 degrees and a blue sky ! Thanks to the hard work of Adam our grass-master the field is in perfect condition as well ! Believe it or not Eastern is around the corner and we can look for some century eggs ! This means that the SPL competition will heat up and the teams will go all out to score points and write SPL glory ! Hawks - E-Rouge 5-0 Mr Romilson was in good form and was a permanent threat to the French defense ! He added 3 goals to his tally and is now the number two SPL top scorer with 13 goals right after Alex of the Flamenkos who has 16 goals. E-Rouge tried hard during the game but were lacking the finishing power in front of goal in order to match the Hawks! Bulls - Super 48 15-1 Please check out Bilgins blog on the under teams Bulls ! He ordered his team to destruct Super 48. With Bilgin not being in Shanghai it looked like the Bulls were revived and were executing the Boss order's ! 15-1 victory is the highest score ever in the SPL ! We can call it an off day for our Japanese friends but they got the consolidation goal ! On april 11th we have a four game schedule which is a perfect occasion to come out and watch the action "life" by yourself with family and friends ! 9.30 Lions - Flamenkos (semi-cup SPL final) Lions will be motivated to get into the SPL cup final because of last years "great train robbery" by the Galacticos, while Flamenkos will be trying their best to repeat the result of last fixture vs Lions. 11.30 Dulwich - Japan Who can take points from the Japanese as they have not lost any games this season ! Are they too fast and too many ? Its up to Dulwich to give us the answer ! 13.30 Galacticos - Bulls Piece of advice to the Galacticos check out Bilgins Blog before the game so that you know the strategy upfront ! 15.30 Super - E-rouge I am sure the French would be glad to celebrate a victory with an ice cold beer after the game ! Super can they surprise all of us ?? See you all 11th April on a Sunny Sunday in Green City ! Cheers Freek / SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee ! SPL heating up, just like Shanghai weather 03/22/2010
Amigo's and Amiga's, Spring is around the corner and we all know that this will be the best time to play soccer in Shanghai ! The Competition is heating up with Japan and the Lions battling for the Title and two heavy Semi-Cup Finals ahead of us ! We have the Worldcup Fiesta confirmed on the 20th of June and that will be one of our biggest events ever so we are glad to announce that all the SPL teams will be part of it ! We had three league games this Sunday with a total of 23 goals ! Dulwich - Galacticos 5-3 It looked like a Premier League Match two teams fighting for glory. Excellent refereed by Kevin it was the Galacticos who were missing their "birthday-boy" Captain Ned as he was still celebrating the fact that he just turned 40, who scored three times in the first 20 minutes of the game. Daniel who already wrote SPL history by being the first Girl to score in the SPL added one more thunder ball free kick to her tally ! That was enough for Dulwich who after the tea break came back as if the game never started and step by step started to demolish the Galacticos defense. A great come back resulting in 5 goals and it could have been more and three points. Flamenkos - Bulls 6-0 Indeed its better not to let Spanish players play against Bulls as they were ready to kill. Flamenkos after beating the Lions are running on a high and are well motivated to keep their winning 2010 record ! Super 48 - Lions 0-9 First half was interesting to watch as the Super 48 defense was buried in the 16 m box and whatever the Lions tried they couldn't find the net / Lions even had to put their captain as striker to break the ice and it helped as they got the first goal. Second half the Lions were motivated to get a better goal difference than Japan and they needed 9 goals. That's what they got in the end ! We have two games this Sunday : 11.00 E-Rouge - Hawks 13.00 Bulls - Super 48 All the teams will need the points so pls come out and watch the games ! Captains as you noticed we have a great addition to our website " the "Team News" It makes are SPL alive and kicking please add your team news on the side ! You can contact Frederick and he can educated you how to post it ! See you all on Sunday Spring Day ! Cheers Freek / SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee ! Japan firmly in the lead, lions tamed? 03/14/2010
Has the decision in the Shanghai premier league been made this weekend? Who's to say... but Japan surely seems on the right track to the title, while the Lions have suffered a setback. See the drama unfold over the next weeks! Galacticos 1 - 8 Japan With their trademark Tsunami style Japan FC have washed away the Galacticos. And Japan has now taken a 3 point lead over the Lions. Who will stop them? Who will hold this blue wave from snatching the title? Flamenkos 3 - 2 Lions The lions were missing their coach Freek and their target man Michael. This resulted in an unlionlike performance in the first half. But don't underestimate the part the Flamenkos played! They are deadly efficient and scored 2 goals out of 2 corner kicks in the first half. The second half saw the Lions waking up and they came roaring to the attack, scoring 2 goals to equalize early on. They took charge of the game, but the Flamenkos goalie played a great match and preventi them from scoring further. Thus it came to be that with 5 minutes to go, Flamenkos had another corner kick and again they scored. Coming up in the SPL on Sunday March 21: 11.00 Dulwich - Galacticos The Galacticos will surely be looking to get their game back in track, while Dulwich have not seen action for quite some time now. This should be an equal game, so there will be suspense guaranteed! 13.00 Flamenkos - Bulls Flamenkos are still unbeaten in 2010. Will they be able to continue that winning streak? Or will they strike out against the Bulls? Last game ended in a 3-3 draw, so lots of goals are to be expected from these 2 well scoring teams... 15.00 Super 48 - Lions After the defeat of yesterday, Lions captain Freek is coming back from USA just in time to take charge of his team. Trailing 3 points to Japan, he doesn't want to take any risk. For Super 48 could just as well deliver the surprise of the season! See you all out there on the pitch! Frederik - on behalf of SPL Committee Hot news! (or cold shower?) 03/05/2010
Tomorrow - Sunday March 7 - games are postponed. Those who'd still like to come are most welcome to try some other sports... SPL cup fever hits Green City! 03/02/2010
Amigo's and Amiga's, Finally we were back into action after the Chinese New Years Celebrations. Its good to see all our friends competing again with a fair-played spirit. Interesting to see that the Chinese Soccer League is currently under scrutiny and several clubs and officials have been detained and fined. Its seems almost every game have been fixed and one scandal after the other is coming out. I believe the SPL could be a role model for them as since we exist we have been free from scandals, or are we missing something ?? I saw Kevin our referee recently running around with a brand new fake rolex !! We had 4 quarter finals of the SPL Cup on Sunday : ERS - Flamenkos 0-2 Flamenkos were missing their Spanish topscores that's why it was a bit more difficult to score. ERS for a long part was still in the game but as well missed the finishing touch in front of goal. Hawks - Dulwich 3-6 I noticed that Dulwich are trying to copy the Japanese style by having several players showing up one hour before the game and they were doing a serious warming up ! It seemed to help them as a solid performance secured them a semi final spot. Hawks are still trying to rebuild their team and I am sure they will get back into winning mode soon. Japan - Lions 0-4 Lions played a tactical game whereas they decided to play deep with only one front man. The result was that Japan couldn't counter attack as this is their strongest weapon. The game was slowed down pace but Lions were deadly in front of the goal ! Bulls - Galacticos 4-6 Both teams were going for the win with attacking football. Unfortunately the game ended in 2-2 so the winner had to be decided by penalties. Galacticos Goalie Chris had bought a new shirt which was so bright that it surely must have influenced the Bulls penalty takers as they missed a few. Also check the 'galacticos page' under teams for a report from their perspective. This coming Sunday we have two massive semi-finals of the SPL Cup don't miss the action and come out and watch the games. The weather for now is still lousy with 8 degrees and on and off rains, but they say Sunday will be dry, lets hope so ! 10.00 Flamenkos - Lions 12.00 Japan - High school team (friendly) 14.00 Galacticos - Dulwich Enjoy the Cup Games ! Cheers Freek SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee ! Amigo's and Amiga's, Last Sunday our "Broom Lady" went missing as our Cup games were cancelled because of the rains ! However we will have our SPL Cup quarter final now scheduled on 28th of February, weather permitted of course ! 9.30 Flamenkos - ERS 11.15 Japan - Lions 13.00 Dulwich - Hawks 14.45 Galacticos - Bulls Before we are heading into Chinese New Year celebrations, would like to share with you some of the Fengshui Master predictions for 2010, the year of the Metal Tiger ! Tiger Woods will have a rocky year ahead of him because actually he is not a tiger but a rabbit as per the Chinese Astrology. Last time we had a "Metal Tiger Year" it was 1950 and that was the time of the Korean war, the masters predict more violence in 2010 and difficult times for Korea. Geographically the best places to be in the Tiger Metal year will be China / Japan / Canada and Australia. Worst place are India / Africa and South-America as well Thailand / Indonesia / Philippines. There will be a rise of conflicts in 2010 and the key words will be Drama, Intensity, Change and Travel. Natural disasters will strike esp floodings as water is on top of the earth this year ! Overall there will be an economic recovery but it will be a choppy ride with steep falls and sharp increases ! Unlikely that in the year of the Tiger the Lions will be Champion of the SPL ! SPl will be a bench mark of harmony and will be a show-case and role-model of how to run a league in China in 2010 and we will be exempted of conflicts ! SPL will set an all time record of Goals in 2010 and will increase the number of teams for next season ! Looks like we are in the right place at the right time ! Enjoy the "Long" Holiday and we see you all back in the year of the "Metal Tiger" ! Cheers Freek / SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee SPL thanks Shao Ching Niang 02/02/2010
Amigo's and Amiga's, You will wonder who on earth is Sao Ching Niang....? Well actually she is not on earth as she is a famous Chinese Godess in charge of the weather. She is nick named the "Broom Lady" as she uses a broom to move clouds whenever there is a big occasion, like the Beijing Olympic games for instance ! Well Saturday night it was raining and with a full 4 games program on Sunday I knew we could be in a bit of trouble. Luckily ms Sao helped us out as exactly at 9.00 AM the rain stopped and the games could go on as planned. In the evening its started to rain again, all I could do was look up and smile to Shao Ching who was waiving with her broom ! Flamenkos - Super 48 7-1 This was a SPL Cup qualification game which was a good warming up for the Flamenkos. Hans commented after the game that Super 48 was playing decent football, keeping apace with flamenkos for a good 20 minutes, even making them a little nervous, which indeed is good to see that they are improving week by week ! Hawks - Galacticos 6-1 I received a text message from the Galacticos Manager/Captain Ned at 3.00 AM in the morning. "Iassume the games are off tomorrow right" ? Think half of his team got stuck in the nightlife and never made it to the pitch ! Still the ones who made it had a good game of football. Dulwich - Bulls 1-0 Bulls were low on numbers as well and Dulwich was at full strength. Very even game in the first half 0-0. Second half Dulwich had more energy and power so actually they wasted quite a few good opportunities but managed to score one which gave them all three points. Japan - ERS 8-4 Very entertaining game ERS decided to attack in full style which resulted in quite a spectacle. Goals everywhere and the first half score was even with 2-2. In the second half ERS had their defense exposed a few times and that's dangerous vs Japan esp when our French Friends were running out of battery.....! On a positive note no other team managed to score 4 goals against Japan this season who are now top of the SPL equal on points and goals with the Lions ! Right before the start of the year of the Tiger we will have our SPL quarter finals on 7th of February. As these are outright Cup ties I don't dare to make predictions and would recommend everybody to come and see for themselves ! 9.30 AM Flamenkos - ERS 11.15 PM Japan - Lions 13.00 PM Dulwich - Hawks 14.45 PM Galacticos - Bulls The weather forecast calls for rain but hopefully we can count on Sao Ching's broom again ! Cheers Freek / SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee Fairplay at SPL: Card-less Sunday... 01/25/2010
Amigo’s and Amiga’s, We are happy to see that the Fairplay is back at the SPL ! The above picture taken by ERS was a nice gesture and appreciated by everybody. This Sunday was “cardless” which of course is always a positive sign as well ! ERS – Super 48 5-0 We cannot deny it anymore as Super 48 is clearly stronger in 2010, the days of double digit losses are over for them, however the three points were very welcome to the French Red Stars as they struggle this year to win games. Flamenkos – Hawks 6-0 Andrea struggled to get a team out and flamenkos came out with full force hungry for points and goals. Lions – Galacticos 6-0 Lions were more hungry to win and 2 goals from Big Michael within the first 5 minutes set the tone for the rest of the game. Both teams enjoyed the ice cold beers at Latina after the the game and Lions are back on top of the SPL. This coming Sunday we will have a full four games program. Weather forecast calls for some rain so pls keep an eye on the weather ! Ps note the new times for this weekend ! 9.30 AM Flamenkos – Super 48 The winner of this game will be allowed to enter the Cup Competition next week the loser will have a bye next week ! 11.15 AM Galacticos – Hawks Galacticos lost two in a row now and would like to get that winning feeling back and for the Hawks it will all depend whether they can field enough players. 13.00 PM Dulwich – Bulls First game of the Dulwich in 2010 and a big one as the Bulls are strong this year: expect a lot of goals in this game. 15.00 PM E-Rouge – Japan Last year around the same time ERS beat Japan 5-2 one of their best victories. Will history repeat? Come and see it for yourself. See you all on Sunday ! Cheers Freek / SPL President on behalf of the SPL Committee ! |








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