Sunday, May 23, 2010
Thursday, May 20, 2010
a BIG notice
Supaya lebih maklum.
Okay for this saturday (22nd of May)
SENIORS training is CANCELLED
becauseee..
(it's clickable. xP)
a lot of seniors will be taking part =D
BUT BUT BUT
ladies and juniors training is ON
3-5p.m., PBSM
pls try to come:)
Okay for this saturday (22nd of May)
SENIORS training is CANCELLED
becauseee..
(it's clickable. xP)a lot of seniors will be taking part =D
BUT BUT BUT
ladies and juniors training is ON
3-5p.m., PBSM
pls try to come:)
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Closing Ceremony - In Pictures
Last year's dwarfs, this year's giants.
The entao emcee.
3rd = 300
First-timers Spearhead slithered their way to silver.
Gold medallists FireBRANDS.
PFL Div 2 '10 All-Star Team(L-R)
Tristan James (300), Forward
Daniel Tan (FireBRANDS), Forward
Daniel Boey (Spearhead), Centre
Ruben Lai (Spearhead), Defender
Amelia Lim (Trailblazers), Defender
Omprakash (300), Goalkeeper
Sheer delight.
Victory at long last.
Extended family group photo.
Final cheer for Div 2 to echo through Kompleks Sukan Balik Pulau.
Last briefing outside next to that soda cans dispenser thing.
Spoils of war, well-earned.
Not forgetting, celebratory dinner at Mizi on Sunday..
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2010 - FIREBRANDSSaturday, May 15, 2010
Vision into Reality
The last wall.As the last match in PFL Division 2 2010, fireBRANDS were up against Trailblazers. fireBRANDS being in the driving seat into being PFL Division 2 champions and a promotion to Division 1 in 2011 needed to secure it with a win against Trailblazers.
At 11.00am, referees blew the whistle to signal the last match for Division 2 2010. Sadly, one of our teammates wearing a wrong-numbered jersey led to a 2 minute bench-penalty.
Besides that unfortunate incident, fireBRANDS started off with a bang when team captain, Gary penetrated through the defense of Trailblazers in the first few minutes of the first half. A quick goal had put fireBRANDS in the limelight for a first trophy since entering Division 2 in 2009. Time passed, lines after lines, players after players played on that green court.
Trailblazers' defense was really up-tight. Seniors took shots after shots to bring the ball into the goal posts were to no avail. The opponents box-play had really made the seniors a tough time scoring. When the opponents called for a time-out, a new strategy had to be established. Hence, luring them out from the box was the only way to score.
As we managed to play our strategy right, goals were scored. Most of the time during the game, the opponents were like the Great Wall of China trying to protect their country or a.k.a. goal posts from the Mongolian invaders a.k.a. fireBRANDS. Kudos to Trailblazers for keeping all of the seniors at bay.
Into the second half, it was much of a one-sided game when the seniors were playing in the offensive zone. On a few occasions, Trailblazers' managed to steal the ball from us and went down to the seniors zone for a shot. Our goalkeeper, Nicholas Choong saved a goal to keep a clean sheet record for today's match.
As the 20 minutes was up, fireBRANDS emerged as champions of Division 2 2010. With no doubt, the vision of fireBRANDS became a reality. Through HARDWORK and DETERMINATION brings a fruitful outcome.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Broken Rifles
The final day of war beckoned and Patriots once again took up their rifles to war against Spearhead. The medal outcome for themselves was obvious but the scoreline and the journey weren't so all Patriots could hope for was a slim margin and to throw some dirt at what would be Spearhead's clean sheet; and maybe even to defy all odds and give Frontliners the silver.
Prep.
Final prep.
Prep.
Final prep.Warming-up for the last time, both teams geared up physically and mentally to make the best of their last match.
Sound the battle horn, and cue the cheers:
PATRIOTS!!!
Who are we?! SPEARHEAD!!!
The whistle blew and war commenced.
Possession was, as expected, at a low for Patriots. Spearhead controlled the most part of the game. This provided a yawning gap between SoTs for both teams. While Spearhead pushed forward with passes and teamplay, all Patriots could hope for was to counterattack once their opponents took a shot at their goal.
Unfortunately Patriots' defence was shaky and this gave Spearhead numerous opportunities to get past the said defence. The defensive errors made by Patriots were costly as a few goals even looked gifted, with wrapping, ribbon and all. However credit must be given to keeper Joyce who had nerves of steel even when her team may have been letting her down.
Nevertheless Patriots did the best they could in fending off the onslaughts. Frequently under fire, they eventually got a decent hold at beefing up their defence. The forwards launched a few strikes of their own but none managed to bear fruit due to lack of support.
Jesher double-teamed in front of the goal.
How the other side looked like.
Tragically Patriots were fighting with broken rifles so all they could use were bayonets (means those pointy sharp things protruding out from above the rifle's barrel). Bayonets against spears, obviously the spears had the upper hand. But good effort; well done to both teams:)
On a brighter note:
All in all Patriots' campaign was actually better than expected as they kept themselves out of last spot. Come next year we'll definitely see a better chance of acquiring a medal as their compatriots, FireBRANDS move up to Division One.
*photo credits to Kew Pei Li of Frontliners
PATRIOTS!!!
Who are we?! SPEARHEAD!!!The whistle blew and war commenced.
Possession was, as expected, at a low for Patriots. Spearhead controlled the most part of the game. This provided a yawning gap between SoTs for both teams. While Spearhead pushed forward with passes and teamplay, all Patriots could hope for was to counterattack once their opponents took a shot at their goal.
Unfortunately Patriots' defence was shaky and this gave Spearhead numerous opportunities to get past the said defence. The defensive errors made by Patriots were costly as a few goals even looked gifted, with wrapping, ribbon and all. However credit must be given to keeper Joyce who had nerves of steel even when her team may have been letting her down.
Nevertheless Patriots did the best they could in fending off the onslaughts. Frequently under fire, they eventually got a decent hold at beefing up their defence. The forwards launched a few strikes of their own but none managed to bear fruit due to lack of support.
Jesher double-teamed in front of the goal.
How the other side looked like.The contrast was stark as Joyce was kept tense most of the time, while Syahmi had plenty of time to relax. However one-sided the game was, Patriots fought on till the final whistle.
Helpless but to watch.
11-0 to Spearhead. Brotherly retribution for Trailblazers' defeat, perhaps?
Helpless but to watch.11-0 to Spearhead. Brotherly retribution for Trailblazers' defeat, perhaps?
On a brighter note:
All in all Patriots' campaign was actually better than expected as they kept themselves out of last spot. Come next year we'll definitely see a better chance of acquiring a medal as their compatriots, FireBRANDS move up to Division One.
*photo credits to Kew Pei Li of Frontliners
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
fireBRANDS Celebration Dinner
Yes, Penang Floorball League Division 2 2010 is over. Yes, we're not going to Balik Pulau for matches again...for now. Yes, we've got our goals accomplished. but... NO, we haven't enjoy our accomplished goals just yet. Therefore, we're going to have a celebration dinner this weekend!
Date : 16th May 2010 (Sunday)
Time : 7.00pm
Venue : Mizi Bistro (New World Park)
What to bring : YOURSELF and RM 25
So, come on down and celebrate our successful year in Division 2 2010. Your attendance is much needed, the more the merrier, right? :)
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Complacency against Determination
Firebrands vs Firebrands Patriots [ 10-1 ]
by Daniel Tan #5
On paper, the defeat to firebrands was inevitable. Secured in 1st place on the league table, Firebrands saw ourselves another victory against our juniors-perhaps too over confident? But how do you measure victory? On the score board it was 10-1 by the end of the second half but ultimately it was Patriots who were the winners for the match by displaying sheer determination and a never say die attitude although trailing by a somewhat large margin-if you do not take into account the score. Although outmuscled by our team, patriots kept on pushing hard by maintaining defensive gameplay and had often cause our lines to lose momentum in team play. Being in the Firebrands team, it was a disappointing outing for us as our defensive play was loose in the first half which saw Donovan slotting in a goal for Patriots. However, after team talks from Coach Jason at half time, we began to put into practice the gameplay learnt during training and had managed to perform better during the second half. Comfortable win for us Firebrands? NOT.
First half.
The whistle was blown and it was showtime. A derby. Firebrands had higher percentage of possesion compared to Patriots. However, the eagerness to score and the lack of team play saw no breakthrough for Firebrands in the first few minutes of the game. One would imagine the score line with a few goals by the fifth minute but Patriots took things to the other end of the spectrum by playing hard and never allowing Firebrands to fire shots from the goal mouth. Finally, a pass by captain Gary to Indy who unleashed a drag shot from the left side of the court saw the ball zooming pass Patriots keeper, Joyce Lim. 1-0. Sarah Khoo from Patriots almost scored a goal and possibly a tie for her side when a defensive blunder by the defenders allowed the centre to be open for Patriots' Chan Per Yue to carry the ball forward and Sarah having been in a rather strategic position only had to fire a shot towards the goal but clear vision, calmness and quick reflexes by Firebrands goalie, Nicholas Choong, had beautifully saved the what could have been a nice goal by Sarah.
Firebrands continued to control possesion of the ball and had taken a few shots on target but goalie Joyce was up to the task by saving the shots taken far from the goal mouth. The time was 9 minutes and 15 seconds when a missed pass by Joyce to Patriots defender Jesher Lim gave me the opportunity to score and bring the score to 2-0.
Firebrands forward Zephaniah then slotted in another goal after a time out was called by Patriots official, Alex, and the score was 3-0.
15.35, a long and goal-less drought and finally Steven Ong brought the score line to a 4-0 lead by
releasing a drag shot towards goalie Joyce.
Towards the end of the first half, Firebrands kept a steady tempo by controlling the ball outside the box-as adviced by Coach Jason. Playing a slow paced game then gave Firebrands Loh Vern Sern who scored his first goal for Firebrands by releasing a slap shot after a pass by yours trully.
5 goals in the first half. Time to relax? NOT! Towards the dying minutes of the first half, Patriots' Donovan who bears a jersey with the name Donova because of a printing mistake managed to score a goal for Patriots with his signature solo effort and release of a wicked slap shot towards the goal. From the sidelines, we could only watch as Patriots celebrate a hardworking effort. Nevertheless, we were so proud of you guys!
Half time from Firebrands point of view.
"Always respect your opponent regardless of who they are" -Coach Jason.
lesson learnt.
Second half.
Second half saw a rather convincing start for Firebrands as there were faster and quicker releases and more shots towards goal. Within a minute and a few seconds, Captain Gary scored another goal via drag shot. 1.15 into the second quarter, 6-1.
Seconds after the goal by Captain Gary was scored, a combo from Andrew Chan and Sherwynd then brought the score up to 7-1. Patriots still kept pushing on despite the goals scored by firebrands. Patriots' Per Yue, Shaun and Joshua had many times managed to break through the centre contributed by steals. However Firebrands defenders had outrun the juniors and managed to prevent another shot on target.
Indy Toh then managed to bring the score up to 10-1 by scoring 3 goals for Firebrands, all assisted by Sherwynd. One in the 3rd minute while another in the 12th and 16th minute. Indy's effort in offensive play rewarded him with a hat-trick.
Conclusion.
There are times when you will face a giant and there are times when you will be the giant. How you play and how you win it will be the difference between champions and just winners on the scoreboard.
Good job to all Firebrands and Patriots' players! I love you guys.
by Daniel Tan #5
On paper, the defeat to firebrands was inevitable. Secured in 1st place on the league table, Firebrands saw ourselves another victory against our juniors-perhaps too over confident? But how do you measure victory? On the score board it was 10-1 by the end of the second half but ultimately it was Patriots who were the winners for the match by displaying sheer determination and a never say die attitude although trailing by a somewhat large margin-if you do not take into account the score. Although outmuscled by our team, patriots kept on pushing hard by maintaining defensive gameplay and had often cause our lines to lose momentum in team play. Being in the Firebrands team, it was a disappointing outing for us as our defensive play was loose in the first half which saw Donovan slotting in a goal for Patriots. However, after team talks from Coach Jason at half time, we began to put into practice the gameplay learnt during training and had managed to perform better during the second half. Comfortable win for us Firebrands? NOT.
First half.
The whistle was blown and it was showtime. A derby. Firebrands had higher percentage of possesion compared to Patriots. However, the eagerness to score and the lack of team play saw no breakthrough for Firebrands in the first few minutes of the game. One would imagine the score line with a few goals by the fifth minute but Patriots took things to the other end of the spectrum by playing hard and never allowing Firebrands to fire shots from the goal mouth. Finally, a pass by captain Gary to Indy who unleashed a drag shot from the left side of the court saw the ball zooming pass Patriots keeper, Joyce Lim. 1-0. Sarah Khoo from Patriots almost scored a goal and possibly a tie for her side when a defensive blunder by the defenders allowed the centre to be open for Patriots' Chan Per Yue to carry the ball forward and Sarah having been in a rather strategic position only had to fire a shot towards the goal but clear vision, calmness and quick reflexes by Firebrands goalie, Nicholas Choong, had beautifully saved the what could have been a nice goal by Sarah.
Firebrands continued to control possesion of the ball and had taken a few shots on target but goalie Joyce was up to the task by saving the shots taken far from the goal mouth. The time was 9 minutes and 15 seconds when a missed pass by Joyce to Patriots defender Jesher Lim gave me the opportunity to score and bring the score to 2-0.
Firebrands forward Zephaniah then slotted in another goal after a time out was called by Patriots official, Alex, and the score was 3-0.
15.35, a long and goal-less drought and finally Steven Ong brought the score line to a 4-0 lead by
releasing a drag shot towards goalie Joyce.
Towards the end of the first half, Firebrands kept a steady tempo by controlling the ball outside the box-as adviced by Coach Jason. Playing a slow paced game then gave Firebrands Loh Vern Sern who scored his first goal for Firebrands by releasing a slap shot after a pass by yours trully.
5 goals in the first half. Time to relax? NOT! Towards the dying minutes of the first half, Patriots' Donovan who bears a jersey with the name Donova because of a printing mistake managed to score a goal for Patriots with his signature solo effort and release of a wicked slap shot towards the goal. From the sidelines, we could only watch as Patriots celebrate a hardworking effort. Nevertheless, we were so proud of you guys!
Half time from Firebrands point of view.
"Always respect your opponent regardless of who they are" -Coach Jason.
lesson learnt.
Second half.
Second half saw a rather convincing start for Firebrands as there were faster and quicker releases and more shots towards goal. Within a minute and a few seconds, Captain Gary scored another goal via drag shot. 1.15 into the second quarter, 6-1.
Seconds after the goal by Captain Gary was scored, a combo from Andrew Chan and Sherwynd then brought the score up to 7-1. Patriots still kept pushing on despite the goals scored by firebrands. Patriots' Per Yue, Shaun and Joshua had many times managed to break through the centre contributed by steals. However Firebrands defenders had outrun the juniors and managed to prevent another shot on target.
Indy Toh then managed to bring the score up to 10-1 by scoring 3 goals for Firebrands, all assisted by Sherwynd. One in the 3rd minute while another in the 12th and 16th minute. Indy's effort in offensive play rewarded him with a hat-trick.
Conclusion.
There are times when you will face a giant and there are times when you will be the giant. How you play and how you win it will be the difference between champions and just winners on the scoreboard.
Good job to all Firebrands and Patriots' players! I love you guys.
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