SO K K ER Z O NE ISSUE 2 - D e ce m be r 11 to D e ce m be r 18, 2007
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From th e be nch : goal k e e pe rs Th e Goalke e pe r H e ´s one of th e m os tforgotte n guys from th e te am , pe ople only re m e m be rs h im w h e n h e m ak e s a big m is tak e , or atth e fe w cas e s w h e n h e k e e ps a s ung goalw ith a m iraculous s aving. H ow e ve r, h e is one of th e pillars of any te am , be caus e , e ve n th ough h is w ork is us ually fe w ack now ledge d and routinis h , th e finalvictory de pe nds m ainly on h im . From th e be nch you can analyze th e m de e ply, and th e s e are th e principaltype s of goalke e pe rs I h ave be e n able to see: Th e ugl y: H e is s o incre dibly ugly th atth e s trik e rs re m ain lik e h ypnotize d afte r s e e ing h im , th e y can´tbe lie ve th atuns igh tline s s can be pos s ible, s o th e y k e e p on running w ith th e ball forge tting to k ick it, s o cons e q ue ntly th e balls re ach e s th e goalke e pe r, w h o w ith outany problem tak e s th e ball,w ith th e de s pe ration of th e nam e d s trik e r. O k , as m uch ugly as you w ant, butw ith a pe rce ntage of s ave d balls w h ich s o one s w ould lik e to. Cos t: 0€, th e y are in th e te am w h e n you re ce ive it. Be tw e e n 1 and 2 m illion to th e rival couch , w h o ce rtainly dis m is s e s h is s trik e r atth e e nd of th e m atch . Th e k ind : H e can´tavoid it, it´s allin h is blood, h e is a k ind guy, and h e can´ts e e oth e rs to s uffe r, s o, s om e tim e s , ins te ad of tak ing th e ball,h e lets itfallon h is fe e t, and w aits patie ntly untilth e rivalarrive s to pus h th e ballw h ich it´s s e ttled above th e goalline . Th e problem is th atth e e ncourage m e ntproduce d to th e s trik e r is norm ally e q ualto th e angrine s s of th e local coach . Cos t: R ouding th e 20.000€, de pe nding on th e tim e th e y s pe ntin th e juniors . 500€th e am bulance and re anim ation caus e d by th e m e dicaltre atm e ntof th e pre s ide ntof th e club. Th e Je d i: Allis los t, h e m is s e d trying to ge tth e ballbe fore th e rivalforw ard and now th e a rivals trik e r h as tak e n th e balland h as k ick e d ins ide th e lone ly goal.Th e goalke e pe r w ill ne ve r arrive in tim e , th e crow d s tarts to s h out`goal!´, and th e n... Th e balls tops m agically lik e if th e re w e re an invis ible w allatth e goalline . Le t´s h ope th atYoda ne ve r re alize s th at h is appre ntice s us e th e Force for th atth ings … Cos t: Approxim ate ly 500.000€th e goalke e pe r. Notm ore th an 250€th e s cre e n of your rival, be caus e th e old one be cam e us e les s afte r th e punch of th e rivalm anage r w h e n h e s e e s th e `m agical´s aving. God : H e s ave s all.Ballw h ich re ach e s h im , ballw h ich is tak e n e as ily. Nam e d as fairym oth e r of th e club, be caus e of h im , m atch e s re s ulta little bitboring... Cos t: An am ounts o h igh th atI´m notbrave e nough to putith e re . 100€for as pirins for th e localcoach , w h o s e e s h ow th e m atch day is arriving w ith outfinding a w ay to re ach th e goal w ith th atw alldow n th e cros s bar. Doorm an´s son: Th e re w as n´te nough m one y for a ve ry e xte ns ive s taff, and th e y be ton a goalke e pe r w h o w illne ve r s uffe r an injury. And w h e n th is h appe ns in th e m iddle of a ve ry im portantm atch , th e re ´s no one m ore th an th e m as s e ur´s s on, w h o w illingly dre s s e s th e te am T-s h irtand runs to th e th re e pos ts , us ually w aiting to be s h oote d in a ve ry bad w ay. H e trie s h ard, but... Cos t: 0€th e goalke e pe r. Th e h appine s s of your rival... it´s price les s . Broadcas te d by M ats uyam a, com m e nts by Fox-s k a Page 2 - Sok k e r Z one
SZ pre viou s i s s u e h as b e e n d ow n loa de d
1300 tim e s !
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Sok k e r Ne w s Th e de ve lope rs gave 2 fre e d ays of Plus to th e Plus s ubcribe rs in com pe ns ation of th e s e rve r is s ue s and th e problem s re garding th e m atch e s . Also th e y w illcorre cta bug w h ich allow e d th e de fe nde rs to m ak e m uch be tte r pas s e s th an m idfie lde rs . Th is be ne fite d te am s w h o playe d w ith 5 D EFS. Apartfrom th is , guacam ole re leas e d ve rs ion 3.1 of Sok k e r M anage r w h ich you can dow nload from its w e bpage (click h e re ). Ne w m od e rators: none
Th e forum e ye Th e h otte st topic of th e w e e k is... M ost im portant ge ne ralsk il l . Gl端ck ope ne d th is topic to ask about w h ich w as th e m ost im portant sk il lfor th e pl aye rs. 41% of pe opl e h as vote d pace .
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I h ave to go for pace , e ve n th ough m y ge ne ralas s um ption is th atno playe r s h ould h ave pace & te ch niq ue low e r th an w e ak (e ve n for low e r te am s )! (k as im s ie ts m a) s trik e r w ith pm is be tte r, caus e h e s tarts running to th e ballfas te r w h e n h e ge ts a pas s , and also m ak e s pas s e s to w inge r or oth e r s trik e rs w h e n h e is going face to face w ith a de f. (bork os 007) W ith outpace , th e playe r is us e les s . Eve n ifa playe r h as tragic s tam ina, h e can do w e ll20-25 m inute s . Butw ith outs pe e d, th e playe r is us e les s . (M annyR )
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W orl d top l e ague s Aus tral ia (com e te r)- Round 7 ofth e Aus tral ian A Le ague s aw Roar FC e xte nd th e ir l e ad and l ook firm favourite s for th e titl e afte r de fe ating s e cond pl ace d Th e _ Com e ts in a cl os e m atch 32. O th e r re s ul ts s aw Tribe m ove into fifth w ith a s ol id 1-0 w in agains tFCM tige rs , PuntRoad Tige rs ge tback on track w ith a 4-0 victory agains tAch m ids Souland Boyd Singe rs ge t de m ol is h e d by Z dril ic,Bade and Fl am antas Th e Bl ack Fl as h e s ran out6-0 w inne rs . Be l gië (l angh e )- Anoth e r day ofBe l gian Top Socce r. Som e inte re s ting q ue s tions to be ans w e re d today. W il lAbaddon’s Ch os e n s tartth e 2nd partofth e l e ague as l e ade r, or w il l Borabora’s tak e ove r th e l e ad?W il lFc Boul e vard final l y grab th e ir firs tvictory?W il l M aq om a’s te am be back on th e rail s afte r th e narrow Cup victory ofl as tW e dne s day? Borabora’s – Figh tCl ub: a victory for th e vis itors coul d bring th e m righ tback in th e uppe r re gions . A l os s for Borabora’s w oul d be dram atic, as th atw oul d m e an th e y w oul d s tartth e 2nd l e g ofth e l e ague w ith 4 points be h ind th e l e ade r (ifgrm bl ’s te am w oul d w in). W e l l , a dry 0-3 w as th e s core atth e e nd ofth e gam e , in w h ich th e vis itors s ure l y w e re th e be s tte am . Abaddon`s Ch os e n – Enigm a: s o, th is w as an e xce l l e ntch ance for AC to tak e a s trong option for th e titl e al re ady. Th e te am didn’tfailand s e nd Enigm a back h om e w ith 3 goal s to 0. K VK Tie ne n – BVBA Is im obe w e rk ing: Quite a cl os e d gam e , fe w s coring opportunitie s . Afte r 63 m inute s , th e onl y goalofth e gam e is re corde d. Too bad for our adm in M aq om a, itis a bal lin h is ow n goal . So afte r th e finalre s ul t, w e s e e BVBA going dow n e ve n m ore . Its e e m s l ik e M aq om a is focus s ing on th e Cup ins te ad ofth e Le ague , as th e l atte r s e e m s al re ady h ope l e s s . Adriano - fc boul e vard: W ith th e m is tak e ofBorabora’s , H e l l s ange lcoul d be com e 2nd in th e rank ing. A gam e agains tth e l as tone s h oul dn’tbe too h ard, butBoul e vard m anage d to s core th e ir firs tgoall as tw e e k . So w h o k now s ?Afte r 80 m inute s , w e notice a 1-2 s core . W oul d Boul e vard tak e th e ir firs tvictory w ith th os e 2 goal s ?Al as , 10 m inute s l ate r, w e s e e a 3-2 s core . H e l l s ange lnarrow l y e vade s th e l os s ofpre cious points and tak e s ove r th e 2nd pos ition in th e rank s . Bras il(pdt)- In th e l as tround ofth e firs th al fofth e s e as on, São Luis th ras h e d cori by 4 x 0 and be cam e th e ne w l e ade r ofBraz il ian Ch am pions h ip. Sul is ta l os tth e firs tpos ition afte r th e goal e s s m atch agains tScoop. Afte r four cons e cutive de fe ats , Lipas e Lipoprotéica fans found re as on to l augh again w ith th e 2 - 0 trium ph ove r Re is . Braz il ian ch am pion O rie nte Pe trol e iro w on Fute l el o (te am w h o gotonl y tw o points s o far) and re ach e d 12 points , onl y th re e be h ind São Luis and tw o be h ind Sul is ta. Canada (H aw k )- A ch am pion h as be e n crow ne d in Canada! Val iantFC h as w on th e Voyage ur Cup for th e fourth tim e in franch is e h is tory. Th e y h ave al s o de fe ate d Ne w W e s t Stam pe dos by th e s core of7-0 and re m ain 3 points ah e ad ofs e cond pl ace Partiz an 74 w h o w on 3-0 agains tBl ack & O il . Snow h are s l os tth e ir fourth s traigh tth is tim e to DB Rove rs . Th e onl y goalcam e e arl y in th e gam e s core d by Canadian NationalStrik e r O l afLavryne nk o. Jal e a ofScarbe ria adde d anoth e r w in to th e ir re cord by bl ow ing Th ird Lanark AC by th e s core of6-1. W ith h al fofth e s e as on ove r, th e race for firs th e ats up be tw e e n th e te am s . W il l Val iantFC w in th e ir 8th CLP titl e ?W il lth e ir unde fe ate d s tre ak ofove r 20 gam e s s nap?W il l Ne w W e s tStam pe de s gain a pointin th e CLP?O nl y one w ay to find out!
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W orl d top l e ague s Danm ark (K ram e r.dk )- Th e 7th round ofth e Danis h Supe rl iga prove d to be ve ry e nte rtaining and produce d 24 goal s ! Pink Fl oyd Unite d w as th e l e ague l e ade rs com m ing into th e round butw as h e l d to a 3-3 draw aganis t6th pl ace d Urbans Turban. Th is m e antth atPFU w as l e apfrogge d by th e M ad Se nators , w h o ran out5-4 w inne rs in a ve ry e nte rtaining rol l e rcoas te r ofa gam e agains tde fe nding ch am pions Springfie l d Atom s . Th rough a q uick pas s ing w ing attack ing tactic th e Se nators dom inate d for l arge s pe l l s ofth e gam e , butw e re al s o aide d by w h ats om e m ay s ay w as bl unde rs from th e h om e te am s goal k e e pe r. M e anw h il e , Te am Nil øs e k e ptth e ir h ope s ofge tting th e ir firs te ve r ch am pions h ip al ive w ith a convincing 5-1 h om e de fe atofbuttom cl ub Em m e nth al e r, w h il e Ch arl ie s Banditos l os ta big s te p in th e ch am pions h ip race l os ing 2-1 ath om e to FC Vik ings . Sundays re s ul ts puts M ad Se nators in th e driving s e atfor th e ch am pions h ip w ith h al fofth e s e as on gone , 1 pointcl e ar ofPink Fl oyd Unite d, w h il e Te am Nil øs e and Ch arl ie s Banditos occupy th e ne xtpl ace s in th e l e ague . De uts ch l and (Fre undde rSonne )- Day 7 in th e ge rm an Bunde s l iga - w ith big s upris e ! Th e unde fe ate d l e ade r "FC K oK a K ö36" l os t1:2 agains tth e 0 points and l as trank e d "K arl s ruh e L.K ". Th e firs ttw o s h ots on goalin th e 6th and 10th m inute s de note th e firs tvictory e ve r for K arl ruh e in th e Bunde s l iga al th ough "FC K ok a" ans w e re d w ith a goalin th e 15th m inute . Afte r th atth e y h ad a coupl e ofgood ch ance s butdidn´tm anage to s core a s e cond goal . Th e 2nd pl ace d and curre ntch am p "Pus h up 169 0" w ith h is Sok k e r adm inis trator "Anim al A" h ad an e as y 6:0 ove r "FC Pl anitz e r K ick e rs ". w h ich is e q uival e ntw ith th e l e ade rs h ip in th e ge rm an Bunde s l iga. 3rd pl ace d "1.FC Supe rgau" al s o w in. Th e y s core d four tim e s w h il e "SV Sch ors ch ´l e rs Gm ünd 2005 e .V." h ad no l uck and finis h e d th e gam e w ith 0 goal s . Form e r NT coach m aus e r and h is te am "Die H al bs tark e n" w in 2:0 in a cl os e gam e agains tth e prom ote d te am "papuc". W ith in 10 m inute s Se rs e Giorgino m ade a brace . Th e titl e race afte r th e firs t h al fofth e s e as on is ve ry cl os e . Th e re are onl y tw o points diffe re nce be tw e e n th e l e ade r and th e 3rd pl ace . Stay tune d for th e s e cond h al fofth e s e as on! Ee s ti (Tane l )- H al fofth e s e as on h as pas s e d and in th e Es tonian M e is tril iiga its bus ine s s as us ual– M ax is s torm ing tow ards h is 7-th ch am pions h ip titl e l e aving oth e rs bite th e dus t. In th e l as tround th e re w e re tw o m id-tabl e cl as h e s , Fc Tus ui de fe ate d Vil pu w h o h as s e th is s igh ts on th e cup th is s e as on (ye ah , righ t;)) and Sil l u s h ow e d th e re juve nating Fc IVF h ow to s core s om e goal s . Van de n Ee de m anage d ye tanoth e r h at-trick for M ax Utd in h is goal fe s tive victory ove r NT-coach Davy, w h o h as s om e w h atde cl ine d in th e l e ague afte r h is im pre s s ive s tart. Tane lofNaps uam e th as de finite l y gota re as on to be as h am e d ofh im s e l f afte r th ras h ing th e onl y be autifulm anage r in our l e ague - -Eva-, w e l l ... be tte r l uck ne xtw e e k . Engl and (m r_ gibbage )- M ore tw is ts and turns as th e s e as on re ach e d th e h al fw ay point. Sh ock ofth e w e e k w as Sh e ffCity de fe ating re gul ar pre m ie rs h ip top 4 s ide Sl ack e rs FC w ith a com fortabl e 3-0 victory, and s ol idifie d 2nd pl ace th ank s to Fore s tRe s e rve s fail ing to be at StAl bans City. H ow e ve r, itw as note nough to q uite gain firs tpl ace as M coi de fe ate d W ide boys w ith a s trong s h ow ing in a 5-2 w in afte r a run of2 s ucce s s ive draw s . Atth e oth e r e nd ofth e tabl e , EM C h ave a m am m oth tas k ifth e y are to re cove r and e s cape re l e gation afte r tak ing a 5-1 h am m e ring from fe l l ow re l e gation s truggl e rs Goats K idz . Es paña (Te rrion)- H ard are be ing th e l as tm atch e s for R. O vie do, w h o k e e ps w inning for jus t one goalofdiffe re nce . Broncas dre w in an e ve n gam e w ith goch il andi and l e tO vie do incre as e h is dis tance to 4 points . Butth e re al l y s urpris ing gam e ofth e w e e k , notfor th e w inne r butfor th e num be r ofgoal s , w as th e 11:0 be tw e e n Tre m e ndos and M ak ua Lions .
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W orl d top l e ague s France (Guibou)- Atl e as t3 goal s by m atch , it`s a s h ow e ve ryw h e re in Ligue 1! Be nw a l os ta l ottoday by l os ing 4-2 agains tvul cain butvul cain w il lh ave to do w ith outh is s trik e r Cris te l Le fte r for 25 days . Le _ Sorcie r l ogical l y w on h is m atch agains tPh iph i w ith a h attrick for Battis ton. Be ppo`s gre ats trik e rs coul dn`tdo in h is m atch w h il e D. Nuciari did an oth e r h attrick ...3-0. In th e l as tm atch itw as n`tas e as y as w h atw e coul d th ink be tw e e n dirty_ l eo and s e b butitw as probabl y m ore difficul tw ith 2 re d cards for Gal atas aray, 3-1. In th e m iddl e ofth e s e as on Gal atas aray is al one w ith 15pts jus t be fore D ID ...TH A Y O U Ol ym piq ue Lyonnais (14 pts ) vul cain (13pts ) and IfIfBe tw e e n w ith K NO T TH E PLA GO AL RC Re ipe rtw il l e r(12 pts ). Stil l0 for Ph iph i and 4pts for th e LO SC. W ... YER W S EVE ITH T R IS Is rae l(s h ift)- Afte r th e 7th round, th e picture in "LigatH a`al " is H S E MO Z CZ Ę FR O M ST SNY P O G L ge tting m uch cl e are r. Th e M ISK ENIM ofs h aroni123, (th e curre nt RZ M AND , O T, W ITH 638? Is rae l i NT coach and th e s tate ch am pions ) w on by w al k ove r 5-0, as w e l las Afte rs h ock Cl ub, th atw on 4-0 in a m atch agains tth e Is rae l i m od, Gil . Gilis s til lin th e s tate cup, and s aving h is firs tl ine up to th e s e m i-final , s o th e re s ul tw as obvious . Toge th e r, Afte rs h ock and M ISK ENIM are h ol ding th e 1s tand 2nd pl ace s . A cl os e m atch w as pl aye d be tw e e n Ne tanya m utants and Th e Farre ts , th e gam e e nde d in th e re s ul t2-0 to Ne tanya. And th e s urpris e ofth is round goe s to Be itar Yoq ne am th atw on Be e r Sh e va 3-1 in a gre at m atch . Atfirs t, Be e r Sh ave s core d, butth e n Yoq ne am s core d 3 goal s , one afte r th e oth e r, and cl os e d th e gam e in th e firs th al f. Indone s ia (M atth ias Cl ae rbout)- Jus t1 l ittl e s upris e in th e Ligina, num be r 4 M e tro Prodigy Re vol ution de fe ate d num be r 2 H aunte d Jungl e FC w ith 2-0. Titl e de fe nde r Dunadan Range rs w ins again (3-0 agains tnum be r 6 Api K e l uar.) and h as w on th e 7 firs tgam e s in th e Ligina. Num be r 3 M iracl e FC h ad a crus h ing 9 -0 victory agains tth e l as tone , DEC_ XNTVTK , and m ove s up to th e s e cond s pot. Al s o num be r 5 and num be r 7 h ad a m e e ting, w ith num be r 7 Rom anis ti w inning th e gam e w ith 0-1 agains tfarm te am FC. Notto m uch e xcite m e ntin th is l e ague , w ith Dunadan Range rs al re ady 6 points ah e ad afte r onl y 7 ofth e 14 gam e s , w h o w il l s top h im ge tting th e 2nd cons e cutive w in in th e Ligina ? Ital ia (FatAs s )- Ith as be e n a h orribl e w e e k in Ital y for “Th e Sudde n De ath ” . Firs tth e el im ination in Coppa Ital ia (2-1 agains t“FC Spol l a” ), th e n l os tl e ade rs h ip in Se rie A afte r th e de fe atagains t“M e ttici ils ugo” . Th e te am of“il m angu”re gains th e firs tpos ition th ank s to a h e ade r by D’O l im pio atth e 9 0’ (as s is tby Las k ow s k i). Th e “Re ds ”s core d in th e firs th al fa be autifulgoalw ith Fre gugl ia butth e y w e re re ach e d atth e 73’ by th e h om e te am w ith Buz z oni. “Dinam o Gruntz ”l os e s ath om e in frontofove r 35000 s upporte rs : 1-4 agains t “Borgoros s o FC” . Doubl e -h its by K ie nl e and Z aw odz ińs k i for th e “granata”ofm is te r “10vinicius 10”and a fourth pl ace re gaine d. For “Dinam o Gruntz ”goalby K obyl ańs k i and a re d card for th e ce ntralde fe nde r Sie m as z k o. Firs tvictory and firs tth re e points in Se rie A for “Ente rpris e Spe z ia”th atbre ak s th e “curs e ”agains t“Bovaianom ” . Ith as be e n th e Pol is h pl aye r Pom ian w ith a h e ade r in th e firs th al fto give th is s atis faction and h ope to th e “biancone ri”ofm is te r “Bruce bos s ” . Th e onl y draw ofth is w e e k is “Albanco in com pagnia”– “U.S. Ce l iaci”0-0 in a m atch w h e re th e onl y big e ve ntis atth e 85’, a pos th itby Sch il d for th e h om e te am . Ne xtSunday “Th e Sudde n De ath ”w il lh ave th e ch ance to ge tth e ir re ve nge agains t“M e ttici ils ugo” . Stay tune d!
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W orl d top l e ague s M al ta (fs ol e r)- Th e m atch ofth e day be tw e e n La Se rpe and l e ade rs St.Paul `s Sh ipw re ck e nde d up in a draw of1-1 w h ich m os tprobabl y s e e s th e ch am pions outofth e titl e ch al l e nge . H ow e ve r, th ough St`Paul `s k e ptth e ir firs tpl ace FCC Parm a are back to ch al l e nge for th e titl e afte r th e ir crus h ing w in of5-1 agains tM ate raz z i FC. Now FCC Parm a are jus t3 ponits be h ind th e l e ade rs and th e y w il ls ure l y s upportLa Se rpe ne xtw e e k s o th atth e y w il lpl ay e ve ryth ing in th e de cis ive m atch agains tSt`Paul `s . Z e bra FC gaine d th e 3 points afte r w inning agains t GDT to k e e p aw ay from th e re l e gation w h il s tth e bottom cl as h be tw e e n RabatSPC and Sigge w i k nigh ts e nde d up in a us e l e s s draw for both te am s and s e e m s th e y are de s tinate d to th e firs tdivis ion. A big w e l ldone goe s to La Se rpe for w inning th e M al ta Cup l as tW e dne s day agains tH am run K il e rs . M agyaros z ág (Jurk as z )- Atth e h al fofth e s e as on its e e m s no one can s top Ge re cs e FC from ge tting th e ir th ird titl e . Th is tim e th e y w on 4-1 agains tFootbal lCl ub de Sás d. Bol ondok H áz a trie s to k e e p pace w ith th e fas te s tH ungarian te am , 2. El e k FC`s ul tra-de fe ns ive tactic w as note nough to s top th e s upe rb s trik e rs ofpus pe , s o th e y l os t3-0. Vide oton FC Barce l ona took th e th ird pl ace from K is tarcs a SE, Pil fe r`s te am w on 3-2. De s pite th e re s ul t, th e m atch w as n`tth atcl os e , th e h om e te am al re ady l e d 3-0 w h e n th e y h ad s om e bad m inute s , butafte r th e tw o goal s ofSám ue lO ros s , th e y m anage d to controlth e action again. Borbánya CFC l os t again, th is tim e agains tM anch as te r. Th e y`re s til lin th e l as tpl ace , can th e m os tw re s tny H ungarian m ode rator s ave h is te am from re l e gation?W e `l ls e e ne xtw e e k :) Ne de rl ands (Sh adow m an)- A round w ith a fe w s urpris e s . W Z Cam buur s urpris e d agains t VFB Sch e is s h und w ith a 2-0 w in. H e tBie re l ftaltook th e ir 3rd pointofth e . . . W O EVER s e as on w ith a draw agains tSC Froos im , th ough th e y re m ain in U KNN O l as tpl ace . FC Vol h arding m ade no m is tak e s agains tK l oe ve boys R FEE E Y D IDT H IGH EST TR A SF.7M €FO R w ith a 6-2 victory and cons olidate d th e ir lead. Ape ltow n FC ...TH A S BEEN O F 27 LISH TEAM G- outcl as s e d ne w com e r Linde Tow n w ith th e bigge s tw in in th e HA PO PAID BO BY A R B Ere divis ie in a l ong w h il e , w ith Straub s coring 10 tim e s in th e 11LIANO STO KE? M AXIM I SQ U AD 1 victory and h e is now th e l e ading s core r in th e Ere divis ie . Pol s k a (Papcio Danie l s )- Th is tim e w ith outany s urpris e s . Dz ial k i Le s ne l os tw ith M ark o Te am - w ith h e al th y P.Turk ow s k i Sh adow `s te am w oul d be a favorite , unfortunate l y h e `s injure d s o l ucz k is w on 3:0. Gre g w e ntto Cracow to pl ay w ith FC Victrix and w as h am m e re d by Jul ius - l os t5:2, butRe be lpl aye d for ove r an h our w ith 10 pl aye rs afte r re d card for B.Le ntne r. W ładcy Północy h os te d W itnica Te xans and didn`tgive th e m any ch ance s afte r h attrick ofM .M al ik . Sl om a w on 3:1. Las tm atch w as th e m os tinte re s ting, K obinal ewka pl aye d w ith Sk ippi. SDT w as s tre ngth e n by tw o fantas tic m idfie l de rs (J.Bronow ick i, M .Iz de bs k i) butth e y didn`th e l p. Sk ippi l os t3:1. Rom ânia (anaconda)- Anoth e r round in Rom anian Liga I. A ve ry inte rs ting m atch , agains t 2nd and 3rd pl ace , s aw Cium e gii H aw k s w in 1-0 in frontofal in_ bz , w h o s e e m s is outofth e titl e road. cium e gulis th e ne w l e ade r, as Ste aua l u M anol e hel d to a draw `U` Cl uj, 1-1. Fe l ix uppe d 2 pl ace s , w ith a w in agains t5th pl ace , vl n. LV23 s til lre m ains on th e l as tpl ace , w ith a l os s agains tiul y`s F.c Buz au. Sch w e iz (Ganz e nge il e )- Le ade r Ajax s urpris ingl yl os tagains tW as s e rk raftw ith 1:4. A pe rfe ct tactic and a s trik e r in topform re s ul te tin 3 points for Ajax.BBVD crus h e d s carface s w ith 13:0. K om ornick i w ith 9 goal s and 2 as s its w as outs tanding. Ene rgie w on e as il y agains tProe s s us City w ith 4:0, and in th e l as tm atch Bl um e nau w on agains tSüdbünde n w ith 3:1.
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W orl d top l e ague s Srbija (ne urom ance r)- Tw o draw s in th is round. Pol arne M e de -GoyaNS 1:1 and FC K onjarnik - 3 k orne pe nal4:4. Z e m un unite d w on agains tFK Budal e 2-1, and in th e l as t m atch ofth is round F.C. M il l w al lh ad no troubl e s be ating orionci, re s ul t3:1 Türk iye (m e cpyp)- Th e s e ve nth w e e k in Türk iye Süpe r Ligi w as ful lw ith s urpris e s . Th e l e ade r pl aye d ath om e Fe ne rbah çe - m andal ar 3:3(1:1), butitw as a re als urprice w h e n in th e s e cond h al fm andal ar took th e l e ad 2 tim e s . Ark adaş - SAK ARYA FC 2:5(0:5), th e firs th al fof th e m atch w as am az ing, th e s e cond h al fark adaş took th e controland afte r th e re d card for Bak ırl ı from SAK ARYA FC, h om e s ide s core d 2 goal s , butth atw as note nough . Fors l utayfa SK - Gal atas ray SK 2:0(1-0) th e s trik e rs ofGal atas aray SK continue to s urpris e th e ir fans , and noone is h appy w ith th os e s urpis e s . And th e l as tm atch k il l 4U - Fe ne rbah çe SK 1:2(0:1), h om e pl aying k il l 4U w as s h ow e d th e w inne r l ong tim e be fore th e be ginning ofth e m atch , m os tprobabl y th atcaus e d th e l os s ofconce ntration, and th e gue s ts w e re ce l e brating th e ir firs tvictory th is s e as on. W ith th os e re s ul ts th e l e ade r Fe ne rbah çe didntch ange , but Fors l utayfa SK ge tth e s e cond pos ition, and ark adaş w e ntdow n to th e th ird pos ition. USA (M al ons 17)- Itw as K e ntuck y Cats w h o cam e up big th is w e e k w ith a 3-0 w in ove r 2nd pl ace cl ub Nanook ofth e North . M e rl e Bobo found th e back ofth e ne t3 tim e s to give th e Cats th e ir s e cond w in th is s e as on. H avoc FC w as no com pe tition for Trogdor as th e y k e pt th e ir w inning w ays al ive w ith a 2-0 w in. Gre nadie r FC k e ptth e ir h untfor th e M LS Cup al ive w ith a 2-1 w in ove r Babe s . Putting th e m s e l ve s jus ttw o points aw ay from s e cond pl ace . CCSC k e pte ve n w ith Gre nadie r FC w ith th e ir 2-0 s h utoutw in agains tth e Dal l as Patriots . In th e US O pe n Cup Trogdor w il lpl ay W is cons in Enforce rs and Gre nadie r FC w il lpl ay rom pe m al l as fc in th e Se m i-final s.
Sok k e r Ital ia Italian us e r ob 1 h as cre ate d a portraitof th e Italian com m unity w h ich you can s e e h e re . M any italian us e rs h ave s e ntth e ir fictionalph oto and h e h as putm e rge d th e im age s into one . Good w ork ! Page 8 - Sok k e r Z one
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W orl d Cup, by H e l l s ange l W e `re h alfw ay th rough th e W orld Cup q ualifications . Le tm e s tartw ith th is w e e k `s s urpris e s . Slove nija is a nam e th atI`ve m e ntione d th e pas ttw o w e e k s in h e re , and I`lldo itagain. Th is w e e k s 3-1 w in agains tIs rae lw as q uite luck y w h e n I re ad th e fora, butluck or not, th e y w in again. Slove nija are s tillin ch arge in group C w ith th e m axim um of th e points ! England, Scotland and Is rae lw illlook for re ve nge in th e re turn gam e s . In group K Ne w Z e aland los tagains tD anm ark w ith 1-3. Th e k iw i`s trie d to play w ith 2 offe ns ive w inge rs , both atth e lefts ide of th e fie ld butitdidn`tw ork out. In a difficultgroup w ith also Italia and Türk iye , Ne w Z e aland w illh ave s om e h ard gam e s to com e . Th e gre ate s ts urpris e th is w e e k cam e from Ö s te rre ich . Th e y m anage d to w in agains t Canada w ith 2-1. According to Andre as s on, Aus trian NT coach , th is w as "Th e pe rh aps bigge s t w in for Aus tria Nationalte am in h is h is tory!". Canada w illbe outfor re ve nge in 2 w e e k s . Group D is by far th e m os te xciting one of all.Again 2 s upris e s th is w e e k ! Firs tof all Aus tralia, w h o m anage d a draw agains tArge ntina los tw e e k , now dre w again in th e Bulgaria gam e (1-1). A ve ry bad re s ultfor th e Aus tralians w h o letColom bia tak e th e th ird place . Th at Colom bia m anage d a 2-1 w in agains tth e m uch s tronge r M e xico. Th e diffe re nce be tw e e n num be r 1 and 4 in group D is only 4 points . It`s ve ry h ard to te llw h o w illfinis h w h e re in th is group. Again w e s aw s om e h igh s core s from th e s tronge r te am s : Andorra 0 : 14 Ee s ti M is r 0 : 11 Č e s k á re publik a H onduras 0 : 16 Ne de rland R e pública D om inicana 0 : 13 Arge ntina Việ tNam 1 : 14 Ch ile Bolivia 0 : 14 Lie tuva Ecuador 0 : 10 Italia Z h ōngguó 0 : 18 Be lgië H ong K ong 0 : 13 Suom i K ypros 0 : 14 Sch w e iz Paraguay 0 : 11 R om ânia and a s tunning AlM agh rib 1 : 26 Bras il It`s obvious th atth e s e te am s s core th atm any goals be caus e th e y w antto ge tin potA for th e draw . Atth e e nd itw illbe com e clear if itw as a good th ing to do, be caus e curre ntly countrie s lik e Italia and Polsk a are notin potA. Th is jus tm igh tge tve ry e xciting. :p Ne xtw e e k th e re w on`tbe any W orld Cup gam e s on th e s ch e dule. Allte am s w illplay frie ndlie s agains te ach oth e r. Th e re w illbe s om e inte re s ting gam e s lik e Polsk a - Italia. Can`t w aitto s e e th atone ^^
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Data re trie ve d from Dre am Te am w e b site Š m uch k Lionu
Note : w e do notinclude Polis h te am s in th is s tatis tics , be caus e itw ould be too boring ifw e did... :)
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M r Gibbage , Engl and M r_ gibbage is an Englis h u s e r, probably one of th e m os t H E TEST re s pe cte d arou nd th e w orld. Le arn a little abou th im h e re ! - H i m r_ g :) A NUM BER : 812 - H e llo m r d ;) A R EALPLAYER : CAR LO S - Nam e , age and city you`re curre ntl yl iving in? VALD ER AM A - K arl,23, and live in a s m alltow n in th e m iddle of Suffolk (w h ich A PLACE TO LIVE : TH E ISLAND no one w ould h ave h e ard of (probably) anyw ay! SEEN IN LO ST - H ow l ong h ave you pl aye d Sok k e r?H ow d id you find ab out A H O BBY: BANNING VILPU D AY O R NIGH T: D AY it? - O ve r 3 ye ars now ! Som e one m ade a pos tin one of th e fe ds I w as A PLACE TO TR AVEL: A GH O ST TO W N SO M EW H ER E in atth e tim e on a ce rtain oth e r gam e th ath as th e firs tlette r H . It A FILM : R O CK Y doe s s e e m lik e ith as be e n a lotlonge r th an th at. A SO NG: E YE O F TH E TIGER - Are you pl aying oth e r onl ine m anage m e ntgam e s? A SINGER /BAND : TH E K ILLER S - I s tillplay H T, alth ough notas e nth us ias tically as in th e pas t, and A N ACTR ESS: R O SE M CGO W AN also pm anage r w ith outk now ing w h atI’m doing particularly m uch . A N ACTO R : CH UCK NO R R IS - H ow m uch tim e d o you spe nd in Sok k e r pe r w e e k ? A DISH : A D ECENT CUR RY - D e pe nds on h ow bus y I am atw ork . If th e re is n’tm uch to do I A DR INK : W H ISK EY can e nd up w as ting q uite a bitof tim e going th rough th e forum s A SEASO N: SUM M ER e tc on SK . In m y ow n tim e , probably 1-2 h ours a day is h , m ore on A DR EAM : TO W O R K FO R m atch days and alw ays th e firs tth ing I do on a Th urs day m orning M Y SELF YO UR BIGGEST W ISH : TO BE is ch e ck training. E TO LO O K BACK IN 50-60 D ID Y O - H ow d o you w atch and follow your m atch e s?H ow ABL YEAR S TIM E AND SAY "TH EY d o you ce l e b rate a goal ? U K NO ...TH AT M R _GIB W ... - I s itth e re click ing re fre s h loads for W ER E TH E GO O D O LD D AY S" BAGE H MO RE T AS W R IT H AN 2 CO LD O R H O T: H O T TEN 0000 PO th e m to s tart, m ak e s ure no m us ic is STS IN SO K KER SEA O R M O UNTAIN: M O UNTAIN FO R U M S? playing and s itand w atch . As for goal ce lebra ting, I only te nd to do th atw h e n th e goal m e ans I am back in th e gam e to e ith e r draw or m e re ly los ing by les s – w h ich s e e m s to be on th e incre as e late ly, h aving gone be h ind and re cove re d to atleas ta draw 3 tim e s in 3 w e e k s (once in th e cup, tw ice in th e league ). - W h at`s your curre ntb ud ge t? - I h ave a m e re £300k in th e bank atth e m om e nt. Saving m one y for a big s e lloff once m y cup cam paign is ove r. - W h at`s your favorite tactic?W h y? - Sch oolboy! M os tly be caus e itlook s q uite funny s e e ing allof th e playe rs cons tantly ch as ing around th e football,m uch lik e e ve ryone doe s w h e n firs tats ch ool.Alth ough practically itis probably s om e th ing s im ple lik e 4-1-3-2 or 4-2-2-2.
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M r Gibbage , Engl and - W h atw oul d you m ainl y im prove in Sok k e r? - Site de s ign (butth atis com ing), m ore flexibility in th e tactics . Particularly in re gard to im proving conditionalorde rs , s om e of w h ich (particularly re d card one s ) are unclear and not re ally as s pe cific as th e y s h ould be . W ould be nice to h ave th e option to ch ange playe r orde r too (s ay s w itch a de f m id w h o is s e tas m id to de f) particularly w ith NT m atch e s . - H ow m uch tim e d o you th ink itw il ltak e for oth e r NT te am s to ge ton w ith Pol sk a? - I th ink th e tim e is alre ady h e re now . Th e re are s igns th atPoland are notunbe atable, butin orde r to be atth e m you s tillne e d a lotof luck . Untils om e countrie s catch th e ir us e rbas e w h ich is atleas t4 tim e s th e s ize of e ve ry oth e r country, itw illbe ve ry difficultto m atch th e m on pure q uality. An alls tar te am vs Poland, I th ink m ay be a diffe re ntm atte r as from country to country th e re are playe rs atleas tne ar Poland NT q uality. - Say som e th ing ab outVil pu. - H e is th e 2nd w e ak e s tus e r in SK , w ith th e firs tof cours e be ing s pam m e r007. - Is ittrue th atyou are Th e H off? - No, you are confus ing m e w ith s om e one e lse . I am on firs tnam e te rm s w ith Ch uck Norris th ough . - Did Ch uck re al l y te ach you h ow to cre ate l ogos? - Ye s . M os tre ce ntly I de s igne d a ne w logo for s pam m e r007 and itgotfullapprovalfrom Ch uck . - Anyth ing e l se to ad d ? - Pleas e do nots pam . - PS: Vilpu is ube rw e ak - PPS: Buts pam m e r007 is w e ak e r - Th ank you for your tim e . Good l uck ! - You too!
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Country ofth e w e e k Ind one sia is one of th e m os tpopulate d contrie s of th e w orld, butin Sok k e r th e re are only 49 us e rs playing. Us e r strid e r h as w on th e tw o las tch am pions ips and is in th e w ay to re pe atth is s e as on. Th e ir NT coach is th e Be lgian us e r l angh e , w h o obtaine d 9 vote s and w on th e e letions w ith outany problem s . Th e y are in th e 71th place of th e W orld R ank ing.
Exte ns ion ofth e w e e k Sok k e r Forum O rganize r allow s you to m ark th re ad in th e forum as s tik ie s , th atis , th e y are alw ays vie w able in th e top of th e page . Its cre ator is Bras ilian us e r M and a Ch uva. You can ins tallitby clik ing h e re .
Vide o ofth e w e e k Th e vide o of th e w e e k is th e follow ing: O l ym pic goal . Itis an aw e s om e goalfrom Spanis h us e r LionGus , from th e top corne r.
W ATCH IT!
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SZ Quiz Do you th ink you h ave a good k now e l e d ge of Sok k e r w orl d ?Try to answ e r th e fol l ow ing q ue stion, e arn points for a corre ctansw e r and try to b e in th e top! W h e n you ge tan answ e r righ tyou ge t1 point. Th e firstuse r to re ach 7 points w il lb e th e w inne r (re ad m ore b e l ow ). W e d on'toffe r any prize atth e m om e nt, tough w e h ave pl anne d to give som e . To participate , se nd a sok k e r-m ailto Arnau (cl ick h e re ). Th e q ue s tion of th is w e e k is : W h o w as th e firstnon-Pol ish use r in Sok k e r and is stil lactive ? Th e curre nttable: 2 points: anaconda, Barh ilo, langh e , D e Ge ne raal,carnavalis t, vondoch a, Ganze nge ile, Sok k e r-M an, W ilyJack al,Vilpu, Jurk as z, dym ion, H e llsange l,m agnum , dantte , roll,Se ca, H aw k , fore s tm an, Ach m id. 1 point: M atth ias Clae rbout, m jak k , LionGus , FatAs s , nie lsie , duriduri9 2, Grie ve r, R om o, Te rrion, ☼ Sh e vaUK R ☼ , nok e e r, D alius s s , Sh adow m an, M r_ M aldini, s uttie , tze apa, icci84, ne oatom ium , calli, Sim on_ AUEB, AAAlin, ATR O TO S, Andre w Alex[FC], K äs na-K alle, m js w allow , carcar, m igh ty_ goy, m attn, Pago, Th e Cras h , D on Enzo, ph oe nyx, k as im s ie ts m a, Naugh ty, com e te r, Jack al_be , k lvn1. 0 points: Bas ilBrus h , janico2, Los ing.
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SZ Quiz rul es 1. Eve ry us e r w h o ge ts a corre ctans w e r w illre ce ive 1 point. 2. Th e firs tus e rs to re ach 7 points in totalw illbe th e w inne r. Afte r th is , a ne w round w ills tart: all us e rs w illh ave 0 points . 3. SZ h as th e righ tto m odify th e s e rules atany m om e nt. Page 14 - Sok k e r Z one
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SZ Fre e s tyl e Gotth is jok e from "Jok e s" th re ad in Fre e styl e Inte rnational . Poste d b y d irty_ l e o: Fre s h from m y s h ow e r, I s tand in frontof th e m irror com plaining to m y h us band th at m y bre as ts are too s m all.Ins te ad of ch aracte ris tically te lling m e it's nots o, h e unch aracte ris tically com e s up w ith a s ugge s tion. "If you w antyour bre as ts to grow , th e n e ve ry day tak e a pie ce of toiletpape r and rub it be tw e e n th e m for a fe w s e conds " W illing to try anyth ing, I fe tch a pie ce ! of toiletpape r and s tand in frontof th e m irror, rubbing itbe tw e e n m y bre as ts . "H ow long w illth is tak e ?" I as k e d. "Th e y w illgrow large r ove r a pe riod of ye ars ," m y h us band re plie s . I s toppe d. "D o you re ally th ink rubbing a pie ce of toiletpape r be tw e e n m y bre as ts e ve ry day w illm ak e m y bre as ts large r ove r th e ye ars ?" W ith outm is s ing a be ath e s ays "W ork e d for your butt, didn'tit?" H e 's s tillalive , and w ith a gre atde alof th e rapy, h e m ay e ve n w alk again alth ough h e ER E! w illprobably continue to tak e h is m e als th rough a s traw . H G IN
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Fe e lfre e to vote in th is w e e k 's poll- w e w illpublis h re s ults in ne xtSZ is s ue . Its title is th e follow ing: DO
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Pl aym ak ing: 105, Passing: 267
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