European Matches live to watch online!!!

http://www.myp2p.eu/index.htm - click on "football" on the left and then if you want to watch a weekday or weekend match.

Many links from around the world will appear, I've had luck by just selecting the "live" windows media feed. Often times, it will say that it can't connect, this is because of traffic, keep hitting play until you get through. The quality is very good as long as you internet connection is good.

Happy watching and good luck getting work done!

Good Finish

Guys, despite the result and that lucky shot - my bad for letting him shoot, I thought he was going to cross and we'd handle it easily - we played very well. Really, the improvement from the beginning of the season showed itself today. Congratulations for playing so hard and putting it all out there today.
As for next season, we can always use good players, so if you know anyone, let everyone know. I know that some of you may be moving on to greener pastures, and I hope that if this is your intention, you'll let us know that as well.
I think next Spring we will be very competitive and can make a run to move up to division 1. Let's keep working and get it done.
How about a night for beer sometime before the end of the year?
In any case, it's been a good season and let's get excited for the spring.

Last Game of the Season

Sunday, 1pm, CD East. Lower Dauphin, who spanked us last time out. I don't like being spanked. At least not like that.
Bring your a-game.

Stat Update!

GP: 9 | W:6 | D: 1 | L:2 | GS: 27 | GA: 15

Jim L.: 8 (fwd)
Nick: 4 (mid-center)
Dil: 3 (def)
Jim Z: 3 (mid-wing)
Mark N.: 3 (mid-wing)
Marat: 2 (fwd)
Mark K: 2 (mid-wing)
Gary: 1 (mid-center)
Jeff C.: 1 (mid-center)

Honorary mention:
Jeff S. 4 Assists! (we are only counting assists for Jeff S.-sorry)
Steve G. (a.k.a. Qin) 1 appearance! (2 if you he makes the last match)

Next Game

Sunday, 1pm, Penn State Cap Campus
Directions: Penn State Middletown Campus: Take I-283 towards Lancaster to the Harrisburg International Airport exit. On exiting, stay in the left lane. Follow signs to the airport terminal. Just before the road splits to enter the terminal area there will be an exit on the right for Rt. 230. Take the Rt. 230 exit. At the bottom of the exit ramp (Rt. 230 intersection) turn left onto Rt. 230. Follow Rt. 230 for approximately 1 mile to the Penn State Capitol Campus (campus is on the left). Turn left into the campus and bear right at the fork. Proceed to the top of the hill. The soccer field will be off to the left. Field with lights.

Let's finish this game off better than the last.

jc

Indoor Tonight

There is pick up indoor at Twin Ponds from 7-9 this evening, for those that are interested. Cost is $5-.
I plan on attending, but my daughter has conjunctivitis and I may have to make up for missing some work. I'll post my status later.
Please post your status - it would be good to get a few guys out there and work on some short passing...

jc

Stats Summary 22 for/12 against in 7 matches

Jim L.: 8 (fwd) - confirmed
Nick: 3 (mid-center) - confirmed
Dil: 3 (def)
Jim Z: 3 (mid-wing)
Mark N.: 2 (mid-wing) - confirmed
Gary: 2 (mid-center)
Jeff C.: 1 (mid-center) - confirmed
Marat: 1 (fwd)
Mark K: 1 (mid-wing)
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24
*someone has to lose 2 goals, we're only 22 goals for/12 goals against

-So what does this analysis tell us?

1) Jim is a goal scoring machine (with Jim skewing the data--in a good way!)
2) We've averaged 2.75 goals in 7 games (with the match against Hellanic skewing the data)
3) Fwds: 9/22 goals
4) Mids (center): 6/22 goals
5) Mids (wings): 6/22 goals (perhaps -1 here?)
6) Def (center): 3/22 goals (perhaps -1 here?)
7) There have been a total of 270 goals scored in D1 and D2, averaging at 18 goals per team, that's 2.57 goals per game in 7 games. So as pathetic as it is, we are above average.
8) Division One's average is 19.12 goals per team (with angelos 28 goals and annville 32 skewing the data).
9) Division Two's average is a pathetic 16.71 goals per team (with ES???? leading the pack on goals scored).
10) We've allowed 12 goals to be scored against us, with 2 clean sheets (against camp hill and hellanic). That's 1.71 goals allowed per match.
11) Games we've won by 1 goal=3/7
12) Games we've lost by 1 goal=1/7
13) Games we've won by more than 1 goal=2/7
14) Games won away 3/7 - Games lost away 1/7
15) Games won home 2/7 - Games lost at home 1/7

So, statistically, what does this tell us? That perhaps we should consider switching our formation (especially with only 3 matches left) to (ala Arsenal yesterday) a 4-5-1 (with one midfielder supporting Jim or Henry if you like)) or a 3-5-2, offering offensively minded and defensively minded midfield play. A majority of our efforts (almost 50% are coming from the midfield-as they should be)--an even distribution of goals are coming from the wings (5) and from the center of the pitch (6).

Of course, none of these statistics are valid if we don't play hard, want to win and work together as a team.

I'm doing all of this because I'm supposed to be studying for my doctoral exams--I get easily distracted :)