LAST GAME OF THE SEASON

PLAYOFFS START NEXT WEEK!

Quick Notes for this week as the Baron is very busy.

END OF THE SEASON:

There's a lot to be proud of with the ending of the season.

The league itself is unbalanced.

There are simply too many REP teams in the running to offer a good night's entertainment.

But all three teams showed a lot of improvement.

Lokomotive started the year with lots of potential, but an inability to move as a team.

For the most part, they became a team, and started creating competitive games.

There's still more work ahead, but the main challenge is finished.

Energie started the year with a lot of skill.

They ended up bonding as a team.

The meant that even the players with less skill were an integral part of the games.

And for the first time in years, they ended up in top Spartan spot.

Dynamo was the expansion team.

They struggled with goals early on, and the ability to gel as a team.

By the end, the team is there, and the goals are coming.

Great starting point for next year.

PLAYOFFS:

There is one game for the Spartan Derby Cup.

Who will win?

Can Lokomotive make it four stars?

Or will Energie get that first star?

There's lots of opportunities for the Spartan teams to advance against the top teams.

Yeah...the playoff schedule stinks.

We'll see how this changes for next season!

STATS:

(SE) Saul (A)

(SE) Andrew (G)

(SE) Steve (A)

(SE) Andrew (G)

(SE) Saul (A)

(SE) Andrew (G)

(SE) Mark (A)

(SE) Saul (G)

(SE) Andrew (G)

MAN OF THE MATCH:

(SE) Andrew

(SD) John *** receives Man of the Match honours ***

(SL) TBD

SPARTAN DERBY DECIDED

WE'RE ALL LOKO AND ENERGIE'D FOR THE PLAYOFFS!

Terry and Tom go at it on the field!

Fans and players alike were overwhelmed by the action on the pitch, when Lokomotive hosted Energie for the last game of the regular season.

"Sales are brisk," revealed one of the concession owners," with beer sales going through the roof!"

The Blacks went ahead on a nifty one-two in the first half.

"I saw Curtis racing to the 18," explained Abe who scored the assist," and just pocketed a gem into the sweet spot. He was lucky to score, but that's Curtis!"

Baron, once again playing for the Oranges, came close to tying the score with a "near miss" after a lob from Keeper Wayne.

"Don't know how Baron missed that one," said Captain Terry," I think the wind caught a bit of it and forced it up. It would have been the best goal of the first half."

As the second half started, Lokomotive remained up by one.

And things seemed to continue in the second half.

The Blacks were owning the field, breaking up the Orange attacks and bringing the ball up for numerous chances.

"I think that we had 17 shots on net," commented Captain Stephen on the Blacks," and if Abe could learn to not shoot 123 feet over the cross bar, we'd have killed it."

In front, the normally energized Saul was seen enjoying a cigarette with team mate Steven.

"I'm playing what I can see," said Saul.

The Game seemed out of reach. Even a desperate attempt by Baron and Andrew flew just to the left of the posts. 

"Can't buy a F--Kin goal," cursed Andrew as he came off the pitch.

In the dying minutes, as Lokomotive seemed assured of the win, Orange sent in Loli.

"There's no point in keeping the animal caged," a desperate Terry related," we need something out there."

And Loli proved him correct. With 2.34 minutes left, the winger let a blaster out that Keeper Ross just missed.

The game ended in a one all tie...a good effort as both will see each other in the playoffs.

"Overall it was an exciting game," TV commentators agreed," and we can only look forward to the rematch in April!"

STATS:

(SB) Abe (A)

(SB) Curtis (G)

(SE) Andrew (A)

(SE) Loli (G)

(SD) Ross (A)

(SD) Leigh (G)

KEEPERS:

(SB) Ross (TIE)

(SE) Wayne (TIE)

MAN OF THE MATCH:

(SB) Curtis

(SE) Loli   *** receives Man 'O the Match Honours ***

(SD) Brad

ENERGIE WINS TO CLAIM FIRST

BARON ENERGIZES THE TEAM TO PUSH PAST DYNAMO

It was the Loli and Saul Show

Captain Terry, usually a grim and foreboding type, was exuberant on his team's playing against Dynamo.

"Dynamo came at us very fast, and quite often," the 87 year old Coach told reporters," and there was a point that I thought we were going to have our asses handed to us."

"But we had to endure, so I gave a long pep talk to Baron. It took most of the game, but those two minutes he was on made the difference!"

Voted Man of the Match by the Oranges, Baron was instrumental in distracting the Dynamo defence to such an extent that they didn't know what he was doing.

"I saw Baron on the left side," Captain Jason related," and then he's on the other side. We're so busy covering him that other guys are getting chances. Frankly, I'm not used to Baron playing that well and that often. Usually he only comes in when we're short."

While Energie came away with the win, they also accomplished something that no other Energie team has done. And that is become poised to win the Spartan Derby Cup.

"It's all in the way you say things," finished Captain Terry," and sometimes, I just remain silent."

STATS:

(SE) Saul (A)

(SE) Loli (G)

(SE) Adam (GWA)

(SE) Saul (GWG)

(SE) Carlos (A)

(SE) Loli (G)

(SE) Andrew (A)

(SE) Saul (G)

(SD) Sean (A)

(SD) Chris (G)

KEEPER:

Wayne (WIN)

MAN OF THE MATCH:

(SE) Baron

(SD) Sean

(SL) Scott