Atlético Perron 3 Celop 2, june 19th, 09

Hi guys,

Our friend Pierre Ruhm, who has moved up to a job in Boston Herald since last week, has shared this article forthcoming in tomorrow's issue sports section:

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=perron_boys_emerge_on_top

If the link doesn't work, here's the text:

"Perron has depth. Thwarts Celop's hopes to win."

ATLETICO PERRON 3
CELOP 2


Atletico Perron shuffled lineup due to travels and injuries, which provided for a bit more disconnected gameplay and lots of turnovers, but still emerged victorious to end Celop's 2-game winning streak in a close game due to a fantastic goal by striker Giulio Girardi with less than 10 second left in the game.

Goals:

1-1 Phuong: A precise strike from a distance ties the game and opens Phuong's scoresheet for the team

2-1 Phuong: Reminiscent of a Schweinsteiger's double against Portugal in the last Euro, again a strike from a distance finds the corner of the net.

3-1 Giulio: Insane goal with under 10 seconds left in the game. Great strike.

Player performances
(*****) messi style. great. deserve to have a tatoo of perron on the arm
(****) rosina style. great, but no need for eternal prize
(***) arshavin style. great expectations, good performance overall, but could have done better
(**) huntelaar style. definitely below pi
(*) victor sanchez style (player of barça). WARNING: another like this and perron will punish you
(·) perron style: mate, perron could do a better job himself
(_) peter (c.b.) phillips style. If you do that, you better pack your bags and piss off to Yale before Perron finds out.

Murat***: Once again delivers good defense and offensive support. Unfortunate mistake leading to a goal robbed him of Rosina rating.

Fahri****: Great skill and vision all over the field. No scoring this time, but it doesn't mean the man didn't do the work. Lots of challenges won, running and good distribution.

Arup***: Back in the lineup thanks to timely softball cancellation (Shin, what was your excuse today?!!), delivered more of his gritty tackling, and also made dangerous forays into enemy's half.

Giulio***: Lots of gametime as a striker and a spectacular goal at the end that made the bench jump like crazy and Celop eat their shorts. Too much dribbling during the game led to some missed chances, however. Should produce more timely shots and passes in future games.

Thomas***: Provided decent defense again, but with lots of small mistakes in getting the ball and posterior distribution decisions. Needs to be more decisive and aggressive on the ball.

Dave*****: Messi style, despite playing in goal and allowing 2. Prevented about 5 certain goals from going in, correcting many defensive lapses and staying composed throughout the whole game.

Tamon*** : Back to star in his first summer game, he showed a steady performance, with an assist on a late game-winning goal. Good work in the back as well, but needs to streamline the passing process to make simpler, more effective plays.

Phuong ****: Scored twice, providing for absence of Shin. Moved the ball well, made runs and threatened the opposition with shots. Very good first-time performance. Needs to be more aggressive and pressure
the enemy when they have the ball.

Pancho***: Getting better as the season goes on, showed a bit more fitness and fight today than last time. Had some opportunities on attack, and worked hard on helping defense.

Jordi ****: The Catalan is back, and he showed rivals' attackers who's boss in his zone. Great defending all-round and good distribution upfield, with fierce fighting for the ball and telling the ref that he (the ref) didn't see shit. Grande!

Denis***: No captain's armband this time did the trick. More running, less mistakes, and even some crap shots on goal were much more in line with Vladimir's plan.

Next game is next Thursday at 7pm, keep this time free!

Denis