Sunday, March 30, 2008

The Great Escape

Started with only 7 players is not a good sign. And yet we gave our best. We just needed a win, that's all. First period started off with full press at the Hawks to take advantage of any loose ball or intercepted passes. But things doesn't go as plan as always. The Hawks has improved match by match and their defenders this time is actually playing floorball. More movement and passes between the defenders. Good job! But nevertheless Inne is still better than the Hawks in every aspects. Skills wise, we had more control of the game and could take more shots. However the game was quite a slow-paced one despite all inne's players were quite tired. I guess we are not mentally prepared. Could not brief the whole team at once due to some prob. But they managed to come for the game.

Not for long our Captain, Ephraim once again break the score to claim the first goal for the match. Bringing home another point for his individuals standing in the table. Precise and accurate pass from Tim to the blade of Ephraim. His drag shot once again beat Aman from the Hawks. Due to defensive error the Hawks managed to drew the score line. What a great disappointment! We will do what it takes to win this game, we told ourselves! True enough, Timothy at the top of his form ran all the way from his defending position to find the back of net unassisted which gave inne the lead once again!1-2 and the score stay as it is till the half time.


Second period begin with much faster pace where the Hawks pushing forward more to equal the score. inne was literally shopping on court as we were tired physically and mentally. Some were injured too. Thus giving the Hawks more chances to shoot at the goal but its denied by our defenders and goalie. If only they can take better shots inne might just give this game away. There were a lot of goal scoring opportunity where the ball was stuck in front of the mouth of the goal post from both sides. But none managed to find the net. And again Tim shot down the Hawks with his solo run to secure the winning position of inne. 3 points in one match! Just before the final whistle, a shot from the Hawks unexpectedly found the top corner of our goal which gain them a step closer from winning their first match of the league. But time did not permit them to do so. Final score 2-3 to inne.

Even though the team lacked communication and teamwork, we still managed to work together till the end.It is part of the learning process at the end of the day. And it never ends....

Final match against Contact Fireants will determine who will be the champion of the League08.
I am gettin' nervous and anxious.....are you??

p/s: players please be there by 7.45pm the latest

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Youthwave 08

The excitement of Youthwave has come again! With more sports involved this year it will be a bigger event! It is a bold step taken by Youthwave to introduce another two new sports in this yearly event namely Captain Ball and Ultimate Frisbee. Great job done by them! Hope the harvest are plentiful this time!


Innebandy has not failed to make its appearance in this tournament and it has been the one our players look forward to the most! However this time around Innebandy only managed to send in two teams for floorball due to most people prefer to play captain ball. I mean lets see it this way, we are young people and we are always wanting to try new things. So that explains the reason why there is a significant drop in the number of teams participating. It is the first time Captain Ball will be played in a real tournament style (in penang at least) with official referees. Of course we wana try it! However I myself would like to try Frisbee as i think it is more challenging. But sadly nobody wants to join me =(

Another sad thing would be that Innebabes will not make their presence felt in this tournament as we were not able to get enough people to play! swt~ its only 6 person per team. Where are all the babes?? But there is a good news! Salibandy for the first time will be sending their ori Salichicks to town! woohoo..great work from Salibandiens! Keep it up.


2 Captain Ball team and 4 Floorball team (2 inne,2 sali) for Youthwave 08. Last but not least....we need you supporters!!!!...keep 19th Apr free! Go to Balik Pulau Stadium to join the fever and support us! see ya there~

p/s: the time are yet to be confirmed..wait for more updates

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Specially To Our Goalies

To Eunice: you played superbly good in the last match! fantastic goal-keeping from you!keep up the good work!Innebandy needs you!if the officials were to pick the man of the match you will definitely get it! the saves that you made make our fans' heart pumpin' hard!looking forward to play with you again this Saturday!(sorry yea forgot to mention you in the last post...so this post specially for you k?)

To Linken: Thanks man!even though you did not play but you gave your 100% to inne!nothing less compared to those played on court!thanks for always believing in our team! we shall give you a good news soon.we will certainly miss playing floorball with you(and shooting you of course=P) all the best in singapore ya!learn more and come back share share k? do you wana consider to be a full- time coach for inne? we pay you rm0.31 per session?(haha..joking) go #31!

inne will not be the same without you guys!
we appreciate you guys!

Saturday, March 22, 2008

FastAndFurious

the title says it all...fast-pace, adrenaline pumping, heart beating, sticks slashing, players pushing, goalie diving and catching, players sweating, referee blowing and coaching shouting! another good show put up by inne again!well done guys!

many would agree that this is another exciting game as the score line were so close.with both teams giving their best on the court.if those supporters were to pay to watch this match it will be worth their money!anyway sometimes I wish I'd sit at the supporters' bench to watch how well inne play. nonetheless last night's match was a great one!

the game started off with the "elite line" having control of the game the first few minutes.nice passes and good positioning by them!but that doesn't last long before we could score any goal. the Spartans started to pressure the defense which made them conceded the first goal of the match.being down with one goal we never give up.however that doesn't stop inne from attacking back those brave soldiers! a very well played by inne's Captain, Ephraim who scored a superb goal against Sharron a.k.a "Kung Fu " goalie. TAKE THAT! but not forgetting the one who passed the ball to him.( honestly it was a blind pass).i could only hear him calling me=P) but if it makes to the back of the net who cares~HAHA. our spirits were lifted up and we are eager to fight back evenmore! 1-1

however the defender just could not shield the "slashes"(in terms of war, not stick) of the Spartans which they managed to put the ball at the back of our net.aih..silly mistakes from our defense again.(but you guys did a great job) they were bloody aggressive! no wonder they call themselves Spartans!nice name!2-1

and again..inne just allow the Spartans to get the fame from the supporters.3-1. the game is getting more intense as inne fighting back as we know at the back of our mind we gotta win this match to secure for gold. with our Coach linken(which we imported from Shaolin, China) made some changes to the players inne played even better! well the elite line aren't elite anymore.

the rising star and the only representative from sali(used to, but an inne now) Andrew scored a goal for inne!followed by a hit-in from the corner of the Spartans' side made by Sam to Daniel.ssuuppp...there goes the ball right inside the goal.another great drag shot by him.clap clap.3-3. the mental of Spartans seems to dropped off a bit after conceding 2 goals in a row inne continue to take this advantage to attack even more furiously.

with inne gaining a free-hit about 10 meters from the goal we position ourselves to score.Sam and Nic were standing with their butt facing the wall(we jus wana let you smell). a gentle touch from Sam and a quick "Snake turn" by Nic which give inne the lead 3-4..woohoo!!! 3 goals in one row! I believe the Spartans could feel the pain in their wounds.

half time!coaches from both teams giving out their opinions while trying to rest at the same time(wonder how they do that?no wonder they call themselves coach)haw haw haw

face off! the score line did not stay for long.soon enough the Spartans were leading again after a great goal from one of their "soldier"(i wonder what's his pangkat) surely they gained semangat after "singing and shouting their "anthem"..."Spartans..... What is your profession?...Floorballers"!!!( i wonder why it is not Soldiers!)hehe ..well its up to them right?

as time was runing out inne gave their best shot!a great goal which saved the day was by Andrew.the gaya-ness he score can just melt innocent girls' heart! stop the ball with his feet,a slap shot taken right at the top corner of the goal post!fulamak~! world class man!

the final whistle was blown and the game ended.everybody seems to be happy with their game!

inne!don't lose heart guys.its just a game.most important is to keep the vision!continue to train hard and give our best!

p/s: next game against Unihawks(sat)...pls be there by6.45pm the latest. there will be no div.1 game on that day. our game gonna start at 7.30


shots taken at goal
1st period-Spartans 27 inne 16
2nd period-Spartans 15 inne 20

Friday, March 14, 2008

Meet the Spartans 2

this is not a post about the latest movie in town. (btw i really hope Meet the Spartans 2 will come out soon. its really a funny movie!) okie, back to floorball. Innebandy will be meeting Frontliners Spartans again in their next game. This time we will claim our victory! the first match was a warm up for the league. now this is REAL FLOORBALL! we will give our best to secure our position on the table. this will be an interesting match as both team are fighting for points to eventually triumph to be the champion for the league08.

will spartans crush inne again or will inne kill and slaughter the spartans?(ewww...sounds bloody)don worry there will be no blood during the game. just pure floorball and fun!hmm..i should put it this way...will spartans crush inne again or will inne put the spartans under their feet?? time will tell. i'm sure the spartans already training hard for this war!

predictions are open to everyone! you can drop your prediction in our chat box for this game. the most accurate prediction will get a small gift from innebandy!

p/s: players....training as usual this sunday. lets not lose out. lets train harder than the spartans. we are gonna make it! yeah!

Wednesday, March 12, 2008


WOHOO!!!
innebandy is the men,
we can do it, no one can.


Innebandy!Co Returns

Before the start of the game, coaches from both teams were giving their final strategy and teamtalk to motivate their players. It's an important match for both teams, as the winner of the game will take the top spot of the league.

Period 1
Innebandy!Co 1 V 0 Contact
Deswyn

From the first whistle till the last whistle both teams really fought like there's no tomorrow. It's different from the Contact they used to play. Tight defense and a controlling game is how they play it now. Nonetheless, Inne managed to put the ball in the net first and it was a superb goal by Deswyn. Making a quick turn and a fast wrist shot. 1goals isn't enough to secure this game as Contact really push and had a couple of goal scoring opportunities. Referees were really tested in this game as players from both teams were aggresive and some 'cunning'.

Period 2
Innebandy!Co 2 V 1 Contact
David
Ephraim

Second period is not less exciting than the first one. But we can see that physical fitness is most tested in this period. Game pace is still fast and tactical. Lot of shots taken. Defense of Inne were a little lose causing a number of goal scoring opportunity in the danger zone. But Contact didn't managed to capitalised on this opportunity. Many good attempts though. Inne still hungry for more goals pushing up high and the poor defence of Contact contributed another goal to Inne. This time is David who scored the second goal. He received the ball and sssuuuuupppppp. It's a goal! No mistake. Nice! Few minutes later Edward scored a goal for contact. It's a defensive error as the goalie was blocked by Sam. (Ha!Ha!Ha!) Inne still searching for 1 more as it's reaching the final second. Another mistake in Contact's defense, Inne's captain, Ephraim was open and he calmly release the ball to the bottom of the goal! Another nice shot by Inne.

Final Score
Innebandy!Co 3 V 1 Contact

It's arguably the best match of the league so far. And I'm pretty sure both teams will continue to work on their strengths and weaknesses before they meet again. Keep it up Innebandy!Co.

the strategy