MOROKA SWALLOWS FOOTBALL CLUB

LEAGUE – 4th MATCH – OCTOBER 5th 2008

COMPETITION: Offitial

NAME: ABSA LEAGUE

DATE: OCTOBER 5th – 2008

1. EMBARCATION:

CAMPING: BIRSCHWOOD HOTEL – 3rd OCTOBER 2008

                     PRETORIA GARDEN COUR HOTEL – 4^th OCTOBER 2008

VENUE: GERMISTON. AFTER TRAINING – 3^rd OCTOBER – 17h30

                BIRCHWOOD. AFTER BREAKFAST  – 4^th OCTOBER – 11h00 (supposed to be 10h00 but the bus came late)

2. ARRIVAL:

DATE:  OCTOBER 3^rd – 2008, 18h00

             OCTOBER 4^th – 2008, 11h00

VENUE: BIRCHWOOD HOTEL

   PRETORIA. GARDEN COURT HOTEL

TIME: 11h30

3. HOTEL:

NAME:  BIRCHWOOD AND GARDEN COURT

CLASSIFICATION: 5 STARS

EVALUATION: VERY GOOD (BOTH)

4. MEALS:

PLACE: RESTAURANT – DINNER, BREAKFAST, PRE MATCH MEAL

TIME: DINNER: 19H00, BREAKFAST: UNTIL 9H00, PRE MATCH MEAL: 11h30

EVALUATION: VERY GOOD, SPECIALLY IN PRETORIA

5. GAME:

ADVERSARY: KAISER CHIEFS

DATE: 5th/OCTOBER/2008 

TIME: 15h30

ENVIROMENTAL CONDITIONS AND WHEATER: GOOD

RESULT: MOROKA SWALLOWS 2 X 0 KAISER CHIEFS

GOALS:  1 X 0 (ACE), 2 X 0 (ACE)

MAN OF THE MATCH: ACE

LINE UP: GREGG, QUINTON, VINICIUS, MALYNGA, JAMES, MORGAN, LEFA, CECIL, MARK, ACE, RADEBE

SUBSTITUTES: PATO, SIPHAMANDLA, FABIAN, TEMBA, MOKORO, SHAUN, SHAKKA

STAND BY: ELTON AND DAVI (ON SATURDAY DOCTOR EPHRAIM TOLD DAVI COULD NOT PLAY. WE TRIED TO INVITE IVAN BUT DID NOT GET. GOODMAN, SAME HAPPENED) WE KEPT 19

SUBSTITUTIONS: TEMBA X MARK, MOKORO X RADEBE, SHAUN X ACE

CARDS:

OPPONENT: GOOD

USED THE SYSTEM G – 4 – 4- 2 (FLAT, COUNTER ATTACK, DIAGONAL BALLS,  CROSSES AND LONG BALLS)

BEST PLAYER: TSHABALALA, 6, ZWANE

SWALLOWS`EVALUATION: VERY GOOD

THE WEEK OF PREPARATION WAS VERY GOOD

THE TEAM WAS CONFIDENT

THE TEAM STARTED VERY WELL AGAIN AND SCORED IN THE BEGINNING. WE CONTROLLED TACTICALLY ALL THE FIRST HALF AND SCORED 2 GOALS, BUT COULD HAVE SCORED MORE

IN THE SECOND HALF THE OPPONENT IMPROVED AND BROUGHT OPORTUNITIES TO SCORE (GREG DID WELL AT THAT MOMENTS)

WE LOST THE MIDDLEFIELD TRYING TO SCORE THE 3^RD GOAL ANS CONCEEDING COUNTER ATTACKS. WE STARTED TO REPLACE PLAYERS TO RE-INFORCE THE MIDDLE BUT NOT VERY SUCCESSFULLY. EVEN SO WE LOST GOOD OPORTUNITIES IN THE END

THE SUBSTITUTES DID NOT BRING ENOUGH QUALITY

GREGG – VERY GOOD. 2 MISTAKES IN THE BEGINNING, MANY SAVES AFTERWARDS

QUINTON – GOOD. HIS BEST PERFORMANCE

VINICIUS – GOOD

MALYNGA – GOOD

JAMES – GOOD

MORGAN – GOOD

LEFA – GOOD

CECIL – GOOD. HIS BEST PERFORMANCE.

MARK – GOOD

ACE – VERY GOOD. TACTICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE TEAM AND 2 GOALS SCORED

RADEBE – WEAK. BETTER IN THE SECOND HALF

TEMBA – DID NOT COME WELL, BUT FINISHED DOING FINE

MOKORO – VERY BAD AGAIN

SHAUN – LITTLE TIME, BUT TRYED

BEST: ACE, RADEBE, LEFA, VINICIUS, JAMES

WORSE: MOKORO

DISCIPLIN: VERY GOOD, EXCEPT THE PLAYERS NOT IN STAND BY TO REPLACE DAVI

6. RETURN:

EMBARCATION: FROM THE STADIUM

DATE:   5th/OCTOBER/2008

TIME: 18h30

ARRIVAL: 20h30

7. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS:

GENERAL DELEGATION’S DISCIPLIN: GOOD

HOTEL: VERY GOOD.

GAME’S FIELD: ABOVE AVERAGE, BETTER THAN BEFORE

MEALS: VERY GOOD

REFEREES: BAD (TWO PENALTYS NOT APPOINTED. ALSO POOR ACTION IN OFF SIDES FOR KAIZES CHIEFS)

STAFF: ABSENT – THE TEAM MANAGER

OTHER OBSERVATIONS:

AGAIN THE BUS WAS LATE TO PICK THE TEAM UP AT BIRCHWOOD HOTEL

THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH DIESEL TO DO ALL THE TRIP

WE HAD DIFICULTY TO CONTINUE THE PROGRAM OF SUPLEMENTATION DURING THE WEEK, THE MONEY ONLY CAME THE DAY BEFORE AND WE WERE AWAY

NO PHYSIOTERAPIST

WE TRAINNED THREE DAYS AT GERMISTON, WHERE WE HAVE BETTER CONDITIONS THAN AT LINKFIELD, BUT BECOMING MORE EXPOSED

MANAGEMENT OF PRETORIA GARDEN COURT HOTEL ASKED SWALLOWS’ FLAG TO FIX DURING THE STAY IN FRONT OF THE HOTEL, AS THE ONE FROM SUNDOWNS (ALSO CAMPING THERE) AND WE DID NOT HAVE.

A SMALL FLAG OF THE CLUB SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE CAPTAIN OF THE OPPONENT TEAM BEFORE KICKING OFF, AS WELL AS GIFTS FOR THE OPPONENT PLAYERS.

BEING WHAT I HAVE TO REPORT AT THE MOMENT,

SINCERELLY YOURS,

THANKING VERY MUCH FOR THE BIG SUPPORT GIVEN,

KIND REGARDS,

JULIO LEAL     

                                                                                                          HEAD COACH

Picture: Mr. Collen the Best Chief’s Supporter I met. Plays good Footbal, knows a lot about it.

Good Friend!