Congratulations Red Team!!!
After a grueling three weeks the Red Team came out tops with a whopping 12 points!
In a surprising turn of events, Two Golden Boots were awarded this year. Congrats go to Nicki and Delroy!
A special thanks goes to all who participated in the MCB League Log Prediction Competition. Well done Christiana! Good luck with the Lotto predictions!
And last, but not least, a big thank to all the supporters and players!
Til next year...
-MCB Soccer League Out!
And the winner is ...
Join us after Chatties today for the MCB Soccer League 2012 Presentation. For those of you who are still unaware we'll be unveiling our winners, our villain, the golden boot, muffins and so much more!!
A 'brief' history behind CLance Anderpants
Here are some random facts behind the legend that is Lance Anders, to give you a little bit of context
- wasn't born BUT came running out of the mountains with nothing on but a vuvuzela
- diabetic, hence the nicknames 'sugar-free' and Super-C (his preffered drug of choice to combat his insulin woes)
A.K.A Underpants - nobody knows why anymore. Legend says he 'sacrificed' all the people who knew of the origins of this name
- AKA CLance, as in Coloured Lance not to be confused with BLance ( Blonde Lance)
Week Two - A man named Freedom
Week two had a whole lot more drama and excitement as all the teams brought it hard. Please check the highlights tab for more details.
Please note that tomorrow is the last day of games and we hope everyone makes it through to watch. Please may the audience come wearing the colours of their team of choice (be sure to look at the log table before committing yourself to a lost cause, hahaha).
In a surprising turn of events, there will be orange slices.
Week One - of headbutts and volleyball
WEEK ONE
Red vs Yellow: 2 - 1
The gentlemen from the Yellow team were clearly offended by the brightness of the team uniform and decided not to partake in the festivities, with only Lovemore rocking up for the game on their behalf. Clearly he had been travelling from the Eastern hemisphere to the west recently as his game was not at a 100% and failed to score for his team. However, the ladies of the team were in top form and not even Lee's brutal attack on Netanya could dampen their spirits. The Red team managed to sneak two goals past super-sub and local Cape-German, Stephen von Schlebusch despite his distracting, violent-orange regalia. In true German style, THE SCHLEBUSCH efficiently delivered a stunning goal from across the field which caught the overconfident - but delicious - Delroy by surprise. Mental note: goalies do not stand at the halfway mark Mr Guzha. Mention must be made of Lyle and Lee's crazy chemistry and their ability to play well off each other.
The gentlemen from the Yellow team were clearly offended by the brightness of the team uniform and decided not to partake in the festivities, with only Lovemore rocking up for the game on their behalf. Clearly he had been travelling from the Eastern hemisphere to the west recently as his game was not at a 100% and failed to score for his team. However, the ladies of the team were in top form and not even Lee's brutal attack on Netanya could dampen their spirits. The Red team managed to sneak two goals past super-sub and local Cape-German, Stephen von Schlebusch despite his distracting, violent-orange regalia. In true German style, THE SCHLEBUSCH efficiently delivered a stunning goal from across the field which caught the overconfident - but delicious - Delroy by surprise. Mental note: goalies do not stand at the halfway mark Mr Guzha. Mention must be made of Lyle and Lee's crazy chemistry and their ability to play well off each other.
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| What a crack-er! |
Green vs Blue: 0 - 0
Poor team attendance once again plagued a team as the Blue team only managed to field four of their own players and they had to bring in the dark knight. Paul - the only thorn among the blue roses - and Liezl had several beautiful moments and tested the almighty Revel at every given opportunity but failed to deliver at the last moment with Liezl missing what should have been the most beautiful moment in un-televised amateur sport. Things went 'all gangster and such' when the not-so-rosy and veteran playground thug, Roslyn, managed to 'skop skiet en donder ' one Ailsa Davidson, who 'til this day has not fully recovered and still has to eat her coffee using a cup. The luck of the Irish was not with the Green team as all the attempts to score by half ginger and full time ‘player’, Tyronne, was shut down by the Blue team. The game ended in a goal-less draw but there were many beautiful moments.
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| But he's just so beautiful. |
Black vs Orange: 0 - 0
The absence of goals in this match was certainly not from a lack of trying. The standard of goal-keeping from both Thomas and Mark was exceptional and shots on goal were quickly dismissed and dealt with. New recruit Freedom dazzled the crowd with his amazing footwork but when he failed to produce any goals the Black team had to resort to guerrilla tactics by Evelyn, who was seen manhandling Mark on several occasions (and in some cases her own teammate Steven). The Kenyan import and not Masai, Aleyo, A.K.A Jambo initially resisted contact with the ball but eventually found her footing and surprised the crowd with moments of genius, albeit followed by moments of the jumping dance. The Orange team’s all-lady strikers did an amazing job of keeping the game moving and made Thomas earn his stripes. If you look up teamwork in the dictionary you will find the Orange team’s photo there.
Yellow vs Green: 2 - 0
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| Ermaghed!!! Sawkerr! |
Yellow vs Green: 2 - 0
This reporter had not been made aware of new rules and regulations to the game of soccer. It seems the newly updated FIFA guidelines book now allows strikers (belonging to a trade union of course) to employ the use of their hands when taking shots during the course of the game as exemplified by the enthusiastic Jean Ntuli. She managed to get herself the first yellow card of the tournament in record time and has been asked by FIFA to publicly apologise for her transgression. Netanya was in rare form, having warmed up in her previous match and not only managed to assist Lovemore in scoring a goal BUT managed to sneak one past full-time goalie and science hobbyist, Revel. Surely the biggest shocker thus far. The Green team was not impressed with the fact that the Yellow team recruited Über-goalie Mark, who clearly showed that the only player who can potentially get past him is... himself, by almost scoring an own-goal. We are happy to report his gates are yet to be penetrated by self or foe.
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| Like a Sir. |
Blue vs Red: 0 - 1
Superstar Lee Alrid started the game with his ‘special meter’ fully loaded but found unfaltering resistance from German import and all-around PowerPoint talk destroyer, Thomas. In an attempt to empower young minds and teach them the value of respect, Nicci vigorously tackled her honours student Liezl, so she may know her place. An easy floating goal by Del-troll found Thomas not only licking the floor but his bruised ego too. Looking back at the video footage and photos there seemed to be an on-going rivalry between Lili and Paul who seemed to be continually fighting for possession of the ball (surprising for a soccer match, I know).
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| Stop! Yoga time. |
Just a note
Last Friday saw the
beginning of the eagerly anticipated MCB soccer tournament and a villain has already
emerged. The entire Red team has been dubbed the ‘L-glucose in an otherwise
happy glycolysis pathway, (sugar metabolism reference, look it up L-glucose) with several
team members being guilty of too much ‘enthusiasm’ for physical contact.
Allegations of doping shrouded the affair as certain Reds were seen eating
orange slices from a separate batch.
Click on the "Highlights' tab for the match reports and please note there are no games this week but we shall resume on the 14th of September.