The Football Thread

[Debonaire]

I live all the way down in Alabang... *sigh* Although they have a couple of soccer fields here... let me know if any of you are interested...

 

Oh yeah... The Man U vs. Real Madrid match is on April 8

[Master Bates]

count me in..

 

futsal will do for a start..

[jay_lanz]

wooohooo... go real madrid! :boo:

[Labuyo]

looks like it will be quite some time before any MTC-futbol activities crop up... there doesn't seem to be too many MTC'ers into football... for the meantime keep posting here to drum up interest...

 

go Real Madrid!!! pound ManU to shredsssssssss!!!

 

the EUROcup is coming soon isn't it?

[Debonaire]

Just to let you enthusiasts know... 2nd leg of the Champions league is today til early tomorrow night...

Real Madrid vs Manchester United at 2:00 AM if I'm not mistaken... :boo: :boo:

[pilot]

may futsal daw na court sa may CRC...

 

pede na 5 a side... wala na lang keeper at walang bantay-pari

Yup, futsal at CRC every wednesday starting at around 7pm...kung makabuo kayo ng team, you can challenge the winner, but they play with keepers...although easy lang maghanap ng keeper cuz the keepers of other teams are willing naman to play for other teams....

 

MTC should have a futsal team sponsored by all of the "bars" that get reviewed here....

 

Speaking of sponsorship, has anybody actually gone to these bars and ask for sponsorship? I mean they are getting free publicity in this board with 8,000 members!

 

PM me if you guys are interested sa CRC futsal cuz sometimes walang tao din

[leon_del_fierro]

ayos! i've played indoor football but that's it. i'd like to try it on the green field. count me in.

 

hmmm... i gotta work on my stamina

[jay_lanz]

since we're on the topic of football.... im wonderin... what were the spikes you used before and/or still using today?

 

i remember the first cleats i had was the puma fiesta... damn, that was a long time ago! i remember having a "murdered" reebok, then after that adidas all the way: rapier (turf), bogota (metal-6), predator1 predator2, and also an umbro somewhere in between i still use the rapier but d sole's quite pudpod na rin... bogota got wrecked since a couple of metal studs broke and the screws were left stuck in the holes... predator1 was quite comfortable for me, too bad it got stolen... never tried any nikes, except the first ronaldo zoom which my teamm8 loaned me... didn't like it though, couldn't run well even though the fit was good... <_<

Edited April 23, 2003 by jay_lanz

[Guest fhoryou]

Wow soccer!

 

How I missed that game

 

Nasaan na ba mga spikes ko.

 

Kasya pa ba?

 

Magpapaa na lang ako just like before

 

 

[Debonaire]

Hat trick lifts defending champs

 

Reuters

 

MANCHESTER, England -- A stunning hat trick from Ronaldo sealed Real Madrid's passage into the semifinals of the Champions League on Wednesday despite the reigning European champions losing a spectacular match 4-3 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.

 

In a throwback to the high-scoring European nights of the 1950s and 60s, Real went through 6-5 on aggregate with the Brazilian striker, the top scorer at last summer's World Cup, finding the target three times with his only three shots of the night.

 

Real will now play Juventus in the last four with the winners of that tie facing the winners of the AC Milan-Inter Milan derby semifinal in the European Cup Final at Old Trafford on May 18.

 

Ronaldo scored for the reigning European champions after 12, 50 and 59 minutes before United set up a storming two-goal finish with substitute David Beckham scoring twice to give the club a 4-3 victory on the night.

 

But it was not enough to keep alive United's hopes of lifting the title on its own ground.

 

"It was a marvellous night for football, but of course we are disappointed," said United manager Alex Ferguson.

 

"We made chances, some excellent chances, but did not take them and you have to do that against a team like Real. Good luck to them now, I hope they go on and win it."

 

England captain Beckham had been replaced in United's starting lineup by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Ferguson gambled on extra firepower to try and overturn Real's two-goal first leg advantage.

 

Dutchman Ruud Van Nistelrooy almost provided the perfect start for United with a vicious angled drive in the third minute that was parried away by Iker Casillas.

 

However, the downside of United's all-out attacking policy was that the Spaniards could score themselves to nullify the away goal Van Nistelrooy grabbed in Madrid.

 

Those fears materialized with just 12 minutes gone as Ronaldo struck his first with deadly accuracy after moving clear of Rio Ferdinand and driving the ball between Fabien Barthez and the Frenchman's near-post.

 

United weathered a long period of Real domination and eventually equalized in the 43rd minute.

 

Ryan Giggs found Solskjaer in the penalty area with the Norwegian turning the ball past goalkeeper Casillas and Ivan Helguera for Van Nistelrooy to force home from close range to make it 1-1.

 

It was his 10th goal in seven games and his 12th in the Champions League this season, a record for the competition.

 

Ronaldo put Real 2-1 ahead five minutes after the break with a gaping goal at his mercy following a build-up involving Zinedine Zidane and his Brazilian teammate Roberto Carlos.

 

United made it 2-2 almost immediately when Helguera turned the ball into his own net in the 52nd minute before Ronaldo secured the overall victory with a stunning 25-meter strike that gave Barthez no chance with 31 minutes to play.

 

Beckham, who came on as a 63rd minute substitute for Juan Sebastian Veron, made it 3-3 with a brilliantly-executed free kick in the 71st minute. Beckham also forced the ball across the line for United's fourth after 84 minutes.

 

In a night of brilliant attacking soccer from both sides, both were able to step up a gear and put the other under pressure.

 

There were several key moments, but the vital turning point came after 50 minutes when Real grabbed the crucial second away goal.

 

Luis Figo hit the bar with a delicate chip over Barthez, and before United could clear their lines Roberto Carlos raced onto Zidane's defense-splitting pass and squared for Ronaldo to slot into an empty net.

 

Almost immediately, Helguera squared things up on the night with a comical own goal from Veron's low cross.

 

Casillas then maintained Madrid's two-goal aggregate lead with smart instinctive saves from Van Nistelrooy and Veron.

 

Ronaldo capped his magnificent solo display just before the hour mark with a stunning third goal from 25-yards before Beckham squared things up again with a trademark free kick, tapping in his second from close range six minutes from time.

 

But by then it was too little, too late and Real was through.

[Guest fhoryou]

dami pala soccer fans.

 

I wish fans in the philippines also get wild as fans in world cup events.

 

If you seen gals take of their tops on such events.

 

Its really wild in soccer than basketball.

 

Who used to play with Go For Goal by Coca Cola?

[Labuyo]

i didn't want to sacrifice sleep to catch the game, so i had to make do with a minute to minute from www.skysports.com

 

just read from the bottom though

 

Manchester Utd (1) 4-3 Real Madrid (3)

Van Nistelrooy 42 Ronaldo 12, 50, 59

Helguera og 52

Beckham 71, 84

 

Champions League semi-final second leg

Old Trafford, Wednesday, April 23

 

Minute Action

 

90+4 ALL OVER! Real have done it 6-5 on aggregate - and wasn't it fun to watch. Sensational stuff from these two sides, surely the Spaniards will retain their crown back here at Old Trafford come May. We'll be there - make sure you are!

 

90+3 BOOKING! Fortune hammers into Makelele. I'm no prude, but it would be a shame to see such a great game end in an ill-tempered way.

 

90+2 BOOKING! Hierro carded for clattering into van Nistelrooy. Beckham flashes the free-kick over though

 

90+1 ADDED TIME! Four minutes added on

 

90mins WRONG! Either Tomasson or Inzaghi has just put Milan 3-2 ahead. Details unclear, but it looks like three Italians in the last four then

 

90mins SO CLOSE! Van Nistelrooy bustles down the right channel, pulls it back but Giggs can't get the touch

 

89mins DUTCH TREAT! News from the other quarter-final suggests Ajax are in the semis, along with Inter, Juventus and of course Real

 

87mins SUBSTITUTION! Del Bosque shuts the stable door before the horse bolts completely and replaces Figo with Pavon, a central defender

 

86mins OOOH! Van Nistelrooy joins in the barrage, blazine just wide from 30 yards, to continue the surreal atmosphere arounf Old Trafford

 

85mins OOOH! Real are being sloppy and Giggs is allowed to shoot as they fail to clear. Sadly for United it's straight at Casillas.United have had enough chances to win this!

 

84mins GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL!

BECKHAM makes it interesting! Van Nistelrooy dances round Helguera, his shot cannons off Casillas and bounces goalwards off Hierro for Golden Balls to slide in and apply the final touch

 

83mins SIT DOWN! Carlos tries to match Beckham with a 30-yard free-kick, but as is so often the case, the final effort does not match the dramatic run up and it grubs into the wall

 

81mins SUBSTITUTION! Fortune comes on for Keane, who talked the talk, never came close to walking the walk and must now warm the bench for the final 10 minutes

 

79mins OOH! Van Nistelrooy, who has been superb again, spins on a Beckham pass infield and lashes just over the top

 

78mins SUBSTITUTION! Phil Neville gets a taste of the big time again, with Silvestre making way

 

77mins BLIMEY! A back-heel from Figo, a step-over from Zidane and United are cut open. Shame it was a shoddy finish from Portillo - even if the flag was up for off-side

 

76mins FUMBLE! Casillas gets away with it again though as he clutches Giggs' driven cross at the second attempt

 

75mins TOUCH! Keane has space in the box as he pulls down a Beckham cross, but the control is rotten to be quite honest

 

72mins BOOKING! Figo booked for diving. Despite the scoreline, he does not look best pleased, the Portuguese wing wizard

 

71mins GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL!

Another BECKHAM trademark. Free-kick 23 yards out, just to the right of goal. The sub steps up and bends a belter round the wall and in off the underside of the bar. Special even by his standards.

 

68mins SUBSTITUTION! Not quite the same reception for Scouser McManaman as he departs to make way for Portillo

 

68mins WHAT A MISS! Beckham, doing what he does best, whips in a great ball from the right, Casillas misses it but Solskjaer stoops to head wide of the near post. Should've been 3-3

 

66mins SUBSTITUTION! Ronaldo comes off to a huge ovation from both sides, to cheeky chants of "Fergie sign him up, Fergie, Fergie sign him up". Solari is the Real replacement

 

65mins POST! Van Nistelrooy swivels 25 yards out and unleashes a fiersome low drive that beats Casillas, but shaves the right-hand post

 

65mins BAFFLED! Old Trafford is still scratching it's collective head. It's been a bizarre evening thus far and there's probably another twist or two in the tail...

 

63mins SUBSTITUTION! Beckham, a reputed target for Real of course, comes out of exile, off the bench and on for Veron

 

61mins JEERS TO CHEERS! The Real fans have been giving the Brazilian boy wonder a bit of stick this season. Surely even they, the fickle bunch they seem to be, must now be happy with Ronaldo. I know I would be

 

59mins GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAL!

Makelele breaks up a United attack, RONALDO picks it up 35 yards out, advances to 25 yards before lashing a dipping drive high to Barthez's left. Stunning!

 

57mins SAVE! Casillas somehow gets down to keep out a thumping volley from Veron at the edge of the box. Good positioning from the keeper

 

55mins SAVE! Giggs sends Solskjaer through on goal, but Casillas does well to dive to his left and beat out the drive. Nice height for him, as they say

 

55mins PENALTY? Salgado goes down in the United box as O'Shea slides in, but Mr Collina is not amused. Good decision from the egg-headed Italian

 

52mins GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!

United back in it! Van Nistelrooy tees up Veron down the left channel, his shot is poor, but it comes off the back-tracking HELGUERA and leaves Casillas with no chance. 5-3 on aggregate. Three more needed!

 

50mins GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!

RONALDO gets his second. Carlos bursts into the box as United regroup but doze, but allow him to square the ball for his unmarked compatriot to finish from five yards. 5-2 on aggregate.

 

48mins CROSSBAR! Geniius from Figo after a Zidane break. Given the ballin the box, he dummies Brown and Ferdinand. but his chip comes back off the bar

 

48mins UNLUCKY! Solskjaer and Giggs almost pick a way through on the edge of the Real box after Keane at last makes an attacking contribution with a decent ball in from the left

 

46mins OOH! Solskjaer blazes over the bar from 20 yards at the second attempt after Hierro had given the ball away under pressure. Good start

 

45mins WE'RE OFF AGAIN! United get the game restarted. They only need three goals to go through...

HALF-TIME! 1-1: All square, but United didn't need the break to come when it did. Still, the second half should be a real corker!

 

45+2 SHANK! McManaman manages to volley the ball backwards after being picked out by Figo

 

45+1 CLEARANCE! Salgado saves Real as Solskjaer whips a great low ball in from the right. Butt has a pop from the loose ball, but it sails over from 25 yards

 

45mins OOOH! Solskjaer in down the left, his drive is parried up in the air by Casillas, and the keeper gets back across to block van Nistelrooy's rebound effort with his legs

 

42mins GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAL!

VAN NISTELROOY gives them hope again! Giggs sends Solskjaer into the box down the right, he stretches to lift a square ball over the diving Casillas and the Dutchman taps home from two yards. Game on!

 

41mins UNLUCKY! Brown crosses from the right, Giggs heads back, but Solskjaer's shot on the turn hits Helguera and makes Casillas' save simple

 

39mins SAVE! Casillas down well do his right to keep out Solskjaer's snap-shot after Brown picks him out in the box. Better from United again

 

39mins PUNCH! Giggs whips a rare United corner in from the right, but Casillas punches clear of Brown

 

37mins OUCH! Carlos goes down after Butt falls into him. His momentary disability is wasted though as Brown's poor cross is headed away by Makelele

 

35mins OOOOH! Giggs picks up a ricochet off Zidane on the edge of the Real box and twists onto his right foot only to bend the finish just the wrong side of Casillas' left-hand post. Better!

 

34mins SPEAK UP! They call Highbury 'The library' but Old Trafford represents a morgue right now. The crowd could help their side out a little more methinks

 

31mins COME ON KEANO! After all his talk of walking the walk tonight, Keane has not got close to Zidane, who has all the time in the world and of course all the ability to use it properly

 

30mins OOOH! Carlos lines up a free-kick 35 yards to the left of goal after Ferdinand's foul on Ronaldo, but it dribbles wide of Barthez's left-hand post

 

28mins NO BUTTS! Nicky clatters into Salgado right in front of Collina. The worst ref in the world would have struggled to miss that one, never mind the best

 

27mins CAREFUL! Luckily for United Ronaldo strays inches off-side as Real turn defence into attack in the space of one Carlos clearance, a Zidane touch and Guti's defence-splitting ball

 

26mins BROWNED OFF! Poor old Wes is having a stinker so far. His rotten touch sets Real off on the counter, but O'Shea saves the day by sliding in on Figo

 

24mins OOOH! van Nistelrooy gets down the right channel but his low cross just evades Solskjaer and when Makelele fluffs his clearance there's no United player there to pounce. Keane?

 

22mins ROUGH RUUD! Van Nistlerooy is bundled over on the break by Salgado. He's clearly been singled out for special treatment by del Bosque

 

21mins UNLUCKY! Butt seizes on a poor Helguera pass, nips round Carlos, but his cross is deflected up in the air and Real get it clear eventually

 

19mins SAVE! Barthez is forced to backpedal and push over the top as Luis Figo's mishit effort from a fine Zidane lay-off almost loops in under the bar

 

18mins CLAUDE FLOORED! Makelele hobbles off for touchline treatment, but looks OK. He's straight back on

 

17mins BOOKING! Veron overruns a Butt pass and then tries to win it back from Makelele with a nasty looking two-footed lunge. Fair booking

 

14mins MOUNTAIN! That's what's facing United now - they need four to go through. The crowd is still behind them though, but what a goal it could prove to be from the buck-toothed Brazilian genius

 

12mins GOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!

RONALDO has stunned Old Trafford. Zidane moves it infield to Guti from the left, he splits O'Shea and Ferdinand and the Brazilian rifles inside Barthez's near post. 4-1 Real on aggregate

 

10mins TACKLE! Real's passing comes to a brisk end as Veron nips in and forces Guti into the foul. Not hard to see the gameplan employed by Fergie

 

9mins STEADY! United hold their nerve and Brown gets a vital foot in as Ronaldo cocks the trigger following an incisive pass from Guti on the edge of the box

 

8mins SCOUSE ABOUT THAT! McManaman gets roundly booed after every touch. Anyone would think he played for Liverpool in a past life

 

7mins SETTLED! United seem to have gained the early foothold, hassling and harrying even the likes of Zidane into conceding possession

 

5mins OUCH! Makelele clatters into van Nistelrooy as Giggs breaks down the left. Referee Collina keeps his card in his pocket though

 

4mins HOOF! United's pressing is so intense, Roberto Carlos is forced to welly downfield. Ronaldo doesn't even bother chasing that one

 

3mins SAVE! Casillas forced to parry over as van Nistelrooy skips past Helguera down the right and lashes a rising drive in from the angle

 

2mins GREAT START! United at it like dogs. Real trying to keep possession, but red shirts are right on them

 

1mins MAIS NON! Great United pressure forces Makelele into a stray pass. Good tempo from the home side

 

0mins WE'RE OFF! No Beckham, but Old Trafford is buzzing as Real get the game underway

 

TEAMS Beckham on the bench, Veron back for United, McManaman and Guti drafted in by Real coach del Bosque

Edited April 24, 2003 by Labuyo

[pilot]

dami pala soccer fans.

 

I wish fans in the philippines also get wild as fans in world cup events.

 

If you seen gals take of their tops on such events.

 

Its really wild in soccer than basketball.

 

Who used to play with Go For Goal by Coca Cola?

i used to play in the coke go for goal......did you?

 

On the spikes, i used to use my nike baseball cleats for soccer since i played keeper (its nice because you have cleats on the toes, thus you get a good jump when you approach the ballcarrier on a breakaway, and its got a very stable platform since most of the time you just stand).

 

Yes, the ronaldo zoom's are a bit unstable, yet very light.

[Guest fhoryou]

If I remember right I went to a try out. Pero for the next try out hindi na ako pumunta. Can't remember why. Pero I joined a varsity team once for interschool competition.

 

Sa Don Bosco kasi pag practice or play trip nila walang shoes. Mas malakas daw kapit sa lupa and feel mo ang control sa ball.

[GoldenBoy]

oi!! futbol! used to play, kaya lang matagal na... problema siguro di ko na kayang tumakbo.. hehe.. kung maglalaro sa sunken post naman diyan. asa up lang ako usually...