MG VS BHC MATCH REPORT

ON a wet & drizzly afternoon at the Linatex ground, the mighty MGs kicked off with 10-men on the pitch.

After just 7 mins of play, Tobias 'Crucifix' opened the scoring from a perfectly weighted throughpass, ias he ran down the right side and fired a shot to the near post giving their keeper no chance at all.

Within 5 mins , and from the middle of the pitch, our new recruit Askan 'Ash' decided he'd take on the Lion's defence... and he did... evaded 3 tackles and shot into the far post from the left side.

Two-nil up, with only 10-men... we were cruising! Reinforcements came and we begain stroking the ball like the liverpool of old.

Cruise-mode soon came to a grinding halt when we gifted possession to their main striker who seized the opportunity and rifled one in, low and hard from outside the box. it was like a golf tee shot where the ball would start slow and eventually pick up speed, except this one took a bit of a slice as it moved away from the clutching grips of our diving El Gato.

2 -1 halftime

2nd half was an evenly balanced affairwith both sides pressing for more goals... MGs' defence, marshalled by Marcelo Raging Bull, did well to contain the Lions. There were a few scary moments where the lions came close but somehow, we did enough to clear our lines.

Midway through, we earned ourselves a free kick about 30 yards out. From the left, Luis stepped up and curled the ball round the wall , over the keeper dipping into the top right corner... 3-1! It was like a trademark Beckham free kick...

The Lions came back almost immediately with their 2nd.. this time, we failed to clear our lines and the ball sat up gratuitously for their main striker to slap the ball past a stranded El Gato.

Ash came close to his 2nd goal and what a goal it would have been... after some good play on the right, Uncle Gonzo (i think) crossed it to Ash who control chested it down and volleyed it ever so sweetly, beating the keeper and the crossbar! (it was like Kevin Philips' 2nd goal strike against Wolves last night).

After a few more oohs and aahs!, the mighty MGs held on to win 3-2.

Good game, good spirit, great fun.. hop hop!

Cheers

In Memoriam

MG's

Would like to add some words to those already said about our dear friend Jurgen. When I joined the MG's in 2002 he was the guy who welcomed me into the inner sanctum of Grasshopper life, admittedly this tended to revolve around copious King Kongs at El Gato's Emporium of over indulgence! He was the only person who knew all the words to Bohemian Rhapsody, quoted poetry after a saturday at the hospital field, and knew the British one hit wonder band Nazareth from the 70s (he could even sing their songs!). He taught me how to drink like a German (actually Heinz/Klaus/Werner/Kurt) all helped here, and how to smile whatever the adversity. I am sure it has been mentioned many times but even through his long illness before he died he never once complained, said bad about other people, or failed to turn up for training or the sacrosanct post match analysis at ED. He was a very decent man and even though it has been 4 years since his death his memory live on with me and I am sure all the MG's who met him. Have attached a few happy memories

cheersNigel

Dear Hoppers,

some of you might still know me, I had the honour to play for the MGH from 1998 until 2001.During this time Jürgen had been already an established player with MGH and it was a real privilege to be around him.I do remember all the great tours we did, like Manila and Songkla.Jürgen is not the type of human being, that one easily forgets, he wasn't just tall in seize but also big as a human being and friend.The news of his final departure reached me almost five years ago in Taipei and now five years after he was laid to rest I will remember him here in Karachi.Jürgen, you are a wonderful person, you will never be forgotten!!!

Matthias

FT score: MG 3 vs FDT 5 (HT score 2 - 3)

FDT scorers... Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Friday - joking! but their man-friday (his realname is Elodichukwu Friday Emeka) did score twice - basically he ran us ragged!
MG's superb goals came from (in this order)

1. Ivan 'El Vergatario' - with a simple arsenal-style tap in, after good work from limbo on the left,

2. Tobias "Crucifix" - smashed an unstoppable shot (on the run), from ~ 30 yards out, into the top right corner (nomination for goal of the week), and

3.Limbo (ze capitan for ze day) with a 'bend it like beckham' freekick from the right flank (after Sandro won us the free kick)

2 yello cards: Sandro 'I feel generous and i want to donate to the Raya festivities', and i cant remember whoelse donated? Kurt made a few brilliant saves but wasnt enough to stop the flying orange people... and Kurtie, sorry if i upset you yesterday. MGs squad for the day: Kurt, Kevin, Alex, Juan, Geri, Daniel B, Limbo, Sandro, Tobias, Steve, Klaus, Manuel, MC, Ivan & JamesMGs sideline managers & supporters : Goyo and Luis (thanks & get well soon)Next week's game is on a Sat vs KLI - 4pm KO. Keep yourselves fit and available... this big field is a killer!

Hop Hop

mc

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Another mixed weekend from the Malaysian Grasshoppers, where they excelled in the liquid rehydration stakes ( which, for the MGs, strangely enough , actually preceded the dehydration stage), but sadly the performances on the pitch not quite matching up with the 3rd half heroics. At the start, it would be reasonable to assume that our chances of winning was the same as a one legged man in an arse kicking competition, but thankfully for the MGs, with their senses deadened by years of under achievement and second rate football, they came with little expectations. A hastily assembled Ocean's 11 crew meant that Joerg, Rao, Kevin, and Graham ( from Butchers) were the only familiar faces in a team that over the years in Royal Selangor used to be littered with recognisable legends like the Kat, the Pirate, the Bullster, Juan "the Chiropracter" and the irreplaceable Nigel "Butt" Miller . The first day was no different from previous first days where MGs toiled under the sun in a group comprising of KLM, FT Chinese ( the eventual champs) and Kilat. The first few games just seemed to whiz by ( and thankfully so too), and before Rao could say Cheers to his 5th beer of the day, we already found ourselves confirmed in the Losers Pool, with an aggregate goal record of 0-5 to show. In the Losers Pool, we played our best game against old rivals UKRC, and could have snatched some sort of result if our Ravi had not scuffed his shot from 2 yards out. An eventual 1-2 defeat that could have easily had the reverse scoreline. On the second day, against Qantas, we were joined by the ageless Grasshopper icon Klaus "Hefner", who immediately made an impact by almost scoring within his first minute on the field. Another of our import players, Helmut, also unluckily blasted his shot against an opponent's shins from 6 yards out. Qantas were not formidable but they did manage to put away their only 2 chances against our not so formidable keeper ( no names mentioned,..... Joerg) to run out 2-0 winners. In the last game, our Ä**d*s sponsor Darren, and Hefner, both poached goals against a flagging Universal side but basic errors in possession saw the opponents pegging back to a final result 2-2. A word of thanks to Ravi for bringing in his import players, who lacked nothing in effort and attitude, and a special thanks to Joshua, for managing the team patiently throughout all the adversity and crisis, and duly attending all the managers meetings and handling the thankless duties similar to one gathering a herd of cows into an enclosure. Another tournament passes, and immersed in the sea of mediocrity, some rare moments of Grasshopper magic still managed to emerge, to be told over and over again in the Eurodeli

Gentlemen,

After 3 Days of Fun and Soccer here our Bangkok special report. On Friday we are arriving in BKK and went strait to the Hotel. After a quick shower we went down for our Beer and Joergs Phone was ringing Ivan on the Phone!!!!!
,, Joerg sorry i cant make it to BKK because i forgot my Visa"
Okay we are 6 Players never mind let as play the next day. After a long night in Bars of Bkk everyone shows up on Saturday Morning . Our first Game was 9:20am against Melodie Jaya but our Opponent didn't show up and so we won the first game 2:0.
5min later our old Friend Karim show s up and he said he can play for us Thank you Karim
The next game against Shanghai Old stars was a perfect beginning Tobias shot a lovely Goal and the GH are leading but 2 min later shanghai shows as who is the better team
we lost 5:2
3 Game against Western Australia no chance for the GH we are losing 2:0
4 Game we are played very good but two stupid mistakes in the defense and we are lost 2:0 as well
Finish for Saturday and back to the Hotel for a nice massage and relaxation
Sunday Morning first game against German old stars Bangkok we are playing very good 0:0 after Game and now penalty
Tobias, Graham, Sven al 3 put the ball in the net. The goalkeeper is on his way back and in this moment Harry call Joerg kick the ball in the Net. But sorry Guy's I'm the Goal keeper this time and i missed
so in the end we lost 4:3
Thanks very much Tobias, Sven, Harry , Manuel, Graham
al capitano