Joga Bonito vs Fish Keg United review

Chicago and Evanston, IL
Monday, March 8, 2010
The Soccer Times

Joga Bonito vs Fish Keg United review
Amazing game yestersday Joga Bonito! First half was very tough again for JB. They had most of possesion but could not finish. Captain Carlos Quintero seemed very frustrated by his wide or saved shots. Indeed, JB had some mean powerful shots by Rolando, Pablo, Antonio, Carlos and Tony that were all blocked by the keeper. JB was able to score a couple of goals before half time but Fish Keg never gave up and score one themselves. Half time score: 2-1 in favor of JB. Again, the second half was a completely different story with complete possesion from JB. Final score: 7-1 in favor of JB!

Apparently, JB always gets in the groove during the second half. We saw some amazing passing abilities by all the players. We must congratulate Emily Shand because her game was outstanding and she gave JB the relief of the third goal. Again, Carlos & Pablo's shots were all blocked by the keeper. They both looked very frustrated!

We were able to catch Captain Carlos for comment, "Yeah, I must admit that I was and am very frustrated because it seems that I cannot find the net as much as I want to. I also feel bad for my teammate Pablo who works so hard to score for the team. Scoring is his blood so it must be a little discouraging for him not to find the net. However, he is an amazing player and very important for this team. We both need to be patient and keep helping the team succeed. Goals will come eventually."

It was an odd game yesterday because most of the goal scorers like Carlos, Pablo, Ernesto and didnt score. Most of the goals came from the defenders Antonio, Tony, Emily Lovejoy and Emily Shand! We think this shows how JB is such an amazing and balanced team. All the players have fascinating talent!



Man of the Match: Antonio Escalante!
Colombia international Antonio Escalante gave us some beautiful soccer yesterday! It seems that he was inspired by an unexpected guest yesterday: his girlfriend! He scored 2 amazing goals which solidified JB's victory plus he participated in many important plays. Felicidades!



Standings
1 Joga Bonito 12pts
2 Willard Warriors 9
3 Buckeyballs 7
4 Chupacabra 7
5 YMCA 4
6 Fish Keg United 3
7 Rotary United 3
8 Team Lee 1
9 Peoples Republic 0


Last results

Fourth week - Sunday March 7
4pm YMCA 8 vs Chupacabra 2
5pm Rotary United 3 vs Buckeyballs 7
6pm Peoples Republic 1 vs Willard Warriors 6
7pm Joga Bonito 7 vs Fish Keg United 1
Bye - Team Lee



Next fixtures

Fifth week - Sunday March 14
4pm Peoples Republic vs Fish Keg United
5pm Rotary United vs Willard Warriors
6pm YMCA vs Buckeyballs
7pm Team Lee vs Chuapacabra
Bye - Joga Bonito

Sixth week - Sunday March 21
4pm Buckeyballs vs Fish Keg United
5pm Joga Bonito vs Chupacabra
6pm People's Republic vs Team Lee
7pm Rotary United vs YMCA



Joga Bonito's next game: Sunday March 21 5pm against Chupacabra
Unfortunately, we will not be able to see Joga Bonito this coming weekend since they have a bye weekend. We will have to wait until Sunday March 21 at 5pm to see them again. But the wait will be worth it because they are facing non other than last season's runner's up: Chupacabra! If you remember from the final last season, Chupacabra gave JB some decent competition. The final score was 5-2 in favor of JB obviously since they are the defending champs. We are looking forward to this game. The shocking result this past weekend was to see Chupacabra humiliated by Team YMCA 8-2. I was able to speak with Chupacabra's key player Hans and he said the following, "We seemed very sure of the win and the opponent took us by surprise. Also, they recruited better players that I have never seen before!" If this is true, then we are looking forward to see JB play against Team YMCA! It will be a fantastic game!



JB Top Scorers
1. Rolando 10
2. Antonio 4
3. Tony 3
4. Ernesto 3
5. Lovejoy 2
6. Carlos 2
7. Pablo 1
8. Shand 1
9. Keith 1

Here is the YMCA link for schedule and standings:

http://www.mcgawymca.org/index.cfm?fa=prog.type&id=830

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Carlos Quintero
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El Presidente
Manager
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and even Camera Man!