.7th Week Match Preview.

Boogis VS Spartans

Boogis lost some ground when they lost a potentially RFL title decider against the brute force of Dru N Cos last time around. They looked out of sorts against a disciplined and organized DNC team hell bent on getting all 3 points. Captain Aman lost his marker and DNC’s Balin straightaway poked home the first goal. Dalvin was not his usual confident self that night, as he was a bit sloppy in trying to defend against DNC’s large size of players (except for Hari). Iqbal was starved of the ball as the combination of Lavan and Yumnesh blocked all passes coming for him and he was as good as a watching supporter on the court. There were some promising moments provided by the speed of Riz at some times. Nevertheless, Boogis are made of hard stuff, and this might be their wake up call. Can they beat their fellow dom35 blockmates, the highly confident army of Sparta? They must step up now to get their title fight back on track.

Highly aggressive and spirited Spartans won against the more fancied and colorful Gastroboi by 2 to 1. This was in no part thanks to the never-say-die attitude of their defense and ability to make quick counter attacks, which took the pink boys by surprise. Fouls were given everywhere, which shows you how much this match meant to them, how much pride they take in their name. Heck, they even foul their own teammates at the same time! Ref Azman had a hard time that night, trying to sort a lot of things out. Spartans did well trying to contain Gastro’s flow of attacks in the 2nd half but they held on to the lead and went home with the 3 points. This time though, they will fight against the might of Boogis, who’s pride has been somehow shattered by last week’s loss to DNC. Spartans should be ready for some waves of red attack.

Players to watch

Azri(Boogis)-not much time seen on the court, but he chips in with some important goals
Bugis(Boogis)-always plays in the 2nd half of the game, hopes to see more of him though
Ganesh P(Spartans)-scored against Gastro last week, this botak guy means serious business
Thamil(Spartans)-a relative newcomer to futsal, don’t let his ‘average Joe’ appearance fool you though

Betfair.com predictions Boogis 4-1 Spartans



Le Samba VS Akula

Brazillian wannabe boys, Le’Samba played the much stronger ‘cant-wait-to-be-married’ lads, Geng Malaysia. Predictions were against Samba but damn did they prove the ‘i-think-I’m-shebby’ football pundits otherwise. Instead, they manage to even showcase some samba dance moves in front of the goal before trying to score. Of course their efforts went futile, but the playmaking was applauded. Samba made some good passes, excellent attempts at scoring but the finishing touches were missing though. GM were seen sweating trying to keep up at times. For most part of the game, it was pretty much 50-50 with both teams trying to push each other but lady luck wasn’t even bothered to watch this game. A solid 1 point secured for Samba but that was only enough to bring them down a step at the league table. They should watch out though, as other teams are able to leapfrog them in just one week in the RFL table. Against Akula, Samba should stop dancing, writhing about and start scoring goals. They have the talent, but only lacks in confidence and speed. Will they be able score against the tenacity of the sharks? This time they should pray for lady luck to stay !

The red sharkies, jaws, nemo, whichever you prefer went up against Chittapa FC (Uncle FC in translation). Of course the odds were stacked against them. Of course CFC was expected to cruise through this game. Of course only one side of the net was supposed to rattle. BUT, this is futsal. Ball is round, anything can happen. And Akula did prove this right. Throughout the 1st half, Akula and CFC had almost equal possession of the ball with CFC hitting the post a few times. But (a lot of ‘buts’ in this), it was Akula who found the back of the net in the 9th minute when Zul (Anne’s bro, wa tak tau ah nama dia), took a shot only to be found too fast for the CFC goalie. Sadly, It pretty much went down after that when CFC came roaring back to equalize and get back the lead seconds before the game ended. Pretty tough resilience for a team at the bottom of the table. With renewed confidence in their team, Akula should perform well against the Malaysian ‘Brazilians’. Sharks do attack humans after all. Can they hold their ground against the dancing Samba like they did against CFC or will they dance along to the rhythm? This should be an interesting one if not boring.

Players to watch

Abz (Samba) – known for scoring at times but better known for his lazy looking passes. Or maybe he was really lazy. He better push if he wants to score.
Lingesh (Samba) – steady defender but yet to be credited for his efforts. Can he rise to the occasion?
Seth (Akula) – missed a few one-on-ones last game. Maybe he can make up for it this time? Had a friendly chat with the ref last time around, resulting in a yellow card. Naughty boy.
Busu (Akula) – has shown some light to attack force. Hopefully he shines it towards the goal!

thestar.com.my predictions Samba 1-1 Akula



Bukit Tinggi VS De’Knights

Bukit Tinggi fought against the Copa blues last week. It started off with a wonderful opportunity by Mizi who managed to outfox the keeper and was about to score only to be disappointed by captain Shazli-kun who came in for the rescue. Opportunity striked again for Bukit and this time Mate failed to score with a wonderful rugby drop-kick. Finally Copa had enough, and a goal from a nice 1-2 passes from Nasaie and Hadiey broke the dead lock. It didn’t take long before Copa scored again, Hadiey again, just shoving himself to divert a Shafiq shot. In the 2nd half a penalty was awarded to Bukit by ref Avi. A powerful shot by striker Yan was saved by Boo which rebounded to Mizi (who was supposed to be behind the ball!!! REF KAYU) who cleared the ball for Copa. 6th min in the 2nd half, Boo landed a sucker punch (literally) on Yan while trying to clear the ball. (He claimed he did it unintentionally. We think otherwise though. Probably early morning handball training kot.) Yan retired from the match with epitasis. 2 more goals from Copa came in the end. Final score 4-0. Bukit has loads of players but the lack of pace was evidence from their previous matches, with only Mizi, Yan and perhaps being the torch bearers. Against a team with a strong momentum, De’ Knights, they will surely want to beat the odds and get out of the rotten RFL zone.

De’Knights played Saints last week. The match was a pretty defensive one as soon as it took off with both sides having very little chances in front of the goal. However things got interesting when Saints captain Toh scored his 1st ever goal in his career thanks to Knights’ keeper who mishandled the ball straight into goal. DK switched to offensive mode and pressured Saints but they defended well against the wounded Knights. 1st half ended. It did not take long for DK to find the equaliser in the 2nd half. An excellent shot from the guy with the misai, Shan, left Toh unable to respond. Sometime later Shan was there again and DK took the lead due to some sloppy defending from Saints. Crumbling Saints let in another goal a few min later, a marvelous shot from Damo. Down 2 goals, Captain Toh stood up as a striker. (Probably he must have thought...If i could score a goal as a keeper, I should be able to score a hat-trick in striker mode.) His efforts were in vain as DK scored yet another goal. Knights keeper Lavin made a cameo and showed his dribbling skills, which almost ended in being a goal. 4-1 victory to De’Knights. Truly a heroic game from them. If they can carry this devastating form, and uphold their come-from-behind ability, this will be 3 points in the bag.

Players to watch

Mate(BT)- A former fearful uni defender who has lost fitness but just imagine if he got his form back.
Yan(BT)- A very hardworking player, who is good with his shots.
Damo(DK)- The never say die attitude in him makes him a very tough opponent.
Lavin (DK)- A very agile goal keeper with amazing goal saving abilities.

Onemanga.com predictions Bukit Tinggi 1-3 De’ Knights







Geng Malaysia VS Gastroboi

GM without Afiq really was a like a tiger losing some teeth. Only in the 2nd half they did they threaten Samba’s goal a little. Fakhrul did his best trying to run his way through the Samba defenses but they stood firm, with the bouncer-like appearance of Lingesh and Magesh. GM were a bit sloppy and slow in their defenses, with many times keeper Pok We having to thank the goal posts for being there, and thankful also for the wasteful Samba strikers, time and time again. Without Afiq for most of the team, GM weren’t able to stretch Samba’s defenses, and they desperately need to have Fakhrul and Afiq working together to wreck havoc up front, or maybe with the help of Awe. They might fancy their chances against a relatively low motivated Gastro team.

What happened to the Gastroboi of old? Having abandoned their tough defending policy, they took some stride with some free flowing attacking moves, though perhaps the chances up front were not taken good enough by their strikers. The strikeforce of Nabil and Nfizree showed some promise for the past couple of games, but it wasn’t enough for Gastro last week against the kamikaze Spartans. Perhaps they were not ready for all those kind of physical attacks, but futsal can be anything, and if they are not careful enough, they will be bullied by other RFL teams as well. The return of the misfiring Zufar (like Robbie Keane) should enhance their attack, but they also should instill some high spirit and confidence in themselves, which was clearly lacking in the past couple of games. They still have the quality to shock the opponents though.

Players to watch

Awe(GM)-a very hardworking player, mostly at his devastating best in front of the goal
Akmal(GM)-lanky handball player now lets his feet do the talking
Jivan(Gastro)-shows more promise in training than in the league
Zufar(Gasro)-last season’s favorite striker raring to make a comeback

Espnsoccernet.com predictions GM 3-1 Gastro




Copa Cobana VS Chittapa FC

On form Copa rampaged slowly, yet surely to the top 2 of the league. Just like G15 last year. De ja vu? We’ll just wait and see. Against Bukit Tinggi last week, they slowly took the game to themselves and in the end managed to pierce through Bukit’s defenses with 4 goals unopposed. Shazli might find life is tough at the other end of the court as a part time defender, but his awareness was totally crucial for Copa, so as not to give up any sloppy goals. Hadiey is slowly getting his groove back, with the help of probably the most improved player in Copa, Shafiq the Bazooka. This guy can shoot from any angle, with some power that is. If he can keep up his goalscoring form, current league top scorer Avinesh could find a fist-for-fist match. Nasaei is crucial to Copa as much of Copa’s goals from the past 4 weeks came from his assists and hardwork. The match against UMNO Cup Champions Chittapa should be a tight affair, and we should expect some neat passes and powerful shots from both sides.

Chittapa were stunned when they went down first against a truly hardworking Akula team. The sharks disappointed Chittapa over and over again, and Chittapa’s strikers just couldn’t find that right angle to squeeze the ball inside Akula’s net, firmly guarded by Azwani and Seth. Akula striker Zul Alif, who’s hard work reminded me of Dirk Kuyt, squeezed through bewildered 3 Chittapa defenders and fired a shot that beat stunned captain Arulkanesh. Enraged, Arulkanesh motivates his fellow yellow chaps to fire up and step up their tempo,which they firmly did, with Updesh scoring first when he was unmarked at the post. Defender Ganeson stepped up and coolly slots his sides’ 2nd goal, from his trademark long shot which beaten Akula’s Nazmi. Chittapa were made to sweat by Akula, but in the end of the game, they got the 3 points they wanted, but it was a wake up call. Captain Arulkanesh surely wants his yellow men to keep focus for the full 20minutes against a strong Copa Cobana.

Players to watch

Boo (Copa)-the beefy goalkeeper is not afraid to land a punch on anyone, just ask Yan about it
Shafiq (Copa)-able to time his shots perfectly, and his shots are razor sharp
Updesh (Chittapa)-good dribbling skills, needs to perfect his positioning more
Brahma (Chittapa)-a player with ups and downs, a world beater at any given day, though he can go back to zero at the next day

Football365.com predictions Copa 3-1 Chittapa




Dru N Cos VS Saint’s FC

Last week the dudes from DNC dominated the field once again. Brought out the best in them and they layeth the smacketh down on the opposition. Thanks to light-feet Balin and el-kapitan Thiva, the final score was 2 to 0. With DNC’s superb performance week after week, this coming week against Saints will be no different, so expect nothing less from them. They got this man!!! Nuff said ;)

Another disappointing loss for Saints as they were defeated by De’Knights 4 to 1. It left them warming up the 9th place on the table. Didn’t quite hold up to the colors of their jerseys as like renowned football teams like Netherlands, G-15 and many more. But nevertheless they tried their best and that’s what matters most. But their next game would be much tougher so they should rethink strategies and plays. A note of advice, if you guys miraculously score and gain the lead, think defense and nothing more. All the best!!

Players to watch

Hari(DNC)- small build guy for defensive compared to the others, but don’t let that fool you, he’s there for a reason
Lavan(DNC)-one of DNC’s greatest assets, packs up one hell of a kick
Toh(Saints)- will bring his A-game against the leading team in RFL
Agni(Saints)-there’s more to this guy than meets the eye. A miracle-maker.

footyforfools.com predictions DNC 5-0 Saints



So that said, enjoy the final games before the winter break! =)