Hey Guys, I am really proud of you. I can imagine how difficult the game was. You guys just stand up and bring us the glory. Thank you my teammates! Now who has the trophy? Go Gragon! Zhang Cheng --- Scott Bao <sbao@cisco.com> wrote: > Congratulations to all Dragons! We are agailn the > division Champion! > > Still with pain breathing and my legs sour, I can't > contain my thrill and joy. We fought a tough game > and > we won at last. Here is a brief game summary: > > We started the game missing a lot of players: > Chen,Si, Zhang,Cheng, Bing-Bing, Bai,Qiang and > Lao Tang and Daniel. > We had Ray in the " injured list" and couldn't > perform 100%. Our oppenents beat us in regular > season and they blowed out Networks 9:2 in playoff. > So odds are aginst us and people think we are the > underdogs. > > Here is our starting lineup: > Forward: He,Ye, Dick > Mids: Da Gang, Zhou,Ge, Xiao,Su, > Alex/Zhou,Wei. > Defenders: Dong,Jian, Chen,Jun, Li, Huai, > Scott. > > With the game starting, the Reds are overwhelming > the drillers. We fully controlled the first half, > with numerous opptunities. He,Ye and Dick have both > a couple of shots on > target, Andy had one on the bar, I had one at > close range, miraculosuly saved by the goalie ..... > We are controlling the game. Our defense is superb. > Their #53 and #6 are neutralized by > Li Huai and Dong Jian. Chen, June's right corner is > as tight as I ever seen. His long pass is > surprising long and good. And most of all, he seems > always make the right decision at the > right time. Coming back from injury list, Dong > Jian's fresh leg yield no signs of shaky play. He > plays tough and quick, with great composure in the > field, showing he is a true veteran. > Mid-field also played tough. Da Gang's head kept > dominating the airspace and as usual, he is the > play maker, threading the ball flow and kept the > ball low and ground to give us control > of the game. Zhou Ge presence is a big-plus to our > mid-field. His switching and passing as well as his > defensive role give defenders a big relief. An > unsung hero. Again, Xiao,Su 's long > pass is as deadly as before, causing chaos in their > defensive lines. Not many folks in our team have > his legs. It's one of a kind. Alex's dribble was > as powerful as always. It did drag down > the energy of their defenders. Zhou,Wei's handling > of the ball is smart and right. His lightness is > really hard to defend. His passing is also delicate. > Eric, our goalie, does not have much pressure in the > first half. Our defensive lines were pushed close > to the middle of the field. > > First half ended with 0:0. But apparently we are > the upper. > > 2nd half starts. > > #53 did a couple of damage in our right wing, > ripping through our defense and crossed the ball. > But that's all about it. With our persistent > pressure, the quality of crossing was no good. > That is as much as I could recall all their offense > was. But we did played zig-zag in the second half, > not as dominating as the first one. Maybe due to > playing aginst the wind. But the play > was extremly intensive. > > They socred first almost into the mid of 2nd half. > Though it is a questionable goal. They got this > guy who can throw the ball really far. And he > essentally throwed the ball into the net > with nobody touching it. ( the side ref is guilty > of the misjudgement, cause the field referee > initially ruled out the goal .) > > We were disappointed and discrougaged for a while. > But we regrouped and commited more attacks. We won > a corner kick and He, Ye , again delivered a > quality cross. I was just in the right > place and right time and knocked the ball into the > net. out of the two defenders. That gave us > confidence back and turned around the momentum. > Zhou Ge had a shot on goal but it was > again saved by their goalie. He, Ye had a couple > of shots which could end up in the net. Free kicks > as well. But our luck comes when Dick, again our > breakaway hero, dribbled the ball into > the forbidden box, thanks to a pass from Andy. > Their tall defender fouled him clearly and we won > the penalty. Give the referee credit for making > that call, even though it was a obvious > penalty. With composure and accuracy , He, Ye > delivered the fatal shot and changed the game > forever. > > The remaining minutes was tough defense. Forgot to > mention our secret weapon, XiaoYe. This guy is > quick and fast and his marking capability is just > remarkable. Due to the injury of > Li, Hui while clearling out a shot and bumped with > their players, Xiao Ye was marking the top player > #53 and he did such a tremendous job that after the > game, Xiao Su was joking to grant > him our Green Card--- turning him into a permanent > Dragon. > > > So here we are , with the whistle blow, 2:1 is the > score and we becomes the Champion, only winning > four games of the whole season. > > > It is team work, encouragement, hard-fought spirit > and some luck which brought us where we are. I > fully believe as a team, we are much stronger than > the season starts. We know > how to win crucial game and we have the confidence > and means to do so. All our key players stood up > and became strong and carry the team over to the > championship. My hat off to > everybody in the team, as well as Tim and Wang,Qi > and others who stood in the side line cheering and > encouraging the dragons. > > > At this point, please take a good rest and enjoy the > championship. Everyone of the team deserve the honor > because everyone fought hard for this. Take good > care of your injury and > we will certainly have a party at my place, > tentatively scheuded for the Saturday following the > Thanksgiving weekend. Will send out detail email > for that after the holiday. > > > Please be comuicative and send out your comments to > the team alias, expressing everything in your mind. > > > thanks, > > -Scott > > > > > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Scott Bao | > | fax: 469-255-9490 > Cisco Systems, Inc .|||. > .|||. voice: 469-255-4176 > 2200 E. 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