Thank you guys!!! I will make it up during the party! Binbing >From: Scott Bao <sbao@cisco.com> >Reply-To: Scott Bao <sbao@cisco.com> >To: dragon@ez.swmed.edu >Subject: WE ARE THE CHAMPION! >Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:26:06 -0600 > >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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