Weekly Previews and Reviews: Sun 3/5pm

Season 4

Week	Date	Article Title	Article Type	Reported By
20	08/03/10	League Cup last 16 decided	Cup Round-Up	footballopod.com
20	08/03/10	OC keeps slim hopes alive	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
20	05/03/10	Week 20 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
19	01/03/10	13 spots taken for League Cup knock out stage	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
19	25/02/10	League Cup Rd 1 Match 3 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
18	22/02/10	7 in 7 for Holland Park	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
18	18/02/10	Week 18 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
17	08/02/10	Unido on the charge	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
17	04/02/10	Week 17 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
16	28/01/10	5 in 5 for Holland Park	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
16	28/01/10	Week 16 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
15	24/01/10	League Cup Round 2 Round-Up	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
15	21/01/10	League Cup Round 2 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
14	19/01/10	Osiris Back on Track	Match Report	Osiris FC
14	18/01/10	Kentridge downed	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
14	14/01/10	Week 14 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
13	12/01/10	Osiris clinch victory for first game in 2010	Match Report	Osiris FC
13	11/01/10	ARFC rues misses in narrow loss	Match Report	Apex Rangers
13	11/01/10	Oogleeee whipped by OC	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
12	28/12/09	Redbacks slump again	Match Report	Redbacks FC
12	28/12/09	1980s United pull away	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
11	20/12/09	Macsters back on promotion track	Match Report	Macsters FT
11	20/12/09	OC recovers from early Nitroz scare to win 6-2	Match Report	The OC
11	20/12/09	ARFC in thrilling 3-2 win	Match Report	Apex Rangers
11	21/12/09	Holland Park opens league account in style	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
11	17/12/09	Week 11 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
11	15/12/09	Big Mattch Preview: Raven vs Apex Rangers	Feature Story	Raven United
10	15/12/09	Defensive error costly for Osiris	Match Report	Osiris FC
10	14/12/09	OC 11 - 1 Woodland Vista	Match Report	The OC
10	13/12/09	Prestigio fought out fierce draw	Match Report	Team Prestigio FC
10	13/12/09	Agonizing defeat for the Spiders	Match Report	Redbacks FC
10	13/12/09	ARFC opened cup challenge with emphatic 8-1 victory	Match Report	Apex Rangers
10	14/12/09	League Cup Round-Up	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
10	10/12/09	League Cup Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
10	07/12/09	Redbacks Preview on League Cup	Feature Story	Redbacks FC
9	07/12/09	Kambing 2 - 2 Samalongkok	Match Report	Kambing FC
9	07/12/09	D2D Sunday League Cup Draw Results	Feature Story	footballopod.com
9	07/12/09	ARFC rues to dropped points	Match Report	Apex Rangers
9	07/12/09	Macsters 4 - 1 Casanova XI	Match Report	Macsters FT
9	07/12/09	Oogleeee Boys end losing streak	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
9	03/12/09	D2D announces Sunday League Cup Format	Feature Story	footballopod.com
9	03/12/09	Week 9 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
8	02/12/09	Macsters record long overdue win	Match Report	Macsters FT
8	30/11/09	Drama overshadows OC win again	Match Report	The OC
8	30/11/09	Apex 14 - 0 Nitroz	Match Report	Apex Rangers
8	30/11/09	Redbacks held in 8 goal thriller	Match Report	Redbacks FC
8	30/11/09	Osiris holds Unido to a draw	Match Report	Osiris FC
8	30/11/09	Apex hits record victory	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
8	26/11/09	Week 8 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
7	23/11/09	BI goes double digit	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
7	19/11/09	Week 7 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
6	15/11/09	Redbacks make it count	Match Report	Redbacks FC
6	15/11/09	ARFC suffers last gasp heart-breaking draw	Match Report	Apex Rangers
6	15/11/09	Osiris bounces back from last defeat	Match Report	Osiris FC
6	15/11/09	Kentridge Rangers makes it 5 out of 5	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
6	12/11/09	Week 6 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
5	09/11/09	Osiris FC unbeaten streak ended	Match Report	Osiris FC
5	09/11/09	BI goes top in style	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
5	05/11/09	Week 5 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
5	05/11/09	D2D Sun 9am Div 1 VIDEO feature	VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS	footballopod.com
4	02/11/09	OC make hard work of 10 men Nitroz	Match Report	The OC
4	02/11/09	Kenny debut brace inspires Apex victory	Match Report	Apex Rangers
4	02/11/09	Osiris continues unbeaten run	Match Report	Osiris FC
4	02/11/09	Champions top the charts	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
4	29/10/09	Week 4 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
3	26/10/09	O.C. defeats FC Simpang 4-0	Match Report	The OC
3	26/10/09	Syahrul stars in Macsters fightback	Match Report	Macsters FT
3	26/10/09	Osiris makes it 3 out of 3	Match Report	Osiris FC
3	26/10/09	Div 4 leaders pull away	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
3	22/10/09	Week 3 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
2	19/10/09	Shane rescues a point for O.C.	Match Report	The OC
2	19/10/09	An Ultra Stalemate	Match Report	Redbacks FC
2	19/10/09	Back from the dead: Osiris 2nd win of the season	Match Report	Osiris FC
2	19/10/09	Champions share spoils	Weekly Review	footballopod.com
2	15/10/09	Week 2 Preview	Weekly Preview	footballopod.com
1	12/10/09	Nonsensical errors cost Macsters FT	Match Report	Macsters FT
1	12/10/09	Osiris FC makes winning debut	Match Report	Osiris FC
1	12/10/09	League Kick-off	Weekly Review	footballopod.com

Season 3

11th Oct 2009 - Team BI wins Cup

League Cup Preview

Week 25: 4th Oct 2009 - Orange County retains Div 1 title

Week 25: 4th Oct 2009 - Div 3 title yet to be decided

Week 25 Preview

Week 24: 27th Sep 2009 - Oogleeee Boys falter against champions

Week 23: 20th Sep 2009 - Oogleeee Boys regain top position

Week 23 Preview

Video Highlights: Team BI vs Samalongkok

League Cup Semi: Team BI and FZE advance

Week 22: 13th Sep 2009 - Controversy throws Div 3 title race wide open

Week 22: 13th Sep 2009 - Draw not good enough for KB and Vinataba

Week 22: 13th Sep 2009 - Apex back on track

Week 22: 13th Sep 2009 - Macheda disappointed

OPOD Team of the Week: Macheda

Week 22 Preview

League Cup Semi Final Preview

League Cup Q-Final - Samalongkok takes final Semis place

Week 21: 6th Sep 2009 - FZE keeps title hopes alive

Week 21: 6th Sep 2009 - Raven turns heat on leader

Week 21: 6th Sep 2009 - No Name Utd on brink of relegation

Week 21: 6th Sep 2009 - Macheda awaits Ultras result

Week 21 Preview: Clash of the titans

Organizer’s Notes:

1. All teams will now be able to provide feedback comments on their matches for the weekly REVIEW and PREVEW. Teams who wish to do so can send in the information to services@footballopod.com. These can come in the form of quotes, brief match description, thoughts, injury news, declarations or any other types of comments that will make the reviews and previews more factual and interesting. All post match comments are to be sent in before 2359hrs on the Sunday after the match and all pre match comments are to be sent in before 2359hrs on the Wednesday before the match.

Week 20: 30 Aug 2009 - The OC title challenge in shambles

League Cup Quaters: 30 Aug 2009 - Raven, FZE and Team BI advance

Organizer’s Notes:

1. All teams will now be able to provide feedback comments on their matches for the weekly review. Teams who wish to do so can send in the information to services@footballopod.com. These can come in the form of quotes, brief match description, thoughts or any other types of comments that will make the review more factual and interesting. All post match comments are to be sent in before 2359hrs on the Sunday after the match.

2. A new weekly PREVIEW will also be launched. This PREVIEW will be posted every Thursday on this page and will highlight some of the key games to be played. Again, teams will be able to provide updates or comments for their team’s upcoming game to be included in the preview and can send in the information to services@footballopod.com. All pre match comments are to be sent in before 2359 hrs on the Wednesday before the match.

League Cup Quaters: 27 Aug 2009 - Preview

Week 19: 23 Aug 2009 - Renaissance stunned

Week 19: 23 Aug 2009 - Div 1 title race heating up

Week 19: 23 Aug 2009 - Tempastella held

Week 19: 23 Aug 2009 - Macheda keeps hopes alive

Week 18: 16 Aug 2009 - Samalongkok 1 win away from title

Week 18: 16 Aug 2009 - Div 1 Leaders toppled

Week 18: 16 Aug 2009 - Renaissance signals promotion intention

Week 18: 16 Aug 2009 - Simpang scores walkover victory

Week 17: 09 Aug 2009 - Team BI wins title

Week 17: 09 Aug 2009 - Idol scores but not enough for FZE to win

Week 16: 02 Aug 2009 - Oogleeee Boys roll over Raven

Week 16: 02 Aug 2009 - 1 more win to go for Team BI

Week 16: 02 Aug 2009 - Pathfinder relegated

Week 16: 02 Aug 2009 - Samalongkok shocked

Organizer’s Notes:

All team captains and managers are reminded that there are no league games this coming National Day weekend.

Week 15: 26 July 2009 - Raven misses chance to go top

Week 15: 26 July 2009 - Almost for Renaissance

Week 15: 26 July 2009 - 2 horse race for Div 3?

Week 15: 26 July 2009 - Mutton soup for Ultras

Week 14: 19 July 2009 - 8 in 8 for Team BI

Organizer’s Notes:

1. To maintain consistency, managers/captains are requested to SMS scores and card count after each game together with Ref ratings. Your cooperation will be much appreciated.

2. All teams are reminded to use the colours that have been indicated in the fixtures. It creates confusion for the referees when reporting match details and also, could create a colour clash if opponents decide to change their colours as well without informing the organisers.

Week 13: 12 July 2009 - Corpus Christi in Wonderland

League Cup Rd 2: 12 July 2009 - Raven’s saving grace for big boys

Week 12: 05 July 2009 - Apex Rangers aims 2nd

K-1-K sweeper clearing everything in his sights

In another game, Mammoet played out a 2-2 draw with No Name Utd

FC Simpang in pole position
Taking advantage of Huat FC’s break this weekend, FC Simpang went top of the table after a well deserved 2-1 victory over Redbacks FC. Dirty Dozen’s fight to stay out of relegation trouble gained some headway following their 2-1 victory over fellow strugglers Pathfinders.

Samalongkok firmly in front
Another fine win by Samalongkok, this time over fellow title challengers Ultras. The 7-4 victory brought Samalongkok to the top of the table with 2 games in hand over Ultras. Team Macheda also kept up the heat with a resounding 7-0 win over Woodlandsvista and a star performance by their teenage starlet.

Macheda Starlet

Elsewhere, Sporting Goras won their relegation dogfight against La Calle De Futbolista while FC Corpus Christi drew 3-3 with Kambing FC.

Week 10 (21/07/09)

RAVEN SINKS CHAMPIONS

WLWLW for Mammoet
Mammoet’s topsy turvy season continued with a 2-1 win over 442 FC. Their form is indeed predictable following every league lost with a win and a league win with a lost…

Huat’s Wesley steals win in dying moments
Huat FC sneaked back to the top of the table after a hardfought 5-4 victory against Dirty Dozen and FZE’s 1-1 draw with Redbacks FC. Despite being the underdogs, Dirty Dozen led 2-1 at one point of time and was creating chance after chance.

Wesley stealing the winner

DD was made to rue their wastefulness in front of goal as Huat FC finally fought back and player manager Wesley stole a last minute winner.

No Lamb Chops for Woodlandsvista
Woodlandsvista were humbled by 10 men Kambing FC as they succumbed to a 2-3 defeat. Starting the day on top of Kambing, Woodlandsvista hope for a tasty meal of lamb chops were dashed after a spirited display by Kambing. Elsewhere, Ultras beat Sporting Goras to go top of the table.

Organizer’s Notes:

1. D2D’s 3rd Sunday 9am League will kick off on the 5th of July with the league growing to 24 teams. The league has definitely grown very fast from 8 teams in the first to 12 in the second season. It is also good to see all 12 teams from the previous season indicating that they will stay on. Here’s wishing a big welcome to the new teams joining the D2D group of teams. This will bring the grand total of teams taking part in our league games to 80 from 8 in August 2008, less than a year ago.

2. Next Cup game will be on 12th July 2009.Sunday League Cup Round 1 (14/07/09)

LEAGUE CUP FAIRYTALE - ALA FA CUP

It was a weekend of upsets as the inaugural D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm League Cup kicked off to an exciting start. It would be easy to draw a parallel to England’s FA cup after many giant killing acts in this first round of competition. Out of the 14 games played, 6 had lower division teams trumping their higher division adverseries while another 5 games had the favourites shaving it close.

Apex Rangers triumph against Div 1 Doraemon Warriors

Leading the charge in the upset victories were 2nd division Apex Rangers. Pitted against Division 1 Doraemon Warriors, the Rangers turned upped their game by a notch and won 4-2 convincingly.

The match of the tournament had to be the one where Division 4 Samalongkok were up against Division 1 KB Utd. Already written off before the game was even played, Samalongkok proved that they were no underdogs as they bossed the Season 2 runners-up around, eventually winning 2-0.

In another upset, Redbacks FC from Division 3 went through to Round 2 after winning 2-1 on penalties over New Eastroids FC, the game having ended 2-2 at full time. The win was made all the more memorable as Radbacks had clawed back into the game after going behind on 2 occassions.

Pathfinders almost found their way…

K-1-K Utd suffered some close shaves but eventually went through by winning Division 3 Pathfinders 4-3. Their reward, or perhaps not, is now a date against giant slayers Samalongkok.

The cup matches for OOGLEEEE Boys, Renaissance FC, Nitroz and Corpus Christi will be played the coming weekend. This tournament is shaping up to be a really interesting one and be ready to expect more upsets with Round 2 of the tournament due to be played in July.

Organizer’s Notes:

D2D Sports, is currently organising 36 league games per weekend and this figures will reach nearly 50 with our exciting new Sunday league kicking off in July 2009. These figures do not include the number of friendly games arranged during the week and also the events D2D are engaged to organise and provide expertise and match officials.

D2D Sports is always looking for partners to work with and if you or or your establishment would like to be part of our growing operation please do not hesitate to contact us at info@d2dsports.com. Partnership link-ups include, advertising space on our popular website, newsletters and endorsing our referee’s kit to reach out to an extended audience at very competitive rates.

Week 8 (07/06/09)

BACK WHERE THEY BELONG

Damai Sec - The OC climbed back up to the top of the table following an impressive 4-2 victory over KB Utd. Despite being runners-up last season, KB Utd has suffered a stuttering start to this season and has amassed only 1 point in the last 5 games with their only win on the opening match of the season. The OC, on the other hand, are starting to find their rhythm following a slow start. Else where, Kentridge Rangers and Vinataba played out a 1-1 draw…

Mammoet Sees Stars
Mammoet FC’s were brought crashing back to earth by Team BI after their impressive win over 442 FC last week. A ruthless performance by league leaders saw them hit the target 8 times against a hapless Mammoet who had no answer to the total dominance. The fight in this league is very much for 2nd place now and Renaissance FC sit there with 11 points following a 4-3 win over K-1-K Utd. Apex Rangers are close behind with 10 points and 2 games in hand.

Dirty Dozen edges bottom of table clash
Dirty Dozen came out 5-3 victors in their bottom of the table match up with a 5-3 win over Redbacks FC. The result propelled them off the bottom of the table to 6th place, shooting past Redbacks FC and Pathfinder, who lost 2-1 to FC Simpang. Prestigio moved top after their exciting 3-3 draw with FC Tempastella with both FZE and Huat not playing this weekend.

Ultras fight back

Picture from Kambing-fc.blogspot.com

Week 7 leaders Ultras were staring defeat in their face when they trailed 0-2 to Kaimbing FC. However, a spirited fightback saw them claw their way back into the game and ended the game with a valuable point. It was not enough to keep them top as Samalongkok leapfrogged Ultras after a well deserved 3-1 victory over La Calle Doce Futbolista.

Sporting Goras’s player winning a header from a freekick

Elsewhere in the division, Sporting Goras fell 3-4 to Woodlandsvista despite an athletic display while Macheda thrashed FC Corpus Christi 5-1.

Week 7 (31/05/09)

CHAMPIONS ORANGE COUNTY BACK IN THE RACE

Bedok North Sec - Season 2 champions The OC’s stuttering start to the season got back underway after a narrow 2-1 victory over Nitroz. Pundits had begun to write off their title chances this season but this fantastic result has thrown the race wide open once again. Raven Utd’s 1-1 draw with KB Utd and Kentridge Ranger’s 2-1 victory over Doraemon Warriors meant that only 4 points separates the top 5 teams after 7 weeks of action. With more than half the season to go, this season is promising to go all the way to the end with no clear favourites…

Woeful finishing in Sengkang Sec

Midfield battle between Renaissance playmaker Dominic and Apex Captain

Renaissance FC and Apex Rangers played out a 0-0 draw but the game was far from a dull one. Renaissance playmaker Dominic earned a penalty mid way through the 2nd half only to see team mate Simon hit the post from the spot. Renaissance FC had missed a host of chances in the game and were almost made to pay for their wastefulness when Ranger’s number 99, Alvin, ran through clear on goal at the death of the match. To his dismay and Renaissance’s relief, his side footed attempt came off the post and went out for a goalkick. Elsewhere, Mammoet FC beat 442 FC 3-1.

FZE back on top
FZE are back on top of the league after their brilliant 4-0 win over Dirty Dozen. Huat FC were upset 3-0 by Prestigio and the latter is now only a point behind the former. Pathfinders finally found their first win of the season after a 4-3 victory over Redbacks FC in a game where their goalkeeper was called into action several times.

Pathfinder goalkeeper in action

CONGRATULATIONS CORPUS CHRISTI
FC Corpus Christi’s prayers for a win were finally answered after 1 and a half season and 19 games without a point. Their euphoric triumph came against La Calle Doce Futbolista in a thrilling 4-3 match.

At the top of the table, Ultras beat Woodlandvista 4-1 to stay top of the table while Samalongkok edged past Macheda 2-1 to keep within a point of Ultras with a game in hand.

Notes:

The D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm League Cup draw was held at Sengkang Sec in the presence of managers from Kentridge Rangers, Doraemon Warriors, Apex Rangers and Renaissance FC. Referee Vijay and oPoD reporters also witnessed the draw.

Notes:

1) We would like to highlight that there have been an unfortunate case of violent conduct during one of the matches this week in the Saturday League. D2D doesn’t condone such behaviour and would like to remind all teams that it will not hesitate to remove the team from the league. Team managers are encouraged to inform their players of this and also of D2D’s point deduction system for yellow and red cards.

2) The Draw for Sunday’s D2D Cup 2009 has been carried out as reported. The 1st Round of matches will take place on the 14th of June 2009.

Week 6 (24/05/09)

LEADERS HELD

Broadrick Sec - League leaders Oogleeee Boys were held to a 2-2 draw by Kentridge Rangers and failed to pull away from Nitroz and Raven United, both behind them but with games in hand. Newcomers Vinataba stunned Season 2 runner-up KB Utd with a 2-1 victory.

Rangers refuses to let up
New Promotes Apex Rangers kept up the chase on Team BI after their 3rd straight victory in the D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm Division 2 League. Bouncing back from their opening day defeat by Team BI, Apex Rangers have now chalked up 9 points out of 9, averaging 4 goals a game in the process. Team BI remained top following another high margin win while Reinassance FC scored their 2nd win of the season with a 4-1 victory over Mammoet FC

FZE flounders as Huat goes top
FZE’s 100% record in the league was smashed to bits by mid table FC Simpang. A result which has left punters fuming, their 4-2 defeat was thrown the title challenge wide open.

Leading by example: Player Manager Wesley scores for Huat FC

Elsewhere in the league, Huat FC, led by player manager Wesley, took advantage of FZE’s slip up and went top of the table with a 4-1 victory over Dirty Dozen. FC Tempastella also overtook FZE on goal difference after their 4-3 victory over Redbacks FC.

FC Tempastella rose to the challenge, edging a tight affair 4-3

Macheda downed
Macheda dropped their first points of the season after going down 3-2 to Ultras, a result which moved them to the top of the table. Samalongkok maintained their 100% record with a 5-1 victory over Kambing FC.

Notes:

1. The League Organizers would appreciate if all team managers could verify and report if there are any discrepancies in the updates of results of their matches immediately.

2. The draw for the D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm League Cup will be held next Sunday 31st May, at 5pm, in Sengkang Secondary School. The draw will be held in the presence of the D2D League Organizers as well as the 4 team managers of the teams who are playing at Sengkang Sec on that day. All other team managers are welcome to attend the draw as well. Matches for the League Cup will be held once a month.

Week 5 (17/05/09)

DORAEMON STILL SEARCHING FOR FIRST POINT

Ang Mo Kio Sec - Oogleeee Boys continued their dream start to the season by killing off table proppers Doraemon Warriors. Both teams are newly promoted from Division 2 but the Warriors are finding life in the top division tough. 10 men Nitroz beat KB United 3-0 despite having a man sent off while Raven Utd edged a tight encounter against Kentridge Rangers. The game was there to be won by both teams but Raven showed more desire for the ball, which was the decisive factor.

Raven defenders fighting for the ball in a corner

Double digit for Team BI
Another week, another masterful display by Team BI. This time, it was the new boys Red Advocates at the receiving end of a 12-1 thrashing by Team BI. With a 100% record in the league thus far, Manager of Team BI was quoted as saying that, “Team BI aims to improve on its performance week-in week-out and continue to excite anyone who loves a stylish game of passing football.” Apex Rangers kept up their title hopes with a 3-1 victory over Reinassance FC while Mammoet FC opened their season with a 4-2 victory over K-1-K Utd.

3 in 3 for FZE
Despite being new to the league, FZE are proving to be a force to be reckoned with as they racked up their 3rd consecutive win of the season. Huat FC bounced back from last week’s disappointment as they triumphed 2-1 over Redbacks while Prestigio came out winners in a thrilling 4-3 encounter against FC Simpang

100% for Macheda and Samalongkok
3 wins in 3 and 2 wins in 2 for Macheda and Samalongkok. It may be early in the season but the frontrunners for this D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm Division 4 League can already be seen. Other than these 2, the Ultras are the other team who looks to be probable title contenders. FC Corpus Christi’s woes continues but this season, they may be joined by Sporting Goras in propping up the table as both clubs compete to score their first points.

Week 4 (10/05/09)

CHAMPIONS STUNNED

Deyi Sec - Champions The OC slow start to the season continued after they were humbled 4-2 by new boys Kentridge Rangers. With only 1 win in 3, The OC’s bid to retain their title this season appears to be danger. Promotee Oogleeee Boys once again impressed with a 4-3 victory over Vinataba and now stands proudly at the top of the D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm Division 1 League.

Washout in Div 2
3 out of 4 games were rained off in Division 2 after a heavy morning downpour devastating many pitches in Singapore. The only match which went on saw New Eastroids play out a 2-2 draw with Reinassance FC.

Thumbs up for Huat
Huat FC displayed extraordinary sportsmanship when their match with FC Tempastella was moved from Bishan Park Sec to Tampines at the last minute. Many of the first 11 players could not make the game due to the change in location but Huat FC decided to soldier on with whatever resources they had. They eventually fell 6-0 to Tempastella but it’s this sporting spirit which the D2D League hopes many other teams can emulate in future. Elsewhere, all other games played out scoring draws.

La Calle Doce Futbolista edge thrilling encounter
La Calle Doce Futbolista triumped 3-2 over Kambing FC in a tight match up. Ultras beat Sporting Goras 3-1 to go 2nd in the table while Woodlandvista WV scored their first victory with a 2-1 win over FC Corpus Christi.

Woodlandsvista Leftback holding off a Corpus Christi player

Week 3 (03/05/09)

NEW BOYS BROUGHT BACK TO EARTH

Broadrick Sec - New promotes Oogleeee Boys’ smashing start to the season came crashing to a stop as they were humbled by Division 1 veterans Nitroz 4-3. The defeat was made all the more sour as Nitroz scored in the last minute to steal a win from under the noses of the Oogleeee Boys. Nitroz’s first victory of the season propelled them to the top of the table, having now played 1 more game than the rest of the league leaders.

In Division 2, Team BI once again conjured magic to stage an amazing comeback from 3-0 down to win 4-3 after K-1-K Utd had a man sent off.

K-1-K Utd dejected after losing their 3-0 lead

K-1-K Utd Keeper’s heroics failed to help the team’s cause

Week 2 (26/04/09)

CHAMPIONS WIN IN STYLE

Woodlands Sec - Champions The OC got back to winning ways in style scoring a 9-2 victory over Doraemon Warriors after last week’s disappointing start to the season. With early season front runners Raven United faltering against Nitroz, The OC are now back on top of the D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm Division 1 League. Despite the setback, Raven United manager was still in buoyant mood after the 2-2 draw.

“Today’s got to be one of the best conditions for a game so far.” commented Ben. “The pitch was amazing, the weather brilliant, and the referee impeccable!” as the manager raved on.

In another match, new boys Oogleeee boys continued their stunning start to the season, sneaking a 1-0 victory over runners-up KB Utd. Punters are now sitting up to their early season feat and bookmakers have reacted by slashing the new promotes’ odds of being relegated to 1/1000.

2 in 2 for K-1-K and BI K-1-K Utd and Team Beyond Imagination kept up their perfect start to the season with comprehensive victories over 442 FC and Reinassance respectively. Apex Rangers drew first blood against fellow Division 2 newcomers Red Advocates, winning 6-1. The much expected matchup between New Eastroids and Mammoet was unexpectedly rained off, a pity given the scheduled visit by local amatuer football newstand oPoD’s reporters.

Huat on top Huat FC’s outstanding defence once again held firm against FC Simpang as they narrowly won 2-1, propelling Huat to the top of the table. With only 1 goal conceded all season thus far, teams must now find ways to break down Huat’s stubborn defence. New joiners FZE also maintained a 100% record following their 2-1 win over FC Tempestella, while all other matches in the division ended up in scoring draws.

Fierce aerial challenge between Redbacks and Pathfinder

Notes:

There will be no D2D League Games this coming weekend, but if teams would like to play a friendly, please inform the organizers by Tuesday this week.

Week 1 (19/04/09)

CHAMPIONS OC HELD BY NEWLY PROMOTED OGLEEEE BOYS

Orchid Park Sec - The much anticipated D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm League finally got underway last Sunday, with the league now expanded to a grand total of 4 divisions. The first match of the season for Season 2 Division 1 champions The OC saw them pitted against the Division 2 champions Oogleeee Boys. Honours were split (1-1) in this intriguing matchup with the new promotes showing that they can compete at the highest level. Elsewhere, season 2 runners-up KB Utd got off their campaign to a perfect start with a 4-3 victory over Kentridge Rangers, a result which propelled them to the top of the table. Raven Utd overcame another new promote Doraemon warriors 1-0, while Nitroz played out a dull goalless draw with newcomers Vinataba.

A performance beyond imagination: Team BI, champions of ESPZEN Sunday Division 1 League in 2007, put up a performance well worthy of their name, trouncing newly promoted Apex Rangers 4-1. The Season 2 Division 3 champions will surely be brought back to earth after this match and realize that life in the higher divisions will never be the same. A coup in itself that the D2D Sunday league managed to attract top teams from other leagues, the tournament will look forward to further impressive shows by Team BI. In other matchups, Renaissance FC and K-1-K Utd each overcame their opponents 4-0 and 3-1 respectively.

High scoring affair in Division 3 Huat FC were the only team in the D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm league to keep a clean sheet on a weekend which can only be described as goals galore. With their tight defence refusing to concede and an attack in red hot form, Huat FC shot to the top of the table after their impressive 4-0 victory over new joiners Pathfinder. FC Simpang and FC Tempestella both had high scoring victories as well, while FZE edged out Prestigio 4-3.

Blank for United’s Macheda but not for Singapore’s While Manchester United’s red hot youngster Federico Macheda fired blanks all day yesterday, Singapore’s very own Team Macheda demonstrated their own goal-scoring abilities by firing 5 goals past Sporting Goras. This ruthless showing by Macheda should have all teams on high alert. FC Corpus Christi continued their woeful form from last season losing 3-1 to Kambing FC while Samalongkok won 4-3 over the boys from the North, Woodlandvista. The final game of the week saw Ultras and La Calle Doce Futbolista play out a 2-2 draw.

Heads I win: Players from 442 and Renaissance challenging for a corner.

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Pre-season Notes (05/04/09):

1. All teams please take note that there will be no league games on the weekend of 2nd and 3rd of May. Any teams interested in arranging a game or a friendly match, please inform the league organizers as soon as possible so that we can try our best to meet the request.

2. Due to the poor weather conditions in the past 2 months, the D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm League Season 2has not been able to complete on schedule. As such, we would like to inform all participating teams that for the next 1 to 2 weeks, there will be games in Season 2 and Season 3 played concurrently. This is to ensure that Season 3 starts on time and we would like to seek the participating teams’ understanding as such circumstances were indeed unforeseen.

Season 2

Week 15 (22/02/09)

There were no games to report in Div 1, with rain creating havoc again in the afternoon. However, some 3pm games went on - Doreamon Warriors registered a 3-0 win over BLC in Div 2. Apex Rangers have clinched the championship in Div 3 when they beat Monforto 3-0.

Notes: Teams who have not reverted to D2D for signing up in the new league, which kicks off on the 2nd week of April 2009, are reminded to do so as soon as possible. D2D is getting alot of interests from new teams who are keen to join and would start including them once we get the numbers of returning teams confirmed.

Week 14 (15/02/09)

Sun 3/5pm

Div 1

Raven couldnt do KB United a favour as they went down 5-1. KB United, hot on the heels of OC scored a close win againts Sarcofargo and 442 managed to beat New Eastroids 2-1 in only their second victory this campaign.

Div 2

The surprise result this week must be after the match between Oogleeee Boys and Renaissance. The Renaissance probably did the leading pack a huge favour by holding the leaders to a 2-2 draw. Doreamon Warriors and Carrera drew 1-1 in blistering Sengkang and Kent Ridge Rangers scored a 4-1 win over bottom placed team, BLC.

Div 3

It was sparks galore between RSM and K-1-K, with 4 yellow cards and 2 red cards flashed with the final result 1-2. Ventz edged out Monforto 1 nil and Apex, who are still unbeaten, scored a 4-1 win over Mammoet.

Notes:

Please note that to keep costs down for teams, we do not employ match officials at our games. We rely on the referees match reports and team managers are kindly requested to check if entries updated are correct. D2D Sports would like to stress that any discrepancies on any updates are due to mistakes in the referee reports or during upload

Week 13 (08/02/09)

Both the top two teams in this league lost their matches this weekend to allow the others to close up. Nitroz on a good run of late beat OC 3-1 and KB United went down to New Eastroids in Pasir Ris. Raven blew their chances to close in more with the leaders when they were held 1-1 by Independiente. In a six pointer relegation battle - Sarcofago beat 442 - 4 nil.

In Div 2, Kent Ridge Rangers, who had a player sent off  beat Renaissance  FC 1-0. Bottom team BLC did well to hold Carrera 1-1. League leaders Oogleeee boys were held by Doraemon Warriors 2-2. No Name were trounced by Perstigio 5-1.

Apex has more or less bagged the title after this round. It was business as usual for them beating RSM who maintain their position in mid-table. FC Corpus Christi scored their best result of their campaign when they restricted the Redbacks to only a 1 nil win. Whilst, Mammoet were drawing Monforto 1-1, K-1-K were busy knocking goals in, against Ventz. Full time score 5-0. >

D2D’s Notes:

1) D2D Sports organises corporate footballing (and other sporting) events besides running the D2D Leagues. So if you’re planning a Corporate, Community Centre, ,or a Private Club’s Futsal or Football Tournament please do not hesitate to contact us. Services include the following in our packages : Venues and Referees, Tournament Logistics, Sound System and Show Host, F & B, Children Props and Entertainment etc.

2) As earlier announced, D2D will kick off its new look - 2nd Sunday 9am League on the 22nd of Feb 2009. The set up includes two divisions of 6 teams incorporating a D2D Cup Tournament running in parralel.

Week 12 (01/02/09)

In Div 1, 442 who were struggling to get players ready for this game nearly pulled an upset when they troubled league leaders The OC the whole game only to succumb to a close 3-4 defeat. Raven and Nitroz played out a 2-2 draw which considering their league positions, couldnt be complaining much about. New Eastroids and Independiente also played out a draw albeit a high scoring one - 3-3.

In Div 2, No Name probably had 1 bah kwa too many as they easily went down to Kent Ridge Rangers 1-6. In the other games, Carrera beat Perstigio 1-0 and BLC still with one point went down to Renaissance 1-4.

In Div 3, Redbacks who started the league strongly, registered their 3rd loss on the trot when they went down to RSM 1-2. Monforto did well against Ventz with a similar scoreline and K-1-K beat Corpus Christi 4-0.

Week 11 (18/01/09)

Div 1

New Eastroids did well to score 4 against league leaders OC but still the title chasers had the last laugh when they replied with 6 goals. Kebun Bahru could only manage a scrappy 1-0 win against bottom team 442. Nitroz seem to be having a good run, winning 3 on the trot and blazing up the table.

Div 2

BLC scored its first point of the season, they did well to draw Perstigio 2-2. It was evens stevens in the 2nd and 3rd placed teams match off. Kent Ridge Rangers were held 2-2 by Carrera. The Oogleee with two more games to play had to fend off a very resilient No Name 3-1 to make it difficult mathematically for its challengers. Doreamon pulled off a 5 star performance, trouncing Renaissance 5-1.

Div 3

Apex scored a record this round beating Corpus Christi in record style 14-0. Things were abit less dizzying, in the other game where Mammoet beat RSM 4-1

Week 10 (11/01/09)

Div 1

This round we see the top of the table clash between OC and KB Utd, and expected the game was full of excitement, close calls and goals. In an evenly contested match up the game ended 3-3. Raven after a sluggish run of performance over the festive and new year, had its guns blazing from all barrels when they ran riot against New Eastroids, demolishing them 7-3. 442 who are not doing well this season, chalked up its 5th defeat of the season, this time going down to Nitroz.

Div 2

BLC must have dreaded this match for the longest time, the cellar dwellers against the leaders. Oogleeee Boys as expected was on seventh heaven. Final scoreline 7-0 to the Boys. It was evens stevens out in the West Coast - Doraemon 1 NoName 1. Carrera had an easy outing as well, beating Perstigio 4-0.

Div 3

In a hard fought match in Bendemeer, Ventz had to make sure they were on top of things against a hardworking Corpus Christi.  Ventz finished the game winning 3-1. RSM beat Monforto 3-2 and Mammoet scored an upset against 2nd place K-1-K. The latter went down 4-0 to Mammoet and Apex Rangers beat the Redbacks 2-1 to maintain its unbeaten run.

Organiser’s Notes: 1) Please find up to date yellow and red card tallies with corresponding points that will be deducted from the teams at the end of the season:

Teams           Yellow      Red     Points to be Deducted

XXX                 12   or      3                            1

Week 10 (04/01/09)

Div 1

Sarcofago nearly pulled an upset against the leaders on the opening round of the year. OC maintained to shrug off Sarcofago’s resilience by beating them 3-2 and maintaining its top of the table position. KB United who had a player sent off managed to beat Independiente 3-1 to keep the heat on the OC. In the “derby” game between Raven and 442, Raven chose a good time to turn around a sluggish run of form. Final score 2-1 to Raven. It was a six pointer game between Nitroz and New Eastroids which the Nitroz won 6-1.

Div 2

Eight cards were flashed in the game between Oogleeee Boys and Perstigio where the former maintained its fine form beating Perstigio 4-1. On the other hand, no cards were brandished in the game between Carrera and Renaissance FC (2-1). Kent Ridge maintained its pressure on the leaders by beating bottom team BLC 5-1.

Div 3

When it looked like it is going to be a 3 horse race in Div 3, Redbacks went down to Mammoet 2-0, whilst Apex and K-1-K chalked up full points. With Apex leading the pack, they see themselves brushing off Monforto 3-1. K-1-K also did well beating Ventz, who have a outside chance to finish in the top three, 4-1. Corpus Christi went down 2-6 to RSM.

Week 9 (28/12/08)

Div 1

With the league leaders taking a break this weekend, it was left to the Independiente and 442 to steal the highlight this round. In a match that is supposed to be a close encounte on paper, found Independinte beating 442, by two goals to nil. And in the other match, Raven who were reduced to 10 men, went down to Sarcofago 3-5.

Div 2

The Oogleeee Boys couldnt have chosen a better time to stamp their superiority as they beat second place Kent Ridge Rangers with a 5-0 thumping. Third and 4th placed teams, No Name and Carerra drew 1-1 at Pasir Ris.

Div 3

It was a case of floodgates in Bendemeer, with K-1-K thumping bottom of the table team Corpus Christi 11-0. Ventz went down to league leaders Apex 2-0 and the Redbacks is maintaining their pressure on the leaders with a 4-1 win over Monforto.

Organiser’s Notes:

There will not be any League Games on the 24th and 25th of Jan.

Week 8 (21/12/08)

Div 1

KB United moved further up the table after a match up with their own version of a local derby. Going back a long way with Raven, sentiments were sky high and KB Utd managed to pull off a narrow win 2-1.

In a mid table clash, 442 who have been unlucky with rain creating havoc on their schedule clearly showed that they were rusty when they easily went down to New Eastroids 1-3 in Bedok.

Independiente moved up to fourth place in a high scoring match with Nitroz, 4-3.

Div 2

It was Seventh Heaven for No Name, clearly the team of the week, or nearly. They wasted no time in opening the flood gates beating Viva La Sasau 7-0.  Kent Ridge Rangers who was still unbeaten till last Sunday eventually went down to Prestigio 3-1 and there were no surprises in the match between Oogleee Boys and Carrera, with the league leaders coming up tops 2-1.

Div 3

Monforto managed to beat No Name’s scoreline in Div 2 this week, with a 10 nil thumping of FC Corpus Christi. League leaders continued their fine run, this time beating K-1-K, 4-1. The third game in this division saw Redbacks and RSM drawing 1-1.

Organisers’ Notes:

(1) The captain of a team may report a player or team from the opposing team, who they deem as not being sporting, showing undue aggression, verbally abusing, being violent, towards their players, referee or supporters, to the organisers through an e-mail within 48 hours of the incident.

(2) It is the role of the captains to control his side and according to FIFA, only the captain should be speaking to the referees. When a player chooses to throw a punch at or hit another player, he is solely at fault and not the fault of the referee for not being able to control the match. Period.

(3) Please note that the referees are also human beings. They are not there to be verbally abused by players but are contributing to the league as referees to officiate our games. It will not help us to see our current set of referees, refusing to officiate our games. On occasions they are treated like lowly beings by just wearing a referee shirt. Our referees also look forward to officiating our games and want to enjoy the matches. Please give this point a thought. Like how our elders have taught us, how we treat waiters/waitresses, ie people that serve us, is an indication of the kind of people we are.

(4) As we have done in the past, D2D will not hesitate to remove teams, who we feel are not positively contributing to the league , and replacing them with another team.

Week 7 (30/11/08)

Sunday Afternoon

Ironically, only one game per division braved the bad weather this week.

In Div 1, The OC beat 10 men Independiente UTD to move further up from the pack at the top of the table. Final Score 2-1.

In Div 2, the Oogleeee Boys trashed NoName Utd 5-1 at SJI International.

And in out featured game, K-1-K FU beat Redbacks 4-1 which wascovered for ESPN’s Nokia Crazy Football Challenge.

Notes:

Team Managers are reminded to let the organisers know early if they are taking a break during this year end and Chinese New Year season.

Week 6 (23/11/08)

With none of the top 4 teams in the BPL managing to find the back of the net, it was a weekend of sorts as well for D2D…well the long and short of it is….

Ventz and Monforto hit the coffeeshops out in Pasir Ris at Half Time and so did 442 and Raven. No, it wasnt a walkout - but more of being sensible, with heavy rain and a lightning storm erupting halfway through the game, it was reasons enough to give the Tiger Lady some early business. KB Utd and The OC were told to head back home at the carpark for their 5pm kick off at SJI by the referee if they value their precious lives.

And if thats not enough, how’s this for some amazing scorelines for games that actually went on:

Perstigio 5 No Name 5 (Div 2) Kent Ridge 6 Viva La Sasau 1 (Div 2) Apex 7 FC Corpus 0 (Div 3) K 1 K 5 RSM 3 (Div 3)

And the rest of the games ended as such:

Sarcofago 0 New Eastroids 2 (Div 1) Doreamon 1 Ooglee Boys 2 (Div 2) Redbacks 1 Mammoet 0 (Div 3)

Notes:

Teams are reminded of a section,BONUSES & PENALTY, in our Rules and Regulations section which states:

* Any teams that accumulate 12 yellow cards or 3 red cards will have 1 point deducted.

* The team with the worst record will have 1 point deducted at the end of the tournament.

Week 5 (16/11/08)

Div 1

The weather these days maybe unpredictable but results this week in Div 1 definitely went according to form, with the top 3 teams all chalking up impressive wins. The OC were the top scorers of the afternoon league this week, thumping Independiente United 7-2. Raven and KB United both scored 4-3 wins against Sarcofago and the Nitroz.

Div 2

It was obvious that NoName were fresh from their rest, as they churned out a fine win over closest rivals, Viva La Sasau. NoName wasted no time in stamping their authority in todays game and won 6-1. BLC are still looking for thier first point looks like they have for another opportunity to score one. This time they went down to the Oogleee Boys to keep themselves within touching distance of the leading pack Div 2. Doreamon Warriors and Kent Ridge Rangers had to share the spoils and remain just behind the leaders after drawing 2-2 out in Pasir Ris.

Div 3

Three teams registered their first wins this week. Apex Rangers who drew their first two games, finally got their first win when they beat Ventz, who were riding hight unbeaten, 4-0. Monforto also chose this week to register their first points - they beat FC Corpus Christi 5-1. Finally, playing at our brand new venue at SJI International, RSM beat Mammoet 4-3. Redbacks continue thier 100% record this week when they beat the boys from the north, K-1-K Utd, 2-0.

Week 4 (09/11/08)

Div 1

Raven Utd and The OC move up to the top of the table on equal points and goal difference. Raven who have yet to pick up a card after 2 games beat Nitroz 3-2. The OC recorded a fine 4-2 win over New Eastroids. Independiente, see themselves moving to third spot as they beat Sarcofargo 3-1.

Div 2

Carrera hauled themselves further from the pack at the top of the table when they continued their unbeaten streak, this time recording a slim win against The Oogleee Boys 3-2. In the other match played in this division, Doraemon Warriors moved up to third spot after beating Prestigio by a similar scoreline.

Div 3

Redbacks and Ventz made it two wins out of two when they beat FC Corpus Christi (7-0) and RSM (3-1) respectively. Monforto have yet to win a point this season and looked liked winning their first one this round but were outdone by a resilient K-1-K FU who beat them 4-3.

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Week 3 (02/11/08)

Only 4 games out of 12 games from our 3 divisions were played yesterday on the 2nd of November.

In Div 1, Sarcofago beat Nitroz 3-0 in Pasir Ris to earn their first points of the season. In Div 2, Carrera maintained its top position when they drew NoName 2-2. Kent Ridge moved up to second spot with one game in hand beating Perstigio 2-0.

Apex Rangers and Mammoet played out a 2-2 draw in Yio Chu Kang for the only game in Div 3.

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Week 2 (26/10/08)

Div 1

KB United moved up to the top of the table after their opening day 1 win at Broadrick and earning 1 point when they drew Independiente in a 4-4 draw. In the other two games in Div 1 - The OC registered their first game played with a 3-1 win over the Nitroz. 442 also kicked off their campaign successfuly when they beat Sarcofago 4-1 at Anderson.

Div 2

This week all 4 games went ahead and NoName seems to be the team of this round as they trounced BLC 5-0. Viva La Sasau also did well, keeping a clean sheet on their opening day beating Perstigio 3 nil. Carrera FC move right up the table after this round, as they chalked up their second consecutive win. They beat Doraemon 5-2. The Oogleeee Boys also had their chance to score consecutive wins twarthed by scholars from Kent Ridge. The Boys went down 2-3 at Broadrick.

Div 3 Mammoet registered their first win when  they beat Corpus Christi resoundingly 7-1. K-1-K FU and Apex kicked off their campaign with a thrilling 2-2 draw. The Redbacks also make their way to the leading pack when they beat Monforto 5-3 in Toa Payoh.

D2D’s Notes:

* Team Managers are reminded to SMS their Match Official Assessment, preferably on the same day of their team’s games. * On a lighter and more heartwarming note, D2D are proud to announce its newly adopted charity - Club Rainbow. It is a registered charity committed to helping children suffering from a range of chronic and life-threatening illnesses. D2D are contributing a dollar from each team whenever they play a league game with us. For more information please see : www.clubrainbow.org. * Please contact us, if teams would like to make more or additional contributions to Club Rainbow through D2D

Week 1(19/10/08)

Due to bad weather on the 19th of October, quite a few games had to be rained off. We have only the following games to report

Div 1

Out in Broadrick, where the rains stopped earlier, 2 games went on as scheduled. KB United beat New Eastroids 3-2. In the second game, Raven registered a 3-0 walkover win over Independiente who came short of players, probably thinking the game was going to be rained off. Nevertheless, the lads played out a friendly game.

Div 2

Doraemon Warriors came back strong after the interval to beat NoName United 3-1, whilst Carrera FC won their opening game 3-2 against BLC.

Div 3

Only one game went on in this division, where Ventz beat Mammoet 3-2 in Braddel.

Notes:

1) Team managers/captains (and team members) are reminded to check the venues and timings of their matches to avoid any inconveniences in switching venues at the last minute.

2) As we have highlighted in our pre-season correspondences, team managers are encouraged to send an sms to assess the referees who officiated their games. D2D would welcome the feedback to maintain the quality of referees we have plying in the league. Format of SMS shall be as follows : (Venue) followed by a rating of (1 to 5).1-Bad to 5-Very Good

3) Bouquets or brickbats: Probably too early now, but if you have any of them already, please send them out to info@d2dsports.com. Lets us know if we are doing something right, or if there are areas we should improve on.

Week 12

Wesley stealing the winner

DD was made to rue their wastefulness in front of goal as Huat FC finally fought back and player manager Wesley stole a last minute winner.

No Lamb Chops for Woodlandsvista
Woodlandsvista were humbled by 10 men Kambing FC as they succumbed to a 2-3 defeat. Starting the day on top of Kambing, Woodlandsvista hope for a tasty meal of lamb chops were dashed after a spirited display by Kambing. Elsewhere, Ultras beat Sporting Goras to go top of the table.

Organizer’s Notes:

1. D2D’s 3rd Sunday 9am League will kick off on the 5th of July with the league growing to 24 teams. The league has definitely grown very fast from 8 teams in the first to 12 in the second season. It is also good to see all 12 teams from the previous season indicating that they will stay on. Here’s wishing a big welcome to the new teams joining the D2D group of teams. This will bring the grand total of teams taking part in our league games to 80 from 8 in August 2008, less than a year ago.

2. Next Cup game will be on 12th July 2009.Sunday League Cup Round 1 (14/07/09)

LEAGUE CUP FAIRYTALE - ALA FA CUP

It was a weekend of upsets as the inaugural D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm League Cup kicked off to an exciting start. It would be easy to draw a parallel to England’s FA cup after many giant killing acts in this first round of competition. Out of the 14 games played, 6 had lower division teams trumping their higher division adverseries while another 5 games had the favourites shaving it close.

Apex Rangers triumph against Div 1 Doraemon Warriors

Leading the charge in the upset victories were 2nd division Apex Rangers. Pitted against Division 1 Doraemon Warriors, the Rangers turned upped their game by a notch and won 4-2 convincingly.

The match of the tournament had to be the one where Division 4 Samalongkok were up against Division 1 KB Utd. Already written off before the game was even played, Samalongkok proved that they were no underdogs as they bossed the Season 2 runners-up around, eventually winning 2-0.

In another upset, Redbacks FC from Division 3 went through to Round 2 after winning 2-1 on penalties over New Eastroids FC, the game having ended 2-2 at full time. The win was made all the more memorable as Radbacks had clawed back into the game after going behind on 2 occassions.

Pathfinders almost found their way…

K-1-K Utd suffered some close shaves but eventually went through by winning Division 3 Pathfinders 4-3. Their reward, or perhaps not, is now a date against giant slayers Samalongkok.

The cup matches for OOGLEEEE Boys, Renaissance FC, Nitroz and Corpus Christi will be played the coming weekend. This tournament is shaping up to be a really interesting one and be ready to expect more upsets with Round 2 of the tournament due to be played in July.

Organizer’s Notes:

D2D Sports, is currently organising 36 league games per weekend and this figures will reach nearly 50 with our exciting new Sunday league kicking off in July 2009. These figures do not include the number of friendly games arranged during the week and also the events D2D are engaged to organise and provide expertise and match officials.

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Week 8 (07/06/09)

BACK WHERE THEY BELONG

Damai Sec - The OC climbed back up to the top of the table following an impressive 4-2 victory over KB Utd. Despite being runners-up last season, KB Utd has suffered a stuttering start to this season and has amassed only 1 point in the last 5 games with their only win on the opening match of the season. The OC, on the other hand, are starting to find their rhythm following a slow start. Else where, Kentridge Rangers and Vinataba played out a 1-1 draw…

Mammoet Sees Stars
Mammoet FC’s were brought crashing back to earth by Team BI after their impressive win over 442 FC last week. A ruthless performance by league leaders saw them hit the target 8 times against a hapless Mammoet who had no answer to the total dominance. The fight in this league is very much for 2nd place now and Renaissance FC sit there with 11 points following a 4-3 win over K-1-K Utd. Apex Rangers are close behind with 10 points and 2 games in hand.

Dirty Dozen edges bottom of table clash
Dirty Dozen came out 5-3 victors in their bottom of the table match up with a 5-3 win over Redbacks FC. The result propelled them off the bottom of the table to 6th place, shooting past Redbacks FC and Pathfinder, who lost 2-1 to FC Simpang. Prestigio moved top after their exciting 3-3 draw with FC Tempastella with both FZE and Huat not playing this weekend.

Ultras fight back

Picture from Kambing-fc.blogspot.com

Week 7 leaders Ultras were staring defeat in their face when they trailed 0-2 to Kaimbing FC. However, a spirited fightback saw them claw their way back into the game and ended the game with a valuable point. It was not enough to keep them top as Samalongkok leapfrogged Ultras after a well deserved 3-1 victory over La Calle Doce Futbolista.

Sporting Goras’s player winning a header from a freekick

Elsewhere in the division, Sporting Goras fell 3-4 to Woodlandsvista despite an athletic display while Macheda thrashed FC Corpus Christi 5-1.

Week 7 (31/05/09)

CHAMPIONS ORANGE COUNTY BACK IN THE RACE

Bedok North Sec - Season 2 champions The OC’s stuttering start to the season got back underway after a narrow 2-1 victory over Nitroz. Pundits had begun to write off their title chances this season but this fantastic result has thrown the race wide open once again. Raven Utd’s 1-1 draw with KB Utd and Kentridge Ranger’s 2-1 victory over Doraemon Warriors meant that only 4 points separates the top 5 teams after 7 weeks of action. With more than half the season to go, this season is promising to go all the way to the end with no clear favourites…

Woeful finishing in Sengkang Sec

Midfield battle between Renaissance playmaker Dominic and Apex Captain

Renaissance FC and Apex Rangers played out a 0-0 draw but the game was far from a dull one. Renaissance playmaker Dominic earned a penalty mid way through the 2nd half only to see team mate Simon hit the post from the spot. Renaissance FC had missed a host of chances in the game and were almost made to pay for their wastefulness when Ranger’s number 99, Alvin, ran through clear on goal at the death of the match. To his dismay and Renaissance’s relief, his side footed attempt came off the post and went out for a goalkick. Elsewhere, Mammoet FC beat 442 FC 3-1.

FZE back on top
FZE are back on top of the league after their brilliant 4-0 win over Dirty Dozen. Huat FC were upset 3-0 by Prestigio and the latter is now only a point behind the former. Pathfinders finally found their first win of the season after a 4-3 victory over Redbacks FC in a game where their goalkeeper was called into action several times.

Pathfinder goalkeeper in action

CONGRATULATIONS CORPUS CHRISTI
FC Corpus Christi’s prayers for a win were finally answered after 1 and a half season and 19 games without a point. Their euphoric triumph came against La Calle Doce Futbolista in a thrilling 4-3 match.

At the top of the table, Ultras beat Woodlandvista 4-1 to stay top of the table while Samalongkok edged past Macheda 2-1 to keep within a point of Ultras with a game in hand.

Notes:

The D2D Sunday 3pm/5pm League Cup draw was held at Sengkang Sec in the presence of managers from Kentridge Rangers, Doraemon Warriors, Apex Rangers and Renaissance FC. Referee Vijay and oPoD reporters also witnessed the draw.