Ztec 8cers vs. Minden UniHawks
4th August 2009, Tuesday
18-1 (8-0, 10-1)
4th August 2009, Tuesday
18-1 (8-0, 10-1)
0045 1-0 Oliver Cedric (Moy Wei Sern)
0508 2-0 Loh Jo Wyee (Sjaiful Anuar)
0819 3-0 Own goal by Minden UniHawks
1008 4-0 Oliver Cedric
1017 5-0 Moy Wei Sern
1436 6-0 Loh Jo Wyee (Sjaiful Anuar)
1630 7-0 Oliver Cedric
1955 8-0 Oliver Cedric
0013 9-0 Chiam Ter Min (Wong Joon Han)
0249 10-0 Yeoh Jun Wooi
0455 11-0 Daniel Cheah (Wong Ken Wye)
0611 12-0 Chiam Ter Min
0858 12-1 Tan Jia Jian (Christopher Koh)
1027 13-1 Oliver Cedric
1151 14-1 Chiam Ter Min (Sjaiful Anuar)
1519 15-1 Moy Wei Sern
1528 16-1 Chiam Ter Min (Loh Jo Wyee)
1631 17-1 Daniel Cheah
1733 Minden UniHawks' time out
1809 18-1 Moy Wei Sern (Yeoh Jun Wooi)
BBF spoke to Ter Min (TM) of Ztec 8cers for the last time in PFL 2009:
BBF: Your last game in the league! What was the expectation against the Hawks? Based on the league table, the Hawks are the weakest team. With that in mind, what was the objective for this match?
TM: As the coach of the team my talk to the team will always be the same. Treat all opponents the same, go in give your 100% and see what you can get from the match. As for the team's objective, we wanted to reach the 50 goals in total for the whole league. So with 35 in the bag before the match, the team was aiming for 15 more.
BBF: You guys definitely expected to win with a big margin but did you guys expected for the Hawks to score pass your team? What happened?
TM: Like I said we were targeting 15 goals and of course try our best not to concede a goal but to be honest it was a good goal. After watching the video, I think it was our mistake to lose the ball in the middle and Unihawks had a very good counter attack to score. Credit to them.
BBF: What do you think is the strength and weakness of Minden UniHawks? What would you advice them to work on?
TM: Their strength at the moment is their speed. They have fast players in almost all department always ready to give their opponent a run. However, the lack of skills is visible and I think is this area that they need to work on. Their basic. When saying basic it mean ball control to learning how to pass as a team. Once they have a good basic skills, together with their speed they will be a good team. Keep on working on the basics and be more confident when holding the ball. Try not to give the ball away easily. I think they conceded most of their goals because of their own players giving the ball away to easily.
BBF: Looking back at the league, which match would you say was the hardest for Ztec and why?
TM: Frontliners Spartans. They were on form on that day. Every single player from goalie to defender to forwards all were on fire. Besides that, they have very fast players and good fore-checking and they apply very good pressure on their opponents.
BBF: Lastly, who would you vote as the man of the match for Minden UniHawks and why?
TM: A couple of them played very well that game. Sarah had a good game, always running and supplying the balls. Chris was solid in the middle giving me a tough time. haha. But if I had to pick just one if would be Rishvan. He was always on the run and he was the main man for them on that day. All the balls was directed to him and he was constantly keeping our defenders busy. Had a few chances too to score. The most dangerous man on the court for them on that day.
BBF spoke to Christopher Koh (CK) of Minden UniHawks for the last time in PFL 2009:BBF: Your last game in the league! What was the expectation against the Hawks? Based on the league table, the Hawks are the weakest team. With that in mind, what was the objective for this match?
TM: As the coach of the team my talk to the team will always be the same. Treat all opponents the same, go in give your 100% and see what you can get from the match. As for the team's objective, we wanted to reach the 50 goals in total for the whole league. So with 35 in the bag before the match, the team was aiming for 15 more.
BBF: You guys definitely expected to win with a big margin but did you guys expected for the Hawks to score pass your team? What happened?
TM: Like I said we were targeting 15 goals and of course try our best not to concede a goal but to be honest it was a good goal. After watching the video, I think it was our mistake to lose the ball in the middle and Unihawks had a very good counter attack to score. Credit to them.
BBF: What do you think is the strength and weakness of Minden UniHawks? What would you advice them to work on?
TM: Their strength at the moment is their speed. They have fast players in almost all department always ready to give their opponent a run. However, the lack of skills is visible and I think is this area that they need to work on. Their basic. When saying basic it mean ball control to learning how to pass as a team. Once they have a good basic skills, together with their speed they will be a good team. Keep on working on the basics and be more confident when holding the ball. Try not to give the ball away easily. I think they conceded most of their goals because of their own players giving the ball away to easily.
BBF: Looking back at the league, which match would you say was the hardest for Ztec and why?
TM: Frontliners Spartans. They were on form on that day. Every single player from goalie to defender to forwards all were on fire. Besides that, they have very fast players and good fore-checking and they apply very good pressure on their opponents.
BBF: Lastly, who would you vote as the man of the match for Minden UniHawks and why?
TM: A couple of them played very well that game. Sarah had a good game, always running and supplying the balls. Chris was solid in the middle giving me a tough time. haha. But if I had to pick just one if would be Rishvan. He was always on the run and he was the main man for them on that day. All the balls was directed to him and he was constantly keeping our defenders busy. Had a few chances too to score. The most dangerous man on the court for them on that day.
BBF: This is UniHawks final match and definitely their toughest match. What was the expectation? What was the strategy you set for team?
CK: The expectation for the team was to play our hearts out. Like you said, it was our last game of the league and we'll be relegated to division 2 next year. I told my team to just let it all out in this game. We want to end the league with a bang! But of course, it wasn't easy to do that against a team like Ztec (laughs). It was all in good spirit and we're happy to give our best as a team.
The strategy was to play 3-1-1. We wanted to play tight in defence while gambling with just 1 forward up front. However, looking back at the game, we played way too deep in defence allowing many of the Ztec players to take shots from every corner with their own sweet time. Aside from that, I honestly think we did pretty well against the eventual champions!
BBF: Was it hard to keep up physically and mentally against a team like Ztec? What was the main challenge you face as a coach and player in this match?
CK: Honestly, the match was really slow. Physically, we weren't tired at all. The challenge was more mental than anything else. The facts show that we've lost every other matches in the league and with that in mind, it definitely pulled the morale down for the team. Even before the game against Ztec started, I could see from the faces of my players that they weren't pretty tensed up. My job as a coach for this match or for this league for that matter, honestly speaking , isn't so much about getting the right strategy, but more so in encouraging my players, getting their confidence up and to push them to play their hearts out no matter what the outcome may be. That was the challenge to me as a coach.
BBF: It has been a tough league for you this year. What do you have to say about the league?
CK: It is a tough league for us this year. We've lost all our matches (laughs). I'm glad that in spite of that, we are all still in good spirit.
The standard of the league has definitely progressed to a higher level. Teams in Penang are improving rapidly. Take for instance, Frontliners Spartan, a team that has grown tremendously since the last league! Bravo to them! And I believe PFA has achieved another milestone this year with another job well done in organizing the league and we can see that gradually the league is shaping its way to being more 'professional' and that's a positive direction to be heading at if we really want floorball to grow. Great job guys!
BBF: As a coach, how do you think you team fare in this year's league and what do you have to say to them?
CK: As a coach, yes, I think we could have done better in some of the games but some how we didn't/couldn't. Yes, it was, to a certain extent, our own doing but if it requires us to fare the way we did in this league to improve ourselves as a team, then I believe it will be worth while.
Honestly, I'm proud of my team. I wouldn't trade Minden UniHawks with any other team in the league. I see tremendous potential in Minden UniHawks and in my players, hence, I made a decision to stay back in this club. What do I have to say to them?
Just this - We are here to build a team! Let's do it guys!
BBF: Lastly, who would you vote as the man of the match for Minden UniHawks and why?
CK: Hmmm.. Not sure.. I think I'd vote for Ter Min. He made some good runs, scored some good goals and assisted a handful as well.
********************************CK: The expectation for the team was to play our hearts out. Like you said, it was our last game of the league and we'll be relegated to division 2 next year. I told my team to just let it all out in this game. We want to end the league with a bang! But of course, it wasn't easy to do that against a team like Ztec (laughs). It was all in good spirit and we're happy to give our best as a team.
The strategy was to play 3-1-1. We wanted to play tight in defence while gambling with just 1 forward up front. However, looking back at the game, we played way too deep in defence allowing many of the Ztec players to take shots from every corner with their own sweet time. Aside from that, I honestly think we did pretty well against the eventual champions!
BBF: Was it hard to keep up physically and mentally against a team like Ztec? What was the main challenge you face as a coach and player in this match?
CK: Honestly, the match was really slow. Physically, we weren't tired at all. The challenge was more mental than anything else. The facts show that we've lost every other matches in the league and with that in mind, it definitely pulled the morale down for the team. Even before the game against Ztec started, I could see from the faces of my players that they weren't pretty tensed up. My job as a coach for this match or for this league for that matter, honestly speaking , isn't so much about getting the right strategy, but more so in encouraging my players, getting their confidence up and to push them to play their hearts out no matter what the outcome may be. That was the challenge to me as a coach.
BBF: It has been a tough league for you this year. What do you have to say about the league?
CK: It is a tough league for us this year. We've lost all our matches (laughs). I'm glad that in spite of that, we are all still in good spirit.
The standard of the league has definitely progressed to a higher level. Teams in Penang are improving rapidly. Take for instance, Frontliners Spartan, a team that has grown tremendously since the last league! Bravo to them! And I believe PFA has achieved another milestone this year with another job well done in organizing the league and we can see that gradually the league is shaping its way to being more 'professional' and that's a positive direction to be heading at if we really want floorball to grow. Great job guys!
BBF: As a coach, how do you think you team fare in this year's league and what do you have to say to them?
CK: As a coach, yes, I think we could have done better in some of the games but some how we didn't/couldn't. Yes, it was, to a certain extent, our own doing but if it requires us to fare the way we did in this league to improve ourselves as a team, then I believe it will be worth while.
Honestly, I'm proud of my team. I wouldn't trade Minden UniHawks with any other team in the league. I see tremendous potential in Minden UniHawks and in my players, hence, I made a decision to stay back in this club. What do I have to say to them?
Just this - We are here to build a team! Let's do it guys!
BBF: Lastly, who would you vote as the man of the match for Minden UniHawks and why?
CK: Hmmm.. Not sure.. I think I'd vote for Ter Min. He made some good runs, scored some good goals and assisted a handful as well.
Borak says:
Bendy:
Final match for PFL 2009, Ztec ending it with a bang against the helpless UniHawks; whose deep lying 3 man wall crumble to non-existence. Minden start off with an obvious intent - Shut Them Out! The 3-1-1 formation was a master piece, placing 3 defensive players, with a defensive centre, leaving a lone defensive forward up there. Logical, but much more harder when it comes to application. UniHawks literally stood still, watching 8cers run the show, which they did without second invitation.
The second half was a much better display as UniHawks came out with an improve version, a more energetic and driven one. The correct one I would say. The forwards ran like beast released form its cage and ran on 8cers defenders, applying some intensive pressure on the relax back line, the kind of pressing which was sorely lacking in the first. Although they conceded more, but there were much more encourage moments to shout for and even got themselves a bit of consolation. 18-1 in the end, not a big fuss considering playing against the Champions, but the change in attitude and game play of UniHawks, deserves much praise. Great job. And Congrats to the newly crown Champions. =)
MoMs:
Its hard to pick ONE best player form a team of good players and with everyone scoring, but after much tinkering, Borak is going for Oliver. Not much of a fancy player, but the lad works his socks off! He doesn't mind chasing for lost causes, as long as he sees the white and shiny Precision Ball rolling around. Harassing the defenders, forcing them to make mistakes; pouncing onto rebounds, charging in for 50/50s; he ignore Minden's 3 men wall and fire his shots all around, with 5 landing in the net.
Although Minden started of with a defensive mindset, Borak was impressed with their lone forward Rish, whom like Oliver, did a whole lot of running for the night. Especially well documented in the second half, the boy caused the 8cers a few headaches as he forechecked the ball handler, which created a few opportunities. The forward must have covered more miles then all his team mates' total and deserves a pat on the back for his effort.
(Big thanks to Ter Min and Christopher for their time. And 3 Cheers for Ztec 8cers for winning the league!!!)
***p/s: Much more to come form Borak, stay tune. Sorry for the delay. ^^***
***p/s: Much more to come form Borak, stay tune. Sorry for the delay. ^^***
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