"has been consistent title challengers for the past 3 season but have yet to win the league" ..... Wau I can imagine how hard the opponents in your league.
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"has been consistent title challengers for the past 3 season but have yet to win the league" ..... Wau I can imagine how hard the opponents in your league.
For the first 3 season it was myself & two friends, Jalak Lenteng & Xaitan. Then in the fourth season another friend, Ude, joined the league. So you can say its quite competitive as at least 4 teams are active. Once in a while we get drawn with other active managers so it makes it much harder coz results are unpredictable. But it has been fun but somewhat frustrating tht I can't finish above all my friends. Hahaha
My best chance to win was last season when I had a good record against the main rivals but lost 3 key matches...this season was also a good chance to win but unfortunately my key players always seem to hit the off button in very important matches...
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Roaring to the finish line
With three league games remaining in the season, Go Leo are set to be involved in a grandstand finish to the season. The Lions are just a point behind leaders Ude, while Xaitan's recent defeat to Jalak Lenteng means that they have dropped to third, three points off the top. Mathematically fourth placed Jalak Lenteng are also in with a shout, having clawed their way back up the table.
While destiny is in Ude's hand, the rest of the challengers need not only to win their remain matches but hope that the current leaders drop points.
For Go Leo, a visit by Cim Bom tomorrow may disrupt thjeir challenge as the visitors have proven to be a tough nut to crack this season. But the home side will have Quentin Anani back from suspension while the fitness of Muhammed Ozen will be assessed later today as he is the latest addition to the crock list, joining Adil van Gastelen & Muhd Izaire Adzlan.
This is the closest GO Leo has been to winning the title, but the Boss accepts that the outcome is out of their control.
"It would have been different if we had not lost to Ude to a late goal the other day. That result altered the whole dynamics from our point of view."
"But we know we need to just go and win all our remaining matches, regardless of what happens. We have a fighting chance and we will make sure it will go down to the final match."
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Another 3rd place finish for Go Leo
Go Leo finished season 6 in 3rd place with 61pts after failing to capitalize on other results in the final run-in to the league.
Ude retained the title, their second consecutive one, without losing a single match & Xaitan came in second with 63 points.
This is the sixth season that Go Leo has finished the season without any silverware tho the club remains happy that they have achieved back to back promotions as well as a fourth consecutive appearance in the Champions League.
The club did not waste anytime in their preparation for Season 7 & have made 3 new signings early to avoid the crazy transfer market expected in the first week of the new season.
Earlier today, the Boss announced the retirement of club captain Daniel Callsen-Bracker who leaves the club after 4 season. Callsen-Bracker is a popular figure in the dressing room and is a huge loss to the club. He however has accepted the position of club ambassador and will be involved in a lot of charities & club related events.
Also leaving is fellow defender Zainal Abidin Hassan, who has been sold for an undisclosed fee. Zainal and Callsen-Bracker came in to the club together & were once considered one of the club's best defensive pair.
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Cup run ends prematurely
Go Leo's cup run came to a premature end, going out of the competition on away goals after being tied 3-3 on aggregate with Legok Ringgit FC.
Leo had a 1-0 lead from the first leg but were ousted by a late goal in a 2-3 loss at home.
It was a bitterly disappointing result given that they had shown good promise in the first leg but crumbled in the second leg. The Boss had opted to give some chance to the younger players to shine but that move backfired.
Young right winger, Ryohei Nakao, stood out like a sore thumb and was largely anonymous, while striker Daniel Lindskog put on a good performance before he was stretched off late in the game.
The Boss was calm in defeat but shared his regret at the result.
"Coming in at 1-0 after the first leg, I thought we had given ourselves a good chance to progress. I have to give credit to their goalkeeper who pulled of a couple of world class saves."
"Sometimes results are decided by individuals and their goalkeeper had a hand in the result today. Unfortunately certain individuals that started the match for us today are personally to be blamed as well. The team is only as strong as the weakest member, but when the weakest link grossly under performs, then the team struggles. This is football"
Earlier before kick-off, the club unveiled five new additions to the team. Argentinian Matias Madrid, who plays as a winger was brought in for $10.5M, experienced German goalkeeper Jim Klinger ($5.18M), defenders Christoph Olck from Germany and Hungarian Mihaly Szabo were bought for a total sum of $9.5M.
But of course, all eyes were on marquee signing, Barnabas Kovacs, who plays as a defensive midfielder. Go Leo splashed out $11 for the young Hungarian and if the cup games were to be used as and indication, the Boss is looking to build a team around young Kovacs.
When asked if there will be further additions, the Boss said that they are not going to rush into signing anymore players.
"There is one position that I would like to fill at the moment, but there is no rush. If there is a player that catches the eye, then we will definitely going into the market. But as for now, there is no one."
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Delivered by the Gallo-ns
Go Leo have captured highly rated Italian right midfielder Walter Gallo for an undisclosed fee believed to be in the region of $10M.
The club did not waste time in making a swoop for Gallo once they found out that he was available.
Gallo is a very attack-minded player and is believed to be a player of similar qualities to Eden Hazard, who can provide and score goals from midfield.
The 22 year-old spoke of his admiration for the club as well the posibility of displacing current fan favourite Stergios Kolokas.
"I am well prepared to handle the pressure of playing for an ambitious club and I hope that I can contribute and be a part of any success achieved by Go Leo."
"Stregios (Kolokas) is a great, great player. It will not be easy fighting for a starting spot with him but competition drives players to do well and I am sure we will push each other to do better."
The Boss was also clearly delighted at the capture but stressed that winning is a team effort.
"We have been looking for a player of Walter's capabilities to fill the role on the right and I am very happy to have gotten him. I am definitely looking at him to provide the extra edge in the final third."
"We have a lot of talented individuals, but we still need them to play as a team. You win and lose as a team."
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Lions go Mad in rout
Matias Madrid scored two goals in an impressive 5-2 Go Leo opening match win over Sarikaya FC.
New boy Madrid scored one in either side of halftime while fellow winger & debutant Walter Gallo also scored two. Swiss Simo Stauffer scored the other.
Go Leo had earlier lost 0-1 to Xaitan FC in the opening Champions League Group G match despite having the better chances & dominating for most of the match.
The Boss was optimistic about the results last night, including the loss to Xaitan.
"I was happy with the performance (in the loss). We created some very good chances but were somewhat unlucky."
"The boys showed what they are about against Sarikaya. That's what we are capable of if everything clicks. We could have probably scored another two or three."
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Simply Devine
Stephen Devine put on a clinical display to set Go Leo's Champions League campaign firmly on track. The Irishman struck on either side of strikepartner Hector Bala's effort in an emphatic 3-0 home win over close rivals Ude.
Go Leo were intent to get the results and set out in a very attacking 3-5-2 formation with Matias Madrid and Walter Gallo retaining their places on the wings supporting Devine and Bala.
Madrid continued his impressive start to his Go Leo career and was involved in the third goal when his corner was headed in by Devine.
Go Leo have now won one and lost one match in the Champions' League.
In the league match later that evening, Go Leo thumped United FC with a similar scoreline, this time, Madrid getting on the scoresheet twice and Walter Gallo grabbing the third goal. Gallo's goalscoring form means that recovering Stergios Kolokas may find it difficult to break into the starting eleven.
This win moves Leo up to fifth in the league after 2 wins and a loss.
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Gallo-rious Walter
From the moment the capture of Walter Gallo was announced at the beginning of the season, there were apprehensive expectations.
The apprehension was understandable considering that a lot of wingers have arrived in the past three or four seasons to challenge Stergios Kolokas for the spot out wide on the right. Most recently 19 year-old Japanese Ryohei Nakao was prematurely off-loaded after spending most of his time in the reserves and almost nonchalantly putting in poor competitive performances when called upon.
Injury to Kolokas has push Gallo straight into the starting eleven and how he has justified his purchase. Four goals in his first five competitive matches is an excellent return. The most recent came against the club's bogey team, Jalak Lenteng, striking a sweet right footer from outside the box.
Unlike Nakao, Gallo is 22 and possesses sufficient competitive experience under his belt. The Italian seems to grow from strength to stregth with every match and indications are that Go Leo's weapons this season will be their wide men. Left winger Matias Madrid have matched Gallo's goal returns but has created 3 assists to the Italian's zero.
Though without an assist so far, what makes Gallo's goal returns impressive is the fact that he is deployed in a much withdrawn role compared to Madrid.
In an interview with the club's in-house magazine Gole, the Boss said, "Walter has been excellent for us, and we can only hope that his form continues. He had one bad game at VSOP (a 3-2 loss), but he has shown character to bounce back from that."
"We have given specific instructions to both our wide men (Madrid & Gallo) on how I expect them to play and they have carried out those instructions perfectly. I'm glad that they have settled in rather quickly."
dude i just love your corny titles. its a compliment, take it XD
youll be seeing some competition from Goonskies - From Rags to Riches when i stop being so lazy
Haha compliments taken...it wasn't easy trying to come up with something corny and lame...lol Gallo-rious took me 3 days to conjure...Devine was just begging to be used in a corny headline. I have to avoid recycling materials tho...
I am looking forward to your equally corny back stories...
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Double B-Linds!
Daniel Lindskog made his first appearance in the league since recovering from injury and served up a classy display with a brace, helping Go Leo brush aside Elton FC 3-0.
Lindskog suffered an injury in a cup match early in the season and missed 7 league matches.
The Boss opted for an attacking 3-5-2 formation over the 4-5-1 which he normally prefers for league matches. With Barnabas Kovacs shielding the back three, Go Leo went into the break 2-0 up thanks to Lindskog who scored in the 15th & 35th minute.
The Boss revealed the change in formation was down to the fact that he wanted the team to score early.
"It was important to get ahead in terms of the scoreline to settle some nerves. There have been a lot of time that we have left it late to get the goals and playing a lone striker could have attributed to that."
"We have been doing well with three at the back in Champions' League matches so I didn't see any problems deploying the players similarly in the league. However my preference will always be having four at the back"
Quentin Anani grabbed a third ten minutes from time to add some gloss to the scoreline.
Matias Madrid who provided an assist was awarded man of the match and is simply the Lion's best player by far this season.
Madrid was the hero for Leo in an earlier league win at Bonai FC. The Argentinian singlehandedly saved the Lions from the jaws of defeat with two world class freekicks late in the game after Bonai FC took a shock lead after the break.
Go Leo now have 21 points from 8 matches but now faces a tough schedule ahead of them as they prepare to play six consecutive high profile matches, both in the league and Champions League - beginning with Xaitan in the Champions League tomorrow and Ude in the league. They will next face Ude (CL), Xaitan (League), Juventus (League) and Leonardo (League). All four teams are currently league title challengers.
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Lions downs VSOP
Go Leo climbed back up to the peak after a scintillating 3-1 win over closest rivals VSOP at Lion's Way. The win avenged their 2-3 defeat earlier in the season.
The Lions, who virtually have one foot in the quarterfinals of the Champions League after a 5-0 over Susolo, grabbed the initiative early when they raced to a two goal lead in the first half.
Daniel Lindskog notched a double - his eigth league goal in five appearances, while Matias Madrid scored a late third to secure the win.
Lindskog, a striker brought in early last season with this season in mind, latched onto Hector Bala's lay-off to open the scoring in the 24th minute. The Swede doubled Leo's lead from a setpiece when his header sailed past VSOP goalkeeper Enrico Accordino off a Madrid corner.
After VSOP pulled one back, very much against the run of play, Madrid made sure of the victory in the 85th minute with a thunderous drive from outside the box to restore their two goal cushion.
The Boss was please with their tough week in which they played 10 tough matches and have only lost twice, albeit one being a dead rubber, in that run.
"We had a tough week. But we are leading the pack and this is how we would want it to be. We want to control our own destiny and not rely on favours. This is ideal."
"We have a second leg today (in the Champions' League) and despite having a 5 goal advantage, I want the boys to go out and get a win to keep the momentum going."
Go Leo lead VSOP by one point and are a further four points ahead of third placed Xaitan.
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Lions Dumped
Go Leo saw their Champions League campaign ended at the quarterfinals stage after a 2-2 draw with New Era. This meant that Leo are out on away goals rule.
Both teams were evenly matched in terms of quality and going out of the competition in such a manner would definitely hurt them.
"Going out on away goals is not the best way exit any competition. But this is the furthest we've been in the competition so the boys can be proud of themselves. This is not a loss, just a technicality."
Following their exit, Go Leo got their head down and continued their business in the league, beating hosts Elton FC 2-1. Mid-season recruit Shinji Takizawa opened the scoring off a pinpoint pass from Robbie McKenzie, who came in for the suspended Juan Valencia.
Walter Gallo extended their lead in the first half with a long range strike but Elton pulled a goal back just after halftime.
Go Leo lead the table with 55 points from 21 matches, two points ahead of Xaitan & VSOP.
Quick update
Go Leo leading the table with 2 points ahead & two matches left. Unfortunately lost yesterday which would have maintained their 5 point lead over second. Thrilling end to the league this season!
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Lion's ready to go wild
There is excitement around Lion's Way, an excitement that has never been experience before in this part of the world.
Go Leo head into the final match of Season 7, Level 7 just a point away from winning their first league title. A 2-0 win over Leonardo today ensured that they have control over the destiny of the championship. Second placed VSOP are currently five points behind with a game in hand but inferior goal difference.
Barnabas Kovacs and Walter Gallo were the toast of Go Leo against a stubborn Leonardo. Kovacs broke the deadlock 10 minutes into the second half with a blistering shot from outside the box. Gallo extended their lead 15 minutes from time with a firm header off a corner from fellow winger, Matias Madrid.
A point tomorrow at home against Kelvin FC will spark wild celebrations at Lion's Way. Indeed, winning the title on the last day in front of your home fans is what every football club and fans live for. However, the Boss was quick to issue a word of caution.
"We are well aware what is expected of us. We can't take the foot off the pedal right now."
"The club and the players have don't extremely well this season, so we will need to make sure we don't suffer a late slip."
"It's that time of the season when all teams go into the match on equal levels. Upsets do happen, but we will make sure that we live up to our favourites tag."
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season 7-level 7
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS
WIN 22 Draw 1 Lose 3 GF 88 GA 22 Pts 67
Top scorer - Matias Madrid (AML), 22 goals
Top assist - Matias Madrid (AML), 30
Top MoM - Matias Madrid (AML), 10
ROAR THE LIONS
Wow!!!! The old league trophy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Qambu Yaasi
Haha yup...I love the old classic cartoony look & feel
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Eye on the Champions' League
Fresh from their maiden league title win in Season 7-Level 7, Go Leo are not sitting on their laurels.
They have quickly added four new players to strengthen the squad and it is the Champions League that they have their eye on.
The Boss today expressed the club's desire to win the Champions' League this season, but was quick to say that defending their league title is also a priority.
"We have finally won our first title - a first league title, and to win the marathon was satisfying for all involved in the club."
"Now to progress as a club, we need to eye the bigger prize - the Champions League trophy. We have not done ourselves justice in that competition as our main priority has always been success in the league."
It is understood that Go Leo are building a squad good enough to compete in the Champions' League as well as to mount a respectable league challenge.
"We have brought in a few players which we will rotate for different competitions. The club has very good players on the roster currently and a majority will stay. Players like Matias (Madrid), Walter (Gallo), Danny (Lindskog) were key to last season's success and will continue to be an integral part of the team."
The Boss unveiled four players at Lion's Way today. $9.1M Portuguese striker Luis Freitas, experienced right-winger Kostas Tsilis ($8M) from Greece, German Bastian Kern ($8M) who is a defensive player and $13.5M Mexican goalkeeper Brian Martinez.
"We are pleased to welcome all four to the club. They will play a part in this season's campaign and I intend to be able to put fresh legs for all competitions we are competing in."
The club also announced the sale of Quentin Anani, who joined the club in Season 4 but had a dissapointing Season 7 campaign and goalkeeper Jim Klinger, who moved to partner-club Very Athletic.
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A Freit-ful Way!
Debutant Luis Freitas grabbed four goals in a 10-0 opening league win over Mehmet FC at Lion's Way last night.
Go Leo dominated the park in a one sided match but it took them nineteen minutes to finally break the deadlock.
Matias Madrid opened the scoring with a delightful freekick which was followed by goals from Izaire Adzlan and Juan Valencia. Freitas grabbed his first of the night four minutes from the break and strikepartner Stephen Devine grabbed a fifth just before the halftime whistle.
Freitas took over the proceedings from then on and on the 60th minute, he secured a debut hattrick. His fourth came late in the game to give a double digit score for the home team.
It was a emphatic start to the season for Go Leo as they grabbed opening wins in both league and Champions' League. Earlier, Leo ran out comfortable 2-0 winners against FC The Fastest in their Group G Champions' League match.
Attention will now turn to a league encounter with last season's runner-up, VSOP.
Go Leo are competing on two tournaments this season, after going out of the cup in the first round on a 2-3 aggregate.
Go Leo Squad List, Season 8, Level 8
*Bold denotes new season signing
GK - Eladio De Speegler, Belgian (Joined S7) ;);););)
GK - Brian Marinez, Mexican (S8) ;););););)
DC - Muhd Akmal Akmil, Malaysian (S7 Academy Graduate) ;););)
DC - Mihaly Szabo, Hungarian (S6) ;);););)
DC, Corner Specialist - Dominik Metzner, German (S5) ;););)
DC/DR, Wall - Muhd Izaire Adzlan, Malaysian (S4 Academy Graduate) ;);););)
DC/DR - Carlos Sierra, Colombian (S6) ;);););)
DL/DC - Johan Evestal, Swedish (S8) ;););););)
DL/DC - Martin Tellefsen, Danish (S8) ;););););)
DMC/DC - Bastian Kern, German (S8) ;););););)
DMC/DMR, Playmaker - Barnabas Kovacs, Hungarian (S7), Captain ;););););):cool:
MC - Juan Valencia, Ecuadorian (S7) ;);););)
MC - Shinji Takizawa, Japanese (S7) ;);););)
AML, Corner Specialist - Matias Madrid, Argentinian (S7) ;););););):cool:
AML/ML - Joe Pepper, English (S3) ;);)
AMR/MR - Kostas Tsilis, Greek (S8) ;););););)
AMR/MR, Playmaker - Stergios Kolokas, Greek (S3) ;);)
AMR/MR - Walter Gallo, Italian (S6) ;);););)
ST - Luis Freitas, Portuguese (S8) ;););););)
ST, One-on-One - Stephen Devine, Irish (S6) ;););););):cool:
ST - Hector Bala, Swedish (S6) ;);););)
ST - Daniel Lindskog, Swedish (S6) ;);););)
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Mad-rid Goal Rush
Go Leo provided another spectacle today as they continued their march towards qualification to the knock-out stages of the Champions League.
Matias Madrid was the star in their 0-6 away win at CAI, scoring four goals, which included a hattrick of freekick goals.
The Argentine winger opened his account in the 21st minute after Hector Bala was fouled on the edge of the box. Madrid coolly curled the ball around the CAI wall which left the keeper stranded.
The score remained 1-0 at the break.
The match restarted in similar fashion as the visitors pushed for a second. It duly came in the 61st minute when Madrid's ambitious long drive found the top corner of the goal. Shinji Takizawa added a third for Leo in similar fashion six minutes later. Not content with a 3-0 lead, Leo replaced misfiring Daniel Lindskog with Steven Devine but it was Madrid who got the fourth and his hattrick via a freekick.
Devine helped himself to a goal after breaking the offside trap and the sixth and final goal came five minutes later late in the 89th minute when Madrid sent another curler to beat the helpless CAI goalkeeper.
His four goals sent his tally to eight goals in seven competitive matches.
Earlier, Go Leo visited Erick FC in a league encounter and ran out 2-0 winners with Devine grabbing a brace.
Go Leo lead both the league table & their Champions League Group G with a 100% record, scoring 23 goals in the process and only letting in one.
They next face Jalak Lenteng at the newly upgraded 43K capacity Lion's Way tomorrow.
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A Devine Touch
A 43,000 full capacity crowd packed into the newly upgraded Lion's Way today to witness Go Leo score six past Jalak Lenteng in the league.
It was a match fit to open any stadium and Stephen Devine's hattrick was the main draw.
Devine who joined two seasons ago, enjoyed a good but quiet full season in Season 7 but this season, he has transformed into a ruthless striker, scoring and providing goals.
The Irishman laid the first two goals for Barnabas Kovacs and Luis Freitas before he grabbed his first of the day in the 31st minute. Freitas added a fourth just before the break to give a halftime score of 4-0.
If history between the two clubs were to be considered, this should not have been an easy game for Go Leo. Jalak Lenteng have always presented themselves as tricky opponents but this time around the occasion overwhelmed them.
The visitors were helpless to counter a scintillating Devine and the striker wrapped up his hattrick in the 83rd and 90th minute to leave the crowd inside Lion's Way cheering his name.
The Boss expressed delight at Devine's form, calling the striker magnificent.
"He is a joy to watch, a joy to train. Simply magnificent."
Updated the first introduction post as well
Formations
Some preferred formations and how it is generally set up
3-5-2V
Best used against defensive or neutral formations
Mentality Normal
Pressing depending on what is necessary
Passing Short down one or both flanks
Tackling Normal
Offside trap
Zonal Marking
Strength
Two strikers supported by two motivated wide attacking midfielders.
Defensive midfielder with blue arrow supporting the three narrow central defenders
Weakness
Lack of wide defensive players
Mitigation - Avoid use of counter attacks or going all out attacking.
4-2-2-2 aka the Hexagon
Best used against attacking or neutral formations
Mentality Normal
Pressing depending on what is necessary
Passing Depending on your player strength
Tackling Normal
Offside trap
Zonal Marking
Strength
Two strikers supported by two wide attacking midfielders.
Sufficient midfield support
Weakness
Weak defensive setup could hurt the use of the hexagon. Lack of defensive cover i.e DMC means that there is a void between midfield & defence.
Mitigiation - Blue arrow on one midfielder if necessary
4-5-1V
Best used against neutral formations
Mentality Attacking
Pressing depending on what is necessary
Passing Short down one or both flanks
Tackling Normal
Offside trap
Zonal Marking
Strength
Lone striker supported by two motivated wide attacking midfielders.
Defensive midfielder with blue arrow supporting the defence
Weakness
Vulnerable against teams playing with motivated wide men
Mitigation - Use normal mentality when required
4-1-3-2
Best used against neutral formations
Mentality Normal or defensive
Pressing depending on what is necessary
Passing Short down one or both flanks
Tackling Normal
Offside trap (Normal)
Zonal Marking (Normal)
Man to man marking (Defensive)
Force counterattacks (Defensive)
Strength
Three midfield player spread across the field
Defensive midfielder with blue arrow supporting the lone central midfielder
Weakness
Vulnerable against teams playing narrow
Mitigation - Play a motivated defensive midfielder (red arrow)
Go Leo have qualified to the knockout stage of the Champions League top of Group G, with one game remaining. With 4 wins and a draw, 19 goals scored against 2 conceded, Go Leo is definitely showing all their cards early in the tournament.
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Sharp and early Lions
Go Leo secured their qualification to the knockout stage of the Champions League with a comfortable 3-0 win over FC The Fastest.
There is still one game to be played but all that will be academic as Go Leo are assured of top spot with 13 points from 5 matches. Second placed Thanh Diem FC are 7 points adrift.
It was clear from kick-off that Go Leo went out to get as many goals in the first half to secure a comfortable lead before opting to rest their key players in the second half.
Daniel Lindskog struck twice in the 18th and 39th minute while Matias Madrid's long range effort in the 32nd minute provided some early comfort.
Madrid was withdrawn at halftime with the league encounter with Xaitan in mind while defensive midfielder Barnabas Kovacs was only named as a substitute although he was called into action after Bastian Kern was injured midway in the second half.
Their early progress from their group would mean that the Boss has the luxury of starting a stronger eleven for upcoming league matches, before the knockout stages start.
Go Leo currently have 100% record in the league, a run matched only by Xaitan, with 9 wins, 46 scored against 3 conceded - the best offensive and defensive record in the league so far this season.
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Lions slip out of race
A shock 1-0 home loss to Erick FC sees Go Leo slip a further 9 points off league leaders Xaitan. Goalkeeper Brian Martinez was again culprit for yet another loss as he fumbled a shot which deflected into the net.
This was the second error by the Mexican keeper that cost Go Leo points as he had similarly let in a goal against Xaitan in similar circumstances earlier this season.
Having put priority on winning the Champion's League, Go Leo fielded a slightly weaker starting eleven for league matches although top league scorer Stephen Devine was among the starters.
The home side failed to create many chances and wasted good ones to put the game in their favor. As dissapointing as this result was, Go Leo are still on course to progress to semifinals of the Champion's League having overturned a 2-1 first leg loss with a 5-0 home win over Los Palegos.
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Dinam-ic New Lions
Go Leo have introduced two new faces to strengthen the squad this season, among them, academy graduate MacField Dinamo. The 18-year old Malaysian will occupy an attacking midfield role but is also comfortable playing on the left of midfield.
Joining Dinamo will be right midfielder Iranian Fawzi Dleimy who joins the squad for a fee of $7.8m. The 25 year old is known for his goal scoring prowess from the wings and will provide more options for the Boss, who already have Walter Gallo and Stergios Kolokas to choose from.
The club also announced the departure of Sebastien Kern, Kostas Tsilis and Joe Pepper, who leaves after 4 seasons with the club.
Go Leo are currently third in the league, nine points off current leaders Xaitan. They will play the first leg of the Champions' League quarterfinals tonight.
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Shocking Lions
Unfancied Phoenix FC stunned Go Leo at Lion's Way today as they pulled off a shock 3-2 win to heap more pressure on the defending league champions.
Go Leo are now nine points adrift of the league leaders and that could be extended to twelve points if Xaitan beat second place Spijker in the top of the table clash later today. If fourth placed Magico FC win their match today, they could leapfrog over Go Leo.
The home side started brightly and Matias Madrid put them ahead only after four minutes after being fed by Walter Gallo.
Under fire Brian Martinez was given a chance by the boss to redeem himself when he was named in the starting line up but he put on another unimpressive performance as the visitors hammered two goals past him before halftime.
Gallo restored parity in the 55th minute to level the match at 2-2, but the normally reliable backfour of Go Leo crumbled easily to allow Phoenix to grab the winner 10 minutes from time.
This avenged their 7-0 loss in the first league rounds, which also added to the shock of the loss today, given that they did not put up much of a fight then.
At the post match conference, the Boss was lost at words at the manner of the loss.
"We set ourselves up to get a win at home, but Phoenix surprised us."
"It's true that we did not put the league as a priority this season, and with all due respect to Phoenix FC, to lose to a team that costs less than half of the Go Leo squad is unacceptable."
On Martinez's recent form, the Boss said, "I will have to look at the goalkeeper situation seriously. I thought I could rest Eladio (de Speegler) and some players ahead of the (Champions League) second leg tomorrow, but it obviously backfired."
After starting the season strongly in defence of their title, Go Leo have now suffered four defeats and look unlikely to finish much higher than third this season.
Their target this year, the Champions League, could also elude them after losing 1-0 in the first leg to Amel FC last night.
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Champions no more
After a very bright first half of the season, Go Leo look like they will end the season trophy-less.
A 2-0 second leg home loss to Amel FC confirmed their exit from the Champions League quarterfinals stage.
The home side could not find any reply to the visitors attacking flow and their travelling supporters made it look more like an away game of Go Leo.
It is a dissapointing premature end to Go Leo season as they find themselves fourth in the league, 7 points behind the league leaders Xaitan.
Season 8, Level 8
Go Leo had a disappointing season 8, failing to defend their league title and finished without any silverware. However they managed to secure Champions League football for the new season after finishing fourth in their league with 56 points.
Matias Madrid was awarded Player of the Year for the second season running, with Stephen Devine a close second. Cole Case grabbed the Young Player of the Year award in his first full season.
Season 9, Level 9
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Magnificent Seven
Go Leo have strengthened their squad with no less than seven new faces for the new season.
While the core of the team comprising the likes of Mathis Madrid, Barnabas Kovacs, Walter Gallo and Daniel Lindskog retained, a new look midfield comprising of Jamie Campbell, Lubomir Cap and Gregory Kaminski has been brought in to bolster one of their weaknesses last season.
Experienced left-sided defender Tim van Rooijen, central defender Emanuel Olalekan - both 32, and rising star Aqeel Tuma have been recruited to help plug in the defence that had cost them the defence of their title.
Strikers Hector Bala and Jose Freitas has been offloaded to make way for Ivorian striker Mathias Bamba who is expected to give Stephen Devine some competition for the lone striker position.
The Boss commented that a lot of work will be done to keep it tight at the back this season, "Championships are won by having a good solid defence and we did not have that last season. Because of that we will play a different brand of football that provides a balance between defence and attack."
"Last season, we tried to play one advanced midfielder with (Barnabas) Kovacs providing the cover in a defensive midfielder role, but that obviously did not turn out well."
"Having two midfielders will hopefully provide more protection in the middle of the park."
A majority of the players were part of the title-winning squad of Season 7 and the Boss hopes that some of that hunger will rub off on the new players.
"I expect players like Mathias (Madrid) and Walter (Gallo) to lead the club this year having been with us for three seasons now."
The Boss also announced that Madrid will take over the captain's armband from Barnabas Kovacs and Gallo will be made vice-Captain.
Go Leo currently lead the league table with a 100% record and are still competing on all three fronts.
Current Squad - Season 9, Level 9
*Bold denotes new season signing
GK - Eladio De Speegler, Belgian (Joined S7) ;);););)
GK - Brian Marinez, Mexican (S8) ;););););)
DC, Header Specialist - Cole Case, Malaysian (S7 Academy Graduate) ;););););)
DC/DR, Wall - Marshall Law, Malaysian (S4 Academy Graduate) ;););)
DL/DC - Johan Evestal, Swedish (S8) ;););););)
DL/DC, Wall - Martin Tellefsen, Danish (S8) ;););););)
DL/DC - Emanuel Olalekan, Nigerian (S9) ;);););)
DC/DMC, Wall - Aqeel Tuma (S9), Iranian ;););););):cool:
DMC/DML, Playmaker - Tim van Rooijen, Dutch (S9) ;);););)
DMC/DMR, Playmaker - Barnabas Kovacs, Hungarian (S7) ;););););)
MC, FK specialist - Jamie Campbell, Scottish (S9) ;););););)
MC, FK specialist - Lubomir Cap, Czech (S9) ;););););)
MC - Gregory Kaminski, Polish (S9) ;););););)
AML, Corner Specialist - Matias Madrid, Argentinian (S7), Captain ;););););)
AMC/AML - MacField Dinamo, Malaysian (S8 Academy Graduate) ;);););)
AMR/MR - Walter Gallo, Italian (S6) ;);););)
ST, One-on-One - Stephen Devine, Irish (S6) ;););););)
ST - Daniel Lindskog, Swedish (S6) ;);););)
ST - Mathias Bamba, Ivorian (S9) ;););););):cool:
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Lions rise to the occassion.
The newly built 57,000 capacity Lion's Way was honoured with a classy performance today by Go Leo when they dished out a 5-1 beating on Blejan FC in their Group E Champions' League encounter today. The win also avenged their 4-1 defeat in the opening group match.
Go Leo started with their normal formation with three at the back and attacking fullbacks providing options on the flanks. Walter Gallo was rested and striker Daniel Lindskog came in to start on the right flank. There was no Marshall Law in the starting eleven and his place was taken by defender Martin Tellefsen.
However it was the visitors who drew first blood and silenced the capacity crowd early in the 10th minute.
It took 16 minutes for Go Leo to draw level. Jamie Campbell's curling freekick was turned away by the visiting goalkeeper and from the subsequent corner, Campbell rose high to equalize.
Mathis Bamba then put the homesters 2-1 up before veteran Tim van Rooijen headed in a third off a Campbell freekick on 40 minutes.
The Boss withdrew Bamba at the break and introduced misfiring Stephen Devine.
The visitors were reduced to ten men after Chris Gold was shown a second yellow and Lubomir Cap gleefully curled a freekick beyond the keeper's reach. Van Rooijen completed the rout and his second for the evening, burying a shot after receiving a pass from Lindskog.
The crowd erupted at the final whistle and many will be back to fill the majestic stadium later for a league match with Nicolo FC.
Go Leo leapfrogged Blejan in the group and currently lead on goal difference.
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Way off
It was an anti-climatic day for Go Leo after they succumbed to a 2-4 loss to Nicolo FC in front of a strong 57000 capacity Lion's Way.
In fairness, the home side was never in the game and struggled througout ninety minutes.
The Boss admitted that tactical decisions made were wrong "Not to take anything away from Nicola, they came here to stop us and did. They deserved the victory."
"But I have to put my hands up and say I got my team orders wrong. It was not the usual orders that the boys were used to so that may have cause some disarray on the pitch."
After going down twice, Go Leo had pulled the match back to 2-2, but could not muster anything else after that. They conceded a third not long after and a fourth came late in the game.
The defeat cut Go Leo's lead at the top to two points and will face title challengers Bondeii later today.
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That familiar feeling
Go Leo suffered another setback to their title hopes after they fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Bondeii yesterday evening.
Substitute Daniel Lindskog's goal gave them a glimmer of hope for a comeback with the score at 2-0 but they eventually conceded a third just before the final whistle.
An early goal changed the dynamics of the match and it was uphill from there.
It was Go Leo's third successive defeat in all competitions.
The Boss lamented a lack of control in the midfield and blamed the loss on lacklustre finishing, "It has been this way every season, hasn't it? We start strongly and then stutter against teams fighting for the title."
"I am very dissapointed with our strikers. They are all experienced and they should know the way to goal."
When asked about Stephen Devine's poor form, which has seen him benched since the start of the season, the Boss said the striker is suffering from a lack of confidence.
"He is not the same player as last season. Somehow he has lost that bit of confidence."
The loss sees Bondeii climb above Go Leo in the league.
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Don't blink!
Go Leo completed a stunning comeback in the T11 World Cup when they edged out Thrillblazors on away goals after the two sides were tied 4-4 on aggregate.
Having lost the first leg at home 0-1, Go Leo reshuffled their players and youngster Macfield Dinamo was introduced in the staring lineup, playing behind lone striker Daniel Lindskog.
Thrillblazors went ahead in the 27th minute through Dawid Ciarkowski before Martin Blom doubled their lead four minutes after the break. It looked all over by then but Go Leo had other ideas.
The second Thrillblazor goal seemed to have knocked some senses into the visiting Go Leo players and it took them six minutes to turn the tie upside down.
If anyone had gone to take the call of nature in the 53rd minute, he or she would've came back to totally different ball game.
When Paul Campbell was hauled down in the box in the 53rd minute, Matias Madrid stepped up to slot home the subsequent penalty.
Two minutes later, Dinamo found himself one on one with the goalkeeper and coolly slid the ball pass the onrushing goalkeeper. At that point both teams were tied on the night but Go Leo was still 2-3 behind on aggregate.
Lindskog took the baton from Dinamo and played out his role of executioner brilliantly. A goal that almost mirrored Dinamo's and the visiting team found themselves 2-3 ahead and through on away goals.
Defender Aqeel Tuma header from a Madrid corner proved to be a winning fourth goal as Thrillblazor made it contest when Dadon pulled one back to make it 3-4 on the night in the 89th minute. Go Leo defended and Thrillblazor threw all but the kitchen sink at them but astute defending prevailed.
At the final whistle, many around the Thrillblazor ground were still dumbfounded by what had unraveled before their eyes.
Go Leo are still challenging on all fronts and in the league, they have regained top spot after Bondeii suffered shocking back to back defeats against the league's bottom dwellers. The Lions also secured a precious 3-1 away win in the Champions League last 16 against familiar rivals Spijker FC.
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Paying the penalty
Barnabas Kovacs and Matias Bamba missed two penalties to condemn Go Leo to yet another exit at the quarterfinal stages of the Cup competition.
Trailing 2-0 from the first leg, Go Leo did well to score two goals in an evenly fought first half but were unable to add a winning third which would see them through to the semifinals.
Despite needing a comeback, the Boss opted to rest a number of key players. Matias Madrid, Aqeel Tuma, Marshal Law, Lubomir Cap and Will Score were omitted from the lineup although Madrid, Cap and Law were introduced in extra time.
Jamie Campbell gave Go Leo an early lead on nine minutes when he rose high to connect with a Kovacs corner. Twenty minutes later, Walter Gallo broke the offside trap to slot home the second and level the tie on aggregate.
There were no goals in the second half and the closest they got to get a third was in extra time when Cap's freekick was headed over by Law.
Go Leo will now focus on maintaining their lead in the league as well as preparing for a Champions League quarterfinal clash with ALP FC.
Nice team :D
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Originally Posted by memer
