Gameweek 2 Report : The Controversial Day

MeGi FC 1-0 TRW

Two words, total domination! After their shock win against Baihulk last week, TRW fell short this time against MeGi FC, who had complete control of the game from the kick off. MeGi FC came close to score early in the game, just Baihaqi's effort to be denied by the outside of the post. The goal came in the middle of the first half through Syukri with a glancing header after a great cross by Fadhli. The game should be easily ended up with 3 or 4 goals but thanks to TRW's Gk, Farhan who had been superb with a series of great saves during the game.

Harimau ACE 1-0 Baihulk

This game should be the one that grab the headline of the week. The game ended up 1-0 thanks to Nafis' controversial goal, with supposed to be miles offside but never ruled out by the linesman. Baihulks seems to have more ball possession with both teams shared a fair amount of tackles along the course of the match. Baihulk's golden chance to equalise came in the last minute of the game where a near post corner created a chaos in front of the goal before efficiently handled by Faris to prevent the equaliser.

Tornado FC 1-1 Boys Over Flowers

BOF kick off the game with real spirits from last game's loss to HACE. They started well,gain control of possession and Tornado's players seems cannot coop with them early on. The game also filled with controversy after Nabil's goal has been ruled out for offside BOF attacks presented with a goal by Amirul after an excellent interplay with the midfield players. Tornado came out strong in the 2nd half and Nabil got his goal and this time, it was not offside. After that, Tornado had the control of the game and almost got another goal, but Hassan's shot only rattled the bar after BOF's Gk mistake.

This is how the table looks like after two games. HACE with the 100% record to top the table with 2 points off the 2nd placed team, MeGi FC. At the bottom of the table, Baihulk with 2 loses from 2 games.

Goals (1 Goal)
Izman Shah (HACE)
Nafis Nazlan (HACE)
Amir Lukman (TRW)
Syukri (MeGi)
Nabil Baharu (Tornado)
Amirul (BOF)

APL So Far

Here are the table and the goalscorers for the APL so far...

Goals (1 goal)

1. Izman Shah

2. Amir Lukman

Gameweek 2

After an intriguing first matches opener last week, Gameweek 2 will be underway next Wednesday, 20th of March.

Here are the fixture for Gameweek 2

1. MeGi FC vs TRW
2. Harimau Ace vs Baihulk FC

3. Tornado FC vs Boys Over Flowers(formerly known as Silent Masculine)

p/s: There is three other teams, Kuda FC, Samba FC, and Kanmpung Boys FC in this tournament, but yet to play a game because of the exams and holidays.

The matches will be played from 6.30pm to 9pm.

To all the teams, please be at the Istad Gamaah on time to make sure we will start and finish within the time allocated for us to use the field.

Gameweek 1 Report : MeGi FC : The Sweet Escape

Gameweek 1 : Report

Harimau ACE 1-0 Silent Masculine

Both teams has been shy upfront, mostly crowded in the central area of the pitch with only Izman Shah's first goal of the league give the winning momentum to Harimau ACE which also the winner of the previous Alexandria Champions League. The swift counter attack by Harimau ACE which is started by Nafis ended up with the low cross for Izman Shah with the finish.

Tornado FC 0-0 MeGi FC

The match has been the highlight of the day with MeGi FC faces the strong line up by Tornado FC with vast majority of the teams are the Nigerians. Tornado FC had complete control of the game with just lack of finishing put MeGi FC survives the attacking threat from their pacey forwards. MeGi's Syukri also missed the golden opportunity to put his team upfront in the 2nd half

Baihulk 0-1 TRW

If the Tornado FC filled by Nigerians, TRW, which also known as The Red Warriors, filled by Kelantanese. Both teams had a fair ball possession, attacking each other with a real threat. The highlight of the match will be the missed penalty from Baihulk. The goal came early in the 2nd half from Amir Lukman with an excellent fake before slot it home with a tidy finish. Sidi Luqman also missed the great chance to put TRW 2-0 ahead after his weak effort with only the goalkeeper to beat. 

They All Count : 101 ways to score a goal (or not)

"Yyyyeah-no, it's always nice to score", players tell us, even if it's the three points that matter. After hundred of years years the game has evolved, take a look on how many different ways have been developed of trying to get on the scoresheet? Well, here's 101 of them...

1. Fired - A powerful shot. Its height or range is not important, but its trajectory ought to be straight. Often a way of breaking the deadlock, as the goalscorer fires his team into the lead.
2. Drilled - Just as forceful, but this time characterised by its relative lack of height - they are daisy-cutters with oomph. Drilled shots often find the corner, but this is not mandatory.
3. Rifled - A more refined variation of drilled, and part of an ongoing firearms theme, with less violent but more authoritative connotations. The verb to rifle is almost entirely exclusive to ball games.
4. Thundered - Suitable for use with shots that either go in or strike against the woodwork.
5. Hammered - So descriptive a term for powerful long-range efforts that it lends itself to players' nicknames, such as German midfielders Jorg "The Hammer" Albertz and Thomas "Der Hammer" Hitzlsperger, neither of whom needed a second invitation to shoot.
6. Powered - A less popular verb, lacking the sheer imagery of the aforementioned blockbusters.
7. Slammed - Often aided aesthetically by the ball being hit into the ground on its way into the net. Suitable for powerful goalscoring from close- to mid-range.
8. Rammed - The slightly vulgar twin brother of slammed.
9. Blasted - Surprisingly uncommon, perhaps with its disregard for technique, but undeniably powerful. Other explosive-themed finishes are the...
10. Exocet or the...
11. Howitzer
12. Driven - Sacrificing some power for unerring direction, drives are distinctly long-range affairs (estimating the approximate yardage is an optional extra.)
13. Arrowed - Long range and top corner only.
14. Thumped - Like hammered, this act of punishment can also be applied to an entire scoreline, should the margin of victory be sufficiently comprehensive

Gameweek 1

Officially, Alexandria Premier League (APL) will kick off this Monday (11th March 2013).

For the first gameweek, 3 matches will be played and the rest of the 3 teams will play later on.

Here are the fixtures of this Monday (5.30pm)

1. Harimau Ace vs Silent Masculine
2. Tornado Fc vs MeGi Fc
3. Baihulk Fc vs TRW

Last but not least, we as the organizer really hope that all the participants and the fans to follow the rules as the tournament goes on till the end. 

1. Please be at the pitch as early as 5.30pm and make sure your team is complete and ready for action. 

2. Each team needs to send at least two of thier own players to be appointed as the linesman. Please refer to Naufal Noordeen regarding the matter.

3.Team captains will need to bring thier team's participation fees ( 1600L.E ) and be given to Amirul Muttaqin ( Mozac 3rd year ) who will be on the tracks next to the stands.

4. Any further information can be reffered to Fuad Ammar and Amir Kimi. 

Your co-operation will be highly appreciated by us. Let's have some fun with the beautiful game. Football indeed is a beautiful game. 

Team List Completed

We are ready to rock and roll!!

Here are the list of the 9 teams that will compete in the Alexandria Premier League. And ready or not, we will start our 1st match next week. Fixtures will be announced soon. Roll up your socks guys. Prepare to war! haha. 

1) TORNADO FC : MANAGER : Al-Amin Haruna

1. Qarafi (MLY)
2. Hasyimi (MLY)
3. Hamza (NGR)
4. Suleiman (NGR)
5. Rashid (KSA)
6. Hossama (KSA)
7. Muhammad Wahdan (KSA)
8. Nabil (MLY)
9. Muhammad Lafi (KSA)
10. Muhammad Syafik (MLY)
11. Ahmad Hafizuddin (MLY)
12. Ibrahim S. Jeefrey (MLY)
13. Muhammad (NGR)
14. Abdulhameed (NGR)
15. Hassan (NGR)
16. Bashir (NGR).

 2) TRW :  manager : faisal ikbal akhbar

1. syahrin
2. megat hazwan 
3. amir lukman
4. nazmeen (kapten)
5. aiman azahari
6. ridzwan aziz
7. muhammad ibn misbah
8. ahmad fazrul nik mohd ashraf
9. hazwan hakimi
10. farhan rosli (g)
11. nur syafirul
12. hasif ramli
13. muhammad jailani
14. nazeer mukhlis
15. syuraih Abdullah

3) BAIHULK FC 

1. baihaqi kamaruzzaman (kapten)
2. wan ashraf thahir 
3. abby rahman
4. riquan aqif
5. hasif yusof
6. izhar
7. ammar faris
8. luqmanul hakim
9. hazmi al-wafiy
10. zaki
11. al jufrihilman
12. harunizzat 
13. syaheer
14. zulfadhli ashraf
15. jailani shafiq 
16. firdaus

 4) silent masculine

1. nik dzakirin
2. hariz kamaruddin
3. che ku hilmi
4. ammar
5. faiz
6. izdihar zamri
7. nik asrar
8. fazrin
9. kadir
10. aiman
11. danial mazlan
12. ilias halim
13. irfan ismail
14. asyraf
15. zaki jufri

You Know Where the Goals Is?

Mapping the Modern Football Pitch

The modern footballer must know his place. If the forensic analysis of Zonal Marking is to be believed, most of them are mindless chess pieces moved around at will by their manager's instructions. But, while the positions they are allocated have well-established names, the areas of the pitch they occupy are still subject to the eccentricity of the football cliché.

• The Engine Room

Smack-bang in the middle of the park is the midfield engine room, the domain of the likes of Xavi, Gerrard, Sneijder and Ozil. As the name suggests, everyone within the engine room must possess an engine, or at least be full of running to dictate the game.

• Going Nowhere

You know the drill - a bumbling winger, in a desperate attempt to track back, fouls an opponent as they loiter (facing the wrong way) in this specific, innocuous part of the pitch. Located near half-way and close to the touchline, the vast majority of free-kicks conceded here will be classified as silly.

• The Hole

The hole is fast becoming a quaint anachronism in the era of false nines who flit between the lines. A stealthy place to inhabit, the hole confounds opposing defenders who struggle to pick up the deep-lying forward.

• The Channels

The thinking man's wings, the channels represent the dire straits between penalty area and touchline where full-backs can be given a torrid time - either by fleet-footed (or jet-heeled) wingers or by their swashbuckling opposite numbers.

New Registration Deadline Date

after having a meeting with the committee members, we are glad to announce that the new registration deadline date will be on 28th February 2013. so you are still have the chance to register your teams as long as you does not exceed the deadline date. 

and for your information, we will start the tournament for the first gameweek on not later than early March 2013 inshaAllah, hoping that everything will be smooth as planned.

don't forget to send your teams sheet to Izman Shah through the inbox or directly contact him through his phone number as we mentioned before. stay tuned for further news from us. thanks!

Alexandria Premier League

The taste of what is to come soon in Alex.....

grey's anatomy of football

Footballers are apparently not built like you and I. From head to toe, their bodies are subject to an entirely different terminology to the average normal human being.

Used figuratively as often as it is literally, the concept of the head in football is conveniently vague. Composed young footballers are said to have an old head on young shoulders, at least until they lose their head, at which point they need an arm around their shoulder. Players who lack genuine pace are able to call upon the yard in their head (pace is quantified simply in yards, on a narrow scale from 0.5-1). 

A predatory striker is said to have an eye for goal, which occasionally involves giving the goalkeeper the eyes (having seen the whites of them), despite often having one eye (or half an eye) on an upcoming fixture. Meanwhile, today's referees are required to have eyes in the back of their head. 

Calling upon the other senses, players can sniff out a chance if their team smells blood (unless they're not given a sniff) but only after the two teams have finished feeling each other out. Hearing is less frequently referenced, but the universal gesture for a footballer not hearing something (a referee's whistle, or a goalkeeper's shout) is unmistakable.

free transfers (summer 2013)

while in the other hand, these are some of the players that will be released in the summer 2013 if their contract will not be renewed by their respective clubs. some big names though.

1. Miralem Sulejmani (Ajax)
2. Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal)
3. Fernando Llorente (Athletic Bilbao)
4. Richard Dunne (Aston Villa)
5. Matty Phillips (Blackpool)
6. Stuart Holden (Bolton Wanderers)
7. Frank Lampard (Chelsea)
8. Florent Malouda (Chelsea)
9. Sylvain Distin (Everton)
10. Damien Duff (Fulham)
11. Brede Hangeland (Fulham)
12. Aaron Hughes (Fulham)
13. Mladen Petric (Fulham)
14. Philippe Senderos (Fulham)
15. Danny Wilson (Liverpool)
16. Kolo Toure (Manchester City)
17. Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United)
18. Danny Simpson (Newcastle United)
19. Simeon Jackson (Norwich City)
20. Lewis Holtby (Schalke 04)
21. Jason Puncheon (Southampton)
22. Michael Owen (Stoke City)
23. Jermaine Pennant (Stoke City)
24. Frazier Campbell (Sunderland)
25. William Gallas (Tottenham Hotspur)
26. Yossi Benayoun (West Ham United)
27. Carlton Cole (West Ham United)
28. Guy Demel (West Ham United)
29. Winston Reid (West Ham United)
30. Franco Di Santo (Wigan Athletic)
31. Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Atheltic)

Winter Transfers

these are the list of winter transfers, but not complete list as like-you-care-about-those-non-big clubs transfers.   only players move to big clubs and some promising players expected to mark their names at their new clubs and also some shocking transfers as well.

-david beckham to psg (free)

-nacho monreal from malaga to arsenal (undisclosed)

-phillipe coutinho from inter milan to liverpool (8.5million pounds)

-christopher samba from anzhi Makhachkala to queens park rangers (undisclosed)

100k per week in 4 years deal

badhri radzi missed out again!!

malaysia football association(FAM) has called up more new faces for upcoming international friendlies and asian cup 2013 qualification.

26 players will start their training session at wisma fam training ground from 26th January and getting ready to face their first opponent for international friendly against iraq at 31st januari in dubai and then they will fly to qatar on 2nd february to face qatar 4 days later(6th february).

no big deal as former captain, safiq rahim missed out after dissapointing performances in recent AFF suzuki cup.

these are 26 players that has been called up by head coach, K. Rajagopal

GOAL KEEPERS

1. Farizal Marlias (perak)

2. Khairul Fahmi (kelantan)

3. norazlan razali

"I hope i will able to play in Europe one day"

If Malaysia has their own young rising stars such Nazmi faiz and fakri saarani who now camped in portugal, malaysia's rival from south east asian, Thailand or more known as "white elephant", also has their own star camped in europe too.

Teerasil Dangda, 24-year-old forward also the top scorer in recent aff suzuki cup now is having a two-week trial program involving Atletico madrid and his club, muangthong united.

The striker has scored 24 goals in 29 appearances for his team last season and named as the league best player and helps his team in winning the Thai premier league.

teerasil is enjoying his first day of training at the club training ground

Muslims, muslims everywhere.

as a muslim football fans, we all should know him

Abou Diaby, a french football player who plays for Arsenal Football club and france national team, is a Muslim too, like us.

He is very concern about Muslim problems all around the world. Recently, he donates a big amount of money for Rohingyas in Myanmar.

According to Mufti Ibrahim, an instructor at Ebrahim College, which always visited by Diaby, he(diaby) has memorizes 19 sections of Quran(juz) by now. Alhamdulillah.

and we also know there is other famous football players that are also muslim such as mesut ozil(real madrid), franck ribery(bayern munich),karim benzema(real madrid) and many more. and even javier hernandez(man utd) once said that, even he is not a muslim, one of the people that he admires the most is prophet muhammad s.a.w. subhanallah(hope that allah open his heart to know islam more and finally convert into a muslim one day)

well, what abous us? all this story give awareness to us that even though we're busy with whatever we are doing, or whoever you are, fanatic football fans, a doctor-to-be(inshaAllah), it does not mean we can forget Him(alllah). spend a little of our time everyday for Allah and we will be granted by Him. aaminn

story from berita harian 6th january 2013.

Registration Deadline!!!

register deadline is now around the corner. gather up your team ASAP guys.

the registration deadline will be on 31st January 2013.

remember, you can mix players with other batches as well. keep calm and wait for our next updates. we're not long to go for our first kick-off of the season. this league is going to be AWESOME!!! 

Messi. Messi Everywhere...!!

Lionel Andres Messi, has once again proved as the best player in the world after winning his 4th consecutive Fifa Ballon d'Or, last night in Zurich,Switzerland. The 25-year-old Argentinian took the honour ahead of Barcelona team-mate Andres Iniesta and Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo.

Messi with his 4th Ballon d'Or trophy

Messi enjoyed a remarkable 2012 even by his own high standards, most highlighted by surpassing Gerd Muller's 40-year-old record of 85 goals in a calendar year (2012), finishing with an incredible 91.

Full ranking of FIFA Ballon d'Or award

And here is the list of other awards given at the prestigious ceremony last night:

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year: Abby Wambach
FIFA Men's Football Coach of the Year: Vicente Del Bosque
FIFA Women's Football Coach of the Year: Pia Sundhage
FIFA Presidential Award: Franz Beckenbauer
FIFA Fair Play Award: Uzbekistan FA
FIFA Puskas Award: Miroslav Stoch

Registration is now open!!!!

Alexandria Premier League. Pendaftaran kini dibuka.

Format kejohanan = Liga

Pasukan = Maksimum 12 pasukan.

Setiap pasukan maksimum 16 pemain, dan seorang pengurus pasukan.

Setiap pasukan dibolehkan untuk mengambil pemain daripada 'batch' lain, sesiapa sahaja boleh bertanding.

Yuran pertandingan = 100LE untuk SETIAP PEMAIN

Pendaftaran = FB Izman Shah (Kap) No tel : +201125740149

Sebarang info-info terbaru akan di'update' dari masa ke semasa. stay tuned guys!!!

Carta Organisasi Ahli Jawatankuasa Alex Premier League

Apalah APL ini tanpa mereka ini. Mereka telah dipilih untuk mengendalikan APL pada kali ini. Sama-samalah kita mengharapkan yang terbaik dari mereka sepanjang liga ini berlangsung tidak lama lagi.

Jasa dan titik peluh para AJK hanyalah dapat dibalas dengan kerjasama yang sangat-sangat diperlukan sepanjang liga ini berlangsung bukan hanya daripada para pemain, tetapi juga daripada para penyokong pasukan masing-masing.

Alexandria Premier League

Liga Premier Alexandria (APL) adalah sebuah liga bola sepak 11 sebelah yang akan di adakan buat pertama kalinya dalam sejarah pelajar Malaysia di Iskandariah, Mesir. Untuk pengetahuan semua, liga ini adalah salah satu inisiatif yang telah diambil oleh pelajar-pelajar di bawah naungan Perubatan Cawangan Iskandariah dan salah satu kesinambungan daripada kejohanan Liga Juara-juara Iskandariah yang telah mendapat sambutan  hangat dari semua pihak pada November yang lepas.

Blog ini ditubuhkan khas untuk APL ini dan sebarang maklumat-maklumat terbaru tentang liga ini akan terus di'update' dalam blog ini. Semoga dengan adanya blog ini, akan memudahkan semua pihak sama ada pemain atau pun penyokong-penyokong bola sepak tegar di Mesir ini amnya dan di Iskandariah ini khasnya.