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Originally Posted by thehitcat
Congrats on the well earned promotion! You nearly turned that entire squad over.
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Thanks.
And yep! We'll probably have to do the same to have a hope of staying up - let alone the top half finish the board expects.
@ Maziya (8th)
G: Ibrahim Ifrah Ahreef
DC: Mohamed Yamin/Hushny Rasheed/Moosa Hassan
DM: Mohamed Hassan (the new guy, not the other Mohamed Hassan)
M: Ali Adam/Ali Navaau/Ibrahim Ali
AMC: Hassan Ali
S: Mohamed Farish Ibrahim/Anas Mohamed
Trying a tweak because our FB situation is deplorable. Because we're so center heavy, exploiting the middle.
12 -
Navaau goes left to
Mohamed Hassan, away from the action. Left further to
Adam who centers to
Ibrahim for the score.
1-0
40 - Brilliant bulldoze of an opponent by
Hassan to strip the ball. Buildup is slow on the counter until
Hassan Ali taps it right to
Ibrahim Ali for the short center to
Mohamed outside the box. He finds a seam between two defenders to pass to all alone
Ibrahim and his second goal sings home
2-0
49 -
Adam intercepts a goal kick and plays it long down the left flank for
Ibrahim to run down. Center into the box, and
Mohamed has everyone beat to kick in a fierce shot
3-0
67 -
Visham jogs on at MR to replace tired
Ibrahim Ali
69 -
Navaau is sent off with a red - idiot - so we drop
Hassan Ali down to MC and sub in
Irufaan at DM to stay fresh there.
Absolutely amazing result.
Anas Mohamed has increased in ability, which is great.
vs Hurriya (MDV) (7th)
G: Ibrahim Ifrah Ahreef
DC: Mohamed Yamin/Hushny Rasheed/Moosa Hassan
DM: Mohamed Iruufan
M: Ali Adam/Mohamed Hassan (NG)/Ibrahim Ali
AMC: Hassan Ali
S: Mohamed Farish Ibrahim/Anas Mohamed
46 - We've been outclassing our fellow promotees, but haven't been able to break through. Finally,
Ibrahim taps right to
Hassan Ali for the safety outlet, then rushes in to the box to gather the return pass and fire in the game's first score shortly before half.
1-0
53 -
Waheed and
Nooman in for exhausted
Yamin and
Moosa Hassan respectively.
66 - I'm done watching
Mohamed stink this game up. Out he goes for
Athif and a striker switch.
73 -
Hassan to
Hassan Ali for the beautiful box feed to fresh-legged
Athif. The score is sure and true, giving us vital insurance
2-0
Lots of low 7's, including a 7.1 off the bench by
Hussain Athif. But the real star of the game was
Hassan Ali, who put on a sterling 9.0 PotM of the outing.
@ BG Sports (7th)
G: Ibrahim Ifrah Ahreef
DC: Mohamed Yamin/Hushny Rasheed/Moosa Hassan
DM: Mohamed Hassan (the new guy, not the other Mohamed Hassan)
M: Ali Adam/Ali Navaau/Ibrahim Ali
AMC: Hassan Ali
S: Mohamed Farish Ibrahim/Anas Mohamed
35 -
Adam kicks back to
Navaau for the longball into the box.
Ibrahim is forced to high kick the shot and needs help from the upper bar, but it slides in nonetheless.
1-0
54 -
Hassan Ali intercepts a terrible pass out of a throw-in and kicks it to
Mohamed in the box. He backs up to the half-circle and executes the turn-around shot for insurance!!
2-0
57 -
Hassan Ali strips another bad pass and shoots it to
Ibrahim on the left side of the pitch. Tap right to
Adam for the center to
Hassan Ali, whose shot is rejected. But running in to nail the rebound for his first Devils goal is
Ibrahim Ali!!!!
3-0
66 -
Irufaan subs in at DM
81 -
Irufaan with the immediate impact as he intercepts a clearance outside the half-circle, steps right, and slams in the distance shot!!!
4-0
Not seen here:
Mohamed Irufaan's 8.0 performance off the bench. There's games in hand and all that below us, but as of right now, we're in 2nd place on the back of our 3 game win streak following the adjustment in tactics. Would be awesome to get cup play in a season I thought we were earmarked for relegation.
And yes, that's the second straight PotM award for
Hassan Ali. A quick reminder of his initial signing from last season:
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Transfer In - MCR/AMCR/ST Hassan Ali (16) - From New Radiant - Free Transfer
I see him as an AMC for his best position. 17 Flair, 15 Teamwork, 13 Work Rate are all great numbers and while we're stuck paying him bonuses as a youth player, by the time his new deal signs, we'll be paying a flat $40 P/A. More than I want to, but it is what it is. It's listed as the biggest transfer of the window, which is pretty cool.
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He's suddenly red-hot and living up to that billing, which is weird because he's neither a natural fit for the AMC spot nor talented enough to be our top guy there, but he's making it work against all odds and is performing even more brilliantly in this stretch of three games than he did last season when he was great for us.
Even if it all falls apart as seems likely, I'm really proud of diagnosing this issue and homebrewing a tactic and strategy that has ripped off three straight wins after it looked like we were surefire drop candidates.