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Sunday, February 26, 2012
AC Milan VS. Juventus - The controversial Match!
Wow, its been a long time since I've written here! Don't worry Sahearts(made up word for my readers/fans), I'm back on track.
I have recently gotten a lot of requests on covering the Milan versus Juventus game - I know most of you want a video but you're going to have to settle for some creative writing.
Lets get to it kiddies...
AC MILAN vs JUVENTUS, the much anticipated and talked about game in Europe of the week. It was like battle of the exes! Nocerino was to show Juventus what they were missing out on as Pirlo and Borriello were trying to do the same to Milan. I know a lot of Milanisti could care less about Marco Borriello's absence on the Milan squad but I know a lot of us felt very nostalgic as we watched Pirlo run across the field so elegantly, hair breezing through the wind, sweat trickling down his face... *sigh.* Okay enough of that; this match definitely gave me premature ventricular contractions even though it ended in a tie. The first goal of the match was quite the sight! Even though it was a little bit of a deflection off of Bonucci, I think it would have gone in regardless of Bonucci's position. From outside the box, Nocerino blasted the ball into the back of the net right past poor ol' Buffon. 1-0 Milan! You know whats really fun to say? Nocerino three times relatively fast - Nocerino Nocerino Nocerino. Such a futbol name. I wonder if Italian and Brazilian parents purposely give their sons futbol-esque sounding names just incase they one day become stars. Young Juventus defender Bonucci was slightly insignificant and I'm not sure if his existence on the pitch was needed - he may have done more harm than good, however, it worked in Milan's favor.
Everything before 25 minutes was fun and games until the linesmen decided to suffer from cataracts and go relatively blind - leaving his glasses, contact lenses, binoculars, or seeing eye dog at home. Ghanian Muntari clearly heads the ball into the net, however super Buffon reached to retrieve it. At this point the ball was already far over the line - which in Lamens terms is called a GOAL. Someone needs to teach the ref a thing or two about footy. The second goal of the night for Milan goes uncounted, and the Milan players were P.I.S.S.E.D! So was everyone on twitter - yikes. In all his anger Robinho has a one on one with Buffon almost right away but Buffy saved the ball with his head. Even though Juventus had 10% more possession it seemed as though Milan had most of the control in this match. Just so that they don't get shot by Milanisti, the Ref flagged Matri's goal at 80 minutes as offside. Controversial call, and I honestly think it would have been counted as a goal if it weren't for the ridiculous call in the beginning of the match by the blind linesmen. I kind of feel bad for him, should we send him a magnifying glass? 3 minutes later Matri goes at it again and scores! Juventus kept possession in the box because of a rare mistake by Thiago Silva. It allowed Matri to half volley it into the net making the score 1-1 which should have technically been 2-2. I'm just happy that either way it would have been a tie, or else there would have been a lot of angry fans on both ends!
Despite a suspended Ibrahimovic and a long list of injuries, Milan did pretty well given the circumstances and are still leading the league 1 point ahead of Juventus.
Thats all she wrote folks.
Until next time,
SBS, adios.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Lecce vs. Milan: BOATENG BOATENG BOATENG - 3 times the charm
*Insert Skee-Lo - I wish song here* I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller, I wish I had a rabbit in a hat with a bat(REMIX) ... that scored hattricks like Kevin Prince Boateng.
Lecce -- I'd like to call this the "under match." A game hosted by one of the underdogs of Serie A played AC Milan, where an under-rated Kevin Prince Boateng scored an inspiring hattrick. Milan was down by 3 goals and practically prepared for a loss before Max Allegri made the decision to sub the great Robinho(46 minutes) with Kevin Boateng. An attacker for a midfielder when you're down by 3? Leave it to Allegri - Mr. Fullofsurprises. At this time Ambrosini was also subbed for Aquilani; these substitutions could easily be one of the best decisions Allegri could have made and he was about to find out why.
The first half of the game was basically "The Lecce Show." The team played extremely offensively against Milan, who was not playing like the Champions they are. There are many reasons for that, one being the absence of their injured players; but like most things in life, you win some and you lose some - until you sub in Boateng. Second half - 49 minutes, AC Milan back with a vengeance. An assist by Aquilani put Boateng in front of the goal line, left; BAAAAAAM in she goes. Clean and effortless within the first minutes of him being on the field. You'd think at this point Lecce would change their game plan and begin to play defensively but they continued in attack mode and thats where their weakness was; perhaps Boateng observed this while sitting on bench and came onto the field with a fully calculated plan? Hey, anything is possible. 5 minutes later Cassano made a clean pass to the Prince himself who shot it in right away from the edge of the box - 2-3. At this point the cat was in the bag and 14 minutes after his first goal, the rabbit came out of its hat! HATTRICK BOATENG! The midfielder was in the right place at the perfect time as Abate's shot was blocked inside the box which put the ball into the likes of KPB who forced a side-footed obscenity from an acute angle. Poor ol' Benassi basically had a hands length between his leg and the post which is where the ball slid itself through. Big bang Boateng in for the win. At 3-3 with less than 30 minutes left in the game both teams were in a race against time; who was going to walk away as the winners? Or perhaps the game would end with a tie? The 13,300 people in Stadio Comunale Via del Mare and all of us at home were watching intensely as 83 minutes rolled around and Cassano made another executive pass but this time to defender Yepes who banked it in with a thundering header past the far post. Money in the bank, shawty watchu thaaank. Sometimes I get a little musical...
4-3 and AC MILAN takes the win and Kevin Prince Boateng gets his first Hattrick in the Italian League! Leave it to Milan to score a 14 minute hattrick and then finish it off with a defender. Just brilliant. Kevin Prince Boateng, you inspire us all.
Until next time,
Sahar "Princess"Boateng ;)
Thursday, October 6, 2011
*insert british accent here* The English Premier League
SBS - in.
A few things.
Will David Beckham and Leonardo be reunited again? Former AC Milan and Inter Milan coach Leonardo now coaches France's big money club Paris St. Germain. It is speculated that PSG have their eyes set on David Beckham as his MLS contract is coming to a season end in November. Beckham will apparently make his decision when his contract is officially over but he seems intrigued by the idea. Looks like Victoria Beckham and their 10 kids need to pack up and move to Paris. I smell reality show. Guess which 32 year old defender may be leaving the EPL for MLS? I'll give you a hint, his last name rhymes with Burdinand. What is Burdinand? I have no idea, but you guessed it - I hope - Rio Ferdinand. His contract expires at the end of next season and the Chicago Fire are interested, to say the least. Will he stay or will he go? da da da da. Sorry, got a little musical there. If Ferdinand really wants to follow Beckham's footsteps he needs to tarnish his career at Real Madrid first. What? No, I didn't just say that; my laptop just typed that itself.
England plays Montenegro on Friday; Captain Terry assures us that Wayne Rooney will be focused with his head in the game. Why wouldn't his head be in the game you ask? Rooney's father was arrested on Thursday for betting irregularities last season; however, he is released on bail until January. Poor lad, Rooney may have that on his mind but at least his dad isn't in prison...yet.
SBS - out.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: commentary, thoughts, and you name it.
The Champions, THE CHAMPIONS, la la la la la LAAAAAA *opera voice*
Oh boy did I miss that song. First things first, AC Milan met Barcelona at Camp Nou and left with a 2-2 draw. I have a few things to say to that, ready? *readers all nod implying they are ready* I know, Barcelona usually takes a while to get to be "Barcelona" so thats clearly a factor. However, AC Milan did tie the World's football champions on their own home turf without half their team. Robinho, Ibrahimovic, Inzaghi, Flamini, Mexes, and Gattuso (and then some) were not fit to play and Boateng only survived awhile before being subbed for Ambrosini. What did that leave us...I mean Milan, with? Pato served this game as play maker and striker along side fellow striker Cassano. Barcelona did have most of the ball possession but I think thats because Milan was mostly focused on defending rather than striking due to the lack there of. This isn't anything most of you don't already know, so we'll just leave it at that. Whether you want to believe it or not, if Milan has a full squad by the time Barcelona comes to San Siro then the Spanish Champions and their fans should be worried.
* * << this space is for Barcelona fans to hate on the above comment.
The first two days of the UCL were not that exciting in terms of scores; its as if nerves got the best of every team. Manchester City tied Napoli 1-1 as Manchester United tied Benefica 1-1; I'm surprised Rooney didn't score ATLEAST 2 goals - strange. Luiz and Mata gave Chelsea a two goal advantage in Stamford Bridge when they played Bayer Leverkusen. Once Treble completer, Internazionale Milano(Inter Milan) lost 1-0 to Trabzonspor. Who? Trabzonspor. Oh typing it twice doesn't help you? My bad. Trabzonspor. Third times usually the charm; if not, Trabzonspor is a football club from Turkey. Who knew!? Anyway, Bayern Munchen defeated Villarreal 2-0 as Arsenal tied Borussia Dortmund 1-1 and Di Maria put Real Madrid in the lead 1-0 against Dinamo Zagreb. No high scores and big wins yet, but I'm sure that will all change soon!
Tomorrow I will touch base on EPL, Primera Division, and Serie A: United defeating Chelsea, Barcelona winning 8-0 and then drawing 2-2. Real Madrid's low scores and ties, Milan not winning this season yet, Inter Milan's coaching issues and whatever else you want to know! Feel free to make suggestions.
For now, SBS - out.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
H8-2 B Arsenal, get it?
Okay can someone please tell me whats going on in the EPL? That question was retorical because secretly - well not that secretly - I'm going to try and tell you whats going on. 8-2 thats whats going on...
If Wenger had just listened to me when I said he needed more defenders, none of this would have happened. The departure of Nasri and Fabregas has taken quite the toll on the Gunners and this is extremely apparent. To top it all off neither Gervinho nor Wilshere were able to play today. Then we have Manchester United: Welbeck, Young(2), Rooney(3), Nani, Ji-Sung Park. No I didn't just list half the team, those were just the goal scorers of the day. Are you kidding me? What has Ferguson created!? Thank you Walcott and Van Persie for your efforts but I'm afraid it wasn't enough. I'm afraid to see whats going to happen to Chelsea at Old Trafford on September 18th. Wenger better get his team together before their Champions League showdown. Yikes. Speaking about Manchester; Mancity completely and utterly dominated Tottenham. Seems as though Tottenham is having some troubles this season. However, this is the EPL - anything could happen. That being said, Serie A is on strike and the season start has been postponed. Dear Italian Officials, JUST GIVE THE PLAYERS WHAT THEY WANT! I will brush up on that some more later.
More on the EPL, La Liga, Serie A and UCL standings coming soon.
Adios readers.
Saharinho (yep, I just said that)
Monday, August 22, 2011
& so it begins
Hello SBS followers, fans, and readers. It is I, your representative for all things sports. How much did you miss me though? I know I've been M.I.A for awhile - some of you may have found me writing on different websites in my time of absence and some of you may have just been checking back every hour on the hour for a new post ;) - but I'm back now and ready to deliver.
Not only is it the return of Sports By Sahar but it has also been the return of the EPL. Tottenham at Manchester? Old Trafford was packed as the Red Devils met with Tottenham this afternoon. This game, with its unexpected turn of events was not only brilliantly played by both teams but was a reminder of what other teams are up against in this years Champions League. 60 minutes had to go by until something interesting happened but Ferguson and the boys are back and they're in it for the win - although it was not an easy defeat. Tottenham's Bradley Howard Friedel of USA gave a stellar performance as he stopped everything in the first half and half way into the second. He may be an underestimated goaltender now, but after watching him this game I know it won't be long until he's really noticed. I'd say the star of this match was Welbeck; his passing, assists, and one goal? Absolutely beautiful. Tottenham's defence and goaltending was perfect in the first half as they made it difficult for United to shine. It was as if Welbeck broke that awkward silence with his first goal that did nothing but motivate the devils to score again at 76. A clean tricky pass by Welbeck set Anderson up for the perfect header. BAM 2-0 Manchester United. Cleverley was subbed for Giggs - he had only been on the field for five minutes before he assisted Rooney to his second goal of the season.
Upcoming game for Tottenham Hotspur: Manchester City at White Hart Lane London - August 28th @5:30am PT
Until next time.
Sahar
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