PALATINE, IL The Winter BBSL kicked off on Friday night at Soccer City with a set of closely played games, an indication that the competitive balance in the league may have become more level. However, the reigning teams from the last session began the session like they ended the last won by winning their matches. MORELOS 3 DA COACHES 0: In a well played match, both clubs played a physical but competitive match as both goalkeepers were kept busy keeping goals out of the net from the beginning. Just before halftime, Guzman got an unassisted goal to put Morelos in the lead. Coaches continued to threaten throughout the 2nd half, but goals by Delgado and Guzman sealed the match and gave Goya the first shutout of the session. MOR Guzman (unassisted) 18 MOR Delgado (Guzman) 28 MOR Guzman (unassisted) 35 Goalkeepers: MOR: Goya (40 minutes, 0 GA). COA: Pruim (40 minutes, 3 GA) Penalties: NONE VORTEX UNITED 4 INTER KOMRADES 3: In one of the closest Golden Pitcher matches in quite a while, Inter kept the pressure on VU all night, thanks to a needed infusion of new players, and getting an opportunity to face a club missing keeper Matt Harrison. Younger brother Jeff took over in the nets and did a fine job in his place. While newcomer Bill Harris scored twice for Inter, John Koenue, who scored a hat trick and assisted on another to send his team to victory, dominated the game. VOR Koenue (unassisted) 14 KOM Harris (unassisted) 17 VOR Zrizdich (Koenue) 19 VOR Koenue (unassisted) 24 KOM Harris (unassisted) 33 VOR Koenue (Zrizdich) 38 Goalkeepers: VOR: J. Harrison (40 minutes, 2 GA), KOM: Fisher (40 minutes, 4 GA) Penalties: Harris (KOM), blue 33 Quigley (VOR), blue 34 BOOZEHOUNDS 3 SONS OF STOITCHKOV 4: The reconstitiuted Boozehounds reentered the league against Fall champions SOS and nearly pulled off the upset. After going down 3-1 half way in the 2nd half,, Boozehounds came back with two goals from Costello and Zeus to tie the game up. Their defense would keep them in the match and give them hope. Still, the reigning champs traditionally find a way to win and Doug Ferguson would score his 2nd goal of the match in the 39th minute to send SOS to another win. BOO J. Harrison (Jaramillo) 9 SOS Ferguson (Sajkovic) 11 SOS Reid (A. Mihaljevic) 12 SOS Reid (unassisted) 24 BOO Costello (Jaramillo) 27 BOO Zeus (unassisted) 28 SOS Ferguson (unassisted) 39 Goalkeepers: BOO: Banzac (40 minutes, 4 GA). SOS: I. Mulac (40 minutes, 3 GA) Penalties: NONE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: There are plenty of players worthy of the award. Morelos’ keeper Goya with his shutout, SOS’ Doug Ferguson’s game winning goal got consideration but the winner is John Koenue for his 7-point night in VU’s win. LEAGUE STANDINGS: W D L GF GA GD Points Morelos 1 0 0 3 0 3 9 Vortex United 1 0 0 4 2 2 9 Sons of Stoitchkov 1 0 0 4 3 1 9 Boozehounds 0 0 1 3 4 -1 3 Inter Komrades 0 0 1 2 4 -2 2 Da Coaches 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0 SCORING Name Team Goals Assists Points Koeune VOR 3 1 7 Guzman MOR 2 1 5 Harris KOM 2 0 4 Ferguson SOS 2 0 4 Reid SOS 2 0 4 Zrizdich VOR 1 1 3 Delgado MOR 1 0 2 J. Harrison VOR/BOO 1 0 2 Costello BOO 1 0 2 Zeus BOO 1 0 2 Jaramillo BOO 0 2 2 Sajkovic SOS 0 1 1 A. Mihaljevic SOS 0 1 1 KEEPERS Name Team Games Minutes Goals GAA Goya MOR 1 40 0 0.00 Pruim COA 1 40 3 3.00 J. Harrison VOR 1 40 2 2.00 Jay Fisher KOM 1 40 4 4.00 Banzac BOO 1 40 4 4.00 I. Mulac SOS 1 40 3 3.00 NEXT WEEK: Inter Komrades go up against SOS at 9:30, as IK sees if they can take the next leap forward in their rebuilding effort. At 10:15 Morelos faces Vortex United in what should be a good physical match. At 11:00 it will be winless Coaches and Boozehounds in battle.
Is there a reason that this is on the MLS, Chicago Fire forum? Just because one of the teams is named Stoichkov, does that mean it relates?
It's not the "Stoitchkov" that relates it to the forum. It's the "BB" in "BBSL." This is the Barn Burners Soccer League... a league made up of Fire fans. If you're not interested, feel free to skip this thread from now on.
Week 2 Results PALATINE – Week 2 of the 2003 Winter BBSL Championship had hats galore, a shutout and a fall of one of last week’s leaders. SONS OF STOITCHKOV 9 – INTER KOMRADES 2: Improving Komrades were unable to stand up to the onslaught of Fall champions SOS in the first match of the evening. Bob Marvin and Doug Ferguson both scored hat tricks in the match to keep their record perfect, while I. Mulac continued his find defense in goal. Dan Klest and Bill Harris would answer back in the losing record. MORELOS 3 – VORTEX UNITED 0 – In a match that was not as close as it seemed on paper, Morelos kept VU on their heels throughout the match, then sunk the knife in late for the victory. Behind 1-0 at halftime, Vortex did the best effort to hold off the Morelos offensive onslaught but were unable to get any offence going, which would be fatal to their hopes. Matt Harrison played a stellar match in goal, but his efforts were matched by Morelo’s Goya, who registered his second consecutive clean sheet. DA COACHES 5 – BOOZEHOUNDS 3: Boozehounds were stunned early by the strike partnership of Christian Jimenez and Matt Schmidt as Coaches get their first win of the session. Jimenez would pull off a hat trick in 10 minutes to give his club a lead they would never relinquish. Zeus would score twice for Boozehounds, as they join Komrades at the bottom of the table. PLAYER OF THE WEEK – Jimenez for his offensive feat outpaced Matt Harrison, Marvin and Ferguson’s performances to win this week’s award. LEAGUE TABLE: W D L GF GA GD Points Morelos 2 0 0 6 0 6 18 Sons of Stoitchkov 2 0 0 9 5 4 18 Da Coaches 1 0 1 5 6 -1 9 Vortex United 1 0 1 4 5 -1 9 Boozehounds 0 0 2 6 5 -1 6 Inter Komrades 0 0 2 4 13 -9 4 LEADING SCORERS: Name Team Goals Assists Points Ferguson SOS 5 2 12 Marvin SOS 3 2 8 Koeune VOR 3 1 7 Guzman MOR 3 1 7 Jimenez COA 3 1 7 Harris KOM 3 0 6 Zeus BOO 3 0 6 Reid SOS 2 0 4 Delgado MOR 2 0 4 M. Mulac SOS 2 0 4 M. Schmidt COA 1 2 4 LEADING GOALKEEPERS (40 MINUTES MINIMUM) Name Team Games Minutes Goals GAA Goya MOR 2 80 0 0.00 J. Harrison VOR 1 40 2 2.00 I. Mulac SOS 2 80 5 2.50 Pruim COA 1 40 3 3.00 M. Harrison VOR 1 40 3 3.00 C. Raymond COA 1 40 3 3.00 Fisher KOM 1 40 4 4.00 Banzac BOO 1 40 4 4.00 Cox BOO 1 40 5 5.00 PENALTY LEADERS Name Team Penalties PIM Harris KOM 1 2 Quigley VOR 1 2 WEEK 3 SCHEDULE: At 9:30 Da Coaches and Inter Komrades will face off in what should be a closely played match between two improving clubs. At 10:15 it will be reeling Boozehounds trying to get on track against Morelos. Then at 11:00 longtime rivals Vortex United and SOS face off, with the Black Rage needing a win to salvage any hope of staying in the championship race.
Thanks alot Billy my boy!!! I always appreciate the work that you do. I just wish I was playing so I can kick your guys butts this Friday.
PALATINE, IL – The last two weeks of the BBSL have seen a lot of excelant matches, including the biggest upset of the 2002-03 seasons. As the league heads for the halfway point, it is clear that nobody can take anyone for granted anymore, making for a very competitive league. Morelos continues to lead the Winter Championship, but Sons of Stoitchkov and Vortex united are hot on their heels, waiting for them to stumble to take the advantage. WEEK 3 REVIEW: COACHES 6 – KOMRADES 4: Da Coaches continue to ride on the shoulders of their young striker line of Christian Jimenez and Matt Schmidt as they defeated Inter Komrades. After getting his hat trick in Week 2, Jimenez returned the favor to Schmidt to help him get a hat trick. Komrades goals were scored on flukes. John Schulz scoring accidentialy off of a header and Dan Klest scoring a go right at the buzzer of the first half. Jimenez COA (UA) 1 M. Schmidt COA (Jimenez) 5 J. Schulz KOM (T. Schulz) 14 M. Schmidt COA (UA) 15 Klest KOM (Rocha) 19 Fisher KOM (Own Goal) 20 Klest KOM (Fisher) 20 M. Schmidt COA (Jimenez) 21 Roacha KOM (J. Butler) 29 P. Pruim COA (UA) 40 Keepers: COA – Pruim (20-3), E. Schmidt (20-1). KOM – Fisher (40-4) Penalties: None MORELOS 6 – BOOZEHOUNDS 2: The game was much closer than it looks on paper, but Boozehounds was unable to withstand the rolling thunder that is Morelos. Adam Merges got the first goal of the match, the first goal scored against Morelos in the session. Boozehounds was unable to take advantage of the lead, as Morelos scored 6 unanswered goals to put the match away. Merges BOO (UA) 13 Jorge MOR (UA) 14 Delgado MOR (Gordo) 14 Jorge MOR (UA) 18 #15 MOR (UA) 36 #12 MOR (UA) 39 #11 MOR (UA) 40 S. Devereaux BOO (UA) 40 Keepers: MOR – Goyo (40-2) BOO – Cox (40-6) Penalties: None VORTEX UNITED 4 – SONS OF STOITCHKOV 1: In the biggest upset of the season, VU dominated SOS for their first win over SOS in nearly 2 years. Scott Steiner scored two goals and the VU defense was able to shut down the vaunted SOS offense in their breakthrough game. Koeune VU (UA) 8 Steiner VU (UA) 17 Sajkovic SOS (Marvin) 27 Steiner VU (UA) 31 J. Harrison VU (UA) 35 Keepers: VU – M. Harrison (40-1). SOS – I Mulac (32-2), Reid (8-2). Penalties: I. Mulac SOS (B) 32 S. Steiner VU (B) 32 M. Mulac SOS (B) 35 WEEK 4 REVIEW: VORTEX UNITED 4 – BOOZEHOUNDS 1: Coming of their big win the previous week, VU came out flat against Boozehounds, leaving the field at halftime with a 1-1 result. VU picked it up in the 2nd half with three goals in five minutes to send VU to victory. Scott Steiner scored two goals to help pace VU. Steiner VU (UA) 6 C. Costello BOO (Jaramillo) 9 J. Harrison VU (M. Costello) 28 Steiner VU (UA) 33 Koeune VU (UA) 33 Keepers: VU – M. Harrison (40-1). BOO – Cox (40-4) Penalties: None SONS OF STOITCHKOV 5 – DA COACHES 2: SOS managed to figure out what other teams have not as of late – how to stop Christian Jimenez, who came into the night as the leading scorer in the league (and would leave the same way). He was shut out, while SOS returned to form to get the win. Bob Marvin and Mate Mulac both scored two goals in the win. On a negative note, SOS was carded twice in the match, making them far and away the leaders in the bad boy category this season. Meanwhile Jimenez’s strike partner, Matt Schmidt, notched a goal and an assist in the loss. Marvin SOS (UA) 4 M. Mulac SOS (Marvin) 6 Marvin SOS (A. Mihaljevic) 14 E. Schmidt COA (M. Schmidt) 17 Sajkovic SOS (Reid) 20 M. Mulac SOS (UA) 21 M. Schmidt COA (UA) PP 31 Keepers: COA – Martin (20-4), C. Raymond (20-1). SOS – I. Mulac (40-2) Penalties: S. Mijaljevic SOS (B) 22 D. Ferguson SOS (B) 31 MORELOS 9 – KOMRADES 6: Morelos got an unexpected challenge from Komrades, having to fight them off throughout the match in the highest scoring match of the BBSL season. Among the highlights was the first ever goal by Dallas Yanez (earning him a standing ovation from the crowd) and a 2 minute hat trick scored by Gabriel of Morelos to give them the winning margin. Mike Rocha also notched a hat trick for Komrades. Castle KOM (Rocha) 7 Torros MOR (UA) 8 Mendez MOR (UA) 9 Delgado MOR (UA) 13 Rocha KOM (UA) 15 Delgado MOR (UA) 17 Arizemeni MOR (UA) 18 Rocha KOM (Castle) 28 Mendez KOM (UA) 31 Yanez KOM(Yerkes) 35 Gabriel MOR (UA) 38 Rocha MOR (UA) 38 Gabriel MOR (UA) 38 Gabriel MOR (UA) 39 Castle KOM (Yerkes) 40 Keepers: MOR- Goyo (40-6) KOM – J. Schulz (20-5), Klest (20-4) Penalties: none LEAGUE TABLE W D L GF GA GD Points Morelos 4 0 0 21 8 13 36 Sons of Stoitchkov 3 0 1 19 11 8 28 Vortex United 3 0 1 12 7 5 27 Da Coaches 2 0 2 13 15 -2 20 Inter Komrades 0 0 4 14 28 -14 10 Boozehounds 0 0 4 9 15 -6 9 LEADING SCORES: Name Team Goals Assists Points Jimenez COA 6 2 14 Ferguson SOS 5 2 12 M. Schmidt COA 4 4 12 Koeune VOR 5 1 11 Marvin SOS 5 1 11 Delgado MOR 5 0 10 Rocha KOM 4 2 10 M. Mulac SOS 4 0 8 Steiner VOR 4 0 8 Yerkes KOM 3 2 8 LEADING GOALKEEPERS (80 MINUTES MINIMUM) Name Team Games Minutes Goals GAA M. Harrison VOR 3 120 5 1.67 Goya MOR 4 160 8 2.00 I. Mulac SOS 4 152 10 2.63 Fisher KOM 2 80 9 4.50 Cox BOO 3 120 15 5.00 PENALTY LEADERS Name Team Penalties PIM M. Muloc SOS 2 4 Yerkes KOM 1 2 Quigley VOR 1 2 I. Muloc SOS 1 2 Steiner VOR 1 2 S. Mihaljevic SOS 1 2 PENALTY LEADERS: Name Team Penalties PIM M. Muloc SOS 2 4 Yerkes KOM 1 2 Quigley VOR 1 2 I. Muloc SOS 1 2 Steiner VOR 1 2 S. Mihaljevic SOS 1 2 THIS WEEK’S MATHCES: The fight for 1st place starts the night off as Morelos and Sons of Stoitchkov play at 9:30. Then, Komrades try and see if they can continue their improvement as they face fellow winless club Boozehounds at 10:15. At 11:00 Vortex United tries to stop the young guns of Coaches.
PALATINE, IL – The Winter BBSL indoor season moved toward the half-way point with some indications that a changing of the guard may be having. Sons of Stoitchkov were trounced by Morelos while Vortex United squeaked by Da Coaches to take a solid hold on 2nd place. Meanwhile, Inter Komrades won their first game of the season as they downed winless Boozehounds. MORELOS 6 – SONS OF STOITCHKOV 2: Matches between these two teams are usually rough and this match was no exception. Missing a major chunk of their roster, SOS held on for most of the 1st half until Arizemeni scored what proved to be the winning goal of the match. Tensions flaired several minutes later as SOS’ Bob Marvin and Morelos’ Munil got into near fisticuffs, earning both a red card. SOS was unable to get their heads back in the match and Morelos, behind two goals by Delgado and Gabriel, ran out easy winners. Arizemeni MOR (ua) 16 Delgado MOR (ua) 20 Gabriel MOR (ua) 25 Delgado MOR (ua) 27 Salgado MOR (ua) 35 Gabriel MOR (ua) 38 Zuzak SOS (ua) 38 Guzman SOS (OG) 40 Keepers – MOR: Goya (35-0), Mardez (5-2). SOS: I. Mulac (40-6) Penalties – Marvin SOS (blue) 8 Marvin SOS (red) 19 Munil MOR (red) 19 INTER KOMRADES 5 – BOOZEHOUNDS 4 – In a game between the winless clubs in the league, Komrades dominated the match on both ends to get their first win of the session. Strong games by Dan Klest and Bill Yerkes (2 goals each) and a fine job by newcomer Ginsburg carried the rapidly improving side up the standings. Jullian Jaramillo scored twice in his team’s losing effort. Klest KOM (S. Buitler) 4 Yerkes KOM (Klest) 5 Jaramillo BOO (ua) 14 Klest KOM (ua) 20 Rocha KOM (T. Schulz) 26 Jaramillo BOO (ua) 28 S. Deveraux BOO (ua) 37 Yerkes KOM (Klest) 37 Zeus BOO (ua) 40 Keepers – KOM: Ginsburg (40-4). BOO: Cox (40-5) Penalties – none. VORTEX UNITED 2 – DA COACHES 0. Vortex United once again came out flat in the first half, but strong defense and disrupting play in the midfield was enough to keep Da Coaches off the scoresheet, while goals by John Koeune and Scott Steiner sent the men in black to the win. Koeune and Jeff Harrison filled in for the injured Matt Harrison to register the shutout. Koeune VU (ua) 27 Steiner VU (Darter) 31 Keepers – VU J. Harrison (20-0), Koeune (20-0). COA: P. Pruim LEAGUE STANDINGS: W D L GF GA GD Points Morelos 5 0 0 27 10 17 45 Vortex United 4 0 1 14 7 7 35 Sos 3 0 2 21 17 4 28 Da Coaches 2 0 3 13 17 -4 20 Inter Komrades 1 0 4 19 32 -13 19 Boozehounds 0 0 5 13 24 -7 12 LEADING SCORERS: Name Team Goals Assists Points Delgado MOR 7 0 14 Jimenez COA 6 2 14 Koeune VOR 6 1 13 Ferguson SOS 5 2 12 Rocha KOM 5 2 12 Yerkes KOM 5 2 12 Klest KOM 5 2 12 M. Schmidt COA 4 4 12 Marvin SOS 5 1 11 Steiner VOR 5 0 10 Gabriel MOR 5 0 10 LEADING KEEPERS (100 MINUTES MINIMUM) Name Team Games Minutes Goals GAA Goya MOR 5 195 8 1.64 M. Harrison VOR 3 120 5 1.67 Pruim COA 3 100 8 3.20 I. Mulac SOS 5 192 16 3.33 Cox BOO 4 160 20 5.00 BAD BOY LEADERS: Name Team Penalties PIM Marvn SOS 2 7 Munil MOR 1 5 M. Muloc SOS 2 4 Yerkes KOM 1 2 Quigley VOR 1 2 I. Muloc SOS 1 2 Steiner VOR 1 2 S. Mihaljevic SOS 1 2 NEXT WEEK: SOS tries to get out of their funk as they face Boozehounds at 9:30. At 10:15 Morelos looks to keep their record unblemeshed as they face off against Da Coaches. Finally, at 11:00, its a Golden Pitcher match as Vortex United meets Komrades.
WEEK 6 PALATINE, IL - The current story arcs in the Winter BBSL championship continued to run true to form last Friday night. Morelos are looking more and more like the probable champions, yet to drop a single standings point in the session. Sons of Stoitchkov, meanwhile, have their longest winless streak since they were known as Stinking Wild Onions. The streak was to the benefit of Vortex United, who have solidly emerged as the challengers to Morelos, but they still need to do some winning before they get the top spot in the table. SONS OF STOITCHKOV 1 - BOOZEHOUNDS 1: Missing Bob Marvin, sitting out the match due to suspension, SOS struggled again, with only a goal by Sajkovic in the 2nd half giving them the draw against bottom feeders Boosehounds. The 'hounds took the lead from a goal by Zeus just before halftime and managed to hang on despite an onslaught of shots that somehow stayed out of goal. For Boozehounds, it was their first positive result of the season. Zeus BOO (ua) 19 Sajkovic SOS (M. Mulac) 27 Keepers: SOS- I. Mulac (40-1). BOO - Cox (40-1). Penalties: none. MORELOS 7 - DA COACHES 2: Morelos kept up their blistering pace in this season as they burried Coaches. Gabriel scored 4 goals in the match, sending him to a share in the scoring table with fellow teammate Delgado, who scored twice. Coaches' only bright spot came from Matt Schmidt, who scored a goal and assist in the losing effort. Delgado MOR (ua) 8 Gabriel MOR (ua) 12 P. Pruim COA (M. Schmidt) 12 Gabriel MOR (ua) 13 Gabriel MOR (ua) 16 Gabriel MOR (ua) 20 M. Schmidt COA (Martin) 26 Delgado MOR (ua) 33 Selso MOR (ua) 40 Keepers: MOR: Goya (26-2), Gabriel (14-0). COA: C. Raymond (40-7) Penalties: Gillies MOR (blue) 29 M. Schmidt (blue) 37 VORTEX UNITED 5 - INTER KOMRADES 0: Vortex United virtually clinched ownership of the Golden Pitcher as they bead IK in a tough and physical match. VU continued to show off its adeptability on defense as they continue to lead the league with the least goals allowed. Fire different VU players scored in the match and Jeff Harrison logged not only the shutout, but also a goal on a free kick. Nickerson VOR (ua) 13 Darter VOR (ua) 17 M. Harrison VOR (Darter) 18 J. Harrison VOR (ua) 26 Steiner VOR (ua) 38 Keepers: VOR - J. Harrison (40-0). KOM - Ginsburg (40-5) Penalties: J. Butler KOM (blue) 24 Steiner VOR (blue) 32 LEAGUE STANDINGS: W D L GF GA GD Points Morelos 6 0 0 34 12 22 54 Vortex United 5 0 1 19 7 12 44 SOS 3 1 2 22 18 4 32 Da Coaches 2 0 4 15 24 -9 22 Komrades 1 0 5 19 37 -18 19 Boozehounds 0 1 5 14 25 -7 16 LEADING SCORERS: Name Team Goals Assists Points Delgado MOR 9 0 18 Gabriel MOR 9 0 18 M. Schmidt COA 5 5 15 Jimenez COA 6 2 14 Koeune VOR 6 1 13 Steiner VOR 6 0 12 Ferguson SOS 5 2 12 Rocha KOM 5 2 12 Yerkes KOM 5 2 12 Klest KOM 5 2 12 LEADING KEEPERS (120 MINUTES MINIMUM): Name Team Games Minutes Goals GAA M. Harrison VOR 3 120 5 1.67 Goya MOR 6 221 10 1.81 I. Mulac SOS 6 232 17 2.93 Cox BOO 5 200 21 4.20 Pruim COA 3 120 15 5.00 PENALTY LEADERS: Name Team Penalties PIM Marvn SOS 2 7 Munoz MOR 1 5 M. Muloc SOS 2 4 Steiner VOR 2 4 Yerkes KOM 1 2 Quigley VOR 1 2 I. Muloc SOS 1 2 S. Mihaljevic SOS 1 2 Gillies MOR 1 2 M. Schmidt COA 1 2 J. Butler KOM 1 2 THIS WEEK: Komrades scored the most goals in one game against Morelos back in week 4. They hope they can go one further and beat the leaders at 9:30pm. Boozehounds will once again try to get on the winning track as they face the Black Rage of Vortex United at 10:15pm. Then, SOS tries to get back to a winning form as they face Da Coaches at 11:00pm.