Monday, August 29, 2011

Match Preview: Loko v Moormead United

Competition: Friendly
Opponents: Moormead United (H)
Date: 4th September 2011
Kick Off Time: 2pm
Meeting Time: 1.15pm
Location: Prince George's Playing Fields, Grand Drive, Raynes Park, SW20 9NB
Directions: The ground is a ten minute walk down Grand Drive from Raynes Park Railway Station. See TFL website for train times or alternate routes.
Subs: £5
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Squad: Ismail / Steve / Stefano / Ivan / Dale / Morris / Dave F / Dave / Imants / Richard / Greg / Roger / Junior

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Match Report: Loko v Wee Hoose Celtic

Sunday 21st August 2011
Friendly

Lokomotiv Londres FC 0 v Wee Hoose Celtic 1

Goalkeeping Keeps It Close

Loko were playing Wee Hoose Celtic who are a division above and have some very good attacking players but we have had some close games in the past and everyone was up for the game.


Loko started with a new keeper in goal, Junior and went for a 4-3-3 attacking formation with Roger playing the holding role.

As we expected Celtic came at us right from the start playing some good linking football but Loko were equal to it with the defence soaking up the pressure and the keeper making some good saves. When Loko got the ball down we played some good football with Terry making progress down the wing and David keeping their defence busy.

It stayed this way for the remainder of the half with Celtic having slightly more of the ball and it was 0-0 at the end of the half.  Loko had made three changes at the break and Greg (pictured above) made his first appearance of pre-season.

Half-Time Loko 0 v Wee Hoose Celtic 0

Roger had a good team talk at half time and everyone was positive that it was goalless as we knew we would have at least a couple of chances during the second half.  We aimed to keep the defence tight and push on from there.

However, about two minutes into the second half Celtic won the ball in midfield too easily and their player ran the length of our half past four Loko players and shot past Junior in goal.

Although it was a good finish a Loko player should of made a challenge, or committed a foul to prevent this happening!

As usual this seemed to wake Loko up and the game suddenly became much more open with both Celtic and Loko taking turns attacking. The Railwaymen`s defence was coping well with the pressure and any attacks on goal Celtic did have saw Junior pulled off stunning saves to keep the deficit to one.

Loko had some good attacks on both wings and both Gregg and David were having some good runs and shots but just could not score. It was real end-to-end stuff with Loko edging the final ten minutes but we couldn’t make the pressure tell and time ran out before we could find the equaliser.

Final Score Loko 0 v Wee Hoose Celtic 1

Manager Chris Clarke’s comments:
"Another good turn out and performance against a very good and skilful opposition, if it wasn’t for a collective lapse of concentration and poor finishing we could of easily had a result.

Again we all played for and encouraged each other.  Well done."

Team Line Up
1. Junior
2. Stefano
3. Ivan
4. Chris
5. Ismail
6. Roger
7. Andy
8. Diego
9. Terry
10. Dave
11. Imants
12. Marco (Replaced Imants 45th Minute /
Imants Replaced Ivan 70th Minute)
13. Greg (Replaced Dave 45th Minute /
Dave Replaced Roger 65th Minute)
14. Michael (Replaced Diego 45th Minute /
Diego Replaced Stefano 70th Minute)

Man of the Match
Junior - This should go to our keeper who pulled off a string of world class saves to keep Loko in the match.

Match Report by Chris Clarke.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Match Preview: Loko v Wee Hoose Celtic

Competition: Friendly
Opponents: Wee Hoose Celtic (H)
Date: 21st August 2011
Kick Off Time: 12.15pm
Meeting Time: 11.30am
Location: Prince George's Playing Fields, Grand Drive, Raynes Park, SW20 9NB
Directions: The ground is a ten minute walk down Grand Drive from Raynes Park Railway Station. See TFL website for train times or alternate routes.
Subs: £6
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Squad: Ismail / Stefano / Chris / Ivan / Roger / Andy / Diego / Terry / Dave / Imants / Marco / Michael / Greg / Junior

Match Report: Loko v Lambeth United

Sunday 14th August 2011
Friendly

Lokomotiv Londres FC 2 v Lambeth United 3

Loko Run Out of Steam - Just!

We started positively against the ten men of Lambeth United as they were waiting for one more player to turn up. Despite our advantage we couldn’t make the pressure tell and convert any of our early chances.


Ironically Loko went ahead when Lambeth had eleven players on the pitch, there was some good build up play between Roger and Rhyce, who then passed the ball through to Terry down the left hand side who beat the defender easily and slotted the ball past the oncoming keeper for a 1-0 lead.

Lambeth started to settle into the match and play some good football but the Loko defence soaked up this pressure with Steve and Chris in particular making some important interceptions.

The Lambeth equaliser was a soft goal with Ivan adjudged to have pulled the shirt of their striker and the referee gave a questionable penalty which they quickly dispatched for the equaliser.

Despite this set back Loko were playing some very good football building from the back, passing through the midfield, down the wings, feeding our strikers.

The Loko pressure was telling and after some good build-up play through the midfield Rich on the right crossed the ball into the box and Terry was there to slot the ball past the Lambeth keeper and Loko went ahead 2-1.

Half Time Loko 2 v Lambeth United 1

There were some changes made at half time but the same 4-3-3 formation kept. Despite being 2-1 up at the break and Loko playing some good football we didn’t take the game to Lambeth and our shape went a bit. This could have been down to fitness the new players getting used to each other.

Loko invited the pressure and the Lambeth midfield started to grow into the game and started to dominate the midfield area. The Loko defence were soaking up the pressure quite easily until an injury to Ivan let a Lambeth midfielder through on goal down the right and he beat Ismail one on one to level the game at 2-2.

Loko made some more changes to try to take the game back to Lambeth, however the Lambeth midfield continued to dominate the middle of the park and kept attacking.  Again the pressure told and their winger beat two of our defenders far too easily and crossed the ball into the box, Chris attempted to clear the ball but was just out of reach and the Lambeth striker converted an exquisite volley to put Lambeth 3-2 up.

This seemed to give Loko a kick up the back side and for the final ten to fifteen minutes it was all Loko with Rich and Terry tormenting their players down the right and Roger very nearly converted a Terry cross which would have been the equaliser.

Loko were in the ascendency and had at least four or five more good attacks but just couldn’t convert their chances.

Final Score Loko 2 v Lambeth United 3

Manager Chris Clarke’s comments:
"Despite losing to a well organised Lambeth team I believe we played some good creative football, played for each other and would have won the game if not for a lack of match fitness and some costly errors at the back.

I firmly believe that if the game had gone on for another ten minutes Loko would have equalised and even got the winner."

Team Line Up
1. Ismail
2. Stefano
3. Ivan
4. Chris
5. Steve (c)
6. Roger
7. Richard
8. Rhyce
9. Michael
10. Terry
11. Eudimar
12. David (Replaced Rhyce 45th Minute)
13. Imants (Replaced Richard 45th Minute)
14. Morris (Replaced Stefano 45th Minute /
Stefano Replaced Ivan 60th Minute)

Goals
Terry (2)
15th Minute - Rhyce played in Tel who rounded the defender and drilled home.
40th Minute - A Rich cross was delightfully finished by Tel in the six yard box.

Man of the Match
Terry - He got two goals and never gave up running and terrorising the Lambeth defence.

Match Report by Chris Clarke.

Monday, August 08, 2011

Match Preview: Loko v Lambeth United

Competition: Friendly
Opponents: Lambeth United (H)
Date: 14th August 2011
Kick Off Time: 10.30am
Meeting Time: 9.45am
Location: Prince George's Playing Fields, Grand Drive, Raynes Park, SW20 9NB
Directions: The ground is a ten minute walk down Grand Drive from Raynes Park Railway Station. See TFL website for train times or alternate routes.
Subs: £6
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Squad: Ismail / Stefano / Ivan / Steve / Chris / Eudimar / Richard / Roger / Rhyce / Terry / Michael / Imants / David / Morris

Sunday, August 07, 2011

Match Report: Loko v London Rangers

Sunday 7th August 2011
Friendly

Lokomotiv Londres FC 1 v London Rangers 4

Lack of Composure Costs Loko Dear

Today’s game was against London Rangers who finished above us last season and who have been training regularly for the past six weeks. Compare this to Lokomotiv whose first game it was after a two-month break. On his inaugural match as pre-season coach, Roger (pictured below) went for a surprisingly ambitious 4-3-3 formation.


The difference in preparation told right from the start with Rangers running Loko ragged and their midfield launching pinpoint attacks from the middle of the park with lots of long rockets being launched to their two nippy forwards. Despite the onslaught, Lokomotiv held it all together especially with Roger and Dale often breaking down their attacks.

On the wing Diego was making a nuisance of himself, however, Loko were not threatening the opposition’s goal. Steve, Ivan and Dale were winning the aerial battle against their diminutive forwards who more than often complained to the referee about fictitious fouls - but the referee remained unperturbed.

On the negative side, a couple of our players were being too selfish, taking on more players than their fitness allowed or even shooting from distance without any consideration for their better placed teammates.

On 23 minutes, Morris fouled their forward on the right hand side of our box. The resulting freekick curved past the three-man wall and took a deflection off Ivan and Ismail, with their striker following in to put the loose ball into the net.

Loko were still fighting but our lack of composure on the ball against their more skilful players was leaving holes throughout the pitch for them to foray and end up in front of our goal where only their lack of composure prevented them from piling more agony on Loko.

On 33 minutes though, Roger gave the ball away on the edge of our box and their winger passed it down the middle for their forward to tuck it into our goal.

Half-Time Loko 0 v London Rangers 2

Various substitutions took place at half time including Richard, our triallist who slotted into the right back position. Despite being ill over the past few days, Richard showed excellent composure and great skills including a few quality runs down the wing.

On 50 minutes, Diego crossed the ball across the midfield onto Michael who had his back to the goal. Our Portuguese forward passed it back to Diego who laid it on nicely for Michael again to turn, lose his marker on the edge of the box and slam the ball off the bottom of their right post into the net.

This quality finish lifted Loko’s spirits and the next 15 minutes were all Lokomotiv with the team at long last passing the ball to feet and becoming a real menace although the end product never looked like matching the build-up.

On 65 minutes, with four Rangers players in our half against our seven in defence, Rangers took advantage of our lack of mobility to add a third goal from a ball that got crossed from the left with their forward chipping it into the net from five yards out.

Some of the Lokomotiv players were beginning to lose their rag against their players who kept complaining to the ref about our physical but generally fair football. Steve got into an unnecessary argument with their forward as they were attacking us, thus leaving us exposed and their forward shot in the direction of the goal from the edge of the box with Ismail desperately trying to parry it but to no avail.

Then followed some argy bargy that could have only benefited Rangers as we were wasting a lot of nervous energy arguing whilst three goals down.

Final Score Loko 1 v London Rangers 4

Club Secretary Ivan Rahal's comments:
“With a little more composure, discipline and support for each other, we could have possibly grabbed a draw. True, Rangers were fitter than us and the score doesn’t lie. Having said that, I was quite surprised by the fact that our energy levels were not too bad after two months’ inactivity.

We’ve got three more friendlies before our league season starts, which is a great opportunity to trial more players so please let me know if you know of any quality players out there who could strengthen the team!”

Team Line Up
1. Ismail
2. Morris
3. Stefano
4. Ivan
5. Steve (c)
6. Roger
7. Diego
8. Dale
9. Joe
10. Eudimar
11. George
12. Michael (Replaced Eudimar 10th Minute)
13. Marco (Replaced George 30th Minute)
14. Richard (Replaced Morris 45th Minute)
15. Gary (Replaced Ivan 60th Minute)

Goal
Michael (1)
50th Minute - A one-two with Diego and a great left foot finish.

Man of the Match
Richard - A brilliant debut with skill, intelligence and speed in abundance, and he also played for the team, so well done! Special mention to Diego, Roger and Dale as well as Michael for his splendid, opportunistic strike.

Match Report by Ivan Rahal.

Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Match Preview: Loko v London Rangers

Competition: Friendly
Opponents: London Rangers (H)
Date: 7th August 2011
Kick Off Time: 11.30am
Meeting Time: 10.45am
Location: Richardson Evans Memorial Ground, Roehampton, SW15 3TQ
Directions: From Putney Railway Station catch Bus 85 towards Roehampton and go one stop further than Asda on the A3 dual carriageway. The pavillion is a two minute walk from the bus stop and signposted Harlequins Rugby League Training Ground from the main road. See TFL website for alternate routes. See map for position of pavillion.
Subs: £6
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Squad: Ismail / Dale / Stefano / Steve / Ivan / Morris / Eudimar / Roger / George / Diego / Joe / Michael / Marco / Gary / Richard

Tuesday, August 02, 2011

New Season 2011-12

I hope everyone is looking forward to the new season, hopefully we can have a positive pre-season and kick on from there.


Even though we have moved down a division I believe with our existing squad including any new players we can beat any team in the league and bounce straight back up at the first attempt.

However we should not be complacent and we need everyone to do their bit and be available as much as possible and put performaces in!

We have a good team spirit so let's build on this and play for and encourage each other as we all make mistakes and some results won't go our way.

Most of all let's try to enjoy ourselves as afterall we are getting up early on a Sunday morning which is hard enough at he best of times!

Manager
Chris Clarke

Monday, August 01, 2011

2011/12 Fixture List In Full

07.08.11 Friendly Loko v London Rangers 11.30am RE (Lost 4-1)
14.08.11 Frendly Loko v Lambeth United 10.30am PG (Lost 3-2)
21.08.11 Friendly Loko v Wee Hoose Celtic 12.15pm PG (Lost 1-0)
28.08.11 No game
04.09.11 Friendly Loko v Moormead United 2pm PG (Drew 1-1)
11.09.11 Friendly Loko v Spiders From Mars FC 2pm PG (Lost 2-0) 
18.09.11 League Loko v FC Lonsdale 10.30am WP (Won 4-2)
25.09.11 No game
02.10.11 League Pacific S'ing Jubilee v Loko 10am KG (Won 6-0)
09.10.11 League Parklife 'B' v Loko 10.30am WP (Drew 0-0)
16.10.11 No game
23.10.11 RHCC (R1) Kensington Athletic v Loko 10.30am SP (Won 7-1)
30.10.11 League Bec United 'B' v Loko 10.30am TB (Lost 1-0)
06.11.11 League Hurlingham Energie v Loko 10am DH (Won 2-0)
13.11.11 RHCC (R2) Loko v London Rhinos 10am CG (Lost 5-2)
20.11.11 League Loko v Northcote Falcons 10.30am RP (Won 10-2)
27.11.11 No game
04.12.11 League Kensington Athletic v Loko 10.30am HP (Won 5-0)
11.12.11 No game
18.12.11 League South West Wolves v Loko 10.30am (Lost 4-0)

No Games on 25.12.11 and 01.01.12

08.01.12 No game
15.01.12 League Loko v South West Wolves 10.30am (Drew 2-2)
22.01.12 League Loko v Pacific S'ing Jubilee 10.30am (Lost 4-2)
29.01.12 Friendly FC Lonsdale v Loko 10.30am (Drew 2-2)
05.02.12 No game
12.02.12 No game
19.02.12 Friendly Lokomotiv Wimbledon v Loko 10:30am WC (Drew 1-1)
26.02.12 League Northcote Falcons v Loko 10.30am KG
04.03.12 League Loko v Kensington Athletic 10.30 CG
11.03.12 League Loko v Parklife B 10.30 RP
18.03.12 League Loko v Wessex Rangers 10.30am CG
25.03.12 League FC Lonsdale v Loko RL
01.04.12 League Loko v Bec United 'B' 10.30am RP
08.04.12 Easter Break
15.04.12 League Wessex Rangers 'B' "v Loko KG
18.05.12 Belgium Tournoi
19.05.12 Belgium Tournoi

Competition and Pitch Key:
BGCC= Bert Gaby Challenge Cup
CG = Civil Service Sports Ground, Chiswick
DH = Dover House Rd, Putney
Friendly = Friendly Fixture
HP = Hurlingham Park, Fulham
KG = King Georges Playing Fields, Earlsfield
League = Sportsmans League Division 4
PG = Prince George's Playing Fields, Raynes Park
RE = Richardson Evans Memorial Ground, Roehampton
RHCC = Ron Halfacre Challenge Cup
RL = Riverside Lands, Chiswick
RP = Raynes Park Playing Fields, Raynes Park
SP = South Park, Fulham
TB = Tooting Bec Common, Tooting Bec
TBC = To Be Confirmed
WC = Wandsworth Common
WE = Wimbledon Common Extension, Roehampton
WP = Westminster Playing Fields, Mitcham
WS = Wormwood Scrubs

2011/12 Loko Top Goalscorers

Scorer Name
League
Cup
Friendly
Tournoi
Total
1.
Renato Mezavilla
9
4
-
-
13
2.
David Kemp
5
1
-
-
6
3.
Terry Hutton
3
1
2
-
6
4.
Roger Barnes
5
-
-
-
5
5.
Imants Kalasnikovs
4
1
-
-
5
6.
Dale Mellor
1
-
1
-
2
7.
David Fanthom
-
1
-
-
1
=.
Morris MacDonagh
1
-
-
-
1
=.
Michael Viegas
-
-
1
-
1
Total
31
9
6
-
46

Alejandro Ortega: 2 league goals + 1 (friendly) goal 
Serik Jumanov: 1 cup goal
James Portnoi: 1 league goal + 2 (friendly) goals

2011/12 Squad List / Appearances

Name
Pos
League
Cup
Friendly
Tournoi
Total
Alejandro Ortega
Att
4(1)
1
1
-
6(1)
Igor Iacopini
Def
1
1
0
-
Chris Clarke
Def
8
2
3
-
13
Dale Mellor
Mid
4
1
3
-
8
David Fanthom
Mid
3 (1)
2
2 (1)
-
7 (2)
David Jones
Mid
8
(1)
2 (1)
-
10 (2)
David Kemp
Att
6
2
3
-
11
Diego Bagalini
Mid
-
-
2
-
2
Eudimar Brito
Mid
4
1
2
-
7
Gary Wait
Def
-
-
(1)
-
(1)
Gavyn Louis
Mid
4
1
1
-
6
George Jose
Mid
-
-
1
-
1
Greg Ball
Att
1
-
3 (1)
-
4 (1)
Imants Kalasnikovs
Mid
9
1
3 (1)
-
13 (1)
Ismail Hazig
Def
5
1
7
-
13
Ivan Rahal
Def
8
2
6
-
16
Joseph Castle
Att
-
-
1
-
1
Junior Heath
Gk
8
1
2
-
11
Marcel Herciu
Def
2 (3)
(2)
2
-
4 (5)
Marco Bianco
Att
-
-
(2)
-
(2)
Mark Quintyne
Mid
1
-
-
-
1
Michael Viegas
Mid
(2)
-
1 (2)
-
1 (4)
Morris Mac Donagh
Def
5 (3)
1 (1)
5 (1)
-
11 (5)
Renato Mezavilla
Att
3
1
-
-
4
Rhyce Morris
Mid
-
-
1
-
1
Richard Elms
Def
-
-
2 (1)
-
2 (1)
Roger Barnes
Att
3
-
4 (1)
-
7 (1)
Simon Piper
Mid
-
-
(1)
-
(1)
Stefano Rigoli
Def
6(1)
2
7
-
15(1)
Steve Haley
Def
8
-
5
-
13
Terry Hutton
Att
8
1
4
-
13


Andrew Griffith - 1 friendly
Serik Jumanov - 5 league matches (2 as a substitute), 1 cup match, 1 friendly (substitute)
Igor Iacopini - 1 league match, 1 cup match - 2 in total
Matthew Woodock - 1 league match as a substitute
James Portnoi - 1 league match (substitute), 2 friendly matches
James R - 1 friendly
Matthew - 1 friendly
Kevin O'Donoghue - 1 friendly (substitute)
Luiz Teodroro De Oliveira - 1 friendly (substitute)

Key
(S) - Substitute

2011/12 Kit Washing Rota

07.08.11 Steve Haley (Done)
14.08.11 Stefano Rigoli (Done)
21.08.11 Chris Clarke (Done)
28.08.11
04.09.11 Morris Mac Donagh (Done)
11.09.11 Dale Mellor (Done)
18.09.11 Terry Hutton (Done)
25.09.11
02.10.11 Ismail Hazig (Done)
09.10.11 David Kemp (Done)
16.10.11
23.10.11 Ivan Rahal (Done)
30.10.11 Junior Heath (Done)
06.11.11 David Fanthom (Done)
13.11.11 David Jones (Done)
20.11.11 Imants Kalasnikovs (Done)
27.11.11
04.12.11 Ed Brito (Done)
11.12.11
18.12.11 Steve Haley (Done)

No Games on 25.12.11 and 01.01.12

08.01.12
15.01.12 Morris Mac Donagh (Done)
22.01.12 Chris Clarke (Done)
29.01.12 Stefano Rigoli (Done)
05.02.12
12.02.12
19.02.12 Marcel Herciu (Taken)
26.02.12 Alejandro Ortega
04.03.12 Gavyn Louis
11.03.12 Terry Hutton
18.03.12 David Fathom
25.03.12 James P
01.04.12 Ivan Rahal
15.04.12

Captains Corner 2011/12

2011/12 Steve Haley
1. September 2011

Sportsmans League Division 4 Table 2011/12

Click here for updated table (as at 29 Jan)



PL
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
PTS
1.
Bec United 'B'10910
35
6
+29
 28
2.
Parklife "B"
9
 5 3 1 17   9 +8  18
3.
Lokomotiv Londres FC
9
 3
 29  
15
+14 
 14
4.
South West Wolves
8
 4 1  3  15  18   -3  13
5.
FC Lonsdale
9
4
0
5
22
19
+3
 12
6.
Kensington Athletic6222  1212   0   8
7.
Wessex Rangers B
8
 2 1 5  11 18  -7   7
8.
Pacific Sporting Jubilee
10
2
1
 7
20
45
-25
 7
9.
Northcote Falcons9 1 1 7   13 32 -19   4
10.
Hurlingham E. (Disbanded) / / /  /   /   /   /   /