Diskioff fall at the semifinal stage of the 2012 Century City 5-aside tournament


It is 9am on Sunday, 4th March at the Century City soccer field and Diskioff arrives just in time to play their first group match of the day-long tournament. Everyone looks ready and confident ahead of the first game against unknowns NGK Ceramic. Kickoff time - 10:15am – and the game flows on pretty evenly with Diskioff having just a slight edge in ball possession. In finding difficulty to break the opponents’ defence with sleek, short passing movements, Diskioff switches to the long ball system. The change seems to work smartly as Ceramic struggle to contain Diskioff as the floodgates open, not once, not twice but three times – the boys in a spanking new blue and white adidas kit end up winning the game 3-0.

The second group game started satisfactorily with Diskioff threatening the BBI Enzymes defence with a host of shots and free kicks but just could not capitalise on their chances. Enzymes must be credited for keeping the Diskioff boys at bay while sneaking in two quick goals to snatch three points with a 2-1 scoreline.

Back to the drawing board now, located under our Sportsman’s Warehouse-sponsored gazebo, as Diskioff face a must-win scenario against TFG to stay in the competition. The third game surprisingly sees TFG quickly get on the score sheet inside the opening five minutes with a well taken free kick. Just as the boys were attacking feverishly to get back into the game, TFG grab a second goal to kill off the match and pile up the misery with Diskioff now seemingly set to head home early and exit the tournament in the group stages – 2-0 is the final score against us.

Now on to the final group phase fixture and the opponents are the group high-flyers Sizwe Ntsaluba, who are already certain of a place in the quarterfinals. This was a game many thought would be a walk in the park for the log leaders only for Diskioff to prove otherwise and show that there was still some fighting spirit within the camp. A stunning display of quick one twos, a touch of tsamayas from the attacking players Nito, Tebza and Chris and a few shibosos here and there from Siya and Sifiso, Diskioff stun the crowd and register an impressive 4-1 victory. Just when all hope was lost, a place in the quarterfinals as group runners-up is secured by Diskioff, owing to a better goal difference, having amassed 6 points which is the same number of points as NGK Ceramic and BBI Enzymes.

The quarterfinal tie pitted Diskioff against an extremely competitive Fossil team, which hammered everyone before them in their group. True to form, Fossil score the opening goal early on but thanks to persistent attacks from Diskioff the boys manage to sneak in an equaliser near the end from a throw-in and the match ends 1-1 to be settled via a penalty shootout. Diskioff’s star goalkeeper produced two brilliant saves to deny Fossil in the shootout and rightly scored the winning penalty to take Diskioff to yet another semifinal of this tournament.

As for the semifinals, that's when Diskioff’s fairy tale would as we lost to Clicks by 1-0. Diskioff were out, but everyone was proud of the achievement. This was the second successive year Diskioff reached the semis of this competition – WE WILL BE BACK FOR THE NUMBER 1 spot in 2013.

Diskioff would like to extend gratitude new kit sponsors adidas South Africa. PS: adidas – next time please include the adizero F50 and Predator boots too. We look forward to our NEXT Challenge on the field and this time promise our supporters to bring the gold medal home!

Group stages
Diskioff 3-0 NGK Ceramics
Diskioff 1-2 BBI Enzymes
Diskoff 0-2 TFG
Diskioff 4-1 Sizwe Ntsaluba

Final Group standings
1. Sizwe Ntsaluba – 9 points Q
2. Diskioff – 6 points (better goal difference) Q
3. NGK Ceramics – 6 points Q
4. BBI Enzymes – 6 points
5. TFG – 3 points

Quarterfinals
Diskioff 1-1 Fossil
(Diskioff win 3-2 on penalties)

Semifinals
Diskioff 0-1 Clicks

Diskioff goalscorers
Tebza – 3, Chris – 2, Nito – 1, Siya – 1, Kgosi – 1, Sifiso – 1

Diskioff is All In – thanks to our sponsor… adidas

The Diskioff team has not only been busy organising various friendly games for social engagement and to keep fit but has also been reviving partnerships with our old friends Scrutinize while also making new friends with adidas.

Our new friends at adidas has provided us with the spanking new 3-stripe kit for the upcoming soccer tournament (2012 Century City Corporate Cup - Sun, 4th March) and we are certainly looking forward to seeing you come through on Sunday to see a new look Diskioff on the field.

adidas, which is a well known German sports brand with big affiliations in South Africa, has been around for a number of years. The brand is looking to broaden its horizons into the youth sports market and thus has agreed to team up with Diskioff in providing us with kit for our players and for many more sporting relations in the future.

We believe that our new partnership will help Diskioff grow from strength to strength while looking good in 3-stripes along the way. We are excited to work with adidas and can’t wait to see our Diskioff team in their new kit.

Here at Diskioff we are grateful for all the support that organisations continue to show in us. We hope that our relationships can continue to grow, and we look forward to working with adidas in the future. We look forward to seeing you in the 2012 Century City Corporate Cup.

Shapa Diskioff!

Century City Sports Festival Soccer Tournament

Date: 4th March 2012
Kick Off: 9:30am
Venue: Century City

Goalkeeper of the Tournament

They say you won't go far in a tournament without a good goalkeeper. Thando “Taylor” Peterson of DISKIOFF conceded just seven goals in seven matches in the 2011 CAMAF Corporate Cup.

One of the most important positions in a soccer team, as with many team sports, is that of the goalkeeper. The primary role of the goalkeeper is to prevent the opposition team from scoring any goals.

As the only player to be allowed to use their hands, the goalkeeper is also responsible for organising the defence and often beginning team attacks.

Great goalkeepers are often the difference between a good team and a championship-winning team.

Following DISKIOFF's second place finish in the CAMAF Corporate Cup, Taylor was awarded with a watch for his great performance as best goalkeeper.

CAMAF Corporate Cup - 2011

DISKIOFF were beaten on penalties in their final game of the 2011 CAMAF Corporate Cup, losing 3-2 after a 1-1 draw with Logday Property Trust on Sunday.

In this tournament, Diskioff appeared dominant and looked comfortable playing their game as usual. Diskioff beat the likes of Ian Dickie, Magpies, The Citizen and The Catalans to top their group.

Statistics show that Diskioff really dominated the first round and it wasn’t a surprise when they won the quarterfinals 9-2 against GVJ.

The semis were tricky as Investec scored the first goal and tried to defend their goal using the “Zone Defense”.

“Zone defense is a type of defense which is the alternative to man-to-man defense; instead of each player guarding a corresponding player on the other team, each defensive player is given an area known as a "zone" to cover.”

However, Investec didn’t know that “zone” tend to be weak on the perimeter, so they are not very effective against teams with good outside shooters. Mouse was the goal scoring hero with two superb late goals… and eventually Diskioff won the game 4-1.

The final of the 2011 CAMAF Corporate Cup was ON!

Diskioff vs. Logday Property Trust:















Trust enjoyed the better of the first minutes, in which they scored their goal, but Diskioff then had the better opportunities. Mouse, who was everyone’s favourite player in the tournament, brought back Diskioff into the game with another superb goal - and without any breaks later the game ended 1-1. The game had to be decided by a penalty shoot-out, and Diskioff lost 3-2.

First Round
Ian Dickie vs. Diskioff 1-10
Diskioff vs. Magpies 6-1
Diskioff vs. The Citizen 2-0
The Catalans vs. Diskioff 1-9

Quarterfinals
Diskioff vs. GVJ 9-2

Semifinals
Investec AM vs. Diskioff 1-4

Final
Diskioff vs Logday Property Trust 1-1
(2-3) after penalties

For more soccer pictures of the 2011 CAMAF Corporate Cup click here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/68969488@N00/sets/72157626406381753/


 
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