SNN Match History

Because blogspot doesn't allow the creation of pages inside blogs, I will post the results of the matches played by SNN in this post, which will be saved as a link and can be viewed at any time. This list includes both the official and the friendly games that we played since we started this team. On older matches, the goal scorers may not appear.

All matches played: 127 matches - 69 wins - 12 draws - 46 losses

UKFA 2008/2009 (41 matches: 23-7-11)

12/04/2009: Manchester - SNN 0-8 (forfait)
08/04/2009: SNN - Rapid 11-11
08/04/2009: ASAF Nantes - SNN 5-12
07/04/2009: CAO Lyon - SNN 5-12
05/04/2009: SNN - Internacional 7-7
02/04/2009: Valiant - SNN 6-1
30/03/2009: SNN - Verona 10-10
30/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 5-4
29/03/2009: Liverpool - SNN 5-14 (officially 0-8)
26/03/2009: SNN - Lazio 5-5
24/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 10-12
22/03/2009: SNN - Euros 8-0 (forfait)
15/03/2009: SNN - Lapas 8-0 (forfait)
12/03/2009: SNN - Romania 18-11
07/03/2009: Rangers - SNN 0-8 (forfait)
03/03/2009: SNN - Samp-doria 4-5
01/03/2009: SNN - Valiant 4-10
25/02/2009: SNN - Valiant 5-12
22/02/2009: Burgos - SNN 3-14
18/02/2009: SNN - Hertha 10-10
15/02/2009: Garnett - SNN 4-13
12/02/2009: CAO Lyon - SNN 0-18
08/02/2009: SNN - Manchester 18-1
05/02/2009: Roma - SNN 11-13
04/02/2009: Roma - SNN 16-9
01/02/2009: Internacional - SNN 9-9
29/01/2009: SNN - FVG Club-Vote 9-9
28/01/2009: SNN - OLNP 22-4
27/01/2009: Rapid - SNN 12-1
26/01/2009: SNN - Stuttgart 9-7
25/01/2009: SNN - Liverpool 8-0 (forfait)
23/01/2009: Hertha - SNN 8-3
18/01/2009: Euros - SNN 6-12
11/01/2009: Lapas - SNN 5-16
10/01/2009: Internacional - SNN 9-7
09/01/2009: SSJA Napoli SL - SNN 4-15
08/01/2009: Valiant - SNN 17-5
07/01/2009: Lazio - SNN 8-6
21/12/2008: SNN - Rangers 8-0 (forfait)
07/12/2008: SNN - Burgos 5-1
30/11/2008: SNN - Garnett 11-1

Reconstruction aug-nov 2008 (19 matches: 4-0-15)

unknown: SNN - Valiant WIN (unknown score)
26/11/2008: Verona - SNN 17-6
20/11/2008: Valiant - SNN 17-5
19/11/2008: Verona - SNN 8-2
18/11/2008: Brazil - SNN 12-10
13/11/2008: Euros - SNN 8-7
03/11/2008: SSJA Napoli SL - SNN 9-5
30/10/2008: Vstex - SNN 10-14
27/10/2008: Austria - SNN 19-4
23/10/2008: Valiant - SNN 2-6
16/10/2008: SNN - Vstex 7-10
02/10/2008: SNN - Perugia 3-7
30/09/2008: Austria - SNN 13-2
10/09/2008: Köln - SNN 12-2
08/09/2008: Hellas - SNN 11-0
04/09/2008: Bellagio - SNN 9-13
28/08/2008: Austria - SNN 10-12
25/08/2008: Stuttgart - SNN 6-14
19/08/2008: FVG Club-Vote II - SNN 13-4

Lega Calcio SL 2008 (30 matches: 17-3-10) (goals: 11.2 - 6.9)

07/07/2008: Vstex - SNN 5-5
03/07/2008: Itland - SNN 2-20
30/06/2008: SNN - Perugia 16-12
23/06/2008: Napoli - SNN 3-0 (forfait)
20/06/2008: SNN - Köln 7-8
19/06/2008: SNN - Lazio 5-11
18/06/2008: Mediterraneo - SNN 5-8
15/06/2008: Roma - SNN 9-6
11/06/2008: ACSL Milan - SNN 1-7
05/06/2008: SNN - Mediterraneo 3-0
29/05/2008: Italy - SNN 20-10
26/05/2008: SNN - Juventus 22-1
19/05/2008: Verona - SNN 5-4
18/05/2008: SNN - Köln 4-10
18/05/2008: Lazio - SNN 4-4
17/05/2008: Stuttgart - SNN 16-20
12/05/2008: SNN - Palermo 15-6
06/05/2008: Lazio - SNN 3-11
05/05/2008: SNN - Vstex 15-7
01/05/2008: SNN - Stuttgart 10-10
27/04/2008: Perugia - SNN 10-9
20/04/2008: SNN - SLC Napoli 26-6
14/04/2008: SNN - Roma 17-3
13/04/2008: SNN - Köln 6-12
10/04/2008: Mediterraneo - SNN 6-25
07/04/2008: SNN - Itland 15-5
27/03/2008: SNN - ACSL Milan 3-0 (forfait)
16/03/2008: Juventus - SNN 1-12
09/03/2008: SNN - Verona 1-4 (0-1)
02/03/2008: Palermo - SNN 3-5

Romantic Period 2007 (20 matches: 17-1-2) (goals: 5.6 - 2.1)

01/03/2008: SNN - Stuttgart 10-4
28/02/2008: SNN - Vstex 9-0
25/02/08: SNN - Perugia 8-4 (6-1)
Goals: Tarcisio, Radu, Tarcisio, Beavis, Felice, Felice, Radu, Beavis
2/02/08: SNN - Stuttgart 8-4 (2-1)
Goals: Carl, Beavis, Carl, Mola, Radu, Tarcisio, Radu, Tarcisio
20/01/08: SNN - Medi'eo 4-0
Goals:Cyndee,Cobain,P.Akina(OG),Javier
13/01/08: SNN - Medi'eo 5-0 (2-0)
Goals: ?
6/01/08: SNN - Lazio 2-2
Goals: Carl?, Radu
23/12/07: SNN - Verona 5-3 (2-2)
Goals: Cobain, marco87 Beck(OG), Beavis, Cobain, Beavis
16/12/07: SNN - Genoa 4-2 (0-1)
Goals: Beavis, Zyl, Moore, Beavis
2/12/07: SNN - Palermo 5-2
Goals: Zyl, Zyl, Zyl, Moore, Zyl
25/11/07: SNN - Roma 5-1
Goals: ?
21/11/07: SNN - Itland 10-1
Goals: ?
15/11/07: SNN - Verona 7-4
Goals: ?
11/11/07: SNN - Napoli 3-1
Goals: ?
21/10/07: Verona - SNN 3-2
Goals: ?
14/10/07: SNN - Milan 8-2
Goals: ?
3/10/07: SNN - Billionaire 4-2 (?)
Goals: ?
18/09/07: SNN - Billionaire 7-1
Goals: ?
5/09/07: Fiorentina - SNN 4-3
Goals: ?
29/08/07: SNN - Fiorentina 3-2 (1-2)
Goals: Moore, Radu, Radu (p)

Lag Reducing Tips

Hey Guys.

I don't know if all players go out of their way to change ingame settings before a match in order to minimise lag but it really is something you should do. Afterall it only takes at most a couple of minutes to change and the same to change back.

I was at a match recently and they were complaining about the number of spectators and the lag they ultimately bring with them. Yet ironically the person leading the complaints (the coach) made sure he was still looking "pretty" with multiprim hairs and it was the same with the players on the pitch.

Important Tips to Reduce Lag

You don't score goals just by looking good. Remove all scripts and prims especially hair.

Open Edit > Preferences > Graphics

Draw distance shouldn't be any more than 96. I appreciate that at 64 standing at one end of the pitch you cannot see the other. Opt for 96.

Switch to the Graphics Detail Tab.

Have the following setup -



















In Adv. Graphics you should be setup like this -



















In General Tab, check the Never check box for Showing Names. Disable Online Friend Notifications and the other two Check boxes under it.

In Audio and Video, disable streaming video and music. Also disable Voice chat.

Open Client > Rendering > Types and have the following Setup




















In features disable everything apart from UI which again helps the graphics based lag.

With a relog the settings changed in the client tab should go back to default.

Apologies if this seems a long winded process but its not really. Unfortunately even with this setup there is still going to be lag as the SL servers are not very good but I hope it can be of some help. There is a very noticeable difference when you perform these changes so please make the effort to do it.

If anyone else has any tips please don't keep it a secret - let us know.

That's all for now. Have a nice day.

Everyone is still getting better.

I played for about 2 hours Saturday with players from several teams.

The quality of play was very good.
There was more passing and coordinated attacks.
(By Verona players I believe.)

I have made a graphic of one of the attacks on the other blog.
We need to try this and learn to defend against it.

To win games we need to stay ahead of the rest of
the league with new tactics and defenses.

There will be 22 games this season and we (and everyone else)
will learn to play better and better with each game.
I've played almost everyday for 11 months and I am
still learning what to do and what not to do.

Just think how much each team will improve their play
from the first game to the last game!
Any newly formed teams for next season are in big trouble !

Substitute Players?

SNN beat Juventus today 12-1.

The reason for the lop-sided score was that Juventus
did not have enough players, only 6 or 7.
They played well, but if they went on the offensive and
lost the ball, their defenders were quickly out-numbered.
If they had most of their players on defense and passed
downfield, their forwards were out-numbered.

I was thinking it might be helpful if there was a pool of substitute players
that teams that were short of players could draw from.
I'm sure there are many people who would like to play
on teams but do not have the time to commit to regular games and practices.

It would make the games more competitive and scores more realistic.

SNN 1 - Verona 4 ( Mar. 3,2008 )

This was actually a very close game.
In my opinion the difference was training
at offensive tactics by Verona and our lack
of experience playing against well-organized
teams.

I can't see everything that is going on in the field,
I'd like to hear other players viewpoints.
People on the sidelines can often see better
what is going on than the players.

This was a fun, tough game.
We can beat them.
We will play better next time.

My thoughts for improved play are on the other blog.
( Remember, for team members only )

Before the game...

Someone talk to the referee to look for spacebar cheats.

Review lag tips.

Practice a little to warm up.

Make sure everything is turned on and working correctly.
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Someone on the sidelines should use group chat to
point out things that players may not see and direct
them if possible.

If a foul is called it would be helpful to inform the players
what the foul was for.
(In last Sunday's game I was trying to figure out what was
going on and blocked a free kick by accident! )
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New blogs on the tactics website today.
For team players only.
Do not let other know the address.

SNN - Vstex 9-0

Beautiful match yesterday with a worthy opponent which we defeated a lot easier than we thought initially. Our team's appetite for scoring was so big that we didn't stop for the whole match and didn't give them any opportunity. We also tried a new formation that seemed to work very well especially in keeping the posession and recovering the ball. The lag wasn't as bad as I expected for me, but our opponents have said it was quite big for them. I don't know how it was for our other team mates.

Our formation: Darian - Marcuzz, Ciona, Mola - Felice, Tarcisio, Beavis - Radu, Zyl
Goals: Zyl (6), Radu (2), Beavis

Special note goes to Vstex who, even if losing at that score, showed sportsmanship and fair play and sportsmanship and we remained on friendly terms with them.

Here are some pictures with some players celebrating together with the fans:

SNNpartans: SNN - Verona 8-7

I COULD ONLY ATTACH THIS PICTURE AND IT WOULD SAY ALL:


but i will write the rest, anyway :)

We started in five against nine, and we played through the first half like this:
Ciona - Beavis, Mola - Radu, Zyl

Ciona tried to keep the ball out of the net while Beavis and Mola spread efficiently across the field recovering valueable balls to me and Zyl. In the final of the first half, Merchant joined us and it was a fiery first game for him, but I think he learned a lot from his match. I want to congratulate him for his start.

After the break, we finally had a goalkeeper as Darian came around and we finally could organize he defence in a diamond shape with Ciona behind the line of three:
Darian - Ciona - Merchant, Beavis, Mola - Radu, Zyl

A special note to the Verona team who throughout the match showed deep frustration and
hatred towards us, we didn't feel welcome at all and neither respected and all they did was to insult us and accuse us of cheating, while not seeing the ridiculous of the situation they were in, losing with 2 or 3 players more all times. Verona - not a friend of us, a team that we must ignore and just beat in the league as we did today.

Overall, it was Zyl's match. He scored 7 of our goals, while the rest of the team showed fantastic organization and dedication in feeding the ball to him.

I would like to ask all our players to try and be available each day at around 1pm SL time because in this period we might be playing a lot of matches and I don't want this situation to happen again (as glorious as it turned to be eventually).

Yesterday we were only 5, think of what we can do when we play in 9 we will be unstoppable!

Congratulations to everyone that played yesterday and please remember that today we have another one or two important games please be present at 12:30 pm!

SNN - AC Perugia 8-4 (6-1)

Yesterday we played a friendly match against Perugia, which should have been the first match in a small cup competition. Because the organizers (Lazio) didn't provide us with a valid referee, the match wasn't registered on the secondfootball.com website, and such wasn't official. However, it was a good practice where we saw our team's strengths and minuses with the new hud.

I was satisfied with the performance of all our players and I think we should have won with a larger margin (we missed two penalties). The defenders did a good job in recovering the ball and passing forward, although passing is a bit tough with the new hud because it is charging too slow. Also tackling is very problematic, especially in big laggy conditions. But they did well nevertheless. Same thing about Cyndee and Mola who recovered well and passed well. In the attack, we did okay and scored enough goals to win.

This was the starting team (as Ciona chose not to start the game without a referee):

Darian
Marcuzz - Beavis - Javier
Mola - Cyndee
Felice - Radu - Tarcisio (Carl)

I don't remember exactly who scored but I'll research it to enter in our match history statistic.
Perugia showed fair play and we look forward to playing to them again.
Again, congratulations to all the team and keep practicing. We have a practice scheduled on thursday at 1 pm SL.
On Wednesday, we have two maches in the cup (if it's still being played): against Vstex and Lazio. Let's hope we show the same determination in those games and win again.

New Ball and New Game.

The new ball has been out for about 3 weeks now, everyone has played with it.

Here are some thoughts and opinions about it from myself and others;

It rolls very little before stopping, this makes it much easier for the goalie to block shots.
( Does the goalie animation work? I can't download it. )

Long shots from mid-field are no longer practical.

It shoots straight while running forward. Very easy to aim.
I think it's a bit too easy, I would like to see tha ball handler run at
a slight angle like with the old ball.

Full power shots seen to go over the goal if elevated even just a little.

It is easier to shoot while running sideways.

The longer you hold down the shoot key the farther it goes.
However, the ball seems to shoot the same distance at different levels of stamina.
I experimented shooting while running at different stamina levels.
The distance the shot traveled did not vary much.
The distance traveled seemed to vary more with the elevation of the shot.

Stamina;
At 7% you become useless.
I did not see any difference in running speeds above 7%
At all different levels of stamina above 7% it took 22 seconds to run across the field.

I think it would make play more realistic if players would
lose maybe 1% speed with every 5% loss in stamina.
This would make the defenders relativetly more stronger than the attackers
and force them to use passing tactics.
Another suggestion I've heard is to reduce the speed of the ball carrier slightly.
As it is now, a single defender can do nothing to stop an attacker if he gets past him.
Defenders must not let the attacker get past them.
There is no extra speed with the tackle.
If extra speed is added to the tackle maybe it could be disabled on the ball handler.
Talk to other players on other teams about this.

The ball is much more sticky now, passing is more reliable.

I think good passing and tactics are what is going to separate the better teams
from the weaker ones.

I played my first game today with the new ball. We were beaten easily.
The other team has apparently been practicing passing and was able
to get around our defenders.

Overall , the new ball is a big improvement over the old ball.
Game play is much more realistic and will require
better teamwork.

I think the player in other leagues will want to play with this ball instead of the old ones.

I've had players from Japanese teams ask if they can get this ball for their fields.
Will it be distributed or sold?

I will be writing on the tactics blog soon.