Tiring day, but unbeaten!

Second day was the difficult day. Two games against lesser opponents; one at around 1pm and the second at 7pm. The opening game saw us play on an outdoor 3G field, which was similar in size to an indoor court. We ran up a deficit of 4-2 against Ashwan FC, before gaining a four or five goal lead in the second half. Tiredness set in before we just scraped through with a 9-8 win. Gourlay was a star, while Gillespie’s mojo had well and truly gone. I spent the most of the second half in goal and remained in goal for the rest of the tour.

Ashwan FC 8 Sassco.co.uk 9
Davinder Sangha
Tim Gillespie
Dave Gourlay 5
Mark Edmondson 2
Scott Hembrough 2

Afterwards, the centre-forward for Ashwan FC saved us a tremendous amount of money by giving us a guide on how to use the metro system. We hurtled to the main shopping and bar area for only €1.60 each. Also, thank you to Ash for arranging the game and the venue.

We didn’t go back to the apartment. A pizza just in the main area, then a bit of wandering about. We managed to catch the Sunderland match in a bar, before returning to the metro to play against ALM FC. Alan Moore, was there waiting for us and the metro station and we played outdoors and only managed a 7-7 draw, despite dominating and watching Scott Hembrough have a disaster of a game.

Thanks to Alan Moore and his team for arranging everything. Much appreciated.

ALM FC 7 Sassco.co.uk 7
Davinder Sangha
Mark Edmondson
Dave Gourlay 3
Scott Hembrough 2
Tim Gillespie 2

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Delighted to say that iKobo have renewed their seasonal sponsorship with the 11-a-side team. This is actually the first time that a sponsor has renewed for a second season with the 11-a-side.

Considering the financial climate, we are obviously delighted and many thanks go to Craig Taylor from iKobo for arranging it. The amount of £300 will go towards pitch fees and league fees while match subscriptions paid by the players will take care of the rest. With no need for any equipment purchase, it’s projected that the team will gain around £200 in profit at the end of the forthcoming season. The plan is to use the blue iKobo shirt for the 2009-2010 season and then changing next Summer. For more information on our projected accounts (money coming in and going out),  check the Accounts menu above for more information.

iKobo was founded in 2001 to offer the market a better, faster, safer and more economical solution to international person-to-person money transfers. Leveraging modern technologies and an on-line customer interface, iKobo today offers a secure solution that is vastly superior to traditional agent-dependent companies. iKobo uses an open network of VISA merchants and ATMs numbering more than 25 million which is more convenient and safe to send and receive money than a closed network of independent agents. iKobo allows consumers to use credit cards, debit cards, or bank accounts on-line to send a re-loadable Visa® Prepaid Card to recipients. The card is the key to giving consumers the convenience, safety and security of receiving money in an environment managed by VISA – the global leader in payments. The assurance of privacy and security for customers is why we trust VISA and our other processing partners.

iKobo is managed by people who have extensive experience in money transfer, consumer payments, transaction processing and data security. We understand how important each and every transaction is to our customers and are committed to earning your business.

iKobo is part of the M2 Global, Ltd. suite of financial products for businesses and consumers that includes financial transaction processing systems, the initiation and settlement of electronic payments, online transaction processing, debit card transactions, online funds authorization, settlement systems, and the world’s leading fraud prevention technology. iKobo is managed by M2 Financial, Ltd, a wholly owned division of M2 Global.

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