From the Lion's Mouth

                        The NYIFC Firsts returned to their familiar stomping grounds and hosted Block FC on 29APR22. The match could be summarized as a night of “justs”. Shots just missed their mark, passes either had just too much sauce or the touches just lacked control. It was difficult for the Lions to get a rhythm and play the free-flowing football they enjoy due to Block’s performance, though it was more theatrical than sporting. NYIFC opened up the scoring by Edvin Loefgren. Block answered this with two unanswered. Brendan Martin equalized it towards the end of the second half and Adam Lee celebrated with the Pride CSG.            The end of the match was punctuated by manager and goalkeeper Gary Philpott picking up a second yellow for dissent and earning him his third red card for the season. This will keep him out of a key fixture against NY Ukrainians, who lost the night after against NYPD, that could decide playoff spots on a less than ideal matchday, Mother’s Day. Though NY

 NYIFC (R) played and got revenge against Block FC (R) on 29APR2022. While most of the match sat at 1-0 for the Boys in Black and Gold, the ending stages erupted into chaos. Block FC (R) equalized, NYIFC (R) returned fire quickly, and Block FC (R) answered in turn. In the last breaths of the game, The Lions slotted the winner against the opposition keeper and secured their 7th win on the bounce. Goal Scorers: Alex Teodorescu, Tom Hose, Alex Teodorescu Assists: Sulaimain Jalloh, Sulaimain Jalloh Post-Match Interview: Pride CSG: The match got quite lively near the end. It seems like Block had quite a lot of pace on their side, were the Boys working on tired legs near the end or did Block capitalize on some very good passes through the middle? Coach Minty: Block are a good side. When you give them the opportunity to play, they can take advantage. P: Seven wins in a row is nothing to sniff at. What’s been your biggest key to success in maintaining such good form? CM: We’ve got a core group