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Ali – Frasier Hulk Hogan – Andre the Giant Montagues – Capulets Raiders – Sa*nts All legendary rivalries have a special air about them. Saturday September 15th saw another story sewn into the rich tapestry that illuminates sport in Ho Chi Minh year after year. Raiders retained the Ashes, thanks largely to a rip-roaring first […]
Saigon Raiders continued their perfect start to the pre-season campaign with a 4-0 win. The much deserved end result didn’t reflect our dominance throughout. This is a win that was mirrored with several missed opportunities in front of goal to better the score line. The sunny afternoon bought to a close our final pre-season game. […]
Pat’s version Full disclosure: The title is the funniest part of this report Saturday afternoon brought the first Raiders vs Raiders match of the season. With 24 players (mostly) arriving to the pitch on time and no match beforehand both teams were ready to start at the kickoff time of 2 pm. A kickoff happening […]
Saigon Raiders continued their fine pre-season form with a morale-boosting 6-0 victory over a team known on the popular ‘Sport Easy’ smartphone application only as ‘LFC’ on Saturday. Raiders looked strong from the off, with Mirko appearing from his summer slumber to grit his teeth between the sticks, whilst Pat captained the side featuring a […]
The pre-match team talk focused on the opposition being an unknown quantity and that nothing should be taken for granted, “You simply don’t take teams apart 6-0 at this level” said Coach Colin. Alas, today would be the day that you do take teams apart at this level. An 8-1 drubbing at the hands of […]
As I was watching champions league final on Saturday night I thought to myself I am not playing in this champions league… but I am the champion of a league! Wise words I feel to begin with. I’ll start with a question. What do Barcelona (la liga) 2008, juventus (serie A) 2017, 2018, Man U […]
With the league title wrapped up, Raiders went into this game not really firing on all cylinders. A late Sunday night kick off coupled with a dickbag ref and a fiery Scotsman made for a gruelling and fiery 90 mins. The game started slowly with passes and tackles being missed all over the pitch. Both […]
This game had a lead in time that began in July 2017 when this Raiders squad got together with the ambition to challenge for SIFL silverware. A long unbeaten run that stretched 23 games in all saw them within grasp of the league championship title. A quick reminder that we’re all mortals came in the […]