This week South Coast signed veteran forwards Stefan Dica of Romania and Dmitris Azmi of Greece to supplement its offense. The Board also acquired 19-year-old right back Erko Bazjukin. Including Juliano, the club has brought in two defenders and two attackers since the start of Season 22.The young Erko of Estonia only made two appearances for his former club and is looking forward to continuing his development with the Seasiders.Stefan Dica is as successful as they come in SP. He's scored 132 goals in 175 appearances and won the H Division in Season 18. Dmitris Azmi is hailed by many as having a late-peaking career. At 31 years old, Dmitris has only made 39 appearances but has scored 32 goals, giving him a 0.820 strike rate.The Board believes these acquisitions, in addition to the seasoned veterans, will lead South Coast to success in round one of Season 22.
The Seasiders have lost 2 - 3 to Chelsea Inc at home on Wednesday. Harald Wauthy scored twice in the first half to give the home side the lead. Jimmy Xaba scored for Chelsea in the 74th minute to give his side hope. Just two minutes later, Chelsea midfielder Surprise Tau received his second yellow card and was sent off. South Coast were unable to capitalize on their man-advantage and gave up the tying goal in the 82nd minute. Thembile Tsola scored a second time just a minute later to give the visitors the lead for the first time in the match. Referee Johannes dealt thirteen yellow cards in total.Manager beach_blvd echoed disappointment in the team's recent league form. "I thought our many pre-league friendly matches would help the team find rhythm and cohesion. I don't think we've found that consistency yet." The Board of Directors has also come under fire as they did not finish their many acquisitions prior to the start of league play. The Board's spokesperson had this to say at the post-game press conference:
After an impressive 5-0 home victory to start the campaign, South Coast traveled to White Tigers on Monday and stumbled along the way. The sold-out crowd witnessed a hard fought match and center forward Jiri Nemecek put the Tigers on the scoreboard in the 33rd minute. The Seasiders charged into the 2nd half with a vengeance, and as a result received five yellow cards. The 2nd half was mostly evenly matched, though South Coast could not find the equalizer.Captain goalkeeper Chris Myung-Bo thought the opposition were just a step ahead in the midfield. "[Zach] Kuffour usually does well in the center, a strong attacker and defender," he said of the former co-starter's performance. New centerback Timmy Moreira wasn't available due to fatigue, so natural sweeper Davy Wolff stepped in. Assistant Manager Preston Siodlarz thought Wolff was "not at his best," but not inadequate. Manager beach_blvd thought that he side might have overlooked their opponents. "It's possible the attention, the media hype put them off their focus. We did prepare to as we always do, regardless of the fixture."In other news, 22-year-old right forward Jose Leitch made his first appearance in the 1-0 loss. Many criticized his play, citing it well below club and teammate expectations. The following day he was made available on the transfer list. The Board of Directors issued a press release on the matter, stating:
