Saturday, February 16, 2008

Match #9 (16 Feb 08): 5-2 win over Eagles

After a week of hunting for players, we finally manage to find 12 who are have gotten over cny. nevertheless, we press on! our opponents over 40 are higher than us and with terk (guest) and gan, there's no doubt the odds were tilted in our favor. eagles had been playing together for over 15 years hence the calmness of their style. personally i regard them as worthy opponents and fairly determined, yet gentlemanly. mark and yc summed it well noting their patient and intelligent use of the ball, despite being behind. we match them better. it was close until we pulled away in the second half with some inspired finishing. here goals, i mean goes:
goal #1: patient build up from midfield found gan with the back towards goal. he lay the ball to the right for wah to whip in a delicious cross which terk met with great purpose and precision. goal! opponent were caught ball watching.

eagles equaliser: eagles played a counter attacking game and their 2 front men were very quick. we were caught over committed and a fast ball down the left found frontman #1 who played a diagonal ball into the penalty box. brandon came out to cover but frontman #2 connected first and cleanly for a simple effective finish.

goal #2: luck was on our side as wah's corner was completely misjudged by their keeper. 2 richochets from their own defenders resulted in an own goal.

half time 2-1

goal #3: chye continued his rich vein of form as evidenced by the 'shake your booty' movements that mesmerize opponents and team-mates alike. sustained pressure paid off as eagles were in 6s & 7s before wah laid the ball for chye to stretch and plant the ball cleanly into the net with the outside of his left foot.

goal #4: with terk around, he's always gunning for goals from all angles. just when we thought he had run out of angle, he managed to smashed a shot across goal with his left foot. the ball somehow found its way into the net.

goal #5: another guy who's in rich ($$$) form is chiang. last week saw him pounding down the left and this week, more of his superb over-lapping runs. his goal came when dispossessed opponent and combine with wah before knocking the ball into the far corner. a carbon copy of last week's goal!

eagle's consolation: our turn to be caught ball watching as a free kick was floated into the box. the striker was left free to nod a looping header into goal.

final score 5-2

mizuno's special: wah played with a flu but the new boots work its magic. 4 assists in the game. perhaps mizuno should sponsor us and save on advertising expenses. our record since players started using wee hock leong's name (and the intro of the blue jerseys) had been impeccable!

1 comment:

YC10 said...

no comments at all from anyone...??