Arsène Wenger's Motivational Handout

the man who create stars out of unknowns and on a shoestring budget, makes football pleasing to the eye ..............

The full text of Arsène Wenger's motivational handout

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Confidential
Team meeting 19th September 2008-09-23

The team:

A team is as strong as the relationships within it.

The driving force of a team is its member's (sic) ability to create and maintain excellent relationships within the team that can add an extra dimension and robustness to the team dynamic.

This attitude can be used by our team to focus on the gratitude and the vitally important benefits that the team brings to our own lives. It can be used to strengthen and deepen the relationships with it and maximise the opportunities that await a strong and united team.

Our team becomes stronger by:

Displaying a positive attitude on and off the pitch.

Everyone making the right decisions for the team.

Have an unshakeable belief that we can achieve our target.

Believe in the strength of the team.

Always want more – always give more.

Focus on our communication.

Be demanding with yourself.

Be fresh and prepared to win.

Focus on being mentally stronger and always keep going until the end.

When we play away from home, believe in our identity and play the football we love to play at home.

Stick together.

Stay grounded and humble as a player and as a person.

Show the desire to win in all that you do.

Enjoy and contribute to all that is special about being in a team – don't take it for granted.

Match #40 (28 Sep 08): Third consecutive come-from-behind win

in case the F in JC starts to conjure wild images, FJC actually stands for FitJazzClub. FJC were neither fit nor jazzy, so perhaps the only relevance was club, but not meaning football club. nevertheless, there was a lot of buzz at the start with both teams trying to find some passing rhythm on the small Xin Min field. instead there were a good deal of pinballing around until people started to get tired of pinging around. it was inevitable we started playing the better football after a while when the tang princes took control in the middle of the park with their understanding. indeed the tang dynasty of football is well and truly existent with big brother teck hong helping out MS today as guest player. too bad, young prince wasn't around to form a triumvirate, instead choosing to play golf somewhere un-chinese.

back to the match. despite us clearly playing better football than thinking abt driving hondas, we fell behind to a route one tactic. a long ball from FJC eluded everyone and as seah came to claim it, he slipped on debris and their striker gleefully ran through to slot the ball in. but their joy was shortlived as MS continued to pound on them with another guest terk constantly terrorizing them down the side. gan could have put us twice in front after good work from terk and the other cleverly created by himself, but his finishing deserted him. then elder tang found some time to line up a shot and duly smashed a powerful angled grounder to draw us level. soon after, it was half time.

second half was all MS. as FJC continued their love affair of holding a high line, we changed game plan to put ball into spaces instead of playing ball to feet. terk ran on a through ball and dispatched it with confidence to put us into the lead. then the tangs combined in the middle again before elder released a peach of a ball for leng to stride into and complete the job just as terk did. as FJC continued to play aimlessly, they made more mistakes and they gifted possession to chye in the box who unselfishly squared to big bro for an easy tap-in. then gan, finding more joy in right midfield send an inch-perfect corner for terk to nod a looping header into the far corner. for their endeavor, FJC got another goal but it was small consolation.

it was an easy match and the statistics will show that we missed more than we scored. still a rather good result considering we were short of our regulars. that completes an incredible month for us with 3 consecutive come-from-behind wins since that kick-from-behind loss at Bowen.

Tips Towards Better Fitness 4 Gr8 Football

A sharing by kh

Guys,
I don't profess to be a fitness guru but I think I can share a couple of time-effective fitness regime to ramp up your fitness. We are aged folks, I'm not asking everyone to be Speedy Gonzalez but really, at least get some decent fitness. Whilst some of you may counter-argue that we're just playing social, weekend games and that we need not take it so seriously, I would suggest that you think wider for the team and for the betterment of the team. Football is after all a team game. Minimally, don't be a liability to the team. If you are think of strolling on the pitch, your play time will have no choice but to be reduced. Besides, an improved fitness also benefits you as it reduces injuries and helps you enjoy the game better.

1. For those staying on high-floor
Walk up the stairs to your apartment twice a week, 2 steps of stairs at a time.
Start with brisk walk, then progress to slow jog.

2. For those who have convenient access to treadmill.
Running on treadmill is boring and if you jog, you need to jog minimally 30 min to get some fitness. I have a quick 10-minutes regime:
a. 1st minute: Start with brisk walk on speed 6km/h at 6% gradient for minute.
b. 2nd minute: Brisk walk at speed 6km/h at 8% gradient for 1 minute.
c. 3rd minute: Brisk walk at speed 6km/h at 10% gradient for 1 minute.
d. 4th minute: Brisk walk at speed 7km/h at 10% gradient for 1 minute.
e. 5th minute: Brisk walk at speed 7km/h at 12% gradient for 1 minute.
f. 6th-10th minutes: Slow jog at speed 8km/h at 12% gradient for 5 minutes
You will be thoroughly drenched at end of this 10 minutes workout. This is better than 30 minutes slow jog!

Do it twice a week. You will see the difference after 2 weeks!

I admit I lost my pace, I haven't been able to do my past regime of starting at 10km/h and increasing by 1km/h after 3 minutes to complete a 21-minutes run, reaching the final speed at 16km/h. Those were the days... but I'm trying to get it back.

Match #39 (19 Sep 08): Another come-from-behind win over MUSB

match report by kh

St Wilfred remains a not-too-happy ground for us. Weng Kong was forced to retire from football on this ground, Kian Hwa suffered a near knock-out on this pitch (and not forgetting he pulled his left thigh muscle last week, first time he ever suffered such injury), and Gan was hospitalised after last Friday's match after coming worse off from a clash of heads with the opponent's keeper. In terms of results, there appear to be a reverse correlation. We beat arch rival, Italia Dons, when Weng Kong suffered the horrendous injury; we were leading another worthy rival, Techwood, with a few minutes left before they decided enough was enough, they finished KH off before finishing the match; and last Friday, the loss of Gan did not impede us from registering the most satisfying win of the season.

But hold on, lest I be misunderstood, we would rather lose the matches than our players.

Yes, Marine Sunday registered a shocking come-from-behind 4-3 win over Manchester United Singapore Branch (unofficial one lah, but they wanted to dress like one what). We were clearly inferior in so many aspects - vitality (as in they were packed with so many young players), fitness (naturally, given their young age), techniques and quantity. As for the last aspect, they had about 6 or 7 substitutes on the sideline and we had only 13 to start with. After losing Gan late in 1st half, and considering Weng Khong making his first appearance after a lengthy lay-off, KH had his pulled left thigh flared up again 1 min into the match and that rendered him becoming a one-dimensional player throughout, and Chwee Leng discounted by two-third as usual, we had effectively only 11 players. Yet, we came from 2 goals down, not once but twice.

Perhaps, the players had a point to prove after being written off as sparklers by the acid-tongue armchair critic (that's me!).

We did not have the most desired line-up to start off with Chor Guan turning up at the wrong venue. Teck Chye gamely filled in the sweeper's position. MUSB were firing on all cylinders the moment the whistle went off. Within 2 minutes, they opened the account when half of Marine Sunday had not even had the first touch of the ball. The limping KH failed to track back to close down their left winger and the latter's cross whizzed past everybody's head. Their right winger brought the ball down and unleashed a thunderbolt that Brandon could not hold on to the ball. 0-1 down.

Our passing went astray most of the times and MUSB would be forgiven even if they had thought it was a joke to play against us. Within minutes, they doubled the lead after we gave the ball cheaply on the left. Again, their right winger proved too hot to handle as he flashed past Hock Leong effortlessly, then outpaced Teck Chye to the ball before delivering a precise cross for his centre forward to head the ball past the exposed Brandon. 0-2 down.

But we were not without our chances, if only Gan had been sharper. First, when put through, his snap shot went wide. Then, he squandered another opportunity as he took 1 second too long to wait for the ball to settle onto his scoring foot, with the keeper way off his line. That 1 second proved to be sufficent for the keeper to clear the danger away.

Where Gan came up short, Teck Wah amply made up for it as he had a hand in all the goals we scored. He reduced the deficit when he broke free into the box and shot low past the keeper. 1-2.

MUSB extended the 2-goals lead again shortly after. Our overrun midfield exposed the fragile defence again and their midfielder had ample time to tee up a shot from outside the box that came off the left upright for their 3rd goal. 1-3.

Chor Guan arrived and came straight into action, and the subsequent reshuffling of line-up restored some semblance of order and stability in the team. Gan had his 3rd golden opportunity when he was put through on a one-on-one. Not only he failed to convert, that also signalled to be his last kick of the match when the clash of heads with the advancing keeper took him out. The keeper was first to reach the ball and cleared it for a corner but he could not avoid clashing onto Gan. After a lengthy period attending to Gan, we reduced the deficit again from the resultant corner. The Tang brothers conjured up another act of brotherly love as Teck Wah's corner found the older Tang in the 6-yards box. Teck Chye, unattended, powered a header past the keeper, who was probably still feeling the effect from the earlier knock. And we did not appear far off at the half-time whistle. 2-3.

Whilst we were clearly overrun in the 1st one-third of the match, Marine Sunday stepped up in the 2nd half, with many heroes deserving credit. Teck Wah was no doubt the livewire of the team but the supporting cast was superb. Chor Guan and Hock Leong tightened up the defence and fended off one offensive move after another from MUSB. Leo and Ng totally rendered their wingers useless with some robust defending, much to the complaints of MUSB. Teck Chye and Simon took over the control in midfield and hustled non-stop to win the first ball or at least destablise their control of the ball. Weng Khong, clearly short of match fitness, made up with his positional play.

Parity was restored early in the 2nd half. The Tang brothers played a big role in the equalising goal. Teck Wah threaded a ball onto the path of Teck Chye, who was easily cut out by the defender. Teck Chye refused to give up and continued to apply pressure on the defender, forcing the latter to pass the ball back to his keeper, whose complacency in clearing ball proved to be fatal. The custodian's weak left-footed clearance sent the ball to Simon lurking on the edge of the box and Simon's quick-thinking grounder sent the ball into the open net. 3-3. MUSB were visibly shaken.

Chwee Leng forced a corner on the left. Teck Wah's delicate delivery found See Chiang at the far post and MUSB were again sloppy in defending, allowing SC to head in for our 4th goal. 4-3.

MUSB pressed forward and forced a double-save from Brandon but that was the closest they could get in the 2nd half. Running short of ideas and certainly short in accuracy in delivering their passes, MUSB were found wanting. Marine Sunday came off with a shocking 4-3 score line to leave MUSB scratching their heads.

Match #38 (13 Sep 08): 3-1 come-from-behind win over Dell

match report contributed by kh

There were few similarities between Marine Sunday v Dell and Liverpool v Man Utd yesterday.

We were 1-goal down early in the match. Liverpool conceded before the clock hardly registered 3 minutes. We recovered to win the match, so did Liverpool. Dell gifted us an own goal; Man Utd did likewise to Liverpool. Liverpool were overdue a win over Man Utd; we were overdue a win at St Wilfrid, once our revered ground, which hasn't been favouring us in the past 2-years-plus, what with the agonising losses and horrific injuries still scarring us.

We started on a cautious note with the flavour-of-the-month 4-5-1 but perhaps a tad too cautious, leaving our lone striker, Teck Chye, lacking adequate and timely support. The lack of sharpness in Chye was quite clear for all to see, though positioning was still superb. He got in at the near post to receive a low cross from the younger Tang on the right but his first-timer shot came off the intervening defender's leg for a corner. Later, opportunity dropped from the sky but he squandered it. He could have opened the account for us when Dell's custodian horrendously cleared the ball to him just outside the box. Perhaps, our Chye was too polite to receive such generosity, or maybe he was just too kind-hearted not to embarass the keeper....he shot the ball straight at the keeper instead.

Lack of tactical discipline cost us dearly. Our supposed defensive midfielder, See Chiang, was wandering all over the pitch and on one fateful occasion, his foray upfront forced Chor Guan to advance and cover space on the right and consequently, left us exposed at the rear. Dell sent in a cross that eluded everybody, including Seah. Though KH tracked back to close down the striker, his defence naivety was too starkly clear not to notice it. He could have cleared the cross but chose to leave the ball run instead and their right winger tapped the ball at the far post to wake us up. One-nil down.

Urged on by Hock Leong's war cries of "Switch On!", Marine Sunday stepped up a gear. Tactically, we switched to a more balanced 4-4-2. First, KH capitalised on their defender's poor first touch and raced clear with the ball, before backheeling the ball onto Teck Chye's shooting path. Teck Chye's snap shot just sailed over the bar. Then, Simon and Teck Wah exchanged simple passes to break up the defence but Simon's resultant shot posed no problem for Dell's keeper.

Dell almost doubled the lead when a through ball found their striker in the box. Though KH tracked back to close the striker down, he again failed to deal with ball cleanly but did enough to cause the striker to take a hasty shot that came off the left upright. Another forward followed up but his shot sent the ball across the goal to the far side, with their right-winger waiting and looking destined to capitalise. KH atoned for his earlier defensive blunders as he dashed across the goal to block their right-winger's shot.

We were not to be denied of our equaliser when Mike passed the ball in between 2 defenders for KH coming in from the blind. Though KH failed to connect with the ball, Teck Wah's predatory instinct placed him ahead of the flat-footed defence and he slotted the ball beyond the keeper's reach into the lower right-hand corner of the goal. 1-1. We began to pass more and they started resorting to long passes.

Twice, KH could have put us ahead as he ran in between defenders to receive the passes but was denied by either the excellent defending or alert goalkeeping of Dell. First, a short pass into the box fooled Dell defence and KH's pace enabled him to break into the box and found himself facing their keeper alone. As he was positioning to shoot at goal, Dell defender recovered splendidly in a split second and tackled superbly from behind to rob the ball off KH's feet. Next, KH raced clear into the box to receive another through ball but his left-footed shot came off the keeper's face for a corner, cutting his lips in the process. The tough keeper recovered in time to flash a point-blank save to deny Mike's near post header from the resultant corner. 1-1 at half-time.

Second half largely belonged to Marine Sunday as Dell players began to wilt in the hot afternoon heat. Space was in abundance for us. The Tang brothers worked wonders again to pour more misery onto Dell. Another through ball from the older Tang caught the Dell defence dead again, the younger Tang obliged to nip the ball past the advancing keeper for our 2nd goal.

Dell had their moments of glory as well. Seah had to come off his line and got down well to block a shot from their forward. Then Chor Guan almost gifted them an own goal when his heading clearance came off our upright, with Seah desperately stretched to reach the ball. Ng was alert to react to the loose ball and booted the ball to safety.

KH almost owned the entire left side of the pitch, especially with Dell leaving their defenders to fend for themselves. For the only time in the match, KH dribbled past their defender and beat him in sheer pace before producing his trademark low diagonal cross, aiming for who else but Teck Wah lurking at the opposite end. Sensing the danger of Teck Wah, the low cross forced Dell's last man to stretch his foot to clear the ball beyond their keeper but into the net. 3-1! Teck Wah was cruelly denied of his hat-trick, you can say that. Another run-and-cross from the left picked out Mike and Teck Wah in the box unmarked. Mike's first touch left much to be desired as he failed to control the ball neatly for at least a decent shot at goal. It was evidently clear we were tormenting them on the flanks, Mike and Teck Wah giving them a torrid time on the right side. KH sent in another cross from the left but Teck Wah didn't manage to reach the ball at the near post in time. That was to be KH's last contribution in the match as he retired with another injury.

With the match slowing to a walking pace, no further action ensued and the match ended 3-1 in Marine Sunday's favour.

Injury Update:
Yes, the injury-prone me was injured again. I heard a rather loud snap in my thigh as I crossed in a ball late in the match. I'm not sure if it's just a pull or a tear but my left thigh is very stiff and sore now. I can't squad. The thigh hurts when I lift up my left foot and try to stretch. I've been working hard to improve my fitness but another injury again to sideline me....what a lousy season.

Match #37 (6 Sep 08): Marine Sunday Eventually Conceded THE Goal

report contributed by kh

Marine Sunday defended valiantly for 87 or so minutes but the writing was on the wall, the goal just had to come for Shocking Pink after we failed to close them down. Thereafter, there was not much time for us to recover though we had the last scoring opportunity but it was not to be. Final whistle went....Marine Sunday trooped off the pitch.....with a 3-4 losing margin!

Where Marine Sunday was once fearlessly known for the fight back against the odds, we are nothing more than a sparkler nowadays - it burns brightly and colourfully for a short while and then suddenly, it fizzles off and extinguishes. We tend to take the lead but concede the goals later. And the loss to Shocking Pink was another classic case, with us twice leading but eventually throwing the match away.

Again, the non-availability of key players required us to deploy certain players, on an emergency basis, not in their usual positions. Teck Chye and Mark gamely took up sweeping and stopping roles respectively, and they accounted for themselves admirably. Teck Wah had to start and end the match as a central midfielder, and KH again on left midfield.

Shocking Pink had their central midfielder and striker-in-chief, both possessing bags of tricks in their sleeves, pulling the strings and the supporting cast proved their competency, playing simply and assuredly, passing the ball around quickly.

Their defence proved to be the weakest link in the 1st half as its tentativeness allowed us to snatch an early 2-0 lead. The first came from a cross from KH on the left (FIFA subsequently clarified that because the field was so small, that cross cannot be classified as a cross, it was more like a short-distance mid-air pass....) that had the defence calling wrongly for an offside. Teck Wah nipped in to hoist the ball over the stranded keeper for our opening goal. The Hwa-Wah combination was put to effective use again as Teck Wah wriggled in from the right before side-footing a defence-splitting through ball. This time round, it was KH nipping in from the blind, with the defence still dazed by Teck Wah's sudden switch of direction, to put the ball past the keeper. 2-0 and we were not even one-quarter of the match done!

Gan was guilty of show-boating on 2 occassions that could have settled the match. Each time, he was placed in one-on-one position, each time he side-dragged the ball one touch too many instead of shooting at goal, each time it resulted in the defender having sufficient time to recover and and rob the ball from him.

Seah was introduced into the match and he proved menacing with his first run with the ball, beating 2 defenders on the right but his final cross packed too much punch for a small pitch.

We were duly punished for our lack of potency upfront. Their striker-in-chief proved too slippery to handle and close down as he successfully drew Mark and Teck Chye to him before releasing the ball to his strike partner in the box. His partner-in-crime showed clinical simplicity instead of fancy footwork with his turn-and-shoot, though Brandon was already out closing the angle. 2-1.

We had the final goal attempt of the half when another cross from KH on the left resulted in both Yong Chua and Teck Wah, both unmarked in the 6-yards box, going for the same ball and we did them a favour by our own failure to convert the cross into goal.

Shocking Pink introduced a few pairs of fresh, young legs to bolster their increasing confidence in the 2nd half. They equalised from a quick counter-attack. Our free-kick from the middle of the pitch was cut out and a quick long pass caught our defence out of place. Their striker-in-chief outpaced Leo to the ball and the situation was worsened by the hesitant Brandon in mixed mind to close him down. He rounded Brandon with ease and tucked the ball into the open goal. 2-2 now and they knew they had the match in their hands.

For a brief moment, we showed glimpse of our famous past when we restored the lead. Gan got to the byeline to receive a quick throw-in by Chwee Leng from the right. Without breaking his strides, Gan hooked the ball across goal for Teck Wah to tap the ball in for our 3rd goal. 3-2 and we saw hope but it was not to be as tiredness set in.

Anyone who watched last season's Champions League 2nd-leg semi-final between Chelsea and Liverpool would have lamented how Liverpool conceded the penalty. Sami Hyppia could have cleared the ball first-time in the box. Instead, he chose to trap the ball but failed to do so cleanly. The ball went to Drogba and in his attempt to recover the lost ball, Hyppia tripped Drogba and the rest, well, you knew it. Shocking Pink got their equalising goal from almost similar circumstances. Mark could have cleared the ball simply but he chose to trap the ball but gave it away to, of all players, their striker-in-chief. The latter ran rings around our defenders and caused a goal mouth melee in the box. SP benefitted from our comical clearances in the box and scored with a tap-in. 3-3!

We thought we could run down the clock but Shocking Pink had other ideas. They continued to press forward. KH failed to close down on their right-midfielder and the latter took a speculative long shot that dropped beyond the outstretched hand of Brandon into goal. 3-4!

It was a match that we threw it away and it could be attributed to 3 factors:
1. Where we could have played simply, we chose to do the extra step that finely borderlined between brilliance and stupidity, depending on what the outcome was. Or in the classic Chinese saying: Adding legs to the snake after finished drawing it. No names need to be mentioned here, the point was made clear after the match.

2. Fitness. The team, in general, lacks fitness but quite clearly, minimum 3 players need to shore up their fitness, and do it quickly - Kian Hwa, Chwee Leng and Mike.

3. Positions. Quite clearly, a few players are not suitable to play in their usual or preferred positions. They need to accept to play in other positions, otherwise the alternative is to settle for (much) lesser play time.

Match #36 (31 Aug 08): 10-men Marine Sunday Eventually Conceded the Goal....

match report contributed by kh

Marine Sunday defended well for 75 or so minutes but the writing was on the wall, the goal just had to come for AA United (oh, it stands for Attitude Aplenty!) after we failed to clear a corner cleanly. Thereafter, AA United laid seige on our goal with 2 further attempts hitting the upright. We were made to sweat badly in the last 10 minutes of the match, holding our ground tenaciously as we literally played with 9-men, KH being a mere walking soldier. Final whistle went....Marine Sunday trooped off the pitch.....with a 4-1 winning margin!

A depleted and incomplete squad, due to non-availability of players and 11th-hour withdrawals of 2 guest players, of only 10 players required some tactical deployment of resources. Kumar was recalled into goal, Seah had to fill in the right full-back position, guest player Benny as the emergency stopper and KH on left-mid, with Gan the only forward. Who would have gambled that we managed to stretch AA United on the flanks and 3 of our goals came from wide? And we could have been more productive if KH were fitter and sharper as he failed to deliver at least 4 good crosses with Gan and Yong Chua in good scoring positions in the box.

We had to start cautiously, not to exhaust ourselves unnecessarily. Despite AA United not being a pressing team, we were tentative in the opening 10 minutes and kept giving away the ball cheaply when we were under no real pressure. AA United almost drew first blood when a momentarily lapse from our rearguard allowed their striker to face Kumar on a one-on-one but our custodian managed to block the shot out for a corner. AA United continued to pepper at our goal with a couple of shots but none was on target.

Things looked quite even when our central midfield duo of Yong Chua and Simon started to grab hold of the rhythm. We had our 1st chance at goal when KH broke free into space in the box to latch onto YC's precise pass but a hasty first-timed left-footed shot skewed the ball wide off the left upright. We did not wait very long for our first goal thereafter. A neat exchange of passes involving KH, Gan and YC eventually released KH free on the left flank. Spotting Chor Guan galloping upfield, KH put in a diagional grounder across the box. Chor Guan outpaced the defenders and his timing was perfect to tap the ball, which Teck Wah usually relished, past the hapless keeper. 1-0 up!

Seah was just as effective on the right as he beat 2 defenders on the flank before delivering a low cross. KH and Gan were lining up in the box in great anticipation to convert the cross but it was timely intercepted by AA's sweeper. Somehow, AA ignored the signs that we were using the flanks and they paid dearly for it. Seah and Teck Chye worked well with a throw-in on the right before the latter squared the ball into the box, Yong Chua brilliantly sold the defenders with a dummy for Gan to whack in a half-volley for our 2nd goal.

With Benny sturdy and steady and Chor Guan composed at the rear, AA United could only try from outside the box but they did not really threaten our goal much. They almost reduced the deficit when we failed to track their right winger at the far post when defending a free kick. Luckily he headed the ball into the side netting. Half-time stood at 2-0, surprisingly.

Our intention in the 2nd half was to consolidate our ground in view of the lack of substitutes. But we piled more misery onto AA United with our 3rd goal shortly after the match resumed. It was a case of sloppiness on their part more than anything else. Thinking that we were not pouring men forward, they were casual in passing the ball in their penalty area when out of the blue, KH charged in to harass the defender and robbed the ball from him. AA custodian was rudely awakened from his daze but by then it was too late as KH slotted the ball into the open goal. YC and Ng were more relieved than KH was elated to have the goal, as they revealed that from where they stood, they could see that it was another chicken-leg trying to kick the ball. With the goal so wide and the keeper at the right post, somehow I chose to use my left foot to shoot the ball which veered towards the keeper!

AA United found us a tough nut to crack at the back. When our defence line was breached, Kumar was there to bail us out as he brilliantly tipped a certain goal at the top right-hand corner over for a corner. The ball from the resulting corner sailed over all the heads and Kumar's outstretched arms and their forward connected the ball with a firm header but Benny was on the line to boot the ball clear, keeping the clean sheet intact.

Goal No 4 came, again from the flank. KH beat 2 defenders to square in another grounder across the box and Teck Chye was left unattended to pick up the pieces and wrapped up the loose ends. His left-footer easily beat the keeper.

AA snatched a consolation goal, and a deserving one, when we failed to clear a corner cleanly. The ball came back into the 6-yards box and their forward connected it with a first-time volley. Deficit was reduced and the margin could have been further narrowed. They then came close with 2 long-range efforts that cannoned off the right post, each time due to KH losing possession in the middle of the pitch.

By then, it was too late to launch any come back. A 10-men team pulled off an upset win against a full team, who had a couple of reserves on the sideline.

By the way, the header was incomplete, it should read "10-men Marine Sunday Eventually Conceded the Goal....But Not the Match!" :)