the title was meant to intrigue (and borrowed from a madonna's movie), and certainly the events leading to and the outcome itself was quite extraordinary. we manage to conjure up a team made up of 12 players of which 4 were guests (benny, daniel and yan song and joe playing for us the first time, oh what fabulous contributions from them!). then under such circumstances to break the almost 2-month winless streak (since 26 Oct), ah that's quite unexpected. how we did, there can be no empirical evidence on any kind of formula for the future. the possibilities are endless. just read on and enjoy Wordsmith's entertaining piece below.
match report by mel
Change, we can. Change, we must. That was Marine Sunday's war-cry as the team trooped out to meet their opponents after a winless streak that stretched longer than a camel's phallus. Perhaps Obama could heal us, we lamented and so the team formed a circle for a pre-match pow-wow. What does being Obama mean? So we broke it down:
1. O-B-A-M-A: Old Balls Are Mindless Accessories. We agreed it sounded right but enough about what our wives own.
2. Our Best Act Means Aggression. ...Yes, we must be aggressive and combat that deadly virus that has plagued us, the infamous KH69 virus which has killed a number of chickens (as in the Geylang variety), and some poultry too.
WHO had given us our shots and for a short while at least, we were free of the KH 69 virus and so MS attacked with wild abandonement, like VS boys when they see SAC girls on service 148. Teck Wah grabbed four goals, Mark had an easy tap in and Chua finished with immaculate class. Just to prove a point, Wah also intentionally hit the bar four times but missed the vertical on two other occassions. Can't blame him lah, the post is thin compared to the goal.
The game: MS was slow to settle down and our opponents seized the chance to steal a goal. 1-0. Oh, we could feel KH 69 deadly breath on our necks. But MS fought back brilliantly with neat passing game. So neat, our opponents relaxed so they could catch the action. One after another MS pounded our opponent's goal. Wah, with time on his hands, aimed for the horizontal after dancing his way around the defenders. Still, the goals flowed. Two quick goals from Wah put us back in the lead. The second was a well-plcaed header which sailed into the top corner. 1-2.
Then after neat interpassing on the left, Leng played a neat pass to Mark who had the easiest of tap ins. 1-3. Just before half-time, Wah grabbed his hat-trick. 1-4.
At half-tim MS decided to take it easy. Big mistake. It allowed our opponents back into the game, especially Mohd Ronaldo, the number 7 who did so many crossovers with his skinny legs, he began to resemble one of those dancers at Crazy Horse cabaret. But his trickery led to a second goal for our opponents. 2-4. Any hope of a recovery faded when Wah headed his fourth pass the keeper and then Chua finished with a well-placed shot which left the keeper rooted. 2-6.
Now we may have broken the winless streak thanks to WHO's antidote but I think it was the return of Kwan, the shot in the arm doctors prescribed. He defended stoutly and is as fit as ever. Or it could be Melvin, who marked his second game but marking the ref out of the game. Mel set a new record for standing still at a single spot but that strategy proved useful as three defenders thought he had opened a sarabat stall and stood around him waiting for teh tarik.
On to the next game and don forget your KH 69 shots. Unfortunately, the shots can only be administered in the rump so get ready to bend over guys. Merry X'mas!
1. O-B-A-M-A: Old Balls Are Mindless Accessories. We agreed it sounded right but enough about what our wives own.
2. Our Best Act Means Aggression. ...Yes, we must be aggressive and combat that deadly virus that has plagued us, the infamous KH69 virus which has killed a number of chickens (as in the Geylang variety), and some poultry too.
WHO had given us our shots and for a short while at least, we were free of the KH 69 virus and so MS attacked with wild abandonement, like VS boys when they see SAC girls on service 148. Teck Wah grabbed four goals, Mark had an easy tap in and Chua finished with immaculate class. Just to prove a point, Wah also intentionally hit the bar four times but missed the vertical on two other occassions. Can't blame him lah, the post is thin compared to the goal.
The game: MS was slow to settle down and our opponents seized the chance to steal a goal. 1-0. Oh, we could feel KH 69 deadly breath on our necks. But MS fought back brilliantly with neat passing game. So neat, our opponents relaxed so they could catch the action. One after another MS pounded our opponent's goal. Wah, with time on his hands, aimed for the horizontal after dancing his way around the defenders. Still, the goals flowed. Two quick goals from Wah put us back in the lead. The second was a well-plcaed header which sailed into the top corner. 1-2.
Then after neat interpassing on the left, Leng played a neat pass to Mark who had the easiest of tap ins. 1-3. Just before half-time, Wah grabbed his hat-trick. 1-4.
At half-tim MS decided to take it easy. Big mistake. It allowed our opponents back into the game, especially Mohd Ronaldo, the number 7 who did so many crossovers with his skinny legs, he began to resemble one of those dancers at Crazy Horse cabaret. But his trickery led to a second goal for our opponents. 2-4. Any hope of a recovery faded when Wah headed his fourth pass the keeper and then Chua finished with a well-placed shot which left the keeper rooted. 2-6.
Now we may have broken the winless streak thanks to WHO's antidote but I think it was the return of Kwan, the shot in the arm doctors prescribed. He defended stoutly and is as fit as ever. Or it could be Melvin, who marked his second game but marking the ref out of the game. Mel set a new record for standing still at a single spot but that strategy proved useful as three defenders thought he had opened a sarabat stall and stood around him waiting for teh tarik.
On to the next game and don forget your KH 69 shots. Unfortunately, the shots can only be administered in the rump so get ready to bend over guys. Merry X'mas!
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