Match #41: (30 Oct 10): We Stopped The Rot With A Thumping 6 - 1 Win

We were simply merciless in ending our 6-match winless streak with a resounding win over one of our closest arch rivals - Seafoodies. Our fear of our usual weakness - collapsing in the 2nd half - happened to them instead. Nobody would have imagined the outcome given that our past encounters have been keenly-contested and close affairs, and especially with the 1st half ended at 1 apiece. At the break, we trooped off the pitch thinking it was one of those days where luck deserts us. Gan hit the goal frame twice, KH fluffed a sitter in front of open goal, YC had an effort cleared off the line.

Teck Wah ended his nearly 3 months of goal drought with a hat-trick, and YC, KH and Weng Khong found the net as well. We could have scored more but it was almost the same story in the 2nd half - Teck Wah's turn to miss the open goal, Seafoodies' left-back bravely cleared Weng Khong's left-foot effort off the line, Gan failed to beat the out-of-position keeper.

Whilst we were rampant upfront, our defenders were tight at the back, and Brandon was not really tested. The win restored the smile on our faces. Overdue indeed.

Match #40 (24 Oct 10): The Streak Continues.......

We had only ourselves to blame for another loss - 2 - 3 against Man Utd Admirers (all decked in white Man Utd away jerseys). Simon put us 1 up with a sweetly struck effort from outside the box and Chye took full advantage of a gifted slide rule pass from MUA's defender to secure a 2-0 margin at half time.  Inexplicably, with a quarter of the match to go, we simply capitulated for no apparent reasons. The referee played a small part by ignoring a blatant push on Gan in the penalty box and later awarding MUA a penalty for an innocuous challenge by Chor Guan on their forward. Then again, there was no reason for us throwing the match away. Perhaps, we lost the fun in playing.

Match #39 (17 Oct 10): Losing Streak Broken .....

It was a very winnable match vs British Council. MS virtually camped in their half for the first 20 mins as BC was literally in 6s & 7s. For a while, we look like the team of our jersey, lots of possession but failing to put it in the net. A good cross from Chye found Simon after YC had occupied the attention of the central defenders. Simon finished well with his left foot. Unfortunately BC bounced back quickly as their forward cut in from the left and drilled a shot past our keeper.

The second half was surprising hard for us. A route one approach enabled BC to score against the run of play. Chye restored parity with a thumping freekick after Simon had caused the keeper to handle outside the box. Then we fell behind again. YC then shrugged off 2 challenges before burying a grounder to bring the contest to a climax. Both teams went all out for the elusive winner. It ended a thrilling 3-3.

The streak is broken but we still do not know the 'missing' link for the losses or to regain winning :)

Match #38 (9 Oct 10): Losing Streak Continues Against Pandan Valley

Our miserable form continued with 1-2 loss against Pandan Valley, who could have whitewashed us in the 2nd half but some inspirational goalkeeping by Gan kept them at bay. Apart from Gan's top form in between the posts, the other positive takeaway was Leo's notching his first goal of the season. Other than these two facts, the rest was largely forgettable.

Match #37 (3 Oct 10): 3 Losses in a Row, 2 - 4 against Yellow Fellows

We lost the last 2 matches, so happened Weng Khong and Leo were absent. They were present today, made no difference...except Leo deflected in an own goal :)

Against such opponent, our inferior fitness will worsen our downfall. Our both goals were quality - Mike nodded home a cross from some good football down the left involving Teck Chye and Kian Hwa, and Gan scored from an exquisite chip. But apart from those, we didn't really threaten much. We have to start turning things around....

Match #36 (26 Sep 10): A Match of Mud-Ball, 1-3 Loss

2nd successive loss in 2 weeks on an awful pitch. Spiritus, our holy opponents, didn't seem to be unduly affected by the pitch. Young legs and lungs have the advantages. All goals came in the 2nd half with Gan notching our consolation goal from the spot.



Match #35 (18 Sep 10): No Complaint of The 2-0 Loss Against Such Quality Opposition

Our first loss in more than 3 months was no shame. Sure, SCFC had the lion share of possession but we put up a gallant performance, had our chances to even overturn the result. The lack in quantity and more critically, quality, eventually were the telling difference between both sides.