Our unbeaten streak of the new season looked set to come to a halt against Red Stars, which comprise a potent mix of late-30s and early-20s and have, among them, a few players who used to ply their trade in S-League. Their technique, movement, passing are simply 2 notches above us. Facing such formidable opponent and given the water-soaked pitch that made the condition even more treacherous for us, we put in the best shift of duty to date, grinding out an against-all-odds 3-2 win over them. The fact they applauded and paid generous compliments to us at the end of the match speaks volume of our grit and determination. Everyone of us worked our socks off for this hugely satisfying win.
The blistering pace that they set from the whistle stretched us thin and the match was hardly 10 minutes old when they opened accounts. Teck Chye equalised, though he looked a tad offside, when a fiercely determined Simon bulldozed his way in between 2 defenders for Teck Chye to benefit from. Simon then scored another of his trademark long-range goal from a free-kick just after the centre line to reverse the deficit at the break. Simon added to his goal tally with another cracker from outside box but Red Stars forced the match to the wire with a late goal to set up a pulsating finish. Our defence department comprising Melvin, Rock, Weng Kwan, Ng, Chwee Leng and Chung Wen could stand tall and proud against such pacy and skilful forwards of Red Stars. Well Done! Love it!
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