Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Match #44 (14 Oct 2012): Vintage Wine On Display; So A Vintage Performance And A Vintage Win

It was a rare sight that a younger opponent turned up earlier than us but still, when it comes to getting ready on the pitch for the match, nobody could square up to our discipline. Blaze certainly took ages for their pre-match lineup talk but whatever plans they might have laid out for us, we dug deep to punish them for making us wait for them. We didn't take long to open the account and Mike was the final beneficiary of a fine build-up resulting in a cross from the right. Mike broke free from his marker to tap-in a first-timer beyond the despairing dive of Blaze's keeper. A couple of our players got into their complacency and were dreaming of a durian harvest but it wasn't to be. Blaze's youthful dynamism and vitality soon gained the advantage for them as they laid seige on our goal. They just lacked the cutting edge to seriously threaten Brandon and we finished the half with a slender one-goal lead.

As in the 1st half, we scored our 2nd goal soon after the match resumed. Again, a series of simple passes disrupted their concentration and KH pressured their right-back to concede possession before whipping in a cross for Mike, again getting in front of the defender, to nod home. Blaze's inexperience conceded a penalty. Teck Chye mustered his charm to invite Blaze's defender to his bum and the Blaze's defender duly fell for his trick and in a moment of eagerness to hump Teck Chye, pushed him down in the attempt to pin him on the ground. Before Teck Chye could cry he "was forced to take it in", the referee pointed to the spot. Teck Chye lustfully picked himself up to convert the penalty for our 3rd goal, before wiping that drop of fluid from his mouth and flicking it onto that defender's face.

3-0 and a rare clean sheet for us :)
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