Match #15 (1 April 2012): We Only Had Ourselves to Kick!

Maybe Brandon was affected by the field warden who checked his NRIC before the match kick-off. Perhaps, he was too distracted by her charm - so SSC's new strategy to ensure genuine users of booked fields has some sort of side effects! That aside, to throw away a handsome 3-0 lead and in the end we were lucky not to lose the match, was simply uncharacteristic.

We raced to a comfortable 3-0 lead, courtesy of goals from Mike, Gan and Simon, by the 20th minute mark. Simon had his trademark goal cruelly denied by the referee's contentious decision to rule an infringement on AFC's keeper by Gan, when clearly, it was the keeper barging into Gan instead. AFC had their moments as well, hitting our upright in the early moment of the match and were all over us in the 2nd half. They reduced the deficit just before half-time. Their relentless pressure in the 2nd half paid off handsomely with 2 late goals.

Final score 3-3, as we reflected that a more savvy approach could have been more productive. We only had ourselves to kick!