With only 12 players (including one with 2 left feet, one with 'handicapped' right foot and one 14-years old boy), we dug deep to score a fantastic 3-0 win over Orangee, who had 17 turnouts and half the team comprising young Malay players to augment the older Chinese (but still younger than us) folks, and in the process, we certainly stood heads and shoulders above them.
Mike broke the duck early in the match when he latched onto KH's knockdown and whipped a shot past Orangee's keeper. Teck Wah and Mike had further chances to threaten Orangee's goal but Mike was the greater culprit. With the keeper on the ground and an empty goal, Mike chose to pass instead of attempting a shot at goal. Our backline was rock solid, despite playing without any backup. Rock, Chwee Leng, Chung Wen and Ng marshalled the line superbly and dealt with Orangee's forays comfortably. We ended the half with a slender 1-0 lead.
Expecting an onslaught from them and mindful of our limited and depleted resources, we opted for a defensive lineup in the 2nd half, depending on the 14-years old boy, Alex's energy to trouble whatever he could. Our 2nd goal came from a typical counter-attack with just 3 players up front. Teck Wah, on the right, reacted to KH's call and sent the ball across the pitch to the opposite flank, with KH galloping down to meet the ball but his cross was handled by Orangee's clumsy defender and referee had no hesitation to point to the spot. Weng Khong coolly made it count, despite having to retake it after his first attempt was disallowed by the referee.
We sat back to absorb and relied on counter-attack to trouble them. Teck Wah got our 3rd goal, his first attempt at point-blank was blocked by their keeper but he followed up on the rebound for our 3rd goal. Alex had a glorious chance to score our 4th but, in order not to out-score and embarrass his father, he chose to fluff the golden opportunity and so he remains 1-goal behind his father on our scoring chart.
Final score: Marine Sunday 3 : Orangee 0
Mike broke the duck early in the match when he latched onto KH's knockdown and whipped a shot past Orangee's keeper. Teck Wah and Mike had further chances to threaten Orangee's goal but Mike was the greater culprit. With the keeper on the ground and an empty goal, Mike chose to pass instead of attempting a shot at goal. Our backline was rock solid, despite playing without any backup. Rock, Chwee Leng, Chung Wen and Ng marshalled the line superbly and dealt with Orangee's forays comfortably. We ended the half with a slender 1-0 lead.
Expecting an onslaught from them and mindful of our limited and depleted resources, we opted for a defensive lineup in the 2nd half, depending on the 14-years old boy, Alex's energy to trouble whatever he could. Our 2nd goal came from a typical counter-attack with just 3 players up front. Teck Wah, on the right, reacted to KH's call and sent the ball across the pitch to the opposite flank, with KH galloping down to meet the ball but his cross was handled by Orangee's clumsy defender and referee had no hesitation to point to the spot. Weng Khong coolly made it count, despite having to retake it after his first attempt was disallowed by the referee.
We sat back to absorb and relied on counter-attack to trouble them. Teck Wah got our 3rd goal, his first attempt at point-blank was blocked by their keeper but he followed up on the rebound for our 3rd goal. Alex had a glorious chance to score our 4th but, in order not to out-score and embarrass his father, he chose to fluff the golden opportunity and so he remains 1-goal behind his father on our scoring chart.
Final score: Marine Sunday 3 : Orangee 0
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