Dear ARFC warriors:
Apologies for the late report as my PC was hacked by some idiot that caused me no access to internet. (hey, whoever you are, your act had caused grave injustice to the whole of Singapore as they are all dying to see ARFC's majestice and latest heroics on the pitch.)
Anyway, back to the main topic.In a match played in front of 77,777 fans at the Braddell-Westlake Stadia, ARFC chalked up its centurian victory with a comprehensive and resounding 7-1 thrashing of an enthusiastic opponent.
Clearly missing the silky skills of Khim who was away in Germany for detailed analysis of the World Cup teams in Germany, ARFC struggled in the first 7 minutes and could not string even 3 passes together. After missing some chances, ARFC began to stamp its authority on the field.
In the 17th min, ARFC top-scorer Haron opened the scoring after some good worok between Alvin and Hee. 1-0!! This also signalled the opening of the floodgate.
7 minutes later, ARFC went 2-0 up through Kiat Gulam who scrambled in after Toh's initial header was stopped by their keeper. Toh followed up with an other header that looped over the keeper only for Kiat Gulam, who seemed to be enjoying a rich vein of form lately after quitting his frequent visits to 'Ni Hao Ma Tui Na Health Centre', to apply the last touch.
In the 27th min, Haron delivered an exquisite through ball to Alvin who then easily beat the keeper for a 3-0 lead.Minutes before the first half, Toh embarked on a 77-metres solo run from his own penalty box right up to the opponent's box. His placed shot was however, turned round the post by their keeper. What a waste!!
7 minutes into the second half, Alvin returned the compliments to Haron with another quality through ball. NOt surprisingly, Haron finished off the ball for a 4-0 lead.
In the 57th min, Sebastiano appeared to have overhit a high and long through ball to Kiat Gulam. To the latter's credit, he did not give up the chase and to the whole stadia's amazement, he managd to reach the ball before the keeper to put ARFC 5-0 up.
7 Minutes later, Haron completed his yet another hat-trick for ARFC after an excellent ball that split the defence from Tong or Kiat Gulam???. 6-0 !!
In the 67th min, an extremely controversial offside decision resulted in them pulling a goal back. 6-1.By now, ARFC warrioirs are fast tiring due to old age and the youthful opponent took the oportunity to attempt a comeback. The experienced ARFC defence, led by the impressive Elvis, held firm and Huiming even had to clear a ball off the line.
Class finally told in the end after a 7-passing movement resulted in Kiat Gulam completing his first-ever hat-trick in ARFC colours. 7-1.
Ratings:
Jinzhong - 7 (Nothing much to do due to the strong ARFC defence)
Elvis - 9.7 (Marshalled the defence excellently with his superb reading and timely interceptions)
Toh - 8.77 (Towering presence. Made several forays upfront that nearly resulted ina goal for ARFC)
Huiming - 8.7 (As usual, determined and reliable defender)
Bernard - 8.07 (Made several great runs down the left flank and delivered some good balls to the forwards)
Keng - 8 (Good reading of opponents' play but need to improve on ball distribution)
Tong - 8.77 (Hardworking midfielder but lacked support from fellow central midfielder especiaily when Blackburn was playing there)
Blackburn - 7.77 (Another poor performance but still an useful asset when he is on song)
Kiat Gulam - 8.7777 (Sudden rich vien of form. Seemed to have luck playing at this stadia. First-ever hat-trick for ARFC)
David - 8.07 (Made several penetrative tuns down the right flank and nearly scored a goal.)
Hee - 8.077 (Impressed with some harassing of their defenders but clearly tired out in the end. Also, took the worst corner kick of the entire football history... :)
Haron - 9 (what more can i say about this ARFC scoring legend?? Superb finish)
Alvin - 8.77 (Superb energy. Linked up very well with the forwards but need to improve on covering the defence as well)
Sebastian - No comments. Used up energy when chasing a Toh's powerful through ball... :P
Stats after this game:
Win: 100 matches
Draw: 28 matches
Loss: 36 matches
GF: 608 goals
GA: 293 goals
Scorers (in double-digits only):
Haron - 87
Robin - 69
Blackburn - 59
Sebastian - 41
Jeffrey - 40
Hee - 39
Tjioe - 30
David (father of Marco Mak) - 22
Jiong Jiong - 21
Kiat Gulam - 20
Jesmond - 19
Khim - 15
Toh - 14
Tong - 13
Hock - 12
Hwee - 11
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