ARFC strolled to victory in friendly.....

Dear ARFC warriors,

In a match played in front of just 77 fans again due to the haze, ARFC strolled to a 5-0 victory over an enthusiastic opponent.

Just before the match, ARFC received some bad news as Haron, Hock and Jinzhong all withdrew due to last-min work commitment. However, the blow was cushioned by the unexpected presence of fit-again Blackburn and the used-to-be-speedy right-back Boon as well as the hardworking Tong. Raymond, the talented but at times selfish player, also helped out once again.

Boon started in goal, with Sebastiano, Huiming, Bernard and Kiat Gulam forming the "arsenal rear-guard". Speedy Hee and Raymond took up the left and right flank respectively, with Tjioe and hardworking Tong guarding the centre. Up front, WO Neo and powerful Alvin led the line in the absence of ARFC scoring legend Haron. Fit-again but unpredictable Blackburn is the only sub.

ARFC soon stamped its authority on the game. After missing some half-chances, ARFC opened the scoring in the 7th min. A good move on the left involving Bernard, Speedy Hee and Tong resulted in a nice ball down the left for powerful Alvin who delivered a weighted cross for WO Neo to sweep in his 41st goal for ARFC. 1-0!!

However, some wayward finishing by ARFC warriors resulted in only a 1-0 lead into the second-half. Of special note was when WO Neo put the ball into row ZZZ with an open gaping goal at his mercy in the 37 min.

Sebastiano then make a string of positional changes. Barely 70 seconds into the second half, ARFC extended its lead when a ball from Kiat Gulam on the right to the left found Blackburn who laid on the ball for powerful Alvin to leash home his 12th goal for ARFC. 2-0!!

7 mins later, a superb weight ball down the right for Kiat Gulam from Sebastiano saw Kiat Gulam placed the ball home for his 24th goal for ARFC. 3-0 now!!

17 mins later, ARFC furthered its lead when Raymond laid on the ball to Sebastiano in the middle. Spotted that Raymond had continued his run, Sebastiano returned the ball with a chipped ball for him to run almost 47 metres and sidefooted the ball home. This was Raymond's 3rd goal in his 3rd game for ARFC. 100% goal-scoring record. 4-0!!

7 mins from the end, Raymond sent a cross from the right and Sebastiano managed to beat the on-rushing defender for the ball. Taking his time, Sebastiano curled a measured ball into the top right-corner that gave the keeper no chance at all. This was Sebastiano's 43rd goal for ARFC. 5-0!!

Immediately after the goal, an unidentified female fan ran into the field and threw her bra and panties at Sebastiano, who was clearly amused at the passionate fan.

It was great to see the return of Boon who gave a whole-hearted performance at right-back. Speedy Hee also performed well once again when he took up the keeper position in the 2nd half, thereby cementing his place as the No. 2 GK in ARFC.

We will miss the physical presence of Tjioe who will only return sometime in mid-Dec.