In a match played on the wet ground at Braddell Stadium, Apex Rangers steam-rolled past a youthful Malay opponent 4-0. The match was watched by only 777 fans due to the rain and also many of the fans were away on leave enjoying their time in the beautiful beaches + bitches at Bali and Krabi.
ARFC started with Jinzhong in goal with the returning-from-honeymoon Towering Toh and astute-reading Elvis in front of him. Left-foot wizard Bernard and used-to-be-speedy right-back Boon were at left-back and right-back respectively. In the middle, Sebastiano and hard-man Tjioe, who just returned from a training stint with Freddy Adu in the US, guarded the centre, with Speedy Hee at left-mid and hard-working Tong at right-mid. Up front, the powerful Alvin partnered ARFC scoring legend, Haron. Kiat Gulam and unpredictable Blackburn were the subs, with determined Huiming sitting out the match.
Despite the wet ground, ARFC soon dominated proceedings and pressed the opponents no end. The match was barely 7 mins old when Speedy Hee fed a great slide-rule pass to ARFC scoring legend Haron who cleverly made space on the left side of the box. Outrunning their defender, Haron squared the ball in for powerful Alvin to open the scoring with his 14th goal for ARFC.
ARFC doubled the lead in the 17th min. A clever exchange of play between hardworking Tong and powerful Alvin resulted in the latter releasing ARFC scoring legend Haron with a through ball. With a great first touch that lined up the ball well, ARFC scoring legend Haron whacked the ball beyond the reach of their keeper to score his 100th goal for ARFC. His goal sparked off wild celebrations between the ARFC warriors and Kiat Gulam quickly seized the opportunity to use his latest 77 –mega-pixel digital camera to snap a shot of Haron’s markings on his torso. Excellent!! The 777 fans also rushed onto the pitch to mob Haron but luckily the Gurkha Contingent officers were quick to disperse the fanatical and passionate crowd.
In the 27th min, ARFC scoring legend Haron notched his second goal for the match after yet another great ball from powerful Alvin. His 101st goal for ARFC.
In the second half, the opponent tried their best to pull back a consolation goal. 7 minutes after the re-start, the Nigerian referee bizardly awarded a penalty after harshly judging Kiat Gulam of pulling back the opponent. However, their penalty-taker fluffed his chance after his re-taken penalty was smothered by the impressive Jinzhong who showed an assured pair of hands.
In the 67th min, hard-man Tjioe had a 27-yard pile driver superbly saved by their keeper.
ARFC scored its 4th goal in the 77th min after a fantastic long ball from unpredictable Blackburn to powerful Alvin who did not gave up the chase and eventually won the ball ahead of their defender and keeper to steer the ball into the empty net. That was his 15th goal for ARFC.
Just wish to add that astute-reading Elvis, left-wizard Bernard, hard-working Tong and powerful Alvin had a monster of a game. Used-to-be-speedy Right-back Boon also showed glimpses of his old form.
Speaking to the various reporters gathered at the post-match conference, ARFC scoring legend Haron was clearly over the moon:
“I am indeed privileged to be playing for ARFC. My centurion goals would not have been possible without all the great support from the ARFC warriors. Also, by notching up 2 goals, I also showed that my recent marriage did not affect my goal-scoring exploits. Once again, thank you ARFC warriors and to my lovely wife, thanks for the understanding…..”
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