ARFC chalked up its 3rd victory in as many matches in 2009 with a total destruction score of 14-0 of FC Corpus Christi at Yio Chu Kang SS. The score-line is also ARFC’s record victory since its formation on 08 Jun 1991.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Hardworking Tong (captain)
Sweeper: Uncompromising Edwin
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Mean-machine Hock
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Hard-man Tjioe
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Powerful Alvin
The only sub is Unpredictable Blackburn.
Haron, who was injured, was present to lend his support together with Su and Afiqah.
ARFC had previously defeated the same team 7-0 and hence right from the whistle, ARFC virtually camped in their half with waves and waves and waves of attack.
The floodgates were opened in the 7th min. Sebastian’s precise corner from the left was met powerfully by Toh whose bullet header was measured at 377 km/h, giving their impressive keeper no chance at all. This was Toh’s 1st goal in the tournament and his 28th ARFC goal. 1-0
ARFC doubled its lead merely mins later. Sebastian was again the architect when his slide-rule through ball was latched on by Alvin who duly broke clear and scored for his 79th ARFC goal. 2-0
Blackburn then came in for the slightly-injured Alvin.
After some more missed chances, ARFC got its 3rd goal in the match in the 17th min. Tong, the captain for the day, chipped in a delicious ball to the marauding Hock who took a touch and duly thumped the ball right into the roof of the net for his 18th ARFC goal. 3-0.
In the 27th min, Hock again powered clear on the right and his square ball was met brilliantly by Blackburn for his 74th ARFC goal. 4-0
Blackburn then set up Sebastian who finished with a low right-foot drive for his 62nd ARFC goal. 5-0.
7 mins later, Sebastian got his 2nd goal in the match when his left foot drive found the net. 6-0.
6-0 is the half-time score though it could have been more if not for some world-class saves by their impressive keeper.
In the 2nd half, ARFC continued to be generous with so many squandered opportunities, with Sebastian the chief culprit. Hence, it was no surprise when Sebastian was replaced by Alvin who next became the next Santa Claus with 3 unbelievable misses ala Ronnie Rosenthal.
ARFC got its 7th goal when Hock again thumped home for his 19th ARFC goal.
This was quickly followed by Alvin when he chipped over their keeper for his 80th ARFC goal. 8-0.
Edwin was next to get into the goal-scoring act when he nonchalantly touched home a low corner from Blackburn from the left. It was his 4th ARFC goal. 9-0.
Sebastian then took over Toh.
Tjioe scored the goal of the match when he ran unopposed from inside his own half and side-footed the ball home for his first goal in this tournament and his 45th ARFC goal. 10-0.
Alvin then completed his hat-trick with his 81st ARFC goal. His hat-trick also enabled him to draw level with Robin’s 10 hat-tricks for ARFC. 11-0
Sebastian completed his hat-trick with his 64th ARFC goal. 12-0
Blackburn also notched a hat-trick with another 2 goals for his 75th and 76ht ARFC goal. 14-0
The Man-of-the-Match is jointly awarded to Soon and Tong for their very disciplined and hardworking displays.
This match is also only the 2nd time that 3 ARFC warriors had scored hat-tricks in the same match. The previous occasion when this happened was actually ARFC’s first-ever match on 08 Jun 1991 when Robin (3), David (4) and ex-warrior Jiongjiong (3) netted in a 11-3 victory.
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