2nd League Match Details

03 April 2011 (Sun) 3pm = 1500 hrs MacPherson Sec Sch Opponent is The OC. Pls bring both colours though we should be wearing white jerseys. Thanks.

No Match this sunday - 27 March 2011

There is no match this sunday (27 March 2011).

For the many of you who are carrying injuries, please do not go and aggravate your injuries. Rest well.

Thanks.

ARFC suffers opening match blues

Kicking off the new D2D League season, ARFC crashed to a 0-3 defeat against FC Simpang at the artificial pitch at Tampines SS in front of just 7,777 fans which included 4 hot babes Tracie, Anna, Cerine and SuI. The low turn-out was due to the heavy downpour just before the match.


ARFC started with this 4-4-2 line-up:

Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Influential Sebastian
Right-mid: Long-throw specialist Norman
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Combative Ron
Left-mid: Steely Tze Ern (captain)
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: ARFC Scoring Legend Haron


Subs:

Unpredictable Blackburn (late)
Wonder Wayne (late)

Absent:

Hard-man Tjioe
Precocious En Dian
Unbeatable Darren
Sublime Khim
Speedy Hee
Nippy Kenny
Talisman Derrick
Talented Chun Haw

ARFC was determined to start the new season on a positive note and played really well in the opening exchanges. Just mins into the match, Jinzhong made a superb save to deny their striker from putting FC Simpang ahead.

ARFC then returned fire 7 mins later. Sebastian’s piercing slide-rule grounder saw Alvin springing and bore down on goal. However, his attempt to lob their keeper was thwarted when their keeper clawed the ball away for a corner.

Haron, who was carrying a niggling ankle injury but still gamely turned up to play, wriggled his way past 4 defenders but was cruelly brought down just outside the penalty box. From the resulting free-kick, Sebastian curled the ball low but was really narrowly just 0.77 m wide!

ARFC then conceded a goal. 0-1

Haron then combined very well with Alvin by exchanging several one-two passes. However, Alvin could not get a decent shot in.

Blackburn then came in for the slightly-injured Soon with Sebastian moving back to centre-mid position.

Norman also impressed with several throw-ins which FC Simpang had problems dealing with but ARFC could not benefit from those missiles.

In the 2nd half, Wayne, who only arrived at the break after going to the wrong venue, came in at left-back with Blackburn partnering Haron in attack.

ARFC fell further behind when its off-side trap failed and the striker was able to take almost 7 mins before rolling the ball into the empty net. At this juncture, Sebastian totally flew his top as no one even bothered to chase after their striker after the failed off-side trap which is totally suicidal!

ARFC suffered yet another crushing blow when Haron picked up a thigh injury and had to be substituted. L

ARFC then threatened with a few corners but was unable to capitalize. Blackburn also flashed a shot wide.

ARFC then conceded another suicidal goal. 0-3.

From Sebastian’s diagonal cross-field pass, Tze Ern shot meekly at their keeper.

In the dying mins, Soon showed ARFC his world-renowned determination when he came from nowhere to chase after Jinzhong’s long punt. Just when everyone thought their keeper would get the ball, Soon nicked the ball away from him but his shot from an acute angle just rolled across the goal-mouth with no ARFC there to tap in. Unlucky but what a world-class determined run!

Besides the morale-sapping 0-3 loss, ARFC is also looking at potential injury victims in Haron, Soon, Alvin and Guoxiong.

Just one thing to add, considering the injuries that both Alvin and Haron were carrying prior to the match, both did well. If there is anything to blame, it’s us midfielders as we did not feed them with quality balls and they had to rely mostly on scraps.

D2D League New Season - 1st match details

20 March 2011 (Sun)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Tampines Secondary School (artificial pitch)

Opponent is FC Simpang

Please bring both colours.

Please e-mail Sebastian of your availability.

No match this sunday (13 March 2011)

Dear ARFC warriors,

Due to a spate of injuries picked up by many of us during the past few matches, I have requested the D2D organiser to grant us a break for this sunday in order for us to rest and recover.

Hence, no match this sunday but please rest and get well.

Under-strength ARFC out-classed and crashed out of D2D Cup

In the D2D Cup quarter-final match, an under-strength ARFC was out-classed 2-6 by Luchas Locos at Bedok Green SS in front of 77,777 fans which included 3 babes – Anna, Su and Afiqah.

The loss also saw an end of ARFC’s 7-match unbeaten streak in 2011.

ARFC started with this 4-5-1 line-up:

Keeper: Guest keeper Michael
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong (captain)
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Combative Ron
Left-back: Unpredictable Blackburn
Right-mid: Talisman Derrick
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hard-man Tjioe
Left-mid: Steely Tze Ern
Striker: Powerful Alvin

Subs:

Wonder Wayne
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Absent:

Towering Toh
Precocious En Dian
Unbeatable Darren
Long-throw specialist Norman
Dependable Jinzhong
Sublime Khim
Speedy Hee
Nippy Kenny
Talented Chun Haw

Things got off to a worst possible start when ARFC conceded a goal after just 7 mins.

To its credit, ARFC did not give up and equalized 7 mins later. Guoxiong was brutally hacked down when he tried to embark his trade-mark over-lapping run on the right. From the free-kick, Sebastian’s ball was hit high into the 6-yard area. Under pressure from a host of ARFC warriors like Tjioe, Ron, Derrick and Alvin, their keeper fumbled and spilled the ball into his own net for the 24th own goal to ARFC. 1-1

Wayne then took over Blackburn’s position at left back. Haron also replaced the injured Soon.

ARFC then fell behind again. 1-2.

Things started turning tragic when ARFC conceded another 2 goals to go down 1-4 at half-time.

In the 2nd half, Soon replaced Sebastian after the latter suffered a slight twist to his left ankle.

In the 2nd half, ARFC played much better. In the 57th min, Haron combined effectively with Alvin but the latter shot wide.

Blackburn then put Alvin clean through with a clever quickly-taken free-kick but again Alvin shot wide.

ARFC then concede another 2 goals. 1-6.

Michael then made 2 world-class saves.

Mins before the end, Michael threw a quick ball to Derrick who was standing at the mid right flank area. Spotting their keeper off his line, Derrick unleashed a swinging volley which saw the ball sailed over their keeper for his 33rd ARFC foal. 2-6

Derrick’s goal was similar to David Beckham’s 1997 goal against Crystal Palace which launched his stardom. Hopefully, Derrick will also go on to be as famous as Beckham.

Man-of-the-Match is Tze Ern though Ron and Guoxiong stood out too.

From this match, it was clear that ARFC missed Speedy Hee’s constant harassing of defenders. Also, Darren was a BIG miss as our left-back position was hopelessly and haplessly exposed time and again especially in the 1st half. Last but not least, ARFC really needs a keeper who can commit to the team.

D2D Cup - Quarter-Final match details

06 March 2011 (Sun)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Bedok Green Sec Sch

Opponent is Luchas Locos.

Please bring both colours.

Please e-mail Sebastian of your availability.