Derrick becomes first ARFC keeper to save 2 penalties in a match!!

ARFC was supposed to play a friendly match on 28 Oct 2012 at 3 pm at Pasir Ris Sec but not for the first time, the organizer again cocked up and cancelled our match. Alvin then gave a tongue-lashing at the organizer who then hastily arranged a friendly match at 5 pm at Victoria JC.

Alvin then quickly called up ARFC warriors and just managed to form a team.

ARFC started with this line-up:

Keeper             -           Talisman Derrick

Right-back       -           Marauding Guoxiong

Sweeper           -           Astute-reading sweeper Elvis

Stopper                        -           Towering Toh

Left-back         -           Glen (guest player)

Left-mid          -           Speedy Hee

Centre-mid       -           Steely Tze Ern

 Centre-mid      -           Combative Ron

Right-mid         -           Unpredictable Blackburn  

Striker              -           Wonder Wayne

Striker              -           Powerful Alvin (captain)

Subs:

Weilit

Jasper

Unbeatable Darren (late)

Troy (guest player)

Absent:

How Meng

Influential Sebastian

ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Dynamic Soon

Hard-man Tjioe  

Sublime Khim 

Dependable Jinzhong

Mean-machine Hock

Talented Chun Haw

Long-throw specialist Norman

Precocious En Dian

Nippy Kenny

  

ARFC was clearly ill-prepared for the last-min switch and was not helped by the big international size field. Furthermore, the opponents, JSSL Arsenal, was well-coached and their players were all either in their teens or early twenties.

ARFC trailed 0-2 at half-time.

In the 2^nd half, ARFC came out fighting and was determined not to damage ARFC’s reputation. Troy’s wonderful shot came off the post

Weilit nearly scored after being put through by Alvin. Before Weilit can pull the trigger, their fast defender came from nowhere, produced a sliding tackle la Mark Lawrenson, and cleared the danger.

Weilit then had another similar chance but the outcome was the same as the earlier chance.

ARFC then conceded another goal. 0-3

ARFC could have lost by a bigger margin if not for the heroics of Derrick who, incredibly, produced TWO penalty saves in the match!! 

I am not sure if Derrick was the first ARFC keeper to save a penalty during a match ( I think Jinzhong had done so too), but I am 777% sure that Derrick is the first ARFC keeper to save 2 penalties in a match.

With this feat, Derrick is hereby automatically promoted to ARFC keeper whenever Jinzhong or How Meng is not available. Hee Hee Hee…..

Without doubt then, Derrick is the Man-of-the-Match.