ARFC in record drawn score-line (6-6!!!)

On the back on an inspiring performance not seen from Blackburn for a long long time, ARFC squandered a 3-0 early lead, fell behind 5-6, and eventually managed to snatch an equalizer to draw  6-6 despite laying siege on the opponents’s goalmouth in the last 10 mins of the match.

The 6-6 stalemate was also a record draw score-line for ARFC.

ARFC started with this line-up:

Keeper             -           Impeccable How Meng

Right-back       -           Jackson

Sweeper           -           Astute-reading sweeper Elvis

Stopper                        -           Dependable Jinzhong

Left-back         -           Unbeatable Darren

Left-mid          -           Speedy Hee

Centre-mid       -           Steely Tze Ern

Centre-mid       -           Dynamic Soon

Centre-mid       -           Unpredictable Blackburn  

Right-mid         -           Marauding Guoxiong (captain)

Striker              -           Powerful Alvin

Subs:

Talented Chun Haw

Jasper

Hard-man Tjioe (late) 

Towering Toh (late)

Absent:

Wonder Wayne  

Talisman Derrick

Combative Ron

Weilit

Influential Sebastian  

ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Sublime Khim 

Mean-machine Hock

Long-throw specialist Norman

Precocious En Dian

Nippy Kenny

The match was nearly ruined by the heavy downpour just before the start. However, the wet weather seemed to have galvanised ARFC who took a 3-goal lead inside 20 mins.

In the 5^th min, Hee’s world-class speed paid dividends when their defender was just too slow, or rather hee was just too fast to the ball and he was hacked down.  Blackburn stepped up and thumped home his 117^th ARFC goal. 1-0

In the 15^th min, Chun Haw’s exquisite through ball was latched on to perfection by Hee who duly shot home his 85^th ARFC goal. 2-0 and Hee moved further ahead from Sebastian who was still stuck at 83 goals.

In the 20^th min, Blackburn’s left-wing cross was given a huge aid from Toh who pressured their keeper. With such a towering presence, their keeper only “had eyes for Toh” and the ball flew straight in. 3-0 and it was Blackburn’s 118 goals for ARFC.

ARFC then conceded a goal in the 25^th min. 3-1

ARFC restored its 3-goal cushion when Darren produced yet another superb long-range through ball for Alvin. Alvin raced clear and spotting their keeper coming out, deftly chipped over him for his 186^th ARFC goal. 4-1 

with this goal, Alvin moved 3 goals ahead of Haron.

ARFC then conceded another goal. 4-2

In the 38^th min, Blackburn and Toh again combined to devastating effect. Again, Blackburn crossed from the left and under intense pressure from Toh, their defender headed into his own net. 5-2 and this was the 29^th own goals conceded by ARFC’s opponents down the years.

Just before half-time, ARFC conceded another goal to lead 5-3 at the break.

The rain finally stopped at half-time and ARFC soon went to sleep by conceding 3 goals to opponents within 10 mins. This is very eerie as this was almost the time needed by ARFC to score 3 goals in the first half!!

In the 70^th min, ARFC grabbed the equalizer. From Jasper’s quick throw-in, Alvin spun past his marker and galloped down the right flank instead of his usual trade-mark left-flank run. Looking up, Alvin squared the ball across goal and Blackburn came from deep to sweep the ball into the gaping net for his 119^th ARFC goals. 6-6

This was also Blackburn’s 6^th ARFC hat-trick.

In the last 10 mins, ARFC piled on the pressure bombarded the opponent’s goal. ARFC won 5 corners in a row and all corners were connected by ARFC warriors. Unfortunately, it did not result in any goal as the balls were either blocked by their players or clawed away by their keeper.

Man-of-the-Match is given to Blackburn for his goals and assist.