Playing under constant drizzle at Orchid
Park SS, ARFC simply could not get its touches right throughout the match and slumped
to a 0-1 defeat.
This is the starting line-up:
Keeper - Impeccable How Meng
Right-back - Marauding Guoxiong
Sweeper - Combative Ron
Stopper - Towering
Toh
Left-back - Unbeatable Darren
Left-mid - Unpredictable Blackburn (captain)
Centre-mid - ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Centre-mid - Influential Sebastian
Right-mid - Hard-man Tjioe
Striker - Powerful
Alvin
Striker - Talented Chun Haw
Subs:
Dynamic Soon
Speedy Hee
Dependable Jinzhong
Wonder
Wayne
Skillful Weilit
Composed Jackson
Resolute Jasper
Absent:
Talisman Derrick
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Sublime Khim
Steely Tze Ern
Mean-machine Hock
Long-throw specialist Norman
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
Things were pretty even in the opening exchanges though ARFC had the better
chances. In the 7th min,
Blackburn showed remarkable skill to set up Chun Haw who turned but his
side-footed shot hit the upright.
Wayne, Hee and Soon then came on for Alvin, Chun Haw and Haron
respectively.
In the 27th min, Wayne produced a sharp snap shot that was
well parried by their impressive keeper.
Jinzhong then replaced Tjioe while Weilit soon took over Sebastian.
ARFC then trailed 0-1 after an error.
In the 2nd half, ARFC pressed and pressed (x 7)
but was unable to grab the equalizer.
Just 7 mins into the half, Alvin wasted a golden opportunity when he was
played well through by Wayne but Alvin’s heavy touch let him down.
In the 67th min, Sebastian lofted a long ball down the right
and Jasper produced a superb over-lapping run ala Dani Alves and crossed into
the box. Alvin latched on but his shot was cleared to Chun Haw whose fierce shot
was also blocked by the sea of opponents in the box.
Toh then could not get clean connection from 2 headers from corners.
In the end, ARFC lost 0-1, though a bit undeservingly.
Man-of-the-Match is given to Darren.
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