In the ARFC Reunion Match played at the magnificent artificial pitch 1 at The Cage@Sports Park, the Fantasy Team led by Alvin narrowly defeated Haron's Dream Team by the score-line of 2-1.
Fantasy Team warriors present: Alvin, How Meng, Derrick, Darren, Guoxiong, Tze Ern, Soon, Wayne, Jackson, Weilit, Chun Haw, Jasper, Kenny and Norman.
Dream Team warriors present: Haron, Kiat, Eng Lai, Huiming, David, Guigui, Tong, Sebastian, Blackburn, Khim, Tjioe, Toh, Hee, Elvis, Bernard, Jinzhong, Robin, Hock and Boon
Prior to the start, Sebastian gave a brief introduction of the ARFC pioneer warriors - Huiming, David, Robin, Guigui, Hock and Boon. David then gave away the "ang bao door gift" to all warriors present, while the rest of the pioneers gave out scorers prizes as follows:
50 goals - Toh (given by Boon), Derrick (given by Hock) and Khim (given by Huiming)
100 goals - Blackburn (given by Guigui)
150 goals - Alvin (given by Robin) and Haron (given by Su and Fiqah)
Fantasy Team got off to a dream start in the 7th min when the Dream Team was still "dreaming". From a freekick routine, Alvin and Wayne combined to set up Derrick who planted a header beyond the despairing dive of Jinzhong. 1-0
Fantasy Team soon doubled its lead after a through pass saw Alvin breaking clear of the off-side trap and side-footed the ball home. 2-0
Fantasy Team proceeded to miss a few chances while Dream Team were restricted to a few half-chances.
In the 2nd half, Dream Team came out determined to reduce the deficit but Fantasy Team still held the upper hand.
Dream Team then pulled a goal back in the 57th min when Hock's stinging drive from outside the box was parried by How Meng. Haron reacted quickest to the loose ball by volleying the ball home. 2-1
Dream Team then piled on the pressure in the later stages of the match and came close on a few occasions but could not find the net.
Fantasy Team also has lots of chances to close out the match but were led down by poor finishing, brilliant saves of Jinzhong and off-side traps.
Man-of-the-Match for Dream Team is obviously Khim with Huiming and Toh coming very close. For the Fantasy Team, Darren is the Man-of-the-Match with Derrick and Alvin closely behind him.
ARFC would like to express its appreciation to all for taking the time out to play in this match, generous contribution to ARFC's coffers and playing the hearts out even though it is just a match between ARFC warriors. Particularly, ARFC would also like to thank all wives and children for braving the scorching sun to support this joyous occasion.........
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