With a dominating performance, ARFC chalked
up its 4th successive victories with a 2-0 win over IW.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper - Impeccable How Meng
Right-back - Resolute Jasper
Sweeper - Unpredictable Blackburn
Stopper - Combative
Ron
Left-back - Wonder Wayne
Left-mid - Talisman Derrick
Centre-mid - Hard-man Tjioe
Centre-mid - Talented Chun Haw
Right-mid - Skillful Weilit
Striker - Powerful
Alvin
Striker - Speedy Hee
Subs:
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Dynamic Soon
Influential Sebastian (late)
Absent:
Towering Toh
Marauding Guoxiong
Regal Roy
Composed Jackson
Unbeatable Darren
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Dependable Jinzhong
Nippy Kenny
Sublime Khim
Steely Tze Ern
Mean-machine Hock
Long-throw specialist Norman
Precocious En Dian
Earl (guest player)
ARFC was determined to correct the wrong (1-1 draw in the previous match
against the same opponent) and Tjioe was particularly menacing.
ARFC opened the scoring in the 17th min. Alvin’s corner was hit way too high and
reached no ARFC warrior. However, Ron
did not give up and chased the ball till the byline. With a sharp turn ala
Dennis Bergkamp, Ron floated the ball back in and Chun Haw connected with a vicious
looping header to beat their keeper for his 20th ARFC goal. 1-0
7 mins later, Haron replaced Hee.
In the 27th min, ARFC nearly doubled the scoring. Alvin was
put away down the left flank by Tjioe. With a powerful first touch, Alvin pushed
the ball beyond their covering defender. Looking up, Alvin heard Haron’s call
and he duly obliged with a low outside right footer ball. The onrushing Haron
looked to have added to his 188 ARFC goals but his shot inexplicably smacked
against the post with the goal gaping! Unlucky but what a great awareness by
Haron!
Soon then replaced Weilit who suffered a hand injury.
In the 2nd half, Sebastian came on for Ron with Tjioe
dropping to stopper.
Sebastian made an immediate impact when he chipped in a free-kick from the
middle to the right flank. Jasper produced a stunning over-lapping run down the
right flank, looked up and sent in a delicious ball into the box. Haron and
their keeper and defender challenged for the ball but Haron won the duel when
he flicked the ball over them. With the ball rolling nicely about 0.77 mm from
the goal-line, Soon made sure of the goal by simply tapping into the unguarded net
for his 47th ARFC goal. 2-0
Sebastian then executed a curling free-kick from the left which was not
met by any warrior but it bounced off the post. Unlucky for ARFC again.
Haron then released Alvin with a clever pass and Alvin surged clear only
to see his low right-footed shot cannoned off the post. Yet another unlucky ARFC
miss!
Man-of-the-Match must be given to both Tjioe and Wayne.
Special mention to Jasper who put in several over-lapping runs from his right-back position. Wonderful improving player.