Returning to the St. Wilfrid’s pitch and
playing at the same kick-off time as last week, ARFC fought hard to earn a
well-deserved 4-2 win over Crescent FA.
ARFC was supported by:
Ron's wife Lingzhi and kids
Darren's kids Rayes n Rachel
Tbn's Rayes n Javier
Weilit's friend soccer gal
ARFC
started with this line-up:
Keeper - Weilit’s
friend
Right-back - Unpredictable
Blackburn
Sweeper - Astute-reading
sweeper Elvis
Stopper - Towering
Toh
Left-back - Unbeatable
Darren
Left-mid - Sublime Khim
Centre-mid - Combative
Ron
Centre-mid - Dynamic
Soon
Right-mid - Talisman
Derrick (captain)
Striker - Powerful
Alvin
Striker - Nippy Kenny
Subs:
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
4 more guest players
Absent:
Skilful
Weilit
Steely Tze Ern
Dependable
Jinzhong
Commanding
Ismail
Impeccable
How Meng
Speedy
Hee
Influential
Sebastian
Wonder
Wayne
Marauding
Guoxiong
Hard-man Tjioe
Opponent looked like a group of Malay
delinquent kids with tattoos all over their bodies, unlike our suave Haron and
Ismail who are role models.
ARFC showed superiority with some good
passing and control of the game in the first 7 minutes. However, off a
counter-attacking move, the opponent shocked ARFC when it scored the first
goal. 0-1
In the 17th min, ARFC got its equalizer.
Derrick dribbled past the defender from the right by-line and sent in a low
cross towards goal. The ball was moving towards the keeper's near post but he
failed to catch the low ball cleanly which saw it ricochet off his body. Alvin, who was lurking in the center of
the box, naturally needed no second invitation and promptly slotted the ball
into the empty net for his 246th ARFC goal. 1-1
ARFC then took the lead in the 27th min.
Winning a free kick just at the edge of the opponent's box, Derrick showed some
quick-thinking when he played a short ball to Alvin who was standing in the box
while the opponent was still trying to get back to form its defensive wall.
With only the keeper to beat, Alvin duly slammed the ball home to make it 2-1
and his 247th ARFC goal.
Several substitutions were made throughout
the game so as to give everyone who came a chance to play. This had also
somewhat caused ARFC to lose its momentum in playing its normal passing game.
However, in the 67th min when the line-up was reverted to the core ARFC
players, it finally paid dividends.
Straight from the opponent's goal kick, the
ball fell to Derrick who was just before the halfway line. With just one touch,
Derrick sent a delightful through ball into the box. Alvin who was running
towards the ball while shielding off a challenge from the opposing defender,
kicked the bouncing ball towards the keeper's bottom right corner to make it
3-1. What a beauty!
Besides notching his 248th ARFC
goal, Alvin’s hat-trick was also his 23rd hat-tricks for ARFC!
7-minutes later, the opponent scored
another goal to make it 3-2. They continued to attack ARFC's goal upon sensing
a comeback. There was even a slight altercation towards the end of the game as
the opponents started to get more physical and provocative in their challenges.
However, all their hopes died when Soon
scored the decisive goal in the dying minutes which totally silenced the
opponents. Receiving a through ball near the middle of the box, Soon
rushed towards goal and with only the keeper to beat, sent a swerving ball
towards the keeper's left post which saw the keeper remained rooted to his
spot. Class! 4-2 and this was Soon’s 66th ARFC goal.
Voting results:
Derrick – 8
Alvin – 7
Ron – 7
Soon – 6
Darren – 3
Toh – 1
Elvis – 1
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