Playing against OVA under-40 team
where almost all their players actually looked below 25, ARFC was really
unlucky to draw 2-2 at the Victoria School pitch.
ARFC was supported by Lingzhi,
Ron’s capable wife.
To a suggestion, ARFC played in
an unarthodox 3-4-3 formation as follows:
Keeper - Commanding
Ismail
Stopper - Unpredictable
Blackburn
Sweeper - Combative
Ron
Stopper - Towering
Toh
Left wing-back - Unbeatable Darren
Rigt wing-back - Speedy Hee
Centre-mid - Dynamic
Soon
Centre-mid - Influential
Sebastian (captain)
Striker - Nippy Kenny
Striker - ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Striker - Powerful
Alvin
Subs:
Skilful Weilit (late)
Talented Chun Haw (late)
Wonder Wayne (slightly late)
Absent:
Steely Tze Ern
Hard-man Tjioe
Impeccable How Meng
Talisman Derrick
Marauding Guoxiong
Dependable Jinzhong
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Sublime Khim
ARFC threatened almost
immediately. From the left flank, Alvin picked up Kenny whose rocket just
clipped the bar and over. Unlucky!
7 mins later, a flowing move
saw Blackburn passed to Kenny and then to Alvin while Soon continued his run
from deep. Alvin spotted Soon's run and put him through, leaving the opponent's
defence in tatters. With their keeper to beat, however, Soon could
not keep his place-shot down and put the ball to row Z.
ARFC finally opened the
scoring. Blackburn's corner was met by Toh whose majestic leap saw him headed
the ball back into the 6-yard area. With their defence in sixes and sevens,
Alvin reacted quickest when he leaped and kneed the ball home for his 253rd
ARFC goal goal. 1-0
Ismail then showed what he is
made of when he dashed out quickly to thwart their striker who was through.
The opponents then scored en equalizer.
1-1
ARFC regained the lead through
fortuitous manner. From a cleared high ball to about 47 metres out, Sebastian
executed a sepak takraw-like kick with his inside right foot to send the
ball back into the penalty box. The ball took a heavy bounce and their keeper
then misjudged the flight of the ball after a little pressure from Haron. The
end result? The ball bounced over the keeper for Sebastian's 97th
ARFC goal. 2-1
In the 2nd half. ARFC began to
tire but still conjured several chances.
First, Darren's left-wing cross
went to the far post and Alvin nodded the ball back to the danger area
just outside the 6-yard box. Wayne took a march from their defender but his
fierce shot rattled off the post! Unlucky!
Alvin was then next to be
unlucky when his shot bounced off the cross-bar.
The opponents then grabbed their
second equalising goal to draw 2-2.
Voting results:
Ron - 10
Darren -10
Alvin - 7
Soon - 5
Kenny -5
Toh - 3
Sebastian – 2
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