In an exciting and
thrilling with end-to-end action throughout, ARFC emerged 3-2 victors against
table-topper Falcon FC with a last-grasp winner from Haron.
ARFC suffered a crushing set-back
when reigning ARFC player of the year Ron had to withdraw due to “pressing teh-teh
issue”.
However, the huge loss was mitigated
when ARFC received a huge boost after ARFC top-scorer Alvin agreed to play as
he wanted to slowly assimilate his lovely daughter, Germaine, to play for ARFC
eventually.
ARFC received further boost
when ARFC 2nd top-scorer Haron also turned up after rejecting his
hot date with Ning Maizura.
ARFC started with this 4-1-4-1
line-up:
Jersey no.
|
Name
|
Position
|
45
|
Commanding Ismail
|
Goalkeeper
|
16
|
Marauding Guoxiong
|
Right-back
|
15
|
Towering Toh (captain)
|
Sweeper
|
77
|
Dependable Jinzhong
|
Stopper
|
6
|
Unbeatable Darren
|
Left-back
|
28
|
Hard-man Tjioe
|
Centre-mid
|
11
|
Speedy Hee
|
Left-mid
|
4
|
Dynamic Soon
|
Centre-mid
|
8
|
Talented Chun Haw
|
Centre-mid
|
17
|
Nippy Kenny
|
Right-mid
|
99
|
Powerful Alvin
|
Striker
|
Subs:
|
||
2
|
Unpredictable Blackburn
|
|
9
|
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
|
|
20
|
Composed Eng Lai
|
|
31
|
Vintage Chua
|
|
66
|
Wonder Wayne
|
|
Absent:
|
||
3
|
Astute-reading sweeper
Elvis
|
|
5
|
Impeccable How Meng
|
|
7
|
Influential Sebastian
|
|
10
|
Sublime Khim
|
|
14
|
Combative Ron
|
|
18
|
Determined Huiming
|
|
19
|
Skillful Weilit
|
|
21
|
Rampaging Raymond
|
|
33
|
Talisman Derrick
|
|
78
|
Steely Tze Ern
|
|
In the
9th min, Chun Haw pinged a lovely ball into the box for Tjioe who
had forayed into the box. However, Tjioe’s delicate lifted ball over their GK
was just 0.07 mm wide! Unlucky!
In the
17th min, the opponents scored from a counter-attack. 0-1
ARFC
then drew level in the 19th min. Alvin, who was clearly inspired by
the presence of Germaine, was fouled just outside the box. Dusting himself off the ground, Alvin curled
a world-class bender ala Zico that flew past the out-stretched arms of their
GK. 1-1 and this was Alvin’s 280th ARFC goal.
Naturally,
Alvin celebrated his goal by sprinting straight to Germaine and hoisted her up
in the air 99 times…..
ARFC
then conceded another goal to trail 1-2 at the break.
From
the re-start, ARFC pushed and pressed on all front and was immediately rewarded
for its hardwork. Kenny was upended outside the box and Chun Haw lined up to
hit a bullet right through the wall. Their GK parried the venomous shot and the
rebound fell to Soon. Needing no second invitation, Soon picked up the loose
ball, dribbled past their GK and sent the ball into the empty net for his 72nd
ARFC goal. 2-2
The
match then saw plenty of goal-mouth action with ARFC taking no less than 77
shots.
ARFC
was also indebted to Ismail who charged out on several occasions to clear the
ball away.
With
the clock ticking down, ARFC launched a last attack. Darren, who courageously fought on despite receiving
a nasty knock at his left ankle, launched yet another of his trade-mark missile
throw-in. Before that, Toh had told Haron to just stay in the penalty area. With
his back to the goal and a defender sticking to him like a leech, Toh cleverly
headed Darren’s throw-in right into the danger zone in the box.
Showing
his world-class predatory instinct, Haron smelled goal and conjured up all his
remaining energy to make a late burst into the box, lunged forward and
side-footed the ball through the legs of their GK. 3-2 and this was Haron’s 230th
ARFC goal.
Haron’s
goal sparked off delirious celebration and his reward for scoring? Soon came in
for him to stabilise the defence as Haron has no more energy left.
Voting
results:
Soon –
9
Tjioe –
8
Alvin –
7
Kenny –
5
Guoxiong
– 4
Jinzhong
– 4
Ismail –
2
Darren –
2
Toh – 2
Haron –
1
Eng Lai
– 1
