About 15 minutes prior to
the match, ARFC still only had 10 warriors confirmed coming for the match.
Thankfully, Huiming, Sebastian, Kenny and Darren turned up at the 11th
hour and Eng Lai also activated 4 guest players.
ARFC started with this 4-4-2
line-up:
|
Jersey no.
|
Name
|
Position
|
|
45
|
Commanding Ismail
|
Goalkeeper
|
|
16
|
Marauding Guoxiong
|
Right-back
|
|
14
|
Combative Ron
|
Sweeper
|
|
15
|
Towering Toh (captain)
|
Stopper
|
|
31
|
Vintage Chua
|
Left-back
|
|
33
|
Talisman Derrick
|
Right-mid
|
|
4
|
Dynamic Soon
|
Centre-mid
|
|
17
|
Nippy Kenny
|
Centre-mid
|
|
2
|
Unpredictable Blackburn
|
Left-mid
|
|
99
|
Powerful Alvin
|
Striker
|
|
11
|
Speedy Hee
|
Striker
|
|
66
|
Wonder Wayne
|
|
|
Subs:
|
|
|
|
6
|
Unbeatable Darren (late)
|
|
|
7
|
Influential Sebastian
|
|
|
18
|
Determined Huiming
|
|
|
20
|
Composed Eng Lai
|
|
|
xx
|
Larry (guest player)
|
|
|
xx
|
Lucas (guest player)
|
|
|
xx
|
Sufi (guest player)
|
|
|
xx
|
Kamal (guest player)
|
|
|
Absent:
|
||
|
3
|
Astute-reading sweeper
Elvis
|
|
|
5
|
Impeccable How Meng
|
|
|
8
|
Talented Chun Haw
|
|
|
9
|
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
|
|
|
10
|
Sublime Khim
|
|
|
19
|
Skillful Weilit
|
|
|
21
|
Rampaging Raymond
|
|
|
28
|
Hard-man Tjioe
|
|
|
77
|
Dependable Jinzhong
|
|
|
78
|
Steely Tze Ern
|
|
Despite a wide gap in the average
ages between the 2 teams (ARFC is in 40s while opponents is early 20s), ARFC
was shoulder to shoulder with them in the opening 20 mins.
In fact, ARFC could have scored
first but their GK punched the ball away from a precise corner by Sebastian
that was destined for Toh’s forehead.
ARFC then conceded an unlucky
goal. 0-1
From yet another Sebastian’s
laser-sharp corner aimed at Toh’s had, their GK again rushed out from his line
and clawed the ball away. The opponents then countered attacked and scored
another goal. 0-2
Kenny then lined up to fire a
long-range free-kick just over.
In the 2nd half, ARFC
conceded another 3 goals to trail 0-5, a very rare occurrence.
Ismail then pulled off a
world-class save.
ARFC nearly pulled a goal back when
Toh’s spetacular bicycle-kick just outside the 6-yard box was brilliantly saved
by their GK.
ARFC then pulled a goal back
after guest player Larry superbly placed the ball to the top right-hand corner
after great link-up play with his brother Lucas. 1-5
Voting results:
Soon – 11
Darren – 10
Toh – 6
Kenny – 5
Ron – 5
Guoxiong – 2
Alvin – 2
Ismail – 1
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