Sunday, March 10, 2019

ARFC edged out LAS FC 4-3 with a MOM display from Eng Lai



Dishing out a composed play, passing and movement, ARFC defeated a young and determined LAS FC 4-3 on 20 Jan 2019.

ARFC flew off the blocks right after the kick-off.  Within 77 seconds, Kenny received a ball from Sebastian and dribbled into the box.  With a sharp turn, Kenny eluded their defender but was hacked down.

Regular penalty-taker Sebastian then offered Eng Lai to take the penalty.  Eng Lai then duly sent their GK the wrong way with an expertly-taken spot-kick for his 7th ARFC goal. 1-0 and the last time Eng Lai scored for ARFC was on 02 April 2017 in a 6-1 victory.

ARFC doubled its lead 7 mins later.  From a corner on the left, the ball was only half-cleared to Ron who was lurking suspiciously just inside the box.  Though Ron mishit his shot, the ball still managed to slip through their GK’s legs. 2-0 and this was Ron’s 15th ARFC goal.

ARFC then went to sleep and conceded 2 goals to go in level at half-time.

In the second half, ARFC regained the lead 7 mins after the re-start. After a series of passing, the ball was blocked on several occasions in the box.  Thankfully, Kenny managed to bundled the ball home for his 83rd ARFC goal. 3-2 

7 mins later, Soon was unlucky when he late surge into the box saw him crashing his shot against the crossbar.

In the 77th min, a moment of magic from Rashid sealed the deal.  From the left wing, he delivered a world-class cross ala John Barnes.  Wayne then matched Rashid’s brilliance with an equally world-class move as he expertly guided the ball into the far bottom corner though he was heavily marked by their big defender. 4-2 and this was Wayne’s 43rd ARFC goal.

The opponents then pulled a goal back towards the end but ARFC held on for a 4-3 win.

[Note:  Thousand apologies – I lost all the voting results by you guys.]





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