Sunday, October 20, 2019

Derrick ends 5-month goal-drought in 3-1 victory


In a fiercely-contested match, ARFC came from behind to fend off the tough challenge of Musang King 3-1.

ARFC started with this 4-4-2 line-up:

Jersey No.:
Name
Position
1
Flying Fremont
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
28
Hard-man Tjioe
Centre Mid
12
Remarkable Rashid
Left Mid
66
Wonder Wayne
Striker
99
Powerful Alvin
Striker
Substitutes:
3
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis

6
Unbeatable Darren

8
Talented Chun Haw

11
Speedy Hee

13
Energetic Kerwin

19
Skillful Weilit

Missing In Action:
2
Unpredictable Blackburn

5
Impeccable How Meng

7
Influential Sebastian

9
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

10
Sublime Khim

17
Nippy Kenny

18
Determined Huiming

20
Composed Eng Lai

21
Rampaging Raymond

45
Commanding Ismail

77
Dependable Jinzhong

78
Steely Tze Ern

xx
Precocious Javier



Both teams were evenly-matched and hence it was no surprise that the first half ended goal-less.

Within 7 mins of the re-start, Chun Haw and the opponent were sent off after a scuffle.

ARFC then conceded a penalty. 0-1.

Kerwin then continued to live up to his potential to fulfill the tall order of filling in Darren’s shoes as the first-choice left-back when he forayed up front and demonstrated some fancy footwork.  Before he could pull the trigger, Kerwin was brought down in the box. 

Alvin duly despatched the spot-kick to the bottom left corner for his 322nd ARFC goal. 1-1.

Guoxiong then continued his dominant display as right mid when he sent in a precise cross to Wayne whose diving header was just 66 mm over the bar.

Rashid then hit a high diagonal cross-field ball, ala Xabi Alonso, to Guoxiong on the right.  Guoxiong wriggled his way down the right flank, ala Dirk Kuyt, before squaring the ball across goal for Derrick to side-foot the ball beyond the reach of their GK.  2-1 and this was Derrick’s 111th ARFC goal.

Derrick’s goal also ended his 5-month goal-drought as his last goal was on 12 May 2019.

ARFC killed off the match in the 77th min. Utilising all his power, Alvin brought the ball from left to centre and to right inside the penalty box.  Soon was the biggest beneficiary when he fired the ball home from Alvin’s lay-off. 3-1 and this was Soon’s 89th ARFC goal.



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