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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