Saturday, October 19, 2019

Soon inspired ARFC with 88th ARFC goal in 6-2 win


Powered by Soon’s inspirational drive from midfield, ARFC comprehensively dismissed the challenge of Dark Horse 6-2.

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

Jersey No.:
Name
Position
1
Flying Fremont
Goalkeeper
20
Composed Eng Lai
Right-back
3
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Sweeper
15
Towering Toh (captain)
Stopper
6
Unbeatable Darren
Left-back
16
Marauding Guoxiong
Right Mid
4
Dynamic Soon
Centre Mid
8
Talented Chun Haw
Centre Mid
19
Skillful Weilit
Left Mid
11
Speedy Hee
Striker
99
Powerful Alvin
Striker
Substitutes:
13
Energetic Kerwin

31
Vintage Chua

xx
Precocious Javier

Missing In Action:
2
Unpredictable Blackburn

5
Impeccable How Meng

7
Influential Sebastian

9
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

10
Sublime Khim

12
Remarkable Rashid

14
Combative Ron

17
Nippy Kenny

18
Determined Huiming

21
Rampaging Raymond

28
Hard-man Tjioe

33
Talisman Derrick

45
Commanding Ismail

66
Wonder Wayne

77
Dependable Jinzhong

78
Steely Tze Ern



Virtually straight from the kick-off, ARFC took the lead when Chun Haw spread the ball out right to Guoxiong.  Killing the ball with a great first touch, Guoxiong laid the ball perfectly into the path of on-rushing Soon who lobbed a world-class ball, ala Matthew Le Tissier over the their GK who was slightly off his line.  1-0 and this was Soon’s 87th ARFC goal.

In the 15th min, ARFC doubled its lead with yet another brilliant combination from Chun Haw and Guoxiong. Hearing Guoxiong’s call for the ball down the right flank, Chun Haw pinged a diagonal ball, ala Xabi Alonso, for Guoxiong who sent in a sumptuous ball, ala Andrei Kanchelskis, into the box.  Though Hee just failed to connect with the ball by 11 mm, Alvin managed to trap the ball before calmly despatching into the bottom right corner.  2-0 and this was Alvin’s 320th ARFC goal.

7 mins later, ARFC put the result to bed with its 3rd goal in the match.  From Darren’s potent throw-in, Toh did very well by cushioning the ball before showing his vision by passing to the path of Soon.  Taking up the invitation, Soon raced ahead of their defender before placing the ball nicely into the bottom right corner for his 88th ARFC goal. 3-0.

The opponents then pulled 2 goals back, with their second goal particularly dubious. 3-2

ARFC was furious now.

After a goal-mouth melee, Chun Haw reacted fastest to a loose ball by rifling the ball home for his 85th ARFC goal. 4-2 which remained the half-time score.

With this goal, Chun Haw has moved ahead of Kenny who was stuck at 84 ARFC goals.

7 mins into the 2nd half, ARFC regained its 3-goal lead.  Chun Haw started the move by releasing Kerwin down the right flank.  Kerwin burst clear and squared the ball in for Alvin to duly tap the ball into the empty net.  5-2 and this was Alvin’s 321st ARFC goal.

15 mins later, ARFC scored its 6th goal in the match. Weilit robbed their defender of the ball before rolling the ball into the path of Javier who had the simplest of tasks to notch his 11th ARFC goal. 6-2.

With this goal, Javier has moved on level terms with ex-ARFC legends Hwee and Damian at 11 ARFC goals.




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