Hui Ming turned back the clock with colossal defensive display in 0-1 loss

Faced with just 1 substitute, ARFC put up a determined display but was eventually hard done by the extreme hot and humid weather on 19 Jan 2020 at 3 pm at Naval Base SS.

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

Jersey No.:	Name	Position
1	Flying Fremont	Goalkeeper
31	Vintage Chua	Right back
20	Composed Eng Lai	Sweeper
77	Dependable Jinzhong	Stopper
6	Unbeatable Darren	Left back
16	Marauding Guoxiong	Right mid
7	Influential Sebastian (captain)	Centre Mid
14	Combative Ron	Centre Mid
19	Skillful Weilit	Left Mid
99	Powerful Alvin	Striker
11	Speedy Hee	Striker
Substitutes:
18	Determined Huiming
Missing In Action:
2	Unpredictable Blackburn
3	Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
4	Dynamic Soon
5	Impeccable How Meng
8	Talented Chun Haw
9	ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
10	Sublime Khim
12	Remarkable Rashid
13	Energetic Kerwin
15	Towering Toh
17	Nippy Kenny
21	Rampaging Raymond
28	Hard-man Tjioe
33	Talisman Derrick
45	Commanding Ismail
66	Wonder Wayne
78	Steely Tze Ern
xx	Precocious Javier

It was always going to be an uphill task as ARFC was missing several key warriors in the match and fell behind in the 17^th min from a free-kick. 0-1

To its credit, ARFC upped its game and equalised in the 27^th min.  Wei Lit, who had improved in recent matches with his neat and nifty footwork, wriggled his way down the left flank.  Wei Lit then passed the ball to Sebastian who had arrived to ask for the ball.  Holding up the ball well, Sebastian then released the ball to Guoxiong who was just inside the box.  Looking up, Guoxiong hit a world-class curling shot that had their GK beaten all the way.  Alas, the ball hit the right post and rebounded away to the left, away from Alvin and Hee who were standing at the right side area in the box.

ARFC had another great chance 7 mins later when Darren’s missile-like long throw from the right saw Ron leaping the highest but his back-flick header just sailed about 0.14 mm over the bar, with their GK well-beaten.  Unlucky!

Sebastian’s corner from the left was well-hit but no one managed to head the ball in.

In the 2^nd half, it was clear that with just one substitute and the gruelling weather, ARFC was always going to be at the back-foot.  However, its dogged spirit did not weaver and held firmly against the opponents.

Fremont was clearly the hero as he produced at least 3 world-class saves ala Alisson Becker.

In the 60^th min, ARFC nearly equalised after Wei Lit embarked on a Gareth Bale-like run down the left wing.  Concurrently, Sebastian read his move and began making a run into the box.  Wei Lit then beat their right midfielder and then right back before squaring the ball across with their GK beaten.  However, Sebastian was not fast enough to tap the ball home as he was just 0.7 m away from the ball.  If there was Soon, he would surely have reached the ball.

By now, almost all ARFC warriors were struggling to even walk, let alone run, but they held on for a narrow 0-1 defeat.

Special credit must be given to Jinzhong who soldiered on despite suffering bad blisters at the foot.

Huiming was clearly the Man-of-the-Match with his defensive performance as he produced blocks after blocks.

Wei Lit's brilliant goal in 1-5 defeat

Kicking off its football calendar for 2020, ARFC suffered a rare 1-5 defeat against a very young, fit and determined Jolters team at the Pasir Ris Crest SS pitch on 12 Jan 2020 at 3 pm.

ARFC was supported by:

Rio – Ron’s son

Tiara and Dylan – Elvis’ kids

Clara – Guoxiong’s princess

Nicole – Kerwin’s beau

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

Jersey No.:	Name	Position
1	Flying Fremont	Goalkeeper
31	Vintage Chua	Right back
3	Astute-reading sweeper Elvis	Sweeper
20	Composed Eng Lai	Stopper
13	Energetic Kerwin	Left back
16	Marauding Guoxiong	Right mid
7	Influential Sebastian (captain)	Centre Mid
4	Dynamic Soon	Centre Mid
19	Skillful Weilit	Left Mid
66	Wonder Wayne	Striker
11	Speedy Hee	Striker
Substitutes:
6	Unbeatable Darren
14	Combative Ron
99	Powerful Alvin
Missing In Action:
2	Unpredictable Blackburn
5	Impeccable How Meng
8	Talented Chun Haw
9	ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
10	Sublime Khim
12	Remarkable Rashid
15	Towering Toh
17	Nippy Kenny
18	Determined Huiming
21	Rampaging Raymond
28	Hard-man Tjioe
33	Talisman Derrick
45	Commanding Ismail
77	Dependable Jinzhong
78	Steely Tze Ern
xx	Precocious Javier

The lack of sufficient warm-up showed when ARFC conceded a goal within 177 seconds from the kick-off.  0-1

ARFC then woke up from its slumber and gradually had the upper hand in the match.

In the 7^th min, ARFC equalised with a very well-taken goal from Wei Lit.

From the middle, Sebastian passed to Guoxiong on the right.  Concurrently, Wei Lit started his diagonal run from the left which was well read by Guoxiong.  With pin-point chip, Guoxiong’s great ball was picked up by Wei Lit in the box on the right side and despite being challenged by their covering defender and with their GK closing down the angle, Wei Lit just managed to place the ball past their GK to the far bottom corner before falling down.  Brilliant goal and it was Wei Lit’s 16^th ARFC goal. 1-1

His goal also moved him on level terms with How Meng at 16 ARFC goals.

Kerwin then drilled a fierce free-kick just slightly wide.

Sebastian’s free kick from the right was headed away by their defender, highlighting that Toh’s aerial prowess was solely missed.

Wayne then curled his corner from the right but no one managed to get their head to the ball.

ARFC then somehow conceded another 2 soft goals to trail 1-3 at half-time.

The complacency malaise continued to plague ARFC as within 70 seconds from the re-start, ARFC let in yet another soft goal. 1-4

ARFC tried its best to claw its way back to the match but was further demoralised by another gift goal in the 70^th min to lose 1-5.