After 2 winless matches, ARFC returned to its winning ways with a comprehensive 7-3 trouncing of a young and enthusiastic Indian team, Goodfellas.
ARFC welcomed back its scoring legend Haron, talisman Derrick (back from 1-week soccer attachment with FC Mindanao) and hard-man Tjioe (back from 1-week trial with Nagoya Grampus 8) to its line-up. Playing in a new venue, thousands of ARFC could not find their way to the stadia, however, ARFC was still supported by Dora Mak, lovely wife of David Mak and mother of Marco Mak, as well as sweet Caren, wife-to-be of influential Sebastiano.
Dependable Jinzhong started in goal, with unpredictable Blackburn taking over the absent Elvis, and assisted by Towering Toh, left-foot wizard Bernard and reliable David Mak (father of Marco Mak). Sublime Khim, talisman Derrick, influential Sebastiano and hard-man Tjioe found the midfield, with Speedy Hee (also back from 4-days attachment with Chennai FC) partnering WO Neo in attack. Powerful Alvin and ARFC scoring legend Haron were surprisingly dropped to the bench.
Just 17 seconds into the match, influential Sebastiano’s “smaller head” was hit by an over-hit pass from reliable David Mak, rendering him out of action for almost 70 seconds. However, ARFC was not affected by the momentary absence and easily dominated proceedings.
17 mins into the match, ARFC won a free-kick after hard-man Tjioe was brought down about 7 metres outside the box. Up stepped Speedy Hee who seemed to “pass” the ball under the wall and the ball rolled past their keeper for the opening goal. This was almost similar to Ronaldinho’s free-kick goal earlier in the La Liga season. This was Speedy Hee’s 45th ARFC goal.
7 mins later, the opponents equalized after the striker broke the off-side trap and slotted the ball past Dependable Jinzhong. 1-1.
ARFC took the lead again 7 mins later. Their defender used his hand to control a high ball into their area. After much prompting, left-foot wizard Bernard stepped up and coolly placed the ball past their keeper for his first-ever ARFC goal!!. This sparked off wild celebrations and a small pocket of Japanese lady fans were heard chanting Bernard’s Japanese name, “Kanineh”, and one fan was even seen taking off her bra and waved it around. 2-1 now. ARFC scoring legend Haron and powerful Alvin then replaced WO Neo and Speedy Hee. However, Haron did not manage to get a touch of the ball before the referee blew the half-time whistle.
For about 7 more mins into the second half, Haron still did not touch the ball. Amazing!!
Tragedy struck mins later. Dependable Jinzhong made a successive “sarong” mistake when he allowed a weak shot to go between his legs. 2-2 now.
7 mins later, ARFC restored its lead. From a brilliantly-taken powerful Alvin’s corner, Towering Toh showed the world why he is being bestowed such a nick-name when he leaped majestically to power home the ball, beating even the out-stretched hand of their keeper. 3-2 and this was Towering Toh’s 22nd ARFC goal.
ARFC extended its lead about 3.7 mins later. This time round, powerful Alvin met talisman Derrick’s corner from the right and thundered in a volley that was so powerful that their could only parry. ARFC scoring legend showed he has not lost his scoring instinct (despite out injured for 2 weeks) when he reacted in a flash and toe-poked the ball home, almost ripping off the net. 4-2 and this was his 108th goal for ARFC. 4-2.
In the 67th min, ARFC won a free-kick after yet another foul on hard-man Tjioe, who added much-needed steel and aggression in ARFC’s midfield. Spotting a small gap on the right-hand side, influential Sebastiano curled in a brilliant ball into the top-left corner of the goal. 5-2 and this was his 48th goal for ARFC.
7 mins later, influential Sebastiano took a quick free-kick to the lurking ARFC scoring legend Haron in the penalty box. Although he lost his footing, he still managed to pass the ball to sublime Khim, who turned and cooled placed the ball past their keeper. Fantastic goal which was his 24th ARFC goal. 6-2.
In the 77th min, ARFC scoring legend Haron flicked the ball over their defender who foolishly handled the ball. Talisman Derrick quickly took the ball, placed it on the penalty spot and shot the ball straight down the middle for his 9th ARFC goal. Before he took the penalty-kick, reliable David Mak (father of Marco Mak), had correctly predicted that talisman Derrick would shoot down the middle. Spot-on!!!
Just mins before the end, a defensive lapse allowed them to pull a goal back. 7-3.
The return of hard-man Tjioe provided much-needed power, strength and ball-winning ability to ARFC. Credit must also be given to Speedy Hee and WO Neo who had to be deployed at right-back and left-mid respectively due to not enough defenders. Talisman Derrick and ARFC scoring legend Haron also made much difference. Of course, sublime Khim and Towering Toh were almost unbeatable at all, and powerful Alvin’s power had their defenders at full-stretch. Unpredictable Blackburn also had a wonderful match marshalling the defence. Reliable David Mak (father of Marco Mak), left-foot wizard Bernard and dependable Jinzhong displayed their usual standard.
Addressing the Japanese media and fans, left-foot wizard Bernard was clearly over the moon with his first-ever ARFC goal. “Credit to all ARFC warriors for giving me the chance to break the duck. I must also thank the fans for keeping faith with me even though I had missed several good chances to open my account. Last but not least, credit must be given to my wife for preparing me in good shape before my weekly Sunday match.”
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Tuesday, June 05, 2007
ARFC Online Lesson No2 - Scissors Kick

Execute kick while in mid-air
Cushion landing with non-kicking leg absorbing most impact. Cross over kicking leg and stretch out both arms to maintain balance.
Lift up kicking leg while anticipating a goal
Maintain posture till the ball hits the net, post or crossbar, or goes out of play, or is saved by keeper.
Persevere...
even after 7attempts!
ARFC Online Lesson No1 - One on One Situation
Sunday, June 03, 2007
ARFC in undeserved 3-1 loss
In a match played under the merciless scorching sun at Parc de Balestier, ARFC was unluckily beaten 3-1 by a very experienced Chinese team comprising of an ex-Singapore player and a couple of Singapore Chinese players.
ARFC received a huge boost prior to the kick-off when sublime Khim announced his availability after his family lunch. Also, ARFC welcomed the return of reliable David Mak (father of Marco Mak) from his 2-week soccer attachment at the Los Angeles Galaxy in the US which is David Beckham’s new team.
Dependable Jinzhong started in goal, with astute-reading sweeper Elvis (in his new shining white boots) and Towering Toh at the heart of defence and assisted by determined Huiming and left-foot wizard Bernard as full-backs. Influential Sebastiano, hard-working Tong, sublime Khim and entrepreneur Guoxiong formed the midfield. Powerful Alvin, restored to the starting line-up, was partnered by WO Neo who brought his lucky-charm pretty daughter along. On the subs bench, unpredictable Blackburn, Kiat Gulam, Speedy Hee and David Mak (father of Marco Mak) warmed the seats. David Mak’s lovely wife, Dora Mak, and Marco Mak were also there to cheer on the ARFC warriors.
ARFC started the match brightly and threatened the opponents with several forays down both flanks, where sublime Khim and entrepreneur Guoxiong were having a field day. However, ARFC was let down by the awful inexperienced referee with many debatable off-side calls. He was to have a lousy game as the match wore on.
Despite several chances, ARFC still could not open the scoring. In the 27th min, the experienced opponents punished ARFC after astute-reading sweeper Elvis completely missed a ball into the box. Their striker gleefully picked up the ball, rounded dependable Jinzhong and put the ball into the empty net. Totally unlucky!!
ARFC was soon made to pay for its wastefulness in front of goal. In the 37th min, their striker let go a shot which had no power at all. To the crowd’s astonishment, the dependable Jinzhong let the ball in between his legs to give the opponents a totally undeserved 2-0 lead in the half.
A stinging half-time pep talk by determined Huiming woke ARFC warriors up. Within minutes of the re-start, ARFC had several goal-scoring opportunities. 7 mins into the half, influential Sebastiano sprung the off-side trap and sprinted down the right flank. Looking up, he squared the ball across to the on-rushing WO Neo. Unfortunately, he failed to connect properly with the ball and they managed to clear the ball.
In the 57th min, ARFC pulled a goal back. Picking up the ball in his own half, influential Sebastiano threaded the ball to the lurking powerful Alvin who managed to reach the ball ahead of their keeper and stroked the ball home. 1-2 now. Sensing a fight-back, the crowd rose to their feet and cheered them on ferociously.
7 minutes later, Speedy Hee also broke their off-side trap and brought the ball right up to the edge of their 6-yard box. However, he shot weakly at their keeper, ignoring the unmarked powerful Alvin in the box.
In the 67th min, a cross by left-foot wizard looked destined to fall on the feet of sublime Khim. Trapping the ball expertly, sublime Khim was inexplicably brought down by WO Neo who had backed into him. Unlucky!!
Dependable Jinzhong, barring his horrendous error, was having a superb game with at least 4 or 5 world-class saves to keep ARFC in the game. However, another dubious off-side call by the woeful referee resulted in their right-winger crossing for their unmarked striker to place home their 3rd goal. 1-3.
By now, ARFC was clearly deflated. Nevertheless, powerful Alvin nearly got his 2nd goal of the game after cleverly evaded their keeper. However, he sliced the ball wide.
When the referee blew his whistle, and thereby ending his own and both teams’ misery, the crowd still applauded the warriors as they acknowledged that this was a game which they totally did not deserve to lose at all.
Speaking to ex-MTV VJs Noni, Nadya Hutagalung, Donita Rose and Sonia Couling after the match, Man-of-the-Match dependable Jinzhong was puzzled at how ARFC can lose the match. “KNN!! The referee totally lost the plot. This kind of referee should be sent to FIFA for remedial lessons.”
ARFC received a huge boost prior to the kick-off when sublime Khim announced his availability after his family lunch. Also, ARFC welcomed the return of reliable David Mak (father of Marco Mak) from his 2-week soccer attachment at the Los Angeles Galaxy in the US which is David Beckham’s new team.
Dependable Jinzhong started in goal, with astute-reading sweeper Elvis (in his new shining white boots) and Towering Toh at the heart of defence and assisted by determined Huiming and left-foot wizard Bernard as full-backs. Influential Sebastiano, hard-working Tong, sublime Khim and entrepreneur Guoxiong formed the midfield. Powerful Alvin, restored to the starting line-up, was partnered by WO Neo who brought his lucky-charm pretty daughter along. On the subs bench, unpredictable Blackburn, Kiat Gulam, Speedy Hee and David Mak (father of Marco Mak) warmed the seats. David Mak’s lovely wife, Dora Mak, and Marco Mak were also there to cheer on the ARFC warriors.
ARFC started the match brightly and threatened the opponents with several forays down both flanks, where sublime Khim and entrepreneur Guoxiong were having a field day. However, ARFC was let down by the awful inexperienced referee with many debatable off-side calls. He was to have a lousy game as the match wore on.
Despite several chances, ARFC still could not open the scoring. In the 27th min, the experienced opponents punished ARFC after astute-reading sweeper Elvis completely missed a ball into the box. Their striker gleefully picked up the ball, rounded dependable Jinzhong and put the ball into the empty net. Totally unlucky!!
ARFC was soon made to pay for its wastefulness in front of goal. In the 37th min, their striker let go a shot which had no power at all. To the crowd’s astonishment, the dependable Jinzhong let the ball in between his legs to give the opponents a totally undeserved 2-0 lead in the half.
A stinging half-time pep talk by determined Huiming woke ARFC warriors up. Within minutes of the re-start, ARFC had several goal-scoring opportunities. 7 mins into the half, influential Sebastiano sprung the off-side trap and sprinted down the right flank. Looking up, he squared the ball across to the on-rushing WO Neo. Unfortunately, he failed to connect properly with the ball and they managed to clear the ball.
In the 57th min, ARFC pulled a goal back. Picking up the ball in his own half, influential Sebastiano threaded the ball to the lurking powerful Alvin who managed to reach the ball ahead of their keeper and stroked the ball home. 1-2 now. Sensing a fight-back, the crowd rose to their feet and cheered them on ferociously.
7 minutes later, Speedy Hee also broke their off-side trap and brought the ball right up to the edge of their 6-yard box. However, he shot weakly at their keeper, ignoring the unmarked powerful Alvin in the box.
In the 67th min, a cross by left-foot wizard looked destined to fall on the feet of sublime Khim. Trapping the ball expertly, sublime Khim was inexplicably brought down by WO Neo who had backed into him. Unlucky!!
Dependable Jinzhong, barring his horrendous error, was having a superb game with at least 4 or 5 world-class saves to keep ARFC in the game. However, another dubious off-side call by the woeful referee resulted in their right-winger crossing for their unmarked striker to place home their 3rd goal. 1-3.
By now, ARFC was clearly deflated. Nevertheless, powerful Alvin nearly got his 2nd goal of the game after cleverly evaded their keeper. However, he sliced the ball wide.
When the referee blew his whistle, and thereby ending his own and both teams’ misery, the crowd still applauded the warriors as they acknowledged that this was a game which they totally did not deserve to lose at all.
Speaking to ex-MTV VJs Noni, Nadya Hutagalung, Donita Rose and Sonia Couling after the match, Man-of-the-Match dependable Jinzhong was puzzled at how ARFC can lose the match. “KNN!! The referee totally lost the plot. This kind of referee should be sent to FIFA for remedial lessons.”
Sunday, May 27, 2007
ARFC's 2nd goal-less draw in its history
Today's (27 May 07) goal-less draw was only the second goal-less draw in the entire ARFC's illustrious history. The first time it happened was on 28 Jan 2001, but at that time, the match was only about 17 mins into the second half when it was called off due to a "small scuffle".
Today's draw was also ARFC's 31st draw in its history.
Today's draw was also ARFC's 31st draw in its history.
ARFC held to goal-less draw
In a match played under very humid weather at Stadia Braddell de Westlake, ARFC was held to a 0-0 draw by a very youthful and hard-running boys from the NUS.
ARFC was hit by the absence of several ARFC stalwarts, namely ARFC scoring legend Haron, Hard-man Tjioe, astute-reading sweeper Elvis, Kiat Gulam, reliable David Mak (father of Marco Mak) mean-machine Hock and unpredictable Blackburn. The first six’s absence was due to personal and work commitments while unpredictable Blackburn’s absence was purely due to influential Sebastiano’s oversight as he totally forgot to SMS him about the match. Hence, there were only 12 ARFC warriors turned up.
Dependable Jinzhong started in goal, with Towering Toh partnering determined Huiming at the heart of the defence to be flanked by entrepreneur Guoxiong and left-foot wizard Bernard. Influential Sebastiano, hard-working Tong, sublime Khim (who returned after his hand injury) and quick-silver Derrick formed the midfield quartet. Speedy Hee and WO Neo led the line, with powerful Alvin surprisingly dropped to the bench.
As expected, the youthful opponents soon utilized their speed to try to wear down the aging ARFC warriors. However, the defence, ably led by Towering Toh, held them at bay. Our strikers and flanks also had a hard-time breaking them down as they were totally out-run and “out-stamina” by their players.
There were nevertheless several good chances by ARFC, mainly through free-kicks and corners where several good balls were sent in but were not capitalized by ARFC warriors.
The second half started just like the first half. By the 67th min, the ARFC warriors were clearly tiring but used their experience to keep the opponents at arms’ length.
In the 77th min, hard-working Tong almost put ARFC ahead but his shot from inside the box was curled wide. Unlucky!!
Though the match ended goal-less, the ever-faithful fans applauded the worn-out warriors as they acknowledged that the opponents were clearly superior in fitness, speed and stamina. Even our sublime Khim, Speedy Hee, quick-silver Derrick, powerful Alvin, WO Neo and entrepreneur Guoxiong had no answer to break them down. It should also be noted that the opponents did not trouble dependable Jinzhong at all, a sound testament to how well our defence played in this match.
Speaking to John Dykes after the match, Man-of-the-Match Towering Toh thanked his fellow defenders for their good play “It’s never easy to play against fast and not-tiring opponents, but I must give full credit to my fellow 3 defenders for coping with this mammoth task, especially in the absence of astute-reading Elvis. I am very tired and really need a good massage now…..”
ARFC was hit by the absence of several ARFC stalwarts, namely ARFC scoring legend Haron, Hard-man Tjioe, astute-reading sweeper Elvis, Kiat Gulam, reliable David Mak (father of Marco Mak) mean-machine Hock and unpredictable Blackburn. The first six’s absence was due to personal and work commitments while unpredictable Blackburn’s absence was purely due to influential Sebastiano’s oversight as he totally forgot to SMS him about the match. Hence, there were only 12 ARFC warriors turned up.
Dependable Jinzhong started in goal, with Towering Toh partnering determined Huiming at the heart of the defence to be flanked by entrepreneur Guoxiong and left-foot wizard Bernard. Influential Sebastiano, hard-working Tong, sublime Khim (who returned after his hand injury) and quick-silver Derrick formed the midfield quartet. Speedy Hee and WO Neo led the line, with powerful Alvin surprisingly dropped to the bench.
As expected, the youthful opponents soon utilized their speed to try to wear down the aging ARFC warriors. However, the defence, ably led by Towering Toh, held them at bay. Our strikers and flanks also had a hard-time breaking them down as they were totally out-run and “out-stamina” by their players.
There were nevertheless several good chances by ARFC, mainly through free-kicks and corners where several good balls were sent in but were not capitalized by ARFC warriors.
The second half started just like the first half. By the 67th min, the ARFC warriors were clearly tiring but used their experience to keep the opponents at arms’ length.
In the 77th min, hard-working Tong almost put ARFC ahead but his shot from inside the box was curled wide. Unlucky!!
Though the match ended goal-less, the ever-faithful fans applauded the worn-out warriors as they acknowledged that the opponents were clearly superior in fitness, speed and stamina. Even our sublime Khim, Speedy Hee, quick-silver Derrick, powerful Alvin, WO Neo and entrepreneur Guoxiong had no answer to break them down. It should also be noted that the opponents did not trouble dependable Jinzhong at all, a sound testament to how well our defence played in this match.
Speaking to John Dykes after the match, Man-of-the-Match Towering Toh thanked his fellow defenders for their good play “It’s never easy to play against fast and not-tiring opponents, but I must give full credit to my fellow 3 defenders for coping with this mammoth task, especially in the absence of astute-reading Elvis. I am very tired and really need a good massage now…..”
Sunday, May 13, 2007
ARFC came from behind to record its 121th victory
In a match played under cooling weather on a half-soccer/half-water-polo pitch at ITE Balestier, ARFC came from a goal down to defeat a not-so-weak Winning-11 FC. Despite the heavy downpour hours before the game, the usual faithful 77,777 fans turned up to cheer their heroes, including influential Sebastiano’s wife-to-be Caren and Kiat Gulam’s lovely wife, Josephine and daughter.
Missing several important first-team players including determined Huiming, ARFC scoring legend Haron, sublime Khim and Dependable Jinzhong, ARFC started with Kiat Gulam in goal, astute-reading sweeper Elvis, Towering Toh, hardworking Tong and left-foot wizard Bernard as defence; In the midfield, quick-silver Derrick and entrepreneur Guoxiong took up the flanks with influential Sebastiano and hard-man Tjioe at the middle; At the front, Speedy Hee was partnered by unpredictable Blackburn. Powerful Alvin, who was feeling unwell, was the sole substitute.
ARFC took a long time to settle down as it was clear that it could not adapt to the water-logged pitch. What made it worse was unpredictable Blackburn’s unwillingness to close down opponents and chased after balls played to him, leaving Speedy Hee as the only forward chasing after opponents. ARFC’s skilful midfielders also had a hard time as they could not play its usual passing game and could only resort to long balls.
Hence, it was no surprise that the opponents took the lead in the 17th min. Slow to react to their quickly-taken free-kick, Towering Toh was only 0.77 seconds slower to close down and their striker slotted in their opening goal. 0-1!!
However, ARFC did not give up and created several chances but were not taken by our forwards and midfielders.
In the second-half, unpredictable Blackburn replaced Kiat Gulam at goalkeeper and Kiat Gulam took over the left-back role, moving left-foot wizard Bernard up to left flank and quick-silver Derrick partnered powerful Alvin upfront.
This tactical move soon reaped dividends. Just 7 mins into the half, entrepreneur Guoxiong won a loose ball at the middle and relayed the ball to hard-man Tjioe. Looking up, hard-man Tjioe pushed the ball to the lurking powerful Alvin on the left middle side of the pitch. Powerful Alvin, living up to his nick-name, embarked on a powerful accelerating run that took him past 3 defenders before equalizing for ARFC for his 27th ARFC goal. 1-1 and the crowd went wild, chanting his name repeatedly.
17 mins later, ARFC took the lead. Kiat Gulam intercepted a ball on his side and cleared the ball down the channel. The ball, however, unexpectedly found its way to powerful Alvin’s feet. In an almost similar fashion to the first goal, he embarked on yet another powerful run and eluded 3 defenders before coolly placing the ball past their stranded keeper. 2-1 and the crowd went ballistic this time. This was powerful Alvin’s 28th ARFC goal. This was also ARFC’s 707th goal in its illustrious history.
By then, ARFC warriors were tiring and barely hang on to its lead. However, the opponents could not find a way past our experienced defenders and in fact, ARFC missed several glitz-edged chances. 2-1 was the final score.
Speaking to the reporters after the match, Man-of-the-Match entrepreneur Guoxiong enthused: “The stupid water-logged pitch clearly affected us more than them. If it is on a dry pitch, surely we would have walked away with a more emphatic victory. Anyway, please feel free to contact me if you are looking for handphone and /or accessories…….”
On a separate note, astute-reading sweeper Elvis is actively seeking a sponsor to buy him a fresh pair of boots……
Missing several important first-team players including determined Huiming, ARFC scoring legend Haron, sublime Khim and Dependable Jinzhong, ARFC started with Kiat Gulam in goal, astute-reading sweeper Elvis, Towering Toh, hardworking Tong and left-foot wizard Bernard as defence; In the midfield, quick-silver Derrick and entrepreneur Guoxiong took up the flanks with influential Sebastiano and hard-man Tjioe at the middle; At the front, Speedy Hee was partnered by unpredictable Blackburn. Powerful Alvin, who was feeling unwell, was the sole substitute.
ARFC took a long time to settle down as it was clear that it could not adapt to the water-logged pitch. What made it worse was unpredictable Blackburn’s unwillingness to close down opponents and chased after balls played to him, leaving Speedy Hee as the only forward chasing after opponents. ARFC’s skilful midfielders also had a hard time as they could not play its usual passing game and could only resort to long balls.
Hence, it was no surprise that the opponents took the lead in the 17th min. Slow to react to their quickly-taken free-kick, Towering Toh was only 0.77 seconds slower to close down and their striker slotted in their opening goal. 0-1!!
However, ARFC did not give up and created several chances but were not taken by our forwards and midfielders.
In the second-half, unpredictable Blackburn replaced Kiat Gulam at goalkeeper and Kiat Gulam took over the left-back role, moving left-foot wizard Bernard up to left flank and quick-silver Derrick partnered powerful Alvin upfront.
This tactical move soon reaped dividends. Just 7 mins into the half, entrepreneur Guoxiong won a loose ball at the middle and relayed the ball to hard-man Tjioe. Looking up, hard-man Tjioe pushed the ball to the lurking powerful Alvin on the left middle side of the pitch. Powerful Alvin, living up to his nick-name, embarked on a powerful accelerating run that took him past 3 defenders before equalizing for ARFC for his 27th ARFC goal. 1-1 and the crowd went wild, chanting his name repeatedly.
17 mins later, ARFC took the lead. Kiat Gulam intercepted a ball on his side and cleared the ball down the channel. The ball, however, unexpectedly found its way to powerful Alvin’s feet. In an almost similar fashion to the first goal, he embarked on yet another powerful run and eluded 3 defenders before coolly placing the ball past their stranded keeper. 2-1 and the crowd went ballistic this time. This was powerful Alvin’s 28th ARFC goal. This was also ARFC’s 707th goal in its illustrious history.
By then, ARFC warriors were tiring and barely hang on to its lead. However, the opponents could not find a way past our experienced defenders and in fact, ARFC missed several glitz-edged chances. 2-1 was the final score.
Speaking to the reporters after the match, Man-of-the-Match entrepreneur Guoxiong enthused: “The stupid water-logged pitch clearly affected us more than them. If it is on a dry pitch, surely we would have walked away with a more emphatic victory. Anyway, please feel free to contact me if you are looking for handphone and /or accessories…….”
On a separate note, astute-reading sweeper Elvis is actively seeking a sponsor to buy him a fresh pair of boots……
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
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