Playing under 77,777 fans which included Elvis’ beau, Anna, ARFC crumbled in the second half to lose 4-2 after leading 2-1 at half-time.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: ARFC scoring legend Haron
Right-back: Hard-running Guoxiong
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs: Unpredictable Blackburn
Dynamic Soon
ARFC wasted no time in trying to seize control of the match. Just mins into the match, Sebastian nearly opened the scoring but his left-foot curling shot came off the cross-bar. Unlucky!!
Our forward line was giving the opponents lots of headache but was unlucky to open the scoring. ARFC’s defence also did well in containing the opponents with several intelligent off-side play led by Elvis.
In the 17th min, the opponents opened the scoring. 0-1.
ARFC did not give up and took just 7 mins to level things up. Alvin’s ball into the box had Hee pressuring their defenders and in a moment of panic madness, their goalkeeper steered the ball into his own net. 1-1.
In the 27th min, ARFC took the lead after Tong cleverly intercepted a ball and played to Hee. Hee sold their defender a dummy and dashed straight into the box and duly thumped home his 54th ARFC goal. 2-1 now and the whole stadia was in ecstasy.
Sebastian then came off at half-time due to night shift and Haron gamely stayed in goal till 10 mins later as he has to break fast. Alvin went in goal.
ARFC then conceded 3 goals and lost 2-4 in the end.
Special thanks must be accorded to Haron for turning up despite being on fast. Wonderful footballer and person.
Monday, September 08, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
Sebastian's hat-trick in easy win
In a match played under the watchful eyes of 77,777 fans which included Anna, Tracie and Caren, partners of Elvis, Guoxiong and Sebastian respectively, ARFC brushed aside its opponent 5-4 on the back of a brilliant hat-trick by Sebastian.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Hard-running Guoxiong
Sweeper: Unpredictable Blackburn
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Influential Sebastian
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
ARFC started the match on the slippery ground and several warriors were undone by the slippery condition and lost their footing. The opponents also anyhow slide and the warriors had to be careful not to incur unnecessary injuries.
ARFC took the lead in the 7th min. Hee chased a ball into the box and pressured their defence and keeper which resulted in their keeper clearing the ball upwards. The ball flew to Sebastian who was about 7 metres outside the penalty box and instinctly planted a looping header over their back-pedalling defender and just dropped into the far corner for his 56th ARFC goal. This goal was almost similar to Diego Maradona’s headed goal for Napoli against Torino (or Verona) in a Seria-A match in the late 80s.
Sebastian’s headed goal was probably his first headed goal since his teenage years when he headed in a goal against a Combined School’s Team comprising Aide Iskandar, Zakaria Awang, Fahmy Abdullah, Nasiruddin Sawardi and the likes in a match sometime in 1989 or 1990.
Things got better for Sebastian in the 17th min. Hee’s corner was cleared back to him and he sent in a high looping cross. The ball seemed to hang in the air for 7 seconds and Tjioe was about to go for a shot when he heard Sebastian calling for the call and moved aside. In almost a similar position where he scored his headed goal, Sebastian struck a sweet volley without the ball dropping that sizzled past their keeper and nestled into the bottom left corner.
Sebastian then wasted a chance when he was selfish and did not pass the ball to Tong who was free and for that, he endured a stinging verbal volley from Tong and several warriors.
Half-time 2-0.
After yet another selfish moment, Sebastian finally got his hat-trick in the 57th min. After some intrigue passing between Tong, Blackburn, Soon, Alvin and Tjioe, Sebastian showed some fancy footwork before curling the ball low into the bottom right corner for his 3rd ARFC hat-tricks. His previous 2 hat-tricks were on 20 March 1994 and 30 Jun 1996. Upon seeing the hat-trick, Caren was so ecstatic that she did 7 Mexican waves on her own.
Jinzhong then spilled a shot to allow them a goal. 1-3 and shortly after ARFC conceded another goal. 3-2 now.
Blackburn then showed all what he is capable of despite his age in the 77th min. His dribble ala Zidane had their defender all at seas and was brought down, giving the referee no choice but to point to the spot. Up stepped Elvis to send their keeper the wrong way for his 5th ARFC goal. After scoring, Elvis sprinted all the way to Anna who planted a kiss on his not-so-thin cheeks. 4-2 now.
The opponent then pulled another goal back. 4-3.
ARFC was not done and got its 5th goal in the 87th min. Blackburn was again the architect as his left-wing cross was chested into goal by their defender after some pressure from Alvin. 5-3.
Elvis and Toh then became Santa Claus again and gifted another goal to them in virtually the last kick of the match. 5-4 and ARFC and its fans went home happy.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Hard-running Guoxiong
Sweeper: Unpredictable Blackburn
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Influential Sebastian
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
ARFC started the match on the slippery ground and several warriors were undone by the slippery condition and lost their footing. The opponents also anyhow slide and the warriors had to be careful not to incur unnecessary injuries.
ARFC took the lead in the 7th min. Hee chased a ball into the box and pressured their defence and keeper which resulted in their keeper clearing the ball upwards. The ball flew to Sebastian who was about 7 metres outside the penalty box and instinctly planted a looping header over their back-pedalling defender and just dropped into the far corner for his 56th ARFC goal. This goal was almost similar to Diego Maradona’s headed goal for Napoli against Torino (or Verona) in a Seria-A match in the late 80s.
Sebastian’s headed goal was probably his first headed goal since his teenage years when he headed in a goal against a Combined School’s Team comprising Aide Iskandar, Zakaria Awang, Fahmy Abdullah, Nasiruddin Sawardi and the likes in a match sometime in 1989 or 1990.
Things got better for Sebastian in the 17th min. Hee’s corner was cleared back to him and he sent in a high looping cross. The ball seemed to hang in the air for 7 seconds and Tjioe was about to go for a shot when he heard Sebastian calling for the call and moved aside. In almost a similar position where he scored his headed goal, Sebastian struck a sweet volley without the ball dropping that sizzled past their keeper and nestled into the bottom left corner.
Sebastian then wasted a chance when he was selfish and did not pass the ball to Tong who was free and for that, he endured a stinging verbal volley from Tong and several warriors.
Half-time 2-0.
After yet another selfish moment, Sebastian finally got his hat-trick in the 57th min. After some intrigue passing between Tong, Blackburn, Soon, Alvin and Tjioe, Sebastian showed some fancy footwork before curling the ball low into the bottom right corner for his 3rd ARFC hat-tricks. His previous 2 hat-tricks were on 20 March 1994 and 30 Jun 1996. Upon seeing the hat-trick, Caren was so ecstatic that she did 7 Mexican waves on her own.
Jinzhong then spilled a shot to allow them a goal. 1-3 and shortly after ARFC conceded another goal. 3-2 now.
Blackburn then showed all what he is capable of despite his age in the 77th min. His dribble ala Zidane had their defender all at seas and was brought down, giving the referee no choice but to point to the spot. Up stepped Elvis to send their keeper the wrong way for his 5th ARFC goal. After scoring, Elvis sprinted all the way to Anna who planted a kiss on his not-so-thin cheeks. 4-2 now.
The opponent then pulled another goal back. 4-3.
ARFC was not done and got its 5th goal in the 87th min. Blackburn was again the architect as his left-wing cross was chested into goal by their defender after some pressure from Alvin. 5-3.
Elvis and Toh then became Santa Claus again and gifted another goal to them in virtually the last kick of the match. 5-4 and ARFC and its fans went home happy.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Huiming becomes Property Agent
Our own pioneer ARFC warrior, determined Huiming, has become a property agent. With this determination as shown on the pitch, we can be sure that he will be equally as determined when out selling/renting houses.
Besides offering our very well-wishes to him, we can also help him out by recommending any of your colleagues, relatives, friends, B2s, FLs, Thai discos babes, Ah Lians and Ah Huays, etc etc... who are selling/renting their houses to him.
Cheers....
Besides offering our very well-wishes to him, we can also help him out by recommending any of your colleagues, relatives, friends, B2s, FLs, Thai discos babes, Ah Lians and Ah Huays, etc etc... who are selling/renting their houses to him.
Cheers....
ARFC in dominant victory
In a match played under almost Water-Polo-like condition, ARFC dominated throughout to post a 3-0 victory over an out-classed though much-improved Raven.
ARFC started with this line-up:
GK - Dependable Jinzhong
RB - Hard-running Guoxiong
LB - Left-foot wizard Bernard
Sweeper - Unpredictable Blackburn
Stopper - Towering Toh
CM - Influential Sebastian
CM - Dynamic Soon
RM - Hardworking Tong
LM - Sublime Khim
SC - Speedy Hee
SC - ARFC scoring legend Haron
subs: Powerful Alvin
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Due to the heavily water-logged pitch, ARFC could not display its usual passing moves at all and several chances were squandered due to the ball stuck in the water.
In fact, the condition was so bad that the referee stopped the match after only about 15 mins or so. Luckily, the weather turned for the better and play then resumed. Once again, ARFC was let down by several poor finishes, with Alvin and Haron the chief culprits, a sight that the ARFC fans was totally unfamiliar with at all.
The first half ended 0-0.
In the second half, Alvin again wasted several more golden chances and ARFC was almost made to pay, but thankfully ARFC's defence once again stood firm, with Toh and Guoxiong outstanding.
ARFC finally opened the scoring in the 70th min. Sublime Khim threaded a world-class through ball to Haron who broke clear and faced their keeper one-to-one. Haron was brought down after trying to round their keeper and the referee had the easiest decision in the world to point to the spot. Haron dusted himself up and sent their keeper the wrong way for his 125th ARFC goal. This goal was also ARFC's 100th goal in the year 2008.
ARFC doubloed its tally in the 77th min. After Alvin fumbled yet again with a golden chance, Haron picked up the loose ball and squared to Sebastian. Dragging the ball pst their covering defender, Sebastina then duly thumped in a left-foot drive to easily fooled their keeper for his 55th ARFC goal. HIs left-foot goal was almost 7 years after scoring with his left-foot.
7 mins later, ARFC got its 3rd goal. Hee, who was outstanding as well, sent a brilliant ball down the right flank for Haron to chase. Haron brought the ball to the touch-line and squared it to the on-rushing Guoxiong who had sprinted 77 metres all the way from defence to their penalty box. Without breaking his stride, Guoxiong side-footed the ball expertly for only his 5th-ever ARFC goal. Fantastic!!
Speaking to the 44 SingTel Grand Prix grid girls after the match, Guoxiong was overly esctatic with his goal. Besides promising to give each SingTel Grand Prix grid girl a new iPhone each, Guoxiong also promised to deliver a iPhone to each and every ARFC warrior in 7 days' time.
ARFC started with this line-up:
GK - Dependable Jinzhong
RB - Hard-running Guoxiong
LB - Left-foot wizard Bernard
Sweeper - Unpredictable Blackburn
Stopper - Towering Toh
CM - Influential Sebastian
CM - Dynamic Soon
RM - Hardworking Tong
LM - Sublime Khim
SC - Speedy Hee
SC - ARFC scoring legend Haron
subs: Powerful Alvin
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Due to the heavily water-logged pitch, ARFC could not display its usual passing moves at all and several chances were squandered due to the ball stuck in the water.
In fact, the condition was so bad that the referee stopped the match after only about 15 mins or so. Luckily, the weather turned for the better and play then resumed. Once again, ARFC was let down by several poor finishes, with Alvin and Haron the chief culprits, a sight that the ARFC fans was totally unfamiliar with at all.
The first half ended 0-0.
In the second half, Alvin again wasted several more golden chances and ARFC was almost made to pay, but thankfully ARFC's defence once again stood firm, with Toh and Guoxiong outstanding.
ARFC finally opened the scoring in the 70th min. Sublime Khim threaded a world-class through ball to Haron who broke clear and faced their keeper one-to-one. Haron was brought down after trying to round their keeper and the referee had the easiest decision in the world to point to the spot. Haron dusted himself up and sent their keeper the wrong way for his 125th ARFC goal. This goal was also ARFC's 100th goal in the year 2008.
ARFC doubloed its tally in the 77th min. After Alvin fumbled yet again with a golden chance, Haron picked up the loose ball and squared to Sebastian. Dragging the ball pst their covering defender, Sebastina then duly thumped in a left-foot drive to easily fooled their keeper for his 55th ARFC goal. HIs left-foot goal was almost 7 years after scoring with his left-foot.
7 mins later, ARFC got its 3rd goal. Hee, who was outstanding as well, sent a brilliant ball down the right flank for Haron to chase. Haron brought the ball to the touch-line and squared it to the on-rushing Guoxiong who had sprinted 77 metres all the way from defence to their penalty box. Without breaking his stride, Guoxiong side-footed the ball expertly for only his 5th-ever ARFC goal. Fantastic!!
Speaking to the 44 SingTel Grand Prix grid girls after the match, Guoxiong was overly esctatic with his goal. Besides promising to give each SingTel Grand Prix grid girl a new iPhone each, Guoxiong also promised to deliver a iPhone to each and every ARFC warrior in 7 days' time.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Ex-ARFC warriors John Goh getting married....
After years and years of "elle-elle", our ex-ARFC warrior and sponsor John Goh has finally decided to settle down.
His ROM is on 18 Oct 08.
On behalf of ARFC, congratulations to him. We hope he can "elle-elle" soon with his wife to enjoy the "not-so-attractive-afterall" baby packages announced by the government recently.
His ROM is on 18 Oct 08.
On behalf of ARFC, congratulations to him. We hope he can "elle-elle" soon with his wife to enjoy the "not-so-attractive-afterall" baby packages announced by the government recently.
Hard-man Tjioe switches to Table-Tennis
Hugely inspired by the brilliant performances of China 'B' Team of millionaire Li Jiawei, a butch-looking Feng Tianwei and "pei du ma ma" Wang Yuegu in the Olympic Table-Tennis tournament, hard-man Tjioe has decided to learn table-penis, oops...table-tennis.
He is now in Beijing for a 7-month centralised training programme. He will train under the watchful eyes of Zhang Yining, the lass with the killer stare.
We wish him all the best and hope that when he returns, his command of Mandarin would be better.
He is now in Beijing for a 7-month centralised training programme. He will train under the watchful eyes of Zhang Yining, the lass with the killer stare.
We wish him all the best and hope that when he returns, his command of Mandarin would be better.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
ARFC's unfortunate and controversial loss
In a match refereed by the worst referee ARFC ever faced, ARFC was extremely unfortunate to lose 1-2 to Nova after a very controversial penalty awarded in almost the last kick of the match.
ARFC welcomed back sublime Khim after few weeks’ absence and versatile Kiat also made a surprise appearance. Sebastian’s wife, Caren, Khim’s wife Brenda and son Dylan were also there to lend their support.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Reliable David
Sweeper: Uncompromising Edwin
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Hard-running Guoxiong
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn
Subs: Speedy Hee
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Versatile Kiat
The opponents were equal to ARFC and play was 50-50 until a very lousy off-side call by the referee which resulted in them scoring first in the 17th min.
7 mins later, ARFC nearly equalized after Sebastian broke through from the centre mid but his hesitation let the team now and the chance was gone.
However, ARFC did not take long to equalize. Toh’s chipped ball landed at Khim’s feet who fashioned a ball to Blackburn. Without breaking his stride, Blackburn unleashed a venomous volley that struck the underside of the bar and over the line, in a goal similar to Geoff Hurst’s 1966 World Cup Final goal against West Germany. 1-1 and it was Blackburn’s 71st ARFC goal.
Play was still equal throughout the match and both teams had great chances to score. For ARFC, Alvin burst through on the left flank and his shot was saved, Kiat’s follow-up was also saved and Guoxiong’s another follow-up was also saved.
David even had a well-struck 37 metres shot that was saved by their keeper.
The referee tried his best to spoil the good match and in the 2nd half, he did not even blow for off-side at all despite some very obvious off-side by the opponents.
With almost the last-kick of the match, the referee awarded the MOST softest and controversial penalty ever seen in modern football. 1-2.
ARFC was really unlucky to lose this match, thanks to the super-incompetent referee. The match also ended Alvin’s 9-match successive scoring run, nevertheless still an ARFC record itself.
ARFC welcomed back sublime Khim after few weeks’ absence and versatile Kiat also made a surprise appearance. Sebastian’s wife, Caren, Khim’s wife Brenda and son Dylan were also there to lend their support.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Reliable David
Sweeper: Uncompromising Edwin
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Hard-running Guoxiong
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn
Subs: Speedy Hee
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Versatile Kiat
The opponents were equal to ARFC and play was 50-50 until a very lousy off-side call by the referee which resulted in them scoring first in the 17th min.
7 mins later, ARFC nearly equalized after Sebastian broke through from the centre mid but his hesitation let the team now and the chance was gone.
However, ARFC did not take long to equalize. Toh’s chipped ball landed at Khim’s feet who fashioned a ball to Blackburn. Without breaking his stride, Blackburn unleashed a venomous volley that struck the underside of the bar and over the line, in a goal similar to Geoff Hurst’s 1966 World Cup Final goal against West Germany. 1-1 and it was Blackburn’s 71st ARFC goal.
Play was still equal throughout the match and both teams had great chances to score. For ARFC, Alvin burst through on the left flank and his shot was saved, Kiat’s follow-up was also saved and Guoxiong’s another follow-up was also saved.
David even had a well-struck 37 metres shot that was saved by their keeper.
The referee tried his best to spoil the good match and in the 2nd half, he did not even blow for off-side at all despite some very obvious off-side by the opponents.
With almost the last-kick of the match, the referee awarded the MOST softest and controversial penalty ever seen in modern football. 1-2.
ARFC was really unlucky to lose this match, thanks to the super-incompetent referee. The match also ended Alvin’s 9-match successive scoring run, nevertheless still an ARFC record itself.
ARFC defence & Soon inspires ARFC's victory
Shrugging aside last week’s unfortunate loss, ARFC returned to its winning ways with a resounding 5-1 thrashing of its opponents at Yio Chu Kang SS just now.
ARFC was hit with the tragic news that ARFC scoring legend Haron would be out for at least with a knee injury. Fortunately, ARFC received a huge boost when hard-running Guoxiong turned up unexpectedly. Sources revealed that his mobile phone business has recently been listed at SGX and hence he did not have to tend to the shop every Sunday now. This only spelt good news for ARFC in future as Guoxiong would definitely add pace, aggression and determination to ARFC’s defence/midfield.
During the pre-match briefing, Sebastian also apologized to all ARFC warriors for his outburst last week. To show his sincerity, he did 77 push-ups and sit-ups before the start of the match.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talisman Derrick
Right-back: Reliable David
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Unpredictable Blackburn
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Subs: Speedy Hee
Uncompromising Edwin
Hard-running Guoxiong
ARFC was determined to put up a good show to erase last week’s debacle. Upon the start, all ARFC warriors pressed the opponents relentlessly and were unfortunate not to score after missing several chances.
In the 17th min, ARFC fell behind after a comical error by Derrick which resulted in a penalty being awarded against him. To the credit of ARFC, not one warrior blamed Derrick at all s it was kind of him already to volunteer his services as keeper even though he was still injured. 0-1.
ARFC did not lose its cool and equalized almost immediately. Tong and Sebastian exchanged passes which saw Tong flying down the right flank and delivered an inch-perfect cross into the penalty box. The ball was met by the muscle-bulging chest of Alvin who chested the ball home for his 60th ARFC goal. 1-1.
With this goal which was his 9th successive match, Alvin broke the record of most successive goal-scoring feat (8-match) jointly held by Robin and Haron.
ARFC pressed on but was really unfortunate not to go ahead. Mid-way through, Hee replaced Blackburn and Edwin replaced David.
In the 2nd half, Edwin took over Elvis as sweeper as the latter received a knock on his ankle. Guoxiong came on to raptures applause at right-back. Hee was moved upfront to revert to 442 formation, with Sebastian taking over at left-mid.
ARFC again came close but failed to go ahead. In the 57th min, Hee bravely challenged their keeper to a high ball. He won the dual but was floored by their keeper. Unfortunately, his header just went slightly wide. Fortunately, he was ok.
Blackburn then replaced Tong and moved to left-mid with Sebastian taking over at right-mid.
This move soon reaped rich dividends. Blackburn and Tjioe combined to set up Alvin who then teed up the on-rushing Soon to side-foot home for his 4th ARFC goal. His goal seemed to ease ARFC warriors who then stepped up a notch.
Just 7 mins later, ARFC then 3-1 up. Sebastian’s perfectly-measured through ball to Hee resulted in Hee using his lightning pace and broke clear. Unselfishly, Hee drew out their keeper and squared the ball to on-rushing Alvin who had the simplest of task to roll the ball into the empty net. 3-1 now.
Elvis then came on to replace Toh who had a slight twist at his ankle, and David also came on to replace the impressive Bernard.
Another 7 mins later, ARFC got its 4th goal. Sebastian used his pace and skill to hoodwink their left-back and he squared the ball to Hee who was lurking just inside the penalty box. Again using his Robinho-type footwork, Hee dummied the ball and Soon was on hand to side-foot the ball home in an almost-replica of his earlier goal. 4-1 and it was Soon’s 5th goal for ARFC.
ARFC was not done yet. In the 77th min, Sebastian finally executed his dream-long-awaited-Jamie Redknapp-Alonso-type of pass when he sent in a searing diagonal ball from right flank all the way to the left-side. The ball eluded all defenders and even their keeper and Alvin needed no second invitation to side-foot the ball home into the empty net for his 7th hat-trick and 62nd goal for ARFC. However, he is still behind Robin (10) and Haron (9) in terms of hat-tricks for ARFC.
7 seconds from time, David nearly scored the goal of the match but his lob from 37.77 metres was just narrowly wide. Unlucky.
Full credit must be given to ARFC’s defence of Elvis, Edwin, Toh, Bernard, David and Guoxiong who did not allow the opponents to have any direct sniff at goal throughout. It is with their assured display that ARFC was able to concentrate on its attack. But the Man-of-the-Match must clearly be given to Soon for his all-round display and of course his 2 goals. His first goal for ARFC in this match was particularly crucial as it broke the opponents’ resistance and calmed ARFC down.
ARFC was hit with the tragic news that ARFC scoring legend Haron would be out for at least with a knee injury. Fortunately, ARFC received a huge boost when hard-running Guoxiong turned up unexpectedly. Sources revealed that his mobile phone business has recently been listed at SGX and hence he did not have to tend to the shop every Sunday now. This only spelt good news for ARFC in future as Guoxiong would definitely add pace, aggression and determination to ARFC’s defence/midfield.
During the pre-match briefing, Sebastian also apologized to all ARFC warriors for his outburst last week. To show his sincerity, he did 77 push-ups and sit-ups before the start of the match.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talisman Derrick
Right-back: Reliable David
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Unpredictable Blackburn
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Subs: Speedy Hee
Uncompromising Edwin
Hard-running Guoxiong
ARFC was determined to put up a good show to erase last week’s debacle. Upon the start, all ARFC warriors pressed the opponents relentlessly and were unfortunate not to score after missing several chances.
In the 17th min, ARFC fell behind after a comical error by Derrick which resulted in a penalty being awarded against him. To the credit of ARFC, not one warrior blamed Derrick at all s it was kind of him already to volunteer his services as keeper even though he was still injured. 0-1.
ARFC did not lose its cool and equalized almost immediately. Tong and Sebastian exchanged passes which saw Tong flying down the right flank and delivered an inch-perfect cross into the penalty box. The ball was met by the muscle-bulging chest of Alvin who chested the ball home for his 60th ARFC goal. 1-1.
With this goal which was his 9th successive match, Alvin broke the record of most successive goal-scoring feat (8-match) jointly held by Robin and Haron.
ARFC pressed on but was really unfortunate not to go ahead. Mid-way through, Hee replaced Blackburn and Edwin replaced David.
In the 2nd half, Edwin took over Elvis as sweeper as the latter received a knock on his ankle. Guoxiong came on to raptures applause at right-back. Hee was moved upfront to revert to 442 formation, with Sebastian taking over at left-mid.
ARFC again came close but failed to go ahead. In the 57th min, Hee bravely challenged their keeper to a high ball. He won the dual but was floored by their keeper. Unfortunately, his header just went slightly wide. Fortunately, he was ok.
Blackburn then replaced Tong and moved to left-mid with Sebastian taking over at right-mid.
This move soon reaped rich dividends. Blackburn and Tjioe combined to set up Alvin who then teed up the on-rushing Soon to side-foot home for his 4th ARFC goal. His goal seemed to ease ARFC warriors who then stepped up a notch.
Just 7 mins later, ARFC then 3-1 up. Sebastian’s perfectly-measured through ball to Hee resulted in Hee using his lightning pace and broke clear. Unselfishly, Hee drew out their keeper and squared the ball to on-rushing Alvin who had the simplest of task to roll the ball into the empty net. 3-1 now.
Elvis then came on to replace Toh who had a slight twist at his ankle, and David also came on to replace the impressive Bernard.
Another 7 mins later, ARFC got its 4th goal. Sebastian used his pace and skill to hoodwink their left-back and he squared the ball to Hee who was lurking just inside the penalty box. Again using his Robinho-type footwork, Hee dummied the ball and Soon was on hand to side-foot the ball home in an almost-replica of his earlier goal. 4-1 and it was Soon’s 5th goal for ARFC.
ARFC was not done yet. In the 77th min, Sebastian finally executed his dream-long-awaited-Jamie Redknapp-Alonso-type of pass when he sent in a searing diagonal ball from right flank all the way to the left-side. The ball eluded all defenders and even their keeper and Alvin needed no second invitation to side-foot the ball home into the empty net for his 7th hat-trick and 62nd goal for ARFC. However, he is still behind Robin (10) and Haron (9) in terms of hat-tricks for ARFC.
7 seconds from time, David nearly scored the goal of the match but his lob from 37.77 metres was just narrowly wide. Unlucky.
Full credit must be given to ARFC’s defence of Elvis, Edwin, Toh, Bernard, David and Guoxiong who did not allow the opponents to have any direct sniff at goal throughout. It is with their assured display that ARFC was able to concentrate on its attack. But the Man-of-the-Match must clearly be given to Soon for his all-round display and of course his 2 goals. His first goal for ARFC in this match was particularly crucial as it broke the opponents’ resistance and calmed ARFC down.
Sebastian fined $7,777 for rare outburst
The ARFC Board of Directors have decided to fine Sebastian $7,777 for his rare out-burst at the match just now. Sebastian has also issued an apology to all players, fans and supporters as it was unbecoming of him to lose his temper on the pitch.
The $7,777 collected will be donated to Ren Ci Hospital due to its decreasing donations amount due to the monk's arrest and charge.
The $7,777 collected will be donated to Ren Ci Hospital due to its decreasing donations amount due to the monk's arrest and charge.
ARFC suffered 2nd loss in the year 2008
Playing on the Ahmad Ibrahim SS pitch for the 2nd time, ARFC put up an abysmal showing to lose 2-3 to a very enthusiastic and determined Indian team, thereby snapping its 11-match unbeaten run. The defeat was also only ARFC’s 2nd loss in the year 2008 thus far.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Reliable David
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Unpredictable Blackburn
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Hardworking Tong
Striker: ARFC scoring legend Haron
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Subs: Speedy Hee
Towering Toh (both slightly late)
Perhaps due to the lack of their love ones, ARFC was not in its usual elements and was put under pressure by the opponents in the opening minutes, made worse by Blackburn’s casual balls which added more pressure to the team.
In the 7th min, however, ARFC scored with almost its first direct attack. Sebastian’s through-ball was latched on expertly by Tjioe who came running to the heart of their defence. Continuing his scoring form, Tjioe easily beat their keeper with a cool finish for his 44th ARFC goal. 1-0.
The opening goal seemed to lure ARFC it complacency and the opponents almost grabbed an equalizing goal if not for some superb goalkeeping by Jinzhong.
Toh and then Hee came on to replace Bernard and David respectively mid-way through the 1st half.
In the 37th min, off a very controversial off-side decision, they equalized. Television replays confirmed that the referee had made a bad call as their scorer was clearly miles off-side. Unlucky ARFC!!!
In the 2nd half, Blackburn continued at left-back which proved to be a fatal move. In the 47th min, he did not move up which played their right-winger on-side. Clumsily, he clipped the heels of the opponent and gave the referee no chance but to point to the spot. 1-2.
Blackburn was again at fault for their 3rd goal as he allowed their play to turn him easily and unleashed a rather lucky shot into the roof of the net. 1-3 now.
ARFC tried its best and was really unlucky when Toh, Alvin, Haron, Tjioe all had good shots and headers blocked.
ARFC finally pulled a goal back in the 87th min after Tjioe flicked on Sebastian’s through ball and Alvin broke clear. Keeping his cool, Alvin rifled the ball high into the net for his 59th ARFC goal. Alvin had now scored in 8th successive match which was an ARFC record.
However, Alvin’s goal proved no more than a consolation goal as time had run out.
When the referee blew the final whistle, the faithful ARFC fans sunk to their feet in total disbelief as the opponents were clearly inferior. Many babes were seen crying and burning their bras and panties in frustration, and some of them even turned hysterical by throwing their tops onto the pitch.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Reliable David
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Unpredictable Blackburn
Left-back: Left-foot wizard Bernard
Right-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Hardworking Tong
Striker: ARFC scoring legend Haron
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Subs: Speedy Hee
Towering Toh (both slightly late)
Perhaps due to the lack of their love ones, ARFC was not in its usual elements and was put under pressure by the opponents in the opening minutes, made worse by Blackburn’s casual balls which added more pressure to the team.
In the 7th min, however, ARFC scored with almost its first direct attack. Sebastian’s through-ball was latched on expertly by Tjioe who came running to the heart of their defence. Continuing his scoring form, Tjioe easily beat their keeper with a cool finish for his 44th ARFC goal. 1-0.
The opening goal seemed to lure ARFC it complacency and the opponents almost grabbed an equalizing goal if not for some superb goalkeeping by Jinzhong.
Toh and then Hee came on to replace Bernard and David respectively mid-way through the 1st half.
In the 37th min, off a very controversial off-side decision, they equalized. Television replays confirmed that the referee had made a bad call as their scorer was clearly miles off-side. Unlucky ARFC!!!
In the 2nd half, Blackburn continued at left-back which proved to be a fatal move. In the 47th min, he did not move up which played their right-winger on-side. Clumsily, he clipped the heels of the opponent and gave the referee no chance but to point to the spot. 1-2.
Blackburn was again at fault for their 3rd goal as he allowed their play to turn him easily and unleashed a rather lucky shot into the roof of the net. 1-3 now.
ARFC tried its best and was really unlucky when Toh, Alvin, Haron, Tjioe all had good shots and headers blocked.
ARFC finally pulled a goal back in the 87th min after Tjioe flicked on Sebastian’s through ball and Alvin broke clear. Keeping his cool, Alvin rifled the ball high into the net for his 59th ARFC goal. Alvin had now scored in 8th successive match which was an ARFC record.
However, Alvin’s goal proved no more than a consolation goal as time had run out.
When the referee blew the final whistle, the faithful ARFC fans sunk to their feet in total disbelief as the opponents were clearly inferior. Many babes were seen crying and burning their bras and panties in frustration, and some of them even turned hysterical by throwing their tops onto the pitch.
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