Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Friendly match details - 28 Aug 2011
28 August 2011 (Sun)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Naval Base SS (artificial pitch)
Blackburn becomes ARFC's 3rd centurion in crushing 13-2 D2D Cup victory
In the D2D Cup 1st round match against Quintero Utd, ARFC turned up the heat and annihilated its opponents by a huge score-line of 13-2 at the magnificent artificial pitch at Ping Yi SS.
This was a match that saw a couple of land-mark milestones for 2 warriors, namely Blackburn and Alvin.
For Blackburn, he became only the 3rd ARFC warrior (after Haron and Alvin) to notch up a century of goals when he netted his 99th and 100th ARFC goal in the match.
For Alvin, he scored 6 goals in the match to reach 150 ARFC goals and his 6-goal salvo also saw him equaled Robin’s record tally in a single match. However, Robin had done it twice before – on 05 July 1992 (14-2 win) and 10 Nov 1996 (8-1 victory).
Alvin’s feat also moved him further ahead in the hat-trick tally. Thus far, he has 14 hat-tricks (3 goals or more) with a total of 47 goals. Behind him is Haron with 11 hat-tricks (37 goals) and Robin with 10 hat-tricks (39 goals).
Prior to the match, Tjioe pulled out as he has to work as a Cosplay model (dressed up as Wayne ‘Shrek’ Rooney) at Suntec. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as all warriors were able to play the full match.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talented Chun Haw
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Combative Ron
Right-mid: Talisman Derrick
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Left-mid: Steely Tze Ern
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn (captain)
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Absent:
Hard-man Tjioe
Wonder Wayne
Sublime Khim
Unbeatable Darren
Speedy Hee
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
Long-throw specialist Norman
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Dependable Jinzhong
To be fair to the opponents, they only started with 9 players (though they had 11 players subsequently) and also they were on fast. Despite the dire situation they were in, they still managed to keep ARFC at bay for the opening 17 mins. Of course, ARFC warriors were also too impatient in wanting to get the opening goal and were too hurried in passing.
The floodgates finally opened in the 17th min. Ron played a great ball to Tze Ern who galloped down the left flank. His cross was collected by Blackburn who showed incredible composure to trick their keeper and defender before calmly slotting home his 99th ARFC goal. 1-0.
2 mins later, Soon found Guoxiong who lived up to his nick-name by marauding down the flank ala Dani Alves. His cross reached Alvin who looked to have lost control but somehow, their keeper spilled the ball and Alvin gleefully tapped in his 145th ARFC goal. 2-0
ARFC doubled his tally just 3 mins later when he pressured their keeper into a hasty clearance which was blocked by Alvin in the penalty box. Alvin reacted in a flash and rolled in his 146th ARFC goal. 3-0.
By now, the opponents were totally deflated and ARFC soon scored its 4th goal in the match. Derrick found space down the right flank and squared to Blackburn who again showed great composure by rounding their keeper and coolly placing the ball home for his land-mark 100th ARFC goal. 4-0
Sebastian then followed up with the 5th goal when he exchanged wall-passes with Ron and broke the off-side trap. After checking that there were no covering defenders, Sebastian took his time (nearly 7 secondss) and easily dispatched the ball past their keeper for his 79th ARFC goal. 5-0
Derrick then received a piercing ball down the right flank from Sebastian and he then drew their keeper out before squaring to Alvin who easily side-footed the ball into the empty net for his 147th ARFC goal. 6-0
Derrick turned creator again when his right wing cross eluded everyone but there was Alvin who came dashing in and from almost the left touch-line, thumped in a outside right-foot past their hapless keeper for his 148th ARFC goal. 7-0
Tze Ern then found time to pass the ball to Soon who was about 37.77 metres away from the opponents’ goal. Without hesitation, Soon executed a delicious chip ala Xabi Alonso and the ball flew over their keeper for his 36th ARFC goal. 8-0
In the second half, the opponents were clearly determined to score some goals. As almost all the ARFC warriors were too complacent, ARFC conceded a goal after just 3 mins from the re-start. 8-1.
Derrick chalked up another assist when his pass found Alvin who duly converted for his 149th ARFC goal. 9-1
Sebastian’s laser-like corner was met emphatically by Toh who came charging in and thumped in a header ala Alan Shearer that would not give any keeper in the world any chance at all. The header was also powerful that it almost burst the net and even if it has burst the net, the ball could also go on to burst the fencing at the perimeter!
This was Toh’s 48th ARFC goal. 10-1
The opponents then scored another goal 10-2.
Tze Ern capped his impressive outing when he intercepted their keeper’s clearance at the left flank. Without missing a beat, Tze Ern chipped in a left-foot curler over their keeper for his 2nd ARFC goal. 11-2.
Interestingly, Tze Ern’s 1st ARFC goal on 28 Nov 2010 at Tampines SAFRA was also similar to this goal!
After clocking so many assists in this match, Derrick finally got onto the score-sheet. Soon released him with a through ball and Derrick unleashed a crisp rasping shot that beat the keeper easily for his 36th ARFC goal. 12-2
Alvin finally equaled Robin’s feat when Sebastian fed him a reverse pass and he sped away before dispatching the ball into the far bottom right corner for his 150th ARFC goal 13-2
Just before the final whistle, Guoxiong (who had replaced Tze Ern in goal as he had too much sex the night before and was tiring), got down real well to parry a near-goal out. Fantastic save ala Pepe Reina.
Man-of-the-Match is undoubtedly Derrick.
This was a match that saw a couple of land-mark milestones for 2 warriors, namely Blackburn and Alvin.
For Blackburn, he became only the 3rd ARFC warrior (after Haron and Alvin) to notch up a century of goals when he netted his 99th and 100th ARFC goal in the match.
For Alvin, he scored 6 goals in the match to reach 150 ARFC goals and his 6-goal salvo also saw him equaled Robin’s record tally in a single match. However, Robin had done it twice before – on 05 July 1992 (14-2 win) and 10 Nov 1996 (8-1 victory).
Alvin’s feat also moved him further ahead in the hat-trick tally. Thus far, he has 14 hat-tricks (3 goals or more) with a total of 47 goals. Behind him is Haron with 11 hat-tricks (37 goals) and Robin with 10 hat-tricks (39 goals).
Prior to the match, Tjioe pulled out as he has to work as a Cosplay model (dressed up as Wayne ‘Shrek’ Rooney) at Suntec. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as all warriors were able to play the full match.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talented Chun Haw
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Combative Ron
Right-mid: Talisman Derrick
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Left-mid: Steely Tze Ern
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn (captain)
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Absent:
Hard-man Tjioe
Wonder Wayne
Sublime Khim
Unbeatable Darren
Speedy Hee
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
Long-throw specialist Norman
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Dependable Jinzhong
To be fair to the opponents, they only started with 9 players (though they had 11 players subsequently) and also they were on fast. Despite the dire situation they were in, they still managed to keep ARFC at bay for the opening 17 mins. Of course, ARFC warriors were also too impatient in wanting to get the opening goal and were too hurried in passing.
The floodgates finally opened in the 17th min. Ron played a great ball to Tze Ern who galloped down the left flank. His cross was collected by Blackburn who showed incredible composure to trick their keeper and defender before calmly slotting home his 99th ARFC goal. 1-0.
2 mins later, Soon found Guoxiong who lived up to his nick-name by marauding down the flank ala Dani Alves. His cross reached Alvin who looked to have lost control but somehow, their keeper spilled the ball and Alvin gleefully tapped in his 145th ARFC goal. 2-0
ARFC doubled his tally just 3 mins later when he pressured their keeper into a hasty clearance which was blocked by Alvin in the penalty box. Alvin reacted in a flash and rolled in his 146th ARFC goal. 3-0.
By now, the opponents were totally deflated and ARFC soon scored its 4th goal in the match. Derrick found space down the right flank and squared to Blackburn who again showed great composure by rounding their keeper and coolly placing the ball home for his land-mark 100th ARFC goal. 4-0
Sebastian then followed up with the 5th goal when he exchanged wall-passes with Ron and broke the off-side trap. After checking that there were no covering defenders, Sebastian took his time (nearly 7 secondss) and easily dispatched the ball past their keeper for his 79th ARFC goal. 5-0
Derrick then received a piercing ball down the right flank from Sebastian and he then drew their keeper out before squaring to Alvin who easily side-footed the ball into the empty net for his 147th ARFC goal. 6-0
Derrick turned creator again when his right wing cross eluded everyone but there was Alvin who came dashing in and from almost the left touch-line, thumped in a outside right-foot past their hapless keeper for his 148th ARFC goal. 7-0
Tze Ern then found time to pass the ball to Soon who was about 37.77 metres away from the opponents’ goal. Without hesitation, Soon executed a delicious chip ala Xabi Alonso and the ball flew over their keeper for his 36th ARFC goal. 8-0
In the second half, the opponents were clearly determined to score some goals. As almost all the ARFC warriors were too complacent, ARFC conceded a goal after just 3 mins from the re-start. 8-1.
Derrick chalked up another assist when his pass found Alvin who duly converted for his 149th ARFC goal. 9-1
Sebastian’s laser-like corner was met emphatically by Toh who came charging in and thumped in a header ala Alan Shearer that would not give any keeper in the world any chance at all. The header was also powerful that it almost burst the net and even if it has burst the net, the ball could also go on to burst the fencing at the perimeter!
This was Toh’s 48th ARFC goal. 10-1
The opponents then scored another goal 10-2.
Tze Ern capped his impressive outing when he intercepted their keeper’s clearance at the left flank. Without missing a beat, Tze Ern chipped in a left-foot curler over their keeper for his 2nd ARFC goal. 11-2.
Interestingly, Tze Ern’s 1st ARFC goal on 28 Nov 2010 at Tampines SAFRA was also similar to this goal!
After clocking so many assists in this match, Derrick finally got onto the score-sheet. Soon released him with a through ball and Derrick unleashed a crisp rasping shot that beat the keeper easily for his 36th ARFC goal. 12-2
Alvin finally equaled Robin’s feat when Sebastian fed him a reverse pass and he sped away before dispatching the ball into the far bottom right corner for his 150th ARFC goal 13-2
Just before the final whistle, Guoxiong (who had replaced Tze Ern in goal as he had too much sex the night before and was tiring), got down real well to parry a near-goal out. Fantastic save ala Pepe Reina.
Man-of-the-Match is undoubtedly Derrick.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Tjioe powered ARFC's 3-1 win
After a 3-week hiatus, ARFC resumed its weekly Sunday match by comprehensively dismissing Wanderers, a team from the Equatorial Football League, 3-1 on the back of a Man-of-the-Match performance from Tjioe.
Credit to Seh Meng, Toh and Tze Ern for turning up despite playing a tough match for their team in the morning. Guoxiong also made a last-min appearance after turning down a hot date with Tracie.
ARFC started with this 10-warrior line-up first as some warriors were late:
Keeper: Powerful Alvin
Right-back: Influential Sebastian
Sweeper: Combative Ron
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Wonder Wayne
Right-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Steely Tze Ern
Centre-mid: Hard-man Tjioe
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn (captain)
Subs (all late):
Unbeatable Darren
Talented Chun Haw
Marauding Guoxiong
Talisman Derrick
Seh Meng (guest player)
Absent:
Speedy Hee
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
Long-throw specialist Norman
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Dependable Jinzhong
Being the first match in 3 weeks, all ARFC warriors started with plenty of fire in their bellies and quickly stamped their authority in the match with Tjioe at the heart of things. Within mins, Tjioe executed a volley that flew narrowly wide.
ARFC took the lead in the 7th min. Tjioe did well to wriggle his way into the penalty box but he was clumsily upended by their defender, giving the referee an easy decision to award a penalty. Blackburn shrugged Sebastian aside and fired past their keeper from the spot for his 97th ARFC goal. 1-0
Seh Meng then took over Alvin in goal and Alvin moved to partner Blackburn.
Sebastian then linked up well with Blackburn and chipped in a delicious-looking ball to Alvin who however came up with a meek effort under pressure from their defender.
Guoxiong then replaced Sebastian at right-back.
ARFC doubled its lead in the 20th min. Blackburn, who played really well for this match, swung in a precise cross from the right flank. Alvin connected well and showed great awareness by heading the ball back into the 6-yard area and there was Toh who scored with a brilliant stooping header for his 47th ARFC goal. 2-0 and Toh’s goal put him on level terms with Khim.
Toh’s reward for scoring? Replaced by Chun Haw immediately!
ARFC continued pressing for a 3rd goal but could not find a way despite creating several good chances. Over at our defence side, Wayne did well despite being under pressure by the opponents which seemed to put heavy emphasis on their right side.
Overall in the 1st half, Seh Meng virtually had nothing to do thanks to sterling defence work as well as the incessant closing down by Tze Ern, Soon, Khim and Tjioe.
Derrick and Darren arrived during half-time and quickly took the places of Khim and Soon respectively.
Derrick made an immediate impact when he dribbled his way into the box only to be upended by their defender. The referee correctly blew for a penalty and Blackburn stepped up again to beat their keeper at exactly the same spot. 3-0 and it was Blackburn’s 98th ARFC goal.
The opponents then pulled a goal back. 1-3
After their goal, the opponents seemed hell bent on inflicting injuries on ARFC warriors when they came up with several violent tackles, some of which were totally off-the-ball. Particularly, Alvin suffered a heavy bruise at his ankle but the referee missed the foul.
Derrcik again created another penalty when he was put through by Darren but their sweeper came sliding in and brought down Derrick. After some strong protests, Blackburn stepped up and “deliberately” drilled his shot wide. His miss caused him to miss out on repeating Liverpool legend Jan Molby’s penalty-treble feat in a 1986 league match against Coventry City.
After some more misses, ARFC had to settle for n easy 3-1 victory.
Credit to Seh Meng, Toh and Tze Ern for turning up despite playing a tough match for their team in the morning. Guoxiong also made a last-min appearance after turning down a hot date with Tracie.
ARFC started with this 10-warrior line-up first as some warriors were late:
Keeper: Powerful Alvin
Right-back: Influential Sebastian
Sweeper: Combative Ron
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Wonder Wayne
Right-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Steely Tze Ern
Centre-mid: Hard-man Tjioe
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn (captain)
Subs (all late):
Unbeatable Darren
Talented Chun Haw
Marauding Guoxiong
Talisman Derrick
Seh Meng (guest player)
Absent:
Speedy Hee
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
Long-throw specialist Norman
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Dependable Jinzhong
Being the first match in 3 weeks, all ARFC warriors started with plenty of fire in their bellies and quickly stamped their authority in the match with Tjioe at the heart of things. Within mins, Tjioe executed a volley that flew narrowly wide.
ARFC took the lead in the 7th min. Tjioe did well to wriggle his way into the penalty box but he was clumsily upended by their defender, giving the referee an easy decision to award a penalty. Blackburn shrugged Sebastian aside and fired past their keeper from the spot for his 97th ARFC goal. 1-0
Seh Meng then took over Alvin in goal and Alvin moved to partner Blackburn.
Sebastian then linked up well with Blackburn and chipped in a delicious-looking ball to Alvin who however came up with a meek effort under pressure from their defender.
Guoxiong then replaced Sebastian at right-back.
ARFC doubled its lead in the 20th min. Blackburn, who played really well for this match, swung in a precise cross from the right flank. Alvin connected well and showed great awareness by heading the ball back into the 6-yard area and there was Toh who scored with a brilliant stooping header for his 47th ARFC goal. 2-0 and Toh’s goal put him on level terms with Khim.
Toh’s reward for scoring? Replaced by Chun Haw immediately!
ARFC continued pressing for a 3rd goal but could not find a way despite creating several good chances. Over at our defence side, Wayne did well despite being under pressure by the opponents which seemed to put heavy emphasis on their right side.
Overall in the 1st half, Seh Meng virtually had nothing to do thanks to sterling defence work as well as the incessant closing down by Tze Ern, Soon, Khim and Tjioe.
Derrick and Darren arrived during half-time and quickly took the places of Khim and Soon respectively.
Derrick made an immediate impact when he dribbled his way into the box only to be upended by their defender. The referee correctly blew for a penalty and Blackburn stepped up again to beat their keeper at exactly the same spot. 3-0 and it was Blackburn’s 98th ARFC goal.
The opponents then pulled a goal back. 1-3
After their goal, the opponents seemed hell bent on inflicting injuries on ARFC warriors when they came up with several violent tackles, some of which were totally off-the-ball. Particularly, Alvin suffered a heavy bruise at his ankle but the referee missed the foul.
Derrcik again created another penalty when he was put through by Darren but their sweeper came sliding in and brought down Derrick. After some strong protests, Blackburn stepped up and “deliberately” drilled his shot wide. His miss caused him to miss out on repeating Liverpool legend Jan Molby’s penalty-treble feat in a 1986 league match against Coventry City.
After some more misses, ARFC had to settle for n easy 3-1 victory.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Lion-hearted performance secured 1-0 victory over Macheda
Playing on rather-poor Serangoon Sec Sch pitch, ARFC avenged its earlier defeat by Macheda by earning a hard-fought but certainly well-deserved 1-0 victory. The winning goal was scored by Derrick but ARFC secured the win thanks to a colossal performance from Ron as sweeper and Soon’s superb dynamic performance.
When the kick-off time strikes 5 pm, ARFC still only had 6 warriors but thankfully, Haron, Derrick and Seh Meng responded to the SOS call.
ARFC started with just 10 warriors as follows:
Keeper: Talented Chun Haw
Right-back: Seh Meng (guest player)
Sweeper: Combative Ron
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Long-throw specialist Norman
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Unpredictable Blackburn (captain)
Striker: Yao Yang (guest player)
Absent:
Wonder Wayne
Sublime Khim
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Dependable Jinzhong
Powerful Alvin
Marauding Guoxiong
Steely Tze Ern
Speedy Hee
Hard-man Tjioe
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron joined in at the 10.7th min mark to partner Yao Yang upfront.
In the 17th min, ARFC nearly took the lead. Sebastian swung in a wicked free kick from the right and both Toh and Yao Yang dashed in only to just fail to connect with the ball.
Talisman Derrick finally arrived and took over Yao Yang, who worked real hard upfront, in the 20th min.
Chun Haw did well with several assured catches and saves.
In the 27th min, Sebastian’s long kick from inside his own half took a bounce inside the penalty area and nearly looped over the keeper but he turned the ball over for a corner.
Darren and Norman conjured several missile-like throw-ins but ARFC was unable to capitalize.
Haron also made space for a couple of shots but to no avail.
The half ended goalless.
In the 2nd half, Chun Haw again impressed with his assured display between the sticks.
In the 57th min, ARFC looked to have scored when Toh met Sebastian’s hanging corner to head the ball in but the referee harshly adjudged that Toh had impeded their keeper. Unlucky!
ARFC took the lead in the 67th min which started from a piece of brave header from Darren. With the ball dropping from high up inside the ARFC left midfield area, Darren put his body on the line by braving charging in and won the header from 3 opponents. The ball was received by Haron who took a quick touch before releasing Derrick with a clever through ball. Derrick took 2 touches and brought the ball all the way into their penalty area and with their keeper coming out, Derrick side-footed the ball home for his 35th ARFC goal. 1-0. Derrick’s goal also took him level on 35 goals with Soon.
The opponents tried their best to look for an equaliser but ARFC’s defence of Ron, Toh, She Meng, Darren and later on Blackburn who took over Darren held firm and repelled their attacks. Chun Haw also made a crucial diving save in the dying mins to deny them.
This was a match where all warriors displayed the true ARFC fighting spirit and all put in lion-hearted performance despite being short on numbers.
Most importantly, ARFC also showed that it can still take on youngsters.
Man-of-the-Match is given to Soon though I must say Ron and Chun Haw came real close.
When the kick-off time strikes 5 pm, ARFC still only had 6 warriors but thankfully, Haron, Derrick and Seh Meng responded to the SOS call.
ARFC started with just 10 warriors as follows:
Keeper: Talented Chun Haw
Right-back: Seh Meng (guest player)
Sweeper: Combative Ron
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Long-throw specialist Norman
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Unpredictable Blackburn (captain)
Striker: Yao Yang (guest player)
Absent:
Wonder Wayne
Sublime Khim
Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Dependable Jinzhong
Powerful Alvin
Marauding Guoxiong
Steely Tze Ern
Speedy Hee
Hard-man Tjioe
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron joined in at the 10.7th min mark to partner Yao Yang upfront.
In the 17th min, ARFC nearly took the lead. Sebastian swung in a wicked free kick from the right and both Toh and Yao Yang dashed in only to just fail to connect with the ball.
Talisman Derrick finally arrived and took over Yao Yang, who worked real hard upfront, in the 20th min.
Chun Haw did well with several assured catches and saves.
In the 27th min, Sebastian’s long kick from inside his own half took a bounce inside the penalty area and nearly looped over the keeper but he turned the ball over for a corner.
Darren and Norman conjured several missile-like throw-ins but ARFC was unable to capitalize.
Haron also made space for a couple of shots but to no avail.
The half ended goalless.
In the 2nd half, Chun Haw again impressed with his assured display between the sticks.
In the 57th min, ARFC looked to have scored when Toh met Sebastian’s hanging corner to head the ball in but the referee harshly adjudged that Toh had impeded their keeper. Unlucky!
ARFC took the lead in the 67th min which started from a piece of brave header from Darren. With the ball dropping from high up inside the ARFC left midfield area, Darren put his body on the line by braving charging in and won the header from 3 opponents. The ball was received by Haron who took a quick touch before releasing Derrick with a clever through ball. Derrick took 2 touches and brought the ball all the way into their penalty area and with their keeper coming out, Derrick side-footed the ball home for his 35th ARFC goal. 1-0. Derrick’s goal also took him level on 35 goals with Soon.
The opponents tried their best to look for an equaliser but ARFC’s defence of Ron, Toh, She Meng, Darren and later on Blackburn who took over Darren held firm and repelled their attacks. Chun Haw also made a crucial diving save in the dying mins to deny them.
This was a match where all warriors displayed the true ARFC fighting spirit and all put in lion-hearted performance despite being short on numbers.
Most importantly, ARFC also showed that it can still take on youngsters.
Man-of-the-Match is given to Soon though I must say Ron and Chun Haw came real close.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
League Match - 17 July 2011
17 July 2011 (Sun)
5 pm = 1700 hrs
Serangoon Sec Sch
Opponent is Macheda.
5 pm = 1700 hrs
Serangoon Sec Sch
Opponent is Macheda.
Monday, July 11, 2011
ARFC edged out SJI Alumni Team
In a thrice-changed venue match, ARFC came from behind to edge out a competitive SJI alumni team 2-1 courtesy of an immaculate performance from Khim.
The friendly match was played at the magnificent artificial pitch at Catholic Junior College and ARFC had previously defeated the same team 2-0 on 09 Jan 2011 with goals from Soon and Toh.
ARFC welcomed back Jinzhong who had finally finished his driving test and lessons. With him in goal, the defence played with much confidence.
ARFC started with this 4-4-2 line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Talisman Derrick
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Powerful Alvin (captain)
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn
Subs:
Wonder Wayne
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron (late)
Combative Ron (late)
Brenden (guest player)
Absent:
Steely Tze Ern Speedy Hee
Long-throw specialist Norman
Hard-man Tjioe
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
ARFC started very well but was let down by the poor ball which seemed to have no air. After some agonizing 17 mins, the referee finally decided to change the ball.
The opponents scored after they broke our off-side trap. 0-1.
ARFC launched a fight-back with Khim and Derrick majestic at both flanks. After combining well with Blackburn, Khim found space but shot wide.
Derrick then wriggled his way down the right by-line but with Alvin unmarked at the far end, Derrick inexplicably drilled his cross into the side-netting.
From another attack from the left started by Khim, Soon laid the ball to Sebastian from 27.77 metres but Sebastian side-foot shot hit the cross-bar! Unlucky!
Ron then took over from Soon who seemed to be limping, Wayne also replaced the just-recovered groin victim Guoxiong and Haron took over Alvin who actually did very well.
In the 2nd half, Alvin returned in place of Blackburn while Soon resumed his position with Sebastian taking a rest. At the request of Wayne who took a slight knock, Guoxiong returned to his right-back position.
In the 47th min, Alvin’s cross from the right looked to be met with a volley from Haron but Khim intercepted with a header that flew narrowly wide. Unlucky!
Toh then headed over from a corner.
ARFC finally equalized in the 57th min. Darren picked out a half-cleared ball on the left and chipped in a cross. Their defence tried to catch Haron off-side but one of their defenders had actually played Haron on-side. Despite not fully fit as he had played a match earlier in the morning, Haron displayed quick thinking by stooping to head in the equalizer for his 172nd ARFC goal. 1-1
ARFC went ahead 7 mins later. Sebastian played a quick corner to Soon on the right and Soon then whipped in a cross that was turned into their own net by their defender for the 26th own goals conceded to ARFC 2-1.
Brenden then came on to much cheers but he only lasted about 10.77 mins.
Thanks to a brilliant performance from Darren who faced a formidable winger in their player, ARFC held on for another victory over the same opponent.
This was a match where all warriors did very well and it was really nice to see some good passing, effort and chances created.
The attendance was also good which makes things easier for all. The return of Jinzhong also proved critical as he handled their high balls with ease. The defence of Elvis, Guoxiong, Darren, Toh, Wayne and Ron was hard as rock. Soon, Sebastian and also Ron acted as a good shield and at the same time created chances for strikers. At the flanks, Khim showed why he is considered as one of the greatest ARFC warrior when he put in an immaculate display while Derrick had a field day down the right flank with his trickery and speed. Upfront, Haron used his intelligence very well despite not fully match-fit while Blackburn linked up well with the forward and Khim. Alvin was at his best with his powerful display and holding up of the ball ala Didier Drogba.
Man-of-the-Match is given to Khim.
The friendly match was played at the magnificent artificial pitch at Catholic Junior College and ARFC had previously defeated the same team 2-0 on 09 Jan 2011 with goals from Soon and Toh.
ARFC welcomed back Jinzhong who had finally finished his driving test and lessons. With him in goal, the defence played with much confidence.
ARFC started with this 4-4-2 line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Talisman Derrick
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: Powerful Alvin (captain)
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn
Subs:
Wonder Wayne
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron (late)
Combative Ron (late)
Brenden (guest player)
Absent:
Steely Tze Ern Speedy Hee
Long-throw specialist Norman
Hard-man Tjioe
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
ARFC started very well but was let down by the poor ball which seemed to have no air. After some agonizing 17 mins, the referee finally decided to change the ball.
The opponents scored after they broke our off-side trap. 0-1.
ARFC launched a fight-back with Khim and Derrick majestic at both flanks. After combining well with Blackburn, Khim found space but shot wide.
Derrick then wriggled his way down the right by-line but with Alvin unmarked at the far end, Derrick inexplicably drilled his cross into the side-netting.
From another attack from the left started by Khim, Soon laid the ball to Sebastian from 27.77 metres but Sebastian side-foot shot hit the cross-bar! Unlucky!
Ron then took over from Soon who seemed to be limping, Wayne also replaced the just-recovered groin victim Guoxiong and Haron took over Alvin who actually did very well.
In the 2nd half, Alvin returned in place of Blackburn while Soon resumed his position with Sebastian taking a rest. At the request of Wayne who took a slight knock, Guoxiong returned to his right-back position.
In the 47th min, Alvin’s cross from the right looked to be met with a volley from Haron but Khim intercepted with a header that flew narrowly wide. Unlucky!
Toh then headed over from a corner.
ARFC finally equalized in the 57th min. Darren picked out a half-cleared ball on the left and chipped in a cross. Their defence tried to catch Haron off-side but one of their defenders had actually played Haron on-side. Despite not fully fit as he had played a match earlier in the morning, Haron displayed quick thinking by stooping to head in the equalizer for his 172nd ARFC goal. 1-1
ARFC went ahead 7 mins later. Sebastian played a quick corner to Soon on the right and Soon then whipped in a cross that was turned into their own net by their defender for the 26th own goals conceded to ARFC 2-1.
Brenden then came on to much cheers but he only lasted about 10.77 mins.
Thanks to a brilliant performance from Darren who faced a formidable winger in their player, ARFC held on for another victory over the same opponent.
This was a match where all warriors did very well and it was really nice to see some good passing, effort and chances created.
The attendance was also good which makes things easier for all. The return of Jinzhong also proved critical as he handled their high balls with ease. The defence of Elvis, Guoxiong, Darren, Toh, Wayne and Ron was hard as rock. Soon, Sebastian and also Ron acted as a good shield and at the same time created chances for strikers. At the flanks, Khim showed why he is considered as one of the greatest ARFC warrior when he put in an immaculate display while Derrick had a field day down the right flank with his trickery and speed. Upfront, Haron used his intelligence very well despite not fully match-fit while Blackburn linked up well with the forward and Khim. Alvin was at his best with his powerful display and holding up of the ball ala Didier Drogba.
Man-of-the-Match is given to Khim.
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
league match - 10 July 2011
10 July 2011 (Sun)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
MacPherson Sec Sch
Opponent is Macheda.
Pls bring both colours.
3 pm = 1500 hrs
MacPherson Sec Sch
Opponent is Macheda.
Pls bring both colours.
Monday, July 04, 2011
Santa Claus ARFC settled for 4-4 draw
Christmas came early for Team Kangtao when ARFC gifted them 4 goals and at the same time spurned a host of chances to eventually settle for a 4-4 draw in front of 77, 777 fans including fervent supporter Anna.
The attendance for this match was really good though ARFC was dealt a crushing blow when Dani Alves-like Guoxiong pulled out during warm-up with a strained hamstring and unstable ankle. To hide his disappointment and to prevent other ARFC warriors from seeing him cry, he made the painful decision to leave the field and headed for Bishan Park to cry and look at babes running their dogs.
ARFC started with this 4-4-2 line-up:
Keeper: Brenden
Right-back: Unbeatable Darren
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Wonder Wayne
Right-mid: Steely Tze Ern
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Combative Ron
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: ARFC Scoring Legend Haron (captain)
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn
Subs:
Powerful Alvin
Dynamic Soon
Talisman Derrick
Yao Yang (guest player)
Marauding Guoxiong (pulled out before match)
Absent:
Speedy Hee
Long-throw specialist Norman
Hard-man Tjioe
Dependable Jinzhong
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
Tragedy struck ARFC within 1.77 mins. After a turn, Tze Ern aggravated his already-fragile ankle and had to leave the field with Derrick coming in. To Tze Ern’s credit, he stayed on to support the team.
In the 7th min, ARFC nearly opened the scoring when Haron wriggled his way in the penalty box and created a shooting chance. Unfortunately, his shot struck the right upright and bounced out to safety. Unlucky miss but what a skill!
Things turned double agony for ARFC when they scored from a free-kick after Brenden misjudged the ball. 0-1.
To ARFC’s credit, all warriors did not give up and were very determined to find an equalizer. In the 17th min, Alvin, having just replaced Blackburn, was released by Haron but he somehow shot wide when it was easier to score.
From Alvin’s corner, Toh headed just 0.77 mm over the bar.
ARFC finally equalized in the 37th min after Derrick turned back the years with a delicious run down the right flank. He then won and kept the ball at the by-line before squaring the ball across for Alvin to gleefully slot the ball home for his 144th ARFC goal. 1-1
Unfortunately, tragedy struck ARFC again when another mistake allowed them to score. 1-2 at half-time.
Just 7 mins into the half, a rare Sebastian mistake allowed them to pull further ahead. 1-3
Alvin missed another 2 chances but the good thing is that at least he is getting into good scoring positions.
ARFC lessened the deficit courtesy of Haron. From Darren’s missile-like throw-in, the ball bounced over the entire defence and Sebastian made amends by running to right side position and lofted the ball back into the 6-yard area. In a flash, Haron executed a Robin van Persie-like kick when he acrobatically slammed the ball home for his 171st ARFC goal. 2-3 now.
ARFC equalized for the 2nd time in the match in the 77th min. From Alvin’s pressure, their defender cleared the ball which somehow hit another defender which saw the ball ended up in the net. Comical goal and it was the 25th own goal conceded by ARFC’s opponents. 3-3
Yet another mistake saw the opponents scored again to take the lead. 3-4.
ARFC was not outdone and equalised for the 3rd time in the match with a classic goal from the much-maligned Blackburn. Alvin did well to trick his way down the left by-line and passed to Blackburn. In his usual laid-back style, Blackburn shaped to shoot but tricked their defender before curling the ball home for his 96th ARFC. 4-4.
ARFC could have snatched the winner when Khim met Sebastian’s corner with a very powerful header that was somehow kept out by their keeper.
This was a strange match where ARFC played Santa Claus by gifting them all the 4 goals. To ARFC’s credit, no warriors let their heads dropped and instead all were focused in getting goals back. With better luck and finishing, ARFC could have run out easy winners.
I want to pay special mention to the good attendance yet again.
Also, Brenden is still very new to us and he is not a keeper by training. He is simply helping us to fill the keeper position. Yes, we are disappointed by the manner in which the goals were conceded, but let’s not point the finger at Brenden. My stand is clear – you can stand in between the sticks if you want to and think you can do a better job for ARFC. By the way, Brenden also made 2 good saves in the match.
Man-of-the-Match is jointly given to Haron, Derrick and Darren though Elvis led the line very well.
The attendance for this match was really good though ARFC was dealt a crushing blow when Dani Alves-like Guoxiong pulled out during warm-up with a strained hamstring and unstable ankle. To hide his disappointment and to prevent other ARFC warriors from seeing him cry, he made the painful decision to leave the field and headed for Bishan Park to cry and look at babes running their dogs.
ARFC started with this 4-4-2 line-up:
Keeper: Brenden
Right-back: Unbeatable Darren
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Wonder Wayne
Right-mid: Steely Tze Ern
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Combative Ron
Left-mid: Sublime Khim
Striker: ARFC Scoring Legend Haron (captain)
Striker: Unpredictable Blackburn
Subs:
Powerful Alvin
Dynamic Soon
Talisman Derrick
Yao Yang (guest player)
Marauding Guoxiong (pulled out before match)
Absent:
Speedy Hee
Long-throw specialist Norman
Hard-man Tjioe
Dependable Jinzhong
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
Tragedy struck ARFC within 1.77 mins. After a turn, Tze Ern aggravated his already-fragile ankle and had to leave the field with Derrick coming in. To Tze Ern’s credit, he stayed on to support the team.
In the 7th min, ARFC nearly opened the scoring when Haron wriggled his way in the penalty box and created a shooting chance. Unfortunately, his shot struck the right upright and bounced out to safety. Unlucky miss but what a skill!
Things turned double agony for ARFC when they scored from a free-kick after Brenden misjudged the ball. 0-1.
To ARFC’s credit, all warriors did not give up and were very determined to find an equalizer. In the 17th min, Alvin, having just replaced Blackburn, was released by Haron but he somehow shot wide when it was easier to score.
From Alvin’s corner, Toh headed just 0.77 mm over the bar.
ARFC finally equalized in the 37th min after Derrick turned back the years with a delicious run down the right flank. He then won and kept the ball at the by-line before squaring the ball across for Alvin to gleefully slot the ball home for his 144th ARFC goal. 1-1
Unfortunately, tragedy struck ARFC again when another mistake allowed them to score. 1-2 at half-time.
Just 7 mins into the half, a rare Sebastian mistake allowed them to pull further ahead. 1-3
Alvin missed another 2 chances but the good thing is that at least he is getting into good scoring positions.
ARFC lessened the deficit courtesy of Haron. From Darren’s missile-like throw-in, the ball bounced over the entire defence and Sebastian made amends by running to right side position and lofted the ball back into the 6-yard area. In a flash, Haron executed a Robin van Persie-like kick when he acrobatically slammed the ball home for his 171st ARFC goal. 2-3 now.
ARFC equalized for the 2nd time in the match in the 77th min. From Alvin’s pressure, their defender cleared the ball which somehow hit another defender which saw the ball ended up in the net. Comical goal and it was the 25th own goal conceded by ARFC’s opponents. 3-3
Yet another mistake saw the opponents scored again to take the lead. 3-4.
ARFC was not outdone and equalised for the 3rd time in the match with a classic goal from the much-maligned Blackburn. Alvin did well to trick his way down the left by-line and passed to Blackburn. In his usual laid-back style, Blackburn shaped to shoot but tricked their defender before curling the ball home for his 96th ARFC. 4-4.
ARFC could have snatched the winner when Khim met Sebastian’s corner with a very powerful header that was somehow kept out by their keeper.
This was a strange match where ARFC played Santa Claus by gifting them all the 4 goals. To ARFC’s credit, no warriors let their heads dropped and instead all were focused in getting goals back. With better luck and finishing, ARFC could have run out easy winners.
I want to pay special mention to the good attendance yet again.
Also, Brenden is still very new to us and he is not a keeper by training. He is simply helping us to fill the keeper position. Yes, we are disappointed by the manner in which the goals were conceded, but let’s not point the finger at Brenden. My stand is clear – you can stand in between the sticks if you want to and think you can do a better job for ARFC. By the way, Brenden also made 2 good saves in the match.
Man-of-the-Match is jointly given to Haron, Derrick and Darren though Elvis led the line very well.
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