Tjioe delivered perfect present for his Megan in 6-3 win

Playing for the first time in 2013 at the refurbished artificial pitch at Tampines SAFRA, ARFC fashioned a vintage performance to brush aside a OPOD team 6-3.

The high-energy victory was witnessed by Melissa and Joy, Hee and Kenny’s beau respectively.

ARFC also welcomed Tjioe back after the birth of his daughter, Megan. Inspired by her, Tijoe then went on to produce a performance not seen since his earlier ITE AMK days.

ARFC started with this line-up:

Keeper - Impeccable How Meng

Right-back - Marauding Guoxiong

Sweeper - Astute-reading sweeper Elvis

Stopper - Towering Toh

Left-back - Unbeatable Darren

Left-mid - Speedy Hee

Centre-mid - Dynamic Soon

Centre-mid - Influential Sebastian

Right-mid - Nippy Kenny

Striker - Wonder Wayne 

Striker - Powerful Alvin (captain)

 

Subs:

Hard-man Tjioe

Unpredictable Blackburn

Dependable Jinzhong

Combative Ron (late)

Composed Jackson (late)

Absent:

Steely Tze Ern

Skillful Weilit

Resolute Jasper

Talisman Derrick

ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Talented Chun Haw

Booming Boon

Sublime Khim

ARFC took the lead in the 7^th min. Fresh from his Man-of-the-Match performance last week, Darren again launched a scud missile-like throw-in from the left.  Under pressure from Toh, their defender took a slight headed touch to wrong-foot his own keeper. 1-0 and this was the 31^st own goal conceded by ARFC’s opponents down these years.

However, ARFC then conceded 3 goals in quick succession to trail 1-3!

Sebastian then signaled a change and in came Tjioe, Blackburn and Jinzhong for Hee, Kenny and Wayne respectively. Tjioe moved to partner Sebastian with Soon moving to the left, Blackburn paired with Alvin and Jinzhong took the right-back with Guxiong pushing to right mid.

Things took a turn immediately after the substitutions. Guoxiong launched a violent tackle on their impressive centre midfielder and before things turned nasty, both players were sensibly substituted.

ARFC regained control henceforth.

From Sebastian’s corner from the right, Tjioe rose above their keeper at almost the goal-line to glance the ball home for his 59^th ARFC goal. 2-3 and this was also Tjioe’s first ARFC goal in 2013.

After scoring, Tjioe immediately screamed “MEGAN, this is for you from daddy!!!!”

ARFC equalized after yet another throw-in from Darren. His throw-in missed everyone but Tjioe who headed against the bar. From the rebound, Alvin reacted quickest to head the ball in for his 204^th ARFC goal. 3-3

In the 2^nd half, ARFC was in total control despite being the much-older team.

ARFC took the lead 7 mins after the re-start. Wayne fizzed an excellent low ball down the left flank for Hee to chase. Hee brought the ball inwards ala Ryan Giggs and laid to Kenny. Under the watchful eyes of Joy, Kenny steadied himself, looked up and curled a delicious lob over their keeper ala Matthew Le Tissier for his 19^th ARFC goal. What a world-class goal.

With this goal, Kenny moved on level with ex-ARFC warrior Jesmond at 19 goals.

Ron then bettered Kenny’s goal in the 77^th min. From Jackson’s throw-in from the right, Ron had the luxury of time to take aim. From 37.77 metres, Ron unleashed a rising violent shot ala Steven Gerrard that flew right into the right-hand corner that gave their diving keeper no chance at all. 5-3 and this was Ron’s 2^nd goal in successive matches.

7 mins from the end, both Alvin and Hee combined to put the icing on the cake. Their very big and strong sweeper was harassed by Alvin and he tried to be clever by turning away from Alvin. Unknown to him, Hee crept up from the side using his Usain Bolt speed and stole the ball away from him who then had no choice but to bring Hee down in the box. Blackburn stepped up to sedn their keeper the wrong way for his 127^th ARFC goal. 6-3

In our voting system, Ron was deservingly voted to be the Man-of-the-Match though Tjioe came extremely close. They will be given $10 and $5 respectively.

This is the voting result derived from all 16 warriors present:

1.     Ron – 24 pts;

2.     Tjioe – 23 pts;

3.     Darren – 16 pts;

4.     Soon – 10 pts;

5.     Kenny – 9 pts;

6.     Hee – 4 pts;

7.     Alvin – 3 pts;

8.     Sebastian – 1 pt.

ARFC in complete control in 3-0 victory

Playing on Sebastian’s 6^th wedding anniversary (07 Jul), ARFC delivered a perfect present to him by easily brushing aside a Malay team 3-0.

Witnessing the comprehensive victory is Melissa, Hee’s muse.

ARFC started with this line-up:

Keeper - Impeccable How Meng

Right-back - Resolute Jasper

Sweeper - Astute-reading sweeper Elvis

Stopper - Towering Toh

Left-back - Unbeatable Darren

Left-mid - Skillful Weilit

Centre-mid - Dynamic Soon

Centre-mid - Influential Sebastian

Right-mid - Unpredictable Blackburn

Striker - Speedy Hee (captain)

Striker - Powerful Alvin

   

Subs:

Dependable Jinzhong

Wonder Wayne 

Steely Tze Ern

Combative Ron (late)

Absent:

Talisman Derrick

ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Talented Chun Haw

Marauding Guoxiong

Nippy Kenny

Composed Jackson

Booming Boon

Hard-man Tjioe

Sublime Khim

ARFC could not settled down on the hard pitch within the first 7 mins and the opponents were quick to launch several attacks down their left. However, Jasper, ably supported by Toh, Elvis, Soon and Sebastian, stood tall to their speedy left winger.

ARFC took the lead in the 17^th min. Of from yet another scud missile throw-in from Darren, Alvin trapped the ball expertly before turning to fire home a diagonal low shot ala Fernando Torres (Liverpool version). 1-0 and this was his 202^nd ARFC goal.

ARFC then totally dominated the half and created many chances but all were spurned.

In the 2^nd half, ARFC doubled its lead with almost a carbon copy goal from the first. Darren’s torpedo-like throw in caused chaotic scenes in the 6-yard box and after their keeper fumbled with his catch, Alvin simply turned the ball into the net for his 203^rd AFC goal. 2-0

Toh then came close with so many headers from corners.

ARFC continued to squander away chances created.

In the 77^th min, Ron put the icing on the cake. Wayne wheeled away down the left flank and swung in a perfect cross to the far post. Ron burst in from deep and produced a BPL-like goal when he slided in and volleyed the ball into the net ala   Didier Drogba. 3-0 and this was Ron’s 8^th ARFC goal, putting him level with Wayne.

In all honesty, ARFC could have won by a much bigger margin as it as totally a one-sided match. Indeed, How Meng only touched the ball less than 7 times in the entire match.

After the match, in a new voting system implemented, Darren was awarded the Man-of-the-Match while Soon came in second. They will be given $10 and $5 respectively.

This is the voting result derived from all 15 warriors present:

1.     Darren – 33 pts;

2.     Soon – 19 pts;

3.     Ron – 14 pts;

4.     Toh – 10 pts;

5.     Weilit – 7 pts;

6.     Wayne – 5 pts;

7.     Hee – 2 pts.

Inspiring team performance paved the way to 5-2 victory

Playing its first night match in 2013, ARFC put in a high-octane performance to suffocate its opponent, Bedok Police FC, 5-2.  

The match also witnessed the appearance of ARFC’s first-ever right-back Boon, who went MIA for 7 years.

Special credit to both Darren and Chun How for volunteering to be keeper for each half.

ARFC started with this line-up:

Keeper           -           Unbeatable Darren

Right-back     -           Resolute Jasper

Sweeper         -           Unpredictable Blackburn

Stopper          -           Towering Toh

Left-back       -           Marauding Guoxiong

Left-mid         -           Skillful Weilit

Centre-mid    -           Dynamic Soon

Centre-mid    -           Influential Sebastian

Right-mid      -           Talisman Derrick

Striker                        -           ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Striker                        -           Talented Chun Haw  

             

Subs:

Astute-reading sweeper Elvis (late)

Speedy Hee (late)

Powerful Alvin (no boots till late in first half)

Composed Jackson (came but did not play)

Booming Boon

Victor (guest player)

Ryan (guest player)

Absent:

Wonder Wayne  

Steely Tze Ern

Combative Ron

Impeccable How Meng

Nippy Kenny

Dependable Jinzhong

Earl

Hard-man Tjioe

Sublime Khim

ARFC quickly gained control upon kick-off. Particularly, Weilit was very impressive with his mazy dribbles down the left flank.

In the 17^th min, ARFC took the lead after Chun Haw cleverly won a free-kick out on the left. Before taking the free-kick, Sebastian already exchanged eye-signals with Haron. Playing his 2^nd match in successive days, Sebastian showed no signs of fatigue when he lasered in a high ball all the way to the far post for Haron to come in from deep to powered-head the ball with a flying header ala Juergen Klinsmann for his 190^th ARFC goal. 1-0

Hee then took over from Sebastian, with Chun Haw moving back to centre mid.

Chun Haw then showed his class when he received the ball at the left, spotted Derrick calling for the ball from right, and immediately threaded a diagonal low ball. Derrick’s first touch was heavy and nearly lost the ball to their covering defender and keeper but somehow, Derrick gave a last-min burst and prodded the ball home for his 66^th ARFC goal. 2-0.

Ryan then took over from Derrick, Elvis from Soon, Victor from Toh, Boon from Jasper.

ARFC then conceded a goal. 2-1

Alvin’s boots finally arrived and he took over from Blackburn.

Ryan then created a golden opportunity when his right wing cross eluded every opponent and landed right at the feet of Alvin, who was totally, absolutely and completely unmarked in the 6-yard area! Faced with their keeper who was shocked till rooted on the ground, Alvin inexplicably fired wide!!

Derrick then replaced Weilit who signalled for change. Alas, tragedy soon struck when Derrick was kicked from behind and injured his right knee.

ARFC quickly regained its 2-goal margin after a series of wall passes. Guoxiong passed to Blackburn and continued his run, Blackburn then passed to Ryan who, after spotted Guoxiong’s run, quickly passed the ball in. Without breaking his stride, Guoxiong thumped home his 16^th ARFC goal. 3-1 and this was also Guoxiong’s first goal for ARFC in 2013.

Blackburn then spurned a golden chance when he beat their keeper. But faced with an gaping goal, Blackburn chose to square the ball to Ryan who was also free in the 6-yard area. Due to a combination of a soft pass and Ryan’s shockness, the ball was cleared away by their covering defender.

The opponents then scored from a quick break-away. 3-2

Weilit then finally justified his ARFC nick-name when he produced a mazy dribble to weave past 4 defenders to rifle in his 3^rd ARFC goal. World-class goal ala Neymar.   4-2 and this was also Weilit’s first ARFC goal in 2013.

Toh then suffered a nasty cut at his right eye-brow area after a clash of heads.

By now, the opponents were totally deflated and ARFC continued to harass and close down space non-stop. From one such move, Blackburn galloped down the left flank and swung in a vicious cross. Before the ball reach Hee, Guoxiong was heard shouting ‘MELISSA’ and inspired by the name, Hee came from blind side to sweep home a thunderous volley alas Robin van Persie for his 90^th ARFC goal. 5-2 and MELISSA has indeed done wonders to Hee.

Man-of-the-Match is jointly given to Weilit and Soon.  However, what is most heartening is the great teamwork and play by all warriors tonight.

Jasper also deserved special mention for his 6-7 overlapping runs from right-back, while Boon lasted more than 7 mins!  

ARFC's 13-match unbeaten streak in 2013 came to end

In a hastily-arranged friendly match, no thanks to the Indons, ARFC lost their 13-match unbeaten streak in 2103 after going down 2-3 to The Outsiders. This was also ARFC’s 2^nd defeat in 2013.

The full match was witnessed for the very first time by Hee’s muse – Melissa!

ARFC started with this line-up:

Keeper           -           Impeccable How Meng

Right-back     -           Marauding Guoxiong

Sweeper         -           Unpredictable Blackburn

Stopper          -           Victor (guest player)

Left-back       -           Unbeatable Darren

Left-mid         -           Speedy Hee

Centre-mid    -           Dynamic Soon

Centre-mid    -           Steely Tze Ern

Right-mid      -           Talisman Derrick

Striker                        -           Powerful Alvin

Striker                        -           Wonder Wayne  

             

Subs:

Astute-reading sweeper Elvis

Resolute Jasper

Skillful Weilit

Combative Ron (late)

Absent:

Influential Sebastian

Nippy Kenny

Talented Chun Haw

Dependable Jinzhong

Earl

Composed Jackson

ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Hard-man Tjioe

Towering Toh

Regal Roy

Sublime Khim

Mean-machine Hock

Long-throw specialist Norman

Precocious En Dian

The Outsiders is currently playing in the D2D Sunday afternoon league and has a good central midfielder and 2 very fast wingers. However, when faced with ARFC’s Guoxiong and Darren, they were not able to gain any significant advantage.

In the 7^th min, they took the lead. 0-1

10 mins later, ARFC equalized thanks to fast thinking from Wayne.  Wayne’s quick throw-in saw Alvin scampering away down the right flank. Alvin’s cut-back was met with precision-like timing from Soon who came from deep to place the ball home for his 48^th ARFC goal. 1-1.

In the 27^th min, ARFC conceded an own goal. 1-2

ARFC staged a strong fight-back. First, Guoxiong produced a superb over-lapping run ala Dani Alves and crossed to the far post. Alvin headed the ball back to Soon who was totally unmarked from 7.7 metres. Alas, he headed the ball just over. Unfortunate miss but what a fantastic build-up.

How Meng then punted a long goal-kick ala Pepe Reina that sailed over their defence to Alvin. With their keeper charging out, Alvin looped the ball over him but sailed just 0.77 cm wide. Unlucky!

ARFC finally equalized in the 37^th min. From yet another fast break, Soon sliced in a through ball down the left to Hee. Obviously, Hee is now much (x 77) lighter than before and despite the close attention of 3 defenders, Hee simply glided past them ala Ryan Giggs (20 years ago) with his speed and squared the ball across goal. Alvin killed the ball with a great first touch ala Fernando Torres (the Liverpool version), saw their keeper coming out, and simply whacked the ball into the bottom left corner for his 201^st ARFC goal. 2-2

This was Alvin’s 4^th consecutive match that he has scored.

Both teams were evenly matched in the 2^nd half.

ARFC then conceded another goal. 2-3

How Meng the kept ARFC in the match when he produced a superb reflex save from their header. World class goalkeeping!

In the last 7 mins, ARFC’s superior fitness prevailed and bombarded the opponent’s goal but to no avail.

Man-of-the-Match is jointly given to Soon and Ron.

Alvin reaches 200 ARFC goals !!!!!!!

In a friendly match against Monshi Monsters, which is filled with NBA-like height players, Alvin became the 1^st ARFC warrior to reach the 200-goal milestone in a 3-1 victory.

ARFC started with this line-up:

Keeper             -           Impeccable How Meng

Right-back       -           Dependable Jinzhong

Sweeper           -           Unpredictable Blackburn

Stopper             -           Victor (guest player)

Left-back         -           Unbeatable Darren

Left-mid          -           Speedy Hee

Centre-mid       -           Marauding Guoxiong

Centre-mid       -           Talented Chun Haw

Right-mid         -           Talisman Derrick

Striker              -           Powerful Alvin

Striker              -           Wonder Wayne  

             

Subs:

Nippy Kenny

Astute-reading sweeper Elvis

Influential Sebastian (late)

Absent:

Dynamic Soon

Steely Tze Ern

Earl

Composed Jackson

Combative Ron

Resolute Jasper

ARFC Scoring Legend Haron

Hard-man Tjioe

Skillful Weilit

Towering Toh

Regal Roy

Sublime Khim

Mean-machine Hock

Long-throw specialist Norman

Precocious En Dian

ARFC took a while to get used to their physical tackles with Derrick bearing the brunt the most.

ARFC opened the scoring in the 17^th min. Guoxiong popped a delicious ball down the right flank that saw Wayne breaking away in delight. With their keeper to beat, Wayne showed that he is unselfish when he squared the ball across after drawing out their keeper. The on-rushing Alvin had the easiest of easiest task to simply tap the ball into the unguarded net for his 200^th ARFC goal!!!!  1-0.

After scoring, Alvin took off his top, swung 7 times above his head and wheeled away in delirious fashion. After seeing his bulging muscles bouncing up and down, all the SYTs and PRC PDMMs present could not tahan anymore and started stripping off their tops in their efforts to entice and seduce Alvin. However, Alvin turned them down as he is now a changed man – a total family man.

The opponents then equalized in the most bizarre manner when the referee awarded an extremely soft penalty after the ball hit Darren. 1-1.

ARFC then spurned a few chances.

In the 27^th min, Guoxiong was put clean through by Blackburn. He sprinted clear, rounded their keeper and looked to have scored his 16^th ARFC goal. Unfortunately, he took an extra touch and his follow-up shot was incredibly cleared away by their back-tracking defender.

Derrick and Kenny were having a field day down the flanks with their dominating penetrative runs at right and left flank respectively. However, their efforts were not rewarded with goals.

ARFC regained the lead about 7 mins after the re-start. Sebastian played a low venomous slide-rule pass ala Jamie Redknapp/Xabi Alonso and Alvin came from deep and totally shattered their offside trap. With only their keeper to beat, Alvin could have gone for goal himself but he remembered Wayne’s kindness earlier. Alvin then squared the ball across and Kenny gleefully steered the ball in for his 18^th ARFC goal. 2-1

ARFC conjured several more chances but no goals.

In the 67^th min, Sebastian scored ARFC’s 3^rd goal. Chun Haw showed his great awareness when he cleverly won a free-kick just outside the box at the inner left area. Sebastian regained his deadly dead-ball skills when he plonked the ball right through the wall to beat their keeper at his near post. 3-1 and this was Sebastian’s 84^th ARFC goal.

7 mins later, ARFC had a goal disallowed. Sebastian threaded a no-look pass down the right flank and there was BLACKBURN (!!!!!) who turned back the clock in the early 90s when he galloped down the right flank. His low cross was turned in by Wayne but the referee correctly ruled that Wayne was offside.

Man-of-the-Match is jointly given to Darren, Jinzhong, Derrick and Hee.

200-goal hero Alvin was clearly over the moon. Speaking to xinmsn.com in Mandarin, Alvin beamed:

“I want to thank all warriors all these years for creating the 200 goals for me. I never imagined that I would be the first ARFC warrior to reach 200 goals, especially since I could not even score in my first few matches for ARFC. Last but not least, I want to thank my wife, Irene, for allowing me to go for ARFC matches and staying at home to do all the housework.”

“To celebrate, I will be organizing a whole-night booze-dance-sex session soon…. All are welcome….Watch out for details of the session on WHATSAPP…..”

Tjioe becomes 1st-time father!

On behalf of ARFC, I would like to extend our heartiest congratulations to Hard-man Tjioe for his new-born daughter, Megan Tjioe, who arrived in this beautiful world on 04 Jun 2013 weighing 3.29 kg and measuring 51 cm in height!

In about 18 years' time, we can expect Tjioe to go to Mambo Jumbo with Megan liao.......

Cheers!!