Derrick ends 5-month goal-drought in 3-1 victory

In a fiercely-contested match, ARFC came from behind to fend off the tough challenge of Musang King 3-1.

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

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

Both teams were evenly-matched and hence it was no surprise that the first half ended goal-less.

Within 7 mins of the re-start, Chun Haw and the opponent were sent off after a scuffle.

ARFC then conceded a penalty. 0-1.

Kerwin then continued to live up to his potential to fulfill the tall order of filling in Darren’s shoes as the first-choice left-back when he forayed up front and demonstrated some fancy footwork.  Before he could pull the trigger, Kerwin was brought down in the box. 

Alvin duly despatched the spot-kick to the bottom left corner for his 322^nd ARFC goal. 1-1.

Guoxiong then continued his dominant display as right mid when he sent in a precise cross to Wayne whose diving header was just 66 mm over the bar.

Rashid then hit a high diagonal cross-field ball, ala Xabi Alonso, to Guoxiong on the right.  Guoxiong wriggled his way down the right flank, ala Dirk Kuyt, before squaring the ball across goal for Derrick to side-foot the ball beyond the reach of their GK.  2-1 and this was Derrick’s 111^th ARFC goal.

Derrick’s goal also ended his 5-month goal-drought as his last goal was on 12 May 2019.

ARFC killed off the match in the 77^th min. Utilising all his power, Alvin brought the ball from left to centre and to right inside the penalty box.  Soon was the biggest beneficiary when he fired the ball home from Alvin’s lay-off. 3-1 and this was Soon’s 89^th ARFC goal.

ARFC top-ten scorers (as at 19 Oct 2019)

1. Alvin - 321 goals
2. Haron - 270
3. Blackburn - 164
4. Hee - 115
5. Sebastian - 115
6. Derrick - 110
7. Toh - 100
8. Soon - 88
9. Chun Haw - 85
10. Kenny - 84

Soon inspired ARFC with 88th ARFC goal in 6-2 win

Powered by Soon’s inspirational drive from midfield, ARFC comprehensively dismissed the challenge of Dark Horse 6-2.

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

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

Virtually straight from the kick-off, ARFC took the lead when Chun Haw spread the ball out right to Guoxiong.  Killing the ball with a great first touch, Guoxiong laid the ball perfectly into the path of on-rushing Soon who lobbed a world-class ball, ala Matthew Le Tissier over the their GK who was slightly off his line.  1-0 and this was Soon’s 87^th ARFC goal.

In the 15^th min, ARFC doubled its lead with yet another brilliant combination from Chun Haw and Guoxiong. Hearing Guoxiong’s call for the ball down the right flank, Chun Haw pinged a diagonal ball, ala Xabi Alonso, for Guoxiong who sent in a sumptuous ball, ala Andrei Kanchelskis, into the box.  Though Hee just failed to connect with the ball by 11 mm, Alvin managed to trap the ball before calmly despatching into the bottom right corner.  2-0 and this was Alvin’s 320^th ARFC goal.

7 mins later, ARFC put the result to bed with its 3^rd goal in the match.  From Darren’s potent throw-in, Toh did very well by cushioning the ball before showing his vision by passing to the path of Soon.  Taking up the invitation, Soon raced ahead of their defender before placing the ball nicely into the bottom right corner for his 88^th ARFC goal. 3-0.

The opponents then pulled 2 goals back, with their second goal particularly dubious. 3-2

ARFC was furious now.

After a goal-mouth melee, Chun Haw reacted fastest to a loose ball by rifling the ball home for his 85^th ARFC goal. 4-2 which remained the half-time score.

With this goal, Chun Haw has moved ahead of Kenny who was stuck at 84 ARFC goals.

7 mins into the 2^nd half, ARFC regained its 3-goal lead.  Chun Haw started the move by releasing Kerwin down the right flank.  Kerwin burst clear and squared the ball in for Alvin to duly tap the ball into the empty net.  5-2 and this was Alvin’s 321^st ARFC goal.

15 mins later, ARFC scored its 6^th goal in the match. Weilit robbed their defender of the ball before rolling the ball into the path of Javier who had the simplest of tasks to notch his 11^th ARFC goal. 6-2.

With this goal, Javier has moved on level terms with ex-ARFC legends Hwee and Damian at 11 ARFC goals.