Dear ARFC warriors:
There will be a friendly match this Thursday (03 Dec 09) @ 7 pm @ Tampines SAFRA. Bring both colours.
Pls e-mail Sebastian of your availability.
Thanks a lot.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
ARFC equalled its best-ever victory in 14-0 victory
Playing against 7-men (8-men for 2nd half) Nitroz, ARFC equalled its best-ever victory with a 14-0 win at the Bowen SS artificial pitch. Witnessing the record-equalling triumph were Su + Afiqah (Haron's lovely family), Ron's wife as well as Rayes, Derrick's cute son.
ARFC starting 11 were:
Dependable Jinzhong (GK);
Hard-running Guoxiong (RB)
Combative Ron (Sweeper)
Towering Toh (Stopper)
Unpredictable Blackburn (LB)
Dynamic Soon (LM)
Talisman Derrick (RM)
Influential Sebastian (CM)
Hardman Tjioe (CM)
ARFC scoring legend Haron (SC)
Powerful Alvin (SC)
Subs were speedy Hee and nippy Kenny
Haron opened the floodgates after just 3 mins courtesy of an assist by Derrick for his 152nd ARFC goal. Thereafter, the 1st-half scorers were Alvin, Toh, Tjioe, Blackburn and Sebastian for a 6-0 lead at the interval.
After the break, ARFC did not relent and scored 8 more goals through, Haron, Alvin(2), Derrick, Blackburn (2), Hee and Guoxiong who rounded off the score-line with a penalty.
After the penalty, the referee immediately stopped the match which was by then only at 60 mins or less. To its credit, ARFC accepted the decision without any slightest form of protest.
Credit should given to ARFC for not displaying a complacent attitude and most importantly, were serious in the match without any mocking or anything of that sort.
Special mention to Nitroz as well for gamesmanship and played on despite only 7 players though for the 2nd half, they had a guest goal-keeper.
Hee;s goal also finally enabled him to move past Robin at 70 goals and for that, he will be given a trophy this coming Sunday (or Thursday night at Tampines SAFRA).
Though Alvin and Blackburn scored hat-trick respectively, Man-of-the-Match must be given to Derrick for creating 5 goals in the 1st half, scoring with a header in the 2nd half and finally won the penalty which was converted by Guoxiong.
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
3rd tournament match details - 29 Nov 09
29 Nov 09 (Sun)
5 pm = 1700 hrs
Bowen SS (artificial pitch at Hougang & Yio Chu Kang Road junction)
Bring both colours
Pls e-mail Sebastian of your availability.
Thanks a lot.
5 pm = 1700 hrs
Bowen SS (artificial pitch at Hougang & Yio Chu Kang Road junction)
Bring both colours
Pls e-mail Sebastian of your availability.
Thanks a lot.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
ARFC suffered last-grasp heart-breaking draw
In its 2nd league match, ARFC conceded a last-grasp equaliser to defending champions The OC for a 1-1 draw at Orchid Park SS. Witnessing the heart-breaking draw were its usual fans like, Rayes, Cerine, Anna, Tracie, Su and Afiqah.
ARFC started with this line-up:
GK - Dependable Jinzhong
RB - Hard-running Guoxiong
LB - Combative Ron
Sweeper - Astute-reading Elvis
Stopper - Towering Toh
RM - Talisman Derrick
CM - Influential Sebastian
CM - Dynamic Soon
LM - Nippy Kenny
FW - Powerful Alvin
FW - ARFC Scoring Legend Haron (captain)
Subs:
Hardworking Tong
Speedy Hee
Unpredictable Blackburn
Elegant Edwin
Bouyed by its opening league match victory, ARFC came out firing on all cylinders and immediately put The OC under intense pressure with both Alvin and Haron impressing.
The match was just 7 mins old when Haron won a free-kick just outside the penalty box. Sebastian stepped up to execute a curling ball that was expertly palmed away to safety by their keeper.
ARFC was not to be denied 7 mins later. From a long kick by the opponent, Derrick side-footed the ball back to their half which was picked up by Alvin. Holding up the ball well, Alvin spotted Soon running in from deep and paid the ball to his path. The ball looked to be covered by their defender but Soon was quickest to nick the ball away from him and thumped the ball home for his 21st ARFC goal. Wonderful goal. 1-0
ARFC then made a series of substitutions and held out for a one goal lead at half-time.
As the match progresses in the 2nd half, it was clear to all that The OC, being much younger, gradually had the upper hand with their movements and passing. However, great credit must be given to ARFC, especially its defence which was so water-tight.
With about 2 mins remaining, ARFC failed to clear a loose ball which went to their player just outside the box. He took a pot-shot that went through seas of legs in the box and the unsighted Jinzhong got a touch but was unable to prevent the ball from going in. Unlucky!! 1-1.
To be honest, this draw was a fair result but it was heart-wrenching to concede the equaliser so late in the match and also when the sky was pitch-dark.
Credit must be given to all warriors for giving their all in this match and attendance was again commendable. ARFC's defence of Elvis, Toh, Guoxiong and Ron was really superbly impressive and that was why they played throughout.
Apart from an early blunder that nearly gifted The OC a goal, Jinzhong did very well in this match. The midfielders combined rather effectively to shut them out and Haron and Blackburn gave a decent outing. Though Alvin did not register a shot in the match, he troubled their defence no end with his powerful runs and shielding.
All in all, ARFC once again played very well which augurs well for its remaining matches. Man of the Match? It's an extremely narrow fight between the 4 defenders but Ron just slightly pipped the other 3 for this award.
Monday, November 09, 2009
2nd tournament match details - 15 Nov 09
Match details:
15 Nov 2009 (Sun)
1700 hrs = 5 pm (Tjioe + Hee - pls take note)
Orchid Park SS @ Yishun Street 81
Artificial pitch = won't be postponed unless lightning
Bring both colours
Opponent is Nitroz
Pls e-mail to Sebastian of your availability.
See you all and cheers.....
15 Nov 2009 (Sun)
1700 hrs = 5 pm (Tjioe + Hee - pls take note)
Orchid Park SS @ Yishun Street 81
Artificial pitch = won't be postponed unless lightning
Bring both colours
Opponent is Nitroz
Pls e-mail to Sebastian of your availability.
See you all and cheers.....
Monday, November 02, 2009
Kenny's debut brace inspired ARFC to hard-fought victory over Oogleeee Boys
Courtesy of Kenny’s brilliantly-taken debut brace for ARFC, ARFC opened its D2D Div I league campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over a very young, fit and determined Oogleeee Boys at Ahmad Ibrahim SS.
The win was witnessed by:
Rayes (Derrick’s soooooooo-cute son);
Anna (Elvis’ wife);
Tracie (Guoxiong’s soon-to-be wife);
Cerine (Jinzhong’s new-found girlfriend);
Wife + hyper-active children of Darren.
ARFC was hit with the last-min withdrawal of Edwin who fell ill after witnessing Liverpool’s bizarre defeat by Fulham and also performed too much “luma” after that. Nevertheless, ARFC did not let the withdrawal affect their determination to secure the win.
Prior to the match, Haron was given the “Centurion Award” for chalking up 151 goals thus far over a 10-year distinguished career. Alvin is the other warrior to be in the same Centurion Club as Haron.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Hard-running Guoxiong
Sweeper: Combative Ron
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Left-mid: Talisman Derrick
Striker: Powerful Alvin (captain)
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs:
Dynamic Soon
Nippy Kenny
Astute-reading Elvis
Unpredictable Blackburn
Gigantic Andrew
ARFC scoring legend Haron
Just one look at the subs bench would send shivers down the spines of every GOOD team in the world like Liverpool, Barcelona and Spain. We have the ARFC scoring legend Haron, Players’ Player of the year + Player of the year in Soon and Franco Baresi-like Elvis, not to mention Blackburn, Kenny and Andrew. Hence, the starting warriors were urged to give their all as the subs are all very able replacements.
Indeed, all warriors took heed and played like possessed demons by closing down and challenging for every ball. Guoxiong and Tong once again combined effectively to shut out their Indian winger though ARFC suffered some nervous moments when the Indian winger struck the post in the 7th min.
ARFC gradually took control of the match and began to crave out chances with Toh, Haron and Alvin going close. Alvin played like a true-blue captain when he caused countless problems to their defence with his power but his weak left-foot let him down.
In the 27th min came the save of the match and possibly season. The opponent took a shot from outside the box and the ball looked destined to nestle in the bottom left corner of ARFC’s goal when Jinzhong executed a full-length body dive ala Pepe Reina to touch the ball out for a corner. Super world-class save that had Cerine jumping up and down for 7 mins.
Kenny then came on and his first contribution was to unleash a fierce drive from 27 metres which their keeper saved and conceded a corner.
Sebastian also had a ferocious left foot shot which was turned over for a corner.
From the various corners and free-kicks won, ARFC was unable to make full use, mainly due to their 2 tall defenders clearing all balls pumped in.
Tjioe was booked for persistent fouling and had to be substituted for fear of a red card.
In the 2nd half, ARFC came very close to opening the scoring after Haron put Soon through who ran in from deep. After putting the ball away, the referee inexplicably blew for an off-side on Soon which angered the whole world. Clearly a poor decision but ARFC did not let this bad call affect them.
ARFC finally opened the scoring in the 77th min. Andrew, who put in a battling match, and Haron combined which led to Haron feeding Kenny through on goal. With a great first touch, Kenny moved clear of their defence and placed the ball into the car left-hand corner for his 1st-ever ARFC goal. The goal sparked off wild celebrations in the venue and all fans and warriors were behaving crazily which saw Alvin took off his jerseys and run around the field displaying his bulging muscles. 1-0.
However, ARFC conceded an equalizer 7 mins later after yet another Rory Delap-like throw-in was headed into the net past the bewildered Jinzhong. Though a bad goal to concede, it must be noted that this was probably the only occasion where ARFC’s magnificent defence failed to deal with this throw-in as advised before the match. 1-1
ARFC did not allow its head to drop and true enough, ARFC regained the lead just mins later. Soon picked up a loose ball in our half and embarked on a 27 metres run down the middle before releasing Kenny down the left flank. Without much hesitation, Kenny bettered his earlier goal when he let fly a thunderous shot from the left flank that had their keeper beaten all the way and the ball landed nicely into the top left-hand corner. 2-1.
With this goal, the fans and warriors went totally berserk and the Indian grounds-man had to calm us down by treating us to cigarettes, roti-pratas and teh-tariks.
After an eternity where the sky was totally pitch-dark and no one could see each other, the referee finally blew the final whistle.
Credit to the great attendance for this match and also Kenny’s great debut brace for ARFC. Unfortunately, all of you should know by now that Sebastian does not usually give out Man-of-the-Match Award for goal-scorers (very rarely done) and hence Kenny would have to wait to receive one.
Instead, I should say that the entire team played really well. The defence of Ron, Toh, Guoxiong, Darren and later on Elvis was totally world-class. All warriors also played their hearts out and this spirit was epitomized in the dying mins when Alvin came from nowhere to charge in and challenge for a loose ball down the right flank and eventually won a corner (or foul).
But if a MOM award is to be given, the recipients would jointly be to both Guoxiong and Darren who totally gave their wingers no chance at all.
Also, special mention to Elvis for his great understanding and sacrifice as he played the least for this match (I think). The reason for this is purely tactical as it was felt that he might struggled against this young, fit and fast team if he was to play from the start. Andrew also took a bad hit in his left-eye for his challenge for a ball though it was accidentally caused by Hee’s flailing boot. I think this should be the spirit for all ARFC warriors in matches to come – understanding and sacrifice.
The win was witnessed by:
Rayes (Derrick’s soooooooo-cute son);
Anna (Elvis’ wife);
Tracie (Guoxiong’s soon-to-be wife);
Cerine (Jinzhong’s new-found girlfriend);
Wife + hyper-active children of Darren.
ARFC was hit with the last-min withdrawal of Edwin who fell ill after witnessing Liverpool’s bizarre defeat by Fulham and also performed too much “luma” after that. Nevertheless, ARFC did not let the withdrawal affect their determination to secure the win.
Prior to the match, Haron was given the “Centurion Award” for chalking up 151 goals thus far over a 10-year distinguished career. Alvin is the other warrior to be in the same Centurion Club as Haron.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Dependable Jinzhong
Right-back: Hard-running Guoxiong
Sweeper: Combative Ron
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Left-mid: Talisman Derrick
Striker: Powerful Alvin (captain)
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs:
Dynamic Soon
Nippy Kenny
Astute-reading Elvis
Unpredictable Blackburn
Gigantic Andrew
ARFC scoring legend Haron
Just one look at the subs bench would send shivers down the spines of every GOOD team in the world like Liverpool, Barcelona and Spain. We have the ARFC scoring legend Haron, Players’ Player of the year + Player of the year in Soon and Franco Baresi-like Elvis, not to mention Blackburn, Kenny and Andrew. Hence, the starting warriors were urged to give their all as the subs are all very able replacements.
Indeed, all warriors took heed and played like possessed demons by closing down and challenging for every ball. Guoxiong and Tong once again combined effectively to shut out their Indian winger though ARFC suffered some nervous moments when the Indian winger struck the post in the 7th min.
ARFC gradually took control of the match and began to crave out chances with Toh, Haron and Alvin going close. Alvin played like a true-blue captain when he caused countless problems to their defence with his power but his weak left-foot let him down.
In the 27th min came the save of the match and possibly season. The opponent took a shot from outside the box and the ball looked destined to nestle in the bottom left corner of ARFC’s goal when Jinzhong executed a full-length body dive ala Pepe Reina to touch the ball out for a corner. Super world-class save that had Cerine jumping up and down for 7 mins.
Kenny then came on and his first contribution was to unleash a fierce drive from 27 metres which their keeper saved and conceded a corner.
Sebastian also had a ferocious left foot shot which was turned over for a corner.
From the various corners and free-kicks won, ARFC was unable to make full use, mainly due to their 2 tall defenders clearing all balls pumped in.
Tjioe was booked for persistent fouling and had to be substituted for fear of a red card.
In the 2nd half, ARFC came very close to opening the scoring after Haron put Soon through who ran in from deep. After putting the ball away, the referee inexplicably blew for an off-side on Soon which angered the whole world. Clearly a poor decision but ARFC did not let this bad call affect them.
ARFC finally opened the scoring in the 77th min. Andrew, who put in a battling match, and Haron combined which led to Haron feeding Kenny through on goal. With a great first touch, Kenny moved clear of their defence and placed the ball into the car left-hand corner for his 1st-ever ARFC goal. The goal sparked off wild celebrations in the venue and all fans and warriors were behaving crazily which saw Alvin took off his jerseys and run around the field displaying his bulging muscles. 1-0.
However, ARFC conceded an equalizer 7 mins later after yet another Rory Delap-like throw-in was headed into the net past the bewildered Jinzhong. Though a bad goal to concede, it must be noted that this was probably the only occasion where ARFC’s magnificent defence failed to deal with this throw-in as advised before the match. 1-1
ARFC did not allow its head to drop and true enough, ARFC regained the lead just mins later. Soon picked up a loose ball in our half and embarked on a 27 metres run down the middle before releasing Kenny down the left flank. Without much hesitation, Kenny bettered his earlier goal when he let fly a thunderous shot from the left flank that had their keeper beaten all the way and the ball landed nicely into the top left-hand corner. 2-1.
With this goal, the fans and warriors went totally berserk and the Indian grounds-man had to calm us down by treating us to cigarettes, roti-pratas and teh-tariks.
After an eternity where the sky was totally pitch-dark and no one could see each other, the referee finally blew the final whistle.
Credit to the great attendance for this match and also Kenny’s great debut brace for ARFC. Unfortunately, all of you should know by now that Sebastian does not usually give out Man-of-the-Match Award for goal-scorers (very rarely done) and hence Kenny would have to wait to receive one.
Instead, I should say that the entire team played really well. The defence of Ron, Toh, Guoxiong, Darren and later on Elvis was totally world-class. All warriors also played their hearts out and this spirit was epitomized in the dying mins when Alvin came from nowhere to charge in and challenge for a loose ball down the right flank and eventually won a corner (or foul).
But if a MOM award is to be given, the recipients would jointly be to both Guoxiong and Darren who totally gave their wingers no chance at all.
Also, special mention to Elvis for his great understanding and sacrifice as he played the least for this match (I think). The reason for this is purely tactical as it was felt that he might struggled against this young, fit and fast team if he was to play from the start. Andrew also took a bad hit in his left-eye for his challenge for a ball though it was accidentally caused by Hee’s flailing boot. I think this should be the spirit for all ARFC warriors in matches to come – understanding and sacrifice.
Monday, October 26, 2009
1st Tournament League Match details
Dear ARFC warriors:
01 Nov 2009 (Sun)
1700 hrs = 5 pm (Tjioe + Hee - Pls take note)
Ahmad Ibrahim SS (in Yishun where Kenny made his debut)
Wear RED jerseys
Pls reply via e-mail to Sebastian of your availability.
Thanks a lot.
01 Nov 2009 (Sun)
1700 hrs = 5 pm (Tjioe + Hee - Pls take note)
Ahmad Ibrahim SS (in Yishun where Kenny made his debut)
Wear RED jerseys
Pls reply via e-mail to Sebastian of your availability.
Thanks a lot.
ARFC top-10 scorers
Haron - 151 goals;
Alvin - 106 goals;
Blackburn - 82 goals;
Sebastian - 71 goals;
Robin + Hee - 69 goals;
Tjioe - 51 goals;
Jeffrey - 49 goals;
Khim - 43 goals;
Toh - 34 goals
Alvin - 106 goals;
Blackburn - 82 goals;
Sebastian - 71 goals;
Robin + Hee - 69 goals;
Tjioe - 51 goals;
Jeffrey - 49 goals;
Khim - 43 goals;
Toh - 34 goals
ARFC snapped 4-match losing streak with thumping victory
On the back of a superb performance from both Tong and Guoxiong as well as a hat-trick by Alvin, ARFC snapped its 4-match losing streak by hammering Eng Lai’s team 6-1 at 1st Toa Payoh SS in front of 77,777 fans.
Witnessing the emphatic victory were Rayes (precocious son of Derrick) and Caren, 3-month pregnant babelicious wife of Sebastian who finally lent her support after god-knows-when ago.
Prior to the match, Blackburn gave out the Centurion Goal Award to Alvin and the 70-goal Award to Sebastian. Tjioe and Hee were also told that should they score one goal in this match, they would be eligible for 50-goal and 70-goal Award respectively. New recruits Kenny and Darren were also given ARFC DVD as a “welcome present”.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talisman Derrick
Right-back: Hard-running Guoxiong
Sweeper: Elegant Edwin
Stopper: Combative Ron
Left-back: Unpredictable Blackburn
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong (Captain)
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Left-mid: Dynamic Soon
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs:
Kenny
Towering Toh (late)
Darren (late)
ARFC was determined to end its 4-match losing streak and came out charging like Spanish bulls. The match was just mins old when Guoxiong chipped in a long ball from his right-back position to put Alvin through on goal. Despite having only the keeper to beat, Alvin hesitated and their keeper made a great save. Unlucky!
7 mins later, Alvin missed yet another golden chance when Sebastian’s diagonal ball found him through on goal again. With their keeper charging out, Alvin did not use his left foot to lift the ball over him and the chance was lost.
ARFC continued to carve out and missed a couple of chances.
The breakthrough finally arrived in the 17th min. Soon made a great run from the left and was clumsily upended by their defender giving the lousy referee an easy chance to point to the spot. Tjioe was cajoled to take the penalty and he duly obliged by scoring, though his spot-kick down the middle was nearly saved by their impressive keeper. 1-0 and its was Tjioe’s 50th goal for ARFC.
ARFC doubled its lead 7 mins later. Another foul on Tong, who had a great match, led to a free-kick on the right. Sebastian stepped up and his chip was chested down expertly by the in-coming Tjioe, ala Paul Scholes. With a swivel, Tjioe volleyed home, ala Paul Scholes, for his 51st ARFC goal to spark off wild celebrations. With such a swivel, it was a surprise that Tjioe did not sprain his back and it was later revealed that his 7 sessions with PDMMs had reaped dividends as his back is now stronger than his NS days!
Darren, Kenny and Toh then came on to replace Blackburn, Soon and Edwin respectively.
Darren’s first contribution led to ARFC’s 3rd goal. Off a quick throw-in by Darren, Alvin powered clear and easily beat their keeper for his 104th ARF goal. World-class finish. 3-0 now.
Just mins from the first half, Alvin got his 2nd goal in the match courtesy of a good piece of work by Hee. Hee used his world-renowned speed to sprint down the left flank and delivered a precise low cross, ala Ryan Giggs, to the free Alvin in the box. Keeping his composure, Alvin unleashed a stiff grounder that had their keeper beaten all the way. 4-0
The imperious Tong had to leave at half-time due to personal commitment. But by then, he had done enough to earn a joint Man-of-the-Match Award with Guoxiong as both of them totally dominated the right-hand side of the play.
Soon came back on to replace Tong with Edwin taking over from Ron. Tjioe volunteered to be keeper and Derrick played on the right with Soon partnering Sebastian in the middle.
ARFC turned complacent and conceded a goal. 4-1.
Waking up, ARFC scored its 5th goal in the 57th min. Toh and Blackburn exchanged a series of one-twos that had Toh powering through on the right which was a rare occurrence. Looking up, Toh saw Blackburn free on the left and his cross was duly thumped home by Blackburn for his 82nd ARFC goal.
Hee then asked to be replaced by Alvin and Alvin duly got his hat-trick after Derrick tricked his way down the right flank and squared to Alvin who gleefully shot home for his 12th ARFC hat-trick!! 6-1
Blackburn then struck the post and Derrick also had a header cannoned off the cross-bar.
With this emphatic victory, ARFC is gearing up nicely for their 1st League match this coming Sunday.
As mentioned earlier, Man-of-the-Match is jointly given to Tong and Guoxiong.
Speaking to the dethroned Miss Singapore Ris Low, who interviewed Tjioe with the group of FHM girls washing cars at the background, Tjioe was over the moon at chalking up 50 goals for ARFC. “I am absolutely delighted to join the elite band of scorers, Haron, Alvin, Blackburn, Sebastian, Robin and Hee, in achieving this feat. Now that I have hit 50 goals, I intend to reach for the 70-goal mark and for that to happen, I have to undergo more intensive sessions with the PDMMs. Then I will be BOOMZ.”
Immediately after the interview, Tjioe was spotted chatting up the 7 FHM girls……
Witnessing the emphatic victory were Rayes (precocious son of Derrick) and Caren, 3-month pregnant babelicious wife of Sebastian who finally lent her support after god-knows-when ago.
Prior to the match, Blackburn gave out the Centurion Goal Award to Alvin and the 70-goal Award to Sebastian. Tjioe and Hee were also told that should they score one goal in this match, they would be eligible for 50-goal and 70-goal Award respectively. New recruits Kenny and Darren were also given ARFC DVD as a “welcome present”.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talisman Derrick
Right-back: Hard-running Guoxiong
Sweeper: Elegant Edwin
Stopper: Combative Ron
Left-back: Unpredictable Blackburn
Right-mid: Hardworking Tong (Captain)
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Hardman Tjioe
Left-mid: Dynamic Soon
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs:
Kenny
Towering Toh (late)
Darren (late)
ARFC was determined to end its 4-match losing streak and came out charging like Spanish bulls. The match was just mins old when Guoxiong chipped in a long ball from his right-back position to put Alvin through on goal. Despite having only the keeper to beat, Alvin hesitated and their keeper made a great save. Unlucky!
7 mins later, Alvin missed yet another golden chance when Sebastian’s diagonal ball found him through on goal again. With their keeper charging out, Alvin did not use his left foot to lift the ball over him and the chance was lost.
ARFC continued to carve out and missed a couple of chances.
The breakthrough finally arrived in the 17th min. Soon made a great run from the left and was clumsily upended by their defender giving the lousy referee an easy chance to point to the spot. Tjioe was cajoled to take the penalty and he duly obliged by scoring, though his spot-kick down the middle was nearly saved by their impressive keeper. 1-0 and its was Tjioe’s 50th goal for ARFC.
ARFC doubled its lead 7 mins later. Another foul on Tong, who had a great match, led to a free-kick on the right. Sebastian stepped up and his chip was chested down expertly by the in-coming Tjioe, ala Paul Scholes. With a swivel, Tjioe volleyed home, ala Paul Scholes, for his 51st ARFC goal to spark off wild celebrations. With such a swivel, it was a surprise that Tjioe did not sprain his back and it was later revealed that his 7 sessions with PDMMs had reaped dividends as his back is now stronger than his NS days!
Darren, Kenny and Toh then came on to replace Blackburn, Soon and Edwin respectively.
Darren’s first contribution led to ARFC’s 3rd goal. Off a quick throw-in by Darren, Alvin powered clear and easily beat their keeper for his 104th ARF goal. World-class finish. 3-0 now.
Just mins from the first half, Alvin got his 2nd goal in the match courtesy of a good piece of work by Hee. Hee used his world-renowned speed to sprint down the left flank and delivered a precise low cross, ala Ryan Giggs, to the free Alvin in the box. Keeping his composure, Alvin unleashed a stiff grounder that had their keeper beaten all the way. 4-0
The imperious Tong had to leave at half-time due to personal commitment. But by then, he had done enough to earn a joint Man-of-the-Match Award with Guoxiong as both of them totally dominated the right-hand side of the play.
Soon came back on to replace Tong with Edwin taking over from Ron. Tjioe volunteered to be keeper and Derrick played on the right with Soon partnering Sebastian in the middle.
ARFC turned complacent and conceded a goal. 4-1.
Waking up, ARFC scored its 5th goal in the 57th min. Toh and Blackburn exchanged a series of one-twos that had Toh powering through on the right which was a rare occurrence. Looking up, Toh saw Blackburn free on the left and his cross was duly thumped home by Blackburn for his 82nd ARFC goal.
Hee then asked to be replaced by Alvin and Alvin duly got his hat-trick after Derrick tricked his way down the right flank and squared to Alvin who gleefully shot home for his 12th ARFC hat-trick!! 6-1
Blackburn then struck the post and Derrick also had a header cannoned off the cross-bar.
With this emphatic victory, ARFC is gearing up nicely for their 1st League match this coming Sunday.
As mentioned earlier, Man-of-the-Match is jointly given to Tong and Guoxiong.
Speaking to the dethroned Miss Singapore Ris Low, who interviewed Tjioe with the group of FHM girls washing cars at the background, Tjioe was over the moon at chalking up 50 goals for ARFC. “I am absolutely delighted to join the elite band of scorers, Haron, Alvin, Blackburn, Sebastian, Robin and Hee, in achieving this feat. Now that I have hit 50 goals, I intend to reach for the 70-goal mark and for that to happen, I have to undergo more intensive sessions with the PDMMs. Then I will be BOOMZ.”
Immediately after the interview, Tjioe was spotted chatting up the 7 FHM girls……
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Giving out awards this Sunday
Dear ARFC warriors:
We will be handing out some awards before this Sunday's match as follows:
100 goals - Haron
100 goals - Alvin
70 goals - Sebastian
In addition, if Tjioe and Hee managed to score a goal each this Sunday, they would be receiving one as well as follows:
70 goals - Hee
50 goals - Tjioe
Hence, the 5 warriors mentioned are requested to be present. Pls do bring along your love ones too.
See ya......
We will be handing out some awards before this Sunday's match as follows:
100 goals - Haron
100 goals - Alvin
70 goals - Sebastian
In addition, if Tjioe and Hee managed to score a goal each this Sunday, they would be receiving one as well as follows:
70 goals - Hee
50 goals - Tjioe
Hence, the 5 warriors mentioned are requested to be present. Pls do bring along your love ones too.
See ya......
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