Date - 1 April 2012 (Sun)
Time - 5 pm = 1700 hrs
Venue - Pei Hwa Sec Sch
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Alvin's hat-trick secures scrappy victory
Playing for the first time in the month of March, ARFC eked out a scrappy 4-3 win over an enthusiastic young team from the Singapore Khalsa Association.
Strangely enough, both halves were played under rainy condition and the rain somehow took a breather during the half-time break and after the match!
ARFC received huge boosts when players like Ron, Sebastian, Toh, Haron and Darren all made unexpected appearances. Seh Meng also agreed to help out.
Derrick was appointed captain in front of his watching sister-in-law, her son, and his own son Rayes.
Special mention to Wayne and Ron respectively for volunteering as keeper for each half.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Wonder Wayne
Right-back: Combative Ron
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unpredictable Blackburn
Right-mid: Talisman Derrick (captain)
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Speedy Hee
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Subs:
Hard-man Tjioe
Unbeatable Darren (slightly late)
Steely Tze Ern (slightly late)
Seh Meng
Absent:
Talented Chun Haw
Marauding Guoxiong
Dependable Jinzhong
Sublime Khim
Long-throw specialist Norman
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
To no surprise, the young opponents came out of the blocks by running and charging at us from the start. After some nervy moments, ARFC began to impose their authority in the field.
However, ARFC fell behind from their first counter-attack. 0-1
Mins later, ARFC conceded another goal. 0-2
ARFC did not let its heads dropped and gradually started creating chances after chances. Derrick, who showed the world how a right winger should be played, chipped in a delicious ball over the top for Alvin to latch on. With their big keeper charging out, Alvin lifted the ball over him and although their keeper managed to get a touch, it was not strong enough to prevent the ball from landing nicely into the net for Alvin’s 164th ARFC goal. 1-2
Many people may not realized this, but Haron also contributed to the build-up as he had made a great decoy run down the right flank, drawing a defender with him, before Derrick played Alvin in.
ARFC could have snatched an equalizer 7 mins later. Derrick dribbled his way into the box and was upended rather clumsily by their defender. Sebastian stepped up and although his low shot was well-struck to the corner, their keeper got down fast, ala Edwin van de Sar, to touch the ball out for a corner. With this penalty miss, the next designated penalty-taker will be rotated to another warrior, likely to be either Haron or Alvin.
Sebastian tried to make amends later but his free-kick skimmed the bar and flew out.
Tze Ern then replaced Hee, with Tjioe and Seh Meng coming in for Soon and Sebastian respectively. Seh Meng moved to right-back and Ron partnered Tjioe in centre mid.
Darren then replaced Elvis.
ARFC finally got its equalizer with yet another piece of good work by Derrick and Haron. Derrick found his way at the right and squared the ball across for Haron. Haron feigned to shoot but then chose to square the ball across to Alvin who was lurking on the left. Instinctively, Alvin did not let the ball dropped and duly volleyed the ball home for his 165th ARFC goal. 2-2 and the build-up to this goal was like computer game stuff.
ARFC finally took the lead with yet another fantastic build-up with Tze Ern lashing home with a place-shot that measured 777 km/h for his 6th ARFC goal. 3-2
ARFC was then in ascendency but did not extend its lead with the few chances that came its way. Particularly, Tjioe impressed with several shots that narrowly missed the target.
ARFC was punished when another counter-attack saw the opponents drawing level. 3-3 and the score remained this way at half-time.
Just 77 seconds from the re-start, a long ball was played out from defence (think from either Darren or Toh) that saw Alvin breaking free and faced their keeper alone. Incredulously, Alvin’s soft shot was parried away by their keeper who really defied his big frame by getting down well very fast.
Alvin redeemed himself minutes later. He was put through down the left flank and despite close attention from their covering defender, Alvin still managed to score with his outside right foot for his 166th ARFC goal. 4-3
Alvin’s hat-trick was his second in 2012 and his 16th hat-trick overall since he joined ARFC. With 166 goals, Alvin is now just 10 shy of Haron’s all-time record of 176 goals.
Towards the end, the rain got heavier and play was difficult. The opponents kept playing high and long balls in but the ARFC defence was really immaculate in its defending.
Man-of-the Match is jointly given to Derrick (first-half only), Tze Ern and Alvin, although I must really praise the defence for the excellent collective defending.
Strangely enough, both halves were played under rainy condition and the rain somehow took a breather during the half-time break and after the match!
ARFC received huge boosts when players like Ron, Sebastian, Toh, Haron and Darren all made unexpected appearances. Seh Meng also agreed to help out.
Derrick was appointed captain in front of his watching sister-in-law, her son, and his own son Rayes.
Special mention to Wayne and Ron respectively for volunteering as keeper for each half.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Wonder Wayne
Right-back: Combative Ron
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unpredictable Blackburn
Right-mid: Talisman Derrick (captain)
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Dynamic Soon
Left-mid: Speedy Hee
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Subs:
Hard-man Tjioe
Unbeatable Darren (slightly late)
Steely Tze Ern (slightly late)
Seh Meng
Absent:
Talented Chun Haw
Marauding Guoxiong
Dependable Jinzhong
Sublime Khim
Long-throw specialist Norman
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
To no surprise, the young opponents came out of the blocks by running and charging at us from the start. After some nervy moments, ARFC began to impose their authority in the field.
However, ARFC fell behind from their first counter-attack. 0-1
Mins later, ARFC conceded another goal. 0-2
ARFC did not let its heads dropped and gradually started creating chances after chances. Derrick, who showed the world how a right winger should be played, chipped in a delicious ball over the top for Alvin to latch on. With their big keeper charging out, Alvin lifted the ball over him and although their keeper managed to get a touch, it was not strong enough to prevent the ball from landing nicely into the net for Alvin’s 164th ARFC goal. 1-2
Many people may not realized this, but Haron also contributed to the build-up as he had made a great decoy run down the right flank, drawing a defender with him, before Derrick played Alvin in.
ARFC could have snatched an equalizer 7 mins later. Derrick dribbled his way into the box and was upended rather clumsily by their defender. Sebastian stepped up and although his low shot was well-struck to the corner, their keeper got down fast, ala Edwin van de Sar, to touch the ball out for a corner. With this penalty miss, the next designated penalty-taker will be rotated to another warrior, likely to be either Haron or Alvin.
Sebastian tried to make amends later but his free-kick skimmed the bar and flew out.
Tze Ern then replaced Hee, with Tjioe and Seh Meng coming in for Soon and Sebastian respectively. Seh Meng moved to right-back and Ron partnered Tjioe in centre mid.
Darren then replaced Elvis.
ARFC finally got its equalizer with yet another piece of good work by Derrick and Haron. Derrick found his way at the right and squared the ball across for Haron. Haron feigned to shoot but then chose to square the ball across to Alvin who was lurking on the left. Instinctively, Alvin did not let the ball dropped and duly volleyed the ball home for his 165th ARFC goal. 2-2 and the build-up to this goal was like computer game stuff.
ARFC finally took the lead with yet another fantastic build-up with Tze Ern lashing home with a place-shot that measured 777 km/h for his 6th ARFC goal. 3-2
ARFC was then in ascendency but did not extend its lead with the few chances that came its way. Particularly, Tjioe impressed with several shots that narrowly missed the target.
ARFC was punished when another counter-attack saw the opponents drawing level. 3-3 and the score remained this way at half-time.
Just 77 seconds from the re-start, a long ball was played out from defence (think from either Darren or Toh) that saw Alvin breaking free and faced their keeper alone. Incredulously, Alvin’s soft shot was parried away by their keeper who really defied his big frame by getting down well very fast.
Alvin redeemed himself minutes later. He was put through down the left flank and despite close attention from their covering defender, Alvin still managed to score with his outside right foot for his 166th ARFC goal. 4-3
Alvin’s hat-trick was his second in 2012 and his 16th hat-trick overall since he joined ARFC. With 166 goals, Alvin is now just 10 shy of Haron’s all-time record of 176 goals.
Towards the end, the rain got heavier and play was difficult. The opponents kept playing high and long balls in but the ARFC defence was really immaculate in its defending.
Man-of-the Match is jointly given to Derrick (first-half only), Tze Ern and Alvin, although I must really praise the defence for the excellent collective defending.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Friendly match details on 18 Mar 2012
18 March 2012 (Sun)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Coral Sec Sch (artificial pitch)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Coral Sec Sch (artificial pitch)
Monday, March 05, 2012
Friendly match details on 11 Mar 2012
11 March 2012 (Sun)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Bishan Park Sec Sch (artificial pitch)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Bishan Park Sec Sch (artificial pitch)
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
ARFC runs riot in 7-0 rout
Playing a friendly match after the conclusion of the league season, ARFC put aside its disappointment in finishing as league’s runners-up by destroying a hapless social team with a 7-0 victory. The win was witnessed by Anna and Tracie, wives of Elvis and Guoxiong respectively.
There was a concern of not having enough players before the match and hence two young players, Alex and Jackson, were called up. Both of them were to go on and impressed in their debuts.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talented Chun Haw
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong (Captain)
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Combative Ron
Left-mid: Unpredictable Blackburn
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs:
Steely Tze Ern (slightly late)
Talisman Derrick (late)
Alex
Jackson
Absent:
Wonder Wayne
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Hard-man Tjioe
Dependable Jinzhong
Sublime Khim
Long-throw specialist Norman
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
ARFC came out of the block with fury as epitomized by both Hee and Alvin who closed down their defence no end. Immediately Hee drew a foul outside the box but Sebastian skied his shot.
ARFC then went on to create a glut of chances but was foiled by some lucky saves from their keeper who seemed to be always at the right place and right time.
Particularly, Soon and Alvin both missed great chances, with Toh and Derrick also coming close with headers from corners.
Tze Ern and Derrick then took over from Alvin and Blackburn respectively. With about 7 mins to go, Alvin came back no and replaced Hee upfront.
ARFC finally achieved a break-through thanks to a marauding run down the right flank from Captain-of-the-day Guoxiong. He played the ball to Derrick on the right, made an overlapping run, and received the return ball from Derrick. In full flight, Guoxiong looked up and sent in a precise cross right onto the head of Alvin whose powerful header was saved by their keeper but he was unable to prevent the loose ball from spinning into the net. 1-0 and this was Alvin’s 163rd ARFC goal.
Immediately after the goal, the referee blew for half-time.
In the 2nd half, Jackson came on for Elvis while Alex replaced Ron.
ARFC doubled its lead just 77 seconds into the 2nd half. Chun Haw’s superb long kick ala Pepe Reina found the feet of Alvin who was closely shackled by their tough defender. Unperturbed, Alvin laid the ball to Derrick on the right and he picked his spot to beat their keeper for his 51st ARFC goal. 2-0
Within seconds, ARFC scored its 3rd goal in the match courtesy of yet another Toh header. Blackburn’s marvelous corner to the far post looked to be headed to either Darren or Toh but to Darren’s credit, he did not challenge for the ball after hearing a shout from Toh who was behind him. The rest is history as Toh planted a firm header into the bottom right corner for his 55th ARFC goal, and probably more than 50 goals were from headers!! 3-0.
Toh’s goal was also ARFC’s 1300th goal in its illustrious history.
Alex then made his contribution when he made a great run down the right touch-line, drawing a defender with him. Hearing a call from Derrick, Alex back-heeled to Derrick who was then clumsily upended by the same defender. The penalty-taking duty was then given to Darren who sent their keeper the wrong way with a firm placing for his 3rd ARFC goal. 4-0.
Hee then produced a C. Ronaldo-like free-kick when his superb curling ball was so well-executed and powerful that their keeper was rooted to the spot and could not even see the ball almost bursting the net. 5-0 and Hee’s goal was his 82nd which moved him level with Sebastian at joint-4th top scorer chart.
ARFC notched its 6th goal when Sebastian tried to play a wall pass with Blackburn by running down the right flank after passing to him. However, Blackburn did not return the ball and instead rolled his shot just inside the keeper’s post for a world-class finish that reminded everyone of a certain Messi. 6-0 and this was Blackburn’s 108th ARFC goal.
Derrick then scored his 2nd goal in the match after he met Alvin’s laser-sharp corner with a header that flew into the net. It was really impressive considering that Derrick actually took his spectacles out before the header!! 7-0 and this was Derrick’s 52nd ARFC goal.
ARFC then had more chances to chalk up a higher score-line. First, Guoxiong, who replaced Sebastian at centre-mid, turned and drilled his powerful low shot just wide. Then, he completely lost his footing after receiving a square ball from derrick on the right.
This was a total mis-match as the opponents were totally and completely overwhelmed by ARFC’s flowing football and passing. This performance was also one of the best in recent times.
There is no Man-of-the-Match given as every warrior did very well. A complete team effort, especially we did not lose our shape and focus throughout the match though we were going for more goals.
There was a concern of not having enough players before the match and hence two young players, Alex and Jackson, were called up. Both of them were to go on and impressed in their debuts.
ARFC started with this line-up:
Keeper: Talented Chun Haw
Right-back: Marauding Guoxiong (Captain)
Sweeper: Astute-reading sweeper Elvis
Stopper: Towering Toh
Left-back: Unbeatable Darren
Right-mid: Dynamic Soon
Centre-mid: Influential Sebastian
Centre-mid: Combative Ron
Left-mid: Unpredictable Blackburn
Striker: Powerful Alvin
Striker: Speedy Hee
Subs:
Steely Tze Ern (slightly late)
Talisman Derrick (late)
Alex
Jackson
Absent:
Wonder Wayne
ARFC Scoring Legend Haron
Hard-man Tjioe
Dependable Jinzhong
Sublime Khim
Long-throw specialist Norman
Precocious En Dian
Nippy Kenny
ARFC came out of the block with fury as epitomized by both Hee and Alvin who closed down their defence no end. Immediately Hee drew a foul outside the box but Sebastian skied his shot.
ARFC then went on to create a glut of chances but was foiled by some lucky saves from their keeper who seemed to be always at the right place and right time.
Particularly, Soon and Alvin both missed great chances, with Toh and Derrick also coming close with headers from corners.
Tze Ern and Derrick then took over from Alvin and Blackburn respectively. With about 7 mins to go, Alvin came back no and replaced Hee upfront.
ARFC finally achieved a break-through thanks to a marauding run down the right flank from Captain-of-the-day Guoxiong. He played the ball to Derrick on the right, made an overlapping run, and received the return ball from Derrick. In full flight, Guoxiong looked up and sent in a precise cross right onto the head of Alvin whose powerful header was saved by their keeper but he was unable to prevent the loose ball from spinning into the net. 1-0 and this was Alvin’s 163rd ARFC goal.
Immediately after the goal, the referee blew for half-time.
In the 2nd half, Jackson came on for Elvis while Alex replaced Ron.
ARFC doubled its lead just 77 seconds into the 2nd half. Chun Haw’s superb long kick ala Pepe Reina found the feet of Alvin who was closely shackled by their tough defender. Unperturbed, Alvin laid the ball to Derrick on the right and he picked his spot to beat their keeper for his 51st ARFC goal. 2-0
Within seconds, ARFC scored its 3rd goal in the match courtesy of yet another Toh header. Blackburn’s marvelous corner to the far post looked to be headed to either Darren or Toh but to Darren’s credit, he did not challenge for the ball after hearing a shout from Toh who was behind him. The rest is history as Toh planted a firm header into the bottom right corner for his 55th ARFC goal, and probably more than 50 goals were from headers!! 3-0.
Toh’s goal was also ARFC’s 1300th goal in its illustrious history.
Alex then made his contribution when he made a great run down the right touch-line, drawing a defender with him. Hearing a call from Derrick, Alex back-heeled to Derrick who was then clumsily upended by the same defender. The penalty-taking duty was then given to Darren who sent their keeper the wrong way with a firm placing for his 3rd ARFC goal. 4-0.
Hee then produced a C. Ronaldo-like free-kick when his superb curling ball was so well-executed and powerful that their keeper was rooted to the spot and could not even see the ball almost bursting the net. 5-0 and Hee’s goal was his 82nd which moved him level with Sebastian at joint-4th top scorer chart.
ARFC notched its 6th goal when Sebastian tried to play a wall pass with Blackburn by running down the right flank after passing to him. However, Blackburn did not return the ball and instead rolled his shot just inside the keeper’s post for a world-class finish that reminded everyone of a certain Messi. 6-0 and this was Blackburn’s 108th ARFC goal.
Derrick then scored his 2nd goal in the match after he met Alvin’s laser-sharp corner with a header that flew into the net. It was really impressive considering that Derrick actually took his spectacles out before the header!! 7-0 and this was Derrick’s 52nd ARFC goal.
ARFC then had more chances to chalk up a higher score-line. First, Guoxiong, who replaced Sebastian at centre-mid, turned and drilled his powerful low shot just wide. Then, he completely lost his footing after receiving a square ball from derrick on the right.
This was a total mis-match as the opponents were totally and completely overwhelmed by ARFC’s flowing football and passing. This performance was also one of the best in recent times.
There is no Man-of-the-Match given as every warrior did very well. A complete team effort, especially we did not lose our shape and focus throughout the match though we were going for more goals.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
ARFC top-10 leading scorers
Haron - 176
Alvin - 162
Blackburn - 102
Sebastian - 82
Hee - 81
Robin - 69
Tjioe - 57
Toh - 54
Derrick - 50
Guigui - 49
Alvin - 162
Blackburn - 102
Sebastian - 82
Hee - 81
Robin - 69
Tjioe - 57
Toh - 54
Derrick - 50
Guigui - 49
Friendly match details on 26 Feb 2012
26 Feb 2012 (Sun)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Bedok Green Sec (artificial pitch)
3 pm = 1500 hrs
Bedok Green Sec (artificial pitch)
Derrick hits half-century mark in ARFC's emphatic victory
ARFC rounded off its league season after chalking up an emphatic 7-2 victory over YVFC. The scorers are Alvin (4 goals), and one each from Derrick, Soon and Hee.
The victory saw 2 land-marks achieved - Derrick's 50th goal for ARFC which earned him a trophy to be given out later and Alvin further consolidates his lead in the hat-trick table with his 15th career hat-trick for ARFC. Alvin's latest feat was also the 1st hat-trick by any ARFC warrior.
The victory saw 2 land-marks achieved - Derrick's 50th goal for ARFC which earned him a trophy to be given out later and Alvin further consolidates his lead in the hat-trick table with his 15th career hat-trick for ARFC. Alvin's latest feat was also the 1st hat-trick by any ARFC warrior.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
League Match details - 19 Feb 2012
19 Feb 2012 (Sun)
5 pm = 1700 hrs
Fuchun Sec Sch (think in Woodlands area)
Last league match of the season!!
5 pm = 1700 hrs
Fuchun Sec Sch (think in Woodlands area)
Last league match of the season!!
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