/S began the game with a new-look defence: Hanwei,John, Az n Kerk were replaced by Haoyi, Hussein, Raymond and Travers. We were greeted by the sight of angmohs who would make az feel short. Ironically, i was just showing jy the wikipedia entry on Total Football yesterday. True to the Dutch style of play, they were technically superior and were very good off-the-ball. Their movement and passing were impressive and their attackers came in from very deep, making them hard to mark. /S were limited to long-range efforts due to their tight marking. They spent most of the first half piling on the pressure and their goal finally came when a corner was cleared to ky who lost possession while trying to pass to william. One of them tried their luck with a shot from outside the box and the ball went in beyond the reach of eric, who was making his debut. -goal- One-nil to Team Dutch.
Hussein was very comfortable on the ball throughout and displayed his composure when he took the ball out of defence and played William thru on goal. Only a superb save from the keeper stopped William from scoring that one-on-one. On a brighter note, Jy decided not to 'pack his bag' and turned up, doing much better than last week. After being found in the box, he laid off for ky who should have done better with his shot. yd did a mazy dribble but his shot went over the bar.
Changes were made for the Second Half when Les came in for Raymond and Kerk came in for jy. A poor clearance was met by another dutch player who decided to go for a shot as well. Unfortunately, Eric misjudged the ball and /S was 2 goals down. 2-0.. is it a gg?
/S kept pushing forward as team dutch began to show their tiredness. foong made several runs down the flank although he 'i 2nd half damn shack' and crossed well (yes, foong crossed) only for their defence to intercept.
And then, the turning point of the game came. yd kena cramps.
/S never gave up despite the loss of their captain and william was alert enough to pounce on a poor backpass to skip past their keeper and stroke the ball into an empty net. 2-1!!!
Full of confidence, /S kept going forward in search of the equaliser and a happier reunion dinner. haoyi and william attempted overhead kicks while ky could only shoot wide. Another foong run ended with an
unselfish cross to william, who scuffed the shot. 'i wanted to shoot but i scared like last week miss, so i cross' - foong 'when i saw william miss that, i thought gg liao' -kerk
William got put through again and he tried to chip the keeper who was off his line. It was a weak effort but foong anticipated well to score. with. his. HEAD. goooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaallllllllll
2-2 woohoo! great character shown by the team by coming back from two goals down... well done /S!
Post-match reaction:
'u all not happy izzit? i out liao then u all score' - yd
'now we know /S's weakest link' - ky
Looking to the next game:
'we need a cm who will stay put cos yd n ky roam too much'
'yd would be damn sick on the wings cos he can run n can cross, cut back to shoot also can'
Team Lineup: eric, raymond, hussein, haoyi, travers, foong, yd, ky, mos, william, jy, kerk, les
Nokia Man of the Match: foonGG
Toyota Play of the Day: foonGG's lung-bursting run to tap-in the equaliser
HAPPY CNY!!! GONG XI FA CHAI!!! Hong Bao Lai, Rou Bao Bu Yao Lai!!!
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