*Pillar of strength in btw the sticks*
*E look on e faces of the guys behind tells u what they think of him*
*shag ballz shag ballz*
SUFI FC 2 Supernova FC 0
(Dinie x1, Ronald x1 pen)
Having lived in a country like singapore for more than 2 decades now, we know that everything around here encompasses around a certain rule. Today, in the 1st part of our hattrick of biggies, the law was laid down in the most emphatic way by the man who can lay acclaim to providing all rules with its name of 'law'. *apologies for the far-fetched description. Just dramatizing ;) *
A decent sized squad turned out at the crazily ulu Chestnut Drive sec which had several of the guys poking fun at the names of the streets there. A real nutter indeed. Whatever the case, we had one objective and also knew what was at stake. The reverse fixture earlier in the season with Supernova had finished 0-0 and left a rather bitter taste as it ended in unfortunate circumstances when it was washed out half way through the 2nd half.
Honestly, the field today was hardly suitable for a game of such magnitude but I guess both teams were severely handicapped by the size of it and thank god for us, Supernova were the team that struggled slightly more due to their style of play. Against a free-flowing tippy tappy team, our sufi boys were able to come away winners in a game of cat and mouse as the boys in yellow closed down supernova from every possible angle.
Once again our defense was in top form and also shielded expertly by the guys chosen specifically to do a job in the middle. We did well in quelling the threat of the star opposing playmaker and in fact had several half chances and also clear cut chances to increase the scoreline.
1-0: After some orgy activities in the middle of the pitch, Vic who had just came on found himself in some space and time on the ball in the final third of the field. Playing a perfect through pass that took the covering supernova defender out of the equation, it found dinietov who had been working hard up front for most of the game accelerating to reach it. The man then proceeded to provide an outrageous finish that had the subs bench cooing in excitement. A perfect dink over the keeper and how fitting that the magician opens his account in a big game in such a nonchalant manner. Sometimes ordinary folks like me can only watch and admire. Oh wells. Haha. Perfect reward for the hardwork the team had put in for the opening half an hour.
With the team severely depleted especially in the wings department, our breaks on the counter were left to a certain zl who made all the running in the world and also won probably 90% of the aerial challenges. Having had a topsy turvy season thus far in terms of performance, he answered his critics in stunning fashion today with a never say die attitude.
Eventually after much ping pong-y football where we sat back and absorbed the pressure before supernova finally resorted to long balls to bombarde our defense, our 2nd goal finally came after dinietov, ahcool and law had all missed chances to tie the game up with chances earlier in the 2nd half.
In a period now known as Chamakh time... 8 minutes was all it took for ron-aldo to make an impact. Out-hustling the tiring supernova defenders and also causing them all sorts of problems in his special 8 minute cameo, roo-naldo found himself on the scoresheet with a goal that was made in RON-land. Collecting a ball played over by syafiqo, our born-again striker took control of the ball on the bounce with a flick of the outside boot and raced clear. Showing the awareness of chamakh from his time in the french league (heh-heh), he flicked the bouncing ball past the covering centerback who could only clatter him in the face, body and everywhere-else due to momentum. *Penalty* and a subsequent 2nd yellow for the defender. Holding onto his partially disfigured face, ron-nie smashed the resulting opportunity from 12 yards with as much confidence as I would with my heading (n u guys know how 'good' it is) straight down the middle. Thank god it rippled the net. 2-0 and for us, game set and match.
MOTM: Law. The title says it all. In a game which everyone played their roles well, aside from dinietov who hustled well and scored a delightful goal as well, law was another stand out who characterized our team ethic. Hardwork and raw determination. The only thing missing was a goal to place the icing on the cake but i guess the man doesn't do cliches. O well. Class performance in a day where we needed our big players to stand up and be counted. And im glad to say that the team's performance was a starry starry one.
We showed the will to work hard and cover each other's asses and also to sacrifice for the team. Vic got himself injured while trying to ensure that dinie's sublime dink was truly in the back of the net, law got himself a mild headache for his mammoth efforts in winning his aerial duels and dinietov got more than he bargained for with a cut tongue from a rather unsavory event that proved to be the only anomaly of the day. Those were the special cases, but in my eyes... Once again we played as a team. Ultimately at the end of each match day, achieving that is probably the most satisfying aspect of our weekly rendezvous on the field. Rest well my beloved team of warriors. Another biggie awaits us at 5pm next saturday at Jurong Stadium. A classic game probably. And im licking my lips at that. Cheers boys!
Personnel:
Allan
HG, Farhan, Alaric, Hizam, HuiJie, Syafiq
Liang, AhCool, Vic, Mok, Yas, Syafiqo, LQ, Ws
Dinie, Ronald
Fans: Bai-ka Dee & Fadilah
No comments:
Post a Comment