A Day Out

Bowen Secondary School, 1500 Hrs

SUFI FC 6 4-4-2 FC 1

(Mahdi, Juf x2, Ronald, Law x2)

Hi all. Things that transpired over the 2 halves are like a blur to me now. I can’t even recall who scored and when exactly. Let’s see… Mahdi (great solo effort), Juf x 2 (one was a clinical finish straight into the net), Ronald (finally got one with the last kick of the game after countless of missed opportunities)… which means to say 2 goals are not accounted for. Sorry, whoever you are.

Anyway…

The basis of the game today was not so on our tactics and winning per se but more on getting our rhythm back after our crushing defeat last weekend and develop our passing game. The focus was to try to play the ball on the ground and keep it moving. And I think we did just that, especially in the early stages of the game. We started the game with a 4-3-3 formation. Things looked pretty comfortable in the first 20 minutes. We got 2 nil up and were connecting some nice short passes. On the occasions that we were hit by a counter-attack, Allan covered very well and made some impressive 1-on-1 saves.

Changes were made quite often. Substitutions were all over the place and so were the formation. The second half saw the team changed to an unfamiliar 3-5-2, and at one point, 3-4-3. We were dominating throughout the game, we passed and passed and some beautiful balls were played through on many times by different players.

It was a comfortable victory and a 100% record for me. In retrospect, we could have been more clinical and finished off our opponents by a greater margin. We did not need to go past the 3^rd gear and we did not capitalize our ability with the right tactics. But I think we really needed this run-out to get our momentum back. We are a very good band of players and we are capable of stringing short passes together and maintaining possession of the ball with conscious practice. And I think it is really crucial that we do in order to impose on opponents and challenge for the title next season. On another note, I would like to thank all the players who came down. All did very well and sorry that I am not giving you all any individual credit. I really forgot what happened exactly.

That’s all I have to say for now.

MenOTM: Everybody.

-Xabi

Personnel:

Allan, SW

Farhan, Jason, Jars, Huijie, Syafiq

Rudee, Mahdi, Law, Yas, Vic, LQ, WS, Dinie, Firos, Syafiqo

Ronald, Juf