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Ping Yi Sec, 1500 Hrs
YSOSRS 1 TeamCuzz 2
(Syafiq x1)
Apologies if this sounds like a long ass excuse of a report. It ain't. So read on folks...
Having played on every saturday since the start of May which included Cup and League games, the jokers headed into a potentially pivotal game against long term rivals TeamCuzz looking a tad weary and with a squad that had a whole host of players missing. This meant the calling up of very capable stop gap stand in players from our VJC contingency, PK and Shenhao.
Straight to the game as the morning long downpour that potentially threatened the cancellation of the game created a surreal, European like environment for a football game. Nice, cool and breezy. However, that all changed as soon as we kicked off. Tackles flew in and around as players from both sides gave full commitment to the cause.
Sadly for the jokers, we soon sunk into a predictable pattern of play that became the bane of us. Hoofing pointless long balls in a small ass field against a very committed Cuzz side was to no avail, whilst our opposition found plenty of joy from their wings. Particularly in the likes of Haikal on their left who caused us problems for most of the 1st half.
The jokers laboured and were eventually 1-0 down when some sloppy defending coupled with a really cool and calm finish by their forward just inside the box saw Cuzz go a goal to the good midway through the 1st half.
Fast forward and now to the moment that could have really killed it. A long ball hoofed down the pitch by Cuzz saw an awkward bounce that was misjudged by Khy. It bewilderingly lobbed over him and saw the striker through on goal with only a simple tap in to double their lead. Yet in some weird twisted turn of events, he slipped just as he was about to knock it home and the ball spilled into the empty penalty box with players from both sides scrambling all over the place. In the ensuing chaos, Hafiz's overzealous attempts to clear the ball saw him give away a penalty. Bloody hell.
Up stepped their forward, while Khyrul made himself big in goal. Penalty saving has always been a unique ability he possessed and true enough, a firm hard penalty down to the left was well palmed out. A god sent lifeline as the jokers trudged off the pitch at the half looking frustrated and pissed.
Once again, despite the quality the jokers possessed today, the lack of experience probably counted against them. A restructuring of the team plus a late rally from the gaffer to psyche the boys up and we were off again. True enough, the jokers upped the ante in the 2nd half as we have always done this season.
1-1: A freekick from just inside the Cuzz half was poorly defended and wala, our stand in captain Del Syafiqo was 2 steps away from the net to knock it in with his head. Nothing fancy, nothing pretty. Just the way we should have played from the start.
Moving on, the next 15 minutes saw some incessant Jokers pressure as we repeatedly attempted to breach the Cuzz goal for a 2nd time. Time after time though, the momentum was not taken advantage off and it eventually turned into a desperate mood for the young jokers side. Repeated attempts to get the ball down the other side early on meant misjudged clearances and hurried attempts to force the play.
Sadly for us, with 7 minutes to go... Their prolific striker found joy as our entire backline lest Eric was unable to keep him at bay. Waltzing his way round the 3 men, he proceeded to chip Khy from a really acute angle to produce a winner of genuine quality. No one, and i mean no one can discount that.
Well folks after all that debacle, the boys never gave up. Which was most definitely the most comforting thing on a difficult saturday afternoon of footie. Time after time in the last 5 minutes, we plummeted the Cuzz box with crosses and bodies.
Sadly for us, it.just.would.not.go.in.
1-2 was how it ended as the jokers sink to their 1st defeat of the current season. The humble pie well and truly eaten on a bruising afternoon session. Plenty to learn for the squad and also plenty for the gaffer to learn about from his players. Absolutely no disappointment with regards to effort even though the result did not go our way.
A well deserved break next saturday after a span of 8 wins and 2 defeats in 10 games. Well done nonetheless. And to the muslims in the team, happy fasting. Adios amigos.
Having played on every saturday since the start of May which included Cup and League games, the jokers headed into a potentially pivotal game against long term rivals TeamCuzz looking a tad weary and with a squad that had a whole host of players missing. This meant the calling up of very capable stop gap stand in players from our VJC contingency, PK and Shenhao.
Straight to the game as the morning long downpour that potentially threatened the cancellation of the game created a surreal, European like environment for a football game. Nice, cool and breezy. However, that all changed as soon as we kicked off. Tackles flew in and around as players from both sides gave full commitment to the cause.
Sadly for the jokers, we soon sunk into a predictable pattern of play that became the bane of us. Hoofing pointless long balls in a small ass field against a very committed Cuzz side was to no avail, whilst our opposition found plenty of joy from their wings. Particularly in the likes of Haikal on their left who caused us problems for most of the 1st half.
The jokers laboured and were eventually 1-0 down when some sloppy defending coupled with a really cool and calm finish by their forward just inside the box saw Cuzz go a goal to the good midway through the 1st half.
Fast forward and now to the moment that could have really killed it. A long ball hoofed down the pitch by Cuzz saw an awkward bounce that was misjudged by Khy. It bewilderingly lobbed over him and saw the striker through on goal with only a simple tap in to double their lead. Yet in some weird twisted turn of events, he slipped just as he was about to knock it home and the ball spilled into the empty penalty box with players from both sides scrambling all over the place. In the ensuing chaos, Hafiz's overzealous attempts to clear the ball saw him give away a penalty. Bloody hell.
Up stepped their forward, while Khyrul made himself big in goal. Penalty saving has always been a unique ability he possessed and true enough, a firm hard penalty down to the left was well palmed out. A god sent lifeline as the jokers trudged off the pitch at the half looking frustrated and pissed.
Once again, despite the quality the jokers possessed today, the lack of experience probably counted against them. A restructuring of the team plus a late rally from the gaffer to psyche the boys up and we were off again. True enough, the jokers upped the ante in the 2nd half as we have always done this season.
1-1: A freekick from just inside the Cuzz half was poorly defended and wala, our stand in captain Del Syafiqo was 2 steps away from the net to knock it in with his head. Nothing fancy, nothing pretty. Just the way we should have played from the start.
Moving on, the next 15 minutes saw some incessant Jokers pressure as we repeatedly attempted to breach the Cuzz goal for a 2nd time. Time after time though, the momentum was not taken advantage off and it eventually turned into a desperate mood for the young jokers side. Repeated attempts to get the ball down the other side early on meant misjudged clearances and hurried attempts to force the play.
Sadly for us, with 7 minutes to go... Their prolific striker found joy as our entire backline lest Eric was unable to keep him at bay. Waltzing his way round the 3 men, he proceeded to chip Khy from a really acute angle to produce a winner of genuine quality. No one, and i mean no one can discount that.
Well folks after all that debacle, the boys never gave up. Which was most definitely the most comforting thing on a difficult saturday afternoon of footie. Time after time in the last 5 minutes, we plummeted the Cuzz box with crosses and bodies.
Sadly for us, it.just.would.not.go.in.
1-2 was how it ended as the jokers sink to their 1st defeat of the current season. The humble pie well and truly eaten on a bruising afternoon session. Plenty to learn for the squad and also plenty for the gaffer to learn about from his players. Absolutely no disappointment with regards to effort even though the result did not go our way.
A well deserved break next saturday after a span of 8 wins and 2 defeats in 10 games. Well done nonetheless. And to the muslims in the team, happy fasting. Adios amigos.
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