1500 Hrs, Tampines Sec
YSOSRS 1 Intense 2
(Hafeez x1)
Coming.
Someday.
Someday.
Soon.
Saturday, March 30, 2013
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Surreal Scoreline. Good Clinical Finishing.
Pasir Ris Sec, 1500 Hrs
YSOSRS 9 Electico 0
(Mok x3, Dinie x2, Hafeez, Alvin, Nigel, AhCool)
As mentioned in our FB group, our match day squad had shrank considerably throughout the week from our more than comfortable 18 to a mere 13-14 by game day itself. Players were out on a bender the night before and there were the ones with other hanky panky activities at home. Either with their computers if not other forms of entertainment too explicit for a public website as such(shall leave it as that). This certainly did not make the planning easy as we eventually lined up on the pitch against a surprisingly foreign looking Eclectico.
They were the very same side that had condemned us to a 2-2 draw as they hustled from being 2 goals down to deal us a real blow on the opening day of the season. What was for certain was the manner in which they had carved us open on Day 1, and that certainly left a lasting image going into this return tie.
Anyhow game time came and the boys who were present sought to go for the jugular from the get go. An early inswinging freekick from Hafiz served as an early sign of things to come as it smacked the top of the bar.
1-0: Then came probably the most amazing/stunning/unbelievable/(fill it in with your own adjective) moment of the day. A splendid through ball by Law from the centre saw Mr Kp old men rolling back the years (Alvin if u were wondering) by bursting down the flanks and expertly cutting the ball back into the penalty box. Habib smashed the initial shot that ricochet into the path of Moksi. Creating just enough space with his first touch, a swivel and a shot saw the keeper push the ball into the roof of the net as it only just bounced across the line. Finally a goal for the much dissed gaffer on 15 minutes.
2-0: The day got even weirder as Nigel drifted in from the left thus allowing a sea of space for Moksi. Threading a nicely crafted through ball, the gaffer stunned all as his finish showed considerable amount of deception. He rolled it in after faking the keeper to shoot at the far post. (Till now, the man himself is unable to explain if he meant it or not. Benefit of the doubt ah peeps).
3-0: The weirdest hattrick of the season was complete when Habib who was a torn all afternoon, flicked, controlled, flicked again and burst into the box. A left foot cutback somehow looped up invitingly for the gaffer to side foot home just outside the 6 yard box. The Jokers themselves were as stunned as the Eclectico players. For much different reasons though.
4-0: Cue the moment for our fast maturing DM who made forward runs from deep at every opportunity. One such run saw him receive the ball just outside the D, and he unleashed a well angled shot into the bottom left of the net leaving the keeper with no chance. First goal of the season for our youngster who has impressed all with his steadily growing confidence and increasingly tightening Jersey top. Muskles boy muskles.
5-0: Dinietov then got in on the act just before the whistle blew after some devastating wing play by Nigel down the left, leaving his marker floundering. One touch and boom from just inside the penalty box by our magician, and it left the opposing keeper once again with absolutely no chance. We were in heaven at the moment. Beep beeeeeep.
We were ever so wary though of the increasingly darkening sky and the flashes of lightning across the sky. Surely not another rain off?!!
The signs were there in that the goalscoring wasn't finish. A beautiful cut back from Nigel saw Dinie crack a first time shot against the post that ended in AhCool slamming the rebound over from 6 yards. Aiyo.. And then Bib-ba chased down a lofted ball over the top, beat and rounded the keeper twice, before slamming the ball into the exact same branch above the goal. Wakao.
6-0: Anyway my memory from here started disappearing... Sorry to the ones who scored as I try my best to piece together the happenings.. Im gonna get a backlash for this I know. Anyhow, pretty sure it was a brilliant cross field ball from Hafiz from the back that saw Nigel accelerate away and beat his marker to it with his chest.This, before rounding the keeper and stabbing it home from close range. Oh so sexay.
7-0: Can't exactly remember this one too but I believe a cross to Dinie saw him cushion header it down for AhCool to sidefoot home as the Eclectico players cried for offside.
8-0: The goalscoring continued for us thankfully as the noisy Alvin sped away from his marker before laying the ball unselfishly into the path of Dinietov. The man worked himself a yard of space in the box before finishing well past the last ditch tackle from the defender and under the body of the keeper.
9-0: Khai mentioned that this looked a tad like a FIFA game moment as Alvin pounced on a loose ball just outside the Eclectico box. He rolled back the years to his dancing days and side stepped 2 defenders and the goalkeeper in a jaw dropping sequence before toe poking the ball into the net.
Game. Set. Match.
Good day to you all and thank you for the efforts shown. <3>
They were the very same side that had condemned us to a 2-2 draw as they hustled from being 2 goals down to deal us a real blow on the opening day of the season. What was for certain was the manner in which they had carved us open on Day 1, and that certainly left a lasting image going into this return tie.
Anyhow game time came and the boys who were present sought to go for the jugular from the get go. An early inswinging freekick from Hafiz served as an early sign of things to come as it smacked the top of the bar.
1-0: Then came probably the most amazing/stunning/unbelievable/(fill it in with your own adjective) moment of the day. A splendid through ball by Law from the centre saw Mr Kp old men rolling back the years (Alvin if u were wondering) by bursting down the flanks and expertly cutting the ball back into the penalty box. Habib smashed the initial shot that ricochet into the path of Moksi. Creating just enough space with his first touch, a swivel and a shot saw the keeper push the ball into the roof of the net as it only just bounced across the line. Finally a goal for the much dissed gaffer on 15 minutes.
2-0: The day got even weirder as Nigel drifted in from the left thus allowing a sea of space for Moksi. Threading a nicely crafted through ball, the gaffer stunned all as his finish showed considerable amount of deception. He rolled it in after faking the keeper to shoot at the far post. (Till now, the man himself is unable to explain if he meant it or not. Benefit of the doubt ah peeps).
3-0: The weirdest hattrick of the season was complete when Habib who was a torn all afternoon, flicked, controlled, flicked again and burst into the box. A left foot cutback somehow looped up invitingly for the gaffer to side foot home just outside the 6 yard box. The Jokers themselves were as stunned as the Eclectico players. For much different reasons though.
4-0: Cue the moment for our fast maturing DM who made forward runs from deep at every opportunity. One such run saw him receive the ball just outside the D, and he unleashed a well angled shot into the bottom left of the net leaving the keeper with no chance. First goal of the season for our youngster who has impressed all with his steadily growing confidence and increasingly tightening Jersey top. Muskles boy muskles.
5-0: Dinietov then got in on the act just before the whistle blew after some devastating wing play by Nigel down the left, leaving his marker floundering. One touch and boom from just inside the penalty box by our magician, and it left the opposing keeper once again with absolutely no chance. We were in heaven at the moment. Beep beeeeeep.
We were ever so wary though of the increasingly darkening sky and the flashes of lightning across the sky. Surely not another rain off?!!
The signs were there in that the goalscoring wasn't finish. A beautiful cut back from Nigel saw Dinie crack a first time shot against the post that ended in AhCool slamming the rebound over from 6 yards. Aiyo.. And then Bib-ba chased down a lofted ball over the top, beat and rounded the keeper twice, before slamming the ball into the exact same branch above the goal. Wakao.
6-0: Anyway my memory from here started disappearing... Sorry to the ones who scored as I try my best to piece together the happenings.. Im gonna get a backlash for this I know. Anyhow, pretty sure it was a brilliant cross field ball from Hafiz from the back that saw Nigel accelerate away and beat his marker to it with his chest.This, before rounding the keeper and stabbing it home from close range. Oh so sexay.
7-0: Can't exactly remember this one too but I believe a cross to Dinie saw him cushion header it down for AhCool to sidefoot home as the Eclectico players cried for offside.
8-0: The goalscoring continued for us thankfully as the noisy Alvin sped away from his marker before laying the ball unselfishly into the path of Dinietov. The man worked himself a yard of space in the box before finishing well past the last ditch tackle from the defender and under the body of the keeper.
9-0: Khai mentioned that this looked a tad like a FIFA game moment as Alvin pounced on a loose ball just outside the Eclectico box. He rolled back the years to his dancing days and side stepped 2 defenders and the goalkeeper in a jaw dropping sequence before toe poking the ball into the net.
Game. Set. Match.
Good day to you all and thank you for the efforts shown. <3>
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
To Infinity And BEYOND. Quarters Here We Come!!!
Woodlands Sec, 1500 Hrs
YSOSRS 2 Fighting Cocks 1
(Hafiz, Santosh)
The gaffer/kitman/ballboy/team journalist has had a tiring ass weekend organising the Jokers for back to back games. Thank god it is finally over now and winning 2 out of 2 crunch games in sweltering conditions makes it so so so so so much more sweeter. I'd raise my glass to one and all associated with the team for this too. Amazing effort yo.
A round of 16 clash it was today after our hardfought game against Cuzz just yesterday. Standing in our way were the more illustrious Vietnamese outfit in Fighting Cocks FC. Runners up in the Espzen Sunday League, Division 2. Having faced them 2 years ago when the Jokers were still finding their feet in the amateur football scene, we were humbled 2-1 back then as we were outmaneuvered and outplayed.
Fast forward all this time and with the Jokers side virtually unrecognizable from that time, the pinkies took to the pitch with a quiet confidence in taking on our adversaries on the day. Oh yes, the pre match drama of having our match day squad wiltered down to a bare 12 at noon, before stunningly seeing a massive 19 turn up by kick off meant that the gaffer had already worked OT before a ball had been kicked.
Talk about the woes of managing a social football side. Whoever said it was easy please try to keep one afloat for 3 years straight!!
Okay rant over and the boys took to the pitch. Beep beep. The game ebbed and flowed with FCFC making most of the early running and cuddling the ball with an ease that was frightening. Nevertheless, the boys in pink had the better of the earlier chances with match day loanie, John going close on at least 2 occasions. The gaffer had a hand in one of those chances when he astounded onlookers with a sprint *uhuh* and then a pin point cross that baffled his teammates more than the opposing defenders. Happens once in a pink moon folks. Hope you enjoyed it. (*Had to be included in the report lest he is forgotten as a footballer too). Sadly an assist it wasn't to be as John couldn't quite connect.
Anyway, chances were few and far in between as both sides were locked in an epic engine room battle. I kick you, you kick me. Oh yeah, my butt cheek got kneed by someone and it hurts like hell. Hard ass game quite literally.
2nd half came and the game finally saw a goal. For FCFC unfortunately for us. Dalliance in a wrong area of the pitch, just around our penalty box, saw a loose ball poked to the Jap lookalike FCFC midfielder who planted a sumptous long range drive past Khai. Usually absolutely nothing gets past our custodian but I guess the fact that he didn't have handling practise on Saturday night explains him not saving that one. More practice sessions pre game next time bro.
Knowing that we had a 0.5 goal handicap (or at least the gaffer knew), cause the players played as if they were prepared to throw the kitchen sink at this point, the Jokers only needed a draw to go through. Euphoria eventually came for us when a corner was swung in from the right. Plenty of messiness later with bodies strewn all over the ground in the box, Hafiz slammed home a right footed shot. Only his 2nd goal for the team but a priceless one it was!! With his right peg at that!! With 25 minutes to go, the finishing line was in sight.
Holding firm, our defensive discipline was not only tested by FCFC but also by the maddening heat. Heat emits from my body as I type this. Hotness overload here folks.
Anyhow, boom bam boom. The Jokers finally made sure of the win when we counter attacked as FCFC pushed forward in search of the winner late on. Our monster (Not Drogbib), outran his marker, flicked the ball over his head and produced a wonderous trickling shot that beat the keeper. The trickle probably did the trick. Hell yeah. Beep beep freeep. As the ref blew for an end to the game almost immediately.
Okay me ish tired now and I'm gonna call it a night. Thanks all. Hope you remembered that I sprinted, I almost produced a peach of a cross for a goal and I got my right ass cheek kneed. Blue black now yo. All for the sake of the team.
Love ya. And see you bitches next Saturday.
Saturday, March 2, 2013
Graft And Efficiency Garners 3 Priceless Points Against Old Friends, Cuzz
YSOSRS 2 TeamCuzz 0
(Nigel, Izwann)
The pre match word was that Cuzz were struggling for numbers going into this huge clash whilst the Joker's gaffer had a healthy numbers count. It looked oh so rosy at this point. Fast forward to 3pm today at Tampines Sec and a huge entourage of Cuzz players were playing a game of monkey in the center circle while the Jokers slowly strolled into the pitch. There was a not so awesome number of 8 jokers by 3pm.
To make matters worse, it seemed like a whole host of Meridian JC star players had found home in Cuzz colors. I guess that most definitely explains the stunning start Cuzz have had this season. We were not showing it on our faces but unnerving it certainly was.
The 1st half was a slow lumbering affair as both sides were affected severely by the crazy heat. We had an awesome chance to go 1 up when Habib used every inch of his Drogbib like ass to get 2 Cuzz defenders to tackle each other, before showing us the strength in his Drogbib thighs. He blasted a shot just over the goal when faced only with the giant of a keeper. Drats.
2nd half and the likes of Law, Hafeez and XabiWs were doing the best to match Cuzz in the engine room. More than match they certainly did. However the turning point came as the lanky Nigel was switched back to the right flank. XabiWs who had been suffering in adjusting to the pace of the game finally came good as he produced a simple dink between 2 Cuzz players to set Nigel free just inside the Cuzz box. A right footed half volley saw it nestle sweetly into the bottom left corner of the opposing goal.
Fyi, he didnt celebrate. Macam Balotelli siol. Scoring goals is his job and he doesn't have to celebrate when he does his job. (My words bro)
With 25 minutes to go, it was likely to be a hands to the pump kind of situation as Cuzz were expected to throw the kitchen sink at us. That they did for we attempted to aid them in scoring as well. Several untimely tackles contributed to dangerous FK situations in and around our box.
Insurance was soon obtained off a Cuzz corner and our nepalese monster broke forward with pace. Wann the cockroach man scuttled forward at lightning pace. Aided able-ly by Drogbib, the monster and TigerLaw (I think)... Cockroach man decided that he did not need the support of the lads as he calmly slid the ball under the Cuzz keeper. 2-0 with minutes to go and breathing space finally.
Beep beep beep. Sucky ref blows the final whistle as the dark clouds gathered and he needed to get his ass outta there before it started pouring.
For us, a solid 3 points in a really shiok performance. Kudos to all who played.
To make matters worse, it seemed like a whole host of Meridian JC star players had found home in Cuzz colors. I guess that most definitely explains the stunning start Cuzz have had this season. We were not showing it on our faces but unnerving it certainly was.
The 1st half was a slow lumbering affair as both sides were affected severely by the crazy heat. We had an awesome chance to go 1 up when Habib used every inch of his Drogbib like ass to get 2 Cuzz defenders to tackle each other, before showing us the strength in his Drogbib thighs. He blasted a shot just over the goal when faced only with the giant of a keeper. Drats.
2nd half and the likes of Law, Hafeez and XabiWs were doing the best to match Cuzz in the engine room. More than match they certainly did. However the turning point came as the lanky Nigel was switched back to the right flank. XabiWs who had been suffering in adjusting to the pace of the game finally came good as he produced a simple dink between 2 Cuzz players to set Nigel free just inside the Cuzz box. A right footed half volley saw it nestle sweetly into the bottom left corner of the opposing goal.
Fyi, he didnt celebrate. Macam Balotelli siol. Scoring goals is his job and he doesn't have to celebrate when he does his job. (My words bro)
With 25 minutes to go, it was likely to be a hands to the pump kind of situation as Cuzz were expected to throw the kitchen sink at us. That they did for we attempted to aid them in scoring as well. Several untimely tackles contributed to dangerous FK situations in and around our box.
Insurance was soon obtained off a Cuzz corner and our nepalese monster broke forward with pace. Wann the cockroach man scuttled forward at lightning pace. Aided able-ly by Drogbib, the monster and TigerLaw (I think)... Cockroach man decided that he did not need the support of the lads as he calmly slid the ball under the Cuzz keeper. 2-0 with minutes to go and breathing space finally.
Beep beep beep. Sucky ref blows the final whistle as the dark clouds gathered and he needed to get his ass outta there before it started pouring.
For us, a solid 3 points in a really shiok performance. Kudos to all who played.
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