Date: 22th May 2011
Venue: Dunearn SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red
Venue: Dunearn SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red
Starting Line-Up >> 5-3-2
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Suichao(CB), Kenny(CB), H.Weijie(RB), Binghong(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(CF), Yanshou(CF)
Subtitutes:
T.Weijie, Jiaxiang, Kaiseng, Mark, Taimin
Scores:
HT: 0-1
FT: 2-1
Match Report:
Songbo FC has never had such a torrid record before; on a back of a 4 loss streak is something they have never experienced and the word "crisis" looms around each of their players' minds. This match squares Songbo FC off with a familiar opponent which they have had a decent record with. On this form however, record books go out of the window.
Sure enough, the opening minutes saw the opponents dominating the space in midfield. Within the opening minutes of the game, the opponents had a few good shots towards the goal. Songbo FC was fortunate that the opponents could not make better use of the opportunities. However, as luck and fate would have it, the opponents got the opening goal. Once again, making use of the space available in the middle of the park, their midfield carved out a space for himself and took a good shot at goal. 0-1; The first goal goes to the opponents and Songbo FC could hardly have wished for a worse beginning.
The rest of the first half saw some stout defending from Songbo FC and although chances did come for an equaliser, they were few and far between.
During half-time, the manager and the captain gave some encouragement as well as some instructions for the 2nd half. All the players know that they had to dig deep in order to turn this abysmal form around. With that, the usual "huat" ritual was done and the players streamed onto the field with a purpose.
The 2nd half indeed began brighter for Songbo FC; the back line was pushed up constantly to prevent the opponents from finding space in the middle and to prevent attacks forming. Songbo FC had more of a threat in the 2nd half and after some poor defending and confusion in the opponent's penalty area, Alvin Toh was on hand to strike home via a swivel shot to square things up. 1-1 and Songbo FC had the upper hand.
Alvin had a glorious opportunity to put his team in front when he was played through by a lobbed pass from Mervin but he decided to put the ball at the back of the fence instead of at the back of the net. However, Songbo FC was not to be denied. After defending a corner, Kenny had time to take the ball out of his penalty area to clear the ball upfield. Junbing was lying upfront in wait of the clearance which went in the ideal direction for him to trap the ball down, bring in into the area and whipped a shot past the keeper's right. 2-1 to Songbo FC!
Songbo FC knew that this result is not final; in the past 4 matches, Songbo FC has uncharacteristically given away the crucial winning goal during the final moments of the game. Playing with the same resolute style, Songbo FC pressed on and won a penalty after Kelvin was brought down as he went on a good run into the penalty box. Hweequan, making his 1st appearance after a good few matches away from the team, took the opportunity to restore belief that Songbo FC's result were dependent on him and if he scored it, the team would be more than happy to acknowledge his contribution.
However, Hweequan was made to rue a penalty miss that went wide of the right post and it seemed to be headed for the entrance to the field instead of the net. Sniggers could be heard from the opponent reserve players situated behind the goal.
Songbo FC was not punished by the penalty miss, however, and went on to win the game. A much needed victory after a depressing run of results and relives much pressure of the manager's shoulders. We can only hope that this win will spark off a run of good results for Songbo FC.
Songbo FC has never had such a torrid record before; on a back of a 4 loss streak is something they have never experienced and the word "crisis" looms around each of their players' minds. This match squares Songbo FC off with a familiar opponent which they have had a decent record with. On this form however, record books go out of the window.
Sure enough, the opening minutes saw the opponents dominating the space in midfield. Within the opening minutes of the game, the opponents had a few good shots towards the goal. Songbo FC was fortunate that the opponents could not make better use of the opportunities. However, as luck and fate would have it, the opponents got the opening goal. Once again, making use of the space available in the middle of the park, their midfield carved out a space for himself and took a good shot at goal. 0-1; The first goal goes to the opponents and Songbo FC could hardly have wished for a worse beginning.
The rest of the first half saw some stout defending from Songbo FC and although chances did come for an equaliser, they were few and far between.
During half-time, the manager and the captain gave some encouragement as well as some instructions for the 2nd half. All the players know that they had to dig deep in order to turn this abysmal form around. With that, the usual "huat" ritual was done and the players streamed onto the field with a purpose.
The 2nd half indeed began brighter for Songbo FC; the back line was pushed up constantly to prevent the opponents from finding space in the middle and to prevent attacks forming. Songbo FC had more of a threat in the 2nd half and after some poor defending and confusion in the opponent's penalty area, Alvin Toh was on hand to strike home via a swivel shot to square things up. 1-1 and Songbo FC had the upper hand.
Alvin had a glorious opportunity to put his team in front when he was played through by a lobbed pass from Mervin but he decided to put the ball at the back of the fence instead of at the back of the net. However, Songbo FC was not to be denied. After defending a corner, Kenny had time to take the ball out of his penalty area to clear the ball upfield. Junbing was lying upfront in wait of the clearance which went in the ideal direction for him to trap the ball down, bring in into the area and whipped a shot past the keeper's right. 2-1 to Songbo FC!
Songbo FC knew that this result is not final; in the past 4 matches, Songbo FC has uncharacteristically given away the crucial winning goal during the final moments of the game. Playing with the same resolute style, Songbo FC pressed on and won a penalty after Kelvin was brought down as he went on a good run into the penalty box. Hweequan, making his 1st appearance after a good few matches away from the team, took the opportunity to restore belief that Songbo FC's result were dependent on him and if he scored it, the team would be more than happy to acknowledge his contribution.
However, Hweequan was made to rue a penalty miss that went wide of the right post and it seemed to be headed for the entrance to the field instead of the net. Sniggers could be heard from the opponent reserve players situated behind the goal.
Songbo FC was not punished by the penalty miss, however, and went on to win the game. A much needed victory after a depressing run of results and relives much pressure of the manager's shoulders. We can only hope that this win will spark off a run of good results for Songbo FC.
Reported by,
Mervin
Mervin
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