Match 101 - Win

Songbo FC 4:1 Opponents

Date: 15th March 2009
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up:
Hweequan(GK), Huang Weijie (LB), Kenny (CB), Suichao (CB), Kaiseng (RB), Alvin Cai(DM), Jackie (LM), Rujia (CM), Kelvin (CM), Sybian (RM) [Mervin], Jeremy (ST)

Subtitutes:
Mervin


HT: 2-0
FT: 4-1

Scoring Summary:

Kelvin [Jackie], Jackie [Kelvin], Jeremy [Mervin], Jeremy [Sybian]

The game got under way with the opponent having a female right winger starting and their key player number 13 on the bench. Wayang Quan was the custodian between the sticks as Papa Soh had to attend his Great grandmother's funeral. (one min of silence pls....); Kelvin was placed in a CM role with Capt. Sparrow and Ah Lam was charged with protecting the back four. With this in view, Songbo FC started the game in a relatively confident mood despite the 2 week break. Songbo exerted their dominance on the game from the start and there were multiple corners-kicks being given in Songbo's favour. The opponents have tried to counter attack with aerial attacks like head ping-pong and looping long shots but they remain futile. 

The first goal of the game came when the newly evolved Looney attempted a cross across the goalmouth of the opponents and before the opponents are able to activate their defences to react, Kelvin connected with the ball and put it away with a clinical finish. 1-0 to Songbo!

The opponents sensing that they are unable to cope with Songbo's relentless assertion on the game proceeded to bring on their key player number 13 to replace the female right winger. With their key player in the right wing, thief was under more pressure and Speedy Kenny had to help out more to put out the fires. Songbo's right wing was not without action with LustySeng and Sybian having end to end action with the opponent's LB and LM. The second goal came when Looney received the pass from kelvin and he proceeded to attempt an Alonso style long shot at goal despite Capt. Sparrow shouting and waving fanatically to call for the ball at the far pole. The whole field watched in silence as the ball travelled along its looping trajectory and landed unerringly into the back of the net. GOAL! 2-0 to Songbo!

The half time break came with Capt. Sparrow stressing upon the need to be mentally prepared for the possibility of conceding a goal and that the expectation between the 2 teams are at their greatest with a 2 goal difference. 

The second half started with no changes on Songbo's side, the opponents however had employed a rolling sub tactic and it was near impossible to keep track of their players. (apart from the female player and the number 13 key player). The battle was mainly played out in the midfield with the duo energetic midfielders Lam and Kelvin chasing down the balls and coordinating the attacks. A fiery moment came when Speedy Kenny was injured by their number 13 player. Strong words were exchanged between the teams but Capt. Sparrow was able to keep a lid on the situation. The game continued with the number 13 apologising to Speedy Kenny for the injury which was btw a gruelsome gush of red across the bottom of the shin.

Minutes ticked by and Capt. Sparrow call on Mervin to replace Sybian as the right winger. Soon after Mervin was on the pitch, an opportunity presented itself and mervin was able to pass the ball to the feet of our Wonderkid Jeremy; with a quick deft of feet he side-stepped the on coming defence and shoots.. Goal!! 3-0 to Songbo!

Another contentious moment came when the opponents were awarded a corner kick at Songbo's left side, the opponent fired an in-swinger and Wayang Quan managed to grab onto the ball. One would have thought the danger was snuffed out but the opponents thru their brute force pushed Wayang Quan's considerable frame into the net across the goal line with the ball still in his hands. To the shock of Songbo, the ref did not call for a foul and awarded the opponents the goal.. :( Further arguments and petitions from Songbo led the ref to confess giving the opponents a “complimentary” goal to make them “steam” and there goes our clean sheet. 3-1

“Steamed”, the opponents proceeded to press on their attack thinking they have broken Songbo's spirit with that “Complimentary” goal. Tackles were flying from Songbo's side with C-cup tackling their player 13 after seeing his overly tough gameplay. Ah Lam also took the chance to kick him undetected by the ref as he was bumped by 13 in an unwarranted situation earlier. Capt. Sparrow was forced to sub Ah Lam with Sybian as Ah Lam injured himself spraining his leg. The opponents was subsequently awarded another corner kick and this was in turn cleared out of the 6 yard box by Songbo. Capt. Sparrow managed to pass the ball to Sybian whom crossed the ball to Wonderkid giving him a 1 vs 1 situation where Wonderkid always have an advantage. Indeed, he chips the ball into the net.. 4-1!!

The ref then gave an injury time of 3 mins, as the ball traversed the length of the pitch.. time sped by and the ref blew the whistle. Final score 4-1 to Songbo!

Moment of the match
Wayang Quan rolled the ball to C-cup and C-cup accidentally lost the ball to the opponents. Luckily, he managed to recover in time to put the ball out.. a major scare for Songbo.

Wayang Quan fell into the net after being pushed with a look of utter disbelief.. priceless..

Man of the match
Personally, I would nominate kelvin for the man of the match as his energy in the engine room helped to keep Songbo's game going. Demonstrating a marked improvement in passing, his goal and assist were also not unnoticed. 

Huat ah!!
Ice

Match 100 - Charity Match Lost

SongBo’s Century Match

Pre-match Kopi Talk @ Bukit Timah:

Mervin has took the initiative to organize a meeting for a discussion on how are we going to line up the players for our 100th match. And we have decided to field them by drawing Poker cards from Ace to Jack to determine the position & the joker shall be the reserve.

Drawing of Poker Cards on the match day:

An unexpected guest appearance made by Tiger Yan who declared that he will be absent on the match itself, is the game master for this card drawing. The outcome of the position can be found in the following under the Starting line up.

Mervin has actually got the Jack which is a striker role. However, has to play GK in the second half in return. Hence he has approached Quan to swap the position with him. Quan is kind enough accepted Mervin’s request. Have to give credit to Quan for making this sacrifice. Though he may think otherwise for being a keeper ^_^

Songbo FC 4-5 Guerrous FC

Date: 1st Mar 2009
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up (1st Half):
Chao (GK), Huang(LB), Ah Lam (CB), Kelvin (CB), Seng (RB), Tan (DM), Kenny (LM), Mervin (CM), Jeremy (CM), Jackie (RM) , Quan (CF)

Subtitutes:
Papa Soh, Sybian

Line-Up (2nd Half):
Quan (GK), Huang(LB), Ah Lam (CB), Papa Soh (CB), Seng (RB), Kelvin (DM), Jackie (LM), Mervin (CM), Jeremy (CM), Sybian (RM) , Chao (CF)

Subtitutes:
Tan, Kenny

HT: 3:3
FT: 4-5

Scoring Summary:
Kenny [-], Kenny [Jackie], Jeremy [Jackie], Chao [Jackie]

SongBo lost to a much better team

SongBo was being outplayed by Guerrous FC (a pure Indian team + 1 chinese). The score line may have flattered us. We could have been thrashed given the fact that they are much superior in various departments especially their speedy wingers & center midfield & plus several player playing out of their position. But with our SongBo spirits within us, we stand strong against them where at least we never give up till the end.

Kenny had a brace during early of the match. Our wonder Kid, Jeremy once again had his name in the score sheet but missed a penalty later. Our C3 (C-Cup Chao) has helped us to get some dignity back by grabbing goal towards end of the match. Our Looney Jack is the main guy to created/involved behind the last 3 goals.

This is how the match goes……

Guerrous FC started the game with only 9 players. At this pt of time, I guessed most of us may think that we can take advantage of our number superiority. Well, soon enough we are too naïve to think this way..

The opponent started off brilliantly by spraying accurate passes among themselves. They made great possession and SongBo barely able to contain their first few attacks. SongBo is playing as if they are the one who has the number superiority instead.. =(

The 1st goal of the matched came at about 1st 15 min of the game. Guerrous FC’s RB had made a mistake and allowed Kenny to take control of the ball. Kenny dashed towards the goal and shot pass Guerrous FC’s GK into the net. 1-0!!!!

As the matched progresses, Guerrous FC has their players running over us time and time, especially their speedy wingers. Thief has been over ran by their right winger and left Thief seeing his “rear light” most of the time. Lusty Seng was not spare either. Their left winger had totally predicted his movement making him had a hard time dealing with him as well.. As the battle continue.. Jackie once again spotted a opportunity and made a cross field pass over to the left hand side. Guerrous FC’s defender & GK seem to misjudge the flight of the ball and Kenny once again used his forte to run behind them and headed towards the net 2-0!!! But seconds later, Kenny was found lying on the floor motionless for few seconds with a loud bang at the goal pole. Luckily he was still fine enough to stand up and celebrate the goal.

Guerrous FC refused to give up and constantly applying pressure on our defence. The 3rd goal came when the opponent managed to break through on the left hand side and shot passed our C3 at the near pole. 2-1!!!!!!

Our assist king, Looney made a quick pass to Jeremy through opponent’s mistake. This caught their backline unaware. Jeremy then had an unleashed powerful shot towards the goal and hit the net, leaving the GK stranded… 3-1!! This has regained SB’s confidence.
A moment later, Jeremy dribbled into the penalty box and was brought down by the defender. Referee blew the whistle and pointed his finger to the spot kick position. But Jeremy has failed to help SB to extend their lead as the GK managed to blocked his shot with his longy legs..

Due to injury, Tan was forced to substituted, with Sybian to replace him half way through the match..

The 5th goal was scored by Guerrous FC through a corner. It was a free header at the far pole where C3 was well beaten and Lusty Seng could do nothing as the goal is too fast for him to make any reaction. 3-2!!! At this time SB suffer enormous stress and SB players started to exchange some word of unhappiness and disagreement..

While SB still have not really recover from the previous goal, Guerrous FC made it 3-3!! Once again the goal is at the left hand side of the field, where Guerrous FC hit a shot toward goal. & C3 thought it will be goal kick and thus allowed the ball to run through and he never thought the ball actually hit the pole and rebound to the front of the goal. And the other player followed up and placed the ball into the empty net..

Half Time

SB made slight changes with Kelvin to the DM position to hassle their midfield and Papa Soh into the CD to stabilize the defence. Chao advanced to the striker role & Quan retreated to the GK role.


2nd Half

SB started off the 2nd half more confidently. Able to spread some passes and making Guerrous FC working harder.. However, they are the one who broke the dead lock for 2nd half through a corner again. Alvin managed to head the ball out of the penalty area but the opponent pick up the ball at the edge & volleyed a fearsome shot straight toward the net of the goal. Quan was well beaten. 3-4!!!

Few mins later, the 2nd goal arrived again from the Guerrous FC. The winger broke through on the left and ground crossed the ball to the center and their striker managed to stud out his boot and sent the ball back of the net. 3-5!!!

*These 2 goals were scored within 10 mins into the game.

SB trying again and again to contain their attacks. Towards end of the game, Jackie managed to break through on the left and sent the ball to the totally unmarked C3 at the far pole and he made it 4-5 with the ball hitting the roof of the net.. Then SB began to feel that they may drew this match and try to attack with more confidence. At the same time opponents are showing sign of fatigue. However we are still unable to keep the tempo and the match ended.

Final Score 4-5


[Moment of the match]

For this century match, is the 2 cousins that caught the eyes of SB where we saw Yyang Quan pulling a superb save by parrying the goal-bound shot at his full stretch.
And Papa Soh making a semi bicycle kick to clear away a dangerous ball at the defence line.

[Man of the match]

Personally I will give my vote to Looney this time rd for assisting most of the goals in this match and making a lot of running at the by line.


Cheers!!!!!

Post on behalf of Lusty

Match 99 - Extracted from SoccerNeh.com

Results

Songbo FC drew 2-2 in a match where they were left to rue their lorry-loads of missed chances. It was a game where they should have wrapped up easily given the number of opportunitues they had to score goals. However, it was the whole team's lacklusture performance that contributed to a morale-sapping draw! From the defence to the attack, they were mostly unable to perform to their usual standards and had to make do with sharing the points.

Man-of-the-Match

There isn't a strong contender for this match seriously! However, if we have to pick one, it will have to go to Wayang Quan. His contributions to the results were notable with a worldclass tip-over-the-bar save, a one-on-one foiled attempt and several threat nullifying moves. Perhaps, his biggest contribution comes in the form of his selfless standing in as GK while our main custodian is out injured with a strained wrist.

Key Man Watch

Wonderkid Jeremy - The new signing was guilty of missing several glaring misses in the match. On another day, he would have grabbed a double hat-trick with his clinical finishing. Well, expectations are always going to be high on him due to his impeccable goal records - an average of 2 goals per match.
This was his first notable below-the-par performance and Songbo FC certainly hopes that it is not the start of many such performance to come.

Weakest Player

Well, we have a problem here! It seems everyone is eligible with their below-the-par performances and nitty-gritty mistakes that contributed to the team as a whole!

I'll say we have a draw here! (any objections??)

Secret Paparazzi Recordings

Rookie Manager Sparrow(in the dressing room):

" ...I think we'll have to sit down and re-evaluate our own disappointing performance to the team..."

"...I see the mistakes made by a defender in the same light as a striker missing a goal..everyone is responsible for their own area of play..no one is above the team!!... If you think that your poor performance is due to your superiority and that others are to be blamed then you are a F!$K%R and you can go ahead and leave the dressing this instant!..."

"...I want to see more from all of you in the next match...I demand total commitment to the team...You can do whatever you want pre-match but make sure that when Sunday morning beckons, you're F!#$%NG ready to give your all to the team and I expect a solid performance from all of you!!...."

Press Release

On the match:
"I think we could and should have won the match in a more comfortable manner...but you'll have to give credit to the opposition for not giving up and counter-attacking us whenever they had the chance..Their Gk also had a good match with several important saves and a powerful kick....one led to their equaliser.... I'll need to do more work with the team on the training grounds to improve their movement on the pitch, their mentality and their decision-making....It's the main cause of the poor performance today... "

On the Injury list:
"...Yeah!! It's kind of frustrating when you've got another player injured before another one is back...Our 1st choice GK has been diagnosed with a sprained wrist and could be out for up to 4 weeks...we'll have to speak to the specialists and see how we can get his wrists back in shape soon...but we're expecting his deputy Tiger Yan to make a comeback soon...his condition is improving by the week but we dun want to rush anything...Commando has also taken a slight knock after a heavy fall...so let's hope the injury list will stop here...

Match 99 - Draw

Songbo FC 2-2 Opponents

Date: 22nd Feb 2009
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up:
Hweequan (GK), Huang Weijie (LB), Kenny (CB), Suichao (CB), Tan Weijie (RB) [Mervin], Junbing (DM) [Kelvin], Jackie (LM), Rujia (CM), Alvin (CM), Sybian (RM) , Jeremy (ST)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin, Mervin

Scoring Summary:
Jeremy [Jackie], Rujia


Songbo FC gets 1st Draw of the Season

It was a bad day for Songbo FC as what was suppose to be an easy win became a draw or worse, a lost if time was to be extended.

Songbo FC started the match with Hwee Quan infront of the 2 poles as Junbing was found a have a hand injury before the match. Songbo gained most of the possession for the 1st half and was on the offensive. Chances were made but the ball just could not find the net. One pass to Jeremy and he faked past 2 defenders to have a 1on1 situation with the gk but the shot went wide. Few corners were won and 1 of them found Jeremy near the far pole who headed in to get the lead for Songbo.

The defense on the other hand was performing under expectation. The center defenders were missing clearance but luckily not much threat was given to their GK. The opponent was given the only chance when both the CD missed their tackles and was allowed to face Hwee Quan 1on1. The opponent placed a weak grounder which Hwee Quan managed to stretched out his hands to save it. Half time ended with Songbo leading 1-0.

2nd half came and changes were made. Tan Weijie was swapped with Mervin with him playing RM and Sybian pushing back to RB. Songbo remain offensive but found themselves playing like a team leading with 4 goals when the scoreline is only 1-0. After some reminders from the defense, Songbo created alot of open goal chances but all were managed to cleared the their defenders. 1 thru ball founded Mervin on the right flank and he crosses a beautiful ball to Jeremy who didnt manage to keep the ball down and almost put it over the fence. 2 balls infront of the goal with the GK beaten, 1 Jeremy and 1 Mervin, were cleared by their defenders who had the time to recover while the 2 are trying to control the unexpected ball to them. Jackie had his goal rejected when he had shot the ball past the GK off the line but not the 2 defenders who had came back to help out.

The opponents began their counter attacks after Songbo didnt manage to kill the game. A shot from them saw Hwee Quan tipped the ball over the bar which looks almost a goal. The opponents got their equaliser soon. A lob into the penalty box saw Swee Chao and Kenny beaten and even Hwee Quan when the receiver managed a shot past Quan who tries to parry off but couldnt do it. 1-1 . Songbo's morale went down as the opponents easily scored a goal which we had tried so hard. The waves of attacks became heavier but the defense tries to absorb like the match before. A throw-in in the opponent half saw Rujia free and he tries a shot+pass which the opponent's GK deflects into their goal post. 2-1!

A win was in everyone's mind as there was not much time left. just 5mins before the final whistle, Songbo was counter-attacked by the opponents after an offensive corner was cleared by them. The ball was taken to their right flank with 5 Songbo players and 2 opponent players. Huang Weijie managed to win the ball but cleared a weak ball to another opponent player, who again pass the ball into the penaly box and the receiver lobs the ball past Hwee Quan to get their equaliser. 2-2! Songbo received waves of attacks again before the refree blow for the final whistle to end the game.


p.s. report on new signing to be on SoccerNeh.com

Match 98 (Tanglin Sec Sch) Snippets - extracted from SoccerNeh.com

Results

Songbo won the game 5-0 in a match in which they demolished their opponents to smithereens! They show that its not always about the the amount of possession you have but the ability to put the ball into the back of the net. Clinical finishing was the difference today!

Key Man Watch

Jeremy - The wonderkid continues his goal-scoring spree by helping himself to a hat-trick in today's match. The opponent's defence simply had no answer to his speed and deadly finishing and were duly punished. Jeremy was signed from Timbaktu F.C on a free transfer and is proving to be every bit of the gem that rookie manager Sparrow promises him to be!

Man -of-the-match

Wonderkid Jeremy has no contenders for the award today with his outstanding display of attacking prowess, speed and agility, bagging a hat-trick in the process.

Weakest Player

Wayang Quan's performance today was a shock to his fans and his manager alike! He looked like he had just started learning to play soccer over the last 3 months. His passing was almost non-existent and his skills seems all but forgotten.

"It was a pain to watch him play today" said rookie manager Sparrow.

Sparrow has declared to the press that he is extremely disappointed in his performance and has issued him a warning to clean up his act for the coming matches.

Match 98 - Win

Songbo FC 5:0 Opponents

Date: 15th Feb 2009
Venue: Tanglin Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up:
Junbing (GK), Huang Weijie (LB), Kenny (CB), Suichao (CB), Kaiseng (RB), Hweequan (DM) [Kelvin], Jackie (LM), Rujia (CM), Alvin (CM), Sybian (RM) [Mervin], Jeremy (ST)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin, Mervin

Scoring Summary:
Jeremy [Jackie], Jeremy [Jackie], Jeremy [Kelvin], Junbing, Jackie


Jeremy Grabs His 1st Hat-Trick for the Season

Tanglin Sec Sch brings back sad memories where we lost a comrade a few months ago due to injury. Today, Songbo FC revisits the same ground again in the searing late morning sun as the match is set to begin at 11:00PM. Sensing that the opponents were a technically gifted team, Songbo FC braces themselves up for a tough and tiring match.

The opening few minutes confirmed what Songbo FC had predicted; accurate passing, good ball distribution and quick movement by the opponents forced our team on the backfoot for much of the opening period. In the distant past, this might have been a fatal issue to handle. However, Songbo FC, on the back of a 3 win streak, did not come 98 matches far just to watch our opponents play. With the opponents pushing their backline forward, an eagle-eyed Jackie found Jeremy with plenty of space in front. A precise through pass combined with a calm finish gave Jeremy his 1st of his hat-trick of goals to put Songbo FC ahead.

Unshaken by the early deficit, the opponents started to work their way through our defence. Much of the attacks started from the middle, as a clearly fatigued Hweequan was making mistake after mistake, incurring the wrath from the Captain and the rest of the team. Luckily, none of his mistakes were fatal as the opponents failed to capitalize on his mistakes. One breakthrough almost succeeded as an incoming ball was misplayed and it left the opponent's striker running through on a counterattack. With many players caught on the backfoot, it took Alvin quick thinking and backtracking all the way from midfield back to his own penalty box to diffuse the danger. The fragile lead still hanged on.

Near the end of the 1st half, Songbo FC got the important 2nd goal. Pushing their defence so forward that they landed up in our own half, a high through ball by Jackie gave Jeremy all the space he wanted in between the defenders and the GK. A well executed chip by Jeremy netted him his 2nd goal as well as to give more breathing space for Songbo FC. The opponents could only appeal weakly for offside to be given.

The whistle sounded for half-time. We were leading 2-0 but were physically drained due to the pressure that we had to withstand. Captain's half-time talk was clear; we have to soak up the pressure like a sponge, look for an opportunity and release all our tension into a goal. He then made changes to bring Kelvin in for an under-performing Hweequan and Mervin to replace Sybian who had personal matters to attend to.

By the time the play started for the 2nd half, it was mid-noon and temperatures were soaring. Songbo FC had to look for a 3rd goal quick to relieve much of the unwanted pressure that they had withstood thus far. They did not have to wait long. An inspiring throw-in from Huang Weijie saw Kelvin racing through and provided him the chance to cross the ball to Jeremy. Missing out on a hat-trick for so many of the matches, Jeremy made no mistake to bring the ball down in the box and guided the ball home for his 1st hat-trick of this season.

3 goals up but Songbo FC was not exactly cruising. The opponents piled up the pressure as they sensed that opportunities might be abound when Alvin took over Junbing in between the posts. However, Alvin was not as bad a goalkeeper as they thought and Songbo FC certainly had the brains to switch to a more defensive mode. Even then, there were scares now and then but weak finishing by the opponents did not help them at all.

Against the run of play, Songbo FC were then 4-0 up. A mistaken drop kick gave the ball straight to Junbing who wasted no time to head the ball towards an empty net. The disheartened keeper could only watch the ball go past him and into his net. Another goal for Junbing and what a way to reward his teammates for giving him the opportunity to play an outfield position.

Songbo FC then made it 5-0 as Jackie hit a swerving corner kick into the goal. The keeper, trying to punch the ball out of his goal, could only help it in instead. With the scoreline so wide apart already, the opponents still did not give in. We were subjected to much pressure towards the end of the game as the opponent continued to push forward. Alvin did not help matters much when he misguided a throw followed by a drop kick straight to the opponents who, once again, have been let down by their finishing.

End of the day, Songbo FC played an average match against a technically superior team. We did not deserve the scoreline but the discipline to our system along with lethal finishing contributed to our 5th win in 6 games.

Man of the Match: Jackie is a strong contender with 2 assists and a goal. However, Jeremy steals the award with his hat-trick and finishing that gave him his "goal machine" nickname.

Moan of the Match: Hweequan only played in the 1st half. However, it was a half riddled with mistakes. Almost every touch he took gave the ball away to the opponents. It was a performance that he would want to forget.

Moment of the Match: Near the end of the game, with everyone drained of energy, we could only wonder what drove Kaiseng to sprint 50m down the right flank as he bellowed Jeremy's name in desperation for the ball. The latter, however, did not notice his presence.

Match 97 - Draw

Songbo FC 1:1 Opponents

Date: 16th Jan 2009

Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch

Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up:Hweequan (GK), Huang Weijie (LB), Kenny (CB), Suichao (CB), Tan Weijie (RB) [Mervin], Junbing (DM) [Kelvin], Jackie (LM), Rujia (CM), Alvin (CM), Sybian (RM) , Jeremy (ST)Subtitutes:Kelvin, MervinScoring Summary:Jeremy

ps: Sincere apologies for the delay in the posting of the match report. -Jackie-

Revised Proposal

Hi all, Thanks for replying to the initial proposal for rotational Gk policy.
Your response and comments have been good and valuable. After some thoughts and mish-mashing of ideas from some of Songbo's members, I have come up with a new proposal...Pls read thru and cast your votes! (not including Merv's suggestion)

The Proposal

In view of feedback that utilising ALL members for the GK position poses more threats than value to the team, there is a need to re-adjust the policy. As such, the next best proposal is to come up with this:

General Issue

1.) Rotational Policy will apply only to shortlisted/volunteer Songbo's members.

2.) I will be GK for first half, for every match, thereafter, the scheduled deputy will take over in the second half.

3.) Deputy duties will be rotated amongst the shortlisted candidates based on a queuing system.

4.) This policy will keep repeating itself, regardless of seasons, so that it will flow smoothly and spread itself out evenly amongst the candidates, for all the matches that we will have played.

5.) I will be in charge of drawing up the schedule and it will be posted on the blog and in addition, the scheduled deputy will be informed in advance once match is confirmed.

How This Works?

1.) This Rotational Policy will not be a hard and fast policy such that switches must be made in every match we play in.

2.) The opponent's threat to SongBo's goal and strength will be assessed during the 1st half. This will determine the applicability of the policy in every match.

3.) Should there be fair or minimal threat to goal, this GK change will take place at the re-start of the 2nd half, by the scheduled deputy on duty.

4.) ******When I play out-field, my positions will be based on the needs and balance of the team and I suggest that this be decided by Capt Sparrow. ******

Responsibility of Risk Assessment---------------(comments on this section pls!!)

1.) ******I suggest that the responsibilty of assessing the risk lies solely with me and my two senior central defenders, , who will have a good view of the match from the team's back and of course the confidence level that they have in protecting the goal in front of the deputy GK.******

2.) This will ensure that this policy will not just be like b4, where decision is made mainly by the midfield department.

3.) This time round, decision will be made by the defence department where they face the brunt of opponent's onslaught and they will be able to tell if they are always under pressure or sometimes under pressure or once-in-a-while under pressure.

4.) I believe that my two central defenders and myself have the professionalism, maturity and experience to be able to judge the opponent's threat, by the end of the first half.

5.) The reason for not including the left and right back in decision making, is to increase the speed in which the decison is arrived at, during the short half time break.

6.) The idea of a 3-member decision making committee will also ensure that there will be no tie in any event. A decision is always reached - to change or not to change.

7.) To ensure that this policy will not undermine the overall authority of the team Captain, ONLY Capt Sparrow is given the Constitutional Veto Right to the decision that is arrived at.

For This To Work...

1.) There must be a certain level of trust and belief amongst SongBo's members that when every decision is made, it will be done rationally based on current day match proceedings and not emotionally.

2.) Should there be dire results because of "hidden potential" by opponents not shown during the 1st half, we need our team spirit to be at the highest level ( which I strongly think we have after so many years together both on and off the pitch) so that there will be no personal blame game and finger-pointing after the match - be it at the decison makers or at Capt Sparrow.

3.) We must realise that at the end of the day, it is just a match and we are just a weekend team enjoying our friendship in a match. While results are important to the team, we should not take it too seriously till the point that team spirit and friendship is affected after a lost match. Remember, there is no prize money involved in all of our matches!!

Before you Cast Your Vote(s)...

1.) I urge all SongBo's members to seriously consider my contributions for the past years. It is never easy to turn up on a Sunday morning and stand in between two posts and go home telling yourself ..."Hey, I've had a good workout and enjoyed myself!!"...when sometimes all you do is be a spectator for the whole match.

2.) I hope to be able to be involved in the huff-and-puff and sweat and toil of the team.

3.) This proposal has come up only because everybody knows the " level of fun" you get when playing as a GK. Thus there is a lack of enthusiasm to fight for the place..haha..Everybody will try to "siam" because its basically a thankless and seriously "boring" position to play in. Your importance will only be highlighted when your team plays badly or when we are outplayed by opponents.

4.) I am not paid for playing the GK position. I am only there because of the ability to perform better than anyone else in the team in that position and like what wayang has told me many times - "for the team la...you dun be gk we always lose then no one want to play liao, cos always lose no fun".Although over the years, I itched to play out-field but it has been limited to a few cameo appearances over any one season. One of the reasons beside ability, is that I know the importance of my role in the team - in order for the rest of the team to enjoy, I have to be there to ensure that our goal is well-protected and they can have a piece of mind in a match knowing that they have one of the best Gk in Singapore...(oops...hahahahaha...who like bicycle kicks too!!)

5.) Having given much for the team over the years, I sincerely hope the team can now give me a bit of out-field playing time regularly, in my twilight playing days! Thru this policy, it is hoped that I can achieved what i want, with minimal disruption to the team and our form.


Thanks Brudders!!! Pls cast your votes........

Pssssst!!! one vote for me =$5....collect from me after results are announced.....wahahahahahaha!!

Rotational Policy for GK position??

Yo SongBo members!!

I was looking at myself in the mirror today, in my "triangle shorts", and I was not very happy with what I saw - rolls and rolls of fat!!

Its not very healthy, yeah i know that!! But I'm lazy to go to the gym, although i did went for a run just now...and it was quite shiok!

After the short run in the gym, I was sitting alone and smoking and I thought of how I can increase my fat-burning regime. I got the idea that running up and down the pitch on match days will be a good way! However, I know my limits and that I will never be able to last a full match as an out-field player. It will be wasted if I were to give my all in one half and slack around in the other half and deprive others of a chance on the pitch.

As such, I have thought of a plan.....

I will start every match in the GK position. Then I'll like a half as an out-field player.

Although I know that I am so good that nobody is half as good as me (hahahaha), I do need the exercise and of course a bit of fun. In addition, we are getting old so I hope that i can enjoy the game like the rest of you do before i succumb to injuries or old age.So how do we do it?

I suggest that all take turns to be the deputy GK every week - not only senior members who sometimes help me out when I wanna have a run. This will then be fair to everyone. While i understand that some of you are clueless about handling or shot stopping, I believe that at our level of soccer, we do not need a good GK. We need only a strong defence in front of the GK and basic handling - as previous matches have shown! Even if we do lose any match because of some GK errors, I believe that our team spirit and enjoyment of the game will prevail over the significance of the result.

If need to, I'll be willing to draw up the GK roster for the team!

I hope that everyone will take it in their stride when their turn comes - and not "chut special" and find excuses! If you look at it, maybe for the whole year, you'll only need to perform the duties for around 2 times (like writing the blog) or even less and for half a match only.

This is what I would like to ask for, from the team members....do consider the proposal and post your comments with regards to this matter. After which, I will put up to Sparrow if there is an agreed consensus!!

Kam Sia beri muchy!!!

PapaSoh

Match 95 report is out!!

Finally Match report for our 95th match is out... Please click on the Janaury link at the right side and scroll down to match 95.

Finally wayang quan decided to churn out the report after all the CNY goodies are digested!!

Enjoy mates!!!

Caught in the act!

Recently i received some spam mails from friends, a few juicy pics of our members. I am not sure if i should disclose it, but since it concern integrity of our brothers, i believe the photos shld be shown for u all to judge.

Note: The lady have been mosiaced to protect her identity.

Guy: I let my brother down....but pls carry on resting my laps.
Lady: Wait u play soccer cramp again how?

Lady: Get your hands off me!
Guy: Touch awhile also cannot meh!?

Guy: Woo.... i like it!
Lady: Hee....so bouncy

Activity this Sunday?

Well, I guess most of you guys have received news that there wun be any match this weekend. I dunno whether its due to players not available in the morning or the whole day. So i suggest having some activities this Sat evening or Sun evening.

1.) KTV session (RSM arranged one that fell thru, maybe if response is gd he can arrange again??)

2.)Fico soccer on Sat evening

3.) Any other activities.

Maybe you all can post in the comment as to whether you are available for the activities or what activities...

I have also decided to add on in the Team Personnel write up instead of doing it in a new post...it will be neater this way...so pls scroll down to view the write-up and look out for additions...thanks!!

Papa soh

Match 97 - Win

Date : 1-Feb-09
Venue : Fuhua Sec. Sch.
Jersy : Black
Score FT : 2 - 0 (Jeremy[Jackie], Jeremy[Mervin])
Score HT : 1 - 0
Starting Lineup :
GK. : Junbing
Def. (L-R) : H.Weijie, Kenny, Suichao, Kelvin
Mid. (L-R) : Jackie, Alvin Cai, Hweequan, T.Weijie[Rujia],Mervin
Front (L-R) : Jeremy

In A Nutshell...

The team's match on the 7th day of Chinese New Year ended in a 2-0 win. While a win is always cause for celebration, the team must have felt that it could have been much more. It was a weary match to be frank, with Songbo's players overloaded with all the New Year's bak kwa, cookies and sweets! To add to the loads of junk food consumed, most of the team were still in sleeping mode when they turn up for the match (due to late night card sessions and.......helping team mate 's happiness and future!!!).

The opponents were a team that Songbo had played before some time ago. They are a young team with energy and enthusiasm but with no clear leadership and organisation. To be honest, they were what Songbo's uncles considered..."kids". While a few of them were skillful, they were certainly no match for the uncles' experience and game reading. They were seriously, no threat at all...

Match Summary

The kids started off the match with the wind in their back. Like a bunch of excited youngsters, they were all around the pitch within mins of kick-off. Much of the play were in the middle of the park with both sets of players trying to test each other's strengths and weaknesses. This led to a flurry of fouls by both sides and the Ref was just too happy that both sides were giving him the chance to blow his whistle and made him seem well worth his $80!! The first chance of the game came at around the ten mins mark. SongBo conceded a free kick just outside the box and up stepped the tiniest player on the pitch. He sized up the goal and placed the ball on the ground. Gk Jb got busy organising his wall and shouted instructions. From the look of his body language, it was clear that the free kick taker was a left-footer and Gk Jb took up his position. However, an opposition player was very "seng mok" and knew straight away that Gk Jb must be a damn good keeper from the air around...he decided that the only chance to beat the Gk was to try to distract the Gk and block his view. The ball was struck and the result was a low , fast and bouncing shot going towards the Gk's bottom left corner. It looked like a certain goal........But alas!! Gk Jb's reputation does not belong to the "anyhow stamp" class. He is not to be beaten by kids free kicks!! (even if there is another distraction trying to put him off). He dived to his left and palmed the ball away...it was such a powerful parry that the ball rolled out to the left for a throw in.

Chances were few and far between with SongBo really contented to stroke the ball, stroll around the park and take in the late morning sun. The opposition were playing with a high back line. More often than not, they were effectively playing with an 8 man midfield (4 defenders at half-way line and 4 midfielders). SongBo was not accustomed to this and were caught out a few times offside by the high back line. However, one or two of the calls for offside by the Ref were quite suspect as he gave the benefit of the doubt to the opponents. The most contentious one was when Gk Jb dispatched a long drop kick that pass over the head of their last defender. It looked like Jeremy was going to bring it down, round the keeper and finished off the move but the Ref blew for offside miraculously!! How can a player be offside when he is running towards goal from his own half?? To say the team felt cheated would be the greatest understatement of the year!!

With the Ref clearly feeling that he has a freaking good eyesight at the age of 60, Songbo could not do anything except to toil away and look for the next chance. The opponents were finally punished for keeping a high line when jeremy broke thru! A direct ball was played down the middle and jeremy calmly stroked the ball away from the on rushing keeper and tapped the ball into the empty net. He could have used his backside to butt the ball into the net if he wanted to!! 1-0 to Songbo! The players exchanged hi-fives and congratulated each other! It was a hard-earned lead for the team. After the goal, the expected torrent of counter-attack from the opposition never came and the half-time whistle was blown when the ball was booted clear into the construction site on one of SongBo's attacking play.

There was not much for Capt Sparrow to talk about at half-time except to encourage his charges and asked them to up their level of the game. Everybody knew damn well that they were not playing to their usual standards and tried to pysche themselves up during the break. Capt also warned of complacency and asked that the team to finished off the game!

The second half was played out in a somewhat similar fashion to the first. Songbo were still not able to up their level of the game and had to toil hard in the increasingly hot afternoon heat. Passes were going astray and balls were given away cheaply to the opponents. It was simply frustrating for SongBo and Capt knew he had to do something.

In one move of the season play, Kelvin passed the ball to Capt in the middle of the park and from the corner of his eyes, Capt saw a black figure making a run down the right flank...He stroked the ball first time down the right flank, not before he was sent crashing to the ground by the opponent's late tackle, advantage!! Play-on says Ref....Mervin came into play on the right chasing the through ball by Capt....he took a look across the field and whack the ball first time from the right...Jeremy ran in from the left and connected the curling cross with a superb diving header to the bottom corner of the opponents goal!!! 2-0 !! Jeremy capped off a wonderful SongBo's attacking move with a finish worthy of its weight in gold!
A superb piece of play that Liverpool will be proud of!! In fact, PapaSoh dun remember seeing anything like that for the past 2 years of his career!!

After the goal, there was nothing significant to note except for an opponent's shot that was not going to trouble Gk Jb. It was a drab match to be frank! It was the first time that Gk Jb felt like sleeping in goal. He nearly dozed off while watching the game like a spectator at the back and had to do a "zhou bo tong" left-right dribbling special move to entertain himself and prevent from falling asleep!! Both sets of players were simply amazed at that!! It was not something they can see everyday!! Not long after, the match ended and the weariness can be seen on the players face!! It looked as if they had played extra-time when they had only completed a 35-40 mins half!!

A hard earned-victory that could have been so much more easier for SongBo! The score-line could and should have been 5-0 at least! But Songbo did not play to their best and most of the players were also not able to perform to their usual level of play!!

If we could win 2-0 when we are all at around 40% of our usual standards, I wonder what the score-line would have been if we were to play to our full potential!!

Report by PaPaSoH

Match 96 - Win

Date : 25-Jan-09
Venue : Clementi Woods SS.
Jersy : Red

Score FT : 2 - 1 (Kenny[Jackie], Swee Chao)
Score HT : 1 - 0

Starting Lineup
GK. : Rujia[Alvin Cai]
Def. (L-R) : Jiaxiang, Alvin Cai, Hweequan, Jackie
Mid. (L-R) : Sybian, Kelvin, Junbing[Swee Chao], Jeremy, Mervin[H.Weijie]
Front (L-R) : Kenny[Alvin Toh]

Match Summary
[RESERVED]

Happy Year of the Ox!!

Hi brothers,
First of all, Happy Lunar New Yr! To add another dimension to the blog plus I have nothing to do at home, I decided to post our "fortune of the year..

Since most of us are born in the year of the dog. Below is my translation of fortune for the year of the ox for specifically 1982 year Dogs.

Money Fortune: Money can't seem to stay at your hands or wallets, this may be due to your lack of sense of money management.

Career: Your career path for this year will be smooth, especially for those who wish to start their own biz.

Romance: Gals will have a lot of choices in terms of partners and romances aka 桃花﹔Guys must be wary of losing money due to romance (色); there is danger of couples breaking up.

吉祥物﹕Guys and gals can wear a piece of Obsidian glass in order to promote their Love luck. Should also do charity work such as donating blood in further improve your luck in this Ox year!

Anyway, the above prediction was adapted from a book that I have.. for your enjoyment and reference.. HUAT AH!!


Cheers!
Ice

Where is the Match Report?

After reading Papasoh blog, i have nothing but praise for him. Its juicy and entertaining, much much better to reading FHM. I know people always say i like to 'Zua' people, BUT I DUN GIVE A DAMN!

WHERE IS THE 'JUICY' REPORT AS PROMISED! You know we are civilised people, we dun really like to raise our voice, so lets talk about this peacefully. Some 27 yr old guy which i dun want to name, promised to his teammates he is going to write what super long juicy match report....but after 3 weeks....where the hell is it? Did u see it? I dun seriously. His promises sounds like Mark Hughes promising to bring Kaka to Man City. BULSHITS....absolutely.

But hor....wat can we do? He breaks rules but dun want to get punished, ill-discipline but expect people to be punctual at 830 for match, kanna shoot by paintballs on the legs cry like baby....sigh.

I am not supposed to divulge this person identity, so pls dun ask me who he is and pls dun speculate around the team.

Last but not least.....some paparazzi shots for u all. (from unknown sources)

Guy: I like the smell of your hair

Girl: U make me blush again

Team - Personnel write up

GK/Striker/Att. Mid/Def. Mid(Papasoh) - World class goalkeeper!Decent Striker. Unproven Att./Def. Mid.... Unbelievable versatile player who can play almost anywhere on the pitch but have preference for "lazy positions" such as GK and Striker.Rumours has it that he turned down Man City's 750,000 pounds per week wages. Thats why they can now afford Kaka! His strengths are handling, shot stopping and fucking good reflexes. However, he is prone to the occasional errors such as letting the ball slipped past under his "big" body and misjudgement of long shots! Outside the penalty box, he is known for his short bursts of runs (lasting approx. 5 secs) and his vision and link-up play, packs a powerful header too! Has occasional tendency to execute bicycle-kicks ...that missed the ball!!! Lacks stamina and pace! So far there is no other member(s) in the team that can even match 40% his GK abilities(much to his dismay) and thus he is an indispensable member(actually only one GK la) of the GK department! Currently on the downward trend in terms of skills and ability due to the fact that there is no challenge(boring..yawns!), too much fast food and of course the fact that he is contemplating retirement due to old age and injuries. It has been noted that he jumps 2 metres less nowadays vis-a-vis his hey days! {Special Move(s): Professional Time-wasting / Deadly Overhead(bicycle) kicks}

DR/DL(Lusty Seng) - Cultured right back! Proven at the left back position as well. It is significant to note that Man U's scout has published a report submitted to Sir Alex that noted Lusty Seng to have the potential to be as good as or better than Gary Neville. Why Lusty?? well, that's for another report not suitable in this team Personnel write up.....Anyway, Seng must have been the team's most capped DR. He possesses an undying determination to improve his game and this is what makes him so valuable to the team. His constant improvement to the game's knowledge and in gamesmanship(such as tickling opponents's balls , poking their arses and cheating referees) have contributed greatly to the team. Somehow he has the tendency to have lapses of concentration during matches (now you know why he is called lusty...the night b4 ...you know....:)??) and sometimes appears lost in thoughts. However, the good thing is he also have short bursts of fires when he dribbles all the way into opponent's penalty box and test their keeper's reflexes. So in all he's quite balanced a player who carries out his duties faithfully. Currently on the up-trend in terms of skills and ability. Certainly one to look out for in the near future! {Special Move: Cheating more than 1m when taking throw-ins}

DL(Thief Jie) - Triangle plate left back! Just out of Melwood's training academy and so dun expect too much from the "youngster". Has shown great potential in his matches so far although his number 1 ability still lies in plundering, thats why he's Thief Jie. His strength lies in his ability to clear balls at impossible angles, sometimes putting sepak takraw players to shame! Recently, he is modelling after Delap's long throw but somehow he still cannot get his footwork right thus the foul throws. His lack of tactical awareness is in fact a bonus to the team because in his anxiety, he tends to clear the ball using the "anywhere will do mentality". This in fact has contributed to numerous important clearances that diffuses dangerous situations and allow the team to re-group. Lacks pace but makes up for it by keeping opponents by his side like his girlfriend - close marking. It has been noted that opponents sometimes still turn around and check if he is still around, long after the match have ended!!! Overall, he is a fair player who has recently gave up his multi-billion badminton career and join us in the games. Currently on the up-trend in terms of ability and skills. {Special Move: Sepak Takraw styled clearances}

DC/Striker (C-cup Chao) - World class centre back! Unproven Striker! Chao must have been one of the team's longest serving DC after his professional playing career....in front of his computer!! Rejected offer of contract from Raddy Abrahamovic cos he thinks he'll rather play computer games than waste time playing for Singapore. His experience plus game reading ability in the position can be seen in the nonchalant way (just another day what!!) he carries out his duties. Strong and hard tackling style and seldom loses out in physical battles (cos of his additional C-cups???!!!) Has recently perfected the art of "Howitzer 88mm" clearances to the delight of fans and teammates alike. Not only does these clearances relieve the pressure on the defence, it has resulted in numerous defence-turned-attack situations! Also known as a good header of the ball.Solid, no nonsense defender who seldom makes mistakes but lacks a bit of pace and has been noted to be slowing down due to rapid intake of oily and meaty stuffs. Recently debuted as striker and have managed to create a strong physical presence in oppositions penalty box - by putting 3/4 ball of his C-cup!!! Overall, he is an important 1st team player, also rumoured to be the "dai to lau da" of the DOTA gang. Currently noted to be on a bit of a downwards trend in terms of ability and skills (need to cut down on fatty diets!!). {Special Move: 2-step powerful goalkicks/freekicks}

DC/ML(Quick Feet Kenny) - World Class centre-back! Competent left midfielder! Another long time central defender besides C-cup. Fans and teammates are in awe of his speed he changes pace and his recovery. Often the man to clean up the backside of his partner in crime, C-cup, with whom he has had great understanding with(perhaps forged by the countless hours of DOTA gaming, sometimes into the wee hours of the morning before match day??). Also rejected the invite to join in national team training because his buddy needs a DOTA partner online!! He just knows when C-cup will lose out to opposition's striker and will appear out of nowhere to "sweep" up any mess! A hard-tackling right-footed player who has an equally strong left foot. A consistent performer who seldoms have any errors thats why he's voted the players' player of the year. Maybe sometimes you can see a bit of over confidence when he mis-kicks or when he totally fluffed his simple clearance. Has played on the left side of midfield with ease but lacks confidence to take on opponents and bring the ball to the by-line. Also known for his predatory instincts in attacking corners, seems to know where the ball will be. Has scored a few goals due to this positive attribute of his game. Strong header of the ball who seldoms loses out in 50-50 headers. Perhaps he can try to be more assertive,by hooking the ball into the air and play papasoh some backpass with his head, in dangerous back facing strikers situations.Has established himself as an important 1st team player. {Special Move: Lightning speed burst and recovery}

DMC/DC(Wayang Quan) - World class defensive midfielder! Rusty centre back! Has held the DC position in his younger days but was promoted to the Def.Mid position for his ability to read the game and snuff out defence-splitting passes. Protects his back four superbly with his no nonsense tackling and presence in the air. Has the abilty to bring down the biggest of opponents with his body charge and winning 50-50 situations with his "lan-pa" spreading "ka wei" (chop positioning) stun. Also provides defence splitting passes(a few times only) with his vision and assist in the strikers built up to goal. Used to be packed with pace and stamina and was one of the sprinters in the squad but currently unable to complete his 2.4km IPPT run within 45 mins!! Was dropped by the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts(NAFA) for poor results in Theatrical Studies and thus decided to bring his "talents" to the pitch.Recently, paparazzi photographers have noted that he frequents the house of Golden Horse Award winner Tony Leong Chao Wei for personal one-to-one closed door sessions of acting(wayang) lessons. However, he certainly did not live up to his mentor's name and reputation by displaying disappointing acts of falling to the ground with the slightest contact(sometimes no contact but can be seen flying 5 metres in mid-air!!) Often, referees have no choice but to blow the whistle to stop the game.....to laugh....before regaining composure and carrying on with the game. Another point to note is his recent tendency to grab his leg and fall to the ground...no...this time not wayang....but real....CRAMPS!!!! An important first team player nevertheless whose importance is often overlooked. Currently on the down trend in skills and ability and makes more mistakes nowadays!! {Special Move: "Diving" with an incredibly audible 'arrrggghhhh' that can be heard two blocks away but earning the team free kicks in the process!!}

MC/Att.Mid/DC/Manager (Capt Sparrow) - World class midfielder! Proven Att.Mid, Incompetent DC, P-plate Manager(zonal reputation). Capt has played in various central positions but the midfielder role seems to be his best position to date. In his younger days, he plays as a DC but currently is suspect with his ability as a DC due to old age and his beer belly( Raising up his hand and calling for offsides seems to be part of his game when playing as a DC now!) An all round player, he has the stamina to join in the attack and drop back to defend when necessary( mostly for 65 mins of the game only!). Has the ability to spread play to the wings with his vison and produce one-touch defence splitting passes. Occasionally, when fired up, will lead by example by running around and closing down opponents in a bid to win back possession. Has the knack of scoring long range shots by hitting the ball first time. Notable technique and ball control skills. However, he tends to fade away as the match wears on and you can almost always find him within the centre circle after the 70th min of the game. Likes to intimidate the referees for the team and have tendency to hack down opponents in pursuit of personal vengence - at the expense of the team!! Has poor team management skills and likes to tinkle with the squad (like the one Rafa Benitez he supports), especially after our team has just taken the lead or are holding on to slim advantagous positions. Has a poor concept of time - often ask substitutes to warm up and get ready in 5 mins but bring them on 25 mins later!!! A highly over-rated player whose absence is of minimal disruptions to the team(we won most of the matches when he's not around haha!!) Currently on the down trend in skills and ability due largely to frequent clubbing, alcohol abuse and expanding beer belly. Totally in sync with rich,spoilt and arrogant, well-paid footballers whose after training and match hours are spent at clubs and bars and in the company of high class social escorts! Paparazzi have spotted him in the vicinity of Changi Village's 'bapok' square in search of new and novel ideas of fun, after he declared that he feels numb in the presence of beautiful escorts in last month's Playboy interview!! { Special Move(s): Accurate first-time long shots! / defence splitting killer balls / Flapping at the ball!!}

Att.Mid/MC (Alam Alvin) - Tireless midfielder! Alam is held in high regards for his tireless work in midfield. His covering of the grounds during matches far exceeds what Dirk Kuyt did at Liverpool. He is a reliable midfield player who seldom makes mistakes and can be depended upon when the team needs him. Before his injury and subsequent operation, he is known for his mazy runs and head-turning dribbles but this has been toned down after his operation. Currently plays in the hole behind the striker and has a knack for scoring first time or long range shots. Maybe his only weakness is his inability to provide aerial threat in the attacking third (but thats not really his fault!!) Alam still has the ability to open up the opposition with his accurate passes and vision and the occasional direct run at opponent's defence. Does not have any real weakness to note.Takes over the captaincy whenever Sparrow is on leave and has done a fine job so far. Likes to dribble from left to right in search of teammates and often looks for the killer pass. Has good technique on the ball and reads the game well. Alam is a consistent performer who seldom have off days which is why he is well-liked by team mates and fans alike. {Special Move (s) : Pin-point passing / Direct run at oppositions' defence}

Att Mid RLC (Jackie Chan a.k.a Rooney) - Cultured Attacking Midfielder who is adept at playing across the midfield from left to right. He is the team's main supplier in terms of crosses and cross field pass. Rooney has the ability to spot spaces behind the defenders and make accurate through passes. Has a good technique on the ball and likes to take on defenders to the by line before letting loose his crooses into the box. He is also the main man who is responsible for the team's direct free-kicks. Has scored many goals from such situations although it must be noted that this has been decreasing with age! He is also in charge of taking the corner kicks of the team for he can really whipped in the ball and cause problems for the oppositions' players. Overall, he is a talented player that is valuable to the team. However, he is also notorious for his short-temper and his knack for "screwing" opponents who tries too hard to stop him in his dribbles. Likes to give a very "pissed off" face and yells at over zealous opponents....sometimes at the Ref too!! He is the only player to be sent off in the team's history for petulance towards the referee. Recently, after being too close with Wayang Quan, he has picked up the habit of going to ground with an audible "arghhh" but showed a bit more convincing power by shouting angrily at the opponents. Referee are mostly taken in by his yelling for they think he is really hurt by those tackles. {Special Move(s) : Deadly free-kicks / Cross field passes / Arguing with referees and opponents!!}

.......unfinished article.... will update when have time later....

Let's spice up the blog!

Hey guys! I just got Merv to add me again into the admin side of things and so now i have my 'blogging' rights back!

Come on man!! This is OUR blog! Lets put in some effort to keep it alive and juicy yeah? maybe 'seafood' can be served here instead?? hahahaaha!!!

Anyway, I do hope all of you guys settle the admin log in part of things and start to post in here either with new blogs or in the comments section. Its so boring over the past few months or maybe a year since Merv went overseas... there have been efforts by other parties but i'll say its everybody's business to contribute...not just those who are good in IT or whatever....Let's put in some effort. I know its quite a chore to blog, cos my own blog on fishing is practically dead now...haha...but my point is it is really whether we want to or not la...what no time/busy/no passwords/language no good...hmmm....are excuses!(myself included). I am sure you can find some time when you are not so busy, settle the password issue and blog in any style you want(as long as it can be understood)

So dun give yourself anymore excuses, everyone must play their part ok! If someone delays their match report, then everyone will conveniently delay theirs too...cos it will be taken as the norm...its a vicious cycle!!

Next

Maybe I'll just add on that I think we can "loosen up" the blog a bit...like spewing some vulgarities la, updating on some rumours la, whose getting laid la , some paparazzi reports la etc etc....

I know there are other people reading our blog due to some links here and there BUT...I feel since this is OUR blog, we should do it OUR way!!....the way we talk to each other in reality.... That'll give our blog its own unique taste and attraction and bring us closer in this internet realm!! Currently I feel its too "politically correct" with strict match reports and official matters such as trips admin issues!! So boring....We have known each other for so long liao, i think we can accept each other's "shooting" and 'suaning' right??....for example, Capt sparrow knows I dun mean it when i say (tongue in cheek)that he's a fat ass midfielder who cannot run and always try to cover up by shouting instructions and analysing other people's weaknesses! Right Cappy?? hahahahaha

Maybe Tiger Yan can add in some paparazzi shots (those voyeur types)?? Or Chao can add in some interesting multimedia applications?? But most importantly, its vital that those who dun have a tendency or have never posted b4, to start doing so now!!

In short.......loosen up guys,start blogging, start bragging and start toking cork!! right here!!

Cheers!!
PapaSoh

P.S cappy....you know i really mean it right? wahahahahaha

A little memory jog

For those who have forgotten their UserID or password, below is a list of UserIDs that you guys have used to register with this blog. It is your UserID. As for your password, I can't help with that. Try to log in and see if it is successful. If it is, start posting soon! (The name before your email address is NOT your userid, it is your nickname used in the blog which can be changed anytime.)

BullocKs 13 AhChao82@gmail.com

robinho04 binghong_04@hotmail.com

ice blue.ice.falcon@gmail.com

Insolen bluek82@hotmail.com

Ah_Lam®™ caig0001@gmail.com

quan chua_derrick@hotmail.com

ffantasy18 ffantasy82@gmail.com

looney08 fypgroup1.fypgroup1@gmail.com

Fallen Comrades weijie_82@yahoo.com.sg

Tiger_Yan yan_shou82@yahoo.com

Accounts with no email tagged to it (Probably deactivated? Gimme a new email add and I will send an invite to that address.)

Seng, Captain Sparrow, juggernaut

P.S. I have activated a feature that will send an email to notify users when a new post is created. However, the stupid list only allows 10 email addresses. I will give priority of the list to committee members as well as loyal readers first. The addresses in the list for now are the ones listed above. Inform me if you wish to have it sent to a different address.

Match 95 - Win

Date : 18-Jan-09
Venue : Hua Yi SS.
Jersy : Black

Score FT : 3 - 0 (Jiaxiang[Rujia], Jeremy[Jiaxiang], Jeremy[Jackie])
Score HT : 1 - 0

Starting Lineup
GK. : Junbing
Def. (L-R) : H.Weijie[Kelvin], Kenny, Suichao, Kaiseng
Mid. (L-R) : Jackie, Alvin Cai, Sybian[Rujia], Hweequan, T.Weijie[Jeremy]
Front (L-R) : Jiaxiang[Mervin]

Match Summary
Sorry for the late report guys. The writer behind the scene was actually a out of job discourage worker who is so bored with life that he could not focus on the “task” of spicing up the Blog. Anyway things are done eventually and we shall look at the last competitive match before we go on a fun match and our Chinese New Year.
SongBo Fc records a rare clean Sheet
Clean sheet are hard to come by for Songbo Fc despite having one of the best defensive centre pairing in the west side of local footballers. But on the return leg of the match-up against the uncles (real uncles ) in fact some could actually be your parent’s childhood friends, SB won 3-0. In fact the score could actually be much bigger if not for some wasteful finishing and over confidence by the strikers and a particular winger. In the first leg which was played at fuhua sec SB lost 2-1 to a late goal by Botak whom had a relatively good scoring record against SB. In the wake of the 2-1 defeat SB FC started the match cautiously at Hua Yi Sec. Their morale were boasted when Uncle FC star player Angmo was not in the team bus for the match. But to the surprise of everyone SB star striker was not in the starting line up too. It seems like benitez is tinkering with the squad again. Only eight starters who had started that 1st leg retained their position. In usual fashion SB packed the centre with only KTV king up as a lone striker. Despite the fact that he actually started the last match as a lone striker it is open to all he is not one out and out striker, his strengths in the game which is his energy level and direct style of taking on players one V.S one is not fully utilized. But for once instance his work rate pay off, a relatively harmless ball was place down the right corner flag. KTV king chase the ball and won it off a defender, under pressure he send in a cross over to the near post. The GK put out his right hand in an attempt to parry the cross out but to the disgust of the uncles GK best efforts was to palm in into his own net! What on earth was he actually thinking about? It was later found out by paparazzi that the night before KTV king and the Gk actually had a late night out playing a different ball game. Even after the lucky break the match fails to sparkle. Passes from both sides would astray. Everyone seems to be waiting for the halftime whistle to come. In between the goal and the start whistle it is noted that SB tanker(sulk) went down with an ankle injury and was sub with sparrow. It is believe that his ankles cannot support his body weight at this alarming rate he is growing.
Finally the whistle came. Benitez seems to use more effort talking and motivating SB than on pitch. He noted that the midfielders are taking far too much time on the ball always trying hard to get the prefect ball for the KTV king. The game plan is simple get the ball down the line and KTV king would do his part in chasing the ball down. We are not liverfool’s Simi Alonso or Steven Jialet. We are just SB FC a weekend team. Watching too much EPL is killing us. Just do things the SB way keep organize and play the ball down the line any set piece or mistakes from the opponent would be enough to kill the game off.
The whistle goes off SB march into the pitch with the usual Huat rally. Kelvin comes on for thief and Jeremy for Cap Tan. In a tactical reshuffle Jeremy (goal machine) moves up to the lone striker which our KTV King moves to the left and Jackie Chan to the right. But the second half starts off in the same fashion as the first half. The match is all in midfield as both teams based more on organization than individual skills. But it took a moment of magic to actually alter the score line. Lamps lay a ball back to wayang who in turn played a defense splitting pass which even Simi Alonso would be proud off to set KTV King down the left side . KTV did what was required of him when he put in a left foot 1st time cross into the danger zone. Goal machine who was so starve of service that when something so delicious come in how could he not take? He finished the move with a well place header to corner of the net. Great football by SB FC! All it takes is 4 touches from center midfield to the left line into the net. That has to be a contender for the goal of season for such a build-up.
After the goal SB with their heads up play much better. But to the limitations of the players as usual they could not put more than 8 passes together. But that did not deter SB to score a 3rd goal. This time round jackie played a ball into the area for machine to put into the net. How many times have we actually seen this combination work? Countless! The two seems to have a great understanding on the pitch. Mervin came on for KTV king soon after as KTV King seems running out of steam after a good and efficient performance. Wayang went down with cramps with 10 mins to go. It seems quite long he haven been down on cramps when in the past he could actually go down on cramps for 4-5 straight matches. It was rumored that he was not at home the previous night. Cap tan came on for wayang. 5 Sec made a decent save at his goal line (the reporter did not see) which he proclaim to be great. But what is new everything that 5 sec does is always a top drawer (self proclaimed). With the time running down SB still got time to actually get a prefect chance to increase the tally. Jackie set on a 50 m run beating 2 players in the process. When he closes in on goal he send a powerful cross for machine to head towards goal but machine could not get a clean contact on the ball. The finish went off target but to the amazement of everyone the 2 of them exchanging high five after that play as if they scored a goal. But credit should given to Jackie that near the end of the game he could still embark on a fifty m run which spells a lot of his stamina. When the final whistle sounds SB celebrated they managed to get a win over an opponent which just beat them a week back. It was a good and efficient effort by SB FC.

Reported by Wayang

Match 94 - Lost

Date : 11-Jan-09
Venue : Fuhua SS.
Jersy : Red

Score FT : 1 - 2 (Rujia)
Score HT : 0 - 0

Starting Lineup
GK. : Junbing
Def. (L-R) : Kelvin, Kenny, Suichao, Kaiseng
Mid. (L-R) : Jackie, Alvin Cai, Rujia, T.Weijie[Hweequan], Sybian[H.Weijie]
Front (L-R) : Jiaxiang[Jeremy]

Match Summary
First of all, I would like to apologise for the late match report here. I was being ‘volunteered’ by our captain to write this match report as to ‘lead by example’ and he himself will write the first report. Hence, without much motivation(cos I was assigned to write a lost match report) and lack of time, I only managed to start typing this at the eve of ‘deadline’ before I would be fined 10 bucks.
Before writing on the actual match report, I would like to give a bit of the writer’s background.
O level English - C6
A level English - D7
Uni – Computer Engineer
Hence, do pardon me for my broken English for my match report and it would be slightly different from other writers.

This was one of the few matches which Songbo team can learn the most from it. Just a few highlights on the match:
• it’s also our first defeat in the year 2009.
• This wasn't the first time we were playing against our opponent and we had quite a good record against them.
• Our up-and-coming striker was late for match, hence was being benched for more than 1 half.
• Many of the players are not playing to their standard, and vice-captain was one of the most obvious one.
• Didn’t manage to keep on to our lead and allow opponent to score 2 goals in last 10 mins due to
o Not enough time wasting being deployed.
o Substitution of 2 players or more are made when we were leading.
o Fatigue showing at the end of the match, hence not enough closing in on our opponents. (first goal)
o Didn’t manage to stop the ball from crossing into the danger zone after a pass from a free kick. (second goal)
• For attack wise, not much chances are created for our forwards. As Jiaxiang is still new to the forward position, he tends to drift off in terms of positioning, hence couldn’t pose much threat to our opponent’s goalpost.

To move on as a team, we have to work on the above mistakes that were being made during the match. And I guess we did improve cos we managed to win them again the next week after this match was being played! Haha.. Hopefully this match will stay with us in our memory to remind ourselves from making the same mistakes again.
Cheers and KONG XI FA CAI! HUAT AH brothers!!
-Vice Cap LAM

(Copy & Paste from comments with the help of 'Warlock')

Match 93 - Win

Date : 04-Jan-09
Venue : Kent Ridge SS.
Jersy : Black

Score FT : 4 - 2 (Jeremy[Rujia], Jackie, Jackie, Jeremy)
Score HT : 3 - 1

Starting Lineup
GK. : Junbing
Def. (L-R) : H.Weijie[Kelvin], Kenny, Suichao, Kaiseng
Mid. (L-R) : Jackie, Alvin Cai, Rujia, Hweequan, Sybian[T.Weijie]
Front (L-R) : Jeremy[Jiaxiang]

Match Summary
Season of 2009 got underway!!!!

The first match for the 2009 season kicked off at Kent Ridge Secondary School where the field was more squar-ish than rectangular and a drop kick can land straight in the penalty area.

The opposing team was recently just formed and it comprises a couple of teammates of Sybian’s former club. Zhi Yuan, who has rendered good service to the short-handed Songbo over the years, helped to arrange the match.
Songbo came into the match in high spirits, both on and off the pitch, as we have carried off an unbeaten streak from 2008 and the team just had their inaugural AGM the night before.

The team started off with the tried-and-tested formation of PapaSoh in goal; Huang, Chaoz, Seafood Ken and Lusty across the backfour; Jack, Quan, Lam, Sparrow and Sybian forming the engine room and Jeremy as the lone striker. CapiTan’s season got off to an inauspicious start as he discovered his boots were missing in the morning and had to visit Mustafa to get a replacement.

As usual, the match started off cautiously as both teams took some time to settle into their paces and analyze each other’s style of play. It was very apparent that Songbo FC were very much still in their holiday partying mood as they appeared sluggish and not focused on the day’s proceedings. A few uncharacteristic hesitant defending from the normally solid pairing of Chaoz and Seafood Ken put Songbo under some early pressure. On the back of receiving the Player of the Year award the night before, Seafood Ken was probably still thinking of what awards he should aim for in 2009.

The organization and systematic approach of Songbo FC soon ensued and they dominated the early proceeding and could have put the team up at least two to three goals. The main culprits were the usually lethal Jeremy and Jackie who skied a few one-on-one situations and scored a few rugby tries. Then, totally against the run of play and aided by some hesitant defending, the opponent took an early lead. Songbo defence failure to clear the ball resulted in their striker being put through and he slotted the ball for the opener. 0-1 against Songbo!

At least the goal seemed to serve as a wake-up call for Songbo as they started to react to the incessant barking of Sparrow on the pitch. In one move, receiving the ball from the midfield, Sparrow played a through ball to Jeremy and he finally made the chances count and opened his already impressive account for 2009. 1-1.

Finally, Songbo appeared to get rid of all the good food from the steamboat the night before and started playing to their potential. Noting the opponent’s lack of organization due to the recent forming, Songbo grew in confidence and was hungry to take a halftime lead into the dressing room. Jackie, who had been misfiring throughout the first half, found himself free on the right edge of the penalty area with a loose ball and unleashed an unstoppable shot to the top right corner of the goal. The ball went right through the side netting and initially the referee (who seriously needed a pair of spectacles) blew for goalkick. Upon hassling from players from Songbo and the obvious lack of argument from the opponents, the blushing and still-not-yet-woken-up referee blew for a goal. 2-1!

Songbo did not wait too long for the third goal to come as a foul near the penalty area resulted in a direct freekick. As per usual, top-scorer Jackie stepped up, oblivious to the hungry-for-a-freekick-chance looks of his teammates, and planted the ball neatly into the centre of the goal. His goal celebration was one of arrogance and cockiness as he kissed his two fingers, firmly reminding the team that he has a two-goal lead at the top of the goal-scoring charts. 3-1!

Soon after, the halftime whistle was blown and the teams trooped back to their ‘dressing room’. The steamboat food was just about digesting within some of the players and some were still figuring out who were the hunter and guru were some of the reasons cited for the lacklustre performance. The halftime message for Songbo was clear: The team was there for the taking, take our chances and finish the match off. Kelvin came on for Huang at the break as CapiTan waited on the bench eagerly to test out his new boots.

The second half started like how the first half ended as Songbo stamped their authority and dictated the proceedings. A few half chances were created; notably Sparrow looking to break his duck with a diving header and Jeremy rounding the goalkeeper but placing the ball onto the oncoming defender on the goalline. However, Songbo finally made their chances count when a great clearance from the defence turned it into an immediate counter-attack and throughball. Jeremy, burst through with his well-endowed speed and close control, and finished the neat move with a good shot to the corner of the goal. 4-1 and Songbo appeared to in cruise control!

Lalalala.. and Songbo reverted back to its holiday mood, seemingly assuming that the match is well and truly over when its not even three quarters over! Showboating, misplaced passes, individual glory, Rio-Ferdinand defending and complacent finishing were displayed by Songbo following the fourth goal and some went back to guessing who was the hunter and guru for the game the night before. It wasn’t long before Songbo finished digging their own graves and firmly buried themselves inside as some hesitant defending allowed the opposing striker to nick in and scored the second goal. 4-2!

In these friendly matches, a two-goal lead is as fragile as glass and Songbo probably know this loud and clear and they have surrendered a coupled of two-goal leads over the last season. The anxiety and nervous-ness soon appeared and this translated into their play as they were put under intense pressure by the opponents. However, the pressure all came to naught as Heaven was kind to Songbo and let them off in this opening match of the season.

All in all, Songbo should have finished the opponents off way before halftime given the numerous chances they had. Instead, they let the opponents in with a sniff of chances here and there and on other days, they might have been punished severely. Let’s hope that this serves as a good wake-up call for the team in this opener and prevent Songbo in slipping into party mood during the course of the year!
Nevertheless, a good win to start the year and let’s strive for greater achievements for both the team and individual performance in this coming year!

Cheers!
By Capt. Sparrow (with the help of Bullocks)

Songbo FC New Year Party cum AGM

Songbo FC kicked off the year with a good-old steamboat dinner at Junbing's new home at LakeShore. It was also the time for year end conclusion of stats, opinions, and, beginning from this year, awards given to recognised players. Below is a summary of the AGM:

Songbo Statistics Yr 08-09 Link:
Songbo FC Statistics Yr 08-09.xls

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Awards:

Player of the Year (voted by Executive Commitee): Kenny Jiang

Most Improved Player (voted by players): Toh Kaiseng

Players' Player of the Year (voted by players): Alvin Cai

Congratulations to all award winners!

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Appointment Holders:

Captain: Chen Rujia

Vice Captain: Alvin Cai

Stats Manager: Ang Suichao

Treasurer: Chua Hweequan

Project Team for 15th Anniversary Photobook: Mervin Teo, Wee Yanshou, Kenny Jiang

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Looking Ahead:

Each member of the team will rotate to write match reports. Commitee members will be given lesser reports to write due to commitments.

Stats like Starting Line-Up, Substitutes and Assists will be tracked to give a better picture of individual as well as team performance. It could prove useful when selecting the next Player of the Year.

A fund will now be kept by the treasurer for purposes like prizes, food expenses and the like. To obtain this amount, members will pay an N+$2 where N equals the amount to pay for the match. Absentees is still obligated to pay the $2. (yes? no?)

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That concludes our 2009 New Year Party cum AGM. We hoped everyone had enjoyed the event and we look forward to the next one. Until then, huat ah!

P.P.S. Please feel free to add in anything that I might have missed. Thanks. Yan, if you can, spice up with some photos where appropriate.

Match 92 - Win (Year End Testimonial Match)

Score: 4-2 (Jeremy x 2, Junbing, Kenny)
In this season-ending match, Songbo FC decided to tweak with its tactics and lineup and made sure every member has its fair share of action if it was lacking during the year.

In goal, Songbo started with Ah-Lam-par whose self-lessness and sense of responsibility has helped the team to go on an unbeaten run in the latter part of 2008. Being the vice-captain, he has led by example and his subtle sense of leadership is a perfect complement to the boisterous style of Sparrow. His fitness and level of performance have also been in tip-top condition, guiding the less-experienced mates along the way. Hence, he was rewarded with a starting berth in goal, which was definitely going to be action-filled, given the set-up of the experienced but most-of-the-time-hands-held-up defence.

In central defence, the pairing of Sparrow and Diver-Quan must be one of the best partnerships, if this match was played in 1998 instead. With combined total of more than 200 caps, the so-called Baresi-Maldini pairing typically relies on experience and reading of the game more than anything else. If a hand can be raised instead of making a tackle, this pair will gladly do a Rio Ferdinand.

The evergreen CapiTan started at right back and he slotted in seamlessly even though it must have been close to ten years since he last played there. With renewed vigour and maturity stemming from his recent engagement, he epitomized the role of a husband-to-be on the pitch, shackling the opponent’s wingers and giving them no space to maneuver at all. On the other side, the already long married Jackie Chan-wannabe, was displaying the petulance of his future teenager son and contesting every referee’s call while taunting every move of ‘Wee’. However, we all must admit that his cross-field passes and corner kicks are definitely far more superior to those we saw at the National Stadium later in the evening.

The centre midfield trio of Junbing, Mervin and Jeremy was enough to strike fear in any opponent when moving forward but the covering of the defence was severely lacking, probably due to their kind intentions to allow the flabby centre defence pairing to burn some fats. Junbing, who played like a hungry predator released into the wild due to his constant caged-up role of a goalkeeper, did his best to fulfill his fantasy soccer dream, even executing a bicycle-kick in defence at one point! Mervin, who was not supposed to feature in this match due to jet-lag, also tried his best though his touches and passess were apparently rusty and short of sharpness. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome him back to the team and hope he has shagged enough Taiwanese chicks! For Jeremy, let us just put it as he is a natural born finisher and great striker and being a support striker is just not his cup of tea.

Down the flanks, the fleet-footed seafood supplier Kenny and three-blind-mice Lusty Seng had the opportunity to terrorise opponents’ defence this time instead of the other way round. They played their hearts out and Kenny contributed an opportunistic goal. However, the Daniel Bennett-style of Jackie Chan greatly limited their penetrating potency.

The constantly menopausal but John Terry-style Chaos was rewarded with the role of a lone striker. In previous competitive match, he has displayed the competency of the role and even assisted in a goal in Match 89. However, in this season-ending match, he was preoccupied in being a Micheal Owen rather what his sheer size can do as a John Carew. In the end, for 90 minutes, zero shots on goal, enough said.

The opposing team was a bunch of uncles who look like a mixture of taxi drivers, construction worker (note the singular term), bookies and sugar daddies. Credit must be given for their passion and professionalism.

The match started cautiously with neither team gaining a foothold and chances were few and far between. The experimental (or makeshift) Songbo team was playing above expectations and soon they started dominating the match proceedings. However, the majority of the possession all came to nought as the moves broke down in the final third of the pitch. Neither keepers have much to handle in the first 20 minutes of the match but the long kicks of the uncles’ gk were proving t be a constant thorn to Songbo’s defence. One such kick landed the ball in the feet of their central midfielder and with one move, he played ‘Wee’ through on goal through the left side of Songbo’s defence. As expected, all four of Songbo’s defenders immediately raised their hands but the referee was having none of it. Totally against the run of play, ‘Wee’ planted the ball into the near post of our novice gk and the uncles were up 1-0.

Songbo was disappointed, having the bulk of possession and attacking chances but yet falling behind. Sparrow, who was constantly barking at the team and irritating the shit out of his forwards, up the tempo of his shoutings and Songbo woke up from their slumber. A foul was conceded by the uncles near the halfway line and Bennett-for-the-day stepped up to float a ball into the opponent’s penalty area. The ensuing melee left the ball at the feet of Jeremy and he gleefully toe-poked the ball home from close range. Parity was restored and Songbo was back on level terms. The half-time whistle was blown shortly thereafter.

The half-time team talk was simple; continue the possession football and take the chances. The uncles were obviously there for our taking. Some changes were made: Rino Kel-tusso came on for Mervin and he was instructed to provide the energy in the centre of the park while Ah-Lam-par swopped places with CapiTan.

The second half started like the latter part of the first half, with Songbo dominating possession and controlling play. From a move down Songbo’s right side, the good link-up play of Kenny and Chaos played Kenny into the edge of the uncles’ penalty area. With a combination of some fleet footwork and good luck, Ken penetrated the defence and slotted the ball home. 2-1 to Songbo!
The goal did not seem to ignite the hunger of Songbo to go for more, instead it made them slightly complacent. Soon after, the failure to close the uncles’ central midfielder down allowed their striker to be played through on goal and the awkward positioning of CapiTan ensured that the equalizer was served on the platter.

The match seemed to move up a gear after the goal and only the fast reflexes of CapiTan and heroic defending of Songbo prevented the uncles from taking the lead with a corner. The indirect freekick, as a result of CapiTan’s classic ‘drop-the-ball-and-collect-the-ball-again’ move, also went close. But Songbo was not to be denied in this season-ending match, a great move in the left flank, saw Papa Soh beating the challenge of one defender before tripping over the second defender’s outstretched leg in the penalty area. The referee had no hesitation and immediately pointed to the spot. The confidence of Jeremy was overflowing as he placed the ball on the spot before coolly planted to right of the goal.
3-2 to Songbo!

Songbo killed off the match with minutes remaining when a wonderful cross from the right by Jackie-Chan was met by Papa Soh who majestically out-jumped the defence and headed the ball into the goal from close range. 4-2!

At the end of the match, the spirits were high in Songbo’s camp and this was a wonderful end to Songbo’s 2008 season. As mentioned by Ah-Lam-par, an important lesson to be taken out of this match is the understanding of the difficulties faced by your teammates in other positions and also what opponents think when they shackle.

For those who weren’t around for this match, hope this match report was able to provide much insights

Well done, brothers!
Cheers!
(on behalf of capt. sparrow)

Hi all, I got the quotation as well as the itinerary from the resort. there are vaccancies at the moment. We need to pay 50% to book.

Day 1
1100hrs
Welcome Briefing; Check in

1230hrs
Buffet Lunch at Bamboo Cafeteria

1330hrs
White Water Rafting

1600hrs
Buffet Teatime at Bamboo Cafeteria

1700hrs
Free & Easy Activity

1900hrs
BBQ Dinner at Bamboo Cafeteria

Day 2

0900hrs
Caving Gua Tempurung

1230hrs
Buffet Lunch at Bamboo Cafeteria

1300hrs
Check Out