Match 06 Review : 220208 @ Queensway Secondary

Dull morning with a slight damp on the pitch. Pre-match hype was all about who's going to be goalkeeper as we are going through this part of crisis that will eventually make our team stronger in every aspect. After much discussion and consideration we had Tianjun in goal for the game and credit to him that he was rarely threaten and pretty stable.

Pitch was small and tight with little width so the battle was scrappy and full of 50-50 challenges. Game started with line-up of tianjun in goal, back 4 of simon, jin, daniel, zhenqing, while midfield comprising of jumain, andrew, twelve, lewis and rixian with zonghui upfront alone.

We didn't really stamp our authority but obviously more threatening than opponents, whom we were playing for the 2nd time. Attacks were launched and Zonghui was more than a threaten with his physical presence and clever using of his body and neat touches to start spinning around the defenders. Held his line comfortably upfront and defending from there on. Lots of long balls were played and chances wasted. We took the lead early with just the 2nd corner of our game with Twelve delivering it to Zonghui who was unmarked to place a header to the opposite corner. Jumain and Andrew were both winning challenges and with Jumain protecting the back 4 and giving a calm influence and smart distributions, our play was a notch above opponents. Defence snuffed out any threats before they were there and the attack was mostly through the middle. Lewis and Twelve worked hard but it was difficult to find any space. Our lead extended when another pass was aimed towards Zonghui and he tried to get past the defenders but failed, the loose ball came out and Rixian took a shot from just outside the area and the ball went in. Soon after opponents got halved the deficit with a goal against the run of play. A corner from the right came in and Twelve inevitably diverted the ball into the net with the ball coming towards him. But we extended the lead not long after as Rixian took a quick but long throw in to Andrew who volleyed it first time into the bottom right hand corner a la da certain Ah Paul from Manchested United. Andrew put himself into club folklore by slotting in a 2nd after a good one-two with Zonghui to put the team 4-1 up. We failed to score in the 2nd half and play was getting messy as Jumain left the pitch with a particle in the eye. Midfielders never track back as much but our defence held its own against the counter attacks. We were not without our chances though with Zhenqing hitting the crossbar with a tonjoul from outside the area while Andrew continue to make pot shots on goal, looking for his hat-trick that seemingly never will come. Referee didn't blew for a foul on Jin as the striker dragged him down and Daniel tracked back but failed to stop the opponents proper but only succeeded in ramming the ball across goal into the net. The game finally ended with Andrew whacking over a 2nd ball with some backlift into the construction site.

The result was never really in doubt as we ran out deserved winners but a lot of our play left much to be desired. There are different issues for each player to face himself and hopefully we will see a better you next sunday. Credit to defence, especially trio of Simon, Jin and Daniel for putting in a good shift as usual. Special mention goes to Tianjun and Zhenqing for their versatility, both whom never complain about putting themselves into different positions. Jumain and Andrew was making their mark in the middle but of course not skying the ball into the construction site. Rest of the team was alright too but the best is yet to come i believe so meanwhile look after yourselves and build up some stamina for the coming game at Fuhua Secondary this coming sunday.

Day rounded up with lunch nearby but not too glamourous was the stupid Fatimah giving us some trouble. Damn bitch! See you guys next sunday!