Following the previous week game being called off we have had a healthy squad of 20 raring to go. Asen, Zonghui, Simon, Tianjun and myself were late so we started on the bench, alongside monsters with plenty of bite in the shape of Zhenqing and Nigel. Saran started in goal and in front of him were central pairing of Zhenquan and Jin. Chua started as right back while usual suspect Daniel on the left. Lewis and Jumain were in the centre of the park flanked by Seng and Adrian, who was donning his new jersey but playing in unfamiliar position. Xianxi and Chai started in front.
Game started scrappy and the pitch was narrow and small so lots of play is cramped and there were little space to express. Lots of 50-50 loose balls bobbling around. Defence held up well against attacks while midfield was lacking in creativity, the effort could not be faulted. Midway through the first half the Blues took the lead with Saran's long drop kick travelling metres and the last defender misjudge the flight of the ball to head the ball over his own goalkeeper for our lead. But we were still under a bit of pressure so a trio of subs came on in the shape of Simon, Zonghui and myself. Pretty quiet first half which ended soon.
2nd half started alright but we fail to put our limited chances and lots of misplaced passes. Team Poom defence sat deep to counter Chai and Zonghui who were lacking in support. The final ball was lacking and frustration continues. The balls out of defence were fine but our attack was struggling to work. Off went Rixian and Seng came on and soon the lead was extended. Seng was not interfering with play while Chai capitalise on the defensive switch off to take it past the keeper and slot the ball into the empty net. Zhenqing and Tianjun replaced tired legs of Lewis and hardman Daniel while Nigel came on for Jumain and Adrian moved into the middle. Everyone was playing their part well, Nigel with a couple of well won headers and tackles. Tianjun was alert to the trouble and swept away a number of clearances. The original defence was doing great with Simon, Jin and Zhenquan winning everything on air and ground. We almost added to the lead late on when Jin met Chai's inswinging corner only to head over the ball under pressure. Xianxi came on late for Chai as he took his bow. The man on form with 4 goals in 3 games get his well deserved rest and that was how the game ended. Post match comments by the team all round and job was done. Let's rest well and look forward to next week.
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