match report
score: Vietnam Select 3 [Name]Less 6
scorers: tay 2, yewtze 2, zhipeng 2
attendance: 27.000

review: with no opponents in mind, the team found themselves against a group of players speaking gibberish. upon further hearing and valiant attempts at communication, it was deduced that these dudes were indeed from the far away land of vietnam. having tasted only local delights so far, the team took on the biggest challenge so far - a team of technically gifted players from the neighbours up north.

the team's two new signings, wee leong and versatile defender/dm liangfa, were eager to prove themselves, and thus started in the backline, with the ever dependable sum as part of the rearguard. yewtze found his way to the middle of the battlefield, flanked by tay and the return of zhipeng on the left.

as mentioned, the opponents were unlike those of any of our previous encounters. for one thing, the vietnamese were terribly quick with their feet, played decisive passing and packed venom in their shots. the team found themselves on the back foot, with zp and tay being pressed back. however, this did not last for long, as the team's proposed strategy of attack was soon brought into equation. sum and liangfa soon provided the foil for our attacking play to spread out, and the tide was turned into one gargatuan wave of vengeance which engulfed the vietnamese (i'm saying this 'cos i can't recall the match proceedings)

can't really recall the goals too, except yewtze's shots from range, one delightful blast from far, zhipeng's two placed shots, and tay's two kio sais. when the team was on fire, it was really mesmerizing to watch. bob and leo played a significant part in defence, while jx had only a nice cut-in in five minutes of action.

manofthematch: yewtze
linked up the play between defence and attack beautifully. battling a stomach flu (or so he says), the pesky dm was at the heart of every build-up, and was often the one taking the shot.

quoteofthematch: "ren2 bu4 ke3 mao4 xiang4" liangfa's exclamation at zp being 'the aj player who trained his left foot using weights. got reputation lor.

conclusion: what can i say? we're getting somewhere. kudos to liangfa, but paiseh, sum has no. 3 liao.