Sunday, March 04, 2007

match report
score: Hornyteam 2 [Name]Less 2
scorers: zhipeng 2
attendance: 19.000

report: tay had a last minute commitment, and liangfa already said he wasn't free. but the rest turned up in what was the highest attendance since.. we formed this team, which is definitely something to be very happy about. had a few things to try out, which went through, all with varying degrees of success.

the team started off with wee leong as keep, sum and wee theng finally forming the much anticipated defensive partnership, bob as the dm in front of them. congjing took on the forward position, while yewtze played in the free role just behind him.

some things need to be experimented, but surely the backline was not one of them. complementing each other seems to be somewhat of an understatement; sum was freed for once to assist in the attack, while wee theng proved to be the rock, albeit an angry one. bob was his usual steady self, yt pesky, cj calm and composed. but finishing has always been a problem, and so it proved after we missed quite a host of chances. the opposition missed their fair share too, and there was some desperate defending from both sides.

zhipeng and leonard and leonard's girlfriend finally arrived ten minutes into the match. zp took the field after the twenty minute mark, as cj took a breather. the pace was now relatively fast-paced, with the horny dudes pegging us back for long periods. half time approached, with the scores still at nil-nil.


it must be said that horny keeper wayne proved to be a huge barrier literally, blocking goal-bound shots time and time again, while horny defender ka yun was always in the right place and right time to deny us. something special was needed.

it was a mistake from the defence that allowed the tall hornyteam dude to sneak in a shot, which slithered beneath the despairing lunge of wee leong. it must be noted that the sum-wt partnership wasn't there, because leo had subbed on for sum. it was not leo's fault however, as he had already made a foolhardy attempt to kiap the ball. but wee leong couldn't really be blamed either as the ball was so tricky that any keeper would have been fooled. so it's that tall guy's fault for mishiting the ball. anyway we were one-nil down.

after a few exciting exchanges which i can't really recall, the situation looked bleak. the sun was shining brightly, the heat was unbearable at times. then zhipeng, who had been repeatedly hacked down for nearly the whole match, took an unexpected swing at the ball, which eluded the whole horny defence including the huge keeper wayne, and GOAL! what a beauty it was, and i have to use caps and bold to emphasize. top right hand corner, with the venom of a pissed zp. game on.


there wasn't much time left, hence after some half-hearted negotiation between the two team managers, extra time was played. zp scored a lucky goal, sum and leo clashed to score hornyteam's game tying goal, and then jx came on for a five minute cameo. shit this is damn draggy la.

menofthematch: wee theng and sum
shared the award after a great defensive performance. the tenacity, technique, and most importantly mutual trust was there for all to see.

quoteofthematch: "i think tay is better after all.. holy crap i take it back" jx's indecisiveness shows 0.54s after zp's wonder goal.

conclusion: the only question now is, whether the defence is going to show up every week like this. if so, things can only get better.

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