friendly on 8th july, sunday
venue: NIE futsal court
match time: 0900
water parade: 0845
opponents: swai-ji

last result: loss (4-5)

our first loss. need i say more?

currentsituation: apparently yes. we've got a couple of injured players, and some very busy people. but i'm sure the six of us who played the last match would liked to see some defenders turn up. we've got four, dammit, and the one who came (leo) was the keeper. if cong hadn't played a great match, we would have died.

right now, the confirmed list includes bob, cj, thengz, weeleong, zp, liangfa. lack of firepower not a dire issue now, nor is the defence needing an urgent fix. leo will be turning up, but having camp the day before means he is incapable of playing a full match. sum has family priorities, but has stated that he will try to make it. assuming that huikai and liangfa turns up, we have a more complete team for once.

tay wanted to try out his knee, which could have spelt a revival. but latest news has it that he is headed for thailand. yewtze has family commitments, and will give this match a miss.

despite the absence of two key players, the defence is reinforced by the presence of more defensive specialist, and it might be a positive result for us this time round.

don't think our new striker on trial will be present on the day itself. at any rate, there are ample replacements. huikai will be looking to add on to his impressive turn-outs.

opposition: they are committed, fast and very physical. zp needs to get the better of his aj senior at the back. their full backs like to run up the flanks, hence the forwards might need to help out in closing them down.

pity sum's not confirmed coming. their strikers are opportunists, and need to be handled asap, whether technically or physically. cj might need to defend once again, as yewtze had trouble handling the big men in the middle.

conclusion: would have loved to be available for this one. the team is more balanced now. on paper should be a more favourable game.

probable line-up: wee leong, wee theng, congjing, bobby, huikai, zhipeng