We played with heart and honour.

I apologise for the late post-match report. Well this entry is going to be long as we shall analyse the performance of our team at various stages of the game.

Squad: Everyone stated on the squad list ( left bar ) except Benjamin( mei-hueying ), Jared ( sick ), Jason ( international duty ).

Starting 11:

-------Wah----Quek-------
------------Auggy---------
----------------------------
------Long------ Josh-----
-----------Joey------------
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-Meng-------Tan------Tian
----------Ng---------------
----------------------------
---------Jie Rui ( GK )------

*We started the game with our recently deployed 4-3-3 formation. The immense attacking pressure worked for us as Wah's determination at the left wing, followed by a strong hold-up play by Long led to the ball setting up nicely for Auggy to power a left-legged shot to the bottom right hand corner for the opening goal.

However, our lead did not last for long as a quick break down the right flank by the opposition led to a goal-mouth scramble, before the ball was bundled in for the equaliser. We need to be able to substain and hold up our opposition more properly there.

We restarted the game with gusto, determined to get ahead again. An attack resulted in a corner for us, and a quick interchange of passes between Josh and Quek led to Quek swinging in an inviting cross with his left-leg. Ng timed his run perfectly ala John Terry and powered in a header to give SLK the lead again.

Unfortunately the joy did not last for long. A strong and fast play by the opposing striker down the left flank enabled him to cut behind the defence, before passing to his teammate for a simple tap in. 2-2.

After 30 minutes: ( 2-2 )

------Wah----Quek-------
----------Auggy----------
---------------------------
------Long------ Josh----
----------Chris------------
---------------------------
--Daryl------Tan----Sam
----------Ng--------------
---------------------------
----------J.R ( GK )-------

* 3 substitutions were made- Daryl and Sam came in for Meng and Tian respectively. Joey came off for Chris, who was making his debut for SLK. Chances were limited now, as both teams started playing more possesive football. Close to half time, a glorious chance for the opposing team came as their striker had the empty goal at his mercy, only for daryl to make an excellent challenge and prevented a definite goal. But his efforts were let down as the resulting corner led to the opposing team taking the lead. Poor man-marking led to an open header for the opponent, who headed in despite Sam's effort to keep the ball out. We were down 3-2.

Half time. We sat down and discussed about various key moments of the game. We were clearly stretched over the mid-field as the strikers failed to track back to help defend on a number of occasions. We opted to change to a 4-4-2* formation instead, adding an extra man in mid-field.

2nd Half: ( 3-2 )

----------Boon---------
------------------------
--------Auggy---------
------------------------
--Neil---Josh------Wah
---------Chris----------
------------------------
Daryl--Bak---Tan--Sam
------------------------
-------J.R ( GK )-------

* Captain Adrian Ng and Vice-Captain Quek sat out for the 2nd half so as to monitor the performance of the team. With Boon upfront supported by Auggy, Neil and Wah at the wings, there's pace in our attack should we launch a quick counter. The game was evenly matched as both teams held attacks from both sides well. A moment of brilliance from Wah almost got us the equaliser, as he took a fantastic long range volley which lobbed the keeper, only for it to rebound of the woodwork. The score-line remained the same.

After 60 minutes: ( 3-2 )

---------Boon-----------
-------------------------
---------Josh-----------
-------------------------
-Neil---Joey------Farhan
-----------Chris---------
-------------------------
Daryl--Bak---Tan--Sam
-------------------------
--------J.R ( GK )-------

* Formation stood the same, with only a change of personnel. New boy Farhan made his debut for SLK at the right wing. An evenly contested 2nd half filled with excellent defending, with few attacking opportunities opening up for both sides. SLK controlled the play throughout the 2nd half, but was punished again when poor set-piece defending let us down. The opponent rose to head into an open net for their 4th goal. Boon had the chance to pull a goal back soon though, but his fine effort was well saved by their keeper.

After 80 minutes: ( 4-2 )

----------Wah-----------
--------------------------
---------Auggy----------
--------------------------
-Neil---Josh------Farhan
------------Long---------
--------------------------
-Meng--Bak---Tan--Sam
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---------J.R ( GK )--------

* This was the ending line-up and formation. We strived to pull a goal back at the last 10 mins, but to no avail. However, i was pleased with the performance on certain individuals and of course, as a team. Debutees Chris and Farhan had a fairly well played game. Despite our loss we felt we were technically superior. It was the case of the better team losing.

The lack of training opportunities is still a major problem, as with our keeping dilemma. Jie Rui is unable to play for us in the AFL league, whereas Joey is only a stand-in. It's only 2 weeks to the opening game of the league. Hopefully things will turn out brightly for us.

We played with our heart and honour- Joga Bonito.

Captain.

8:13 PM;

Team Logo:

Name: SLK FOOTBALL CLUB
Officially Founded: 2003
Number of Players: 20
Homeground: Marine Terrace






TOP SCORER: Auggy (8), Quek (6)
TOP ASSISTS: Auggy (4)-


YELLOW CARDS: Neil, JR, Boon (1)
RED CARDS: -


GOALKEEPERS:
Roy Chng-25
Jie Rui-38

DEFENDERS:
Daryl Ong-3
Andre Koh-4
Jason Yew-5
Adrian Ng-6
Samuel Tan-14
Tian Shuo-18
Vincent Yeow-19
Adrian Tan-28

MIDFIELDERS:
Joshua Sandosham-7
Neil Chia-9
Jie Long-11
Farhan-15
Joey Ng-16
Dennis Quek-17
Jansher-21
Ong Guo Quan-23
Chris Wee-69

FORWARDS:
Boon Hau-8
Augustine Soong-10
Terence Wah-13
Wei Xing-36


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UTS 8 - 3 SLK (Quek (2), Augustine (1))
SRCDeaf 7 - 3 SLK (Augustine (2), Quek (1))
SLK 1-17 YV United (Boon)
Team Inpulse 5-1 SLK (Quek)
SLK 6-3 Real Madraz {Augustine (3), Quek (2), Joshua)
Team Sofeene 3-3 SLK (Joshua, Augustine, Weixing)
SRCDeaf 0-2 SLK ( Joshua (2) )
SLK 2-3 Siling Soccerer (Sam, Farhan)
YV United 2-1 SLK (Auggy)
SLK 1-1 Team Inpulse (Terence)
Real Madraz 6-0 SLK
SLK 0-7 Team Sofeene
Rollercoaster 2-5 SLK (Terence x2,Long,Tian,Chris)
Siling Soccerer 4-1 SLK (Terence)