Sorry for the late post match review guys. This will be a short review, so here goes...

Starting Line Up:

-------------Wah-----------------
-------------Quek----------------
---Neil---Jie Long---Chris---Josh
---Bak---A.Tan---A.Ng---Samuel
-------------Joey (GK)-----------


In view of not wanting our midfield to be totally bulldozed by our opponents, Captain elected to so start off the game with a 4-4-2 formation instead of our "more preferred" 4-3-3 formation.

The game got off to a slow start with SLk constantly losing possession and not keeping the ball. This culminated in the opposition taking the lead. Losing the ball in midfield once again, the housemovers (quote: jielong) got hold of possession once again and with a sweet right foot drive, scored the 1st goal of the match leaving stand-in keeper, Joey Ng with no chance.

Score: 1-0

The housemover's lead, however, did not last 2 seconds. Right from the restart, striker, Terence Wah feeling confident, decided to take a shot from the half-way line. As the saying goes, luck favours the brave and in this case, his brave attempt from the halfway line proved worthwhile as the shot struck the post and trickled into the net, leaving the keeper stranded.

Score: 1-1

Wah's goal doubled up as a morale booster to the team as we seemed to grow in confidence as time went by. However, we weren't able to hold on to the 1-1 score until half time. A ball swung in from the left by the opponents got our defenders scrambling and led to the housemovers taking the lead once again.

Soong was brought in to replace Wah to try and inject some sting into our attack. Chances came and gone but we were unable to draw level by half-time.

Half-time Score: 2-1

Half-time team talk was led by right back, Tan Tian Shuo. After some talking through, it was evident our midfield was non-existant in the attack and was a problem area we had to solve.

The second half started and it was as if we had been injected with adrenaline during the half time break. We started off the 2nd half superbly. There was a spring in our steps and the look in our eyes showed the determination to get back into the game.

Once again, chances came and gone, with us still unable to draw level. Lady luck, however, has to take some blame here. With chances like Soong hitting the post with a free kick and Quek unable to convert a chance from a Soong cross, it was as if someone up there just refused to let the ball hit the back of the net.

What was to happen next was a kick in the teeth for the team. Despite all the possession and chances created, the housemovers extended their lead. Somehow, the housemovers took a shot and as the ball was slowly bouncing into the empty net, keeper Joey dashed to the goal line and had obviously punched the ball out before it had crossed the line. However, the blind referee did not share his view and gave the goal to the housemovers, allowing them to take a 3-1 lead.

Score: 3-1

The housemover's goal was a dent to the once high confidence of the SLk team. SLk continued to push on for another goal. Tactics were changed, subsituitions were made, but our efforts proved to be in vain as the housemovers further extended their lead, going into a commanding 4-1 lead.

Final Score: Siling Soccerer FC 4 - 1 SLk FC

SLk's Men of the Match: Joey Ng & Augustine Soong
Undoubtedly the star men of the game. Joey and Augus were the only bright sparks in our otherwise lacklustre game.

Some thoughts:

• Soong: Definitely has to chill on the shouting. We know you're trying to correct your teammates, but the constant shouting might not help all the time and may even result in a reverse effect. =)



• Myself: Definitely have to step-up. It was as if i did not feature in the game. Haha.



• The Whole Squad: I don't think I need to say much more. Everything's already been mentioned. We need to pick ourselves up as a team and go on to do our best for the next coming matches. Let's forget about the last game, we played well below our potential. The next match would be against SRC Deaf FC. Don't expect an easy game, in fact, be prepared for an even tougher game but we're in this together, so let's give them a run for their money. Lastly, WHAT HAPPENS ON THE PITCH, STAYS ON THE PITCH.I cannot emphasize this anymore. Don't hold any grudges against anyone, should anyone of you be shouted at.

1 more last point. Go read Mr. Foo Jie Long's blog. It's been something i want to voice out a long time ago, but since he has already done it for me, it saves me my effort.

"If anything, hopefully this AFL would compell us to meet and train more often, bonding us closer together. Winning isn't that important afterall (as i've learnt in TJC, well maybe it is, i've never tried winning then. ) Yes, the pressure is immense, its afterall serious business. But friendship, and brotherhood is still what we are founded on." - Mr. Foo



Signing off,
'Wise'-Captain

5:20 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


{Soccernet}
{Livescore}
{AFL}
{Cherie Hearts}





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)