KDU College vs Penang Sports Club
15 players represented KDU FC in their blue shirtsIn a match littered with 10 goals, 8 international players (not all from KDU!), 4 left backs, 2 goalkeepers, a one armed man and a penalty, it's difficult to know where to start! Women always say size isn't important when we all know it is so let's start with the largest number first.
10 goals meant this match managed to reach the rare two digit mark. Sadly most of this number were conceded by the blue defence, some of them laughably so, some via neat play by PSC but all of them pierced our collective heart. Sadly PSC scored with their first TWO attacks of the game. This pierced our collective hearts because up to this point, KDU had amassed more shots and had better offensive play with Fajar bending a curling shot just over the bar, Hong volleying a chance just wide, Jay glancing a header too softly and Mahir firing shots from outside the penalty area.
Sadly PSC's Alan didn't have as much problem with his accuracy as he did his usual dance around defenders combined with his usual deadly finishing. That the defence gave him time and space to punish us didn't make the coach any happier although Mahir's diving header from a floated Fajar free kick did. Coach Derek got slightly happier when he fired from the right hand side after Mahir's big chest put the ball into his path but these goals were in vain as PSC put a total of 5 goals past Adrian in the first half.
10 goals meant this match managed to reach the rare two digit mark. Sadly most of this number were conceded by the blue defence, some of them laughably so, some via neat play by PSC but all of them pierced our collective heart. Sadly PSC scored with their first TWO attacks of the game. This pierced our collective hearts because up to this point, KDU had amassed more shots and had better offensive play with Fajar bending a curling shot just over the bar, Hong volleying a chance just wide, Jay glancing a header too softly and Mahir firing shots from outside the penalty area.
Sadly PSC's Alan didn't have as much problem with his accuracy as he did his usual dance around defenders combined with his usual deadly finishing. That the defence gave him time and space to punish us didn't make the coach any happier although Mahir's diving header from a floated Fajar free kick did. Coach Derek got slightly happier when he fired from the right hand side after Mahir's big chest put the ball into his path but these goals were in vain as PSC put a total of 5 goals past Adrian in the first half.
Two CRC international players found themselves on opposite teams!8 different people of varying nationalities featured in this match. Muneer & Mahir represented Oman, Viet & Duc showed off the skills of the Vietnamese with an Englishman in Derek & Jason on each side. However it was probably the Indonesian (Fajar) and Croat (PSC's Alan) who were their respective teams' man of the match as one worked tirelessly along both sides of the pitch and the other just shot the blue team to pieces.
4 KDU left backs saw Vick, Duc, Adam and Sunni play the Roberto Carlos position. Vick saw the most time there as he managed to feature for the full first thirty five minutes & whilst he got caught out positionally, he showed true fighting spirit with the odd sliding tackle. Duc featured for about twenty minutes before the referee told me to pull him off (more of that later) whilst Sunni managed to run aimlessly for the last ten minutes. Adam managed the least amount of time as he got kicked in the foot in his first tackle and was replaced after roughly three hundred seconds of 'playing' time.
2 red shirted men filled the 24 foot wide gap between the posts. If both of them featured at the same time, our goal against tally might not be as disastrous! It was always going to be difficult when our first choice goalkeeper, Michael, didn't turn up for the first half which meant our Alan-man-marker, Adrian, had to try to stop him with his hands and Viet had to try to stop him with his feet. Adrian won the bending over award as he had to pick the ball out of the net five times whilst Michael managed half of that total with just two.
A one armed man appeared on the pitch for the first time in KDU history. However he didn't actually have one arm. Duc just tucked one hand under his shirt as he was playing with a shoulder injury after a recent futsal accident. However the sight of a one armed man made the opposition protest - not because they were scared of him but because they were scared for him! After referee consulted with Duc, he allowed him to play but later told me to substitute him. I guess he thought it would be better for me to pull him off than a doctor to pull his arm into his socket again!
1 penalty was won by our ex-KDU player, Keon. The man from Dell had a rather quiet game as a left midfielder in the first half but excelled in the second as nearly lone striker with two defenders constantly chasing his imaginary tail. Keon steered two shots wide, had one header narrowly miss the post and managed to 'tempt' the defender to snap at his ankles in the eighteen yard box. Along with Fajar and Derek, he was one of the best players on show for KDU on a gray Tuesday afternoon.
Mahir was also one of the best performers in the first half and managed to double his goal tally in his farewell match for KDU College as he coolly converted Keon's penalty foul to add to his first half diving header. However his farewell dinners finally caught up with him in the second half as he dropped deeper and deeper towards his own goalkeeper! Whilst Coach Derek will not remember him for his final fired 'pass,' the coach will miss Mahir's football experience, his powerful right foot, his crazy sense of humour and most of all his unwavering optimistic spirit that sought to encourage everyone on his team.
Final Score: KDU College 3 vs 7 Penang Sports Club
4 KDU left backs saw Vick, Duc, Adam and Sunni play the Roberto Carlos position. Vick saw the most time there as he managed to feature for the full first thirty five minutes & whilst he got caught out positionally, he showed true fighting spirit with the odd sliding tackle. Duc featured for about twenty minutes before the referee told me to pull him off (more of that later) whilst Sunni managed to run aimlessly for the last ten minutes. Adam managed the least amount of time as he got kicked in the foot in his first tackle and was replaced after roughly three hundred seconds of 'playing' time.
2 red shirted men filled the 24 foot wide gap between the posts. If both of them featured at the same time, our goal against tally might not be as disastrous! It was always going to be difficult when our first choice goalkeeper, Michael, didn't turn up for the first half which meant our Alan-man-marker, Adrian, had to try to stop him with his hands and Viet had to try to stop him with his feet. Adrian won the bending over award as he had to pick the ball out of the net five times whilst Michael managed half of that total with just two.
A one armed man appeared on the pitch for the first time in KDU history. However he didn't actually have one arm. Duc just tucked one hand under his shirt as he was playing with a shoulder injury after a recent futsal accident. However the sight of a one armed man made the opposition protest - not because they were scared of him but because they were scared for him! After referee consulted with Duc, he allowed him to play but later told me to substitute him. I guess he thought it would be better for me to pull him off than a doctor to pull his arm into his socket again!
1 penalty was won by our ex-KDU player, Keon. The man from Dell had a rather quiet game as a left midfielder in the first half but excelled in the second as nearly lone striker with two defenders constantly chasing his imaginary tail. Keon steered two shots wide, had one header narrowly miss the post and managed to 'tempt' the defender to snap at his ankles in the eighteen yard box. Along with Fajar and Derek, he was one of the best players on show for KDU on a gray Tuesday afternoon.
Mahir was also one of the best performers in the first half and managed to double his goal tally in his farewell match for KDU College as he coolly converted Keon's penalty foul to add to his first half diving header. However his farewell dinners finally caught up with him in the second half as he dropped deeper and deeper towards his own goalkeeper! Whilst Coach Derek will not remember him for his final fired 'pass,' the coach will miss Mahir's football experience, his powerful right foot, his crazy sense of humour and most of all his unwavering optimistic spirit that sought to encourage everyone on his team.
Final Score: KDU College 3 vs 7 Penang Sports Club
