Old Players, New Boots = Goals!

KDU College vs CRC Veterans

Venue: Jalan Padang Victoria
Scorers: Ali, Max 2, Derek, Fajar, Keon

CRC Veterans found themselves without opponents and they, via Boon, asked KDU College to step in at the last minute. After smsing, e-mailing and Facebooking a dozen players on Thursday night, I was able to accept the game with the hope that at least 9 players would show up. 14 players showed up!

Team:

Matrizal
Golf - Drew - Chan - Shamil
Nury - Norman - Derek - Fajar
Ali - Max

The people who confirmed the earliest were rewarded with a place in the starting line up and we romped to a huge 5-1 lead by half time. Ali had already hit the post early in the game but was not to be denied a goal as he converted a chance several minutes later. Max was pushing the back line as hard as he usually does and was rewarded with two goals and a near fight with the keeper. With the keeper having already made a mistake by not holding onto the ball with the Turkman in close proximity for one goal, he made another...

...by allowing my new boots to score! The right boot took a pot from outside the box and it flew low and not too hard towards the near post. But the goalkeeper failed to get his body fully behind the ball and the ball hit his body and bobbled over the line! Fajar completed the rout with a neat finish inside the penalty area and whilst CRC pulled one back with a lobbed finish over the impressive Matrizal, it was supposedly game over at half time.

Half Time: 5 - 1

2nd Half Team:

Matrizal
Karthee/Bill - Drew - Chan/Norman - Prashant
Keon - Fajar - Derek/Muneer - Najib
Hoong - Michael

It was thus time to change the team around with our formidable defence, Golf - Drew - Chan - Shamil, coverting to a Prashant - Drew - Chan - Karthee outlook. And CRC soon found our full backs were not too fast and with Michael & Hoong replacing Max & Ali up front, it was a very different 2nd half. CRC tore into us and soon pulled two goals back quickly making the KDU coach very nervous indeed. It wasn't until a hard working Keon unleashed an unstoppable blockbuster from the right wing (with his new boots too!) that the KDU coach felt that the game was wrapped up and with the late quality additions of Mass Comm students Muneer & Bill, it surely was. After our 6-4 win, one of the opposition players said to me that we shouldn't bring Munner, Fajar and myself for the next game because it wasn't fair!

Full Time: KDU College 6 vs 4 CRC Veterans