Scorers (assists)
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Man Of The Match
Farid (4) - held up very well, simply amazing to play in a back 3 for his age
Akim (3) - one lapse but all the way sound for a makeshift keeper
Muhammad (1) - fought well in midfield
Omar (1) - mesmerizing dribble and quick feet
Shahril (1)
Syafiq (1)
Yellow card:
Omar (1st half)
Akim (GK)
Shafi - Azman - Rahman - Farid
Ken - Muhammad - Huang - Omar
Kelvin - Syafiq
Subs:
Firul
Shahril
Kambing FC suffered a disappointing loss that finally rounded up an even more disappointing campaign, to say the very least. With Sarcofargo looking increasingly unlikely to overtake us in the table, where we sit 3rd from bottom, a promotion/relegation playoff match looms in the next one month or so against the 3rd placed team in Division 4. Still, that match may not be necessary as we may yet stay on in Division 3 in the event that teams above us opt out of the league altogether. Having said that, staying on may not in our best interest too as I feel we should have our best team in the spirit of competition, something we have failed to do for the majority of this season.
Again, we did not have our strongest starting lineup, especially in defence. I started in goal again. Two key defenders came late, but had informed me early, while another bubbled yet again without reason. That meant Rahman and Azman started in central defence.
It was Rahman who became the focus of attention when the right winger stole the ball from him deep in our penalty box. The opponent passed it back towards the edge of the box where his teammate await. With our defence haplessly caught in a shamble, the opponent picked his spot with a first time shot to give IF the lead.
I managed to save an opponent shot, which looks good on video, and the crossbar and upright saved us on two other occasions but a second defensive error, this time by me, led to the 2nd goal for IF. I misjudged the pace of the opponent long ball and though his teammate closed down on me, I still should have made what was a routine save. Instead, I could only get my fingertips on the ball and the opponent got a lucky break as the ball bounced for him to tap it into an empty net.
We started the second half with a risky 3-5-2 formation as Shahril finally arrived. For a while, the move looks to be paying dividends especially when Huang came very close to pulling a goal back. A cross from the left flank was floated in nicely but Huang could not get a substantially decisive touch.
As the match wore on, IF looked dangerous on the counter-attacks and we rode our luck. Yet, we also failed to muster any other significant threats on the opponents' goal. IF were compact in defence and outmuscled us throughout.
IF finally got their 3rd goal after a costly defensive miscommunication between Firul and me. Each expected the other to deal with the loose ball. An opponent, who had tracked the flight of the long ball together with Firul, took advantage of the miscommunication to kick the ball past me into an empty net yet again to complete the rout.
Our team in D2D league
Rest of league results
Akim
Again, we did not have our strongest starting lineup, especially in defence. I started in goal again. Two key defenders came late, but had informed me early, while another bubbled yet again without reason. That meant Rahman and Azman started in central defence.
It was Rahman who became the focus of attention when the right winger stole the ball from him deep in our penalty box. The opponent passed it back towards the edge of the box where his teammate await. With our defence haplessly caught in a shamble, the opponent picked his spot with a first time shot to give IF the lead.
I managed to save an opponent shot, which looks good on video, and the crossbar and upright saved us on two other occasions but a second defensive error, this time by me, led to the 2nd goal for IF. I misjudged the pace of the opponent long ball and though his teammate closed down on me, I still should have made what was a routine save. Instead, I could only get my fingertips on the ball and the opponent got a lucky break as the ball bounced for him to tap it into an empty net.
We started the second half with a risky 3-5-2 formation as Shahril finally arrived. For a while, the move looks to be paying dividends especially when Huang came very close to pulling a goal back. A cross from the left flank was floated in nicely but Huang could not get a substantially decisive touch.
As the match wore on, IF looked dangerous on the counter-attacks and we rode our luck. Yet, we also failed to muster any other significant threats on the opponents' goal. IF were compact in defence and outmuscled us throughout.
IF finally got their 3rd goal after a costly defensive miscommunication between Firul and me. Each expected the other to deal with the loose ball. An opponent, who had tracked the flight of the long ball together with Firul, took advantage of the miscommunication to kick the ball past me into an empty net yet again to complete the rout.
Our team in D2D league
Rest of league results
Akim