Scorers (assists)
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Man Of The Match
Akbar (7) - superb debut in goal only to be let down by a poor team performance, his punts for our strikers were excellent but again not reciprocated. one penalty save as well and helpless for all 3 goals
Huang (4) - hardworking and easily the best outfielder on show
Andrew (1)
Azman (1)
Azmi (1)
Rahman (1)
Akbar (GK)
Yazier - Andrew - Azmi - Firdaus Masdar
Omar - Azman - Akim - Shafi
Rahman - Farhan
Subs:
Kevin
Huang
Salleh
Shahreen
Kelvin
Rafeeq
Our team in D2D league
Rest of league results
After last week's defeat in the near west, Kambing FC lost more ground in the title race after suffering a second defeat on the trot, this time against league leaders Forza Ze East in the far east pitch of Greenview Secondary School. We were given some hype in the run-up to the game, as this was a top-of-the-table clash yet again, but our meek performance in a one-sided defeat suggests we are still found wanting.
We did not have the most stable of starts; fitness, nervousness or simply lack of desire and maybe a combination of all three and some other factors showed in the game. We certainly failed to gain any foothold in the early stages against our numerically-inferior team, as it was the opponents who took the initiative and gained confidence as the game wore on.
We did find ourselves in great attacking space in the final third but team-work did not seem to exist for some reason. Still, we had two great opportunities to open the scoring. Farhan was presented with both chances, and where he would normally have pounced on the first chance with ease, which was carved from a great punt downfield by debutant GK Akbar, Farhan could not react sharply to turn the ball early on. He missed the second chance, which had followed our first real, and one of only a bare few, great build-ups but his header from 6 yards from Shafi's cross was just over the bar.
The opponents took the lead from the penalty when Huang, coming on for Yazier who was caught out far too often at right-back by the speedy and burly winger, accidentally handled the ball in the box while attempting a clearance. Huang was again the centre of attraction for the second goal. Both him and the opponent striker were chasing the long punt from the opponents' half, when the striker seemed to foul him outside our penalty box, suddenly found himself on a one-v-one situation with our GK and made no mistake to double the lead going into half-time.
We immediately improved after the restart and almost pulled a goal back after another rare build-up. We continued to press and we missed a chance yet again to score when Rafeeq was unable to hit the target after being put through on goal inside the box. The desperate momentum fizzled out as both teams took turn to probe each other, with FZE creating the better chances.
The opponents were awarded another penalty through a dubious decision given by the referee. Akbar enhanced his reputation with the team to make a good save from the spot. The miss did not change the reflection of the opponents' performance as they finally put the result beyond doubt when they made it 3-0 after an opponent headed in a cross from the right flank at the near post. Shafi's effort, which was the team's last meaningful chance, was saved almost nonchalantly by the GK which hit the post, and it was perhaps we were destined not to find the net today.
We were caught out by a blitz of a combination of direct, physical and clinical approach coupled with the combination of factors I mentioned when I started writing this. We blew a chance yet again to top the table, but it was the manner that we capitulated which was a more serious concern. As the season goes right down to the wire, in which we seem to be caught in another tight title race, we should not be asking questions of ourselves in the midst of the crossfire, especially when we appeared to have answered them earlier in the season. I am reserving judgment for now and will let our football do the talking for the remainder of the season.
Akim
Rest of league results
After last week's defeat in the near west, Kambing FC lost more ground in the title race after suffering a second defeat on the trot, this time against league leaders Forza Ze East in the far east pitch of Greenview Secondary School. We were given some hype in the run-up to the game, as this was a top-of-the-table clash yet again, but our meek performance in a one-sided defeat suggests we are still found wanting.
We did not have the most stable of starts; fitness, nervousness or simply lack of desire and maybe a combination of all three and some other factors showed in the game. We certainly failed to gain any foothold in the early stages against our numerically-inferior team, as it was the opponents who took the initiative and gained confidence as the game wore on.
We did find ourselves in great attacking space in the final third but team-work did not seem to exist for some reason. Still, we had two great opportunities to open the scoring. Farhan was presented with both chances, and where he would normally have pounced on the first chance with ease, which was carved from a great punt downfield by debutant GK Akbar, Farhan could not react sharply to turn the ball early on. He missed the second chance, which had followed our first real, and one of only a bare few, great build-ups but his header from 6 yards from Shafi's cross was just over the bar.
The opponents took the lead from the penalty when Huang, coming on for Yazier who was caught out far too often at right-back by the speedy and burly winger, accidentally handled the ball in the box while attempting a clearance. Huang was again the centre of attraction for the second goal. Both him and the opponent striker were chasing the long punt from the opponents' half, when the striker seemed to foul him outside our penalty box, suddenly found himself on a one-v-one situation with our GK and made no mistake to double the lead going into half-time.
We immediately improved after the restart and almost pulled a goal back after another rare build-up. We continued to press and we missed a chance yet again to score when Rafeeq was unable to hit the target after being put through on goal inside the box. The desperate momentum fizzled out as both teams took turn to probe each other, with FZE creating the better chances.
The opponents were awarded another penalty through a dubious decision given by the referee. Akbar enhanced his reputation with the team to make a good save from the spot. The miss did not change the reflection of the opponents' performance as they finally put the result beyond doubt when they made it 3-0 after an opponent headed in a cross from the right flank at the near post. Shafi's effort, which was the team's last meaningful chance, was saved almost nonchalantly by the GK which hit the post, and it was perhaps we were destined not to find the net today.
We were caught out by a blitz of a combination of direct, physical and clinical approach coupled with the combination of factors I mentioned when I started writing this. We blew a chance yet again to top the table, but it was the manner that we capitulated which was a more serious concern. As the season goes right down to the wire, in which we seem to be caught in another tight title race, we should not be asking questions of ourselves in the midst of the crossfire, especially when we appeared to have answered them earlier in the season. I am reserving judgment for now and will let our football do the talking for the remainder of the season.
Akim