Scorers (assists)
Fairuz (Omar)
Yellow card
Azman
Akim (GK)
Kevin - Azmi - Idris - Fairuz
Andrew
Yazier - Azman - Helmi - Farhan
Ariel Shahril
Subs:
Farid
Omar
Kelvin
Rafeeq
Our team in D2D league
Rest of league results
Marsiling Sec 3pm - Having been promoted to division 2 without prior consultation, Kambing FC decided to take on the challenge anyway. We began that challenge with an abysmal 1-4 loss against newly-multi-promoted team, Outsiders FC, in an afternoon match played on Marsiling Sec artificial pitch.
An AWOL absentee allowed late replacement Shahril a starting striker berth up front. Wilson ruled himself out, so I filled in yet again as GK. Andrew was experimented in DM as I gambled on holding out for our first point(s) of the season. Defensive calamities were our undoing yet again while Outsiders FC converted their chances.
They took the lead early on. A through pass beat our offside trap and the striker shrugged off our defence to beat me at my near post in a near one-v-one situation. They doubled their lead shortly after when our defence failed to clear a high ball just outside the penalty box. The opponent pounced on the loose ball to strike from close range. We have to cut out that defensive lapse as it was the umpteenth time we had a conceded a goal that easily.
We had an opportunity to reduce the deficit following a super buildup of passing from defence, but Omar's shot, our first on target, failed to test the GK. We showed just then what we were capable of if we are patient enough to pass the ball. However, almost immediately after the restart, we were 3-0 down. Our earlier 'moment' belied our naivety and we had lost possession far too easily. The swift counterattack caused mayhem right in our penalty box. The same striker finished superbly from an acute angle to beat me at the far post.
We pulled a goal back through Fairuz. Shahril, playing in defence for this half, played a pinpoint ball to Omar, who did the same to lay off into the path of Fairuz. Fairuz surged forward to strike a powerful left-footed drive into the net. Fairuz, perhaps our most impressive player today, could have made the game interesting had he converted another effort but the GK, having ceded possession needlessly prior to that, saved brilliantly.
Sensing complacency within their ranks, Outsiders FC struck the bar once and I was forced into action twice to save on my goal-line. But they finally closed out the game to make it 4-1. Kevin was outjumped by his taller opponent following a challenge for a loose aerial ball in our box, and the player made no mistake from a good position.
We have had trouble with tall opponents whenever we played and this was another such game. But, given the size of the pitch, we were able to produce good spells in passing along the ground.
Defensive errors, for the 1st goal, when our midfield did not close down the initial pass, and again, failure to clear the ball just outside our box for the 2nd, meant we had an uphill task thereafter.
I was not pleased by some insipid displays after that, be it fatigue or otherwise, but the fighting spirit we normally displayed was somewhat muted, especially in the 2nd half. We have plenty of work ahead of us and we have to buck up if we do not want to be the whipping boys in this division.
Akim
Rest of league results
Marsiling Sec 3pm - Having been promoted to division 2 without prior consultation, Kambing FC decided to take on the challenge anyway. We began that challenge with an abysmal 1-4 loss against newly-multi-promoted team, Outsiders FC, in an afternoon match played on Marsiling Sec artificial pitch.
An AWOL absentee allowed late replacement Shahril a starting striker berth up front. Wilson ruled himself out, so I filled in yet again as GK. Andrew was experimented in DM as I gambled on holding out for our first point(s) of the season. Defensive calamities were our undoing yet again while Outsiders FC converted their chances.
They took the lead early on. A through pass beat our offside trap and the striker shrugged off our defence to beat me at my near post in a near one-v-one situation. They doubled their lead shortly after when our defence failed to clear a high ball just outside the penalty box. The opponent pounced on the loose ball to strike from close range. We have to cut out that defensive lapse as it was the umpteenth time we had a conceded a goal that easily.
We had an opportunity to reduce the deficit following a super buildup of passing from defence, but Omar's shot, our first on target, failed to test the GK. We showed just then what we were capable of if we are patient enough to pass the ball. However, almost immediately after the restart, we were 3-0 down. Our earlier 'moment' belied our naivety and we had lost possession far too easily. The swift counterattack caused mayhem right in our penalty box. The same striker finished superbly from an acute angle to beat me at the far post.
We pulled a goal back through Fairuz. Shahril, playing in defence for this half, played a pinpoint ball to Omar, who did the same to lay off into the path of Fairuz. Fairuz surged forward to strike a powerful left-footed drive into the net. Fairuz, perhaps our most impressive player today, could have made the game interesting had he converted another effort but the GK, having ceded possession needlessly prior to that, saved brilliantly.
Sensing complacency within their ranks, Outsiders FC struck the bar once and I was forced into action twice to save on my goal-line. But they finally closed out the game to make it 4-1. Kevin was outjumped by his taller opponent following a challenge for a loose aerial ball in our box, and the player made no mistake from a good position.
We have had trouble with tall opponents whenever we played and this was another such game. But, given the size of the pitch, we were able to produce good spells in passing along the ground.
Defensive errors, for the 1st goal, when our midfield did not close down the initial pass, and again, failure to clear the ball just outside our box for the 2nd, meant we had an uphill task thereafter.
I was not pleased by some insipid displays after that, be it fatigue or otherwise, but the fighting spirit we normally displayed was somewhat muted, especially in the 2nd half. We have plenty of work ahead of us and we have to buck up if we do not want to be the whipping boys in this division.
Akim