Playouts vs Grey Team (6-4) 1st June 08

By Edwin Lim (edited by CZZ)

So here I am nearly 1 week later finally sitting down to report on last Sunday’s match. Good luck to Zhi when the new season starts in trying to chase you guys to write! We won 6-4 !! A massive victory for attacking football!!

So we went into the match with a new 3-4-3 formation, with the intention of using this in future games if ever we need to chase a game. Verdict: attacking wise potent, defending wise not yet steady (until we find a way to organise the team in a defensive position)

Match at Greenview Secondary (Pasir Ris), refereed by Othman.

Ref report: Excellent ref, lots of verbal communication with the players, 5 star performance.

Pitch report: Excellent field, level, smooth, well-cut grass, great for passing, no bumps, no dry patches, grassy throughout.

Goals

1. Dunstan 2 goals (1st goal guoming crossfield pass to duns on the left edge of the box, duns cuts inside to tuck it home; 2nd goal i cant remember shit) Added by Renhan – Dunstan’s second came from a determined run by isa…scampers down to the right byline and cuts it back across for tungsten to steer it to the bottom left corner.
2. RenHan (ren han is a damn nice guy la, but i forgot how he scored. i think it was another intricate passing move with isa cutting back and a simple renhan tap in. or maybe im making things up) Added by Renhan – Edwin releases Jansen down the right and an early first time ball across the box is bundled clumsily and fortuitously in by the burly cumbersome striker.
3. Kong (rasping shot from outside the box, straight down the centre into the top just under the crossbar; looked like kong was bored so he felt like scoring)
4. Kenneth (dogged determination – kenneth runs down the entire defence, half dribbling & half chasing down his loose ball – and finally makes space to shoot, goal!)
5. Isa (some nifty passing play results in renhan getting the ball on the left side of the box, a chipped pass to isa and isa flies in with a jumping/diving header!!)

Highlights

1. Cong attempts a bicycle kick in the 2nd half; an admirable attempt that flew all of 5m. But at least he contacted the ball.
2. Cong, through on goal and 1-v-1 with the goalkeeper, contrives to shoot straight directly at the goolkeeper.
3. Adrian Yeap makes numerous interceptions and headers, only for no recognition to come his way, as usual.
4. BoonHai plays for the first time as DM, and settles into it pretty comfortably. Being ACJC’s tallest midfielder (less Raja Kluivert), he has to boss the midfield.
5. Isa stays on the pitch.
6. RenHan plays every position on the pitch. What’s new.

Takeways from game

1. In attack, provide diagonal balls for wingers to run onto or play the ball to striker to lay off; do not pass straight thru ball for striker, chances are the goalie will get it each and every time.
2. When defending (both midfield and defence), use the screen/rubber band, i.e., the whole defence/midfield should shift as a rigid unit towards the ball.
3. In defence (everybody) stop ballwatching- track back and follow/mark/tackle/kill the nearest guy.