Playouts vs Barclays – 15 March 09

Geoffrey Swee pounced deep into normal time to clinch a dramatic 2-1 win for the Playouts at Bukit Timah Field.

Both sides were left to rue missed opportunities in a generally dismal affair in the first half when real chances were few and far between.

Edwin Lim had the pick of them – the ball was headed back across the goal and he stretched for the ball to put it agonisingly over the bar at the end of the first half. Maybe he wanted to add on another playout of the day to the list after thinking that the match was at 1pm! Any candidates for a new captain?

In the second half, it started off the way the first half went until Barclays scored. It looked like it was going to be a bad day for the Playouts when from out of nowhere, Kong took a long range shot and it ended up at the bottom left of the net. 1-1, game on!

Barclays searched in vain for a late winner. Instead, the decisive blow came when Lionel found Geoffrey at the edge of the box with a defence splitting pass. Having received the ball, he took forever to take his shot. Meanwhile, Isa was screaming for a pass from him, getting ready to punch Geoffrey if he did not score. Finally, he took a left foot shot. GOAL! What a way to come back from a lengthy lay off.

Looking forward to another tough game against the Barclays. Cheers!

MOM — Zhuang

– by Geoffrey