Match Report for LHFC vs P TEAM (14/4/2007)

14 April 2007

Las Hearutsusu 1 P TEAM 1

Line-up

Samuel, Zhi Yuan, Zhi Kai, Joel, Kelvin Goh, Hak Liang, Vincent, Yen Sun, Jun Rong, Sheng Jie, Kenny

Plenty of last minute withdrawals by players and the lightning was the preview to the match, but that didnt stop us from going onto the field to battle it out once again! Opponents? Pravin lead Indian Team. The last time we met, it ended in a 1-5 defeat but that was not to be the case today.

A new addition in Vincent Tang gave us one of our strongest line-up in the past few weeks. Samuel & Kenny took turns being the goalkeeper to replace the unavailable Guo Yong. For almost the entire match, we were being pressed back in our own half but we did managed a couple of counter attacks which almost result in a goal. One of the long ball forward was headed down by Kenny who after bringing the ball under control, shot at the underside of the bar and rebounded out of goal! That was the nearest to a goal in the 1st half and we headed for our half-time break 0-0.

Shortly after the game resume, the opponents took advantage of our lapse of concentration and send the ball into the bottom corner, 0-1! However, it was only then the real drama began. After much tiredless run down the flanks, a lay off by Hak Liang found Sheng Jie at the edge of the box and he unleashed a shot which dipped over the opponent's goalkeeper to equalised for Las Hearutsusu! 1-1. Plenty of physical battles were engaged all over the pitch and just when the match was about to end, an unfortunate bounce by the ball hit Zhi Kai's hand and the referee blew for a penalty! Kenny though was at the right place to divert away the shot, 2nd penalty clearance in 2 consecutive weeks! The match then ended 1-1.

Being one of the main players of the team, Sheng Jie finally managed to open his scoring account today with a spectacular strike! No more unsung hero, today, Huang Sheng Jie is Las Hearutsusu's Man of the Match!

Match Report for LHFC vs Dunman All Stars F.C. (8/4/2007)

8 April 2007

Las Hearutsusu 3 Dunman All Stars 5

Line-up

Jerry (5/10), Zhi Yuan (6/10) Kelvin Lin (7/10), Joel Thong (7/10), Kelvin Goh (6/10), Samuel (6/10), Raymond (6/10), Yen Sun (6/10), Sheng Jie (6/10), Jun Xiang (5/10), Kenny (7/10)

A possible victory was up for grab, but the late night outings were to prevent that from happening! Las Hearutsusu was brimming with confidence after pretty decent performances from the past few matches. Somehow, the motor of the team did not seems to get moving as we had a relatively quiet first half. Against the run of play, a toe-poked by Samuel eluded the opponent's defence and Kenny pounced on to put the ball past the on rushing goalkeeper! 1-0! That was how it remain for us in the 1st half as the opponent send in 5 goals subsequently and we headed into the break 1-5 down, not knowing what had went on for the past 45 minutes.

After some re-organisation, we were ready for battle right till the end! Kenny took over the duties in between the posts and that gave our defence greater confidence going about doing their job. The opponent defence went to sleep halfway through the 2nd half and Samuel sneaked in, after intercepting the ball from the last man, and send the ball over the goalkeeper. 2-5! Kelvin Goh's fighting spirit won us a free-kick juz outside the penalty box minutes later. Samuel direct free-kick was tipped onto the bar by the goalkeeper but Kelvin Lin was at the right place to slot the ball home for our 3rd goal. Realising our fightback, the opponent regain momentum and search for more goals but was denied by the outstanding Kenny as he made a acrobatic save to maintain the scoreline at 3-5. Not only that, the opponent missed a penalty, probably due to his inferior looks! And that was how the match ended.

A goal, a missed penalty and an acrobatic reflex save, once again, our vice-captain Kenny Zhu have been chosen as the Man of the Match!