YISHUN SOCCER PITCH RAINING GOALS

LHFC 2

H.T. 5

Reported By Samuel Chan
shorty_sam28@hotmail.com

Kelvin Goh finally opened his goal scoring account with the help Lady Luck but the Hearts finish the game 2-5 with the opponents grabbing all 5 goals through counter attacks.

Hearts started brightly as the ball found Matthew on the right flank, after a string of passes in midfield, and from the resulting cross, Kenny shot weakly at the goalkeeper! It was a sign of Hearts intent to go all out for a win but it proved not to be our day. Twice put through on goal, Samuel could only come up with some rugby conversions.

It took just 8 minutes to serve up the 1st goal as Horny Team manage to score on the break after some fine dribbling by their striker up front. 0-1 to the Hearts. Determined to draw level, Hearts push further forward and Sheng Jie nearly equalised, after some shaky moments by the opponent goalkeeper but his shot just flashed past the goalmouth. Horny Team grabbed another 3 goals on through a series of counter attack but it could have been more, thanks to the excellent offside trap by the Hearts' defence.

A series of substitutions means Hearts decided to lower the tempo and reorganised for the second half. Zhi Yuan managed to pull one back before half time as he sent a dipping shot from the halfway line which manage to float over the goalkeeper and gave us some confidence. 1-4 HT!

Hearts went into the second half determined to make a comeback and were soon back into business as Samuel was brought down in the box and the referee duly awarded a penalty, our third penalty in 4 games. Kelvin Goh stepped up for the penalty, with the shot being saved but somehow still managed to roll into goal.

Minutes later, it was Kenny turn to earn yet another penalty! This time, a throw-in from the right was chested down by Kenny but before he could even bring it under control, the opposing defender hauled him down in the box. The referee did not hesitate and pointed to the spot, much to the annoyance of the opponents.

A revival was on the cards but the goalkeeper saved Sheng Jie conversion from the spot. Hearts then continue to go in search of goals but were dealt yet another blow when another counter attack by the Horny Team down the right extend the score line and we were 3 goals down again.

Kenny solo run from the halfway line, Jack setting up Matthew with a lay-off, Matthew short corner for Samuel, chance after chance but the Hearts still drew blank. While at the back, the defence did a great job trying to play the offside trap time and again to prevent a tennis score line from prevailing. The Hearts anticipated a goals-filled match, but to our disappointment, plenty ended up in our net! Full-time 2-5. - LHFC90

LHFC: Guo Yong, Kelvin Lin, Daniel, Joel Thong, Matthew (Jun Xiang 20), Raymond, Kelvin Goh (Kai Pin 20), Samuel (Valentino 20), Sheng Jie (Zhi Yuan 25), Hak Liang (Jack 20), Kenny (Ka Shing 30)