DARYL'S HAT-TRICK (OF MISSES)

LHFC 2

PFC 2

Reported By Samuel Chan
shorty_sam28@hotmail.com

Water logged pitch! Insufficient players! Absence of referee! The match between the Hearts and Premier still went ahead as the venue was changed to Jalan Tembusu, Katong, and the match kicked off at 1000 hours.

Starting with just 10 men, the Hearts surprisingly started off as the more offensive side but a miscommunication down the right flank allowed the opponent to cut in and sent a blazing shot into the top right corner of Ka Shing's goal. 0-1 after 20 min of play. The lead was short lived as Hearts equalised shortly afterwards, with our 11th player, Alvin turning up too. A corner from the left by Samuel was met by Joel Lee who headed the ball into goal, although Joel deny any touched to the ball. 1-1, with Joel Lee grabbing his 1st goal for the Hearts!

The team in yellow went in search for more goals, with Raymond, Samuel and Daryl causing problems down the left flank. However, the Hearts fell behind again! With the opponent's striker running through on goal, Joel Thong went in for the tackle inside the penalty box but was unlucky to clashed into the opponent as the ball went through. Penalty! Premier's No.9, Qing An stepped up and sent the ball beyond Ka Shing's reach! 1-2. Hearts pressed hard, with Samuel hitting the bar from a free-kick just outside the box, Valentino shot that went inches wide and Yen Sun shot that went straight into Valentino's stomach instead of goal, but that was how the 1st half ended.

Second half restarted with the Hearts continuing to go in search of goals again! Daryl was played through but his finishing was disappointing as he missed not 1, not 2, but 3 clear chances! Instead of dwelling on the missed chances, the attackers pushed forward as they were confident of getting an equaliser, if not more goals! Plenty of one-two by Samuel and Valentino, and also through balls from Raymond and the defence but the opponent managed to stop us at the last minute or we just could not finish it off.

Finally, a run down the right flank by Samuel resulted in a cut back into the box and with the goal at his mercy, Raymond's tap-in was unfortunately deflected onto the cross bar once again and the opponent was lucky to escape once again! With the minutes ticking away towards full-time, Lady Luck shown on the Hearts yet again! Guest player's, Eugene, run down the left flank was halted by Premier's centre-back and with the free-kick from some 35 yards out, it was left to the team captain to rescue the day! Drawing from his David Beckham's inspirations, Samuel curled the ball up and over the wall and the ball dipped over the keeper and under the bar to ensure that the Hearts go home with a hard-earned draw! 2-2 was the final score, but it could hav been 4-2, 5-2 or even more! More shooting practice please! - LHFC90

LHFC: Ka Shing, Kelvin Goh, Joel Lee, Joel Thong, Eugene (G), Alvin (G), Samuel (c), Yen Sun, Raymond, Daryl, Valentino

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)