LHFC 0
MFC 1
Reported By Samuel Chan
shorty_sam28@hotmail.com
The Hearts come into this match determined not to let the goals flow into their net as easily as the previous 3 matches, a combined total of 12 goals in the last 3 matches. The central defence remained, with the return of Kelvin Goh at right back and Galvin, our guest player, at left. The absence of Sheng Jie and Valentino means Raymond, Yen Sun and Samuel marshalled the midfield while Hak Liang, followed by Jack, leading the strike force with Daryl and Kenny in support on the wings.
A very cagey beginning with few chances between both sides, but once the 1st attempt on goal arrived, both teams got into attacking modes. Kenny almost gave the side the lead as his effort from the edge of the box brushed the left hand post while the opponent almost scored on the counter attack on a few occasions. Daryl attempted a left-foot shot, after being put through by Raymond, but his weak shot was saved by the goalkeeper.
Jun Xiang replaced Daryl on the left in the 2nd half, while Jack came in for Hak Liang up front. However, the Hearts were unfortunate to concede an early goal as a scramble in the box resulted in the opponent poking the ball into the net. LHFC fought bravely to make a comeback with attempts from Samuel and Kenny missing the goal by inches each time. Yen Sun had a golden opportunity at goal but he was caught off guard as Raymond and Jack went in for the same ball due to a lack of communication and the opponent regain possession.
MFC almost added a few more but poor finishing by their strikers kept the Hearts in the game. LHFC fail to capitalise on the poor finishing and had to settle for yet another defeat, despite matching the opponent for most of the match. Tough luck Hearts, but the fighting spirit was there once again!
LHFC: Guo Yong, Kelvin G, Ka Shing, Joel T, Galvin [G], Kenny, Raymond, Yen Sun, Samuel (c), Daryl (Jun Xiang 45), Hak Liang (Jack 45)
