H8FC 4(Shyong Ming, Keith, Ah San, Uncle Justin) ITE Boys 1(Eilldi)

H8FC (4-4-1)

GK - Tang Yao

LB - Kang Xiang
CD - Syahrein
CD - Cher Siang
RB - Nicholas

LM - Keith
DM - Wee Zheng
CM - Alex
RM - Shyong Ming

ST - David

Ah San, Uncle Justin, 2 Malay boys, Javier, Winston, How Meng and Tall Uncle came in in the 2nd half.

Tang Yao was giving orders like an Army general. Kang Xiang did plenty of running. I win headers a few times. Cher Siang plays like he wants to kill people. Nicholas tends to move center. Keith helps himself with a goal. Wee Zheng wins balls and pass to the right people. Alex compliments Wee Zheng well in the middle. Shyong Ming opened the scoring with a well-taken goal. David helped out in the build-up to the goals.

Ah San came in the 2nd half and did well as a striker. Uncle Justin doing his stuffs also scoring a goal. The 2 Malay boys also got a taste of the match. Javier well composed, holding the ball and releasing it at the right time. Winston digging to win the ball. How Meng spent a little time playing. Tall Uncle played as striker.

Our opponents consist of 4 guys who are my colleagues. They sure know how to win the ball. Even playing in an away ground, they showed no fear. Overall, a healthy match for H8FC.

man of the match: cher siang

H8FC Training 18 May 2013

Team A 4 Team B 4

This is another cracker of a match. Which shows H8FC can play football and we are entertaining.

Team A

GK - Uncle Teo
CD - Kang Xiang
DM - Wee Zheng
LM - Jeff
CM - Malay boy with spectacles
CM - Nicholas
CM - Uncle Justin
CM - Alex
AM - Shyong Ming
AM - Glen
ST - Ah San


Team B

GK - Syahrein
CD - Tang Yao
CD - Cher Siang
CD - White shirt Malay boy
RB - Botak Uncle
RM - David
LW - #14
RW - Keith
CF - Irfan's sidekick
ST - Black shirt Malay boy
ST - Yellow shirt Malay boy

Did I miss anyone out?

Team B went 3-0 up. I was doing well as keeper. Cher Siang with brute force. White shirt Malay boy did well. Though he is very young, he clears danger with long balls. Botak Uncle is slowly rolling back the years. David again rampaging down the right. #14 had an excellent debut. Positioning well on the left. Keith with his Gareth Bale style of play. Irfan's sidekick proves he can play without Irfan helping himself to a goal. Black shirt Malay boy and Yellow shirt are quality strikers.

Team A had Uncle Teo in between the poles as keeper. Kang Xiang had a good game as defender moving up and down. Wee Zheng had a normal game. Jeff played hard with all those dribbles and winning the ball. Nicholas containing in the middle. Uncle Justin linking up well with his teammates. Alex pulling the strings. Malay boy with spectacles had a quiet debut. Shyong Ming prefers to stay in the middle winning tackles. Glen came in in the middle of the match. Ah San very dangerous for his age. I saved one of his bullet headers which stabbed my heart.

MAN OF THE MATCH: JEFF

Here are the sequence of goals...

Team A 0 Team B 1
Team A 0 Team B 2
Team A 0 Team B 3
Team A 1 Team B 3
Team A 2 Team B 3
Team A 2 Team B 4
Team A 3 Team B 4
Team A 4 Team B 4

H8FC Training 11 May 2013

The match that stands out is this...

Team A 5 Team B 4

Team A

GK - Cher Siang
DM - Shyong Ming
CM - Alex
RW - Malay boy with red shirt
CF - Irfan's sidekick
ST - Desmond
ST - Irfan
ST - Jeff

Team B

GK - Tang Yao
CD - Botak Uncle
CD - Ah San
CD - Syahrein
RB - Nicholas
DM - Wee Zheng
CM - New guy with spectacles
AM - David
RW - Keith

Do tell me if I leave anyone out.

Team B is well organized at the back with Syahrein blocking the supply and shooting range of Irfan and his sidekick. Botak Uncle, Ah San, Nicholas and Wee Zheng defended stoutly. New guy with spectacles scored on his debut. David should be an out-and-out striker. Keith prefers to dribble.

Shyong Ming did very well. One long-range screamer and scoring the winning goal. Alex dictating play positioning in the right places. Malay boy with red shirt did ok. Their awesome foursome of strikers Desmond, Jeff, Irfan and his sidekick were nullified by the five-men defence mentioned in the previous paragraph.

MAN OF THE MATCH: SHYONG MING

H8FC Training 4 May 2013

Team A 6 Team B 1

Team A

GK - Tang Yao
CD - Tall Uncle
CD - Cher Siang
AM - Shyong Ming
CF - Irfan's sidekick
ST - Irfan
ST - Malay Boy with black shirt
ST - Ah San
ST - Daniel
ST - Botak Uncle

Team B

GK - Syahrein
CD - Kang Xiang
LM - Nicholas
CM - Alex
CM - Winston's Friend
CM - Winston
CM - Uncle Justin
CM - Malay Boy with grey shirt
CM - Malay Boy with blue shirt
AM - David
RW - Keith

An all-out attacking Team A paid off. With Tall Uncle and Cher Siang like castles in a chess game, staying behind and let the rest attack, Team B are annihilated. Shyong Ming was happy to win balls and pass it. Ah San played like a man who wants to protect the integrity of his wife and daughter. Which he did in splendid fashion. Malay boy with black shirt, Daniel and Botak Uncle were providing the ammunition. Obviously, Irfan and his sidekick did a Batman and Robin on me.

For Team B, all the saves I made were pointless. Kang Xiang cannot handle the army of strikers Team A had. Nicholas made efforts to come back and defend. When dealing with attacking teams, there must be four defenders. None of the rest volunteered to be the mainstay four at the back. And there must be at least one striker in front. Half-time it was 5-1. We lost 6-1 full time. The only positive thing I see in Team B is that we get our act together in the 2nd half with my humourous but effective pep-talk. But it's already too late.

MAN OF THE MATCH: TALL UNCLE