A Winning Start

The 'Coaches FC' played a game against the Temasek Poly team at their Poly field on 22 Sept.

It was the first time since getting to know each other from the 'C' license course that we had really played a game of 11v11 soccer together and I was bloody excited to finally play a game with people that had actually been coached on how to play soccer.

We did win 2-1, coming back from a goal down. Scorers I remember were Lek and Salleh. Lek's goal , a lopping headed goal from 10 yards, seemed impossible to score but he did, without him knowing how he did it it seems.

We could have scored a couple more, the culprit being odds-on on more than one occassion but I guess his bookie didn't allow him more than a goal. I mean if FIFA did approve the rising of the goal posts by a yard, that 'horse rider' would still only probably side-foot the ball onto the bar from 10 yards with the yawning goal at his mercy. This was after Salleh had done all the hard work, brilliantly robbing the keeper of the ball. Maybe his ankles were 'over-locked'. He did say he 'overlocked' his ankles... maybe thats how he missed that penalty during the course too?


Gabriel played a superb sweeper, giving coordinates like a 47 year old seasoned pro.
Faisal came to the rescue as keeper when called upon.
Philippe bossed the midfield, with what seems like a smile, as always, and had a bullet-like thunderous 25 yard right-footed shot tipped over the bar by the keeper.
Fei somehow lost his way over in Simei I heard but when he got out of the woods, wowed the opposition with fancy footwork, legancy of matthews, cruff and our very own scissors cut. I liked his toe-poked through ball late into the game.
Elan somehow managed to get booked. Apparently for time wasting. Maybe he should cos he was 45 minutes late for the game anyway.

The guys played well. Both individully and as a team. The others who were there, Nick, Leong, Akbar, our very own 'Keane' lookalike Firhad, Fook, Syed, Jensen, Burn, Imran, Kenneth... and of cos the many supporters, 8 maybe, including Fook's family. Oh not forgetting Sing and Jarmal who played on the other side. Sing breaking up many of our oh-so-heart-attack-arsenal-like passing.

There was another game last weekend which i wasnt able to make. There should be more games for this bunch of players cos we are just so good playing together! Or are we? Only playing can tell right!