A pre-match scare came from yuanming as he claimed that there are 20 players in the NJC team, only to realise they only had 10 men before the game got underway. With external support from both kee siang and manfred (both heavily linked with a move to se7en), the match went on with Njc in red and the away side sporting their stylish white away strip.
Just right after the kickoff, the ball was played to the left flank. Out of the blue, manfred fell straight, butt down(very ugly sight) while back-tracking. "Who slide me ar?!" could be heard from manfred as the ref waves play on. No protests from the team as there was obviously nobody around him.
After a tentative opening, our very own Owen(aka WX)had the first opportunity of the game when he received a give-away ball from the Njc defender. With only a few yards out, the 30-year-old ex-hall 5 striker blasted the ball over, as if the goal post was as high as the rugby goal. Upon the stunning shot, many of his teammates were heard hurling vulgarities at him, some say including the referee.
More chances came as both manfred and boon took control of the flanks, with the tireless kee siang and leslie commanding the center. One incident came when manfred from left flank decided to square the ball back to boon outside the box, only to be rejected by boon's “什么来的”.For all their possession, the Se7en Team were struggling to break down a stubborn Njc rearguard.
Another highlight came when se7en was awarded a freekick outside the post. Taking charge were the 2 most senior players, leslie and wx. However, wx's freekick was once again disappointing and we wished that his shot were as nice as his pose with leslie before the kick.
The best chance of the first half came from boon, as the young winger was looking lively and he was unfortunate to see his shot on the turn deflected away from the post by the Njc keeper on the half hour mark, after some excellent link-up play involving peng. The score ended 0-0 as the second half ended. Fans could be heard from the sides, requesting wx not to take anymore corners.
Changes were made during the interval as jiaxi came on in midfield to replace ym, while cax and kj switched positions.
Second half was much the same as more chances were created, only to be wasted by Se7en's lousy finishing. However, what was commendable was Se7en's stable defence, as the Njc punksters found it hard to break down.
Finally, the visitors finally opened the scoring minutes after the second half when manfred's low drive from the side found an open wx, landing a direct shot straight at the Njc keeper. Upon seeng so many chances wasted by wx, the keeper decided to help him by scooping the ball backwards into his own goal, enabling wx to cap his first pre-season goal.
Further chances were created with the introduction of kt, sending numerous through balls to the flanks. The final chance came from cax's swerving cross connected by wx's header, only to hit the post. The rebound fell to kt, however, sending the ball over with his lousy header from few yards out. Fans showed their appreciation as they know that it is the bumpy ground and lousy ball that caused him to miss it.
The match ended 1-0 to the Se7en Team.
After the match, speculations continued with lakesh rumoured to be linked to Se7en, as a possible swap between wx and lakesh seems to come to a deal. wx was reported to have fallen out with his teammates, one incident claiming that he wanted to challenge the no.9 shirt with BH9.
Se7en: Duh Xiang, Cax, Kai Jie, Linus, Yuan Ming, Leslie, Kee Siang, Boon, Manfred, Peng, Wei Xiong, KT, Jia Xi.
Fee free to add any comments on the match guys. :)
Now, for the Toyota Girl of the Week.
PS: anyone knows this girl please let me know, i want to add her on facebook. hahaha
