"A game of two halves" may be a well-worn footballing cliché but it could be applied with some accuracy to Sunday's game at Serangoon Stadium.
The game started in a 4-4-2 formation with Simon as the goalie; WeiLin, Zhong, Jason Chew and Josh forming the backline; Wx, Peng, Yenhao and Boon in midfield and powerful strike force of Nathan and Adib who just returned from a broken arm. Zifu, Eugene, Jason Ang, Ragen and Kim were on the bench.
Everyday Sunday FC took the opportunity to test out a new system with the towering presence of the two power forwards causing some panic to the opponents' defense whenever ESFC took the route one approach. It brought the first goal when Nathan flicked the ball into the path of Yenhao to score his first goal of the 2011. Yenhao was on the end of a free kick from Wx to score with a superb header. A brilliant overlapping run from WeiLin that was spotted by Wx brought the last goal as the marauding fullback sent a brilliant cross into the box which was finished by Nathan.
ESFC were 3 nil up by the 30th minute and the opponents got frustrated and started to play aggressively with a few of the blatant fouls gone unnoticed and unpunished by the referee.
The game restarted in the second half with ESFC choosing to take the "save-ourselves" approach and thus the opponents took control of the game with their players having more time on the ball. Ultimately, they could not break through the resolute defense led by the impressive Zhong.
MOTM:
Verdict: To quote WeiLin: "...First half division 1, Second half division 10." This is a seeding match arranged by ESPZEN and the opponents are the champions of division 10. Although we have shown that we are leagues apart from this team, it is important to note that this is also an important game. We must continue to fight for every ball and not take the safety approach as the dynamics of the game could change and we were lucky that they did not score. Probably, scoring a few more goals in the second half to extinguish their fighting spirit would be a better approach.
The game started in a 4-4-2 formation with Simon as the goalie; WeiLin, Zhong, Jason Chew and Josh forming the backline; Wx, Peng, Yenhao and Boon in midfield and powerful strike force of Nathan and Adib who just returned from a broken arm. Zifu, Eugene, Jason Ang, Ragen and Kim were on the bench.
Everyday Sunday FC took the opportunity to test out a new system with the towering presence of the two power forwards causing some panic to the opponents' defense whenever ESFC took the route one approach. It brought the first goal when Nathan flicked the ball into the path of Yenhao to score his first goal of the 2011. Yenhao was on the end of a free kick from Wx to score with a superb header. A brilliant overlapping run from WeiLin that was spotted by Wx brought the last goal as the marauding fullback sent a brilliant cross into the box which was finished by Nathan.
ESFC were 3 nil up by the 30th minute and the opponents got frustrated and started to play aggressively with a few of the blatant fouls gone unnoticed and unpunished by the referee.
The game restarted in the second half with ESFC choosing to take the "save-ourselves" approach and thus the opponents took control of the game with their players having more time on the ball. Ultimately, they could not break through the resolute defense led by the impressive Zhong.
MOTM:
Verdict: To quote WeiLin: "...First half division 1, Second half division 10." This is a seeding match arranged by ESPZEN and the opponents are the champions of division 10. Although we have shown that we are leagues apart from this team, it is important to note that this is also an important game. We must continue to fight for every ball and not take the safety approach as the dynamics of the game could change and we were lucky that they did not score. Probably, scoring a few more goals in the second half to extinguish their fighting spirit would be a better approach.
