Thursday, May 8, 2008

Pre-match preview with guest pundit Shag-me Singh

This Sunday is going to be the penultimate game, not only for us but also for our beloved Man Utd(my beloved,not Kim's). With no points separating the 5 teams in the league, goal differences will be the key in the rankings. with 4 goals to our name and no goals conceded by Nathan Ang, we're on top at the moment. Hopefully this coming Sunday, a clean sheet again will prove to everyone that Nathan has forgotten to let in lob shots. Another player who is going to prove himself will be Muhd Nizar who missed a sitter last week after making a Wonderbeautifulsuperb turn which he could only ram the ball past the keeper, and sadly, the goalpost.

With captain Tan Boon Han still tight-lipped over the players for this week's game, everyone will be on their toes hoping to be called upon to represent the club. As quoted by Shag-me, "This team has a lot of calibre. The individual players are simply magnificent. And when they're on top of their game, their rhythm is 2nd to none and their team chemistry is the mixture of Man Utd and Arsenal. The flair in the team can match Brazil's when they are on top of their game."

With that, the match will be a tight affair as both teams would like to break from the others and create a 3 points buffer between the rest. To end this preview, some words from Shag-me Singh, "I can't wait for the team lineup! It will definitely be shaggilicious to watch this Sunday!"

Are you?

Sunday, May 4, 2008

ESFC 4 - 0 HELO FC

ESFC kicked off their inaugural amateur football season with aplomb as they hit four past the opposition goalkeeper.

There was an apparent sense of tension and anxiety in the first half as our team struggled to find their free-flowing style, making untypical, unnecessary, unforced errors.

MOTM (Man of the Match) Eugene Ong broke the deadlock after the restart with a well-placed header to the far post. Nerves were then finally eased as the team began to find their rhythm. Peng then scored the cushioning second goal with a neat low drive. Eugene Ong scored a carbon copy of our team's first ever league goal, thanks to inspirational captain Boon's precise delivery from the corner. Nizar then finished off the game with a powerful tap-in after a marauding run down the flanks by evergreen right-back Weilin.

All in all, it was a good team performance against the sporting Helo FC as ESFC rose to the top of table, albeit before the taking place of the Cassanova v British Council game. Well done guys! Keep up the excellent work. Thanks for joining in the warm-up and cool-down hahaha.

Everyday... Sunday! :) Dear camera-ladies (and Boon's fans/friends), here's a very sincere "thank you" from all of us. Yay!

Saturday, May 3, 2008

ESFC's new football pundits!

Be at Boon Lay Sec by 0815 hours!

Lineup for tomorrow's game: Nathan, Sinting, WeiLin, Nizar, Zhonglun, Adib, Josh, Long, Figo, Boon, Peng, Eugene, Darren, Jason Chew, Yenhao

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Pre-Match analysis


The weekend is in 2 days and our inaugural match in ESPZEN is in sight. Our first match will be against HELO Football Club who won their first game 5-2. Thus, they will be in high spirits come this Sunday. However, do not place your bets yet as ESFC has been on a roll with 5 wins and a draw in their last six games. The game will be a tight encounter.

Looking at the opponents, they are all from the high-flyers club, as most of them have spent or are spending their time high up among the clouds as pilots, stewards to name a few. After a good start to the tournament, HELO FC will want to continue their winning streak against ESFC. The ESFC players will have to take note that these high-flyers may takeoff easily when challenged.

In order to start on the right note, ESFC are going to field the strongest side ever, lest Eugene Ong who is still dogged with injuries and Jason Ang who has flown off to Taiwan to find his long-lost lover from his previous Taiwan trips. We also welcome back Nathan Ang from his fight to be in the Dean's List and also Tan Yen Hao from his diving trip in Taiwan. Much to the delight of Muhd Adib, he has been restored to centre midfield in the absence of Jason Ang. He hopes to bring a Scholesy-like aura into the team this Sunday after watching Man Utd down Messi(ah)-inspired Barca 1-0. With Nathan back between the post, let's hope the lob shots which Ngak saved last week will be saved by Nathan this coming Sunday. Joining Zhong at the back after more than 3 years will be Nizar. The successful pairing of these two no-nonsense defenders with speed as fast as lightning will surely be pivotal, just like the brown-ferdinand pairing yesterday. Completing the back 4 will be Sinting and WeiLin. The wings will be terrorised by Captain Tan Boon Han and his sidekick Ri Peng while the midfield will be anchored by the Josh "the Bull" Kho. Completing the line up is the SGS pairing of Figo and Jason Chew upfront. Speaking on behalf of the team, cameraman Then Kim Yuan has told reporters that he expects everyone to play their role in this upcoming big match. Quoted from Mr Then, "No matter where you play, play for the team. Even though there's 'ME' in 'tEaM', 'Me' is nothing if u look at how Barca expected MEssi to finish off the game for them". To sum it up, there will be 4 substitutes this Sunday who are all ready to fill in the ranks if there's any injury.