Windsor Park FC

ODS 4 - 3 Windsor Park FC
Scorers: Gary (x01), Wee Kiat (x01), Mr Sng (x02)
Man Of Match: Mr Sng
Yellow Card: Mark Penu, Aidil
Injuries: Aidil (knee)

Starting Line-Up
Keeper: Kumar
Def (L-R): Yang Song, Mark Penu, Rosk, Kee Yong
Mid (L-R): Osman, Dennis, Gary, Elango
Att: Kim Chuan, Liang Han

In this seven-goal thriller, both teams played some fantastic football, which also saw the return of Mr Santokh to Victoria School field, one of the veterans who started out with Outdoor Specialist in the early 90s.

The visitors started the game, playing some possession-football, and were pretty dangerous on the break by their youth players.
They eventually got the first goal of the game, when Kumar failed to take control of a weak shot which saw the ball rolled slowly passed him into the back of the net.

ODS got the equaliser through Gary, after a shot from range, and it should be an easy shot to handle, but the keeper parried it into the oncoming Gary, who needs no invitation to score for ODS.

Half Time
Second Half XI
Keeper: Kumar
Def (L-R): Tony, Mark Penu, Rosk, Ken
Mid (L-R): Osman, Wee Kiat, Irwin, Aidil
Att: Mr Sng, Liang Han

ODS restarted the game, but it was the visitors who once again took the lead, after some poor defending. During a corner, ODS failed to clear the ball and resulted in a shot that had Kumar beaten. Ken was on the line, stretching his leg to the fullest, he managed to keep the ball off the line, but there was no other defenders around to clear the loose ball. And an unmarked opponent blasted it past the helpless ODS to take the lead.

ODS equalised again, after some scrappy series of events involving Osman and Wee Kiat, and Wee Kiat ended it by heading over the keeper into the goal.

Kumar then took his exit and in came Kee Yong.

ODS went in search of the winner, and during a corner, the ball fell to the feet of Ken outside the penalty area, and after beating one player, he cannoned a fierce shot that seemed destined for goal. But the keeper managed to pull off a spectacular save, flying in the air and stretching his arms to the maximum to block the shot out for another corner.

Somehow, on this occassion, ODS doesn't seem to learn from the lessons of man marking in the penalty area, especially in the six yards box. A corner from the right found a totally unmarked opponent who have the easiest of header, in the six yard box, beating Kee Yong and Tony who was guarding the far post.

And it was up to Mr Sng to save us, showing us what is the exact meaning of clinical finisher. Both times he scored, he was in the right place at the right time. First of his 2goals, he showed his predator instinct, the fox in the box, when a through ball was fed to him by Wee Kiat, he was calm and cool in shielding the ball from the defender and placing it past the keeper.

2nd goal he scored, a low cross came in from the right, and with his back facing the goal, and a defender sticking to him like a leech, he managed to slide and volleyed the ball past the unexpected keeper.

During the closing stages, we lost Aidil who fell and twisted his knee during a challenge. It seems really bad, considering that he needs to rely on clutches to move about after the game. We will wait for the results of his scan/medical report to determine his return date. We wish him all the best in his recovery.

Next week 19/04/08, game is on, against OCBC. Kick off promptly at 5pm.

ANNOUNCEMENT
On the right side under "Team History" section, there is a new section "2008 ODS Oversea Trip + "International" Match" for polling on whether do we have enough people who are keen on the trip, so that we can organise the trip. I have voted. Please note that the vote will expire on 27th April 2008. Also please vote ONCE