Entertainment Artists Club

Full Time: ODS 8 - 1 Entertainment Artists Club(1st 3rd: 5 - 0, 2nd 3rd: 6-1)
Scorers: Liang Han(x02), Osman(x02), Gary(x01), Irwin(x01), Ken Wong(x01), OG(x01)
Man Of Match: Mark Teo

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Today, the opponents requested to play 3 thirds, each lasting 30mins, instead of two 45min halves.

Prior to the game, NEWPAPER and ZAOBAO came down to take some pictures and also interview our captain Mr Sng regarding our team. We are going to be feature in the papers soon...

1st Third

Our opponents, consisting of players from Media industry including some actors, seem to have lost the plot at the start of "action". ODS also "scored" our fastest goal, when our pressurizing tactics paid off. Their keeper came off the line to pick up a loose ball, while their last man try to play in back to him under pressure. It went to the keeper's wrong side and the ball tickled into empty net. [1-0]

The second goal came when Osman broke free from the left and place the ball to the bottom right. [2-0]

Mark Teo, Irwin was holding well at the central of the park, while Kiran-Mark Penu partnership at the back today was rock solid.

The actions had hardly settled down when Gary scored a fantastic power shot into the roof of the goal near the edge of penalty box. What a goal to celebrate the birth of his daughter. [3-0]

Liang Han then got our fourth goal when he met Osman's cross and tackle the ball into the net. [4-0]

ODS was enjoying a lot of possessions which good passes, one-touch passing, dummies runs and was really going for "goal"rush. It was just a matter of time before we scored the fifth through Osman. After beating the offside trap, he bring the ball forward only to find all 3 other ODS players in offside position, Elango, Liang Han and Hairy(what was he doing so high up haha), so he took the shot himself and the ball went in to goal at the right top of the side net. [5-0]

Also, during this third, our goalkeeper Dennis did not much to do.

2nd Third

The 2nd third started with our opponents seeming picking up some pace. They had a few good passes, although ODS was still much in control. But the final ball often coming a bit short. Kim Chuan was quite lively today and saw him running at defender and some neat passing between Osman or Sng.

This third the opponent try to play some long balls to try find their fast striker. During one such attempt through our right saw Chi Man and Hanz beaten. Dennis came off his line but was not fast enough or rather he was not decisive enough as we saw him hesitated a bit after running halfway out. He failed to get the ball and the striker was then able to get the ball into the net. [5-1]

One corner floated from our left found Osman's header goal-bound, when it was then "blocked" by Irwin, the ball then found into the path of Ken Wong who bring the ball goal bound again. This time, Irwin's mid-kick touch while the ball was traveling into his path found the net. [6-1]

Final Third

ODS did not seem to let up on their attacking options. They continued to surge forward in the final third.

One dangerous break down our right, but Hanz was there having a good sliding tackle that not only won the ball but also managed to find it up to the top, which Liang Han picked up. After "octopus"ing past 2 defenders and finding his balance at the sametime. Somehow he managed to "tackle" the ball that went under the keeper. [7-1]

A good free-kick near the center by Osman beat the wall and keeper but not the post.

The eighth and final goal from ODS came when a corner from the right to the near post. Ken was there trying to execute a powerful looking header, but he failed to connect properly when his head went down first and somehow the ball hit the back of his head & perhaps shoulder and into goal(according to some players' this is highly Ken's G-spot). [8-1]

Soon Liang Han and some actor should getting into some tongue"ing" talks. Which ended up with Liang Han asking for a substitute. (At the request of our team's discussion, we would like to see Liang Han more in action and not tonguing around with opponents)

Suddenly with introductions of some players re-substituted, ODS switched to try out 3-4-3 formation (since we have some luxury today). As the players was not too used to the system especially the 3 "central" back. 2 times, Hairy (with back facing Hanz) nearly put the opponents onside, although he pushed up at the last second.

The formation may not be very suitable for us - soon the opponents realised this and put it to their advantage. During one such event, after our defenders pushed up expecting a pass from them, the player chose to run through the defence instead. He broke free and appeared goalbound until Hanz gave him a "good" tackle outside the penalty box. However to our disbelief, the referee pointed to the spot when he was at the center park of the field(This referee did not do much running except around the middle of the park).

We were all encouraging Kee Yong (who incidentally also have not much to do until now) to save this unjustifiable decision. In the end, justice prevails. He went the right direction but did not really had to save cos the ball taken from the spot was always rising and it went out.

Soon the final whistle went off.