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Full Time: ODS 6 - 4 OVA Combined (Half time: 2 - 2)
Scorers: Liang Han (x03), Elango (x01), Aidil (x01), Cheen Ming (x01)
Man Of Match: Mark Teo
Yellow Card: Kiran
Own Goal: Mark Teo
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Starting Line-Up
GK: Denis
Def[L-R]: Tony, Kiran, Rosk, Ken Wong
Mid[L-R]: Cheen Ming, Mark Teo, Mark Penu, Chee Mun
Striker: Liang, Elango

This is the 3rd time ODS meet OVA this year, except this time, it is the OVA Combined, a mixture of youth, speed, experience and power, almost their best team possible.
OVA kicked off the game, doing very well in keeping possession of the ball in the initial 10minutes.

But their cool did not last long. ODS kept the pressure on OVA. Soon, OVA was forced to make half-hearted passes and Cheen Ming was quick to intercept on many occasions, but he failed to find the target.

Cheen Ming, however, did make the first contribution, when his frenzy run sent everyone wild. His cut-back to Liang Han was sweet, with Liang Han both calm and cool at the edge of the penalty area, he hooked the ball with the outside of his foot. The ball sailed through the air and just beyond the reach of the keeper. Liang Han marks his return from injury with a goal. But this is just the beginning for him.

1-0

ODS was soon brought back down to earth, with an extremely bad call by the referee. With the ball seemingly flying over everyone and seemed destined to go out for a goal kick, Tony's challenge appears normal, with just a little hustling. Yet the referee blow his whistle and pointed to the spot.

The OVA striker sent Denis the wrong way with his penalty.

1-1

Unhappy with the referee's decision, but as professional as ODS players, the protest was kept to a minimal and the game carried on.

ODS soon got back their lead, Cheen Ming the provider again, and Elango the scorer.
Cheen Ming crossed the ball to the far post and Elango put his head to good use, heading the ball down right in front of the keeper. The ball bounced over the keeper and into the back of the net.

2-1

The referee made a blunder again, this time, making a wrong offside call from the center of the field. He allowed play to carry on, when the player was clearly offside.
ODS defence failed to play to the whistle of the referee (or rather, missing whistle in this instance) and watched as the defence was broken and a goal conceded.

2-2

ODS could have killed off the game before half time, but countless number of chances missed and wastedmade life difficult for ourselves.


Half Time

2nd Half Line-Up
GK: Denis
Def[L-R]: Irwin, Chee Mun, Kiran, Hans
Mid[L-R]: Cheen Ming, Mark Teo, We Keat, Aidil
Striker: Mr Sng, Liang Han

ODS lead was restored from a corner and Liang Han meeting the ball with a powerful header.

3-2

ODS further extend their lead, courtesy of Liang Han yet again.
After some neat passing movement, Cheen Ming was released down the wing and he squared the ball for Liang Han to complete his hat-trick with a tap in.

4-2

Game should have ended at this point and ODS should have controlled the game.
Yet they provided a lifeline to the opponents with an own goal.
Mark Teo and Kiran both went for the same ball from a corner. The ball spinned off Mark Teo's shin and shin and it caught Denis by surprise as he watches the ball float over his head into the net.

4-3

Things got worse when OVA equalised. A move that tricked Denis into thinking that he was going to cross the ball. Instead, he toe-poked the ball past Denis at the near post.

 

4-4

 

ODS called for a change immediately, replacing Denis with Kumar.

Kumar made his presence felt with a fantastic save from a freekick at the edge of the penalty box. Kiran was cautioned for that foul.

 

With both sides chasing for a winner, Cheen Ming turned on his magic again and pulled the rabbit out of the hat. Yet another counter attack, another cut back across goal. Elango did a dummy, Aidil was at the far post and pounced he did.

 

5-4

 

Cheen Ming was just not done yet.

Frustrated at his misses throughout the game, he finally got his name on the scoresheet with a fine solo effort, a low shot at the near post.

 

6-4

 

Full Time