7goals thriller (Boys against Men)

REPORTED BY Ken Wong
Game 06 (12 Feb 2011)
Full Time: ODS 4 - 3 Ex VS/VJC Soccer Team (Half time: 2 - 1)
Scorers: Vincent, Mark Penu, Osman, Cheen Ming
Man Of Match: Kiran

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Starting Line-Up GK: Kumar
Def[L-R]: Tony, Rosk, Kiran, Seah Kiam Meng
Mid[L-R]: Irwin, Vincent, Mark Penu, Yang Song, Cheen Ming
Striker: Liang Han

On first look at the starting line-up, it's like, "Are you serious? A bunch of uncles against a group of young men?"
ODS backline alone, including the keeper, the total age of 5 of them is about 230years old, that's about the total of the opponents entire team summed up together!!!

Initially, we looked to be like shooting ducks. But with vast experience under our feet, playing together like an unit once again, under the command of veteran Kiran, we showed the boys what it really means by playing soccer.

Kumar had a couple of shots to save. But the defense was fantastic, blocking every attack that came.

Liang Han was showing signs of a married man, when he gave up on chasing a slow ball that was rolling out. Surely, he has some excuses. Here's the comments that came from the bench, Prankster Osman said, "Tony, I think it's confirmed, it's official, you're faster than Liang Han!!!"
And someone else added in, "Confirmed he's a married man, he's showing signs of it."

Playing like a hungry pack of Wolves, ODS scored their first two goals from set pieces. Just like Wolves against Manchester United, ODS scored from 2 corners. First was Vincent towering over his opponents, they chose the wrong people to mark him, they allowed the shorter ones to mark him, BIG MISTAKE. Trademark loping header from Vincent to put ODS in the lead.

1-0

Next, another corner, Mark Penu finishing off yet another corner by Cheen Ming.
Powerful header into the back of the net, nothing the keeper can do about it.

2-0

The young counterparts came back into the game with a brilliant strike.

2-1

2nd Half Line-Up GK: Kumar
Def[L-R]: Yang Song, Cheen Mun, Kiran, Aidil
Mid[L-R]: Osman, We Keat, Mark Penu, Cheen Ming, Ken Wong
Striker: Gary Ong

Second half, we brought down the average age of ODS by bringing in Gary Ong, Aidil, Osman, We Keat and Ken Wong.

ODS were in control of the game but could not capitalise on it. Often, there were no one to finish off the moves, or at the end of the cross. Either that, or the opponents would make a last ditch tackle in desperation.

The opponents levelled the game with a good goal.

2-2

Ken Wong took a quick long throw-in, (he won the throw-in as well) down the line to Cheen Ming who sent the ball across the field to Osman. The defender tried to control the ball, but Osman was quick to rob him right at his feet. Keeper was fast off his line, but cunning Osman did a feint and fooled the keeper before rounding him and slotting the ball into the goal.

3-2

The opponents came back into the game once more, when a shot that came from the left.

3-3

Just when the game seemed destined for a draw, Cheen Ming stunned everyone with a powerful shot with the outside of his right foot from a free kick at the edge of the box. The low shot wheeze past the wall and into the side netting. The keeper stood rooted.

4-3

ODS made a couple of changes, bringing in Liang Han once again.

Liang Han could have sealed off the game with little time left, but he ran straight into the keeper in a one-on-one.

The poor keeper must have felt he has been knocked down by a bull. There was a strong call for penalty but the referee waved it away.

ODS held their nerves for another victory in another fantastic game.

p/s: After the game, were you guys saying watch Man Utd lose and Liverpool win?
or did you all say watch Man Utd WIN and watch Liverpool DRAW?