First Away and Night Game

REPORTED BY Ken Wong
Full Time: ODS 5 - 5 ITE Simei(Half time: 0 - 1)
Scorers: Cheen Ming x2, Vincent, Liang Han, Razi [GP] (Elango - missed penalty)
Man Of Match: Cheen Ming

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Starting Line-Up GK: Kee Yong
Def[L-R]: Hairy, Phillip, Rosk, Chee Mun
Mid[L-R]: Yang Song, Razi, Faisal, Cheen Ming
Striker: Elango, Irwin

Playing under the flood lights, ODS found themselves away and on unfamiliar ground.
No more smooth artificial turf, and a much bigger pitch, ODS found much difficulties getting use to the terrain and adapting to a new style of play.

Often, the ball was not able to reach the strikers nor Cheen Ming.
And the opponents were quick to shut down any space.
However, ODS found a good chance to put themselves head from a penalty as a result of a handball.
Elango stepped up, but he blasted the ball high and wide, wasting a glorious chance.

ODS had a few more chances but failed to get the job done.

The opponents broke down ODS defence and they scored to put themselves ahead at half time.

1-0

2nd Half Line-Up GK: Kee Yong
Def[L-R]: Chee Mun, Phillip, Rosk, Ken Wong
Mid[L-R]: Cheen Ming, Matthew, Aidil, Yang Song
Striker: Liang Han, Vincent

Second half saw a total of 9goals, both sides creating very good chances.

ODS got the equaliser through Cheen Ming after he managed to squeeze his way through to shoot from a tight angle.

1-1

Vincent was then set up, but he still had a lot to do, having to muscles his way towards goal amidst pressure from 2 defenders. But he calmly scored by placing the ball under the keeper.

2-1

But a lapse in concentration allowed the opponents to score 2 quick successive goals to put themselves in the driving seat again.

2-3

Liang Han would level the game once again with some neat off the ball running into space to slot the ball home.

3-3

Opponents went ahead again, somehow.

3-4

Cheen Ming rounded the tall keeper to score.

4-4

Razi scored what seemed to be the winning goal.

5-4

With only a few minutes left in the game, it seems like ODS was going to win it.
But Irwin took a bit too long to control the ball, and refused to just simply clear it for a throw-in. He was raped, I mean robbed of the ball. And the striker charged towards goal. The defenders forced him into a tight angle, thinking there was no chance for him to shoot. But he managed to squeeze a fierce shot in, and the ball went into goal off the post.

5-5

ODS was denied yet another famous victory.