Friendly Match Report [11th November]

The rain was heavy and the sky looked gloomy throughout the day. When we arrived at Tampines Vista and checked out the field, it was soggy, with quite a lot of muddy puddles. However, the environmental conditions did not deter us from having a physical and exciting encounter with the Boys Brigade of the 23rd Company!

We started the match with a 4-4-2 formation and tried to use the long ball through the middle to bypass the defence and the soggy pitch. Some attempts were promising but did not avail to much until Jimmy controlled a neat pass and scored the games 1st goal. The BB responded with much conviction, using their speedy attackers to good effect and giving our ageing defence much headache. In one swift move down the middle, Kevin put the ball pass his own keeper while trying to clear it. 1-1. The pace of the game was quick, given the conditions and through some nice wing play, Jimmy scored again to put us into the lead. Again the BB pegged us back and Damien scored through an audacious lob that beat Maurice from the left wing. It looked as if it was going to be 2-2 going into the break but just before the 'whistle' blew, Glenn managed to put us ahead 3-2.

The 2nd half started with lots of swift movement up and down the field. Another move down the middle saw us grab our 4th goal of the game. Again, the BB fought back with determination and soon, the goal of the game arrived. Unable to clear the ball sufficiently from our penalty box, the ball bounced to Bangshi around 20 yards out and he unleased an unstoppable volley that bounced down from the upright and into the goal. 4-3! It was at this point that we put the game away with counter-attacks down the wings. Before long, a Sheldon scorcher and 2 more goals put us up 7-3. Again the BB fought back and scored twice more to make the final score 7-5. It was a thrilling encounter indeed with plenty of good goals to remember.

The match was certainly enjoyable and played in a very competitive spirit. We thank God for giving us the opportunity to bond on the soccer field and enjoy ourselves in this manner. Thank you BB for having this friendly with us. Final Score-

PMC Soccer Fellowship 7

[Scorers- Jimmy (2), Glenn, Sheldon, Jingzhong, Mitchell, Samuel]

BB 23rd Company 5

[Scorers- Damien (2), Bangshi, Choon Heng]

PMC Soccer Fellowship Squad
1. Maurice Lim 2. Sheldon Liew 4. Kevin Ang

5. Peter Yeo 7. Michael Choo 11. Isaac Chia

12. John Chia 13. Samuel Eyo 14. Glenn See Toh
21. Samuel Pang 23. Jimmy Phuah 25. Choo Jingzhong

26. Mitchell Keh 28. Mark Leong 34. David Teong

[Bangshi- the scorer of the Goal of the Match]