The 2nd Soccer Fellowhship session of the year began with a short devotion by Maurice on having a 'gameplan' for our spiritual lives. He encouraged us to think about moving on to spiritual maturity and planning for that to happen, just like how we plan for our studies and career.
Kevin then opened with prayer and gave a short briefing on the rationale for having 11-a-side games rather than a free-for-all session at every Soccer Fellowship. Kevin also introduced a 'working' committee that will give input on Soccer Fellowship and help to captain the teams at every Soccer Fellowship session. They are- John Chia, Sheldon Liew, Ong Bangshi, Glenn See Toh, Maurice Lim and Kevin Ang. To round-up every Soccer Fellowship session with some sportsmanship, players are encouraged to gather at the centre circle to shake hands, thank each other for the game and close in prayer. In brief, every Soccer Fellowship session should flow like this-
1500 hrs - Devotions & opening prayer
1515 hrs - Organisation of teams by captains
1520 hrs - 1st half kickoff!
1605 hrs - Halftime!
1610 hrs - 2nd half kickoff!
1655 hrs - Match ends with hand-shakes and closing prayer
1700 hrs - Go home!
Saturday's match kicked off with some good passing and the Whites showcasing their greater mobility, speed and fitness. It took awhile before some good passes were strung, leading to the opening goal by Choo Jingzhong. The Reds tried in vain to breach the Whites defence, led ably by David Teong. The closest the Reds got in the 1st half was a direct free-kick from Glenn See Toh, which the Whites' keeper, Choon Heng, saved.
The 2nd half started with the Reds chasing the game, trying to find an equaliser to quite an even contest. However, their inability to move the ball smoothly into the attacking third led to incessant pressure from the Whites. This finally paid off when a good through ball found its way to Marcus Fa, who calmly fired a stiff shot pass the Reds' keeper, Marcus Tan. The game was all for the Reds to chase and after a fortuitous mix-up in the box, John Chia was on hand to prod the ball into the Whites' net. It could have been 2-2 in the dying minutes but a 'bootless' Sheldon Liew was unable to sweep the ball home from 2 yards out. Final Score-
Whites 2
[Scorers- Choo Jingzhong, Marcus Fa]
Reds 1
[Scorer- John Chia]
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