TDEML Report [1st July]

The TRAC District East Mini-League (TDEML) continued on Sunday 1st July 2007 with our 1st away match against Bedok Methodist Church. The match was held at the Christian Outreach to the Handicapped campus along Jalan Tembusu. Along with the team, we welcomed a 2 new faces, brothers Darren & Ryan Tan who were trying out for the team and an old face, ST Sports Correspondent Marc Lim.

The match kicked off without either team being able to control play. Balls were pumped into each others' half, hoping for a positive outcome. Things were looking bright for PMC with a few neat touches and attacks down the wing, with excellent play by Rusydi. Unfortunately, from the inability to clear the danger within our penalty box, an opportunistic strike led us being down 1-0 mid-way through the 1st half. However, the PMC response was swift. Rusydi weaved his magic down the left wing and fired a stiff shot past the helpless BMC keeper to level the match. An inspirational move after watching the Australian National Team play the night before! Things started looking up when Justin & JZ found themselves in a 2-on-1 situation with the goalkeeper, with JZ slotting the ball into the net to put PMC 2-1 up. Things started to look bright but before the half was up, a good strike by a BMC player from outside the box leveled the match at 2-2.

Changes were made to the team at the start of the second half in the hope of gaining the advantage. However, things seemed to fall apart for PMC in the 2nd period. Some very good individual play by BMC left the PMC defence bewildered and unable to prevent goal after goal from being scored. Before any order could be restored to the match, PMC had conceded 3 and was down 5-2. Changes were made to pull goals back but although the opportunities came, the goals didn't. A corner by Rusydi was narrowly missed by JZ a yard out and Marc's free-kicked almost shaved the crossbar. PMC had succumed to their 1st defeat in 2007!

The match definitely proved to be a lesson to the team and improvements need to be made a few areas. Nonetheless, the team can be proud to have played the game in a good spirit throughout and trying their best till the final whistle.

Bedok Methodist 5

Pentecost Methodist 2
[Scorers- Rusydi & Jingzhong]

Pentecost Team
1. Jeremy Tan 2. Sheldon Liew 3. Tay Hong Yee 4. Kevin Ang 9. Marc Lim 10. Justin Ang 11. Isaac Chia 12. John Chia 13. Samuel Eyo 14. Glenn See Toh 16. James Lee 17. Joel Tan 19. Adrian Phuah 20. Michael Chua 21. Samuel Pang 23. Jimmy Phuah 25. Choo Jingzhong 26. Rusydi 27.Daniel Low -. Darren Tan