Pentecost Youth started the match very brightly and began to probe the Wesley defence from the kick-off. The play was direct and attempts were made to play the ball to the forwards (Jingzhong and Joel) down the middle of the field. The defence marshalled by Sheldon and Isaac was also able to cope with any danger from the Wesley forwards. It was long before Pentecost scored. a ball from Damien found Jingzhong in space and he made no mistake by placing the ball beyond the Wesley keeper. With Kee Min and Samuel Pang keeping things tight in midfield and full-backs Daniel and Ryan working hard, Wesley didn't have many chances to assert their authority on the match. It was only when a long ball found its way through the defence that Wesley had a great chance to score, but the superb reflexes of Jeremy denied the Wesley forwards twice. By the time the 1st half ended, PMC was up 4-0, with all 4 goals coming from Jingzhong, a couple assisted by Rusydi and the rest of the midfield.
During the half-time break, Coach William took the opportunity to comment on the performance of all the players. He particularly focused on the need to pass more and control the match, especially being 4-0 up. He also gave some advice on technique and how to control and move the ball on the soft and sticky pitch.
The 2nd half started as positively as the first. Pentecost Youth controlled the match well and pressed for more goals. Jingzhong got his 5th when a scramble in the box found the ball fall right in front of him and he made no mistake from 2 yards. With the match quite wrapped-up, Coach William sent on some Veterans for a run-out. Kevin found 2 good chances come his way from outside the box, but ballooned one and sliced another above the crossbar. John was able to contribute directly to the 6th goal by taking the ball down the left wing and playing Damien into space, who drew the keeper out before chipping the ball into an empty net. Being 6 goals down, Wesley had nothing left to lose and fought hard to pull a goal back. A chip down the right wing played the winger into space and his cross into the middle was fortuitously missed by Jeremy, Issac and James, who all went for the same ball but missed it. The ball fell right into the path of a Wesley forward who pushed into an empty net to make it 6-1.
The post-match briefing by Coach William focused a job well done and also key areas to improve. It was definitely a positive 1st outing for the Youth. Well done!
Pentecost Methodist Youth 6
[Scorers- Choo Jingzhong (5) & Damien Chua]
Wesley Methodist Youth 1
PMC Squad:
2.Sheldon Liew 4.Kevin Ang 7.Daniel Low 9.Choo Jingzhong 11.Isaac Chia 12.John Chia 16.James Lee 20.Damien Chua 21.Samuel Pang 22.Joel Tan 27.Lee Kee Min 39.Rusydi 66.Jeremy Tan 98.Darren Tan 99.Ryan Tan
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