Soccer Fellowship Report (21st July)

It seems like whenever we play at Greenview Secondary School, the sun would blaze the ground while the clouds colluded with the sun to give it its maximum glory. In short, it was superly duperly hot!

At three past, and in the heat of the afternoon sun, Kevin put out a notice on Facebook to enquire if anyone would be coming or would he be scoring goals and putting in diving saves at the same time. But praise God, players started filing in and soon after, the soccer fellowship saw a healthy turnout of 15. There were also a number of players who have joined us for the first time and we thank Jacob and Dominic, who brought their friends along.

The field looked too big for the players. We ended up just using 1/2. 

Lots of sunblock for protection!

Old is gold. One of these players still got 3 goals!

Jacob & friend warming up

Kevin shared devotion about how his great grand uncle, Mr Chia Boon Leong (featured in last Sunday's Sunday Times) had excelled beyond his physical stature - He stands at a mere 160cm. Mr Chia had gone on to represent China in the London Olympics in 1948. Respect! Kevin encouraged all to work hard for what they valued, just as Paul encouraged believers to work hard and treasure their salvation. After the opening prayer, the players parted themselves into two groups, the Coloured versus the Whites.

Kevin sharing devotion

The game was evenly matched - for the first 10 minutes - The Coloured displayed nice touches and very ably opened the scoring through Brian. The Whites then hit back with a thunderbolt of a shot. Whites 1-1 Coloured. From there on, the team comprising of the younger players started to "white-wash" the Coloured. The Whites started to score in quick succession and by half-time, the scoreline read Whites 4 - 1 Coloured.

After a couple of re-shuffling and player transfers, both teams looked more balanced and there was a better flow to the game. Both team tested each other. The Coloured, with more assured control of the game in the 2nd half, clawed back two goals before the White also put a few away. The Coloured scored one more goal before the man in yellow (field warden) waved his keys to bring the game to an end. Final score Whites 8 - 4 Coloured.

Adrian closed the session in prayer and thanked God for the weather and fellowship.