Calendar of Events [February 2007]

3 February- Soccer Fellowship @ Springfield Secondary, 3 - 5 pm

10 February- Soccer Fellowship @ Springfield Secondary, 3 - 5 pm

17 February- Chinese New Year Eve [No Soccer Fellowship]

24 February- Activity to be confirmed...

*Do take note of the timing for Soccer Fellowship this month. We are trying out a new time slot to see if people prefer an earlier start time so that those who have dinner appointments/small group/worship practice don't have to rush so much after the game. Thanks for your understanding.

Soccer Fellowship Report [20th January]

The 1st Soccer Fellowhship session of the year started off with all of us desperate to get on the field for a kick! Why? Because even the heavy downpour and the soggy pitch could not deter us from having a wonderful game. The sky was dark and it was really pouring, but at least 25 'desperate' soccer players turned up for a solid game.

The Blues started the match very much in control and used the slippery pitch by troubling the Reds goalkeeper with their shooting. It wasn't long before they put the ball in the net, with Jingzhong latching on to a saved shot. The Blues continued to press and were rewarded for the effort with a few more goals! It was only after a while that the Reds managed to find their feet and pulled a goal back through John Chia, who fired a stiff shot from the right edge of the box. After a while he scored another through the same move.

The 2nd half was more keenly contested with the Reds re-organising and placing more emphasis on keeping the ball. It took about 20 mins to pay dividends, with a slick move that saw Daniel Low firing the ball pass the keeper. With the sky darkening, the match was settled with the last goal by the Blues, a defensive mix-up leading to Damien putting the ball into the net. Final Score-

Blues 5

[Scorers- Choo Jingzhong (4), Damien Chua]

Reds 3

[Scorers- John Chia (2), Daniel Low]

Soccer Fellowship [20th January]

Soccer Fellowship is ON this Saturday, 20th January at Springfield Secondary School [our home ground!].

The session will be from 5 - 7 pm. I know most of us have been looking forward to the start of Soccer Fellowship 2007 and it'll be great to see everyone again this Saturday.

Please pray for good weather!

For team identification this week, please bring / wear a BLUE or RED jersey.

Welcome to Soccer Fellowship 2007

Happy New Year Everyone!

2006 has been a good year for our Soccer Fellowship. God has blessed us with new friends, good fellowship and serious-injury-free soccer. With God's guidance, we are looking forward to serving and playing with you in the year ahead. Soccer Fellowship officially starts Saturday, 20th January 2007 at Springfield Secondary, 5pm - 7pm. We hope to see as many of you as possible.

In addition to playing Soccer regularly and taking part in the occasional tournament, here are some matters that we'd like you to consider-

1) We'd like to set up a committee who will look into the overall vision, objectives and programs of the ministry, as well as administrative stuff. This committee will not be 'bao-ka-liao' because we hope the responsibilities of execution can also be shared with everyone. If you feel you would like to contribute in this way, please send an email to pmcsoccer@gmail.com

2) For those who have participated in our competitive games as part of our PMC Soccer Team, we're also looking to set up a mini-league of sorts with a few other Methodist churches; I guess this will encourage greater focus/motivation in our training sessions. Do send an email to pmcsoccer@gmail.com should you feel that you're ready for competitive soccer in 2007.

3) Finally, we'd like to start off every session with a short devotion from the Bible (5 mins). We hope this will spur us on in our own spiritual walk even as we exercise our physical bodies. If you feel you would like to contribute in this way, please drop a note to pmcsoccer@gmail.com

We are also updating our email address list so drop us an email at pmcsoccer@gmail.com to let us know that your email address is current and you want to continue receiving updates on the Soccer Ministry. Otherwise, do check back this blog ever so often for updates.

Looking forward to see everyone on Saturday 20th January @ Springfield.

God Bless,
Maurice & Kevin

Soccer Fellowship 'on break' till 2007

Thank you to everyone for being part of this newly formed ministry in 2006. I hope everyone had a good time and will be part of Soccer Fellowship in 2007. We will now take a well-deserved break during December so that we can go on our vacations and also participate in all the Christmas activities organised by the church.

Towards the end of the month, there will be an invitation to participate in an online survey. This will give us an idea of how to improve what we've started this year and to gather your honest views on the Soccer Fellowship.

Thank you once again & God Bless...

Soccer Fellowship Report [25th November]

The weather was threatening the whole day. It had rained and the sky looked dark. However, the last Soccer Fellowship session for the year still saw about 20 people turn up to slosh it out on a muddy open field. Attempts to play on the proper field failed because it was terribly waterlogged. I'm sure some of us thought we could swim in the middle of the field.

Nonetheless, everyone had a good time! The game was fast paced- requiring control and speed that the Blues possessed in greater abundance than the Whites. The Blues attacked with such ferocity and scored so many goals that everyone lost track of the score after an hour. Even after re-organising the team repeatedly, the Whites had no answer to the Blues' control of the game and managed to score only 1 goal for their efforts.

The game ended when the sky darkened further and all of us realised that we had enough.

Soccer Fellowship [25th November]

Soccer Fellowship is ON this Saturday, 25th November at the Open Field along Tampines Avenue 1, opposite Temasek Polytechnic.

There is a public car park next to Block 899. Access to this car park is from Tampines St. 81, off Tampines Avenue 3.

Please refer to the map below for details. For some reference, Springfield Secondary School is on the left-hand side of the map.

For team identification this week, please bring / wear a BLUE or WHITE jersey.

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]

Registration for Friendly Match CLOSED!

Hi everyone, thanks to all those who have responded to be part of the squad for this Saturday's friendly against Boys Brigade 23rd Company. All places have been filled and registration is now CLOSED. For all those who have signed up, see you at the pitch on Saturday!

Soccer Friendly [11th November]

The friendly between PMC Soccer Fellowship (wearing Red) and Boys Brigade 23rd Company (wearing White) is CONFIRMED and will take place at Tampines Vista [please refer to map below]. The venue has been changed as Singapore Sports Council is refurbishing all school fields during the month of November, hence we can't use our usual ground for the whole month.

The Tampines Vista field has been booked from 5 - 7 pm for this friendly and the kick-off should take place at about 515 pm.

Participation requires registration by email so please let me know if you are coming so that the team line-up and strategy can be planned in advance. Participation is limited to the first 16 players to register as this will be an 11-a-side, 45 minute per half match.


* The exact location of the field is next to Block 870, at the junction of Tampines Ave 5 and 8. To give you a sense of where the field is, Springfield Secondary School is just just down the road along Tampines Ave 8. For those driving, you can park at the Car Park next to Block 871 or Block 867. To make sure you get there on time, please set off early!