A new home ground- East Spring Secondary School

In March, the PMC Community Soccer Community will need to have its Fellowship sessions to a new home- East Spring Secondary School. This is because the field is due for conversion to a synthetic grass field and this process will take up to 9 months before the field is available again.

The address of East Spring Secondary School is 30 Tampines Street 34, (S) 529231. The landmarks are:

1. Across Tampines Junior College along Tampines Avenue 7.
2. Entry to Tampines Street 34 is marked by an Esso Petrol Station.
3. School is directly opposite The Eden condominium.

Follow this link to the map on Streetdirectory.com to find your way there. I'm not sure exactly where the entrance of the field is, so do arrive early to familiarise your way with the place. There are 4 multi-storey car parks in the area, at blocks 359A, 364A, 366A and 374A.

Friendly Match Report .vs. Kampong Kapor Methodist Church (23 February)

Soccer Friendly Report by Adrian Phuah:

PMC saw one of the better turn-outs whereby 22 players were available for the coach's selection. KKMC even negotiated two loan deals that saw Kevin Ang and Maurice Lim swapping their blue jerseys for the opposing white jerseys. PMC fielded the U-23s for the first half with Mark Leong (Obviously just slightly above 23) playing as the last man in defence.

Mark trying his best to "kill" the referee

The players were all raring to go, except that the referee was nowhere to be seen! He soon appeared. Thank goodness! PMC started with a 4-3-3 formation and both teams started cautiously with very little separating their play. Our midfield trio of Lee Kee Min, Ong Bang Shi and Peh Choon Heng tried to make in-roads but was met with a resilient defence line. The opposing team retaliated as they tried to bypass the entire midfield by lobbing high balls. They were convincingly snuffed out by our backline of Joel Tan, Mark Leong, Jeremy Sin and Daniel Low. Our goalie Jeremy Tan also had little to do.

Ryusdi and Bangshi combined to stop KKMC's foreign striker

Our strike force of Ryusdi, Jing Zhong and Damien were having no joy up front as they were ably tamed by the opposing defence. Our opponents then had two opportunities to put themselves ahead but they were off target. The game was so equally matched that the attention was drawn regularly to the $50 referee who continued to stay just within the centre circle, now dubbed the "The referee's circle". The first half drew to an end with neither side having the advantage.

Player/ Manager Ronnie Liew then made wholesale changes where 10 pairs of fresh legs were brought in. The chop and change did not help as we were left trailing by two goals through defence lapses (One of the goals scored by our very own Kevin Ang). After that, our defence - Michael Chua, Mark Leong, Raymond Chang and Andy Chua ensured that our opposition were well shackled.

PMC's midfield Adrian Phuah, Ronnie Liew and John Chia tried to press the game but the KKMC players stood firm. Timothy Loke also provided good support for the front two of Glenn See Toh and Samuel Eyo as we prodded on to search for the elusive goal.

Then with a little shimmy, John came loose for his marker and he unleashed a lovely ball that struck the upright. The rebound was picked up by Glenn and he coolly lifted the ball beyond the reach of the opposing goalkeeper. PMC 1-2 KKMC.

At the end of the game, PMC players knew that we should have done better but for our lack of match practice and communication. Still, we had fun and are looking forward to cosying ourselves to our new home ground at East Spring Secondary School.

Soccer Fellowship Report [16th February]

Soccer Fellowship report from 16th February by Glenn See Toh:

The session moved off with devotion being led by Ong Bang Shi on being an ‘Encourager’ to persons feeling/being low on their spiritual life. This was followed with the soccer fellowship kicking off in the hot afternoon sun where the attendance of 25 players made sure that we had an 11-aside match going. Both the teams were divided equally in terms of youth and veteran with no goals forthcoming for almost 3/4 of the match’s first-half. The first and only goal of this half did finally come for the Whites in the form of a shot from Jeremy Tan just outside the penalty box which struck the near post, rebounded off the Blue’s Keeper Raymond Chang, before just crossing the goal-line. The match was played in this manner with very solid defending from both the two teams forming up from the midfield area all the way to the defense.

The second-half started almost in the same manner, till a mis-kick from second-half keeper Jimmy Phuah from a goal-kick presented Glenn See Toh with an empty net to immediately slot into. Score 2-0 in favour of the Whites. Two more goals were scored by the Whites in quick 10-minutes succession by Justin Ang from crosses at the flanks. The score of 4-0 was sadly not reflecting for the Blue’s, who’s effort at the opposite end is marked with a galore of chances wasted. But that did finally change when a well taken shot from Byran was scored from a rebound. Score now 1-4. But as if in respond to that goal conceded, the Whites scored two rapid goals through a header from Glenn See Toh & a piece of good individual skill from Jing Zhong, Choo who dribbled through three defenders, before slotting it into the net. These goals scored, now taking the Whites score to 6-1 against the Blue’s. As the match dragged to the finishing whistle, the Blue’s came alive once more to inflict a last goal by Daniel Low against their opponent. Final score 6-2! The match was played in the right spirit with good weather and fine team-mates.

Whites: Justin Ang (2), Glenn See Toh (2), Jing Zhong, Choo & Jeremy Tan

Blues: Byran & Daniel Low

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Soccer Fellowship [16th February]

Soccer Fellowship is ON this Saturday, 16th February at Springfield Secondary School. The session will be from 3 - 5 pm.

For team identification this week, please bring / wear a BLUE AND WHITE jersey. I think we will standardise these 2 colours for Soccer Fellowship every session.

For the car park situation, please check at the school on the day itself. If the guard lets you in, parking is allowed, otherwise, park at the HDB car park near the public entrance.

Please pray for good weather and come on time for devotion!

PMC Soccer Fellowship 2nd Feb 2008

Soccer fellowship carried on despite the incessant rain on Saturday. Sheldon led those present in short time of devotion regarding us being the salt and light of the earth. There were 14 people who turned up in all. We proceeded to play a quick 7-a-side with the blues taking on the whites. The match was played in an atmosphere of fun, with players abandoning their accustomed positions. We also warmly welcomed David Teong back to the fold after overcoming his first month as a new father! The game ended without us counting scores, but it was great kickabout nevertheless!

PMC Soccer Fellowship is ON this Saturday, 2 Feb 08

Soccer Fellowship is ON this Saturday, 2 Feb 08 @ Springfield Secondary School.

The session will be from 3 - 5 pm.

For team identification, please bring / wear a BLUE AND WHITE jersey.

Also take note that we may not be able to use the Springfield Car Park this week, so do be prepared to use the HDB Car Park instead.

Do come on time for devotion before play starts!

Please pray for good weather. See you there!

Soccer Fellowship, 19 Jan 2008

It was a hot, sunny afternoon on Saturday when we kicked off our first ever fellowship session of 2008! There were about 25 people gathered by the time Kevin started sharing a devotion passage which can be conveniently found in the blog entry dated 22 Jan 2008.

Numerically, the whites and blues were split evenly. However, it was very clear that the whites held the advantage of youth. Hence, it became a case of exuberance versus experience. With their attack comprising the likes of JZ, Jeremy Tan, kee min, damien and joel, it was clear they had pace on their side. The blues backline of kevin, mark, samuel eyo and maurice looked like they would have their work cut out for them.

Despite the imbalance on paper, it was the blues who carved out the first real chance, a through ball sending daniel low into a 1-on-1 with goalkeeper michael chua. Daniel failed to convert it though, but that set the tone for things to come. The blues' backline were marshalled superbly by Kevin and Mark, keeping the number of times GK Kris had a touch on the ball to a minimum.

The first goal came from a through ball to Bryan whom dummied it for Justin Ang to race on and slot it in the near post. 1-0 to the blues. The whites rallied and had their first chance, a shot from Damien needing a fingertip save from Kris to deny him.

The blues made a switch, Darren Tan coming off injured for Jeremy Sin. this led to a reshuffle in formation, with Kevin moving to central midfield in a 4-5-1 formation. This paid dividends shortly afterwards with a few more chances being created. The second goal duly came, albeit fortuitiously, due to a mix-up between GK and Right Back. A hopeful centre from Bryan looked destined to be dealt with neatly by the whites' defence. However, that mix up presented Kevin Ang with the easiest of tap-ins.

The whites pressed on again in search of that elusive goal. They created a few more chances, the pick of them being a free header on the far post by JZ which was amazingly not on target.

The match wore on with neither side looking to score any more goals. Then, rain came. That drew a close to our first ever fellowship session for 2008. We look forward to what is to come in the year with great anticipation!

Devotion from Saturday

For everyone's reference, the devotion that was shared at Soccer Fellowship last Saturday was from Radio Bible Class' 'Strength for the Journey' series. You can refer to it here. From the page, you can download the devotion and also subscribe to a regular podcast to guide you in your daily walk.

God Bless!

No Parking in School Compound [19th January]

As there are 3 camps taking place in school over this weekend, the school car park is out of bounds to all visitors. Please park behind the school at the HDB car park and enter the field from the rear entrance.