Well done, lads!

Please God..let me join SZK..they are short of players!

Suddenly..all cadets in UPNM have been inflicted by football fever. Yeah, it's true that every evening there are a bunch of cadets who play this game (with a side contains up to 30 players,uh) but this time the match is more organized, even though without the presence of a referee. Each course play a friendly against their compatriot from other courses particularly in the morning and the evening during the weekend. Everyone switch to pitch football rather than ever-preferred futsal.

From my observation, this phenomenon happen due to the boredom of the cadets who don't get their weekend outing since last month. To fill the leisure time that is usually used for 'blinding themselves' (membuta la) they do this healthy activity.

A number of friendlies have been played among the courses within my intake. And this very evening, it was our turn, against 2SZE. And the result was unpredictable, we handsomely won 5-1. Below is the match's details.

2SZK (5)

Shauqi (?)
Popoye pen(?), (?)
Jeberg (?)
Bing (?)

2SZE (1)
I forgot the guy (?)

Goal time is not available, time-keeper got Att C

2 SZK LINE-UP

Shain

Bego-----Bing ----Deli-----Sopex

Benjo----Adib

Popoye

Jeberg-----------------Shauqi

Chan

As winner of the 3rd place of Inter-Course Football Competition 2006, (haha, still remember that unpredictable finish!) we started the game in style, opening the score sheet just 10 minutes (maybe) into the game through Shauqi. We controlled the game all the way until half-time, added two more goals thanks to Popoye and Jeberg.

We struggled in the second-half, losing possession and slowly the game loosened up from our hands. Their stars got in and they took control over the game and scored a penalty. However, we still could score two wonder goals by Popoye and Bing respectively.

Below is a player-to-player assessment :

1 Shain
Rarely touched the ball in the first half, but had to work hard during second half. Made some decent saves, but has to work hard on his composure and positioning.

2 Bego
Well-settled at the right back formation, had a good time breaking down their attack from the flank. Could be quite clumsy sometimes.

5-Deli
A man of the match performance by him. Undoubtedly a rock in the heart of defence. Never let the opponents go past him, and if he does, he'll chase him like a lion. But still prone to errors.

6-Bing
Also had a great game, even scored a wonder goal, a beautiful long range shot just outside the box. More to a sweeper and always goes upfront to help attack.

3-Sopex
(I'm not going to praise myself, okay!) Quite good in the first half, made some timely tackles to stop their winger. But he looked lost in some part of the game, particularly in the second half, and gave away possession.

8-Benjo
His through passes free up our wingers to build up attack. Had a great vision on the pitch. And like all of us, he still did some mistakes.

4-Adib
More defensively among this duo. Did a great job in protecting the back four. But sometimes lost the ball and gave away possession.

10-Popoye
The playmaker of the team. Created several chances and orchestrated the team's attack. Also the star of the team, scored a wonder goal from a tight angle and a penalty. But looked lazy enough to chase the ball. (Tu la Poy..isap rokok banyak..kan pancit..haha..)

7-Jeberg
Made some good run down the wing and contribute an assist. Also scored a well-taken goal. But he could have offered more to the team.

11-Shauqi
A real threat for the opponent. No doubt he was the most dangerous player on the pitch. His lightning pace was no match for the opposite defenders, and he used it well to penetrate into enemy's territory. Scored a goal from a thunderous shot.

9-Chan
Improved a bit from his disaster performance in 2006. He fulfilled the task given, which is to take away the opponent's focus from his teammates. As a result, they scored five goals. But still, he couldn't go past the defenders.

However, this win came at the expense of some of their star players. But still a good start for us.The problem with our team is that we don't have enough players. We played with the same eleven man throughout the game! Maybe we can add some players during transfer window. Eh? Sorry, really get influenced by CM...