23-Mar-2008
11:00:00
Cantonment Pitch
Thanatos FC Vs AC United FC
The game was delayed by almost 30 mins due to a freak accident from the earlier game that left two players with deep cuts on their head.
The game started as soon as the paramedics took care of their business...
A pre game talk/lecture was given to both team at the start of the game by the ref ...
Our opponents for the game is of course our arch nemesis, AC United.
We have played them for like a gazillion times. We just cant seem to beat them no matter what. Today was no exception.
The game started off brightly for TFC. We had full control of the game.
But a quick counter from AC found the TFC's back four napping. Luckily, Boon Chen anticipated a cross from AC and Sebas cleared the ball for a corner.
The break through for TC came not soon after when Chuan Seng sent in a cross which was turned into the own net by a AC defender.
1-0 to the TFC.
Just before the break, after some good work on the left flank from Bernard saw Binnson through on goal.
But instead of going for glory, Binnson unselfishly squared the ball to Xiao Chuan.
Xiao Chuan welcomed the pass with "wide open arms" to make it 2-0.
So there it was, 2-0 at the break.
The second half saw TFC defending by numbers. That proved to be our downfall.
The start of the second half was a very slow moving event.
From a quick AC attack, the loud mouth from AC saw his cross deflected into the goal.
Desmond upon sawing the ball, shouted for the ball. But due to bad judgement, he let the ball bounce just in front of him and into the goal.
A very bad goalkeeping error.
That freak goal woke up the sleeping devils.
Immediately from the restart, TFC flooded AC's half with crosses after crosses.
But a moment of brilliance saw Binnson taking the ball from around the halfway line, dribbled past 4 AC players and with the keeper to beat and 4 defenders hot on his trail, Binnson curled the ball from just outside the box to make it 3-1.
What a goal.
The whole team erupted. Binnson marked his goal with a flip.
With the three points in the bag, TFC relaxed again.
From a long range shot, our keeper managed to parry the ball straight into AC's striker's feet.
3-2.
With less than 10 mins to spare, the AC loud mouth was fouled just outside the penalty box.
A red card was shown to our left back and a penalty was surprisingly awarded.
Chance for our keeper to turn hero.
Hero he was to be, but only for a split second. A low shot was blocked by the keeper's leg, but due to static TFC's players all AC needed to do was to tap the ball into an empty net.
A very disappointing match. 2 points lost rather then 1 gained.
The next time, we meet again, TFC will come out tops.
Kudos to AC United for the never give up spirit. If not for their loud mouth (and his constant whining), the game would have been a more memorable one.
Till the next time.
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thanatos FC vs Jazz FC
24 Feb 2008
ITE Balestier
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This match marks a few first . Our first goal, our first points and of course our first win.
Despite going into the break all thanks to two sloppy piece of defending, we came back fighting.
Jazz's number 7 proved to be a constant threat to our team.
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From a counter attack, Chuan Seng's cross found everything but a player. But out of nowhere, Ah Binn unleashed a powerful first time volley. The keeper had no chance at all.
From there on, Jazz kept on pushing for the killer punch. From yet another counter attack, Eddie found Ah Binn with a through ball and Ah Binn took it with "open arms" and make no mistake.
We could have taken the lead about 10 mins later, but Chuan spurn a good one on one chance.
But Chuan was not to be denied and he scored soon after that miss after some good work form Eddie.
The action soon after saw TFC's players showing the opponent just how hungry they were for the win.
Ah Chen started the yellow card frenzy with a tactical tackle on the opponent's no. 7. Not soon after, Hisham, Ah Binn and a few others all went into the ref's book.
There was a few close calls for penalties for Jazz, but tough luck.
We hanged on till the end of te whistle to record our first win of the season.
From this game, we showed very good fighting spirit and team work. We did not give up even though we were 2 goals down.
Kudos to Razali, Kenny, Chuan Seng and Eddie for the fine game they had. But Ah Binn was not to be denied his first Man of the Match.
Well done Thanatos FC.
On a side note, Jazz really pushed us to the limit and all the best for their season ahead.
ITE Balestier
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This match marks a few first . Our first goal, our first points and of course our first win.
Despite going into the break all thanks to two sloppy piece of defending, we came back fighting.
Jazz's number 7 proved to be a constant threat to our team.
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From a counter attack, Chuan Seng's cross found everything but a player. But out of nowhere, Ah Binn unleashed a powerful first time volley. The keeper had no chance at all.
From there on, Jazz kept on pushing for the killer punch. From yet another counter attack, Eddie found Ah Binn with a through ball and Ah Binn took it with "open arms" and make no mistake.
We could have taken the lead about 10 mins later, but Chuan spurn a good one on one chance.
But Chuan was not to be denied and he scored soon after that miss after some good work form Eddie.
The action soon after saw TFC's players showing the opponent just how hungry they were for the win.
Ah Chen started the yellow card frenzy with a tactical tackle on the opponent's no. 7. Not soon after, Hisham, Ah Binn and a few others all went into the ref's book.
There was a few close calls for penalties for Jazz, but tough luck.
We hanged on till the end of te whistle to record our first win of the season.
From this game, we showed very good fighting spirit and team work. We did not give up even though we were 2 goals down.
Kudos to Razali, Kenny, Chuan Seng and Eddie for the fine game they had. But Ah Binn was not to be denied his first Man of the Match.
Well done Thanatos FC.
On a side note, Jazz really pushed us to the limit and all the best for their season ahead.
Monday, February 18, 2008
Thanatos vs C9
17-Feb-2008
Greenview Sec School
Weather: Super Hot
Our opponent for the day, unlike us has been playing together for some time now.
The game started off rather slowly, with both team just passing the ball around without any intention to attack.
At around the 20 min mark, the opponent somehow found the net with a low shot. Our keeper, Ah Binn was super rusty as the last time he kept was almost 4 mths ao.
We continued to press forward but it proved to be fruitless.
A free kick just outside of our penalty box saw Ah Binn's effort from a long way out nearly finding the net.
Just before half time, from a fast break, Chuan Seng's pin point cross was met by Chuan. But his header could only find the top bar.
Half time saw a couple of changes. Although we had 15 players for the day, 4 of them were injured during the midst of the game.
Nothing changed for the better of the second half with Kenny hitting the post from a well taken free kick outside the opponent's penalty box. Hisham also saw his effort hitting the top bar.
With just a few mins left, C9 scored their second of the day when a defensive lapse costed us dear.
Although we did not gt any points from this match, we put together a much improved performance compared to our last outing.
Greenview Sec School
Weather: Super Hot
Our opponent for the day, unlike us has been playing together for some time now.
The game started off rather slowly, with both team just passing the ball around without any intention to attack.
At around the 20 min mark, the opponent somehow found the net with a low shot. Our keeper, Ah Binn was super rusty as the last time he kept was almost 4 mths ao.
We continued to press forward but it proved to be fruitless.
A free kick just outside of our penalty box saw Ah Binn's effort from a long way out nearly finding the net.
Just before half time, from a fast break, Chuan Seng's pin point cross was met by Chuan. But his header could only find the top bar.
Half time saw a couple of changes. Although we had 15 players for the day, 4 of them were injured during the midst of the game.
Nothing changed for the better of the second half with Kenny hitting the post from a well taken free kick outside the opponent's penalty box. Hisham also saw his effort hitting the top bar.
With just a few mins left, C9 scored their second of the day when a defensive lapse costed us dear.
Although we did not gt any points from this match, we put together a much improved performance compared to our last outing.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Thanatos FC vs Red Star Semangat
A very competitive game from the start. We were unlucky to lose by such a margin.
The game started off exactly the way we did not want it, with a man down.
Reinforcement came soon after that. A bad call from the refree caused us the first goal when RSS's striker was a gazillion miles offside.
Not before long, we find ourselves down by two goals as slack defending left RSS's striker with only a easy tap in for the second goal.
Tas nearly pulled a goal back, but was denied by the post.
Three more weak goals and a red card later, the game is over.
A game played in good spirits until the opponents mf decides to play Rocky. A very rash move from Binn left the ref no choice but to show the two guys the showers.
Guys, we must remember that this is a league and we must always remember that there is something called goal difference.
Kudos to the opponents for a job well done.
First competitive match, bad performance. we can only go up from here.
Good play from Bernard at left back. Fully deserves the man of tha match.
Players present:
GK - Desmond
DEF - Sebas, Hisham, Bernard, Boon Chen
MID - Tas, Suraj, Syawal, Binnson, Kenny
ST - Chuan Seng, Xiao Chuan
Mascot - Kasper the dog ... :)
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