Matchday 1: Krodkiew Ski's Eleven 5-3 Swanston Street
Swanston Street went down valiantly to Krodkiew Ski's Eleven 5-3 after almost incredulously going down 0-3 in the first 5 minutes.
Starting with a defensive lineup of Robin in goal, Farrell, Soon Seng, Darryl, Wei An and Munhong, manager Daniel Tan's tactics seem to backfire when Krodkiew scored three quickfire goals in the 2nd, 3rd and 5th minute.
A change in gameplan then saw Daniel, Gabriel and Eng Hui brought up to no avail. Wei came close midway through the second half with a near post shot that just glazed past the near post, and Darryl also contributed a couple of efforts on goal that failed to test the keeper. The closest Sant's Six came to scoring was when Gabriel curled a shot onto the post. To add further difficulty to the task already ahead of them, Swanston Street conceded a fourth goal just before half time.
The second half saw a different lineup emerge, with Vincent and Daniel marshalling the defence, Darryl in midfield, and Wei An and Gabriel up front. This more attacking formation paid dividends with Wei running onto a long ball and slotting home past the keeper within 2 minutes of the restart. And with Krodkiew still smarting from conceding that goal, Sant's Six decided to go one better when Gabriel came out on tops from a tangle of legs with the last man, and raced through to finish past the keeper.
With the Krodkiew defense in sixes and sevens, the stage was then set for an unlikely comeback when a counterack saw Wei An feed the ball through to Gabriel. His left foot shot was poor but the keeper fumbled it into the back of the net. 4-3, with the momentum shifting towards Sant's Six, the belief was starting to grow.
Alas, it was not to be when Krodkiew scored a fifth goal. Sant's Six barraged the goal to no avail, leaving them with an uphill task for qualification to the second round.
Lineup: Robin, Soon Seng, Farrell, Darryl, Mun Hong, Wei An, Eng Hui, Daniel, Gabriel, Vincent
Starting with a defensive lineup of Robin in goal, Farrell, Soon Seng, Darryl, Wei An and Munhong, manager Daniel Tan's tactics seem to backfire when Krodkiew scored three quickfire goals in the 2nd, 3rd and 5th minute.
A change in gameplan then saw Daniel, Gabriel and Eng Hui brought up to no avail. Wei came close midway through the second half with a near post shot that just glazed past the near post, and Darryl also contributed a couple of efforts on goal that failed to test the keeper. The closest Sant's Six came to scoring was when Gabriel curled a shot onto the post. To add further difficulty to the task already ahead of them, Swanston Street conceded a fourth goal just before half time.
The second half saw a different lineup emerge, with Vincent and Daniel marshalling the defence, Darryl in midfield, and Wei An and Gabriel up front. This more attacking formation paid dividends with Wei running onto a long ball and slotting home past the keeper within 2 minutes of the restart. And with Krodkiew still smarting from conceding that goal, Sant's Six decided to go one better when Gabriel came out on tops from a tangle of legs with the last man, and raced through to finish past the keeper.
With the Krodkiew defense in sixes and sevens, the stage was then set for an unlikely comeback when a counterack saw Wei An feed the ball through to Gabriel. His left foot shot was poor but the keeper fumbled it into the back of the net. 4-3, with the momentum shifting towards Sant's Six, the belief was starting to grow.
Alas, it was not to be when Krodkiew scored a fifth goal. Sant's Six barraged the goal to no avail, leaving them with an uphill task for qualification to the second round.
Lineup: Robin, Soon Seng, Farrell, Darryl, Mun Hong, Wei An, Eng Hui, Daniel, Gabriel, Vincent
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