Match #1 (29 Dec 07): 2-3 loss to babylon

this is considered the first match of season 2008 since we cut off early for today's 'agm'. thanks mike sim, you gave us babylon when we were having a dreadful run following what had been a fantastic yr. still, it could have turned in our favor, if not for a moment's loss of discipline. 1 nil up thanks to mike lim's cool finish, babylon came at us with greater urgency and benefitted from a stiff grounder from out of the box which seah spilled. Despite seah's brave dive, the lurking striker promptly tucked in the rebound, injuring seah in the process. then from a diagonal pass that eluded our defence, babylon scored their second. in the second half, we didn't panicked and played steadily, slowly taking control of the game. we had our chances and when lakesh drilled in a superb cross fr the right, wah calmly slotted it home. 2-2 and wind on our sails. babylon felt shaken and stirred. but ladyluck shone on them. with 5 minutes to go, fr a corner, our guy allowed lefty to break free and slam a shot home. marinesunday pressed till the end but final result 2-3.

bottomline: they took the few chances that came their way, we didn't take enough of those we created.

first post - the problem that started it all!

well, there's gotta be a first time (eh, let's not get carried away yet, not that first time), isn't it. it's taken a long long long time to take this first step.....not that i have any urge to share my deepest feelings with the whole wide web (hey, isn't this the main objective?). neither do i think this is going to be some long term affair (he! he!), just hv too much on my hands most of the time. but we'll never know.

rather, i'm using this as an experiment for something interesting for my football team (ah..that's very interesting!). u see, i've been writing most of my team's weekly match reports since good old mel broke his ankle. for wordsmith mel, its a piece of cake, creative writing being his biz. his reports never fail to raise a laugh. moi? u can't expect much clever report writing fr one who churns out numbers much better than twisting words :(

so for every problem, there's a lazy man's solution ;) why write when everyone can hv an open forum to blast off anything or anyone (now, that'll be xplosive & fun) abt each match? a hotch pot of facts, opinions, ideas, musings & the occasional profanities simmering in a nice blend of english, mandarin and dialect terms! sounds yummy? blogspot may just solve my problem. no more responsibility on my part, he! he! and all the guys can now hv a piece of the action!

now, doesn't this smacks of the corporate world we poor souls try so hard to survive in???