oh yeah , what a Sunday.
a memorable, unforgetable one.
it was NSSL and we had the worst start to the day.
Fockeydoder01 and Fockeydoder 02 took the wrong bus from Yio Chu Kang (YCK)
and did not find out stop.
we made a huge round and it was already 8.15am.
the tournament was supposed to start at 8.00am .-_-
like wtf.
we got off, flagged a taxi and the Teck Ghee person gave directions.
and instead of YCK , the taxi brought us to KEBUN BARU. -_-
we were frickkkkkking frustrated.
We rushed into another taxi and thankfully reached YCK by around 830am.
We registered and luckily our game was the second last one.
buttttttt, Fockeydoder02 had to go first.
They rushed to change and got ready as they had to play first.
Unfortunately, they lost by a narrow margin despite giving their best as their opponents had the physical advantage.
Time flew and it was time for our match.
Our opponents were Max 01.
we found out who were they and they were very experience, quick and confident at their homeground, YCK.
We started and managed to hold them very well in the first half.
They stepped up the tempo and scored with a shot measely beating Zabib.
We equalised but we could not hold them for the last few minutes.
We were outclassed by them as they were getting sharper near the end, scoring and grabbing the win.
We were very close.
We realised that we had to win the next match for any chance of advancing and to find out that our opponents were Anak2 Sidek Kembali, it was worse.
They thrashed their opponents 6-0 in their first match and were confident of doing similarly against us.
They had power and speed but we had the all important, belief and team spirit.
The match was magical.
There were soooo many people gathering to watch the match as we took the early lead.
They equalised but we scored just before the break, bringing an advantage to the 2nd half.
They kept shooting and troubling Zabib, but Zabib saved all of them,
including a finger-tip save from the penalty they got when Rusyad was judged to be in the penalty box.
They equalise, making it 2-2 after 10 minutes.
it was a penalty shootout, our first ever chance.
they scored first and we also scored.
the second was stunningly saved by Zabib but we did not convert ours.
the third was also saved by Zabib but again, we did not convert ours.
The fourth one was also SAVEEEEEED BY SUPERHERO ZABIB .:)
Zabib himself stepped up to score it and WE WOOOOOON.
it were ecstatic.
a superb team victory, with everyone playing our part.
We were through to the Quarter-finals after the other match was a walkover.
we knew that one more victory would send us to the Semis, a confirm medal to our names.
We faced Boyz United 01.
we were physically bigger and had more drive to win the game.
We won 3-0 and were daaaaaamn exxited.
We were in the Semis and pormised to have fun as the other three teams were all at least Sec 4s.
Our Semi-final opponents were very sporting and had a guy called BEN.
his ball control was excellent, shots and skills were executed with perfection.
wow, hye sure would be great for S'pore's future football.
We had a lot of fun though we were losing.
We wished them the best of luck in the final.
In our 3rd/4th placing match,
our opponents kept testing Zabib and a goal slipped past Zabib, we managed to get back in the game but started taking the game easy and they took the lead.
We were 4th!
Very proud of the team as it is the Under- 17 category and did not expect to go this far.
Well done Fockeydoder01!
i sure hope that we would constantly improve and continue prospering!
These few days have been the 'get back you exam results' days.
i have improved for some and deproved for some. hahahahahaha.
well , i would mug harder for EOYs. :]
till then,
it's a team thing, not an individual thing.