Match Report: Mountbatten 0-2 Jollilads

Stricken by illlness and exams, JAFC managed to squeeze out 12 players for the game against bottom side Mountbatten. Despite the lack of training and any form of exercise, JAFC were quick off the blocks and ran Mountbatten ragged right from the kick off.

Once again JAFC dominated play with most of the attacks coming down the flanks via Harold and Khairul but there weren't enough men in the box to make their crosses count. Aik Leong smashed a free kick against the bar before Pramod rifled a shot into the net to make it 1-0 to JAFC at half time.

During half time, the gaffer made his feelings known, describing Fong's 1st half performance as "playing in the playground, going up and down the slide, playing on the swing..." Basically, he wanted the team to make better decisions in the attacking third and to have the courage to play and keep possession of the ball.

In the 2nd half, JAFC kept up the momentum with Khairul destroying the Mountbatten left back at will and smashing in some tantalizing crosses. One of those crosses eventually led to Harold tucking home from inside the box. 2-0 to JAFC.

Then came the Ref's moment of idiocy. Aik Leong tackled a midfielder and the ball trickled back to Weiyang... being under no pressure Weiyang decided to wait till the striker came close before picking up the ball. "BACKPASS REF!!!" Feeling the brute force of Mountbatten's protests, the Ref lost all sense of logic, pissed on the Fifa rule book, and awarded an indirect free kick.

Here's the Referee's official reason to Weiyang (FAS i hope you're reading. The ref's name is Anwar): "You had so much time on the ball. You could have passed it to your teammates, why did you have to pick it up?" Justice was served when the free kick went into the 9-men JAFC wall.

By now, i'm sure we're all used to hopeless standards of refereeing. As the gaffer mentioned, "A good refereee is a bonus. We'll just have to cope." Words of wisdom that all of us should bear in mind.

With many of the players on the verge of cramps and fatigue, JAFC displayed composure and professionalism by comfortably holding out for a 2-0 win.

Starting lineup: Weiyang, Shahril (Weihao), Aaron, Jerry, King Yau, Harold, Khairul, Pramod, Fuhang, Aik Leong, Fong

Next training will be on 30th May, Wed @ NUS 7pm. Wear Red.