The Auntie of All Headers

Jollilads Arsenal 1-0 Summerville FC

Yet another header, one half as vicious as the previous week's but resulting in exactly the same effect, gave Jollilads their second successive 1-0 victory in two weeks.

Under the scorching Sunday heat, both sides looked cautious in the opening phase of the match. Most of the possession took place in the centre of the pitch, with neither side able to penetrate the opposing defences.

As the game progressed, debutant Manfred began imposing himself down the left of midfield, tormenting the Summerville backline with swift dashes and deep crosses. Unfortunately the opposing goalkeeper was often at hand to contain the high balls in the box.

Jollilads came close to going one up midway through the first half when a poorly cleared corner in the Summerville box landed in front of Zul. While the execution of the volley was sweet, the goalkeeper was once again well positioned to smother the shot.

Sudhi also had a direct freekick from 30 yards palmed away by the alert man in goal.

In the second half, Jollilads continued to press for the win. As energy levels in the Summerville squad looked to deplete at a steady pace, Kok Siong was brought on around the 60th minute to aid the search for the elusive goal.

From a Jollilads corner, Summerville was again caught failing to clear their lines. As Sudhi swept a sharp ball back into the box, an unmarked Kok Siong did well to nod the ball in from outside the 6 yard box.

Summerville went in search for an equaliser, pushing men forward in an effort to break down the defence, but they met with firm resistance.

As the match concluded at 1-0, the frustration of the Summerville side was clearly shown from their team manager badgering and abusing the referee long after the final whistle was blown.

Players: Tianci, Anand, Daowei, Aaron, Chris, Sudhi (Andrew), Feroz (Kennard), Steven Lam, Zul, Manfred (Kok Siong), Winston