JAF 0-1 Keppel Monaco

Having lost 3-0 in the earlier fixture, the JAFC boys were keen to stamp their authority on their Keppel mates. Things looked bleak for Keppel prior to kick-off as they were forced to play an outfielder as their keeper, and had a 2 men bench consisting of their coach and a physio/keeper. Advantage JAFC.

The first half was a rather even affair. Keppel defended solidly and relied on the hard running and persistence of the NTU triumvirate Harold-Gary-KT. JAFC carved out a couple of significant goal-scoring opportunities but failed to test the keeper. From a high hanging cross from Harold, the predatory KT pounced to head in at the far post.

In the 2nd half, JAFC brought on another striker to heap more pressure on Keppel. The game quickly settled into a familiar pattern, with JAFC controlling possession and Keppel playing on the break.

In a game of countless dodgy calls from the linesman, one such call denied JAFC what looked like a legitimate equaliser. Jerry took a shot from outside the box which was fumbled by the keeper. Manfred followed up the shot to place it into the net but was denied by the linesman's flag.

JAFC continued to pile on the pressure by playing 3 men at the back. However, Keppel held on to snatch a 1-0 win.

After the match, JAFC Team Manager had a few words to say:

" It was a good game, but like last week, we just couldn't put the ball into the back of the net. When we changed into a 3 men backline, the balls needed to be moved faster up the pitch instead of being played sideways in our own half. We needed to be more direct to put pressure on the opposition defence."

Lineup: Tianci, Manfred, Aaron, Daowei, Andrew, Anand, Fuhang, Zul (Junrong), Feroz, Weiming (Jerry), Winston (Kok)