JAFC 0-1 AMK Utd

With 4th spot guaranteed, the lure of foreign beaches and bright lights proved too strong for many of JAFC's senior players, as they decided to head off for an early holiday. This player shortage was exacerbated by the omnipresent flu bug, robbing Anand of his right wing sidekick/shifu Sudi, and AMK Utd a dark shadowy fate along their left wing, as well as Daowei. Thankfully, this game saw the return of suspected H1N1 victim Jerome Koh, "i'm on coaching course" Khai, and Kok Siong to form a 13 men squad.

Dropped for wearing pink socks instead of the regulatory red, Aik Leong was benched in place of Nasir, scorer of AMK Utd's winning goal during the last encounter. This set the tone for the rest of the game as AMK sough to exploit JAFC aerially - Nasir the targetman supported by Zhiwei. After the 80th long throw by Lionel of AMK Utd (Aaron's senior in Long Throw School Independent), bored fans could be seen walking out of the stadium as JAFC stood firm.

However, a lapse of concentration from the defense led to AMK Utd's goal. From Tianci's goal kick, AMK Utd put a strong header back towards JAFC's half. The strong header caught the static defense off guard as Zhiwei was quickest to react, peeling away and tucking a shot past Tianci.

In typical gung-ho spirit, Coach Arasu opted for a 3 men backline in the 2nd half, pushing more men forward as JAFC searched for an equiliser. Unfortunately, the goal was not forthcoming as AMK Utd held on for a crucial win.

Lineup: Tianci, Andrew, Jerry, Kennard, Junrong (Jerome, Aziz), Anand, Kok Siong, Fuhang, Manfred, Khai (Winston), Weiming

PS Jerome suffered a knee injury and was replaced by Aziz.

PSS Jerome did not suffer from H1N1