NFL Match 3 Report

Ready, Set, GO! Opps..

On a unique Saturday whereby there was no rain, Jollilads lined up against Pioneer CSC with 14 players, one of whom was ‘really really sick’. With Jon’s cry for presentation of our ‘A’ games, Jollilads were the more creative side with the word ‘GO’. A corner from Brandon found Feroz, who lashed a volley goalwards, only to see a crucial block made by one of their defenders.

Mayhem followed that, with Pioneer stepping up a gear, taking the game to Jollilads. A corner was swung in, and amongst heads and a pair of gloves, a Pioneer head met the ball, only for Captain Rock to head off the line and to safety. Jollilads were living on the edge, with Pioneer finding their feet and threading through balls through the left and right. A rare mistake by dependable defence found a black shirt, who volleyed the ball past the despairing hands of Wee Yang. 1 – 0 to Pioneer. A statistic to note: Thus far, Jollilads have never opened the scoring.

With the lead, Pioneer went into the second half looking to soak up the pressure and countering with the speed of their striker. However, it was Jollilads who stepped up a gear, and with the substitution of Anand for Calvin, went in search of that goal which would earn them half a pie. In one of the many concerted attacks produced, Brandon cheekily back – heeled the ball to Vincent, who showed his quality to curl the ball past the keeper. 1 – 1!

With both teams in search of the winner, tired legs of Pioneer saw them pegged back, with the likes of Brandon and Sudi running the attacks in search of the whole pie. Alas, as time ran out, the pie was to be shared among both teams, as the first win of the season continued to elude the Jolly lads. Till the next game, Ying Ni!