Cloudy weather; @ Tampines Ave 8; Fairly level pitch.
A match where we played with only one sub.(only 10men for first 10mins or so)
And no referee.(someone mentioned he "went hospital?")
Half-time = UNIDO 2 : DH 1
Full Time = UNIDO 2 : DH 5
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After-match thoughts:
1. In general, we played a calm and controlled game most of the way.(only a few stray passes) D.H. midfield proved to be quite a challenge - allowing only few chances for us through their defence. At times we were out-muscled/outrun but did maintain our composure.
2. Without the luxury of having subs, I guess most of us had to reserve our stamina to try to last the whole game. In the absence of our regulars, our guest-players had to up their game quite a bit to keep pace with the play.
3. Without a neutral referee officiating, it was rather disrupting especially in the cases where we've caught our opponents off-side already only to have to keep pursuing them because no one was around to blow a whistle! >:-#
4. I confess to being de-moralized... especially after failing to intercept the opponents in a few crucial situations. I personally felt responsible for the header and the goal after it.
Argh. :-( Sorry Ruebs.
Some more thoughts...
1. In all our matches so far, we rarely have all the perfect match conditions(weather, pitch, opponents, refreeing). And we've hardly got the time to train together before each match to build understanding, individual technical ability, tactics & etc.
2. But what we do have full control of is the attitude we each bring into every match.
Think about it. Whether we enjoy our game or not, sometimes, rests simply on how we've upheld our team spirit. A favourable score-line makes a difference of course.
Yet, if each of us played our hearts out as a team-player, for the team; with full trust and respect for one another regardless of position, ability or current performance, I think we'll have a good time and win or lose gracefully. We just take whatever comes in our stride.
3. Also, though we might not be able to organize and forecast every match with one/two weeks advanced-notice, let's help those of us who are organising matches out by replying promptly.
Organizers: Hopefully you can receive at least 12 player-confirmations before proceeding to make the bookings.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
