SongBo FC

Match 171 - Win

2012-02-05T13:02:00.001+08:00

Songbo FC 2:1 Opponents

Date: 5th Feb 2012
Venue: Pioneer SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up: 4-4-2
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Binghong(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(AM), Yanshou(CF)

Substitutes:
Swee Chao, Jackie, Bingheng, Shawn

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 2-1

Scorers (Assists):
Rujia (Alvin Toh)
Rujia (Jackie)

Report by,
Kenny

Match 170 - Lost

2012-01-22T15:20:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 1:5 Opponents

Date: 22nd Jan 2012
Venue: West Spring SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up: 4-4-2
Junbing(GK), T.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Binghong(RB), Jackie(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(AM), Yanshou(CF)

Substitutes:
Jeremy, Jiaxiang, Bingheng

Scores:
HT: 0-2
FT: 1-5

Scorers (Assists):
Junbing (Alvin Toh)

When the sun shine, it scorches

It's never easy to write a match report detailing SBFC's lost. It's even harder when the defeat is of a big margin. If one can turn back the time, the scoreline might be different. And this will be a post about how SBFC managed to bond strongly as a team and hold on to their slim victory over a talented opponent. But atlas, the truth is always hard to swallow.

A match was being scheduled on a special day, the eve of CNY, with the intention of enjoying a satisfying game of football before each of the players break off for the long holidays. The opponent was one which we had played before, a talented team. If my memory serve me correctly, the outcome of that match was either a draw or SBFC had managed to scrape a win out of nothing. With a strong, if not stronger, lineup this time round as compared to the last match, and a festive season just round the corner, SBFC heads out to the field aiming for nothing less then a win.

The first 10+ mins of the game was played cautiously between the 2 teams as they analyze each other, looking for holes and weak spots to penetrate. The first great chance of the game falls to SBFC as a low cross put in by Rujia was met with Yanshou's left foot shot. However, being the weaker foot, he was unable to generate enough power to beat the keeper, who managed to block the weak shot with his outstretched legs. Sensing danger, the opponent began to up their tempo. An attack down the left frank saw their winger doing a feint past T.Weijie and with much still to be done, execute a powerful strike which rocks the top of the net. SBFC down by a goal! Statistics have shown that SBFC would often come back strongly after being a goal down. But with the recent poor run of form, it seems that SBFC wasn't able to live up to its past glory. And sure enough, a second goal came soon after. With a looping cross from the right, the same winger controls the ball with his chest and beat Junbing with a neat finish. 0-2!

The captain tried to inject some morale into the team during the half time talk but none of it seems to be able to get into the players. SBFC is staring at a big defeat.

With low morale, mistakes are quick to appear. It's just a matter of time being the 3rd goal came from a lapse in concentration from the defense. A well placed shot to the bottom left hand corner from outside the penalty box increments the deficit further by 1. The 4th goal follow soon after when a cross from the left was left uncleared and the opponent's striker has the easy job of tapping it into an almost empty net. To make things worse, a mistake by Yanshou allows the opponent to score the 5th goal. 0-5! This massive goal deficit was a scoreline which SBFC has not seen since 2008! Realizing that there isn't a chance for SBFC to come back fighting, the opponent began to stroke the ball around the field, amusing themselves at the expenses of humiliating SBFC. Withholding their pride, SBFC struggles on to find a consolation goal. Their effort pays off as a string of good passes from the defense finds Junbing through on goal and he easily put the ball past the keeper. With the consolation goal achieved, the scoreline remains static till the final whistle.

If one puts in a great deal of effort but still gets beaten by a talented opponent with such a scoreline, he can hold his head high knowing that he had tried his best. But, to be beaten badly and at the same time played a poor game, it furthers add on to the pain of defeat. Thankfully, every fall comes with a reward of knowing how to stand back up again. One shall not fear the pain of the fall, but embrace it as it serves as a priceless lesson to prevent him from falling again. Let pick ourselves up from hereon! SBFC Huat ah!

Report by,
Swee Chao

Match 169 - Win

2012-01-08T14:35:00.019+08:00

Songbo FC 5:2 Opponents

Date: 8th Jan 2012
Venue: Commonwealth SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up: 4-4-2
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), T.Weijie(LM), Binghong(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(CF), Yanshou(CF)

Substitutes:
Kelvin, Jeremy, Shawn, Bingheng, Sybian

Scores:
HT: 5-1
FT: 5-2

Scorers (Assists):
Alvin Toh (Binghong)
Alvin Toh (Rujia)
Alvin Toh (Mervin)
Rujia (Yanshou)
Mervin (Yanshou)

Songbo FC begins their 8th season with a much needed win

With a bad 2011 season over for Songbo FC, the club was eager to hit the ground running for the new season but they had not played since early November where they lost 0-2.

Luck was probably on Songbo FC's side when the game had to begin with the opponents having only 8 men on the field. With vast numerical advantage, complacency was a danger that could creep into the players.

Fortunately, that was not the case as Songbo FC went 5 goals up in the 1st half. A clearance from the opponent's GK only found Binghong's head and the ball fell to Berbatoh who had the time to juggle the ball twice in the air before sending a volley through the air and beat the out-of-position keeper.

Another goal came when Rujia got to the ball at the byline and crossed the ball to Berbatoh who was lurking at the far post with no one near him. Berbatoh's hat trick was complete when he reacted quicker than the keeper to get to the ball and stabbed it into the net as Mervin planted a pass to the near post.

Rujia got into the goalscoring act as well when Yanshou laid on a ball for him to cannon it at the back of the net from outside the box. Yanshou grabbed another assist as he got himself into a great position on the right to deliver a square pass into the box. Mervin was unmarked when the pass found him but he miscued this shot on the 1st try and still managed to find time and space to drive the ball home on the 2nd attempt.

A late goal in the 1st half by the opponents dampened the mood a bit as the opponents started to find a footing in the game and their numbers were slowly getting up to 11.

The 2nd half started with a proper 11 v 11 match and Songbo FC's lack of recent match practice started to show. What they have at their disposal, however, was a healthy bench of 5 players and Kelvin, Sybian, Jeremy and Shawn made their 1st appearances of the season from the bench from half time. The small pitch, now made crowded by the full 22 players, made the game rather scrappy as Songbo FC found it hard to string passes together or to display any real attacking intent. In the end, the defenders were kept busy as the opponents launched waves of attack which passed through the defense several times, culminating in a goal line clearance from Kenny; not for the 1st time and certainly not the last, one suspects.

The opponents managed another goal when a ricochet found their striker in a good position and he promptly converted the chance from inside the box, though suspiciously offside, the goal was given. The scoreline could have been more respectable have the opponents taken their chances well, with a chance that went begging after the forward was clean through but the shot was way over the bar. Bingheng was given some game time near the end of the match and managed to thwart a goal bound effort.

In the end, Songbo FC came away with their 1st win of the season but this might not be remembered as a win they thoroughly deserve.

Hat-trick hero Berbatoh thinks win was "not justified"

Berbatoh felt that the win today will not happen if the opponents started the match with a full team: "I don't think we would have won it (if the team had 11 players). In the end, a bao jia match became tio jia."

Songbo FC's new treasurer Missing-In-Action

Despite volunteering for the position of treasurer, he was nowhere to be seen and was not contactable for the game. Rumour has it that interest for the job has waned as the proposed pay cut was announced.

Report by,
Mervin

Match 168 - Lost

2011-11-06T13:37:00.005+08:00

Songbo FC 0:2 Opponents

Date: 6th Nov 2011
Venue: Yusof Ishak SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Kelvin(LM), T.Weijie(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(AM), Junbing(CF)

Substitutes:
Binghong, Jackie, Shawn

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 0-2

Scorers (Assists):
N.I.L

The Battle of the Defence and a missed Penalty

After a 2 weeks break, SBFC is back with a match against a seasoned team at the long-forgotten Yusof Ishak SS, which upgraded its field to a artificial one. So no complains and excuses about the quality of the field. With the return of Balotelli and the 'out-of-retirement' Scholesy, SBFC is close to getting its squad back to full strength.

The match started slow and chances fall equally to both sides. There were constant attacks on both ends but the respective defenders were able to deal with them promptly. This will be a battle to see which side loses concentration and concede the first mistake. With both defences playing very well, the first half ended a boring 0-0.

Unfortunately, the 2nd half started with SBFC making the first mistake of the game. An attack down the flank by the opponent lured out J.Terri, which left a hole in the central defence. The attackers gladly take this chance and threaded a through ball to one of their strikers. He makes no mistake and SBFC is down by a goal. Though the finishing is good, there's a strong suspicion that the striker is in a offside position when he receives the ball. Nonetheless, the referee stand by his decision, SBFC 0-1! The goal changes the pace of the game and SBFC began to up its tempo by a notch. A chance to level the game was presented to SBFC when Jackie was tripped and foul in the penalty box! As the person who earn the penalty, he steps up to take it as well. Being known for his long-shot rather then close range finishes, he didn't 'disappoint'. Too much power was being applied to the ball and it hits the top of the goal post and rebounded off to safety. Missed Penalty!

SBFC never recover from the effect of the missed penalty and the game was practically over when a second goal was added not too long after that. A long ball from the opponent's defence managed to find their defender-turned-striker. He manages to turn J.Terri and passes the ball to the striker who only needs to stick out this leg and direct the ball into the net. SBFC 0-2!

The scoreline lasted till the end of the game and sums up the already bad result SBFC is facing this season. 3 loses in a row. How will they recover from this? Who is there to step up and lead the charge?

Report by,
Swee Chao

Match 167 - Lost

2011-10-16T13:48:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 0:1 Opponents

Date: 16th Oct 2011
Venue: Chestnut Drive SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Shawn(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Mark(LM), Kelvin(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(AM), Junbing(CF)

Substitutes:
Swee Chao, John

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 0-1

Scorers (Assists):

Report by,
Mervin

Match 166 - Lost

2011-09-25T12:58:00.001+08:00

Songbo FC 1:2 Opponents

Date: 25th Sep 2011
Venue: Chestnut Drive SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Junbing(GK), Shawn(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), John(LM), Rujia(DM), Mark(CM), Jackie(AM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(CF)

Substitutes:
Kelvin

Scores:
HT: 0-1
FT: 1-2

Scorers (Assists):
1st Goal - Mark (Alvin Toh)

Broken defense line exposes Songbo FC

Songbo loses after failing to contain the opponent key player. The key player was controlling the game and even contributed to the winning goal.

The opponent scores the 1st goal after the their winger crosses the ball into the penalty box and heads it in the back of the net, 1-0.

With their key player not around in the 2nd half, Songbo make use of the opportunity and with a superb pass from Alvin Toh, Mark break the offside trap and scores an equalizer. 1-1.

Realizing that Songbo is taking control, the key player was back to the pitch and the game was turned around again. KS let their big and slow opponent player take his time to make across to the far pole where the key player was. Kelvin who was man-marking was unable to intercept the ball and allow their key player to score from a header. 2-1.

Report by,
Kenny

Match 165 - Win

2011-09-18T16:01:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 3:1 Opponents

Date: 18th Sep 2011
Venue: Kranji SS.
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Kelvin(LM), Hweequan(DM), Mark(CM), Rujia(AM), Mervin(RM), Jun Bing(CF)

Substitutes:
Alvin Toh

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 3-1

Scorers (Assists):
1st Goal - Rujia (Junbing)
2nd Goal - Rujia (Alvin Toh)
3rd Goal - Rujia ()

Captain Sparrow's Hat-trick lead Songbo FC to victory

Songbo settled another win with the captain scoring a hat-trick . He will be needing to charge up his power for dunno how long to be able to use it again.

Captain Sparrow scores the only goal in the 1st half when Junbing, who dribbles to the sideline, crosses a low ball to him. He places the ball to to top right corner, which completely beat the keeper off position.1-0.

In the 2nd half, the opponent fight back to score the equaliser. 1-1.

With some determination and spirit, Songbo leads their opponent again. This time, Alvin Toh pass the ball again to Captain Sparrow, who manages to place an unconvincing rolling ball into the bottom left of the goal post. 2-1.

Captain Sparrow extends the lead with a long shot via a free kick. With poor positioning, the opponent goalkeeper was unable to touch the ball which was going over him. 3-1.

Report by,
Kenny

Match 164 - Lost

2011-08-21T14:16:00.028+08:00

Songbo FC 2:3 Opponents

Date: 21th Aug 2011
Venue: West Spring SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Jun Bing(CF), Alvin Toh(CF)

Substitutes:
Jeremy

Scores:
HT: 1-1
FT: 2-3

Scorers (Assists):
1st Goal - Alvin Toh (Junbing)
2nd Goal - Alvin Toh (Jackie)

Berbatoh's scoring streak fails to save Songbo FC from defeat

Berbatoh's fine form in front of goal continued with his 7th goal in 4 games but it was not enough as Songbo FC slumbered to a 2-3 defeat. Things looked good at the start with Berbatoh finishing to the keeper's right after PapaSoh found him in the area with a precise pass. The opponents did not really manage to threaten in the 1st half but they rode their luck with Junbing hitting the post from an acute angled shot and then equalising just before half time when an Yanshou deflected an incoming free kick into an opponent.

The 2nd half started slowly as both teams were trying to gain a foothold on the match. However, the opponents once again enjoyed a touch of fortune when a loose ball was not properly cleared in the penalty box and somehow found its way to their striker lurking in front of goal. Songbo FC was also playing for a period of time with 10 men on the field as Alvin Toh had to be sidelined with a back injury. Long absent star striker Jeremy made his comeback appearance and while his touches and fitness is not at his sharpest, he still managed to show some glimpse of his skills that brought him so many goals in the past.

The opponents put the match almost officially to rest following a quick counterattack from the left and their striker executed a neat finish into the far post. With full time lurking and 2 goals behind, Songbo FC managed to claw back 1 goal after Jackie's corner was met by Alvin Toh's head, who have came back onto the field after the pain in his back subsided. However, it was too little, too late and Songbo FC's 6 winning streak came to an abrupt end.

Report by,
Mervin

Match 163 - Win

2011-08-14T13:54:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 1:0 Opponents

Date: 14th Aug 2011
Venue: West Spring SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up: 4-4-2
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Jun Bing(CF), Alvin Toh(CF)

Substitutes:
Kelvin, Mark

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 1-0

Scorers (Assists):
1st Goal - Alvin Toh (Nil)

SONGBO FC (PRESENT) vs SONGBO FC (FUTURE)

With a 2 match winning run on its back, SBFC goes into the game in high spirits and confident of extending the winning streak. The opponent presents themselves in a interesting way as they closely resembles how SBFC will be like in the near future. Thus, this will be a match between the present SBFC vs the future SBFC.

Playing on a congested pitch, chances do not come aplenty. The balls kept being ping-pong between the two defences as both sides decided to play a no nonsense game. The strikers hardly has any chance to touch the ball and make their presence felt. The defenders go for safety as they clear each and every ball they come into contact with. As a result of all this, the midfielders were basically 'spectators' in the first half. With neither side willing to commit more players during attack, the first half ended 0-0.

Second half begins where first half left off as both sides continue their usual routine of clearing the ball and falling back to defend in numbers. The game was looking to end in a dull 0-0. However, the in-form and current top scorer Berbatoh begs to defer. Having scored 4 goals in the last 2 winning games, he was always looking to add another one to his goal tally. A sublime individual effort saw him twisting and turning past defenders. The finishing was second to none as he blasted the ball into the net. SBFC leads 1-0!

With SBFC's defenders in top form, they were able to absorb the overflowing attacks from the opponents. The whole team was relieved to hear the final whistle blown and SBFC grabbed a deserved win with a rare clean sheet. A boring but well played game. Credits to the whole team for giving out their best!

Report by,
Swee Chao

Match 162 -Win

2011-07-31T19:00:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 2:0 Opponents

Date: 31st Jul 2011
Venue: Pioneer SS.
Jersey: Adidas Black

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Hweequan(CB), Kenny(CB), Binghong(RB), Jacky(LM), Rujia(DM), Mark(CM), Mervin(RM), Jun Bing(CF), Alvin Toh(CF)

Substitutes:
Kelvin, SweeChao, Kaiseng

Scorers (Assists):
1st Goal - Junbing (Nil)
2nd Goal - Alvin (Nil)

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 2-0

Freak Goals give SONGBO FC another Win

A fourth clean sheet ensures another win for Songbo FC as Junbing and Alvin Toh each strikes a lucky goal to seal the game in the 2nd half. Opponents were a team which had been played before and they started the game with only 8 players and other players started to slowly come in after the match started.

The 1st half ended with no highlights except with Hweequan who was substituted due to a pull on his leg. Everyone thought he was just trying to received an important call. Junbing scored the 1st goal in the 2nd half. He had make a shot and it faked everyone, including himself, as it was a poorly taken shot. Alvin Toh extends the lead after a deflected shot get itself into the back of the net. A last min penalty given to the opponents saw the striker placed it to the top bar and ending the game.

Sonbo FC got 3 times lucky in this match. Alvin Toh, Junbing and Yanshou must have been diligently praying to their ancestors in which they had came and give them a helping hand.

Anyway, today marks the opening of the 鬼门, and everyone be careful. Yeah?

Report by,
Kenny

Match 161 - Win

2011-07-24T12:46:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 5:4 Opponents

Date: 24th Jul 2011
Venue: Chestnut Drive SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-3-2
Yanshou(GK), Binghong(LB), Hweequan(CB), Kenny(CB), Mervin(RB+RM),Chee Tong(LM), Rujia(DM), Mark(CM), Jun Bing(CF), Alvin Toh(CF)

Substitutes:
Nil

Scorers (Assists):
1st Goal - Junbing (Hweequan)
2nd Goal - Alvin (Junbing)
3rd Goal - Rujia (Free Kick)
4th Goal - Alvin (Rujia)
5th Goal - Alvin (Nil)

Scores:
HT: 2-1
FT: 5-4

Well saved penalty gives 10-man SONGBO FC a deserved win

A hard-earned win for Songbo FC where they had to slog through the match with 10-man and no substitutes. Opponents were dominantly Indians but they did not possess the skills normally associated with their race. They had some good attacking players which explained the high scoreline and they fought back from being 5-2 down to 5-4. Only a well-saved penalty by Junbing denied the opponents the comeback they were looking for.

Alvin Toh scored a memorable hat trick against an almost non-existent GK with the highlight being an air back heel finish into the bottom corner from a Junbing cross. Junbing made most of a Hweequan clearance to turn his marker to finish and Rujia showed exactly how non-existent the opponent's GK was by simply directing a free kick into the middle of the goal.

In short, it should and could have been a piece of cake for Songbo FC given the quality of the opponents, although they have to be given credit for their attacking prowess with the likes of a Obafemi Martins/Shaun Wright Phillips hybrid of a player and some skillful attackers, but Songbo FC were made to work for the victory they deserved with 10-man.

Report by,
Mervin

Match 160 - Lost (Testimonial match for T.W.J)

2011-07-04T20:49:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 0:4 Opponents

Date: 3rd Jul 2011
Venue: Marsiling Apt.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up

Binghong(GK), Jackie(LB), Rujia(CB), Junbing(CB), T.Weijie(RB), Alvin Toh(LM), Swee Chao(DM), Kaiseng(RM), Kenny(CM), Yanshou(CF), Mervin(CF)

Subtitutes:
NIL

Scores:

HT: 0-2

FT: 0-4

Quote from T.W.J
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):
1. "Let's all enjoy the game and play like BH"
2. "Apparently my charisma is not good enough as we only managed to have 11 players"
3. "We played well in the first half."

4. "Pass the ball around."

5. "Come and receive the ball!!"

6. "I can no longer feel my lower back."

7. "I just did a Patrice Evra run down the flank."

Quote from Binghong
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):
1. "Midfield too open!"
2. "Pass to me!"
3. "Dive to your right! He's going to shoot left!"

Quote from Swee Chao
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):

1. "!@$$% shag. Most tired match ever!"
2. "DM is seriously not easy!"

3. "Ref! You sure that's a penalty? @$%^*$"

Quote from Junbing
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):

1. "RJ, please run!!"
2. "Push up!"

Quote from Kaiseng
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):

1. "!@$$% shag"
2. *Half squat, arms resting on knee action*

Quote from Yanshou
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):

1. "Push up more!"
2. "Guys! Let's play more contact from now on!"
3. "Where is the foul!? Show us the foul!?" - Yanshou screaming at the referee who gave the dubious penalty

Quote from Kenny
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):

1. "I let chao go die!"

Quote from Jackie
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):
1. "SC, don't jump for the sake of jumping! ! ^%!@$%"

Quote from Rujia
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):
1. "Let's enjoy the game!"
2. "I will try my best to run in the 2nd half" - Rujia confesses his immobility in the 1st half

Quote from Mervin
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):

1. "Where's the support! Go support him!"

Quote from Alvin Toh
(edited to be as close to the original meaning):

1. "......."
2. Still "......" when he lost the ball to the opponent attempting some stepovers

Match 159 - Win

2011-06-26T12:54:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 1:0 Opponents

Date: 26th Jun 2011
Venue: Dunearn SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Suichao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Sybian(LM), Hweequan(DM), T.Weijie(CM), Mervin(RM), Yanshou(CF), Alvin Toh(CF)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin, Mark, Binghong

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-0

Summary by,

Alvin Cai

Match 158 - Win

2011-06-12T13:26:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 2:0 Opponents

Date: 12th Jun 2011
Venue: Boon Lay SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Junbing(GK), Binghong(LB), Suichao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jackie(LM), T.Weijie(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Mark(CF), Yanshou(CF)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 2-0

Songbo FC gets another win with a 2nd clean sheet of the season. The 1st/last one was in March with a 3-0 win over the opponents.

There was another match the week before and Songbo was leading 1-0 by half time, but due to heavy rain, the match was abandoned.

The opponents for this match were some old faces with new bloods. It was an opponent that they had played before and had a good track record against them so they will be a good benchmark for Songbo.

In the 1st half, Songbo was leading the game with constant attacks on their goal post. Although the opponents carries more possession, they were unable to penetrate the defense of Songbo as the 2 CBs has been above their average performance and almost clearing every ball onto the oponents' half.

Songbo continues their attacks and after a series of shots, Commando Tan connects a lose ball from the goal keeper and places the ball into the back of the net. 1-0!

Another goal soon came after Mervin lobs a ball into the penalty box to Tiger Yan, who was barely onside. He manages to get a shot and the ball cleanly roll through the goalkeeper's leg, increasing the lead for Songbo. 2-0!

During half time,the manager requested that Songbo increase the lead with 2 more goals, and a defeat will mean that Songbo get disbanded.

The 2nd half was packed with fast actions with both sides trying to attack when they have taken possession. The opponents has few attacking threats except for a few free kicks, given by poor refereeing, which hardly tested Songbo's GK.

Later in the half, Songbo grew more defensive as the midfielders fall back to help defend. They had hope not to let the opponent get in a goal instead of going to get more goals instead. This was maybe due to the fact that Songbo had let in late goals for their few losses the past weeks and they were determined not to let that happen again.

The game ended 2-0 with no goals in the 2nd half, which was short of the manager's expectations.

Summary by,
Kenny

Match 157 - Win

2011-05-22T14:37:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 2:1 Opponents

Date: 22th May 2011
Venue: Dunearn SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 5-3-2
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Suichao(CB), Kenny(CB), H.Weijie(RB), Binghong(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(CF), Yanshou(CF)

Subtitutes:
T.Weijie, Jiaxiang, Kaiseng, Mark, Taimin

Scores:
HT: 0-1
FT: 2-1

Match Report:

Songbo FC has never had such a torrid record before; on a back of a 4 loss streak is something they have never experienced and the word "crisis" looms around each of their players' minds. This match squares Songbo FC off with a familiar opponent which they have had a decent record with. On this form however, record books go out of the window.

Sure enough, the opening minutes saw the opponents dominating the space in midfield. Within the opening minutes of the game, the opponents had a few good shots towards the goal. Songbo FC was fortunate that the opponents could not make better use of the opportunities. However, as luck and fate would have it, the opponents got the opening goal. Once again, making use of the space available in the middle of the park, their midfield carved out a space for himself and took a good shot at goal. 0-1; The first goal goes to the opponents and Songbo FC could hardly have wished for a worse beginning.

The rest of the first half saw some stout defending from Songbo FC and although chances did come for an equaliser, they were few and far between.

During half-time, the manager and the captain gave some encouragement as well as some instructions for the 2nd half. All the players know that they had to dig deep in order to turn this abysmal form around. With that, the usual "huat" ritual was done and the players streamed onto the field with a purpose.

The 2nd half indeed began brighter for Songbo FC; the back line was pushed up constantly to prevent the opponents from finding space in the middle and to prevent attacks forming. Songbo FC had more of a threat in the 2nd half and after some poor defending and confusion in the opponent's penalty area, Alvin Toh was on hand to strike home via a swivel shot to square things up. 1-1 and Songbo FC had the upper hand.

Alvin had a glorious opportunity to put his team in front when he was played through by a lobbed pass from Mervin but he decided to put the ball at the back of the fence instead of at the back of the net. However, Songbo FC was not to be denied. After defending a corner, Kenny had time to take the ball out of his penalty area to clear the ball upfield. Junbing was lying upfront in wait of the clearance which went in the ideal direction for him to trap the ball down, bring in into the area and whipped a shot past the keeper's right. 2-1 to Songbo FC!

Songbo FC knew that this result is not final; in the past 4 matches, Songbo FC has uncharacteristically given away the crucial winning goal during the final moments of the game. Playing with the same resolute style, Songbo FC pressed on and won a penalty after Kelvin was brought down as he went on a good run into the penalty box. Hweequan, making his 1st appearance after a good few matches away from the team, took the opportunity to restore belief that Songbo FC's result were dependent on him and if he scored it, the team would be more than happy to acknowledge his contribution.

However, Hweequan was made to rue a penalty miss that went wide of the right post and it seemed to be headed for the entrance to the field instead of the net. Sniggers could be heard from the opponent reserve players situated behind the goal.

Songbo FC was not punished by the penalty miss, however, and went on to win the game. A much needed victory after a depressing run of results and relives much pressure of the manager's shoulders. We can only hope that this win will spark off a run of good results for Songbo FC.

Reported by,
Mervin

Match 156 - Lost

2011-05-16T14:42:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 3:4 Opponents

Date: 15th May 2011
Venue: Dunearn SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 5-3-2
Yanshou(GK), Kelvin(LB), Suichao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng (RB), Sybian(LM), T.Weijie(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh(CF), Junbing(CF)

Subtitutes:
H.Weijie, Jackie

Scores:
HT: 1-2
FT: 3-4

GONE : Simplicity, Desire to win, Understanding, fitness,

IN : Laziness , bo chup, brotherhood

Never had Song Bo been in this situation before. Never had the result be like this. Just like what Liverpool has been experiencing this season.

Coming into this match, Song Bo Know that they have to win into to turn the season around. But god is fair. He would want you to work for and I mean work hard. Opponent is the team we play and lose to just 1 superb player of theirs. Therefore, the manager instruction was to contain him all the way.

Seldom had Song Bo be able to go straight into the game with ease. We were hardly tested in the first 10 min of the game.(May be the opponents age plays a part). The 0.1 ton sybian could even test the keeper from way out from a back heel from Papa Soh. Such a shame that this strike could on rattle the cross bar with the keeper fully stretch.

Shortly after, Alvin toh receive a long pass that he manage to break the off side trap. As he round the keeper, he was being trip. He tried to keep his balance but with all the booze he had over the years, his weight get the better of him and he fell. Penatly!!!! No question about it.

Being 1 of the better penalty taker, Papa soh step up but alas. The keeper manage to keep the penalty out, but on the path of Mervin who need no invitation to slam the ball home. 1-0 song Bo in the driving seat.

This goal allow song bo to finally settle down and proceed forward for their long awaited win. Again sybian was put through on goal with a fine pass by … dun kow who it was hahahahaha. With a defender breathing down his neck and the keeper rushing out, he manage to keep his cool and fire a weak volley with his left leg. The keeper was in superb form and he manage to block the ball . again he place it onto the path of sybian who place a shot towards the goal. He could only watch the ball kissing the pole. May be he really need to go to Loyang Tua Pei Kong to offer some prayers.

With a goal down, the opponents decided to up their gear and push forward. Their efforts pays off and they were rewarded with a penalty. 1-1!!! Song bo were silent andyou could see the players with their head hung low. Not a very good sign.

Minutes away from half time, song bo were hit hard, very hard when the opponents score the 2nd goal to go into half time with the lead. Mood were clearly not very good within song bo.

Going into the 2nd half, song bo manage to dug deep into their soul to search for a win. Alvin toh was through on goal then again luck was something that song bo has been missing. His shot beat the keeper but not the left pole. Again dejection was written all over the players face.

God decided to have some sympathy for song bo as jacky corner eluded every 1 and went into goal. Song bo has level the score. And now for the win. Things were evenly match between the team. With the combination of papa soh, sparrow and Alvin toh, papa soh fine strike put song bo into the drving seat once again. 3-2. Now its to protect the lead and end the game. Song bo knows that with a goal up against this team, its not good enough . They continue to search for the 4th goal to kill of the game. God has other things on his mind and only he knows it.

Alvin toh again has the goal on his mercy but alas, the ball hit the left pole again. May be he sould be going to loyang tua peh kong with sybian. Fatigue set in on song bo . with a lapse of concentration, opponent floats in a corner and all the song bo play just ball watching , only for the opponent to jump u and head in the ball. 3-3

Things not looking too good for song bo. Song bo was conscious about the big size ang moh who always hit the ground with just the slightest touch. Think he would better go play netball and shut the F*** up.

Again lapse of concentration prove to be another area of serious problem for song bo. From a pass to the penalty area from the ang moh , his teamlaid back a pass to him . He took it first time. 4-3. This really kill off any fighting spirit left in song bo. Soon the final whistle blow and song bo was heading into the showers, wondering what must be done to stop this curse.

Quote of the day: ‘ No matter how many time the ball hit the wood work, if it never result in a goal , its still consider zero.’ – Captain sparrow

Summary by,
Sybian

Match 155 - Lost

2011-05-08T14:04:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 2:3 Opponents

Date: 08th May 2011
Venue: Fuhua SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 5-3-2
Yanshou(GK), Kelvin(LB), Suichao(CB), Binghong(CB), Kaiseng (RB), Sybian(LM), T.Weijie(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Junbing(CF), Kenny(CF)

Subtitutes:
Jiaxiang

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 2-3

SBFC headed into this match on an unprecedented run of bad results in their history, not knowing that they would add another bad result to the sequence.

Everything looked optimistic at the start, bright sunny weather, a relatively good pitch and a referee who looked keen to stamp his authority in the match. (Note: an authoritative referee, in my opinion, is only to SBFC's advantage. Our opponents tend to play dirty, not us. So I don't know why we were affected by his authoritative style.)

SBFC started off well with 2 well taken goals in the first half. A clearance by fullback Seng saw the ball being lifted to Kenny in the opposite half. An accelerating run by Kenny saw him beat his marker, as he brought the ball to the right before slamming the ball with precise accuracy into the goal. 1-0

The second goal came quickly after. A clearance in the opponent's half was done haphazardly, and saw the ball finding Kenny in some miraculous way. Without any further invitation, Kenny chose to place the ball to the GK's left, giving SBFC a comfortable 2-0 lead over their youthful opponents.

Who would have even expected what was going to happen? With a comfortable 2-goal lead, one would see the leading team consolidating their advantage, and the opposition throwing caution to the wind to equalise, which most of the time, will see more goals being knocked into a undefended goal. These goals did came, but at the wrong end.

The goal that sparked the opposition's revival came fast and furious. The ball was played into SB's half without much threat at all, as the number of attackers matched the number of defenders. However, laid-back defending saw the opposing LM holding the ball for too long a time, while our defenders were contented to sit back and defend. With time on his hand, the LM picked his spot and curled a wicked shot into SB's goal, with PapaSoh beaten as his view of the shot was blocked, as claimed. 2-1

Ball to hand, hand to ball. According to the referee, there is no longer a difference between the two. And how it came to haunt us. While defending an attack, CapiTan was penalised for a handball in the penalty area as he jumped up with no intent to block the ball with his arm. Rules are rules. A penalty was given and PapaSoh was unlucky not to block the shot having gone the right direction. 2-2 (Note: a check on FIFA's rule book (updated 2011) http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/affederation/generic/81/42/36/lawsofthegame_2010_11_e.pdf has CONFIRMED that a handball is only called if a player, other than the GK, deliberately handles the ball. So that self-centred referee was WRONG. I hate it when someone is wrong but insists that he is right. Just like MIW. Oops)

Once there's a crack, attack it. And how the opposition did. Sensing that our defence was starting to show vulnerability, the opposition carried on laying siege to SBFC. With due credit, SBFC did not relent and also tried to attack back, just that the opposition proved to be more decisive in their finishing. A potshot from the opponent striker had SBFC's custodian beaten for the third time that day. 2-3. Details are blurry as the reporter was already suffering from the heat of the midday sun. Was that an excuse that was playing in the minds of the SBFC players too? Or was the penalty call that allowed for the equaliser unwarranted? Or that many of the SBFC players stayed up to watch the results of GE 2011 and suffered from lack of rest.

Be it whatever. As a classic number from the late Michael Jackson goes, "Blame it on the sunshine, blame it on the moonlight, blame it on the good times. Boogie."

Summary by,
Kelvin

Match 154 - Lost

2011-05-01T13:34:00.008+08:00

Songbo FC 1:2 Opponents

Date: 01st May 2011
Venue: Fuhua SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 5-3-2
Junbing(GK), Binghong(LB), Suichao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng (RB), Jackie(LM), H.Weijie(DM), T.Weijie(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh (CF), Yanshou(CF)

Subtitutes:

Scores:
HT: 1-1
FT: 1-2

A quick rundown on the statistics will show you that SBFC had a very bad track record at Fuhua. The reasons are plenty. Whether It’s due to freak accidents that resulted in bad injury, opponents too strong, bad referee or just pure unlucky, Fuhua has all dished them out to SBFC. Thus, a match being played here often result in more bad then good.

On a brighter side of things, we welcome back our ‘highly-talented-overseas-trained’ Robinho, who left us for ‘overseas’ training that lasted for about 6 months. Statistics had also shown that his presence in the team enabled SBFC to reap out some very good results. Let’s hope his return will add in some light to the already very gleam showing of SBFC’s recent poor run of form.

The opponent today is none other than the team with the fearsome no.77, who’s speed, agility, control and shot power strikes fear in SBFC’s defense. But, a close inspection on the squad brought in some very good news as no.77 was nowhere to be found! Good news??

With the absence of Capt. Sparrow and Sybian, there aren’t many changes to the team lineup. The point of focus will be on LB, the position that Robinho is playing.

The match begins as per normal, with the usual quick exchanges of possession as both teams try to get into their game. Being a team that specializes in teamwork and defense, much of the possession was with the opponent as they spray passes from across the field, trying to craft out a pass that will tore a hole in SBFC’s defense.

There isn’t much time for Robinho to try to adapt back to the ‘local’ game as most of the opponent‘s attack came from there. Their right winger tormented Robinho and it wasn’t long until he managed to break through SBFC’s defense. A throw in from the left, a quick fake of the body and he turned Robinho on the inside. Carrying out what a winger is supposed to do, he executed a nicely weighted cross that loops past John Terri and evaded Lusty. The ball was connected by his team mate, who manages to make the slightest of touch and diverts it towards the goal. The power isn’t strong, but it was enough to beat Junbing and break the deadlock. SBFC is down a goal, 0-1.

The score line was enough to serve as a wakeup call. Upon restart, the defensive minded SBFC begins to attack to get back on level terms. The tide has turned and it was the opponent’s defense being placed on the back foot now. A long ball from the left releases Tiger Yan and he charges down the right to try to reach the ball before the on rushing GK. With his well-toned muscle and never say die attitude, he reaches first and executed a stinging shot. The power was there, but it wasn’t able to beat the GK who opened up his body well to block it. The deflected shot fall to Commando Tan and one doesn’t need to tell him what to do as he follows up with another fiercely driven shot. Still, the GK was up to it and he somehow manages to block it with a part of his body. 2 shots, 2 block! But that wasn’t the end, Alvin Toh came out of nowhere to scoop up the ball and take another shot at goal. 3 shots after, the GK is finally beaten! 1-1! Back on level terms! And this brings a close to the first half

A quick team talk by Roy Hudson and both teams is back on the playing field. Not wanting to settle for a stalemate, both teams attacked right after the whistle for kick off of the second half is blown. With both defenses cancelling out each other’s attack, the score line was to remain at 1-1 for much of the second half. Stamina isn’t SBFC’s forte and as time creeps on, more and more tired legs can be seen. Clearance has become weaker and opponents are being closed down slower. Leaks are beginning to show in SBFC’s defense. A poor clearance by SBFC’s defense from a corner saw the ball fall into the opponent’s midfielder who was position just outside the penalty box. Disregarding the bodies in front of him, he executed a low drive shot which miraculously bypasses each and every one of SBFC’s defense! Due to the pools of bodies in front, the GK saw it late and wasn’t able to react. 1-2! SBFC on the back foot once again! This isn’t the first time where SBFC has let in a goal in the dying minutes.

With time not on their side, bodies not reacting to thoughts due to tiredness and a torn in their morale, SBFC wasn’t going to be able to win back the game, much less draw level. This was confirmed by the referee when the final whistle is blown.

Poor run of form… YES!
No luck at all… YES!
But is this the end.. HELL NO!

Let’s get our back our victory and have a taste of success!

Summary by,
Swee Chao

Match 153 - Lost

2011-04-10T13:25:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 0:1 Opponents

Date: 10th Apr 2011
Venue: Westwood SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 5-3-2
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Suichao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng (RB), T.Weijie(LM), H.Weijie(DM), Sybian(CM), Mervin(RM), Rujia (CF), Alvin Toh(CF)

Subtitutes:
Jackie

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 0-1

Summary by,
Jackie

Match 152 - Win

2011-03-14T23:02:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 3:0 Opponents

Date: 13th Mar 2011
Venue: Clementi Woods SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 3-1-3-2
Yanshou(GK), Kelvin(LB), Suichao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), Hwee Quan(DM), Rujia(CM), T.Weijie(RM), Kenny (CF), Junbing(CF)

Subtitutes:
Jackie

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 3-0

Summary by

Alvin Toh

Match 151 - Lost

2011-02-27T13:30:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 2:4 Opponents

Date: 27th Feb 2011
Venue: Fuhua SS.
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up >> 4-4-2
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jackie(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Alvin Toh (SS), Yanshou(CF)

Subtitutes:
Sybian

Scores:
HT: 0-1
FT: 2-4

二月二十七日，天气炎热烈日当空Songbo 球员以如同往常纷纷抵达今天的足球场Fuhua 中学。Songbo球队应上星期球赛获得胜利而感到兴致勃勃，再加上这场球赛是阿Lam 在2011季里首次当任教练的角色。今天的敌队是在2011季内已正面交锋过的马来队伍，比数为3-3。

比赛正式开始，Songbo球队又如往常是支慢热性的队伍。经过十多分钟的交警后双方仍然毫无建树、突然从中场敌队往我方传球、敌队虽没及时把球接好但球以流入我方的罚球区边缘为中卫C-cup 造成困扰、一不留神就让敌队有机可乘射入了第一球比数1比0。接下来Songbo 球队虽然激励采取反攻行动但都无功而返。金马奖入围者Jackie 凭精湛的演技获得一个自由球为Songbo 带来一线希望，可惜事与愿违上半场始终以1 比 0 的比数结束了。

中场休息，阿Lam 乘此机会稍微改变策略、令体重将近0.1公墩的萨便以盯人的方式应付敌队的灵魂人物八号球员、同时也希望主攻球员尽量大胆射门。

下半场比赛开始了，Songbo 球队采取的人盯人策略果然渐渐发挥效应、敌队的八号球员被挤在游戏中心之外。萨便在中场无意间领到球、如获至宝、萨便便灵机一动地驱动他那庞大的身躯带球往左侧驶去。说时迟那时快，萨便见龙门右侧Mervin 已到位便将球传去、Mervin不负众望的将球射入敌队的龙门。1 比1。之后敌队不甘示弱激励进攻分别从Songbo 的中心及右侧连进两球。3 比1。这时Songbo队长Capt. Sparrow 大发雷霆鞭策Songbo 球员不要气馁并且以身作则里往狂澜射进了一粒头球 3 比2。Songbo 深知离终场时间不远并立即将球从敌方龙门取出。可惜Songbo 队员们的体力以今非昔比大不如前，年轻力胜的马来队伍以第二个杀手锏十六号球员从Songbo的左面采取攻势、正好这时海鲜王已带伤出场让十六号有机可乘近距离射进了本赛最后一粒球。4 比2。

终场后队长Capt.Sparrow表示大家已尽了力、虽败犹荣，只是希望大家提高自信心便能将Songbo推向另一个高峰。话虽如此，Songbo还是希望体力较差的队友积极减肥。来临的350RUN 就是一个很好的开始。发啊！！

Summary by,

H.Weijie

Match 150 - Win

2011-02-20T13:25:00.008+08:00

Songbo FC 3:1 Opponents

Date: 20th Feb 2011
Venue: Fuhua SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-1-3-1-1
Yanshou(GK), Kelvin(LB), Hwee Quan(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), T.Weijie(DM), Rujia(CM), Jackie(RM), Alvin Toh (SS), Junbing(CF)

Subtitutes:
Sybian

Scores:
HT: 3-0
FT: 3-1

Songbo FC back to winning ways

From a club that for a long time enjoyed the luxury of having 4 practise balls and 1 match ball to fallen into one that nearly faced a ball-less situation, one would expect the club to fall from such grace is Songbo FC.

With a CFO, Souless Seng, who is also a die-hard Arsenal fan, it is no surprise why the club though having lots of cash in it's bankbook, simply refuse to buy more balls. Exactly the same way why Arsenal dun wanna spend money buying new players to boost the squad.

If Souless ever read this article, i hope we can see new balls appearing in Fuhua Secondary the next week.

With goals from PapaSoh, BerbaToh and Seafood King in the first half, it virtually has kill off our opponents. Even a freakish consolation goal, could not muster any comeback to the game.

The game started with the opponents having a major share of possession. Bombarding the goal with some long shots and crosses, creating pressure towards Songbo. The only and crucial save came from a through pass, with the opponent beating the offside trap, he chips the keeper and luckily Tiger Yan was not far from the goal line and tips the ball to the crossbar. Having some sessions of yoga indeed made him a better keeper.

Songbo was awaken from that moment and few minutes later, a corner by Looney straight towards goal was FLAPPED by the keeper and a tap-in was needed by PapSoh to take the lead. 1-0 up!

With mando Tan making relentless running, the opponent midefield simply can't find a way to stop him. A simple pass was made to BerbaToh at the edge of the penalty area, and seeing no commitment from the opponent, Toh made an audacious looping strike and scored. 2-0 up!

Songbo was not satisfied, having thrown away 2 goals lead before, they needed a third to seal the game. And they are rewarded when another trademark corner from Looney was headed out by the opponents. Little did they know that Seafood King is lurking to strike just outside the box. Upon seeing the loose ball, he dash forward and completed a first time half volley into the left corner of the goal. 3-0!

Seafood King improved goal instinct certainly has to give credit to his time under Manger Lam Hodgon. A pity their manager is not there to witness the winning ways of Songbo.

Second half was more exciting....at least to the fans. Captain Mubarak was claiming a hurt hamstring, so on came NBA Star. In the past, NBA Star is one of the fittest and speedy player in Songbo, but a return to Basketball only makes his tummy bigger n bigger. It makes one wonder, how come he can grew so fat while playing a Basketball league. Due to reliable sources, NBA Star real intention to basketball is to train up a bunch of street fighters that do nothing but bash up opponents on and off the court. He was not involved in any fights as he is too slow to chase his man.

NBA Star was a stark contrast to his usual form. He could no longer outrun opponents, twist his body and whip in a decent cross. His presence on field remind the crowd (Mubarak and C-cup Chaos) of Fat Ronaldo.

Last but not least, the freakish goal that PapaSoh let in was a slow looping free-kick which Harry Redknapp's grandmother could tip it over. But instead it was tipped into the goal by our ever-reliable GK, Papasoh.

My man of the match is definitely Mando Tan. His lung-less running is the best weapon to Songbo for the day.

Off-the-Records

Souless Seng is no longer Lusty because he is now living with an empty soul. He has been giving craps to Mubarak and toking no-sense lately. Just hours before the match, he was spotted in CCK at around 2am. His mind on that day is definitely not the soccer ball, but the other 'Ball' that night. He can say watever he wans, but we know him too well. Nevertheless, we hope his love life is beautiful.

Tummy Quan is another victim of Mubarak's lashing. As Mubarak commented, "His body can no longer do what his mind wants..." With late nights mahjong every week, its inevitable his tummy is growing at such an alarming rate. Maybe a Run350 could help him with that.

C-cup Chao reported for urgent MC due to an injured back. Doubts are cast over the authencity of his injury, even the honest Seafood King who accompany him to take IPPT could not be confidently sure that it was due to IPPT that he injured his back. Songbo FC management would like to remind its member to exercise due caution when trying out new sex stunts.

Summary by

Tiger Yan

Match 149 - Lost

2011-02-14T23:42:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 2:5 Opponents

Date: 13th Feb 2011
Venue: Dunearn SS.
Jersey: Kappa Red

Starting Line-Up >> 4-1-3-1-1
Junbing(GK), Jiaxiang(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), H.Weijie(RB), Jackie(LM), Hwee Quan(DM), T.Weijie(CM), Rujia(AM), Mervin(RM), Yanshou(CF)

Subtitutes:
Sybian

Scores:
HT: 0-2
FT: 2-5

Its a sunny Sunday morning. The Songbos had a wild night of fun a kelvin's house, where they screamed at the top of their voice, celebrating Rooney's wonder goal.... But the party the night before might have just caused the pathetic performance on the field.

The opponent, in blue jersey, was a brunch of early - mid twenties Chinese, with a big and tall foreign import.

The game started with a brief exchange of passes and attacks from both teams, but neither was able to threaten the goal. Songbo get a few changes where the ball was played through the defense but the BLUE center backs recover well and clear the danger. The BLUE foreign import, a whiteman, just like a peice of tofu, fall to the ground after challenging for the ball with our Golden Triangle (Seafood King, Geeky Chao and Tummy Quan). Tiger Yan was fired up, and his tough challenges on the BLUE defenders causes small scuffles. Non-official sources reported that Tiger was one of the victim of the late night AGM, which caused Tiger not being able to release his testorone hence resulting in his fiery temper on the pitch. Before long, a concentration lapse by Songbo saw the BLUE scored the first goal. Songbo was shocked by the goal, however they wasn't able to find an equaliser, and the BLUE doubled the scoreline just before the half time whistle.

Back in the dressing room, Captain Murbarak, gave the Songbos his hair dryer prep talk, hoping to tightened the play when the second half resumes.

Songbo started the second half positively, showing the desire to get themselves back into the game... Mando Tan scored from a nice lay-off by Captain Mubarak. Scoreline 1 - 2. Confidence of Songbo rises, but it was before long when Geeky Chao hack a BLUE stirker inside the penalty box. No. 9, their talisman of the BLUE step forward to take the penalty. PapaSoh as always, so reliable in between the goal pump the ball away. Scoreline 1 - 2. Not long after missing the penalty, the BLUE No. 9 send a defend splitting pass to their foreign import, and 1 - 3 is the scoreline.

Songbo, not giving up, scored a goal to bring the scorelin to 2 - 3. This time run, our Geylang King, went on a solo effort, dribbling past the BLUE defenders, and score with a beautiful left footed goal.

However, Songbo shows their lack of match fitness, struggling to keep up with the opponent, resulting Papa Soh being sodomised for another two attempts. Final scoreline 2 - 5...

Summary by,

T.Weijie

AGM 2010 - Minutes

2011-02-13T03:22:00.003+08:00

Yo guys!!

Guess we had a great nite over at Kelvin's love nest for his hse warming cum AGM. Let's us once again thanks Kelvin for hosting us & also congrats to all the prize winners of AGM 2010!!

Award Winners

Most improved player: T.Weijie
Player's player: Kenny
Last but not least.. our best excuse of the year award.. Our Pilot Captain Sparrow !!

Okay, here are some key points which our captain pilot sparrow has highlighted for this coming year:

Setting us a target to play more frequently (at least once in every 2-3 weeks)
To have more cohesion activities besides soccer such as marathon runs & tournament fico/fustal
Some concerns are raised on the commitment & costs which we hope to always come to some consenus before decide on the activities.
Make it a point whenever the match is postponed due to wet weather, we will auto convert to a fico session subjecting to availability
We have tentatively set 14t-15 May to have our SB retreat either on kukup / st john island.
So please make yourself available on this 2 days!!

Now is some financial reports on our SB funds:

I have collected this quarter fund money from all members less Alvin Toh, Jiaxiang, Jeremy, Kelvin & Jackie
Due some sensitivity on the exact value of fund used for the prizes & gifts, I will just stated the amount of fund left.
$230.25 (before deducting AGM food cost which Kelvin will let me know next week)

I do have all the receipts which being claimed. The details I will get our Captain pilot sparow to aduit to ensure no misuse of the fund.

Thank you!!

Treasurer Toh

Fund Collected so far

2011-02-06T12:50:00.002+08:00

Hi Guys!!

Just an update on our current SB funds.

We have a total of $221.05!! Will be using part of them for the coming AGM which taking place over at Kelvin's new house!!

I hereby wish all of us injury free throughout the newly started season!! :)

And stay happy always!!

Treasurer Toh

Match 148 - Draw

2011-01-09T13:31:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 3:3 Opponents

Date: 9th Jan 2011
Venue: Kranji SS.
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), Hwee Quan(DM), T.Weijie(RM), Rujia(CM), Yanshou(CF), Alvin Toh(CF)

Subtitutes:
Mervin, Jeremy

Scores:
HT: 2-1
FT: 3-3

Songbo fc first start of the season with a sensational.......DRAW....... without their star striker starting up front due to last season injuries, Bebertoh open up the scoring sheet with 2 fantastic goal. we had alot of chances during the first 15mins, with Geylang King and Commando Tan tearing down the flanks, hammering in dangerous crosses.. Geylang King using all his drinking and shaking skill opening up opponent left back like macham drink water so easy, along with commando Tan. the both of them giving opponent quite a problem..

1st goal of the season came with an own goal, with their goalkeeper misjudge a missed kick by their defender..1-0.... the opps didnt gave up, number of long shots came in, but my own papasoh make no mistake saving them one after one.. but... they still manage to get a goal back becos of our defender missed kick to clear a loose ball.. 1-1.. with a few mins left for the first half.. commando tan manage to break pass a defender on the right and sends a beautiful cross towards berbetoh,...goal..!!! 2-1... 1st half 2-1..

Starting of the 2nd half berbetoh manage to volley in a powerful shot into the net after the opponent late clearance..3-1.. Captain sparrow and the rest of the team changes their tactics to defendsive mode... with wayang quan sub out for melvin. but the opponent still manage to CHEAT a goal back by diving in our penalty area.. 3-2.. mins later a looping shot manage to pass tiger yan.. 3-3... with just 10mins to full time, captain sparrow make the last sub of the day, Elnino for berbetoh... captain sparrow told elnino not to push to hard due to injuries. just after kick off, papasoh send a low cross to 'the kid', dashing down the flank only to see the ball clear by the keeper just one step of elnino legs... full time 3-3.. commando tan told eLnino "becos of your leg injuries slow down ur speed, if not the keeper..no chance ar" swee la.. for this and his performance vs geylang king, i vote commando tan 'MAn of thE matCh"

Summary by,

Jeremy

Match 147 - Win

2010-11-14T13:47:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 3:2 Opponents

Date: 14th Nov 2010
Venue: Marsiling Apartments
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), Jiaxiang(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Hwee Quan(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Alvin Cai(LM), T.Weijie(DM), Mervin(RM), Rujia(CM), Junbing(CF), Kenny(CF)

Subtitutes:
Alvin Toh

Scores:
HT: 1-1
FT: 3-2

Songbo is back to Marsiling apartments after driven by Pilot RJ Chen the previous week. Despite his relatively young age he has a minimum 15 years of flying experience as a number of SB members had taken some rides since sec one. This time round captain Chen comes up with a 20 pages report for this flight. Starting from Monday and Tuesday about spiritual issues to Saturday on toilet bowls. Too bad our “Kong Yi” is not around to help him his encounter, if not we would have a 10% (min) of his wages into our SB funds.

To him its one of the most valid reason for flying plane but to all this has to be one of the outright winner for “excuse of season” award until our Zhi Char towkay comes up with a sms at 4 am in Sunday morning to inform pilot Chen about going back to office to clear up his work hence unable to turn up for match day. As both reason are so “valid”, our panel would have a hard time to decide on the award winner for the coming AGM.

Match day begins with a sms at 7 am from pilot Chen requesting for imports as we got a couple of last min withdrawers. Luckily Lusty Seng answered to our call at the expense of his preparation of his work’s presentation. This season has seen him step up and put his act together. Taking up the role of treasurer putting good shifts at matches, good attendance for matches and turning up for matches despite his own work commitments.

The referee for the match is a malay wearing shades. He turn up at SB camp and inform us that the opponent is his team hence no need worry. Ah lam has to be part of starting line up as berbaToh is late otherwise the team pick itself. Before the whistle is blown, opponent center half (left footed fighter cock) shouted out loudly “friendly”, “friendly”. The opponents played a surprising high line with their fighter cock leading the line. One long punt from tiger which Kenny did well to knock down put ‘rubbish’ Bin through. The speed of fighter cock is so slow that bin has all the time in the world to place his shot towards the bottom corner. Gods know with his speed why he played such a high line.

Being a goal down, opponents started playing better football. Their tall striker which is around 15 cm taller is causing wayang problems with football as wayang can only focus on him and no other things. Opponents kept raining at tiger goals but good goalkeeping resolute defending kept our lead in tact. Sb kept trying their luck with counter attacks as their line was so high and easy to beat. Rubbish bin had the ball in the net once more but was rule out as paul scholes was offside when he lay the ball to bin which was very contentious. The shades which the referee worn prevent him from seeing the white lines clearly as paul scholes was a good 1 meter in his half when referee called for offside when clear on goal. Either the shades that is playing tricks or because its “his’ team that he makes a lot of weird decisions that went against SB. The opponent finally had the ball in net when an easy looking shot took a bounce of the ground which wrong footed tiger. Tiger cant really be at fault for this goal is sort of a freak goal.

Half time whistle came and manager lam gives us his view on the match itself and surprisingly proposing a change of formation. Pilot Chen felt that SB is in good shape hence no need for a change of formation. Second half changes would be only some reshuffling as bin is put in GK and tiger right wing berbatoh partner Kenny up front. The opponent changes their tall and fit striker for a short and fat fellow.

SB started the game flying of the blocks and berbatoh did well to earn a penalty kick after a foul by the opponent GK. Wayang step up to take responsibility of kick. As the best PK taker in the team everyone expected him to put that goal away but to the dismal of himself and teammates, he smacks the ball against the crossbar. Tiger reacts the quickest and put the rebound back the net via a mis-kick. Great work by him for following up on the rebound. According to rubbish bin the goal post was slightly shorter, if it has been a standard goal post, no keeper in this world would ever save that penalty as it was placed perfectly at the 90 degree bar area. But in life we learn that we should aim for perfection as in this situation, it prove otherwise as a more central or simple shot would have easily beaten the GK. It was later reported that 5 mins before the PK wayang offer the chance to take any penalty to chaos but was rejected flatly. Now his penalty taking responsibility is put into question. When question about his penalty miss, wayang was quoted saying “the strong would not be affected by little set backs, I would still go for the same angle instead of an easier shot down the center.” This shows what a strong personality has had and confidence in his penalty abilities.

Being a goal down opponent push forward for an equalizer. But with a short and fat forward, the defense kept them in the pocket easily. SB scored another with a good counter attack. Barbatoh broke down the left wing with a clean sight on goal he let go an easy and soft shot to the keeper’s bottom corner. Keeper makes a save but was not able to hold onto the ball, Geylang king rush forward to bang the ball in. Good anticipation by G king but barbatoh should have done better and score after putting through. F**king good goal was the shout by tiger but the tall striker thinks otherwise and call that a damn good goal. This stupid comment came even 15 minutes after the match ended which left both opponents and SB players stunned.

As SB lead 3-1 fighter cock got his act together, he started to quarrel with pual scholes over small issue (change of match ball). Against the run of play again berbatoh went through on goal and this time round he did not even test the keeper. Maybe is due to him coming late for match which affected his confidence. Opponent score a good goal when the short (skinny) number 12 make a great turn and finish with a shot to the bottom of the goal. Game on but despite some corners earn, they did not test rubbish bin. The game ended with fighter cock making noise again this time about rubbish bin with his time wasting tactics. Bin has every right to time waste and not pick up the ball with his hands but opponent thinks otherwise and un-sportmanship from SB. Maybe some pork would put sense in their head.

Every players put in a good shift for the team especially pilot chen and lusty seng. As the referee mentioned, the opponents are stupid by taking away their tall striker for a short and fat one as this game plan fell into our offside trap. SB brothers lets look forward to our next games with our head held high.

Summary by,
wayang quan

SB Fund Status

2010-11-07T13:43:00.004+08:00

Guys,

Today i have collected $10 dollars from 13 of you for the Oct - Dec fund.. Left Chao, Kelvin, Rujia..

Do we need to include Bing & Sybian??

Before that we have $61.05 in our fund.. With current injection, the total amount will be $191.05.

Thank you for your contribution ya =)

Hope we can put this money into godd use for our coming AGM =)

Regards,

The Treasurer

Update of Match Reports

2010-10-24T12:39:00.002+08:00

Since we are taking a break for this weekend, let's have an update of the roster for the match reports:

Match	Player
145	Junbing (???)
147	Hweequan
148	Jeremy
149	Alvin Toh
150	Jiaxiang
151	Huang Weijie
152	Tan Weijie
153	Jackie
154	Kelvin
155	Yanshou
156	Sybian
157	Mervin
158	Kenny
159	Swee Chao
160	Alvin Cai

Remember, if you cannot be available for the match, it is your own responsibility to look for your own replacement.

Match 146 - Lost (Testimonial Match for BH)

2010-10-10T18:15:00.010+08:00

Songbo FC 1:3 Opponents

Date: 10th Oct 2010
Venue: Westwood Sec School
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up

Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Hwee Quan(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), JunBing(DM), Mervin(RM), Rujia(CM), BingHong(CF), Kenny(CF)

Subtitutes:
Alvin Toh, T.Weijie, Kelvin

Scores:

HT: 0-0

FT: 1-3

After 2 weeks of break, SongBo is back on the field once again!! However, this match marked the end of our 12 matches unbeaten records.. SongBo was well beaten by a organised & skillfull team of uncles which some of them already received their “coffin” money!! This time round, “BJ” would be term for the opponent team to used on us..

Right beginning of the match, our opponent had dominated over us. They were raining attacks over SongBo especially over the flanks. Our Tiger Yan was called into actions at different moment. He had made a fine save from a long shot form somewhere outside the penalty afterwhich the ball was hit the top bar and went out of the field. Tiger also made a last ditching clearance of the ball when dealing with a one on one situation. His saves made our half time scoreline good for SongBo. Songbo was unable have one single count of shot on target. “Chui” was the word for our 1st half performance..

Lam has made some tactically changes on our players & formation. SongBo actually started off quite brightly in the beginning of the second half. We were able to assert some pressure on their stubborn defence. Not until, our dear Chaos had made a unexpected stun.. After shouting “wo de”, he failed to trapped well on a long ball from the opponent. Caught our players stranded. Letting the opponent to sneak past him will the ball and rounded our GK. 0-1!! Oh no.. but this is only the beginning of SongBo's nightmare. Our Wayang quan then decided to push up the defence line to catch them offside.. but his plan backfired not once but twice!! Our opponent was able to time his pace well with the incoming long ball and scored on once occasion and assisted on another occassion!! 0-3!!

Lam has decided to pull back Kenny into CB to stablise the defence & unleashed Tiger to lead the attack. After then, SB was able to control the match with some domination. SB managed to get a consolation goal by our returned tiger from a flipped ball from Captain Sparrow via a throw in..

Soon the finishing whistle was blown!!

Guys.. but don't be disheartened.. because this is only a testimonial match.. =)

Summary By,
Lusty Seng

Match 145 - Win

2010-09-19T13:31:00.008+08:00

Songbo FC 4:2 Opponents

Date: 19th Sep 2010
Venue: Bukit Merah Sec School
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up

Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Hwee Quan(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Binghong(LM), Kelvin(DM), Mervin(RM), Rujia(CM), Junbing(AM), Kenny(CF)

Subtitutes:
None

Scores:
HT: 1-1
FT: 4-2

It was a great morning and Songbo F.C were back to the mosquitoes-infected changing area at Bukit Merah Sec. Sch. Besides being harassed incessently by the formidable 'flying machines', we were informed that today, we will have no subsitutes!!! - unless we were to risk our player manager Alam. After changing up and kicking some balls, we gathered around for the pre-match briefing by Alam: Opponents for the day are BJs, they are perhaps around the age of the Dunearn Uncles but more likely older as we can see a few Zidanes in their ranks. Even those with full crops of hair carry a tummy about the size of mine+wayang's. We were then briefed about our roles and responsibilities before heading out for the kill.

One of the strength of Songbo is as summarised by wayang: we become stronger when we meet stronger opponents. However, we unfortunately also happen to apply this theory when we meet weaker opponents. Worse still, we can out-perform our opponents in being weak and playing rubbish fotball!!!!

Frankly speaking, I have only very vague memories of this match now. Can the goal scorers please leave some input in the comments so that I will then be able to construct the match report from there??

Thanks!

Summary by,
PapaSoh

Match 144 - Draw

2010-09-12T18:21:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 1:1 Opponents

Date: 12th Sep 2010
Venue: Fuhua Sec School
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up

Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Hwee Quan(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jackie(LM), Binghong(DM), Mervin(RM), Rujia(CM), Alvin Toh(AM), Kenny(CF)

Subtitutes:
Jiaxiang, Kelvin, Junbing

Scores:
HT: 1-1
FT: 1-1

Today marks the 2nd game for our manager Lam. Due to injuries to our Super Gk and Super Striker, he is forced to field our reserve gk tiger yan who has just report back to the squad for duty after a lengthy injury lay off. kenny is pushed up to striker role, in order to fully utilise his speed.

Wayang quan is pushed back to CB because before the match he said opponents bao jiak =D thus robinho is replacing him at DM. The rest of the team is playing at their normal position. Opponent is a team we played before and won. This time seems like there is a new young addition, a kid who do not even reach the chest line of the average player. Wonder kid in the making??

Opponent kick off, they began passing in their own court and start launching attacks to our half, but their strikers are not up to par, and our 2 top class CBs have no problem defending against them. Our manager lam is on the sidelines shouting orders for us to follow. Songbo tried their best to execute his orders. However it is noticed that there are 2 sot sot cha bos doing YOGA by the side of the field, opponents must be thinking is it a trap by us to distract them?? but think the yoga session did not last even 15 mins and the 2 gals are just sitting there chatting.

We got the first kill when looney got the ball on the left side of the field, drift inside and send a long ball forward behind their defense, kenny sprint away from the last man and came 1 on 1 with the gk, he shoots through the middle and scores. The gk managed to get a hand on it but fails to stop it. 1-0 up to songbo fc!

Opponent kick off and some of their players shifted position and they began to play better. wonder kid is subbed with an adult and they began to play better. During one of their attacks, commando tank get the ball through the centre, dribble forward, pass the ball to the ang mo striker who try to shoot but was blocked, the rebound fall to commando who shoots from far, tiger yan looks at the balls, moves left then right then stand rooted to the spot for a moment and the ball flew past him before he make an attempt to save it. Goal! opponent equalised. Not long after that, halftime came.

During halftime, manager lam gave his halftime hairdryer session demanding us to give 110%. Then super striker el nino, who is the team photographer today said that before the equaliser, tiger yan was posing pictures for him, which explains why he was distracted to keep the equaliser out. As a result, a flying boot from capt sparrow was kicked at him. It is not known if it results in a cut at the eye on tiger yan.

2nd half starts, players are rotated to have ample rests. Notably wayang quan was injured by the japanese lookalike samurai.so he was stretched off the field and replaced by papa soh. Moments later, looney is injured too as he was tripped by opponent and injured his thigh. Match end in a draw and songbo's winning streaks comes to an end. But nonetheless songbo still remains unbeaten. Hope the unbeaten records goes on till the end of the season. Huat ah!!!

Summary by,
Binghong

Match 143 - Win (Testimonial for new Jersy)

2010-08-29T13:57:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 5:2 Opponents

Date: 29th Aug 2010

Venue: Dunearn Sec School
Jersey: Red - Kappa

Starting Line-Up

Kelvin(GK), Junbing(LB), Jackie(CB), Alvin Toh(CB), Mervin(RB), H.Weijie(LM), Swee Chao(DM), Hweequan(RM), Kaiseng(CM), Binghong(AM), Kenny(CF)

Subtitutes
Jiaxiang, T.Weijie

An inauguration match for our new manager is in place before his first official takeover. Coincidentally, today also serves as our testimonial match for our new jersy, Red Kappa. A lot of history has already been made with the old red. It has earned its much needed rest and will now pass on the ‘duty’.

The opponent today is one which we have played against quite a few times. If I’m correct, we have yet to concede a lost to them. Although this match is not an official one, there’s pressure to maintain the ‘undefeated’ streak against them. As we line up against one another, we noticed that there isn’t much changes for the opponent, much less their tactical formation. However, the same could not be said for us.

A testimonial match will often bring about a new formation change and tryout of new position. Attackers during the normal lineup are placed in the backline and defenders in the midfield or attack. The benefit of making such a move is giving the both the attacks and defend the feeling of being in each others’ shoes.

Playing in unfamiliar position often takes quite awhile for each of the players to adapt to. If the opponent takes advantage of this, the result could be devastating. Since the opponents are made up of a group of senior players, the accumulation of a vast knowledge about soccer is definitely present in them. It doesn’t take them long before they realized that we are all uncomfortable in our positions and scoring an early goal isn’t hard. A long ball from the right is not being dealt with cleanly, as such, it frees up the opponent attackers to make a move towards the goal with almost no obstruction at all. A delicate chip from the attacker beats our makeshift GK, Kelvin, and breaks the deadlock in just a few minutes into the game. 0-1!! For this first time in the last few matches, Songbo is on the backfoot.

An early goal serves as a good wake up call. One can be sure that if there’s no response from this, Songbo will be in for a very long tough day. Though Songbo’s combine experience is far less than the opponent but what they truly strive is their team work, discipline and hard work. Having settled down and adjusted well to their individual positions, the look for the equalizer is well underway. A quick release from Jackie saw Kenny out running the opponent defense. With just the GK to beat, he cool slots the ball into the bottom right hand corner. 1-1. Songbo equalized !!

Not being contemplated with evening out the score line. Songbo push further in seeking out the lead. A loose ball from corner falls to Hweequan and he lets fly a ground ball which happens to roll and find its way into the bottom corner. 2-1. Songbo leads !!

The tide has turned and it’s the opponents who are on the back foot. They can no longer stay on the defensive with the score line now against them. As they upped their attack and push their man forward, they created more gaps in their back line. A through ball from the right saw Commando Tan racing down the flank. With a defender and Kaiseng on the far left, he cuts in from the right and hits a curling shot with his left foot. The ball curls in nicely and beats the fully out stretched goalkeeper. A goal that’ll make Paul Scholes proud too. 3-1. Songbo extends the lead !!

During team talk, Alvin decided to tweak the formation again. Everyone was reverted back into their original position. This was a test to see how much of a difference the team would do under a ‘normal’ situation.

With a new formation, though the usual one, in placed. Time is still needed for players to fine tune themselves. It is within this time frame that the team looks vulnerable. An in-swinging cross from the left are met with a header from the opponent. Though the contact was weak, it was able to direct the ball through the legs our yet-another-makeshift-GK, Kenny. 3-2. Songbo’s lead is cut!

Sensing that an equalizer is possible, the opponents send in more and more waves of crosses in hopes of putting the ball into the back of the net. But much to their dismay, the ‘original’ defense is up to the task to repel all the attacks. Frustrated with how Songbo’s defense, the opponents resolved to physically running them down. Fouls are committed frequently in hopes of wearing down the morale of Songbo. This however, could just be a blessing in disguise for Songbo. A long hopeful ball was whipped in by Jackie, at close to the halfway line, from a free kick. Confusion at the opponent defense allowed the ball to bounce and find its back across the goal line. 4-2. Songbo restores the 2 goal lead.

That goal was the morale booster for Songobo and a “de-moralizer” for the opponents. Seeking for a consolation goal, the opponents continue to push on. With more than half their team in the Songbo’s half, one can see that they are clearly forgoing any defensive play. One has to pay the price for not having a good defense in place. Goal kick taken by Kenny was head on by Junbing and turns into a through ball for Jiaxiang. He rounds the opponent GK and slots the ball into the empty net. 5-2. Songbo finishes off in style.

With a 3 goal deficit, the opponent has no way of coming back. The match ended with a good, sweet and deserving victory for Songbo. 5-2 !! Kudos for Alvin to try out the new formation.

Summary by,
Bullocks13 (paid with Gatorade by Captain Sparrow)

Match 142 - Win

2010-08-22T16:41:00.005+08:00

Songbo FC 2:1 Opponents

Date: 22nd Aug 2010
Venue: Woodlands Sec School
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up

Junbing(GK), Kaiseng(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Binghong(RB), Jackie(LM), Hwee Quan(DM), Mervin(RM), T.Weijie(CM), Rujia(AM), Jeremy(CF)

Subtitutes:
Jiaxiang, Kelvin, Sybian

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 2-1

OLD LEGS SEAL THE GAME.....it took nothing but a brillant and hardworking effort from our evergreen CapiTan to continue their 9 win unbeaten streak. With a audacious cross field pass from the left flank, the ball was received by Goal Machine in no man's land and he even had the luxury to had 3 touches before placing the ball into the net.

CapiTan has been producing the form that could win him the Player of the Year award in recent matches and SongBo FC is begining to find him indispensable. Being a father certainly has moulded him into a clever player of Paul Scholes calibre. 2 winning goals in 2 matches tells much abt his contribution and jus to remind u...he is a defensive midfielder.

The match started at 11am, a weather well-liked by our TigerYan but not the rest of the team members. The outfit was black and Songbo knew they are in for a good time. Notably was our dear Ah Lam at the sidelines making notes on all his players. He will be the team manager from next match onwards and selection will be decided by him. One thing for sure is Ah Lam will receive alot of blowjob offers by players for a first team position.

Match started off with 10 opponents on the field. Though with 10, Songbo still can't make a breakthrough. Lusty Seng starting on the left flank was in terrible shape. Missing headers, losing possession, mindless running etc were all displayed by him. Captain Sparrow gave him nothing except scolding but that did not improve his game at all.

Jackie was sorely missing match fitness but he showed to team manager why he is worth the first team spot with a direct goal from corner near the end of half-time. That goal lifted Songbo spirits and gave them a relief. Half time team talk was a standard " no letting them equalise and kill the game off"

Simple gameplan but it was not executed out. Minutes into the 2nd half, a low corner into the middle of the box was headed into the net by an unmarked opponent. Defence is indeed sleeping and Songbo was brought back to reality again.

Team manager decided to go for a win and he brought on changes of Kong Hee for Lusty Seng, William for Wayang Quan and Sabian for Mervin. Kong Hee recently was busy tracking down the whereabouts of Sun Ho's husband that he forget his markings n positioning on the field for a good 15minutes.

Sabian was worse, he claimed he can knock down opponents without sweat but truth is he cant outrun any of them. A once NBA Star was reduced to a kopitiam uncle with spare tyres and he dare to announce he is going to take part in basketball competitions. Without a doubt his team is going home as soon as France left South Africa.

The match was without much penetration and all it need was a brillant cross by CapiTan to Goal Machine to seal the game. 2-1 !!! for Songbo. The game could have been finished off even early had not william shot straight at the keep from 6 yards out.

End of the day, our team manager has gathered enough information he need for his dream team selection. Who will pass his Beep test? Who will keep his place? Who will be dropped to the reserves?

The chopping board has been laid. Whose head will be first to go?

All will be unveiled on 29 August at Dunearn Sec.

Summary,
Tiger Yan (commissioned by Alvin Cai)

Writing of Match Reports

2010-07-29T22:04:00.003+08:00

Dear Songbo Brothers,

This is one of the matters in our EGM Agenda that we had some time ago. To refresh everyone's memory (and for those who wasn't there), we had unanimously agreed that the match report writing for each match should not be used as a tool for punishment. Rather, it should be a form of responsibility that each member of our Songbo team should bear.

As a team, we have progressed considerably over the years. We have just secured our 3rd team jersey and, if things go smoothly, we will have our very first sponsorship logo on our jersey. We play almost week in, week out and we sometimes actually forget that one of our members is an entrepreneur who has started his own cake shop business. We, as brothers, should help as much as we can to spread the word. All of you can see the skill and effort he puts in each of his cake creations by the pictures he posts on Facebook.

I will make use of the 2 online channels we have, blog and Facebook, to include some form of advert or links to Metrocakes.

As for now, let me elaborate on some of the points of the match writing system. It will be modeled after a rotational system, with each member writing the report once. Below is the list:

Match	Person	Points
139	Mervin	1
140	Kenny	1
141	Swee Chao	1
142	Alvin Cai	1
143	Rujia	1
144	Binghong	1
145	Junbing	1
146	Kaiseng	1
147	Hweequan	1
148	Jeremy	1
149	Alvin Toh	1
150	Jiaxiang	1
151	Huang Weijie	1
152	Tan Weijie	1
153	Jackie	1
154	Kelvin	1
155	Yanshou	1
156	Sybian	1
157	Mervin	2
158	Kenny	2
159	Swee Chao	2
160	Alvin Cai	2

We have scheduled till Match 160 for now. Since you now know when you should write the report well in advanced, it is your own responsibility to swap your slot with someone else if you cannot make it. I will be keeping track of the reports written and updating the list as necessary.

In the event that you are facing technical difficulties in logging on to the blog to publish your report, please contact our IT team, Kenny, Swee Chao or myself, for us to publish your report instead.

Therefore, there should and would be no excuses for a match report not to be written. I want to reiterate again that match report writing is not a form of punishment but a responsibility that we all should bear.

Please leave any comments or suggestions if you have. Thanks.

-Mervin

Match 141 - Win

2010-07-25T13:30:00.008+08:00

Songbo FC 2:1 Opponents

Date: 25th Jul 2010
Venue: Bukit Merah Sec School
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up

Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), T.Weijie(LM), Hwee Quan(DM), Binghong(RM), Rujia(CM), Alvin Toh(AM), Jeremy(CF)

Subtitutes:
Mervin, H.Weijie

Scores:
HT: 0-1
FT: 2-1

What is Mervin doing?

Our 'Model' outfit for Songbo FC

(Su lang mai su say)

After 2 consecutive charity matches, Songbo FC is all geared up for this official game. The outcome of this match will indirectly affect the next one as rumors having been going around saying that the highly-acclaimed soon-to-be-initiated Songbo FC’s first manager will arrived to take his first game in charged. A win here will no doubt put him under some pressure of maintaining the superb 6 games winning streak run (8 if the 2 charity matches are counted). A lost here will enable him to start things ‘afresh’.

At a first glance, it may seem that getting a win here would be a tough one as the opponents are made up by a mixture of our Indians and Malay friends, a very lethal combination. But a well drilled pre-match briefing by Capt. Sparrow (which could be his last as a player cum manger), managed to instilled some confidence back to the team.

This venue is a first for Songbo. Though it’s bigger than the previous one, it’s still quite small in size. A small field would mean that there won’t be much chance for the players to ‘slack-off’. They must be on the alert constantly.

As expected, the first few minutes of the 1^st half are packed with a lot of actions. Short and quick passes are made frequently and plenty of good chances are created on both ends. The best dressed of the day, Robinbo, playing on the right flanked, doesn’t seem to be able to get into the game. He drifts too wide off his position, which causes a lot of holes in between him and Lusty. The opponents took advantage of this and focus more of their attack on the right. Though the highly-reputable Songbo’s defense managed to repelled most of the attack, cracks eventually appear. A quick one-two between the opponent’s CM and RM saw them broke through the defense line. With just the keeper to beat, the RM coolly toe poked the ball into the bottom left hand corner. Songbo down 0-1.

Rather than pondering on how to rectify his playing styles, Robinbo feels that it’s his new Addidas Predator soccer boots that is hindering his game. He runs off to change to a new pair. Clearly one can see that his boots wasn’t the problem when his performance with the new pair of boots hasn’t improved abit at all.

Songbo dig hard trying to find an equalizer. And they did come very close with Jeremy, who have a thought too much, choose to take on the defender rather than having a shot at goal. The attempt ended in a failure as the defender has the upper hand most of the time. The referee blew for the half time whistle and a dejected Songbo head off to the ‘dressing room’.

After a earful from Capt. Sparrow, the rejuvenated Songbo heads off to the pitch, thinking of how to get back into the game. The 2^ndhalf started almost in a similar fashion to the first. But the difference is that instead of a draw, Songbo is now down by a goal. Lady luck seems to be smiling at Songbo when a very poorly taken goal kick fell to Alvin Toh. There’s still much to be done before he can get the ball into control and shift himself into a good position to shoot. A neat touch enables him to dribble past the approaching DC. With his sight clear on goal, he unleashes a curling shot which spins away from the GK’s hands at the last moment. Goal! Songbo is back into the game!

The unexpected goal seems to have dealt a heavy blow to the opponents. They’re now committing more players to defense then attack. The few attacking chances that they have are quickly broken down with either poor passes or well zonal marking of the superb and in-form Songbo defense. With not much attacking threat, Songbo focus all their energy into adding another goal and turning the tide around completely.

Robinho, whose performance in the 2^nd half is much better than first, swings a cross in from the left. Mervin was at the receiving end of the ball. But his poor first touch could only result in another missed chance. With the game heading for what seem like a draw, a break from the left sees Jeremy cutting back a ball back to Capt. Sparrow in the penalty box. Almost losing his balance, he manages to catch a glimpse of the on rushing Commando Tan, who is having an outstanding game, and lays a pass to him. For a moment, time seem to freeze. As the ball roll slowly into Commando Tan’s path, he lifts his right foot and moves himself into a shooting position. A well executed and connected half volley puts the ball into the bottom left hand corner. GOAL !!!! A rare comeback from Songbo !! A good break down the right by Jeremy, a good awareness from Capt. Sparrow to spot Commando Tan, a well executed strike by Commando Tan to put the ball into the net, and mostly importantly, a strong belief by the team is what made this a comeback possible.

However, the win is still not guaranteed as there’s still time left for the opponents to draw the game or worse, make a comeback of their own. In the dying minutes of the game, a cross from the left saw the ball connected with the opponent striker. Fortunately, the execution wasn’t good and the ball flew agonizingly close to the right hand pole.

After what seem like eternity, the desperately-awaited full time whistle was blown. And the comeback win is now 100% confirmed! A very good play by Songbo made this a much deserved victory. Just how far can they continue with this winning streak? The question doesn’t lies with how good the next opponent will be… But rather, can Songbo continue to carry on this belief that, they have the ability to win every match as long as they play a mentally-tough, hard-working and well-disciplined game.

Summary by,
Bullocks13

Match 140 - Win (Not Official)

2010-07-18T19:01:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 4:2 Opponents

Date: 18th Jul 2010
Venue: Nan Hua High Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Huang Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Binghong(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), Hwee Quan(DM), Mervin(RM), Jackie(AM), Jeremy(CF)

Subtitutes:
Rujia, Swee Chao, Kaiseng, Kelvin, William

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 4-2

It is another warm up match after the testimonial match last week and a month of rest before that. Songbo was denied a chance to have an actual match after the field was found to be not fit to field 2 full teams. It was so small to the point that a goal kick could easily reach the other goal post. After some agreement, both teams decided to field 9 players aside so that it would not be over cramp.

Songbo's new manager have not reported for duty since being appointed. The captain, in the absence of the manager, gave some instructions to the team before the match. 1st was not to shoot before the half way line, and 2nd was to attack more from the flanks.

1st half started and action was seen almost at every part of the field. The field was not a good condition due to previous days' rain. Bounces were difficult to predict and touches were poor. Jackie was spreading passes to the flanks as instructed but with the small field, opponents closes down quickly, denying the chance for the wings to cross easily.

The 1st goal came from Jeremy, who manage to get lose of his marker, headed a ball from a corner by Jackie. The ball bounce onto the floor and into the roof of the net. 1-0.

The 2nd goal came soon after and Jackie who was in midfield, flick the ball towards Jeremy who was on the right. Jeremy, upon receiving, ran past his opponent and slot the ball past the goalkeeper into the bottom right of the goal. 2-0.

A 3rd almost came when a shot from Mervin was cleared off the line by the opponent. It came from a chance where a shot from Jiaxiang hit the top of the goal post and into the path of Mervin. With the keeper out of position, Mervin tries a shot but it was weak enough for the defender to have time to clear it off.

Jackie, Kenny and Jeremy was later substituted out for their good performance, according to the captain, and Kelvin, Chao and Seng took their positions. With some changes made, the 1st half soon ended.

Substitutes were made during the half with William for Quan, and Jeremy for Junbing. It was a rare sight for our top striker to be seen at Songbo's own goal post, except when playing fico.

The 2nd half started and changes was seen at the opponent side, especially their left back, where a familiar figure, Commando Tan was seen warming up. Songbo was seen getting attack since the start of the half. Shots were made by the opponents which saw Jeremy made a few good saves.

The hard work of the opponents paid off when 1 striker rushed for a ball which had just cross the line. The striker took a shot and Jeremy, who thought it had went out, looked at the ball flew into the goal. The referee, who didn't saw the out, allow the goal to be counted. 2-1.

Some good run from Kelvin saw Commando Tan conceded a penalty. Kelvin had ran into Commando Tan's leg and the referee and decide to give a penalty. Jeremy, took up the responsibility, coolly placed the ball into the bottom left of the goal post, giving the keeper no chance. 3-1.

Quan was later substituted Jeremy, who had a great performance out there. The opponents continues their attack and chaos was seen in the defense of Songbo, slowly breaking up by the no.16.

The defense soon break down and a pass from no.16 was met with 4 of the opponents inside the penalty box. Seng tries to clear the ball away, but was unable to do so, and Quan was beaten by a shot from the opponent. 3-2.

Jackie and Kenny was sub out again, replacing Kelvin and Chao. The match carried on with goal mouth to goal mouth action, all from goal kicks. The defense begin to stabilize but the attacks are still from the opponents.

After like over 20 tries, Rujia managed to somehow connect a goal kick from Quan, catching the keeper off guarded. The keeper tries to catch up but can only helplessly watch the ball bounce into the net. 4-2.

The referee soon blew the final whistle. Songbo still have problems to solve if they are going to win their next match.

Summary by:

Kenny

Balance of our SB Funds!!

2010-07-14T22:37:00.002+08:00

Dear SB members,

Appreciated your effort and time for to transfer the money to me promptly..

With all funds collected, our brand new jersey set will be on the way!!! ;)

On top of that, I shall use this chance to break down our current leftover funds:

Total fund collected: $162 (18 members x $9)

Extra 2 sets of jersey: -$82 ($41 one set)

EGM Prize money: -$58.95 (Receipts collected from Sparrow)

Outstanding Match money: -$2 ($80 - 13x$6 )

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Fund Balance: $19.05

Quan, kindly help to check how much fund is left over at your side. Next Soccer session will collect from you!!

Thanks!!

Cheers!!

Name list for those who still have not pay

2010-07-12T21:04:00.002+08:00

Dear Songbo,

Currently, there are still 5 members still have not transfer the money..

Pls do so by today..

Thanks..

SB treasurer

Match 139 (Robinho's Testimonial) - Win

2010-07-11T13:40:00.001+08:00

Songbo FC 6:2 Opponents

Date: 11th Jul 2010
Venue: Fuhua Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up
Hweequan(GK), Huang Weijie(LB), Kelvin(CB), Kaiseng(CB), Mervin(RB), Kenny(LM), Tan Weijie(CM), Swee Chao(RM), Jeremy(LCF), Junbing(CF), Binghong(RCF)

Subtitutes:
Rujia, Jackie, Jiaxiang

Scores:
HT: 3-2
FT: 6-2

After a month of rest, Songbo FC came back onto the pitch on the back of 5 wins on the trot. Pundits predicted that surely their winning streak will come to an end as Songbo FC is an aging machine whose cranks and gears require oiling and warming up before they run in full steam. Therefore, Songbo FC came up with a brilliant idea; to declare this match as a Testimonial Match for Binghong, which would render the result insignificant, get some much needed match fitness under their belts and give their new player manager a stress-free match to try out his tactics. A 1-stone-kill-3-birds solution it seemed.

Upon arrival on the pitch, all preparations seemed to have been wasted. The player manager could not make it for the match, the Captain of Songbo FC is still in bed (after uttering at least 3 different formations the night before on an alcohol-induced high) and the opponents could only muster 8 of their teammates for this match. Our disciplinary master, Tiger Yan, made the wake-up call to the Captain, who trudged into the pitch 15 minutes later with alcohol still fresh in his breath.

In his drunken stupor, he fielded 2 sidebacks as centre defenders and deployed 3 midfielders without telling them what to do. The lack of organization showed immediately in the opening minutes of the game; the 2 centre defenders had a hard time trying to get balls out of the area, the 3 midfielders played so wide that our sole man in the midfield, Commando Tan, was left like a naked prostitute with legs spread wide open facing an army of men who has been locked up for months without seeing a woman. In other words, raped relentlessly.

For the good part of the half, Songbo FC played like they had 8 men on the pitch, losing possession needlessly, playing overcomplicated passes and failing to make their numbers count. The gulf of a 3 player difference is still evident; Songbo FC broke through several times that presented 1-on-1 opportunities. However, Songbo FC’s players, notably Jeremy and Junbing, were kind enough not to take advantage of the opponents and shot straight at the keeper. Songbo FC needed 20 mins for their first goal to come, with Junbing finally finishing off a move which saw the ball bouncing around the penalty area begging for a finish. However, the opponents got a shock lead later on in the half.

Playing as a sideback for the whole of his career, Lusty Seng was taught to keep players off the sides and forcing them to the center of the park where more players can sniff out the threat. However, this knowledge went against his this time. After the opponents got the ball into the penalty area, left 1-on-1 with the striker, Kaiseng played like his usual role and left the striker with a good view of the goal. The ball ended up at the back of the net. A similar situation occurred minutes later. A simple fake from the striker left Kaiseng off balance and placing the ball into the back of the net was a formality. The opponents, with a 3-men disadvantage, went 2-1 ahead while Songbo FC hung their heads.

Songbo FC managed to claw back their lead before the half ended though. A good finish from Jeremy after a hardworking display of ball winning on the left saw Songbo FC level. Another bout of good work and perseverance by Jeremy saw him slid the ball beneath the keeper past the empty goal, giving Mervin the simplest chance to score in the history of Songbo FC. Advantage Songbo FC.

Going into the break with a slender lead and 2 goals conceded already, Songbo FC was forced to make changes by reverting to a more usual formation. Junbing got back to defending the goal, Jackie, who was introduced late in the 1^st half, was to continue his good work in centre defense, Hweequan was pushed to a forward role and the formation was reverted to a 4-4-2. Binghong, who had missed a glorious opportunity to score late in the 1^st half, has to leave and was replaced by Jiaxiang. Jeremy was given a rest as our still-high Captain felt it was time for him to play.

With the formation back to normal, it was almost a cakewalk for Songbo FC as the game wore on. The opponents, visibly tired from trying to do an 11-men job with 8, conceded 3 more goals. Tan Weijie, invigorated by the change in formation after being slaughtered in the 1^st half, saw his shot cannon off the top of the bar, on the pitch past the goal line and out of the goal. As we have seen in the World Cup, even professional referees aided by 2 linemen miss such goals, therefore, we did not expect this Sunday amateur referee to make any sort of decision. The ball, however, went back to Swee Chao, who mustered all his strength to ram the ball goalwards. It paid off as the keeper did not manage to keep the shot out.

Jiaxiang finally opened a 3 goal lead for Songbo when he finished off a chance in the area after wasting a few golden opportunities. If the match was played on FICO, he would have had a hat trick at least.

Kenny got his name on the scoresheet as the last scorer for Songbo FC as he placed the ball in the low corner after some good passing work gave him a clear goalscoring opportunity. He had just missed a glorious chance where he dribbled past the last man and was left 1-on-1 with the keeper but he slipped and spilled his shot. Perhaps the F.I.R concert was still fresh in his mind.

6-2 the final score. It would have been an emphatic scoreline on any other normal match day but against an opponent with only 8-men for the whole of the match, expectations of a 7-0 or 8-0 scoreline were not heavy at all. Songbo FC needs to improve on this performance, especially the sharpness in front of the goal, if they are to keep their 5 match winning streak running. Perhaps the inevitable 1^st match for their player manager would bring that.

Summary,
Mervin

Money for Our New Jersey!!

2010-07-08T00:01:00.002+08:00

Hey guys..

Kindly bring another $41 for our new jersey!

So in total will be $51!!

Pls make effort to do so because next week, bing will proceed with the purchase for the jersey.

You may either pass the money to me on Sun or bank transfer to me by this Sun!!

Thanks!!

A reminder from our Treasurer!

2010-07-07T20:08:00.000+08:00

Dear SongBo Members..

Its Jul!!

So kindly bring additional $10 for the SongBo Fund on this Sun football match.

For those who are not coming, pls send the money via i-Banking to 189-22281-5 POSB Savings.

**Impt: Do rem to quote your name when sending the money to my acc. Or else I do not not who is the one sent the money!!

Thanks for your co-operation!!

Seng

Actual Kappa jesery pictures

2010-06-23T15:38:00.007+08:00

Guys this is the 5 kappa design that is under consideration. Please view and vote again. The shorts are interchangeable. Owner said its while stock last so please come to a conclusion fast!
Prices are as follow: Only with shirt and short, number printing front and back $37
number printing only on back $36
with shirt short and socks plus number printing at back $42

I personally will go for blue or white top =) Cheers

A word from our newly appointed Treasurer!

2010-06-21T22:13:00.003+08:00

Hey Guys,

I am the new treasurer for SBFC!! Hope you guys can give me the fullest support!!

I shall summarise some of the keys pt during our meeting at BATAM Conference on the treasury portion:

Our captain Sparrow has the intention of beefing up our fund but also have to decide a limit which the fund can be raised to prevent the misuse of the fund
Fine system for being late will be converted to a collective work order. For instance, Instead of paying money, the late person shall have the initiative to buys drinks after the match / the next match. Nt neceessary have to be drinks, can be other forms as well which the late person can think off. But bottom of the line, we are already adults, should have the basic discipline and sense of punctuality. We do not want to remind each other again and again for this issue.. so Step Up, guys!!
Members. has also bought up on how exactly the fund shall be used to ensure fairness for all the contributors. I will maitain the list. Note this list is not the finalised, so feel free to comment on the list or better suggestion then we can make necessary changes based on majority votes.

Mode of Contribution of Funds

I have suggested to contribute the fund quarterly with a max of $10each time. Thus the month of contribution will be:

January
April
July
October

I will remind all of us via either SB Blog or SB facebook. All of us will have the entire one mth (stated above) to make the contribution. Thus excuses of being no time, forget ect.. will not be tolerated. The contribution can be either by cash / interbanking.

Max Amount of Fund

The maximum fund will be capped at $500. Once this amount made and the fund is still not spent, we will stop contribute till the fund fall much below.

Usage of the Fund

Costs incurred for SB activities. (Prizes, food, props etc..). Do note the definiton of SB activities, it only applys to activities that all SB members are to be invited such as our team bonding trip, AGM etc.. AND at least 75% - 80% of the members turn up for the event.
Things which may require by SBFC occassionally such as purcahse of soccer ball, ball pump, goalkeeper glove etc..

To ensure the fund are not abused, I will keep a spread sheet on the fund contribution to be vetted by our Captain Sparrow or a member of SB can be appointed to audit the funds. As for the template I have not come out yet. But most probably will include on how much each member contributes and how much was spent for the past activities etc.

Posted on behalf of Lusty Seng

Kappa jesery for consideration

2010-06-15T13:10:00.004+08:00

Okay guys, please comment on which colour do you prefer? Then we will decide on which colour to change to. =)

Match 138 - Win

2010-06-06T14:21:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 3:1 Opponents

Date: 6th Jun 2010
Venue: Boon Lay Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), T.Weijie(RM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Alvin Toh(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
None. [Last minute notice cum MIA]

Scores:
HT: 2-1
FT: 3-1

Summary,

???

1. 5 wins in a row (A better result, 6 win in a row was achieved in May 2009.)

2. Zouk Chua penalty hattrick

3. 10 men defense

THORB Jerseys for consideration

2010-05-30T21:15:00.000+08:00

A challenger to the existing leading brands who claim superiority, here is THORB. A local brand which aspires to be the leading brand in Singapore and beyond.

Quality never came at such an economical price.

Look at these designs and decide if you wanna boringly and uncreatively go with the disillusioned flow, or be a pioneer in wearing THORB, THE pioneering sports brand to come out from our shores.

THORB Flash Season 2:

THORB Lite Season 2:

Shorts are the same as THORB Flash Season 2

THORB JWC:

Unfortunately, THORB regrets to inform that Blue for this design is out of stock.

All these comes at a price, so economical, that I cannot post on this blog due to an agreement with the manufacturer, as a friend-only price was given. I've told you guys after the last match of the price so hope you guys can remember.

The price includes:
1 shirt, 1 shorts and 1 pair of socks.
Printing of team name/player's name on back of shirt.
Printing of number on back and front. We can choose to print number on the shorts if we don't want the number on the front (which will be situated in the centre).
Printing of team logo for an additional price of $2.50.

I will get a sample to show the EXCO (earlier than Sun if needed) and the whole team on Sunday for consideration.

Kelvin

Match 137 - Win

2010-05-30T20:00:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 7:0 Opponents

Date: 30th May 2010
Venue: Kranji Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), Jackie(RM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Yanshou(AM), Alvin Toh(ST)

Subtitutes:
Binghong, T.Weijie

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 7-0

Summary,

Kelvin Lee

It never rains but pours. And that is an apt phrase for the deluge of goals in this one-sided encounter with our opponents.

That is not to say that we were uber-good, or that the opponents were disgracefully lousy. However, we can say that our opponent lacked professionalism as they only had 8 players to start the game. A request by them for us to only utilize 8 of our players was turned down as it made no sense for us to have 14 players available and get 6 of our adrenalin-packed players to sit on the bench because of the opponents' amateurish attitude.

The match started tentatively for Songbo as the opponents decided to play a passing game in their half with the intention to waste time and tire our players. This tactic would only work if they have players who could hold the ball and pass it well, but that was not to be. We stepped up and applied constant pressure and the result was almost instantaneous. A loose ball not well cleared by the defenders dropped to Tiger's feet, before he gave a roar and made a low curling shot past the helpless goalie's fingertips to put the ball into the net. 1-0 Songbo!

The second goal was a testament to our set-piece prowess. A typical inswinging corner by Jackie was sent to the far post where Captain Sparrow leaped like a fish to power a header to score his goal. 2-0!

However, it seems like after these 2 goals, our attackers lost their bite. Chances after chances were spurned with bad finishing and lack of composure. These wasted chances in front of goal got the defenders barking up grunts of disapproval and disappointment. At the halftime break, Captain Sparrow expressed his concern to the attackers but saved his anger to berate the defenders for not showing team spirit. As one of the defenders, I was an accomplice to crime too. Sparrow decided to shake things up by radically changing the line up. Kenny was to play LM, Chao to play AM, Kelvin to play RM, bringing out Jacky, Jeremy and Alvin to the bench, with Binghong in to be DC. Tiger was to play as GK with PapaSoh moving up to be SC. The reason for the change was to let the defenders know how difficult it is to score goals against a 9-men team.

But...the defenders, especially Kenny and Chao stepped up to the challenge.

Few minutes into the second half, Speedy Kenny latched onto a cleared ball by the defenders and stormed down the left flank leaving defenders in his wake. Without any support, he made the decision to shoot and was rewarded when his shot found the right corner of the goal and nestled sweetly at the back of the net. 3-0!

The early third goal by us totally wiped out the opponent's already wavering determination to fight back and put us in a roaring position to obtain more goals. Their defence started to clear balls aimlessly and were more intent on grabbing our player's crotch than getting the right ball. Ask BerbaTOH for his opinion on that. His was almost squeezed dry by the opponent's belligerent No 4 and their DC. The referee was also quite happy to let the fouls go unpunished as he started to go lenient on the opposition.

Chao-Ge who was playing well as the AM constantly put pressure on the defenders, and their tenacity broke when a goalmouth scramble initiated by Chao-Ge saw the loose ball picked up PapaSoh. His next action is till now, of contention, as to he walked the ball into goal ala Arsenal style, or simply the ball bounced off his foot to roll into goal. Nevertheless, 4-0 to Songbo. A goal is still a goal.

CapiTan, back from his overseas assignment, is enjoying an Indian summer looking at his recent form. Marauding defenders, breaking up defences and adding to that, assisting Kenny in his second goal, did not seem too difficult for him. A run down the right flank bypassing the oppnent's LB, Capitan cut into the penalty area and passed a low ball across goal for the sprinting Kenny to easily slot the ball past the GK and into the net. 5-0!

PapaSoh's slow but strategic running saw him adding another goal to his account. (seriously, i forgot how this 6th goal came about so I will use my creative imagination. :P) After receiving a clearance from C.Weijie, Kenny brought the ball down to his feet in a display of good control, lobanged an oncoming defender, stormed down the left flank. As he looked up, he saw PapaSoh revving his diesel-powered engine. Without delay, Kenny passed the ball to PapaSoh's feet before PapaSoh slotted the ball to the left corner of goal. 6-0! And there's still more!

RoBINGho, was bent on joining the goalmouth action even though he was playing as the CB. The scalliwag showed us landlubbers how goals should be scored with style and aplomb. The oppnents defenders must be dazed when they were wondering if they were seeing Rio Ferdinand or Robinho in the field. They were right if they thought both. Turning defence into offence, RoBINGho chose not to clear the ball and instead dribbled the ball up from our box to the other. Along the way, not forgetting to bring his buddy into the fray, he passed the ball to Jackie, who returned a sweet one-two pass to RoBINGho. Upon receiving the return pass, RoBINGho was in a goalscoring position and all he had to do was slam the goal past the kena-raped-once-and-again GK and into goal. Lucky 7-0 to Songbo!

When the final whistle was blown, the opponent's faces showed that they were relieved that their nightmare was over. Although facing an understrength team, our victory was comprehensive and anything less would be considered a failure. Well done guys!

Match 136 - Win

2010-05-23T14:10:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 3:1 Opponents

Date: 23rd May 2010
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), Sybian(RM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Yanshou(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Mervin, Binghong, Alvin Toh

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 3-1

3 Goals again for Songbo FC as they win 3 in a row

Pre-match warm-ups were normally a time for Songbo FC to discuss current affairs, latest soccer news and practice corner kicks. This time though, key players including the captain were not present yet, causing some pre-match anxiety. Nevertheless, all intended players for the match made it in the end. A sign of ill-discipline due to the lack of an imposed fine system?

Coming on the back of 2 convincing wins, Songbo FC has the right form to turn it into a 3 win streak and to "earn" their Batam trip. However, an early analysis of the opponents reveals that it was a team Songbo FC had not encountered before. A team of Malays, yes, but this was a team of Malays who had already reached certain stages like familyhood in life. Therefore, they might not show the typical weaknesses that Malay teams were known for. Songbo FC was given their pre-match team talk, their ceremonial war cry and the game started off.

Early stages of the game revealed that the pre-match analysis was mostly right; the opponent's central defenders were big and imposing, heading and clearing high balls in their paths with ease. Looks like Songbo's plans to use the long ball was not going to work. However, besides from a few individuals, their technicality were not vastly superior to Songbo FC.

For certain, their strikers did not have an eye for goal like Songbo's Jeremy. Coming on the back of a scoring streak in the past few games, he made a brief glance at the keeper as he collected a loose knock down from Hweequan in the middle of the park. Noticing that the keeper was out of position, he made a swing at the ball towards the goal...all the way to the back of the net! The keeper could only watch in awe as the ball went over his tall frame into his goal. 1-0 to Songbo!

In the past seasons, Songbo FC could hold on to 1-0 leads for as long as the game went out. This season, however, tells a different story as statistics show 1 clean sheet in 11 games. Thus, no effort was made to hold on till the game was settled; the goal came too early for that as well. The opponents, downed by a goal they did not expect to concede at that point of time, went on the search of an immediate response. Their efforts almost bore fruit when they played the ball into the box and their striker slid the ball under Junbing's body. It was, much to the relieve of Songbo FC, disallowed for offside. It was, however, a warning sign for Songbo as they allowed the opponents too much time on the ball outside their penalty area.

Songbo managed to go into the half-time break with their lead still intact. A change was decided to replace Huang with Robinhong, who was looking to build up his match fitness after a successful run out last match.

The 2nd half could not start off worse for Songbo FC. Repeatedly warned by their Captain that the 1st 5 mins were crucial, they conceded an early equalizer. Lusty Seng, swapped to the left back position for Robinhong to play on the right, was turned inside-out by the opponent's right winger. With Lusty Seng out of the way, the winger had all the time to swing a cross to his striker, who made no mistake and placed an unstoppable shot past Junbing. 1-1! Was a 3-win streak too much to ask?

A response was needed and some members of Songbo FC tried to make the difference. Rujia, wearing a pair of boots which were not his due to his incompetency in buying a pair of boots given a week, was playing in pain as blisters on his foot hogged his mind. Nevertheless, he managed to lash a swerving, albeit slow, shot which the keeper pushed onto the upright. Tiger Yan was visibly frustrated, either by the performance by some members on the field or by some key needs missing in his life, and almost had the chance to take the lead when he received the ball in the area but was prevented from having a shot as NBA star Sybian did a nice screen and partially obstructed his own teammate.

A heavy stamp by the opponent on Sybian's toes gave Rujia the chance to swap him for AlvinTov. Despite the pain he is in, Sybian initially refused the change, causing confusion in his teammates and AlvinTov who was already in the field. In the end, Sybian finally hobbled off the pitch.

It proved to be an inspired change; moments later, AlvinTov got the ball near the edge of the area, saw Jeremy in a good position inside the box and delicately chipped the ball in his path. There was still work to be done though. Jeremy coolly controlled the ball with his first touch and slotted the ball inside the left of the goal. 2-1 to Songbo FC!

With the score at 2-1, and with Songbo's current defensive record, the game was by no means over. Robinhong created some anxiety for his teammates in defense as he screamed for assistance and displayed his ball holding skills in dangerous areas. However, he did provide moments of burst down the flank to provide support for attacks.

As the clock wind down, a moment of unnecessary madness from the opponent's keeper gave away a needless penalty to Songbo FC. An elbow to nudge off Jeremy when they both tussled for a loose ball saw the referee point to the spot.

A 3-1 scoreline would be a massive relieve for Songbo FC as time was on their side and the win would be assured. Having missed spot kicks previously, Jeremy refused the chance to make it a hat trick. Up stepped the man-in-the-moment, oozing with confidence from his spot kick goal last match, "1 shot 1 kill" Quan walked forward and placed the ball on the spot. Typically, his spot kicks were rocket missiles that flew into the goal (or into the fence), with fatigue already consuming him, he had the mental stability and calmness to place the ball into the bottom left of the goal. 3-1 to Songbo FC! "1 shot 1 kill! 1 shot 1 kill!" came the chants from the bench.

With the win seemingly assured, Songbo FC made their last substitution with Mervin coming in for Tiger Yan. The rest of the match saw Songbo FC defending stoutly to make the win theirs. Final score, 3-1 to Songbo and a trip to Batam awaits.

Summary by,

Mervin

Match 135 - Win

2010-05-02T12:55:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 3:0 Opponents

Date: 18th Apr 2010
Venue: Fuhua Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Sybian(LM), Hweequan(DM), T.Weijie(CM), Junbing(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Mervin, Binghong, Rujia

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 3-0

FIRST CLEAN SHEET OF THE SEASON

Today marks the return of robinho back to songbo fc to help them salvage their batten ridden season =D

Vice capt lam is still missing from the team due to his knee injury, Lusty seng went to taiwan for his wedding photo taking, Toh and Jia xiang unavailable due to work commitments.

Opponents is a team that songbo have never fail to lose against. The opponents know it and so they went on a attack right from the start where they started the kick off. Songbo was pushed back and for the first ten minutes we were on the backfoot and could hardly get a decent possession. Then Songbo began to find the rhythmn back and opponent were being pinned back in their own half and our efforts pay off when a long ball was pumped into the penalty area, el nino controlled it and dribbled towards goal and the opponent tackled him from behind. prrrrrrrrrrr~ referee pointed to the spot without hesitation. Wayang quan stepped up to take the penalty. He stepped up calmly and place his shot accurately into the net. It was heard after the match that he said " Even if its peter schmeichael between the goal post, i would still score!!" Such arrogrance!! Opponents kick off and nearly scored an equaliser few minutes later. A loose ball was picked up by Kelvin and he passed back to Tiger yan, the speed of the ball was slow and the opponent striker was closing down on Tiger, instead of him moving towards the ball and cleared it, he waited for the ball to come to him and opponent was already on him. He was lucky the ball didn't deflect back into goal and he managed to pick it back up. Capt sparrow on the sidelines blasted at him" WTF are you doing? go attack the ball, why wait for it to come to you...blah blah blah" Tiger showed his drogba face and shouted back" you think being GK very easy? you try come and do, you also never become GK before.....blah blah blah" Capt sparrow has no replies to that because he was already laughing his teeth out on the bench.

First half ended with Songbo fc taking a 1-0 lead to the dressing room. Capt sparrow blasted at the team. " This team has totally no bite, why isn't the scoreline showing more? I want more goals!! The worse that can happen after the start of kick off is they equalise and go on to win us! I WANT YOU ALL TO BUCK UP!!" *Note its not exactly what capt sparrow said but the meaning is there lah hahahaha Think capt sparrow is very much disappointed with his liverpool team performance and don't want us to play like liverpool( No pride, No honour as quoted by Tiger Yan). Some changes were made, Robinho in LB and mer in RM was subbed in while huang and sybian take a rest. Papa soh was back in GK position while Tiger went up to create terror in the opponents' defence.

2nd half began with opponent pumping long balls forward from their backline. Songbo easily dealed with it, robinho made his first touch of ball since 6 mths ago with a interception which sparktan received and began our aim for more goals. Our 2nd goal came when a pass was made to El Nino who raced cleared of the defence and the gk came out to block him. But El Nino managed to lob the Gk and GOAL!!!!!!! 2-0 up to songbo fc. Opponents looked exhausted and out of ideas. Kick off resumed. A long ball was launched forward towards Tiger yan. He went to chase the ball and an opponent was going to intercept it. Tiger slipped and went into opponent's balls with his boots high up! ( think opponent no more father's day) Tiger immediately get up and said its an accident, he slipped and went to comfort the opponent. Commando of the opponent team said " cannot get ball, don't go in lah" Tiger heard it and became very angry, flexed his muscles and put on his drogba face" I slipped and slide! SLIPPED SLIPPED SLIPPED!!!" after saying he flexed his muscles again, pumped his fist in the air and walked away in style....LOLssss

Their number 7 is their main target man but he's so wide right that the balls havent reach him, it was already intercepted by songbo defence. One such long ball came and robinho intercepted it and pass on to jackie who went on a run with no defenders stopping him. He swinged a cross in, the gk and jeremy jumped together and both of them with the ball ended up in the net. So was that a cross or a shot by jackie??? Someone pls verify who to award the goal too. Thanks. With 10 mins left into the game, Opponent number 7 left the game and they were playing with only 10 men. It was now noted by the bench that we only played more passing when we are tired and exhausted. It started at the defence where short passings were exchanged before launching another attack. The match ended shortly after. Finally a clean sheet by Songbo fc. Robinho had a good runout for the team too. With this songbo fc now is on a 3 match winning run. Keep it up guys!!

Summary,

Robinho

Match 134 - Win

2010-04-18T13:30:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 3:1 Opponents

Date: 18th Apr 2010
Venue: Fuhua Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Sybian(LM), Alvin Cai(DM), Hweequan(CM), Rujia(AM), Yanshou(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Alvin Toh, Kelvin, Mervin, T.Weijie

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 3-1

Songbo was back at Fuhua Sec for the 1st time this season and also got a new referee which we had not seen before. The consistently wrong referee was finally gone and Songbo wishes luck to the teams who had gotten him.

The opponents were familiar faces with pink jerseys which we had battled before. It seems they had bring with them foreign imports, with red shirts and 1 odd white shirt. Seems like they were unable to get all their 1st teams members.

The match started and 5 mins into the game, Alvin Cai fell to the ground, holding his left knee. Songbo became worried as it was an old injury. He was later sent off the field, with T.Weijie as the substitute.

Minutes later, an awkward header from Kenny made him strained his neck and was off the field for Alvin Toh with some changes made at the back line. Sources had claimed that actually Kenny had depleted his stamina just mins before after making a sprint from the defense to the front. He had taken the chance to go to the sideline to make a rest.

After a few attacking chances, a corner from Sybian flew towards the opponent's keeper. The keeper, not their 1st choice, drop the ball after trying to make a catch. Alvin Toh, who was just beside, make use of the chance and tap the ball into the goal. 1-0!

Minutes after the restart, a clearance from Seng flew just over the head of the defense. Jeremy ran free from his marker and made a 1st time superb volley from outside the penalty box. The ball flew over the keeper who was off his line and just low enough to go underneath the bar and into the net. 2-0!

Another injury came when Chao tries to make a clearance the ram the ball right into Seng who was in the way. Seng went down, desperately trying to catch for breath. He was later substituted for Kelvin after managing to get up.

2nd half came and Songbo saw the opponents made some changes to their lineup. Songbo maintains their shape and after a few attacks, Sybian was made free on the left flank. He tries to made a cross and the ball got deflected into the path of Alvin Toh. Alvin Toh skillfully lobs the ball with his left foot, just past the keeper who was coming out to close down him, and also just past the pole into the back of the net. 3-0!

In the midst of the game, T.Weijie was shown the 1st yellow card for only his 1st or 2nd game this season. The referee has booked him for kicking the ball away after a foul, which Tan claim that the momentum was already there and the referee was too strict on that.

Rujia and Sybian was later swapped for Kenny and Mervin respectively.

Despite the 3 goal difference, the opponents continue to make forceful advancement, making dives and calling for fouls when just barely making contact. A penalty was given under a this situation with Chao being the victim. He had twice conceded a foul which he had not make and this time it was inside a penalty box and he was furious.

"Choose one side and dive!"
That was what was heard from the bench before the penalty. Black, their penalty taker, also the one who 'won' the penalty, shoots the ball into the middle of goal post. Junbing, who was about to dive to his left, managed to stop and block the ball with his right hand. The ball flew out to give the opponents a corner. All of Songbo was glad that Junbing had not listen to the bench.

Just as everyone thought that god will giving them a clean sheet after not having one this season, Kenny made a blunder by tapping a ball away from Junbing who was about to make a save. Junbing tries a dive with a swing of his hands but was unable to even touch the ball. Songbo helplessly watch the ball bounce into the bottom corner of the goal post. 3-1!

The match ended 3-1 and Songbo received their 4th win this season.

Special Report:

After the match, there was an interview with the own goal scorer.

"I dunno why I did it, but I had subconsciously raised my leg to tap that ball. I could have let go of the ball to Junbing, kick it up high, or clear it to the side but I did none of those."

Maybe he was stressed by work. Maybe he was troubled by family matters. Maybe he was thinking of some girl at that moment. Maybe he wants to show the team how he would have performed if he was place in front. Or maybe he was suddenly possessed by something. It's up to each individual to think what they think it is.

Summary
KennyJ82

Match 133 - Lost

2010-04-11T13:59:00.007+08:00

Songbo FC 1:3 Opponents

Date: 11th Apr 2010
Venue: Boon Lay Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jiaxiang(LM), Hweequan(DM), T.Weijie(CM), Junbing(AM), Jackie(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Alvin Toh, Rujia

Scores:
HT: 1-1
FT: 1-3

Summary
Lusty Seng

Key Highlihts of the Match

- Our 4th consecutive match with the “eyesless” referee.

- Red card for our Tiger Yan

Pre match:

It was a fine & sunny match day which SB had returned back to the pitch after 3 weeks. Our nitemare begin when we saw a familiar face which we have been seeing for the last 3 macthes.. that is our “eyeless” referee!! This is the 4th consecutive match we are having him as referee.. Hard luck.. As our captain sparrow also failed to inform the organiser boycott this referee. As usual.. The match was started late as the opponents are having difficulties getting out of their bed..

1st Half:

As this team is a full malay team, as we always believed their inabalitily to control high ball but this team has proved us wrong.. in fact they are winning near 100% of the high balls. Opponents are spreading the ball with ease and dominating in midfield.. SB had tried their very best to contain them and they resorting to shoot on sight. However, things getting start to be out of hand. Opponent break through the flanks on few occasions causing problem for SB.. The 1st goal fo the match came from the left flank which opponent has Thief was overran and crosssed the ball. The opponent trapped the ball and past lusty seng without much effort and unleashed a powerful shot past the helpless Tiger..

0-1!!!!!

SB reacted well from the 1st goal shock. Trying to bulit our own game up. Our effort was rewarded when, Zouk Chua sent a high ball over at the right flank to Jack and he managed to keep in play. He continued to advance the opponent defence line. He crossed over to Jeremy with a well-timed & powerful header. The keeper somehow was able to block the ball but th ball was too heavy for him to handle the ball is at the back of the net!!!

1-1!!!!

This is a morale boosting goal for SB. The match continued. Both sides were making effort to add goal to the score sheet but to prevail.. Soon 1st Half ended..

Half time Talk

Sparrow was drilling Lusty seng for his numerous mistakes committed during the 1st half. Guess he is still in his day-dreaming mode, unable to come back to the realistic world..

General tatics for SB are also mentioned to apply during the 2nd half..

2nd Half:

During early 2nd half in fact almost half of the time, SB was still able to contain the opponent's attack and also able to to create couple of chances. One good chance came from SB, which a high ball was tripped from the midfield and found Alvin Toh free on RHS of the penalty box. He continued to dribble to the byline. To our horror, instead of passing the ball to Sparrow who is free from marking, he chose to shot at goal where the angle was compeletely covered by the keeper. As expected the shot was well saved by the keeper. Selfish Alvin..

As the match progressed under the hot burning sun, SB legs were getting heavier. Lusty Seng again letting the opponent past him too easily then, the ball was pass to another overlapping player and a low cross was sent and the following up player stuck out his leg and the ball past PapaSoh...

1-2!!! Another mistake by Lusty Seng..

SB morale was greatly shaken by then. With low morale & low enenrgy level.. Soon the next goal came.. SB committed a corner kick. SB has failed to reorg fast from it. Opponent is using this opportunity by having a short corner. The opponent collected the ball and a powerful shot is taken past Papasoh once again..

1-3!!!

Nevertheless, SB still continue to try very hard to get some respect back.

SB found the another promising chance down the right flank. Jeremy managed evaded tackles from the opponents & pass it to Tiger Yan, And he squared to Alvin Toh on the left.

Beep!!!!!!! Whistle blowed for offside!!!! which is so clear cut that Alvin is not in the offisde position as the injured opponent is in line with him. Another poor call by the referee..

At this point of Time Tiger Yan, was full of anger and ran straight to the referee. Using BOTH of his hand pointing middle finger at him & shouted: “F**K YOU!!, YOU ARE NOTHING!!! blah blah.. we shall let the Tiger Yan to address his reaction later..

Referee then flashed the red card at him & off he goes..

The match is also delayed due to injuiry from opponent which suspected to break his leg during launching tackles at Jeremy earlier on.

The match was resumed. As usual we are again dominated by the opponent. Shots are continued to rain at PapaSoh. However there is no further goals in th scoresheet. The match ended..

Final score 1-3!!

Another disappointing performance by SB.

Judging by our performance, doubt we can have our batam trip in near futre man...

Buck up SB!!! & Boycott this useless referee!! We shall never see him on the field again!! we hope...

Match 132 - Lost

2010-03-21T13:43:00.005+08:00

Songbo FC 0:1 Opponents

Date: 21st Mar 2010
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), Hweequan(DM), Sybian(CM), Rujia(AM), Mervin(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Alvin Toh, Jiaxiang

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 0-1

Summary
Bullocks

Another weekend, another match, another interesting story to tell.

This week, we welcome back zouk chua, who mysteriously applied for mc in the last match. Though he is making more runs and showing signs of ‘improved’ fitness on the field recently, it doesn’t justify the fact that the team isn’t playing well with him around. On the other hand, our alam shah (giggs-to-be), who has been missing a lot of matches recently (101 reasons), has been displaying better performance. Of course, one can argue that the quality of the opponent should be taken into consideration. But at the end of the day, it’s the results that count.

Our opponent is an all malay team we have yet to play before. Using on one of his standard team talk template, Capt Sparrow, reminds the rest of the team what kind of attacking strategy we should used, against such an opponent.

“Long ball! Long ball! That’s their weakness. Their center defense is BAO JIAK!”

Saying that, he exclaimed that he had a good long early rest the night before and his own performance today should be much better than the previous match. Good Rest = Good Performance? Capt. Sparrow will be putting this theory to the test today. Another ‘scientist’ that intends to test out his own theoryy today is our Mr. Lusty Seng, aka Cyclops. His outstanding performance in the previous matches is largely due to the black glasses that he wore. One wonders why he only brings it out to wear now, even though he has already been wearing the same pair of glasses for his ICT.

The theory he want to test today is, “Don’t fix it if it ain’t broken”.

Thinking that his recently good run of form is due to that pair of glasses but rather his own talent, he decided not to keep it at home. Being the winner of last year’s Best Excuse Award. I must his excuse for not bringing the glasses further justify why he won that award hands down. (Out of the 5 excuses being nominated, 5 of them belong to him).

So with 2 scientists carrying out their own test today, let’s find out what the result will be…

The first few minutes at the start of the match are usually the time used to check out how good your opponents are. With both sides playing carefully, not giving away much of the ball. After understanding what strategy each team is employing, the attacks starts to roll in around 10+mins into the game. A fluent passing game by the opponent managed to create a few good scoring chances. However, the telepathic understand of the defense team enable most, if not all, of the attacks looks easy to cancel out. Compared to the other opponents that we have faced previously, this is definitely one of the teams that match or worse still, falls below our standard. Sensing that the threat from this team isn’t going to be high, confidence started to build up for Songbo. Countless long ball are being directed towards the opponent’s center defense, but time and time again, their ‘Bao Jiak’ duo manages to clear the ball with little difficulty. Bad start for an experiment?

Though the defense is doing well, it is quite clear that Cyclops is missing his glasses. Long balls are misjudged. Tackles are made with 50% of them winning only, compared to around 80% with glasses. All is not lost as Cyclops isn’t performing as worse as we thought he will be. Thus, one doesn’t have to wait until the end of the match to determine whether his experiment is a failure or not. Failure it is, but it isn’t as bad as it is expected to be. Cyclops will need his glasses !!!

Another point to note from this game is that we are being assigned the same referee for 3 consecutive matches. Benefit of doubt can be given to the referee if he officiate it badly in the first game. But if one handles all 3 games badly, it can only mean one thing. Where does he get his license from? Furthermore, if one wears glasses to the match, why take it off during the match? The only reason that I can think of it is if he is wearing sunglasses, but in this case, he is definitely not wearing one!

With this, the first half ended without nothing much to comment about.

The team talk for the 2^nd half doesn’t deviate much from the first.

“Long Ball !! BAO JIAK !!”

One must have the thought that the opponent has been hearing what we are saying during team talk. Reason being that instead of them, who is afraid of long balls, we are the ones that conceded a goal from a long shot with just a few minutes into the 2^nd half. 1-0.

With a goal down, Songbo stepped up their attacking threats. If they are 10 long balls made in the first half, then there must be like 20+ long balls made in the 2^nd. Regardless of the number of long balls we make, the same result surfaced. Their supposedly “Bao Jiak” defense are able to deal cleanly with long balls being pumped in. Surprisingly, the good attacking chances that we’ve created are all from short passes and a bit of individual brilliance. If not for the poor poor finishing, we could have turn the game from a 0-1 defeat to a 4-1 win.

So, what are the experimental results from Capt. Sparrow? Though he did make some superb individual moves. His poor finishing in the end overshadowed all the wonderful efforts that he did earlier. It’s like looking at the back of a lady who have superb figure, but after she turn around, you would have hope that she keep walking with her back to you. Thus, the result for Capt. Sparrow’s experiment is..

Good Rest is not equal to Good Performance.

The matched ended in our defeat.. 0-1.

The morale of the story is… “BAO JIAK BECOMES TIO JIAK”. Or in short.. “BJ BECOMES TJ”..

Match 131 - Win

2010-03-14T02:06:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 3:1 Opponents

Date: 14th Mar 2010
Venue: Boon Lay Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), Alvin Cai(DM), Rujia(CM), Yanshou(AM), Sybian(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
H.Weijie, Mervin, Jiaxiang

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 3-1

Summary
Sybian

Finally the booster for the enginee room is back. Alvin was sorely missed in the previous due to his job commitment.

From the way the opponents look, they dun really pose a big threat to song bo. With the usual guys at their usual position, this match looks to be there for the taking. But Houston we have a problem. We got ouself the same referee as last week( I guess he is a Liverpool fan. As his consistency is his inconsistancey.)

The match went under way, without any thing worth mentioning. As the match progresses NBA star seem not to be his usual of hard running and terrorizing the opponents defence. He was like in wonderland, having a good time with alice(he watched the show the day before). He was always caught in no men lands and his only desire was to score join in the attack rather than to defence.

This has caused elvin and captain sparrow to cover the space left behind by this Star. Captain sparrow with the voice like thunder started to F*** the hel l out of this NBA star.
This seem to have wake him up. With a move that started by him, and with the instinct of a natural poacher, he produce a loopig header to the top left corner. GOALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!1

NBA star looks to stack his claim on the striker role for such a finish. As the match progresses, neither side could gain the control of the game. With another counter attack, Tiger yan unleash a defence splitting pass for el nino to capitalize. However, its just to fast for the speedy striker to catch up.

However, with his never say attitude, he chase after the ball and with a wave of his magic, he lobang the defender who is closing down on him and he unlease a shot towards the goal. GooalLLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2-0 to song bo. Changes was make make durig half time. Mervin came on for the wonderland star, wejie for Kevin. Opponents was presented by the referee for a handball by elvin. (he is just suai).

2-1 the score line. DejaJu seems to be in the house where we cant put the match away fpr all the chances that we have missed¡ all the sitters¡¡. Must really put our strikers on some sort of training program. But the keeper must give him credit for all the save that he did¡ world class.

Captain sparrow came to the rescue with a brilliant strike. 3-1 to song bo. As the match progresses. Things stay the same as its for song bo and the opponents and the game ended with 1 common thinfg from both the team. The referee suks big time and he wont be officiating our game for a lpng long time.

REFEERE KAYU

Match 130 - Win

2010-03-07T16:48:00.005+08:00

Songbo FC 4:3 Opponents

Date: 7th March 2010
Venue: Boon Lay Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Yanshou(AM), Sybian(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Mervin

Scores:
HT: 2-1
FT: 4-3

A hot sunny sunday coupled with only 12 players and facing 1 leaving at half-time, pundits would expect Songbo to slipped in this match. But they proved all crtics wrong with a convincing 4-3 win over dunearn old uncles. The scoreline could be greater if not for some slack defending and bizarre goalkeeping error. Goals from Goal Machine, TigerYan, Sparrow and Looney were enough to show how balanced Songbo offence was.

Opponents were none other than the Dunearn old uncles which we played against many times. Based on past records, we had more wins over them but we did not belittle them based on tat. Minutes started into the first half, our NBA star (who keep sending his application form for striker but end up being flatly rejected) had 2 shiity crosses tat keep going out for goal kick.

The 3rd one he got it right, with a looping cross from the right flank....it travels to the far post for Goal Machine to head in with ease. 1-0 to Songbo! The joy was shortlived, a one-two by the opponents sends Kelvin in a wild goose chase and crosses to the far post for their striker to head goal. 1-1.....Songbo struggled for a goal and they are finally rewarded few gd minutes b4 half time. A flick on by Sparrow sends TigerYan racing to towards goal with the GK to beat. Their centre back although tried to pull back Tiger, but he is simply unstoppable , with not much choices to left. that centre back tried to hit the ball out of play. But the ball chipped ahead of the keeper and it seems destined to bounce into the net....TigerYan even shouted "Goal' as he ran towards the goalpost, only to see the ball bounces off the post and lucky he is near the ball at tat moment and he swipe the ball in! 2-1 up!

The scoreline remain until halftime n the spirits were high. WayangQuan was injured in the midst of 1st half, so he had no choice but to be replaced by Mervin. Songbo 3rd chance came through a corner by Jackie. A perfectly cross to the centre of the 6 yard box, met Sparrow and he power head the ball into opponents' net. 3-1! up. 4th goal came minutes later, a freekick by Jackie which was supposed to be a cross ended up into the net when their keeper fails to grab hold of the ball, letting it fly pass his hands. 4-1 up......

Songbo bcame YaYa Papaya.....they changed TigerYan for PapaSoh and decide not to run for ball so often. A cross by the opponent as similar as their first goal was met by a header into the far post wif TigerYan nearly rooted on the ground. 4-2!....the deficit was cut to 2 goals.

With a 2 goal cushion, Sparrow decide to change for Wayang Quan. The match became more one sided after the substitution. Songbo can only defend n defend throughout. With so called 5min left by the referee, Songbo players were pyschologically alert for only 5min, and the 3rd goal came when a cross from the right flank was met by a first time volley towards the bottom left of the goal. The shoot was poor and the stand in keeper TigerYan tot that goal might be going out, pretends to dive for show....but to his horror, the ball was straight towards goal and he can only see the ball stroll into goal. 4-3!!!!

Finally the match ended after some charity work was done by the referee to the opponents.

Special mention to Lusty Seng for staying back to play for us knowing we had a player less due to injury(Wayang Quan). He certainly knows the meaning behind the word 'STEP UP'. Wat a man!

Summary by Yanshou

CNY Gathering cum WAGs updates

2010-03-03T09:54:00.003+08:00

Another day of fun and treachery, Songbo members were happy to held their CNY gathering at Capi Tan's love nest. We were proud to invite Yunfeng n Caijing for this joyous ocassion also.

Special mention: Wayang Quan recent partner is present inside this photo and she is single. I shall not reveal too much but its all according to reliable sources.

And we have a new Bond Gal! ....wohooo....

Fund update

2010-03-02T15:45:00.002+08:00

Dear All,

Our fund standing currently stands at $26.00. Please take note that the festive season are over and no more leniency would be shown for ppl who does not turn up or turn up for matches late. Hopefully in weeks to come we would get back to our fighting best! HUAT AH!!!!

Match 129 - Draw

2010-03-02T10:07:00.010+08:00

Songbo FC 2:2 Opponents

Date: 28th Feb 2010
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), Kelvin(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), Hweequan(DM), Rujia(CM), Junbing(AM), Sybian(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
H.Weijie, Mervin, Alvin Toh

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 2-2

Summary

It was a return to one of our home grounds. Songbo were looking to used the familiarity of the grounds to gain some advantage. However, our opponents today were always going to be a tough match. They were a full-Indian team that we had lost to before. Upon sighting them, SB's mental strength were put to the test - even before the match has started!! The team started warming up while awaiting the arrival of their star player - PapaSoh.

He finally arrived admist much fanfare as both SB members and the opponents look at him in awe as he strolled into the compound at around 920am. However, he was quite disturbed that some Indian WAGs took a tad too long a look at him. He quickly "siam" to the SB changing area and changed into his gear. Perhaps Capt Sparrow realised that some SB members needs a wake-up call after a string of poor or mediocre results. He decided that he had to unleash the very hungry Papasoh and let him show some of the SB members what hunger and mental strength is all about and the lost for generations and rarely seen skill -its called the You-dun-need-to-run-a-lot-to-contribute-positively-skill. Papa was going to be unleashed behind Torres today. With Torres just back recently from injury and not exactly sharp, and most SB attackers lacking sharpness and confidence, the personnel shuffle by Capt sparrow proved to be a master stroke!! - He could have won the world cup if he had a chance.....

Masterstroke aside, the most annoying thing had to happen ...again...Referee is LATE! and I mean really late! He strolled into the match compound....at the stroke of half-time!!!! Yes.... @ 940am sharp. Nowadays referee simply have no respect towards star players as can be seen that in this case he was actually 20 mins later than the star player from SB....Sigh!!!

To be continued........

Match 128 - Lost

2010-02-22T01:12:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 1:4 Opponents

Date: 21th Feb 2010
Venue: Yishun Ring Road
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Jiaxiang(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Jacky(LM), Hweequan(DM), Alvin Cai(CM), Rujia(AM), Sybian(RM), Alvin Toh(ST)

Subtitutes:

Scores:
HT: 1-3
FT: 1-4

Summary,

Quan

SONGBO FC POSTED BEST RESULTS AT YISHUN

Songbo return to the pitch after a rare win from the last outing. Wins are hard to come by in the year of 2010 as the players are still in the festive mood. A match right at the middle of a Chinese new year period was never the best of ideas and most importantly it was at our worse hunting ground. From previous records, SB has never ever taken any draws or wins from that ground the least goals conceded being 5, things are never looking bright for SB. The match being played at afternoon 3 o clock with El Nino effect and with only 11 eleven players being available SB all the arrows are pointing towards a new record, number of goals conceded.

With the clock turning 3.20 the match did not start due to be the referee being late. It turned out to be a blessing as our late king once again came in late even later than the referee. Due to the limited players available, the team picked itself. Our G king has to take up a position in a left back position. G king has always been known for his speed and dribbling but his defending always a big question mark, it is only a disaster waiting to happen. The rest of the team took up their usual position with a swimsuit Toh taking the lone striker role. By wearing swimsuit in the pool would increase speed and power but on the pitch would it have the same effect?

The match start with SB at the back foot as the difference in the size of pitch shows as SB were virtually second to every ball. Opponent number 22 is running the midfield show, the passing and dribbling of the opponent left SB chasing shadows. But once again SB strength in holding the shape and counter attack prevails. Against the run of the play, a throw in by NBA star allow sparrow to go down the right wing which he did superbly to hold off a defender and dispatch the ball into the net. Good play by SB and poor goalkeeping by the opponent.

The goal fired up the opponent as they went up a gear to chase the game. A simple one two with number 22 put their number 10 away with an easy finish. The whole Midfield and Defense went to sleep. Instead of a short nap, SB continue to be in their dreamland. This time round G king was the one rape. He must be thinking about his wonderful adventure of driving a few rounds the night before. A simple pass around G king left the whole left back area naked. Another simple finish for their number ten.

From 1-0 up to 2-1 down within mins , SB could only fear for the worse. The previous night, Manu went from 1-0 up to lose a game 3-1. Is it a case of Déjà vu? SB wake up from dreamland to put some pressure on the opponent earning a few free kicks and corner kick. Set piece has always been SB biggest assets but on this occasion it worked against us. Looney from 30 yards out attempt a free kick on goal, to everyone’s surprise instead of lifting the ball over the wall and into the net he went for power. The ball went off the wall and was turned into a counter attack. Opponent make good use of this chance and a cross over from the right side was put into the net by Number 10. SB just did the impossible by making their number 10 look like Andrew Cole with this hat-trick. A halftime whistle soon followed.

Sparrow gave the team a good dressing down at half time. Apparently five 100plus from the Ma Ma shop is still not enough for the whole team as the heat was too much for everyone to take. Sparrow ask everyone to stay focus an try to get something from the match, the 3-1 score-line seems harsh on SB as they only have 3 shots on targets all went it. Is the curse of player of the year coming back again? You can’t blame papa for any of the goals he was left with no cover on the pitch. The whistle goes off and the team march on to the pitch.

SB began to gain stoner hold in the battle as Midfield engine started running and the defense got their act together. As an individual SB is never a match for any team but as a team, SB is almost as good as 90% of the team we had faced so far. Our team work allow us to mount the pressure on opponent. Off one corner that was half cleared, swimsuit Toh was put cleared after a brilliant chest down by him. If only his finish is half as good as his chest down, SB would be 3-2 down and with a good fighting chance to get something out of the match. Despite the miss, SB push even harder to get that goal. A good cross from the right was chest down wonderfully by swimsuit Toh once again, this time round from 6 yards out he put his shot towards the corner flag. Even the referee sighed at that shot. It’s not SB day as players start to slow down due to the weather.

As fatigue clearly became a problem for SB, opponent slowly gained an upper hand on the match. Their defenders are slowly moving into SB half. Their Malay center half whom is both footed let go of a good left foot curler into the net despite PAPA getting a hand onto the ball. Papa could have done better with the shot, if the weight of the player of the year award is not with him maybe he would be able to make a good save out of the shot. Or maybe he is trying to force his way into a striker position with such a performance.

As the clock runs down SB still got time to earn a free kick in a dangerous position. Swimsuit Toh in hope of 3rd time lucky push everyone away and to take the freekick. With the confidence in his face he ran up to curl the ball. What a shot that was, there was a comment from G king that the bird is the sky was being shot down by him. Even the referee could not stop shaking his head over that shot. What an evening for swimsuit and SB. To everyone relief the whistle came soon after, the weather is taking too much for everyone. The game goes 4-1 to the opponent and SB claim their best result ever on that pitch. The first half dismay display by SB is being offset by a relatively good second half performance.

Morale of the story – Swimsuit are worn in the pool would give you power and speed but on pitch would only make it would make your chest be better than your foot!!!!!! If only there is a game called chest ball and we know who would be the outright winner.

***Special mention for Alvin Toh for his effort to arrange a game for SB.

Summary by Quan

SAP registration issue

2010-02-09T15:08:00.002+08:00

According to some reliable sources, 苹果乱报 has reported one of SongboFC senior member, Wayang Quan, previously from ABAAP, has filed for singlehood and has claimed to join SAP through his social networking portal, Facebook.

SAP secretary general, Tiger Yan, has clarified to the press that membership into SAP has to go through a stringent screening and assessment process before allowing a person to enter the party. In the case for Wayang Quan, there is no formal registration submitted to SAP.

SAP vice-chairman, Mervin Teo, has emphasised the point that should anyone proclaimed themself as a member of SAP without legal authorization, SAP will not hesitate to file charges against that person.

When asked about the issue of Wayang Quan's recent erractic behaviour, Mervin Teo says, " I believe there must be some setback in his recent love life. I really hope things will turn out well for him and his partner. As SAP has a social responsibility to uphold, i have to stop him from claiming he is now a member of SAP."

苹果乱报 so far has not captured any indecency of Wanyang Quan. But has reported that the case is somehow similar to Tiger Woods and John Terry. SAP legal advisor, Seafood King commented, " Maybe he is emulating what the super sportstars did, so that he can be referred to as one."

Match 127 - Win

2010-01-24T16:32:00.007+08:00

Songbo FC 4:1 Opponents

Date: 24th Jan 2010
Venue: Woodlands Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Kelvin(LB), Kenny(CB), Hweequan(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jacky(LM), Alvin Cai(DM), Rujia(CM), Yanshou(AM), Sybian(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Alvin Toh, H.Weijie, Jiaxiang, T.Weijie

Scores:
HT: 2-0
FT: 4-1

To regain the confidence from the thrashing last week, T.Weijie arranged his team of commandoes which we heard was thrashed by 11 goals. There was a rare sight of 15 players with alvin toh who joined back the team after a long time.

Before the match, our captain reminded us to give respect to the opponents, give in our 120% and show them what their OC's team is made of.

The match started and the 1st goal came when Songbo win their 1st corner. Jacky selfishly curled the ball directly into the goal, leaving the opponents stunned. 1-0.

Songbo was given alot of chances to attack as the opponents' defenders committed alot of foul throws.

After a few attacks, detecting that their own gk has problem taking goal kicks, one of the defenders went to help. He took the kick but the ball went low and towards Yan, who calmly trapped the ball to Jeremy. Jeremy dribbled past the last defender and slid the ball past the incoming gk into the bottom left corner of the goal post. 2-0

Songbo was playing like Real Madrid at some point, with 5 attackers and 5 defenders, leaving the midfield empty. The opponents was using this to their advantage and controlled the mid with their skillful midfielders.

Although there was some confusion in the Songbo defense with the new pairing of Kenny and Hweequan in the center defense, they managed a clean sheet in the 1st half as there were not much threat with the opponents' attacks.

Half time came and our captain reminded us again that 2 goal difference is still not a safe result. We should tighten our defense and attack if there is a chance.

The 2nd half started and the opponents started to attack from the flanks. Their goal came when Kelvin raised his hand for a ball which was over the line but the referee continues the play and the opponent took the chance and cross the ball. Hweequan was there to make a a difficult heading clearance, but the ball went to the opponent and he took it past Hweequan who was off-balance after clearing the ball. Kenny tries to block the shooting path but the opponent calmly lobs the ball over him and the gk and into the top right corner of the goal. 2-1.

The midfield was losing balls to the opponents and Songbo was under constant attacks. Songbo manage to keep their lead with the experience of the defense.

Songbo's 3rd goal came when they did a counter-attack and managed to pass the ball to Jeremy, who fake past a defender and dribbling towards the goal with another defender chasing behind him. After managing to lure the gk out of position, he lobs the ball to the other end of the goal, where Sybiant was unmarked and easily heads the ball into the empty net. 3-1.

The fourth goal came when Songbo wins another corner, Jacky crossed the ball into the heart of the penalty box and unmarked, Rujia heads the ball into the back of the net. 4-1.

The final whistle went off and Sonbgo got their 1st win of the season.

Summary by:
Alvin Cai

Match 126 - Lost

2010-01-20T00:41:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 1:5 Opponents

Date: 17th Jan 2010
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Swee Chao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Sybian(LM), Hweequan(DM), Alvin Cai(CM), Yanshou(AM), Mervin(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Rujia, Kelvin

Scores:
HT: 0-4
FT: 1-5

The first match of the season has never been the favourite time for Songbo FC as we are renowned for being the perennial slow starters. Coupled with the fact that our last season ended earlier with more than a few weeks to spare, it certainly doesn’t bode well for this match.

Opponents for the day: a hungry and noisy team of Malays which seem certain to slaughter the holiday-mood Songbo for breakfast. The availability of the full squad did little to tilt the favour as most of the players were still re-living the fun they had during X’mas or New Year. To make matters worse, the majority of the team arrived later than the stipulated time of 8:30am.

The match started tentatively but the opponents were quick to stamp their authority on the match as they controlled the engine room with ease. It didn’t take long for them to convert their domination into goals as a foul on the edge of the penalty area allowed them to take a direct free kick. A seemingly weak kick floated over the wall and Papa Soh seemingly got the angle covered. The ball bobbled through his gloves and over the line as the blunder left the reigning Player of the Year red-faced and opponents gushing at their good luck.

Songbo’s defence appeared hesitant while the midfielders seemed to be off the mark. The attackers did not have the guile or support to trouble the opponent’s seemingly weak defence as well. The action was mostly in the last third of Songbo’s defending area and the lead was soon doubled and tripled in quick succession.

Poor reading and anticipation in the defence allowed through balls to be played in with ease as the opponents took advantage of the failed office trap and raced to a three-nil lead within the first half hour with two simple goals. Songbo was creeping into the game each time and the opponents responded with the two goals to kill off hopes of any comeback. Their goalkeeper and fancy defenders looked to be the weakest link but Songbo tried to test their defence with corners and hassling but to no avail.

The opponents scored the fourth goal just before half time and the match seemed to be over when Songbo hasn’t seem to have even started! The half time talk was a challenge for Sparrow. Coincidentally, he was just thinking what Steve Bruce might have said to his charges when they were 4-0 down to Chelsea at halftime in an EPL match the night before. Gameplan was simple: Salvage some pride as if this match is going to shape our fortune for this coming season.

Songbo started the second half with more passion and purpose after the halftime lashing. A hopeful long ball from Papa Soh early and El-Nino managed to bundle the ball over the line as a result of hesitant defending from the opponents. Songbo was beginning to trouble the opponents with their direct brand of football as chances trickled in and weaknesses exposed in the opoonent’s backline. It even appeared at one point as if Songbo was possibly able to get something out of the game. In the end, the opponent’s skills proved too much to handle as they unleashed their deadly left winger and put paid to any hopes of a comeback with a clinical take-down and half volley into the top corner of the goal.

The match ended 5-1 as Songbo was able to leave the field with heads slightly high, given their spirited second half performance. However, if this match was to shape the things for this upcoming season, it seem like Songbo is in for an uphill task to improve or even maintain previous seasons’ performances if they continue to play at this level.

Summary by:
Captain Sparrow

Vote for the Picture of the Year 2009

2010-01-16T00:26:00.005+08:00

Gentlemens! With Year 2009 coming to a close, and to spice up our blog. I am proud to present you with 3 shortlisted beautiful pictures taken in 2009 for your voting!

ShortList 01 - 蜜桃成熟时

ShortList 02 - 吸奶

ShortList 03 - 强吻

Please feel free to post ur comments and not to forget to cast your vote after ur comments.

You can only vote for 1.

"Hunting" Trip in March

2010-01-01T21:02:00.005+08:00

Dear Brothers,

After weddings and countdowns, I propose we go on a "hunting" trip in March to recharge our ammo. We will be going up a famous mountain to hunt (Genting Highlands).. Enemy will be Ah Lim. Tentative date will be on a weekend on either end of the March school holidays.

Pls note that the MAIN objective of this excursion will be to hunt, other secondary objectives will be included if suitable but if not... Let's leave it to other trips.. =P

I hope to book for the trip b4 the end of Jan. Kindly leave your input in the comments for your avaliability for the hunt.

Huat Ah!
ice

Wedding of Wei Jie and Kai Yun

2009-12-13T11:43:00.002+08:00

Dear Brothers of Songbo FC, the blog has been so quiet for quite some time. Let me post a notice of joy and happiness. You guys are all invited to my wedding dinner on 20 Dec.

Some of you had been arrowed to perform duty, pls give me your fullest support. Details of the celebration are as follow.

Date: 20 Dec 2009
Venue: Amara Sanctuary Resort and Spa, Sentosa Island
Time: 7:00pm

For brothers involve in the day portion, please note the following,
Time to gather 6:30am
Gathering place: Blk 160 Bt Batok
Attire: White long sleeves shirt and black pants (tie will be issued on actual day
)

Now the detail GnT.
Brothers for gate crashing:
1. Rujia (OIC)
2. Sybian
3. Haung Wei Jie (F&B IC)
4. Hwee Quan (DriveR)
5. Jun Bing (Stag night OIC)
6. Kai Seng
7. Mervin
8. Swee Chao
9. Kenny
10. Gao Yong

Photographer:
1. Yanshou
2. Jeremy

The invitation card will be handed over to your soon.

Thank you.

Ah Tan

Match 125 - Win

2009-11-08T14:25:00.003+08:00

Songbo FC 2:1 Opponents

Date: 08th Nov 2009
Venue: Pioneer Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Hweequan(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jackie(LM), Alvin Cai(DM), Rujia(CM), Yanshou(AM), T.Weijie(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Binghong, Mervin

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 2-1

Summary by:
Tiger Yan

Massimo Taibi...a name not commonly known to people except those that started watching football since the 90s. This 'legendary' figure to Songbo is someone that they dun wish to be associated with. First, Taibi spirit starts to creep into our ever reliable PapaSoh....and now for the match 125....his spirit decided to flow into another person....Tiger Yan.

First half was a stalemate at 0-0, due to incompatability with Sparrow, Goal Machine and Tiger upfront. Just like the current England squad, the 3 of them has proven that they can't play together. With Papasoh leaving at half time for work issue, its Tiger Yan who took up the post.

Minutes into the 2nd half, with the abscense of our speedy Seafood King, the opponent races clear and one-to-one with Tiger....Tiger waited till he is in firing range and charges out....but with Taibi possessed inside him....he touches the ball but somehow the ball bounces off the opponent's leg and its 0-1!

"God damn it!" exclaimed Tiger. But its not over....2nd attempt saw a ball slide under his body after another one-to-one situation, but lucky CapiTan is there to do a last ditching clearance near the line. 3rd attempt saw Lam clearing the ball near the line after the ball bounces off Tiger.

When morale was lowest at this time, our Sparrow stepped up....with a through pass from Goal Machine from the centre mid...saw Sparrow chasing down the left side of the box and a left foot shot put the ball into the near post. 1-1!!!! Songbo equalised.
Minutes later, a long cross from Looney at the left flank was intended for Goal Machine, but he dumbie the ball to Sparrow and he was clear from the centre of the box, he dribbles down and slide it past the keeper. 2-1!!!! Goooooaaal!

"Beep Beep!" the referee calls for full time.
The team was happy and it was laughter at the stands. "Y u always so slow in coming out for the ball?....come out faster and communicate more..." this sentence keep repeating into Tiger's ears.
"I totally understand ur concerns gentlemens, but i am more confident staying by the line and use my reflexes to save the ball than coming out and give the striker an easier chance." explained Tiger.

Before they leave the pitch for their usual lunch session, Songbo members heard something..."hard disk now with who ah?"....the voice came from Looney.

Match 124 - Draw

2009-10-18T13:14:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 2:2 Opponents

Date: 18th Oct 2009
Venue: Westwood Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Kaiseng(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kelvin(RB), Jackie(LM), T.Weijie(DM), Alvin Cai(CM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Binghong, Jiaxiang

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 2-2

Our opponents for the day were youngsters (nasi lemak). As usual, the team went thru the pre-match routine of shooting and crossing and getting some touches. The team is still missing our "mascherano" due to injury but dunno whether he wayang or not.

While sizing up our opponents, instruction were clear. We are to hold the fort against our younger opponents and to counter attack them, with high balls nto their box. While this may seem like a cliche, it is found to be one of the most reliable and effective tactic against our nasi lemak opponents.

The match started without much fan fare and the first half was a stalemate. Songbo FC were doing their part in holding out their younger and fitter opponents and chances were few and far between. Most of the battles were fought in the mig-field and neither sides had any clear-cut chances to take the lead under the afternoon heat.

The second half was a different story altogether! Instructions were to keep up the focus and not make mistakes. So far, our defence were holding out well and midfielders were matching thir younger counterparts stride for stride. Songbo FC were finally rewarded when Torres open the scoring after some nice work by Jackie Chan. 1-0! The lead seems so against the run of play and came out of a searching cross by Jackie chan but ever the nasi lemak, opponents underestimated the heading prowess of our toress and allow him to slip in unnoticed to nod the ball home!

After taking the lead, the opponents seems to find strength from some unknown sources and kept piling up the pressure on the team's defence. Alas, the City Wall was finally breached after a lapse of concentration by our defenders. A hopeful cross field ball was punted upfield and our ever-reliable C-cup collided with botak Kel and the ball fell invitingly to their winger who needed no invitation to lash home a first time shot past the helpless Papa Soh. 1-1!

Songbo FC are not to be beaten so easily. Recently we have had the training of gifting our opponents simple and silly goals in the hope of training our fighting back mental abilities. This training proved to be quite useful as SongBo FC capitalised on a set piece. A free kick was punted into their penalty box and Sparrow seems to be a tad too late to the ball but somehow managed to toe-poked or slice the ball past their lumbering goal keeper. 2-1!

On better days, SongBo Fc would have closed shop, lock up the grilles and prepare for the Mee-Pok session later. Somehow, C-cup seem to be thinking whether to eat "xiao wan mian" or normal mee-pok when another diagonal ball was punted into the danger area. It was exactly the same type of ball like the opponents first goal and this time, our two defenders seems to know how to get out of each others way but problem is both stood watching and thought the other will attack the ball. The end result was a first time volley by the thankful rightwinger again past papasoh. 2-2!!

Its a shame really not to hold on to the lead on both occasiona but then again, SongBo FC will be back fighting because we know we are better than this!!!

Summary by:
Junbing

AGM 2009

2009-10-11T19:41:00.001+08:00

For those not in the know, AGM 2009 has been confirmed to be on this Friday, 16th of Oct (yes, this post is late I know). From the response (or lack of), there has been no one who voiced out that he will be unavailable. There was one, but now he isn't flying anymore...

As for the venue and time, I'm pretty sure Capt Sparrow is getting the details down and we should receive a confirmation from him soon. We will have after AGM activities which will be decided later.

Therefore, get ready this Friday for an evening of fun, laughter, surprises and a great time.

Match 123 - Lost

2009-10-11T14:25:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 2:3 Opponents

Date: 10th Oct 2009
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Swee Chao(CB), Kenny(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Jackie(LM), Alvin Cai(CM), Rujia(CM), Kelvin(RM), Yanshou(ST), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kaiseng

Scores:
HT: 2-2
FT: 2-3

Typically Songbo FC always recovers slowly from any round of testimonial match. Just after a 5-0 mauling in last week’s testimonial match, Songbo FC remains very much to be in holiday mood and playing pre-season football.

The day did not get off to the best of start when SSC sort of screw up and had no one to open up the field. After an impatient wait, a lumbering man finally turned up to open the field at half past nine.

Worse still, the opponents Songbo were facing in this match were a bunch of new fit and energized Non-Chinese. They seemed to have brought along their whole families for the match, judging by the amount of noise heard from the sidelines.

Songbo was hit with a mini injury crisis with Wayang Quan injured over the meaningless testimonial match and Mervin suffering from a strained hamstring. The long-term hernia injury of Sybian and the absence of JX and ComTan meant that Songbo came into the match with only 12 players. The day which 17 players turned up for a match didn’t seem too long ago though. Instructions for the match were clear: stay healthy to last the full match and use aerial balls to attack the opponents.

The match started on a fast pace as the opponents seem to settle in very quickly and started to dominate the game. It was all too apparent that Songbo was overwhelmed and intimidated by the sheer noise and style of the opponents. It was no surprise that given a quarter of the match gone, the opponents capitalized on a mix-up in the last line of defence and its striker coolly slotted the ball home in an one-on-one situation. 1-0!

Songbo had their heads hung low and the holiday mood didn’t seem to go off after last week’s match. However, they were constantly reminded that the opponents were not as strong as they seem. Against a run of play, El Nino planted a firm header to the back of the net from a corner and Songbo appeared to be right back into the match. 1-1!

Hopes were starting to pick up but it did not take long before another lapse in concentration allowed the opponents to break free and regained their lead with a simple finish. 1-2!

Songbo has been known in recent times for their tenacity in coming back from behind. The team quickly re-organised and out of a mistake by the opponent’s defence, El Nino broke free and put Songbo back on level terms. 2-2!

The entertaining and topsy-turvy first half soon came to a close and once again, Songbo was reminded to attack its opponents with aerial balls and pressuring their wobbly defenders into making mistakes.

The second half started as the pattern of the first half, with Songbo being forced back to defend its goal. However, the attacks weren’t exactly threatening and the score remained. Chances were few and far between and it became evident that either a moment of magic or a mistake would change the scoreline.

Unfortunately, the latter came true and out of a harmless-looking long ball into Songbo’s penalty area, Papasoh, who were to be crowned as Player of the Year, slipped and allowed the opponent to tap into an empty net. Songbo was left dejected as they had finally succumbed to the incessant pressure. In all fairness, Songbo did not deserve anything out of this match, given their lacklustre performance.

On hindsight, it would have been a better move to reward Papasoh with a new pair of boots instead of a set of gloves, given his costly. Or it might probably been the curse of the award, Player of the Year, which Kenny can bear real life testaments to its adverse effects. Is Papasoh being the ‘cursed’ one for this season? It shall remain to be seen and it can be assured that Papasoh would be closely scrutinized in the upcoming matches.

Summary by,
Captain Sparrow

Match 122 - Lost (Testimonial Match for Binghong)

2009-10-04T19:05:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 0:5 Opponents

Date: 04th Oct 2009
Venue: Fuhua Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Hweequan(GK), Yanshou(LB), Rujia(CB), T.Weijie(CB), Jeremy(RB), Kaiseng(CM), Junbing(CM), H.Weijie(CM), Swee Chao(ST), Binghong(ST), Kenny(ST)

Subtitutes:
Alvin Cai

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 0-5

Today marks the return of robinho back to playing for songbo fc.It's his first match since his knee operation in Jan. Capt Sparrow decided to plan this match as a testimonial for him as he was suppose to fly off on the 6th. But plans have changed, and it might be kenny's testimonial instead, as he is going for overseas for his ict on the 20th.

Our opponent for today is wellington galaticos, one team that does not have much respect for their opponents. They are always fooling around and laughing without showing team discipline and Professionalism

We are starting most of the songbo members in unfamiliar positions. strike partners el nino jeremy and goo-ba yan are playing in RB and LB position respectively. Did their blooming bromance help to keep a clean sheets for songbo fc? it seems a big NO, they are better suited terrorising opponents defences instead.

Next as CBs are capt sparrow and mando tan, off the field these 2 are always poking at each other from behind, hopefully they can team up well to command the whole defence. But alas, they were torn apart by the younger opponenets. In goal will be zouk chua performing the goalie duties. He injured his ankle in the last match and has volunteer to be GK.

As we are playing 4-3-3 formation for the first time, the 3 midfielders under the command of papa soh are SME seng and Rebond huang. Among all 3, papa soh has the most experience of playing in that role. True enough, in the first half, he anticipate well the balls, and supply it to the front and let the 3 forwards do their jobs. Seng was doing well too, running around holding the opponents at bay, as for huang, he looked abit lost but nonethless gave his all for the team.

For the 3 forwards, all 3 were all used to playing defensive role for the team. Anyway robinho is the target man, while quick feet ken is on the left, c cup chao on the right. all 3 have a chance each to score but their finishing disappoints them. On the bench were teacher cai and speculator mer. Cai is taking a break while mer pulled his hamstring.

First half was a close fight, with both sides testing each other. and it ended 0-0. Our el nino playing his first time as RB for songbo, was full of energy running up to join in the attack but left a big hole for the others to cover it up. goo ba yan must have prayed to rio ferdinand the night before, as he was raising his hand up and standing on the spot everytime the opponent pumped long ball into our half!

The midfield was in disarray but papa soh was there to control and spray the passes to the forwards and winning the headers. c cup and quick feet ken were playing ping pong with each other. when either one have the ball, they will just swing the ball to the other side leaving robinho clueless what they are going to do. robinho playing for his first time since his operation try his best to avoid getting injured.

2nd half started with no changes. But galaticos scored and the flood gates opened. songbo have few chances up front, notably a freekick outside the penalty area. Robinho who is incharge of free kicks and corners stepped up to take it and curled it over the wall but explosion head gk was there to push it over the ball. The resultant corner ends up with gooba yan heading towards goal but he missed.

In the end a 5-0 loss to an unworthy opponent, whom we can win easily if everyone were in their familiar position. Next time we meet them, we will slaughter them and spare no prisoners!!!

*ps: robinho thanks all songbo fc members for the understanding and concern during his comeback match!

Summary by
Binghong

Match 121 - Win

2009-09-27T13:38:00.015+08:00

Songbo FC 4:2 Opponents

Date: 27th Sep 2009
Venue: Boon Lay Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), T.Weijie(RB), Hweequan(DM), Jackie(LM), Alvin(CM), Mervin(RM), Yanshou(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin, Rujia, Jiaxiang

Scores:
HT: 3-2
FT: 4-2

Undefeated for 6 games that starts as far back as Jul 09, Songbo seems to have recovered from their two losses and is chasing the record of 12 games undefeated set during May 07.

The venue is at the familiar Boon Lay SS, which we have been playing for the past 3 weeks. As our team captain is a big ‘fan’ of Liverpool, it’s not uncommon to see him deploying the ‘rotational’ system. The back 4 remains the same, changes are made to the GK, RM and SS. What kinds of results will this system produce? Judging from statistics for the past 10 games, the wins are by a goal, the draws are 2 goals and the losses are 1 goal. Good or bad? You be the judge.

As one can see, the forwards have not been producing the goals that they used to have in the past. Even though our very own ‘El Nino’ has been on a goal run of 2 games, he is yet to be at his best of scoring at least 2-3 goals in the past. When will his form return? Will we see it in this game? As opposed to the front, the backline has been solid for the past 10 games, conceding 1 goal for all the games except the last match, which they let in 2 goals. Praise have to be given for their hard work and concentration when most of the teams members are trying hard to score goals, they are trying hard to keep goals from coming in. However, there will still be days where they will lose their concentration and allowing stupid goals to be conceded. This is taking into the account of the ‘unpredictable’ performance of ‘John Terri cum Fatty-hen’. In games when his performances are exceptional, no attackers can go past him or even dare to face him. On his off days, he’s letting in goals that even a 3 yr old kid can score. Predicting how good he’ll be performing in the game is like winning TOTO group one prize. Thankfully, his ever-reliable partner, ‘Vic-Ken’ is stepping up as and giving the much needed support to him.

This is a team that we have played for a couple of times. If my memory serves me right, we have yet to lose a match to them. Winning most of the encounters and drawing once. It seems though, that they have been actively recruiting members. There are always new faces whenever we played against them. With our key players back, Songbo field an almost full strength team for this battle.

The first half was a disaster for our Terri. Mistakes are made with his every touch of the ball. No one even for himself knew what is wrong and it’s just a matter of time when the mistakes made turned into a vital one. A harmless ball from the opponent half targeted at their small speedy striker is usually not a trouble for Terri. But with his presence form, an interception of the ball becomes an assist for the striker. Who managed to take control of the loose ball and break the deadlock. 0-1! To add salt to the wound, one can see that Terri will still have more ‘gifts’ to present to their strikers as the match progress.

The partnership between Tiger and El Nino has been building up recently (who knows what they have been doing for the rest of the week). They seem to be able to telepathically sense each other’s location and execute a perfect pass to the other party, or follow up whenever one has taken a shot to catch the rebound. The equalizer came with most credit to be given to El Nino even thought Commando Tan loop a high ball in for him. With brute strength, he managed to muscle (gym trip with Tiger?) the defender off the ball and slot the ball home. 1-1! The second goal came soon after with Tiger making a superb right wing cross to find El Nino unmarked on the left. With his blistering pace and regained confidence, he added a 2^nd goal for Songbo. 2-1!

With the thought of killing the game off early in the first half, Songbo began to push his backline up. This turns out to be a bad move as the score line is tied once again. A slick pass from their speedy striker sent their left mid through on goal. He make no mistake by putting the back at of the net, even though one can argue that our Papasoh could have come out with a better save. 2-2!

The performance of the front and back seems to be going in opposite direction. When the back is down for today, the front seems to be able to find back their goal scoring touches. Catching on to a loose ball by their GK, who had parried a ball off from El Nino, Tiger (who haven’t scored since Jun 09, where he got a hat-trick) was there to make sure the ball is in the net with an acrobatic right-foot-high-kick volley. 3-2!

(Zouk quan was injured in the first half, but as most of our team mates thought it was an act, even though it’s real, I have decided to not write on this. Everyone is free to pen their thoughts in the comment section)

The first half ends a remarkable performance by the two forward and a disastrous one by our very own Terri. After receiving some hair-dryer treatment from Terri is back with the hopes of redeeming his ‘worst-ever’ performance.

The 2^nd half started very brightly for Songbo. El Nino was able to finally get his well-deserved hat-trick (last one was in Feb 09). Reacting first to the loose ball, he executed a perfectly aimed header to place the ball at the top left hand corner of the net. 4-2!

With a 2 goal margin, Songbo has effectively killed of the game. Even though the opponents has now fielded taller strikers and putting in more pressure on the Songbo’s defence, a revitalized Terri stopped every one of the attackers at its track. With ‘Vic-Ken’ at its best and Terri back to his norm, they both make sure that the number 2, stays at number 2!

In conclusion, a good performance by Songbo and an even better one by the 2 forwards. Even though Terri has played one of his ‘worst-ever’ game in the first half, he was able to give a good performance in the 2^nd. But then again, who knows that it may have been his plan all along to play a bad game intentionally so that the forwards can stepped up and regain their goal scoring confidence. A conspiracy in the making? Maybe….

Summary by
Bullocks13

Latest fund update!

2009-09-20T23:07:00.004+08:00

Bal B/D 25

Fine for Fico Bin, Quan, Seng $2 each, Yanshou $4 total $10

Topping up of Fico ($4) from funds

Fine for being late for match(118) Jackie $8 Kelvin $6 total $14

Fine for being late for match Jiaxiang(120) $6 Kelvin $6 total $12

25+10-4+14+12 = $57

Match 120 - Win

2009-09-20T14:26:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 2:0 Opponents

Date: 20th Sep 2009
Venue: Boon Lay Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Hweequan(DM), Jackie(LM), Alvin(CM), Sybian(RM), Junbing(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin, Rujia, Mervin, T.Weijie, Jiaxiang

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 2-0

Its beeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn a long time since we had such a big turn up for a match. Can't recall when the full songbo squad turn up for a match..... Hmmm like never......
Nonetheless, the starting 11 was the same as 2 weeks ago as captain sparrows has demanded that those 11 rascals should make redeems for themselves .

Never had the warm up been with so much of laughter and fun. Still, captain sparrow calls up everyone to fall in for the usual team talk. Suddenly thing took a turn for a more serious note; individually, we must improve things like STAMINA (YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE), AWARENESS AND OF COURSE BROTHERHOOD. This will enable us to help one other on the field when in times of trouble. For once, we must stamp our authority on the field within 20 min....

Things started quite brightly with el nino and papa song up front. The team need to turn half chances were turned into a goal but alas still .......... Opponents did not see much of the ball and song bo created chance after chance but they all went begging. 3 clear cut chances for the NBA star to stack a claim for the striker role came by but think he is wearing his basketball sneakers instead of soccer boots.

However, tiger yan was put to the test with a corner where he make a point blank save from the opponents header. Guess we can recommend him to Sir alex since ben foster hasnt been really a safe pairs of hands between the post.

Song bo just isn't ruthless enough to see off their opponents..... We have been very kind to 'share ' the ball with the opponents (May be the government can hire us to be the ambassodor for their courtesy campaign. Hahahaahah) who just make things difficult for us. Nevertheless, our reliable back four stood in their way.

Half time... Captain sparrow decided to be more offensive and wanted to see off the game with more attacking option. In came kelvin at right back and Captain tan at left back. Captain sparrow came in for a tired alvin who mind seems to be left some where else.

Nba star as given the cane for his lacklust performance in the first half. Must be the still thinking about the mj session that ended 5am... Oops....

He decided to redeem himself. Within 10 min in the the 2nd half , he won a 50-50 ball in midfield. By fighting off the opponents with his brutal strength, one would thought the opponents would end up in 2 pieces. After which, with a no look pass that to tiger yan that caught 2 opponents off guard tiger yan looks up and cross to the far post for el nino to waive his magic.....GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-0 to the Songbos.

However, our El Nino was soon to be substituted by jia xiang, who looks a bit rusty having been out of the game for a while.

AL NINO has song bo in the lead. 1-0 with nba star breathing down his neck for the striker role, he must be feeling the heat. With the lead, songbo can now see more of the ball but patience is the word for us. With a throw in by kelvin down the right flank, nba star dun know how he do it but he manage to go pass 3 opponents before drilling in a low cross . tiger yan time his run but decided to draw the opponents away and created a clear chance for rooney who has been sneaking in from the back. The ball ended in the net 2-0 to song bo.

Finally the final whistle sound off. Its a hard fought victory for Songbo.

Summary by
NBA Star
(Edited (Halfheartedly) by Bullocks)

Match 119 - Draw

2009-09-06T13:38:00.007+08:00

Songbo FC 1:1 Opponents

Date: 6th Sep 2009
Venue: Boon Lay Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Hweequan(DM), Jackie(LM), Alvin(CM), Sybian(RM), Junbing(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin, Rujia, Mervin

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-1

Same team again tat songbo fc thrashed a few matches ago, but today we only manage to get a draw..!!we started our first 11 which look strong euff for a good win, sadly we didnt get the kill.....songbo had a perfect start during the first 15mins, a beautiful display of speed and acceleration.....

(Nike Mercurial Vapour)

Goal....!!!!!!! 1-0 SONGBO.....FC number9..!!!

We were level right after the start of 2nd half, it was disappointing for the team... we should have kill the game wif 2 great chances for "the kid" but he didnt manage to put the ball into the net.(im sorri). ...final score 1-1 draw....19 goals so far for songbo number9.. make sure the 20th goal will be a fantastic win for SONGBO FC..! huat AR!!

by el Nino

Match 118 - Win

2009-08-30T13:19:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 1:0 Opponents

Date: 30th Aug 2009
Venue: Dunearn Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), T.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Hweequan(DM), Jackie(LM), Alvin(CM), Mervin(RM), Rujia(AM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kaiseng

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-0

Songbo FC scraps out another 1-0 win

Songbo Fc is in a mini crisis. Once again SB started off the warm up session without a full 11 players on the pitch. SB squad is paper-thin. Players are divided between different commitments. (Basketball work gf and even duties). It is well rumored that a senior player claims to do duty despite doing duty the previous day. According to SAF standing order nobody is allowed to do consecutive duties. So I strongly suspect there are people who are playing around the system and using various excuses to miss matches.

In the mist of doing warm up Kelvin and Jackie turned up to the delight of the team. Firstly there are enough players for SB and secondly someone else is sponsoring the year end event. Before the game kick off kaicheng came, credit must be given to him for coming down despite commitments outside.

The whistle goes off as both team started off cautiously. Our weak midfield is never ever going to stamp authority in any match against half decent team. As the match went on the gulf between players shown as opponent had close to 70% procession. But SB uses their good organization to contain the opponent as they could not even master a shot at our star GK papa. Their No 8 had a bad day out in the field as he had to leave the pitch with a bloody **** head after Kenny came out better during a clash of head. To add wound to the injury Jeremy scored an easy goal for SB. His striker instinct put him at the right place to put the rebound back to the net after the GK spill an RJ shot that was straight at him. It was badly rumored that he did not dare to score when that someone is around and the goal sort of prove the rumor right.

The second half started off with rain pouring. The rain slow down both teams and concentration need to be at its maximum as vision is affected and bounce of the ball became unpredictable. But SB warriors stand strong and be counted. Every player plays their part in setting up a wall which the opponent never really overcome. OC Tan deserve special mention as he look like Dennis Irwin playing at left back. He looks like veteran in the left back position despite in the position less than 5 times. His lack of match fitness was not even seen. Kenny did a good job covering when the old guard was taken out. With such a decent backline SB would be a match for most of the team around. Once an again our teamwork understanding and organization prove too strong for a team who are technically much better than us. What different SB from others is that we have 10+ yrs of friendship behind us. This friendship is the key to all success.

HUAT AH!

**Special thanks for kaicheng who stand in the rain with the team and papa for being with us despite being late for work appointment.

(Pardon me for a lousy report as I am back in camp doing high key)

Summary by :
Hweequan

Match 117 - Win

2009-08-16T12:48:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 1:0 Opponents

Date: 16th Aug 2009
Venue: Pioneer Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Junbing(GK), Jackie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Alvin(CM), Sybian(LM), Rujia(CM), Mervin(RM), Yanshou(ST), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
NIL

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-0

Things did not started out well for the songbo as early as 4 am. With only 11 players to take to the field against our opponents in 5 hours time, Rujia send out an SOS sms for the unwell Huiquan.

Still Huiquan who looks ok to me still came and offer his 15 min of services if needed. With no alternatives left, we decided to turn to yanshou for help who came dashing into the field 15 min into the game.

Still our captain decided to take to the field with only 10 players while waiting for our 11 player to arrive. With a morale boosting talk before the game, 110% percent effort is required from each and ever one of us to make up for the short fall of 1 players.

With the match underway, both teams started out very cautiously, trying to see the weakness and strength. Within 2 min into the game, songbo earns a throw-in on our right flank. Kelvin threw it to rujia at the edge of the penalty box who flick on the ball to a no mans area.

With the instinct of a natural poacher, sybian was the first to react to the ball. With a world class finishing that would even put torres to shame, the ball ended in the net. GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1-0 TO SONG BO!!!!! One would find it strange as in why never was sybian put in a more attacking position to grab more goals for songbo.

Yanshou arrive shortly after that great goal by sybian. He jumped into action like a hungry tiger looking for fresh meat. However, it turns out to be what songbo detest …… COMPLANCY & LAID BACK. With a 1-0 lead and 11 vs 11, song bo decide to switch off their engine and let the opponents do what ever they want on the field.

Chances for songbo were place on the platter for us to increase the score line but they went begging. Jeremy with his new Luminous nike vapour ($299) was trying to be like a combine of torres and ronaldo… being fancy and place the ball anywhere but the net.

2nd half were no better but our defense manage to hold on to their task of keeping the opponents at bay. Huiquan eventually came on for Kenny who was exhausted towards the last 10 min of the game. Though he see little of the ball but manage to summon every ounce of his energy to defense our 1 goal lead score line. The final whistle goes off and so that ended songbo 5 game winless drought. Now we are surely back on track to pose more threat to other team.

1 main things that were brought up during the debrief was to do a warm down run of 3-5 rounds around the field. Partially to warm down and also for the GK and those with a big stomach to do some toning and most importantly be able to last long during the match in terms of concentration and stamina.

Last but not least hope sybian can get to be more in a attacking position as his goal average is about 1 goal per game. So the strikers better be on their guard…………

Match Summary by,
NBA Star

Lelong Lelong!!

2009-08-11T00:11:00.002+08:00

After consultations with various religious leaders and fengshui masters, it seems that our Wonder boy's current boots clash with his Eight Characters, name, numerology and some even say hairstyle.. this is adversely affecting his goal scoring form.

Therefore, our Wonder boy wishes to offload his boots in order to purchase a new one.. the boots are relatively new..

Addidas predator
Orange
Size US 8.5
Selling at SGD 50.

Pls support!!

Cheers
Ice (on behalf of Jeremy)

Good FICO workout!

2009-08-07T01:16:00.002+08:00

While waiting for my hair to dry, i have decide to do a post. I think most of us had an enjoyable and sweaty session! Good job guys!

Due to the big turnout, we have had to play 13 players in tht small pitch. Although this is bad news for dribblers like JX and ALAM, it also means that most of the time, our touches are very important. I believe each and every one of us have practised and learnt something from today's session.

Another issue is that of fine! We all know that the fine system was first implemented as a punishment for people like myself who likes to be late. I have no problems with the system because due to this, i have make efforts to be early although i am still one of the top contributor. Hahahaha!! Still, I think everyone would agree that this is fair to people who are always early. With regards to FICO sessions, this is especially important because we are paying for every min of the time we are late.

Now, I think that it is only fair to expect that some people who are late might have valid reasons like working late or other equally valid reasons. We have to take note that these sessions are mostly on weekdays and this is inevitable. However, I urge everyone to have self - responsibility and have their own integrity to own up and pay the fine if you are really late without any valid reasons. (Like Myself *winkz*)

Another thing is in future, I hope that team members can leave the responsibility of collecting of the fine to the CFO and the organiser. This is because, the organiser would be the one who knows who have informed him and he knows their reasons. He will be the one who determines who cannot be let off!! hahaha..... that way, we would not have awkward situations like today. However, if you feel you have been treated unfairly, there is always the CFO to share the decision making and as an appeal channel.

How does this sound??

Fine system for all Fico session

2009-08-06T12:39:00.003+08:00

All players are suppose to reach Fico @ 850 sharp. Same rules as matches applies. Fine for every 5 mins block. This is to ensure everyone get a fair 1 hour playing time which they are paying for instead juz 50 mins. So pls arrive @ 10 mins B4 All fico sessions so as to ensure our money well spent on the pitch. As usual only valid reasons would be entertain the rest who are late be prepared to pay more. I hope this post is fair and does not have too many objections.

Clarifications for Payment of FICO sessions.

2009-08-05T15:40:00.002+08:00

Alamak I dunno why I have to come up with this post lei. But i sense some distrust or bigger issues coming up into the team so I thought I as the originator better clarify things properly.

Guys, why you all so tensed up?

Fico sessions are organised in mid-week for the enjoyment and/or as a form of training regime. They are not the official event that team members must attend. Till date, it has always been a "who-free-who-come" and "who-come-who-pay" event!

In my original posts, I did make a statement that this coming event is COMPLUSORY. However, this was all done in the fun of innocent taunting and said in jest. The further red-coloured smallest font statement at the end of the post was an additional intention to persuade team members to attend the event if they can. There are no malicious intent and words shld not be taken too seriously here.

To clarify,

Payment has always been made by players who attended the FICO event. To date, I believe only a small amt(a few dollars i think (CFO verify pls) has been utilised from team funds due to some discrepencies in the calculations and/or ease of calculation.

For example, the final bill might turn up to be $123.88. hence, normally we just use $120 to be divided amongst the players and the $3.88 from team funds.

My statement of Capt sanctioning the event does not mean that the cost of the session will be divided by all in the team, with or without attendance. It just means that capt sanction the team funds to be used for the end figures.

So let's not think too far and relate that the funds are being misused here. This is dangerous territory lei....:)

So in summary, forget about the whole issue of "who did not come must also pay" bullshit by Papa Soh ok?
It has never been practised and will never be practised in the future.

Cheers!! :)

P.S: More common sense and sense of humour would have averted this issue altogether!

CFO Cleared of CPIB check

2009-08-04T21:48:00.004+08:00

After a 3 hours lock up with intense grilling session with CPIB. They declare me a clean and upright person. I do have an aide that stays with me but no pay was given out. We do have a pet but its indeed a pet dog which needs low maintenance. I dun own any BMW and my assistance does not have any license. My aide does not own any credit card to mine account or company account. So I was let out clean.......

lastest fund update.

GRC fine for not bringing ball

Boon Lay $2 Last week

Individual Fine for being late for match

1. Kelvin $6

2. Rujia $4

3. Junbin $4

4. Kaicheng $4

5. Yanshou $4

Fine for not blogging

1. Rujia $2

Current Fund = (-1) old bal + $2 + $6 + $4 + $4 + $4 + $4 + $2

= $ 25

Fiscal responsibility

2009-08-04T19:29:00.001+08:00

With all the scandals of missuse of funds and mis-collection of funds both local and abroad, I propose that our team fund be regulated, both IN and OUT. No single individual/GRC shld be able to disperse the funds nor impose fines arbitually. There shld be proper CHECK and BALANCE.

We are now starting to see cases where "events" are to be sponsored/ subsidised by the fund. How do we differentiate which ones are for the good of the team and which ones are not? Imposing fines shld be done when the majority of the team are agreeable since it affects everyone directly.

I propose that we need at least a member from each GRC to acknowledge that the event is worth subsidising/sponsoring and that we require a two-third majority in order to impose fines.

Just my two cents worth.

Ice

Fico Session for National day Week.

2009-08-03T11:33:00.007+08:00

In view of our rest for this week from the fields, I am suggesting a Fico-session sometime this week.

I would like to know the response and the Preferred days and times. Tentatively, I would suggest Thursday night from 9pm-11pm. This time frame will allow brudders to enjoy their long weekends and at the same time have a go at kicking balls during the week.!!

Pls let me know soon so that i can do booking for the session. Attendance is compulsory for this will be considered a training session!! hahahahaha!!

*If you dun come, you will pay for the share as well cos I heard team funds is now in the green zone again*

*...updated....*

Confirmed Attendance: Tiger, Kenny, Jacky, JX, Kel, Xiaohong, JB, Quan, Seng, Mervin.(10 pax)

Alam Shah coming later @ 10pm due to work commitments. Thief yet to confirm (dunno why)

Confirmed non-attendance: Capt (says he got golf lessons), commando (dunno why), Sabian (dunno why).

Disciplinary charge potential !: Chao (no sound no image even after 2nd reminder), Jeremy (same as 1st defendant).............. RSM (pls conduct investigations ) are they overseas or something?

Match 116 - Draw

2009-08-02T15:25:00.002+08:00

Songbo FC 1:1 Opponents

Date: 2nd Aug 2009
Venue: Choa Chu Kang Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Hweequan(DM), Alvin(LM), Rujia(CM), Junbing(AM), Jiaxiang(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kaiseng, Mervin

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-1

Match report

The match started with the opponents numbering 8 players nevertheless Songbo started with a full team. SB failed to make use of their numerical superiority and the game dragged on till the other opponents. Other hightlights of the first half included a dive from Papa Soh and a header goal from Capt Sparrow. HT: 1-0

2nd half started with a different goalie between the sticks. With RSM released out into the field, SB was hoping to add on to their goal tally but the teams mental strength is rapidly decreasing and SB pounded wave after wave. Finally, the opponents met a cross from the right and scores.

Match Report by: Huang Weijie

This Is it!!!

2009-07-28T13:06:00.004+08:00

This is it!!! I am sick and tired of "smelly" players who always like to leave a boot or knee or arm behind in their tackles!!! They dun know that they are affecting an old man's movment and comfort for the following week!! Also, they think they are smart but they do not know they are dealing with PAPASOH!!!

Capt!! I am demanding that I can exact my revenge on the next funny player that comes along!!! When they try their niggling moves again, I swear I'll leave my studs in their balls so very hard and so very fast that they wun remember that they have balls in the first place!!!

NE NE KO CHI!!

Match 115 - Draw

2009-07-26T19:56:00.004+08:00

Songbo FC 1:1 Opponents

Date: 26th Jul 2009
Venue: Hua Yi Sec Sch
Jersey: Black

Starting Line-Up:
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Hweequan(DM), Jiaxiang(LM), Alvin Cai (CM), Rujia(AM), Mervin(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Kelvin

Scores:
HT: 0-1
FT: 1-1

This was a new team which, according to the referee, travelled all the way from the east to play here. There are only two possibilities: 1. They have conquered the eastern side of Singapore and are look for new challenges in our district. 2. They have suffered too many humiliating defeats that they must leave for greener pastures. The team did look to be more of the first possibility as they arrived late and started doing their warm-up.

It was also notable that this was the first time we tried out a variations of our warming-up routine, thanks to the great initiative by Ah Lam. The warm-up was beneficial though I personally found it quite tiring. But I’m sure the team had a proper workout before the match. Due to some commitments, Songbo only had 11 players for this match while Kelvin, the 12th man, had to come later due to family matters.

The match started on a very cautious note as the majority of Songbo players appeared to be giving the opponents too much respect than they deserve. The first half was patchy without any flowing football as both sides tried to stamp their authority on the match. However, it should be noted that the opponents were having the lion’s share of possession without any real penetration or threats. Indeed, the first goal came from the mistake of Songbo defence, as a floating corner was connected weakly one of the opponent’s central defenders but Songbo did not manage to clear their lines when given a chance. After a goalmouth melee, the opponent’s striker was left with the simplest of touches to put the ball in the back of the net. 1-0 to the opponents!

The rest of the first half passed by without any notable action as Capt Sparrow was constantly reminding the team not to give too much respect and the opponents were actually not as strong as they were thought to be. The half team talk was focused on getting the players to regain their confidence and recover from the slump of a three-match winless streak.

The second half began from where the first half ended, with patchy football and chances few and far between. However, it was evident that Songbo was determined to avoid defeat in this match as they started to show more sense of urgency in their tackles and movement. The opponents were being pegged into their own half and one mistake from their clearance put Mervin through down the right flank and with a swing of his boot, the ball landed perfectly onto the head of Wonder Boy and he duly equalized for the team. 1-1!

Heads up! The Songbo boys were fired up and they went in search of the winning goal. However, time was not their side as the clock ran out and the match ended in a stalemate.

Although this match should have been won on our more-confident days, the spirit displayed by the team in the second half was heartening. Post-match interviews revealed that Mervin was actually going for a shot with his supposed assist. Well, let’s hope that lady luck can shine on Songbo as we try our utmost to pull out from the worst slump since the Great Depression.

Cheers bros!
Sparrow

Quote of the day

2009-07-25T19:48:00.002+08:00

i can bald, can fat...but i scared single

I had a conversation with one of the member of the club and this is his comment.. As a senior player I need to post out his comments so to see who so ever in the club can do him a favour to address the problem. Pls leave some comments and do something to help him.....

New Fine system

2009-07-19T13:55:00.002+08:00

Players who are late for match would be fine with immediate effect

1. All players are supposed to be dressed up and be on the pitch @ 840 sharp

2. For every five mins block late there would be a $ 2 fine. (eg. Player 8 comes in @ 852am he would be fine $6)

3. The max fine cap for being late would be $10.

4. Players who could not make it for soccer matches last min would be fine $10.

5. All fines would be on an individual basis instead of car basis so if the whole car of ppl comes late then prepare to pay for own fine.

Balls for matches

Every GRC has been given 2 balls for matches pls ensure that every match we see 2 balls from each grc. Any GRC without 2 balls would be given a $2 fine for each ball not at the match.

Failure to ensure safety of jersey

1. There would be a $5 fine for players who did not account for their own jerseys.( both black and red)

2. All players are expected to bring both of jerseys to match. Failure to do so would lead to a fine of $5 per jersey.

3. This fine system would as the same as blog fine double up effect so 2nd time lose jersey would be $10

**The fine starts from immediate effect!

Match 114 - Lost

2009-07-19T13:17:00.001+08:00

Songbo FC 1:2 Opponents

Date: 19th Jul 2009
Venue: Pioneer Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up:
Yanshou(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Hweequan(DM), T.Weijie(LM), Alvin Cai (CM), Junbing(AM), Mervin(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Rujia, Sybian

Scores:
HT: 0-1
FT: 1-2

This team of opponent is a full malay team which we have played before and we won through yan’s au shiang pai acting skill, a penalty winner goal.

NBAStar has marked his return with a goal after missing out for a few matches. This goal plays important contribution to our coming back statistics. While SongBo was sinked down by 2 long shot for each of the half in the game..

The match started off brightly with SongBo attacking down the right and we have been pumping long ball inside to test the opponent’s defenses. However, they are able to contain the attacks. Jeremy also has missed a half chance one on one with the keeper. His confidence seems crawling away from him.

The first goal of the game came from a long shot which hit top right hand corner of the goal post. Yan was totally rooted to the ground. 0-1!! For the rest of the 1st half, nothing much exciting occurred.

During half time, Captain Sparrow has given us some team talks, questioning out mental weakness as well as our abilities to lift up for the team’s morale. Mervin was subbed to allow NBAStar to come in.

AT the start of the 2nd Half, tried to play positively and while beginning to see some improvement.. the opponent’s right back has unleashed another long and powerful shot which left our PapSoh no chance as well. 0-2!!

After this goal, both team started to make some substitutions. Huang is making way for Rujia with Tan shifting to left back, Alvin taking left winger and Captain taking control of the Midfield. This formation has made Songbo, more offensive and more threatening to the opponent defenses. SongBo potential comeback goal has came through the NBAStar, which hitted the under side of the bar. Great goal 1-2!!

SongBo contine to keep pressing for 2nd goal but to no prevail.. Soon the whistle was blowed. 2 Consecutive lost for SB.. Time to do some soul searching for SB..

By,
Seng

Project Update 3

2009-07-13T15:59:00.009+08:00

Time for another quick update on the progress of our photobook. So far we have amassed quite a number of photos (many interesting ones too...hmm...I wonder which ones will make it to the print) and we are in the midst of narrowing down the photos to use as well as the design of the photobook itself.

Speaking about design, as you guys know we will be coming up with a Songbo FC emblem as well as a mascot. So what's the difference between a mascot and an emblem? An emblem will be like the Man Utd and Liverpool badges that we are so familiar with. A mascot would be the guy wearing the red devil costume taking photos with kids around the stadium. As we have already revealed, our mascot will be a bulldog (no plans for a costume though). Below are 2 pictures to illustrate what I meant.

Example of a Mascot

Example of an Emblem

Yan have took the liberty to do a quick sourcing of the price to print such photobooks and we are getting prices of around $30 for an A4-sized 20 pages, soft cover booklet, with an option to add 2 pages for around $2. If you take away a few pages for introductory text and other misc stuff, we would be left with around 16 pages. That would be able to hold roughly 60+ pictures if we squeeze in 4 pictures on every page. With the current count of selected pictures at the 90+ mark, not inclusive of the late 2008 to 2009 pictures I have yet to go through, it does not take long to guess we have to either fork out a substantial amount for the book or drastically reduce our number of pictures to print.

Taking these into consideration, we have decided that the photobook is to be focused on the Songbo FC soccer team instead of being a "15th Year Anniversary" photobook for most of us. This means that the retro photos from our sec sch days will only be included in digital format in the DVD to be included with the book. With that, I have put up a survey as well to have a general feel of how much we are willing to pay for this, taking into consideration that it would be a one-off memorable to commemorate our 15th Anniversary. Please leave comments about this if you have any as we have plenty of room for discussion.

Match 113 - Lost

2009-07-12T20:22:00.006+08:00

Songbo FC 1:2 Opponents

Date: 12th Jul 2009
Venue: Westwood Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up:
Junbing(GK), H.Weijie(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kaiseng(RB), Hweequan(DM), T.Weijie(LM), Alvin Cai (CM), Yanshou(AM), Mervin(RM), Jeremy(ST)

Subtitutes:
Rujia, Kelvin

Scores:
HT: 0-0
FT: 1-2

The opponents are a group of indians and the half started with them gaining most of the possession. They have great technique and the composure of passing around which Songbo team lack of. Their defense is also of no nonsense type so our team had little chance of attacking. But their attack could not penetrate our defense so the 1st half ended in a stale-mate.

During the break, there is a change in our team formation. Our captain for Mervin, and kelvin for Seng, who was injured in the 1st half. Yan was sent to the right mid while Rujia took up his place in the attacking mid.

Songbo's only goal came when a shot from Jeremy was blocked by the opponent. The ball luckily and accurately land in front of our captain, who easily tap the ball into the bottom corner of the goalpost with his left foot, leaving the keeper rooted to the ground. 1-0.

The equalizer of the opponent came when Chao allow their winger to run past him. Though he almost manage to cach him back, the winger make a good low cross to their forward, who make a shot to the right of the goal post. Sources claim that our goalkeeper would have save the ball, if not for the sandy pitch below him, causing him to slip while he was trying to dive the opposite direction. 1-1.

The opponents almost scored another when they manage to make a fast counter attack, leaving Kenny and their forward running. The opponent manage to fake past Kenny and make a shot but a superb save from Junbing prevented the opponents from leading.

The winning goal came when Huang slipped a clearance and the ball bounces back. While trying to clear the ball, Kenny scaled the ball the allow the ball to travelled nearer to the goalpost. The opponent took the chance and lob the ball over Junbing who was coming out to intercept. 1-2.

Although leading from behind, Songbo press the line up and keep the pressure on the opponents.
Chances are still little but they are not going to just give up to the opponents. But luck is not on Songbo's side this time. The refree blow for the final whistle after attacks on the opponent are just not going in.

Reported by KennyJ

Match 112 - Draw

2009-07-06T12:53:00.007+08:00

Songbo FC 1:1 Opponents

Date: 5th Jul 2009
Venue: Fuhua Sec Sch
Jersey: Red

Starting Line-Up:
Yanshou(GK), Kaiseng(LB), Kenny(CB), Suichao(CB), Kelvin(RB), Hweequan(DM), Jiaxiang(LM), Alvin Cai (CM), Rujia(AM), Mervin(RM), Junbing(ST)

Subtitutes:
T.Weijie, H.Weijie, Jeremy

Scores:
HT: 1-0
FT: 1-1

Another sunny Sunday, and Songbo FC is back at Fuhua Sec to face the same old opponent when had defeated Songbo FC on their previous two encounter.
Today's line-up wasnt the strongest without the like of Looney and NBA star, but the team is still strong with a good pool of players that they have. CPT Sparrow cheer the team by mentioning our 6 game winning streaks and Songbo is on a high to face this difficult foe.

The match started with Papa Soh starting as our lone striker and Tiger Yan in btw the posts. It didnt take long for Songbo to settle down into the game. Much of the game was played in the midfield with Huiquan and Alvin destroying every attacking move of the opponent. Our defence is also up to the job, whenever called upon for, less a moment of lack of concentration by C-cup when he miscue a clearance, giving the opponent a chance to nip in, luckily Tiger is there to provide enough pressure and the opponent put his shot wide. This makes us wonder, how far has C-cup beeing writing his "LESSON PLAN".

The first break of the match come from a mazzy dribble by Alvin, where he put the ball into the oppent 6 yard box. Lusty Seng, from left back position, amke a great overlapping run + diagonal run into the penalty box, he brought down the ball, and with a awarkard angle, he volleyed the back into the back of the net. Songbo leads by one goal to nil.

The rest of the first half saw Papa Soh with a couple of chance, but seems that he keep holding on to the ball, maybe he is waiting for Kiranjeet to tackle him. CPT Sparrow also have a couple of half chances. THe first half ended with Songbo leading 1 - 0.

THe second half started with Songbo making a change, where Man Tou sub for Jia Xiang. Rusty Man Tou is simply playing badly. His gets frustrated with his game, and give the referee a good F***, (the referee does deserve to be F*** given his amature display). MAn Tou was awarded a yellow card for the crush with the referee. Before long, we had Man Tou in the limelight again. He work rate and commitment is just top notch, but no his tackles. The first tackle is good winning the ball, however, the opponent get back the ball and Man Tou immmediately jump in with a two footed tackle taking both the ball and the opponent. Beep. a free kick is awarded. but luckily not red card award, maybe due to referee fear of the raging Man Tou.

Trials & Tribulations of a World Class GK!!

2009-07-06T12:28:00.006+08:00

2nd stage bruising...

1st stage bruising!!

A picture says a thousand words.....

This is what happens when you risk your body to keep goal.....and some ppl dun appreciate!! :) hahahaha!!

Next time they should be put in goal instead!!! Right tiger yan??

Can someone who is not certified blind tell me how it is possible that the opponent player claims that he did not touch me??

It has a swell the size of a "siew mai" and now i cannot even sit properly in my chair without touching the area and feeling the pain....OUCH!!!

Ne Ne Kor Chi de Pu Sing!!!!!!!

Songbo Statics for Match 93 - 111... Part 1

2009-07-04T13:09:00.006+08:00

4th Jan 09 – 28th Jun 09 (Match 93 – 111. Not counting in 2 Charity Shields)

Table:

Games Played	Win	Draw	Lost	Goals Scored	Goals Against
19	13	2	4	55	29

Form
W L W W W W D L W L D W L W W W W W W

Goals Scored per game : 2.9 per game
Goals Against per game : 1.5 per game
Matches with at least 3 goals scored : 9
Matches winning by 1 goal : 5
No. of clean sheets : 5

Golden Boots Contender for 2009
Jeremy: 16
Junbing : 6
Jackie : 6
Rujia : 6
Yanshou : 5
Sybian : 4

Fact of the Day:
1. Mervin finally broke his duck after 2 years. (Binghong and H.Weijie still haven’t scored)
2. 6th consecutive win is our team’s first.