JUNHAO'S HATTRICK, SUNNY'S STUNNER AND RONNIE'S WINNING GOAL HAND MYJIA A 5-3 VICTORY AGAINST WESTRO REBELS.
Queensway - Westro Rebels were handed a lesson on submitting to authority as they were ousted 5-3 by an impressive Myjia side.
The Rebels arrived at Queensway Secondary in a bouyant mood despite a reported 5-0 loss in their previous match. Myjia FFC were on the other hand reshuffling their tactics with news streaming in that left winger Jackson Seetoh will miss the match owing to personal commitments and chief striker Chia Junhao late arrival for the match.
An indeed fit and skilful Rebel side took to the field against Myjia, intent on inflicting a first defeat in four games for Myjia. Rebels defensive midfielder Hamid impressed early with his control of midfield as both sides sought to dominate the center zone.
Myjia launched several attacks up to the quarter hour mark but to no avail until the arrival of Junhao and a minor reshuffling of tactics began to give Myjia the upperhand.
Junhao almost immediately showed his class as he threatened down the left against a dodgy Rebels rightback. The next attack from Myjia would see Junhao open his account for Myjia with a looping header that dipped just below the crossbar to hand Myjia a one goal advantage.
Credits to Rebels for their continued good work and relentless energy. Somewhat against the run of play, Myjia increased their lead with another classic poacher's goal from Junhao.
Latching on to a through pass albeit to the left side of the penalty box, with minimal angle for a proper shot, the Myjia hotshot opted to lob the bouncing ball over the onrushing keeper to bring his season tally to 25 goals. 2-0 up for Myjia.
The Rebels were pushing to get back into the game with Myjia Reserves player Roy excelling in pulling the strings for Rebels in midfield.
There was to be no breakthrough though for Rebels against a Myjia rearguard ably marshalled by Sunny Rai and on loan player Aaron. The halftime scoreboard read 2-0 in favour of Myjia.
The signs were ominous with the skies threatening at the start of the second half. Myjia, as ever, has the habit of making a slow start for the second half, allowed Rebels to have a stranglehold of the match and deservingly, the Rebels scored their first goal through a penalty by Roy.
Myjia midfielder Leong Wai Meng raced into the penalty box with the intention of intercepting a promising surge down the left by a Rebel forward but could only end up with a clumsy tackle that gave the referee no hesitation in awarding the penalty.
2-1 the scoreline and the next piece of action will remain with Myjia centreback Sunny for a long time to come. The big defender who is renowned for his build and powerful shots, shaped himself for the restart and with unerring accuracy and power, blasted the ball into the net from the kickoff to give Myjia a two-goal cushion again at 3-1.
Rebels were momentarily stunned but soon regain their composure with Myjia still struggling to come back to terms with the pace of the match despite Sunny's wonder goal.
A speedy counter attack released a pacy Rebel down the right with pleas for offside ignored by the referee. Myjia young defender Ebenzer Low was tricked by a Rebel player jogging back from an offside position and the other Rebel forward took his chance with aplomb, blasting into the top corner which left Myjia keeper Raymond Tan with no chance.
Raymond had up to this point done a fantastic job to keep the Rebels attack at bay but he was helpless to prevent the Rebels from getting their equaliser soon after their second goal.
This time it was Sunny's turn to be the culprit when again, without intent, he clipped the legs of Roy from behind to hand Rebels their second penalty of the game. This time though, it was a former Myjia player KianHow who blasted his penalty past Raymond to level the game at 3-3.
More drama was to follow when an innocuous challenge from flying Myjia winger Delvin Ng left a Rebel defender with suspected knee ligament damage followed by a five minute stoppage for a chest injury to Myjia player Aaron after he blocked down a shot with his body.
By this time, the skies had opened and the heavy downpour made the pitch almost unplayable. Ironically, Myjia began to settle down with the difficult condition and had several chances from the corners awarded.
One of which indirectly led to Myjia taking a 4-3 lead on the 83rd minute. A Myjia corner was only half-cleared and it dropped to Wai Meng lurking outside the box. A rash tackle from KianHow provided Myjia with a freekick 25 yards out.
Regular freekick taker Wai Meng stood beside the ball and it seemed the Rebels wall were tricked when Junhao ran to take the freekick instead. The ball swirled over the wall and past the outstretched arms of the keeper for Junhao to complete his hat-trick and hand Myjia the lead.
Rebels were highly charged up for another equaliser and Myjia were holding on for their dear lead with Reserves player Yong Chun impressing at rightback.
The Rebels rebellion were finally ended with a Myjia counter attack in injury time. Energetic midfielder Kenneth Koh dribbled to the right flank and picked out in-form striker Ronnie Low with a sublime cross.
The lanky striker could do no wrong with his third goal in three games with a wonderful headed goal. That goal proved to be the winning goal and took all the steam out of a Westro Rebels rebellion.
5-3 the final scoreline and another dramatic match to add to the collection of memories for Myjia Family Football Club.
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