Bedok- For two consecutive matches, Myjia were without their custodian Raymond Tan who was out with personal commitment. Without any reserve goalkeeper, Myjia had to call upon player/manager Vincent Low whom for the second match in the running played in goal.
Not only were Myjia missing the presence of Raymond, Myjia were also missing the likes of Waimeng, Yongchun, Mingchun, and Eugene. With a thin squad to choose from, Myjia unleashed their new signing Zhiwei whom is capable of playing in a stopper role with recommendation from chief striker Chia Junhao. Besides lanky striker Ronnie Low return to action having missed 3 games due to personal commitment.
With a crowd of 11 filled with anticipation, the referee blew his whistle to signal the start of the match. Right from the time the whistle filled the pitch, Myjia dominated the possession and began to threaten the Coasters' goal. However Myjia did not take their early chances.
On the 15th minute mark, Myjia finally got a break through from a beautifully taken corner from Kenneth which was beautifully headed past the Coasters' keeper by Chia Junhao. That goal signal the return of the goal scoring form of the chief striker.
Myjia had chance aplenty but they did not take it. On the 25th minute, Ronnie was set through on goal after a deflection but only to fire a shot past the post. On the half an hour mark, Delvin use his blistering pace to shake of the defender to find himself in a one on one situation with the keeper but instead of firing the ball past the keeper, his shot fell straight to the keeper. Had Myjia taken their opportunities, Myjia would have a three goals advantage on the half an hour mark.
Despite the constant attack by Myjia, Coasters also had their fair share of chances. One of which was a delicate cross to their striker whom would have a high chance of putting the ball into the back of the net had makeshift keeper Vincent came out of his line and punch the ball away. Not only did Vincent Low did his part to keep Coasters' attack out, Myjia's back four played a crucial part in preventing any clearcut goal scoring opportunity.
39 minutes into the game, Myjia doubled their tally through yet another corner but this time it was taken by Jackson. Instead of heading the ball past the keeper, chief striker opted to control the ball down before firing an unstoppable shot past the keeper. That goal was Junhao 12 goal in 7 games. What a way to mark his return to form!
In the closing moment of the first half, Delvin had yet another chance to increase Myjia lead after a shot from Wilkin was push out to the feet of Delvin by the keeper. This time instead of opting for power, he fired in a weak shot and was cleared of the line by a Coasters' defender.
That was the final chance of the first period as Myjia took a comfortable two goal lead back to the dressing room. Delighted was the word to describe the mood in the dressing room as player/manager Vincent Low gave his usual pep talk.
Second period began similarly to the first and Myjia extended their lead through lanky striker Ronnie Low after being played through by Wilson. 3-0 was the score on the scoreboard and it seems all over for Bedok Coasters.
However they felt that they could still get something out of the match and they began to dominate the game. Their never say die attitude got them back into the match on the hour mark after a superb long range effort from their midfielder flew past Vincent. 3-1 was the scoreline as the Coasters are beginning to grow in confidence.
They continued to pressure and on the 75th minute, a Coasters' striker whom seem to be in a offline position when the ball played to him fired the ball past Vincent whom simply had no chance of saving it.
Myjia were holding on to their precious victory and they had a chance to increase it after Ebenzer capitalise on a defensive error and send a curling ball to the centre of the area only to past all Myjia's strikers. Besides, had Delvin and Mark taken their one on one opportunities in the second period, the victory was already in the bag for Myjia.
In the dying moment of the game, Vincent made two superb saves to protect the victory. One of which resulted in a collision between Aaron and Vincent. A tricky cross in from the Coasters' winger was destined to fall to their striker had makeshift keeper had not come out and punch the ball clear.The other was a superb fingertip save after a superb short from Coasters' midfielder which seems destined for the bottom corner of the goal. The 2 superb saves would definitely had made custodian Raymond Tan be proud of.
Myjia continued to hang on and heaved a sigh of relieve after the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the match. 3-2 was the final score as Myjia seems to have found back their winning ways with their third win in forth matches after changing their match kit. It will definitely bring about cheers throughout the Myjia camp.
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