Dunearn - Myjia forward Chan Mingchun notched his first goal for Myjia with a typical poacher's goal in the team's 2-1 defeat to St. James FC.
The disappointing result leaves Myjia hanging the in bottom half of the league table and their misery was compounded with the below-par performance of player-manager Vincent Low.
Vincent's feeble attempt to dribble his way out of trouble in the 25th minute was dangerous to say the least and so it proved when he was tackled and the opponent sent a superb shot swirling past Raymond from just outside the box.
Myjia's response to the goal was heartening as the team upped their game especially with skilful left winger Jackson Seetoh proving a real thorn for the St. James defence.
It was however midfielder Leong Wai Meng who had the first real chance for Myjia when he charged into the box and could only managed a weak toe-poke towards the keeper.
Myjia smelt blood and the hunt for the equalising goal was well and truly on.
Jackson marauded continuously down the left flank in one of his best games for Myjia and when his square pass from the byline was fortuitously stopped by the impressive No. 18, the warning signs were there for St. James FC.
Jackson continually outrun, outdribbled the right defence of St. James and Myjia finally reaped the rewards five minutes before halftime.
Another brilliant square pass from Myjia's flying winger found Vincent in the box and the veteran showed great awareness to pass to the well-positioned Chan Mingchun to poach in his first goal for Myjia.
Myjia's spirit were lifted by the goal as the team celebrated with one of the quieter member of squad.
By the halftime whistle, Myjia had seemingly wrestled their way back into the game only for Vincent to make an error of judgement in tinkering with the formation and substituition.
No doubt, Vincent's job is probably the hardest in Singapore, having to ensure every player gets his fair amount of play time as well as winning games to keep team morale up.
Nonetheless, Myjia's backline in need of an experienced campaigner crumbled when Vincent subbed himself out and St James gladly broke the offside trap to go 2-1 up.
Defender Jerry Lim almost equalised for Myjia with a peach of a freekick which the keeper brilliantly tipped over.
Myjia continued to pile on the pressure and when Wai Meng's through ball fell just short of Vincent's run, the game seemed all but over.
However, the drama was to unfold much later in the game.
Mild-mannered youngster Ebenzer Low showed his inexperience when he allowed the right winger to cut inside him and head towards the goal. In his desperation, Ebenzer pulled the winger down and was rightly red-carded.
When the final whistle blew, it proved to be a really disappointing result to lose to a young side but the one silver lining is Mingchun's goal that will hopefully spur the youngster on to a goalscoring run for Myjia.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mingchun's Goal -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "It was a good solid finish and we all hope the goal will have worked confidence for Mingchun. It's always great to see one of us hit the net and we will be doing our best to see him hit more goals for Myjia," quoted an unnamed source.
MYJIA'S NARROW EDGE OVER BEDOK COASTERS.
11/16/08, Report by Anonymous
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.
MYJIA ONLINE INACTIVE
11/15/08, Report by Weuji Hikikomori
Online - Myjia Online has received feedback about its inactivity and would like to apologise to her readers with regards to the lack of content in recent weeks.
The columnists at Myjia Online have been tied down with work and personal commitment and will likely resume their online duties in the coming weeks.
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