Bedok - Myjia FFC revisited Bedok South stadium for a friendly against Bedok South FC on Saturday where the venue evoked unpleasant memories of an earlier fixture where the match was abandon after the referee was spat at by an opposition player.
With the team missing several players, Myjia started cautiously as manager Vincent Low emphasized on keeping possesion of the ball and playing the short passing game.
Captain Vincent Low had a superb game at the back for Myjia marshalling the backline and orchestrating several offside traps as Myjia weathered an incessant Bedok South offensive in the opening 20 minutes.
Stand-in keeper Junxiong kept Myjia in the game on several ocassions in the first half in particular two one-on-one attempts splendidly thwarting the Bedok South forwards.
The Family team, missing several players, failed to impose themselves into the game in the first half and chances were limited to the ocassional set pieces which came to nought. Despite the absence, Myjia academy graduates Wilkin Tan and Ronnie Low played above themselves intercepting and breaking the Bedok South attacked with their tackling.
As the end of the first half loomed, Delvin Ng played a one-two with the improving Eric Low to find himself with a clear sight on goal. With his idol Theirry Henry in mind, Delvin attempted to copy the Frenchman only to mimic the times when he missed the target. Jackson Seetoh then had a superb chance when he was left unmarked in the penalty box but sent his header inches wide when presented with a Kenneth cross.
The score tied at 0-0 at halftime and Myjia were deserving to be level at this point in time.
The old Myjia syndrome came to the fore again when within minutes of the restart, Myjia were trailing after a deflected shot off Wilkin deceived Junxiong and trickled into the net.
Myjia were down 4-0 in the space of 20 minutes by a succession of goalkeeping and defensive blunders, undoing the fine defensive work in the first half. The fingers though should not be pointed at the stand-in keeper nor at a makeshift defence.
Disheartened but not out, Myjia psyched themselves up with their pride in mind. Vincent pushed himself up to the strikers role while Ebenzer played as an emergency centreback. Credits to the tactical switch, Ebenzer grew into the role with authority while Vincent soon supplied an assist for Myjia's first goal.
After missing another shot from a simliar angle, Delvin sped into the penalty box with Vincent intelligently providing a decoy and shieding a defender to create sufficient space for the winger to toe poke a powerful shot into the bottom corner.
The momentum was with Myjia now and after missing a couple of shots, Leong Wai Meng finally did something right in the 75th minute. Controlling a half-cleared corner, the midfielder released the ball wide right to the overlapping Wilkin who atoned for his own goal with a teasing cross which Kenneth soared highest to flick in to the net. 4-2 to Myjia and the pressure mounted on Bedok South!
The Southerners were noticeably edgy and in their typical fashion, were easily provoked and were looking for a fight. Rightly so, the referee produced five yellow cards and on one incident, Delvin was unluckily booked for dissent after being shirt-tugged.
The game was not over as Myjia rained more shots on the Bedok South goal. Kenneth displaying his athleticism and technique, executed a brilliant long range volley in the 84th minute. The goalbound shot though was directed straight at the keeper but at such a pace that the keeper had to acrobatically parry the shot before collecting the second ball.
With the clock ticking down, Kenneth had one last chance with a powerful grounder. Eric just failed to connect after the keeper parried the shot and the ball was eventually cleared to safety.
2-4 the final score on a scorching afternoon and amidst the hustle and bustle of the game, Myjia Online spotted a local scout poring over the performance of the Myjia players.
"The Malay team was not very good and I have with me a record of the performance of the Myjia players," claimed the scout who admitted he is a big fan of Myjia and follows the matches religiously on Myjia Online.
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