Dunearn - Myjia FFC attempt for getting a victory in the joyous period off-field faced several setbacks before kickoff with news of both central midfielders Waimeng and Kenneth being unavailable for this tie.
Minutes after kickoff, Myjia hopes of notching a victory faded as China FC exposed Myjia's makeshift defence with their long-ball approach. Myjia defensive woes throughout the season have been the failure to handle the long-ball approach and this time a misjudged header by stand-in lastman Alvin allowed China FC's striker to have a clean break. Being through on goal, he demonstrated his composure when he fire a shot past the keeper.
The goal sprung Myjia back into life and Myjia began to display signs of fight back as Myjia pressed forward. Myjia finally drew back on term when newly-wed Junhao layed a ball beautifully for Jerry who made no mistake in firing from long range and put Myjia back in contention.
However it was not long before Myjia's makeshift defence was exposed twice in succession by quick counterattacks from China FC. The chances of getting anything out of this match seems to vanish with a two goal deficit as Myjia seems destined for yet another defeat in a poor season.
3-1 was the scoreline on the scoreboard during half time. Player/Manager Vincent Low made a minor tactical reshuffle attempting to spark a fight back to rescue their season.
The tactical reshuffle had instant impact to the game as China FC started off the second half nervously as Myjia began to threaten going forward through the likes of Delvin, who has rediscovered his first season form, Jerry and veteran Eugene Low.
Possession was finally converted into a goal when Jerry beautifully chipped the ball over China FC defence and set Delvin through on goal. Rediscovering his goal scoring touch, Delvin made no mistake in putting the ball into the back of the net. 3 goal in 3 games for Delvin as he is beginning silent his doubters with his goals.
Minutes later, Delvin had another opportunity to put the ball into the back of the net. However, the lack of composure got the better of him as he fired the ball into the back of the stands despite chesting the ball down beautifully.
On the hour mark, a twist in the plot took place as a re-enactment of Newcastle United's Kieron Dyer and Lee Bowyer took place in the form of Eugene Low and Delvin Ng. Frustrated at Delvin's style of play, Eugene expressed his displeasure vocally and confronted Delvin.
The pair's partnership for the game eneded as player/manager Vincent withdraw veteran Eugene from the match. Morale in Myjia camp took a dip after the incident and China FC took full advantage of it with a long range strike which found the back of the net.
Despite the goal, Myjia continued to dominate the second half and pressed forward. Several opportunities fell for Delvin Ng, who seems affected by the incident, failed to convert them.
In the closing minutes of the game, Eugene was brought on for Delvin ,whose concentration took a landslide, and no handshakes were exchanged between them. The change immediately resulted in a goal when Eugene and Jerry linked up superbly with a neat one-two. Jerry yet again displayed his composure infront of goal and fired the ball past the keeper to notch his seventh goal of the season.
However the goal was not enough to rescue a point for Myjia as another defeat was in the bag when the referee blew the whistle for full time. 4-3 was the scoreline on the scoreboard as Myjia FFC slump continues.
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