"Goal!" exclaimed Wilson in a bright and delighted tone. And rightly so. The team had pieced together a series of delightful passes that had the opponents chasing shadows on a wet Saturday afternoon at Tanglin.
It was Delvin who was nursing an ankle injury who released Wilkin into space down the right and the rightback showed good composure to beat his marker to send in a teasing cross which his brother volleyed home.
That goal was Wilson's first of that season and you can genuinely feel his joy at breaking his goal drought. It was a moment to savour as the twins had combined superbly and looking back, you will remember such moments as classics in the Myjia annals.
There must have been at least 15 minutes to go before the halftime whistle and Myjia were already 4-0 up at this point and to be honest, it was a long while since we had such a commanding lead that season.
The striker that day, Edwin Goh who was only in his third appearance since his free transfer had notched a brilliant hattrick to give Myjia a comfortable lead with his third goal being an impressive shot with his left foot just inside the penalty box.
The team had a very balanced look that day especially in defence where Jackson again impressed on the left side. Naturally left footed and with a decent repertoire of tricks, he has the poise of an elegant wingback and on that day, he certainly looked the part.
When the second half resumed, the grey October skies grew from bad to worse and despite dominating the match, the team somehow failed to increase the tally with wasteful finishing. The match was eventually called off midway through the second period when the heavy downpour was accompanied by lightning.
A pity we could not finish the match that day for had we been allowed to, we might and should have hit double figures. .......................................................................................
It was still pouring half an hour after the match had ended and the guys were still hiding in the cramped changing room. It was only after a while later when we managed to make our way out of Tanglin ....
....Wilson could not be reached. When my phone rang again, it was Jackson's number.
"You hang on," Jack told me.
"I'll meet you right outside Ginza Plaza. My phone dropped into the drain and I watched it flow away....," Wilson told me using Jack's phone.
"What the f**k? Hahahahahahaah sibeh suay," I laughed inside my head... - Excerpt from The Myjia Annals 2020
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