Tuas - A stunning hattrick by Chia Junhao led the way to a fully deserved 5-0 victory over Northviewers FC in a match which pundits and analysts claim to be Myjia's best performance to date.

Enduring a roller-coaster start to the season, not much was expected of Myjia on Saturday when the team faced a technically superior Northviewers FC side. Consisting of mainly Malays, the well-built Northviewers appeared to be relaxed and confident ahead of the match as seen by their jovial demeanour during warm-up.

Dominating possession straight from the kick off, the Northviewers looked to be focusing their attack down Myjia's right flank where on-loan defender Lucio stood in for Ng Yong Chun who has yet to feature for Myjia this season owing to study commitments.

Supported by fellow on-loan rightback Zhiwei, the Myjia defence appear to do just enough to keep the attacks at bay even though Lucio was continually taunted by the home fans as he tried to settle into the tempo of the game.

Myjia got their first break of the game somewhat fortuitously when Mingchun was adjudged to have been pressed down by a Northviewer defender and the referee awarded a freekick from just outside the left hand corner of the penalty box.

Jerry Lim and Leong Wai Meng discussed between themselves and when the freekick was taken, the uncertain wall failure to block Jerry's sight on goal and gifted the midfielder an opening which he thundered thru the keeper's flailing arms.

Stunned by the goal, the fluidity in the Northviewers' game began to ebb away as Myjia eventually wrestled the control of the game and dictated the pace from the middle of the park.

Lucio eventually grew into the game and proved to be a colossus in defence. It was from Lucio when Myjia when two goals up.

A hopeful clearance from the big defender found Junhao in acres of space and with only the keeper to beat, the Myjia forward flicked the ball beyond the onrushing keeper's reach and into the net.

At this point, the fans were delirious and witnessing a very good and discipline Myjia performance in a long time. The Myjia defence were resolute against any attacks by the opponents while the midfield held tight and limited Northviewers to speculative punts and long shots which rarely troubled Raymond in goal.

On the ocassion where Raymond was threatened, the Myjia shot-stopper showed fine positioning to snuff out any shots. In particular, a 33rd minute freekick from Northviewers looked to be heading towards the top corner until Raymond stuck out his palm and pushed it out for a corner.

Settling into a comfortable and dominating position, Myjia then extended their lead further again through the hotshot Junhao. Latching on to a through pass by Vincent Low, Junhao raced clear together with Mingchun with the latter providing a decoy for the backpeddling defenders. Sensing the keeper out of position, Junhao cut into the six-yard box and unleashed a screamer into the bottom corner of the near post.

3-0, advantage Myjia and it has been a while since Myjia were this dominant and controlled, treating the fans including Board Director John Lau to a matured display of passing football.

The tie was effectively over when Wai Meng took a quick free kick which cut through the opponent's defence after Jerry had made an incisive run. Simple yet effective and the opponents had no answer to questions posed to them by Myjia.

At 4-0, the fans and players alike wondered if there would be a comeback from the opponents as often is Myjia's case. The fears were allayed as soon as Myjia increased the lead to 5-0.

The goal coming in the 60th minute, marked an outstanding hattrick from Junhao who is finding his best form again after a lacklustre 2008/09 season. Collecting a pass from Jerry outside the penalty box, Junhao turned and fired a superb 25m volley which was reminiscent of his earlier effort this season. The ball hit the roof of the net leaving the keeper with no chance.

Totally outplayed and outfought, the frustration in the Northviewers players boiled over when the left winger reacted to a late sliding challenge from Wilson Tan with a wild swing of the arm.

The incensed Myjia players remonstrated with the referee but to no avail. It was then left to Jerry who took the law into his own hands with a late knee-high challenge on an opponent which earned him a yellow card in the process.

The final score ended 5-0 in Myjia's favour and never mind the little unpleasantries towards the end of the match, there was no denying the crowd at Northview had witness a superb team performance by Myjia FFC.