(PICTURE: WJ EDITED) Kenneth impresses on the wings.
By Jimmy Hass
Finally Myjia is impressing me again.
The Family team lost 5-4 to a very experienced St. Wilfred Malays but there is absolutely no shame in the defeat.
The team can hold their heads up high and with one last match of the season to play, Myjia is finally playing again like the team it was when it started - a never-say-die attitude married with a desire to play the beautiful passing game.
Right winger Ebenzer Low marked his general progress with another long range attempt in the 2nd minute of the game to give Myjia the lead. The shot was unleashed with venom and the keeper could only push the ball into his own net. For the record, Ebenzer now boasts the fastest goal ever scored by any Myjia player.
Stunned, the St Wilfred team settled into their rhythm and began pressing for an equaliser. When it did come, it boiled down to a lack of match practice from first-choice Myjia keeper Raymond Tan. Cutting in from the left, the St Wilfred forward took a potshot on goal and uncharacteristically, Raymond allowed the normally routined save to slip through his fingers and into the goal. There were to be no finger pointing and to be honest, it mattered more to the team to have Raymond back fit and playing than him conceding a soft goal.
1-1 and there was to be no let up from St. Wilfred.
The pressure continued to pile and by the halftime whistle, Myjia were 3-1 down.
Down but not out, Myjia's recently converted left winger Kenneth Koh started to create more impact on the game with his powerful runs down the left. The idea to convert Kenneth was first mooted by Chia Junhao and the result has been largely positive.
Surging down the left and latching on to a long crossfield ball, Kenneth slalomed past the defence to square a perfect ball for Delvin to score his seventh goal of the season.
St. Wilfred Malays then increased their lead to 4-2 which dampened Myjia's spirit momentarily before the team displayed her fighting spirit.
Defender Wilkin Tan was the unlikely hero when he scored for the second match in row to lead Myjia's spirited comeback after a swift counter attack initiated by Delvin. The nimpy forward rolled the ball to Wilkin who made no mistake with his shot.
The resurgence barely lasted a minute before St. Wilfred hit a fifth goal.
Myjia's response was swift and were rightly rewarded with Jerry's 12th goal of the season. Hitting the target from 30 yards out, the goal was in similar style with the previous two goals scored by the versatile player. To highlight his contribution to Myjia's season, the goal meant that Jerry, mostly used in defence, is now Myjia's topscorer going into the last match of the season. A simply brilliant feat.
5-4 and the game always looked to have at least another goal in it. St. Wilfred hit the bar then the post in quick succession and Myjia followed up with a stiff grounder from Edwin which brushed past the far post.
The closest either side came to scoring though came in the final minute of the match via Myjia's Vincent Low.
Parrying a header by Edwin, the keeper was rooted to the ground and watched helplessly as both Vincent and Ronnie had all the time in the world for a deserved equaliser at the far post. It didn't quite happen according to the script though as first, Ronnie hit his shot meekly against the post and with the rebound, Vincent blasted over from 5cm out. A genuine contender for the miss of the season.
With the final chance blown away, the referee blew for the final whistle to a largely entertaining and committed performance by both set of players.
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