Match Report - Dettol FC v Through Fire and Flames

'Big Joe' puts the fire out

'Big Joe' from Dettol FC puts water to burning fire in the match against Through Fire and Flames as they beat the latter 2-1 in a friendly match yesterday. The match was held in the ever so gritty MMU field which saw some stiff competition among the players from both sides.

(picture: Amir is so happy that his team won the match. He wishes everybody a lot of respect and also alot of love potrayed by his hand gesture)

The match started with both teams playing neat and tidy passes to avoid any mistakes in the earlier part of the match. Fire and Flames opted t

o play a with Aie and Fauzan operating as their wingbacks supported by the commanding Nadeem in the holding position. Zul and Saeed Cap was given the role as the attacking midfielder and central midfielder respectively.Zul Kecik leads the backline with his powerful burst and robust style a-la Nemanja Vidic only thinner. He is partnered with the makeshift Charles as the stopper and also Fahrul.In attack, the two OKU, Fatah** and Boy** combined together to test out their ability as frontmans.

(picture: the F&F 'pisyang-ers' holding one bear for each one of them)

The first half was controlled by Fire and Flames but they failed to make their chances. Dettol FC capitalized F&F three man defense with counter attacking play with their witty striker Mamut and a few other team members. Saeed got to unleash a fierce strike after rays of attack by F&F is frustrated by Dettol FCs gung-ho defending. In an unfortunate turn of events, one of Dettol FCs player, Shawn, got through F&F defense and launched a cross that turned out to be a shot, hustling the goalkeeper, Azim, to let in his first goal of the Trimester. F&F did create a few good chances after that but on one occassion, Zul P did not convert Aie's searching low cross towards the penalty area. Nadeem on his debut for F&F, had a powerful long shot only to be parried by the goalkeeper. In Yahoo Fantasy Football terms, that shot would give him at least 3 points.

At the second half, F&F switched the on button and made a few tweaks to the squad. Zul P was pushed up to a striking position and Fahrul was substituted by the up and coming defender, Reza. F&F was attacking with intent on the second half and a good showing of determination by the whole team helps to boost the team morale. The middies created good openings for Zul P and Fatah but it was clear that the partnership needs some time to gel. The defense was playing well until Dettol FC helped themselves to a corner taken by the scorer and a big powerful header by Big Joe burst past Azim invisible 'Kain Pelekat' and made him owe RM5 to Big Joe. After the goal, F&F stepped it up a notch with the team captain Aie making runs and crosses towards the goal and Zul P running like a headless chicken in the opponents half. Nadum with his hard-tackling style managed to put fear into the hearts Dettol FC players and keep F&F goal untouched for the rest of the game. F&F continued to search for a goal and their tenacity was rewarded when Saeed managed to get through the defense and assisted F&F first goal by Zul P tap in. Zul P ran from behind the defender to dismiss any accusations that he was offside on that occassion. The team continued to ran riot with effortless running but their lack of fitness was showing when Fauzan wanted to head the ball while it was on the ground instead of crossing it. He probably thinks that it is a new way to fool the defenders but his creativity doesn't seem to shine through towards the players. Aie had a good chance from a dead ball situation but his shot sailed through the goal post like it was Captain Jack Sparrow spearheading his ship. Zul Kecik, Nadum and Reza kept the defense tidy with a combination of hard and unorthodox tackling. F&F did manage to create a very decent chance when Nadeem slipped a through ball towards Fatah and made his presence felt by boosting Fatahs' acceleration with his loud and driven voice. Fatah seemed to respond to Nadeems cry and managed to knick the ball from the defender and slipped a pass to Zul P only to see it driven wide off the post by Zul P in the 6-yard box with Aie and Saeed both

supporting him. Det, the versatile Dettol FC midfielder came on at the near end of the game to give a taste of his wittiness to the F&F players. It is rumored that Det put on some moves to humiliate the opponent but on 1 occasion, his back pass was cut out by Zul P and Zul P was able to beat the keeper but apparently unable to beat the goal line to see his shot cleared inside the goal.

(picture: from left; fahrul, nadeem zul p and aie - Fahrul is wondering why he screamed "Arrrgggh" on the field, Nadeem is so bullish about his future with F&F and Aie was elated that he can see both Fahrul and Nadeem half naked. Zul P, nuff said)

(picture: det on his signing day for Dettol FC pictured here looking anguished over something)

Overall, it was a good run out to the F&F squad to get themselves into shape and realize the competition that they have in the team. Everybody in this team is vying for a place in the starting 11 and thats got to be good for the team in general. Kudos to Dettol FC for their win.