Flames provide the Heat

The match against CyberHeat yesterday was a carbon copy of the encounter with Phlamze which was a physical game and the ball was played at the middle of the park at most of the time. But this time, a goal was scored and F&F was the winner and they lead Group D.



"A sweet victory after a hard work from all the players"said F&F skipper Samir Aie with a jolly face. He was astonished with the improvement within the team because the last match they played was nearly a month ago. Aie made a last minute signing of Algerian international Sohaib Karembeu and threw him straight into starting line up as defensive midfielder.

CyberHeat were playing well with their technical ability but their attacks were mostly ruined by F&F's offside trap and the tactic frustrated CyberHeat's attackers. Jerry, the former Dettol FC player did tried his best to create chances with his killer ball and managed to penetrate F&F's defence by his solo effort but stand-in goalie Nadom Onuoha's quick thinking saved the day for F&F.

F&F's goal came in the 2nd half when they were awarded a free kick because the CyberHeat's defender was judged by the referee to deliberately smacked the ball using his hand. Hamka took a powerful free kick straight to the goalie which he only managed to parry it. Zul Rossi playing lone striker, headed in the rebound and it proved a vital goal for F&F. CyberHeat changed their formation by deploying 4 strikers to get back into the game and it almost worked but again was spoiled by the off side trap.

Ferdinadeem gifted a free kick to CyberHeat when he was judged to handle the ball few yards outside the penalty box however CyberHeat did not take full advantage of the free kick when Jerry shot it wide. 2 debutants, Eski Raul and Sohaib Karembeu played well in the 2nd half and showed that they are worth the money.F&F will play against the winner of Group C last match between Lanun FC and Genki Noob in the 2nd round of MMU Champions League next week.