Friendly at Dunearn Secondary

15 Nov 2009 @ Dunearn Secondary~ 1pm

KKZ headed on down to Bukit Batok on their latest preseason friendly with 3 major objectives. Reaching the landmark of 100 goals for this calendar year, gauging the strength of their opponents Prisonerz FC, who will be taking part in the CFL2, and preserving their 6 match unbeaten postseason streak. To say that they reached all 3 objectives rather comfortably would be an understatement.

Right from the first whistle, KKZ attacked non stop, throwing everything they had at their opponents. But it took a while for the first goal to come, as a neat flowing movement saw Diego Haresh release Lavanesh Valencia into the penalty box. The exciting youngster still had some work to do, and he did it well as a fantastic left foot shot beat everyone and ended in the back of the net.

The floodgates opened, as Thina, another exciting youngster, in the defensive mould, surprised everybody as he left 2 defenders for dead with his pace and finished with calmness that would have given his family plenty to be proud of.

As the youngsters, put KKZ on the front foot, it was now up to the seniors to show what they can be capable of. Hariboy, and El Fazail came close to increasing the lead, however it was Jraj who showed how it was to be done, as he let fly a superb shot that gave the keeper no chance, to score the third of the match and Kamikaze's 99th goal of the calendar year. By this point, it was not whether KKZ will score their 100th goal, but more of when and most importantly who will score it.

THE ANSWER COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE SPECTACULAR, POIGNANT AND REPRESENTATIVE OF EVERYTHING THAT KAMIKAZE STANDS FOR.

KKZ was awarded a free-kick on the left, and up stepped Hariboy to take it. Victor, Jraj, Haresh were all in the box. Together with someone who has only scored once for KKZ before, but represents the team spirit as well as anyone can. This person, literally puts his body on the line for team and leads not just by his voice but by his plays for the team. As Hariboy floated in the freekick, upstepped Captain Marvel Neshta, jumping higher than everybody else and heading the ball into the net to score KKZ's 100th goal. The celebration and ecstacy felt by the entire team as the goal was scored, summed up the mood at the moment. The achieving of a landmark.

The half-time talk by Haresh, that he was happy with the scoreline but not the plays further emphasised the team's commitment to quality football and spoke volumes about what KKZ stands for.

The second-half showed a little improvement in the play as there was more passing, but that was enough as KKZ soon made the gulf in quality translate in the scoreline.

Lavanesh got his second and the team's 5th of the match, after a determined play. The youngster was the life of the second half and had gotten himself into good positions throughout the match. With a simple approach to soccer, and a humble demeanour, this boy is expected to rise to stardom in the KKZ-fold. But, the editor's advice to him would be to keep his feet firmly in the ground and just enjoy his soccer.

Haresh soon followed into the scoresheet with his 17th of the year, finishing a throughball from Jraj with excellent composure and skill. He even earned a penalty, that Seelan, another major stalwart, stepped up to take. Seelan's jinx with penalties was finally broken on this eventful day, as he blasted the ball into the net.

By this time, the match had been overwhelmingly one-sided, but there was still time for one last goal. It was to come from a pre-rehearsed short corner routine, as Victor controlled the ball from Haresh and shot into the right hand corner to make it 8-0. And that was how the match ended.

In many ways, even I couldnt have written a better script for the match that unfolded yesterday. But in the same breadth i can say that it was the right decisions taken by the Management and the right attitude shown by all our players that have taken KKZ to the position it is in now. KKZ has been around for more than 5 years now, and it is the countless personal sacrifices put in by all of the players, that is to credit to the achievements of our team. The management, might be harsh at times, but it is with the trust that the players will be professional enough to understand that it is for the best of the team. With that, i leave you guys with the team motto. "NO ONE IS BIGGER THAN THE TEAM! THE TEAM IS STILL BIGGER THAN THE SUM OF ALL ITS STAKEHOLDERS!"

Forever KAMIKAZE!!!

Squad: Ganesh Vivace, Neshta, Jraj, Thina Da Silva, Navin Da Silva, Hariboy, Yasin Scholes, Lavanesh Valencia, El Fazail, Diego Haresh, Seelan Kong, Florentino Prem, Victor King

Final score: Kamikaze 8 - Prisonerz FC 0
Goals: Lavanesh (2), Thina, Jraj, Neshta, Diego Haresh, Seelan Kong, Victor King
MOM: Lavanesh Valencia