Friendly at Woodlands Ring Secondary

01 Nov 2009 @ Woodlands Ring Secondary~ 3pm

For the second week in a row, KKZ met with a veteran Malay team that looked formidable and menacing. But KKZ was bolstered by the returns of Havey who had been away to his hometown on official business, Neshta and Barathi who were both out the previous week with injuries and the surprising inclusion of Sudesh who had finally been found after months of tracking.

KKZ started the game convincingly as they stroked the ball all around the pitch and showing lots of off-the-ball movement. However, they were unlucky as against the run of play the opponents were awarded a penalty, after Sudesh brought down their striker inside the penalty box. It looked like a harsh decision, as Sudesh won the ball, however his trailing leg brought the player down, and the ref was given little else to do. The striker coolly converted the penalty, to put his team 1-0 ahead. But the best was yet to be.

KKZ didn't even have to go into panic mode as they continued keeping the possession and creating dozens of chances through both the flanks. It was one such move that saw, Navin in leftback release Haresh who in turn slid in a pass for leftwinger Lavanesh. Lavanesh beat off his marker to calmly finish the ball into the bottom far right corner, to score his first ever goal for KKZ. It was also an early birthday present for the boy, who would be turning 19 the next day. KKZ continued to attack relentlessly in typical fashion, however woeful finishing as well as good keeping kept them tied at 1 apiece. However, it was Havey who would send KKZ into the lead at half time, as he will dispossess the centreback and slot the ball pass the keeper in a brilliant individual goal.

The second half saw a few changes as KKZ continued experimenting before the league starts. It saw Spaceship partnering Victor in midfield and Hariboy and El Fazail were pushed behind to try out their acumen as Centreback and Rightback respectively. Havey was pushed into left midfield, while Barathi was given the forward's role.

The changes were made with the sole purpose of training the team to be versatile and adapt to changes with the upcoming league in mind, and the management is very happy with the positive attitude shown by the players with regards to the positional rotation.

In any case it did not have an adverse effect on the second half, as KKZ showed their strength with 4 more goals, that saw Havey grab his second, with Mohawk Vicky and Barathi getting on the score sheet as well. There was even time for Vinnie scoring in his 4th consecutive match.

In overall, KKZ did well to get a 6-1 victory. However, the management saw that there was still space for improvement with regards to switching of play and playing the ball around. While the next few matches will the addressing of these problems, KKZ would like to praise all the players for their good performance on this day. The Man of the Match was awarded to Havey for his 2 goals and his role in creating the other goals, whilst in reality there were easily 2 or 3 other players from KKZ who could have qualified for the award. Special mention has to be given to Victor, for his versatility and performance throughout the game putting in several good tackles and passes.

Squad: Victor, Sudesh, Prem, Vinnie, Navin, Hari, Neshta, Fazail, Lavanesh, Haresh, Havey, Barathi, Seelan, Anand Spaceship, Mohawk Vicky

Final score: Kamikaze 6 - Family United 1
Goals: Lavanesh, Havey (2), Barathi, Mohawk Vicky, Vinnie
MOM: Havey