Friendly at Woodlands Secondary

Hi guys.. Time for a quick update on results yet again.

08 Nov 2009 @ Woodlands Secondary~ 3pm

Kamikaze yet again travelled to the north side to take on their opponents Newbie FC in yet another warm-up frenly. There was a sombre mood in the KKZ camp as the match was a tribute to the late Uncle Sivalingam, father of Eastboyz and KKZ maestro, Gerard. Although KKZ had a whopping 17 players turn up for the game, the match started at a slow tempo. The Newbies played an agressive game that seemed to have thrown the KKZ stars on their backfoot. The team did find its footing soon, and created a few good chances. However, it was the opponents who were to take the lead, and they did so in style. Across the run of the play, their midfielder unleashed a shot from more than 20 yards out and it beat the keeper as KKZ suddenly found themselves 1-0 down, against a tenacious opponent.

There was no need to panic though, as KKZ started playing their trademark passing game, stroking the ball around and taking on opponents in dashes of brilliance. The reward was to come when, speedy winger beat 2 players down the byline only to be fouled by a third defender inside the penalty box. The referee wasted no time in pointing to the spot, and Victor wasted no time in neatly tucking the ball into net.

KKZ continued attacking, and they duly took the lead through an attacking move that saw Fazail skip past two players and take a fierce shot. The keeper could only manage to parry it onto the path of Barathi who made no mistake in tapping in for the goal. That was to be KKZ's last goal for the match though, as the match began being littered with awry passes, ill-disciplined soccer, missed sitters and even Newbies scoring a late equaliser.

Although there was a huge turnout for the game, it was a disappointing performance from KKZ. However, they still remained undefeated in the preseason friendlies, and also edged closer to the 100 goal landmark, reaching to 96. Post match conferences called for less individualistic plays and more unity on the field to match the unity that is off it. The man of the match award was awarded to Achu who was one of the better players in a match and kept the team in with many pinpoint tackles and an excellent overall defensive display.

Squad List: Ganesh Vivace, Achu, Jraj, Neshta, Dinzo, Barathi, Hariboy, Mohawk Vicky, El Fazail, Yasin, Victor, Havey, Thina, Navin, Jayaseelan, Magen, Lavanesh

Final score: Kamikaze 2 - Newbiez FC 2
Goals: Victor, Barathi
MOM: Achu