CFL 2 - Round 8

21 Feb 2010 @ Woodlands Ring Secondary School

After the euphoria of the midweek tie, KKZ travelled to another familiar pitch at Woodlands Ring Secondary, to take on another familiar team, the friendly foes, Kawabanga. Kawabanga had notched up impressive displays against fellow title rivals Eastboyz and Galaticos, hence KKZ approached this match with much caution. But once the ball started rolling, the team found its attacking momentum, and could have very nearly opened the scoring within 10 mins. However, bad finishing, and solid defence from Kawabanga meant that Kamikaze failed to get their noses infront by the half-time whistle. However, Kawabanga's failure to make the most of their chances saw the half end 0-0.

While the halftime team talk was tensed, there was a quiet confidence in the team that they will score a goal in the next half, and hence the main objective was to ensure that no goals were to be conceded. That much was achieved, as the defence and keeper were rock solid in the second half, however Kamikaze's failure to be clinical, meant that the clock ticked down with them yet to score a goal. The game looked set to end as a draw, when the soccer gods, as usual had other ideas. Kawabanga failed to clear a corner, and the ball fell to KKZ leftback Navin who miscued a volley. However, a Kawabanga defender failed to get his hands away and touched the ball inside the penalty box giving the referee no choice but to point to the spot. Up stepped Victor, who made no mistake in scoring the decisive penalty and giving the KKZ faithful their 3 points over Kawabanga for the second time.

With Galaticos losing against Eastboyz, it meant that KKZ have now finally topped the table with 2 games in hands. However, Galaticos, Dboys and even the EastBoyz cannot be written out from the title race so early. With crucial games arriving, KKZ have to be much more clinical than today, if they want to fulfil the prophecy that they have been waiting for. A league championship!

KAMIKAZE!!!

PS: Once again, the team as a whole put a highly spirited performance, and many including Faizal, Hari, Havey, USPO and Spaceship had a commendable game. Special mention must be given to the Keeper Ganesh who rediscovered his form and had a good game. However, the man of the match goes to Victor King who managed to shrug off his terrible form in the past few games, had a solid game as a fullback and eventually scored the matchwinner.

Squad: Ganesh Vivace, Suresh USPO, Jayraj Carragher, Thina Da Silva, Anand Spaceship, Anand Achu, Navin Da Silva, Cristiano Barathi, Yasin Scholes, Mohawk Vicky, Hariboy Aerocratz, El Fazail, Victor King, Diego Haresh, Havey Adebayor, Safar Torres, Seelan Kong,

Final score: Kawabanga 0 - Kamikaze FC 1
Goals: Victor King
MOM: Victor King

CFL 2 - Round 7

16 Feb 2010 @ St Wilfrid Sports Complex

For the second consecutive league match, Kamikaze travelled to the St Wilfrid pitch at St George's Rd. However, the quality of the opposition this time round was much greater. Their opponents, were not only the table-toppers, defending champions and a team that KKZ had not beaten in 4 previous attempts, they were also a team that had not lost for a whopping 20 consecutive games; Galaticos.

Each Kamikaze player came into the match knowing that they had a job to do, and to prove their title credentials. Prove they did, as before Galaticos knew it, they found themselves 2-0 down, thanks to an excellent free-kick goal by Captain of the Day Hari, and a Drogba-like header from a rejuvenated Havey. While Galaticos had their fair amount of chances, with Aziz in goal and an excellent defence passing the ball around effectively, there was no way Kamikaze were gonna concede in the half, and that was how it stayed during half-time.

There were more looks of surprise than jubiliation in the half-time dressing room, as KKZ found themselves in an unexpected position of lead. However, they knew that the mission was not over and they had 45 more minutes to play it over. But merely 10 mins into the second half, the tie was finished as Safar struck the fatal blow into the hearts of the Galaticos, after a splendid play by Havey to release him. While Galaticos, did manage to get a late equaliser, there was to be no revival this time, as Kamikaze were clearly the better team on this day. And with that, KKZ's title bid seemed well set on track after the serious injury inflicted by the Eastboyz a couple of weeks back. Kudos to the new management on getting the first win of their reign. A well-deserved victory.

KAMIKAZE!!!

PS: While every player on the pitch gave their hearts out on this famous day, one player outshone the rest with his pure class and performance. Looking set to be dropped 2 weeks ago, he pulled his career back in KKZ with stunning back to back performances. The Man of the Match this week is none other than Havey!

Squad: Aziz Van Der Sar, Suresh USPO, Jayraj Carragher, Thina Da Silva, Anand Achu, Anand Spaceship, Cristiano Barathi, Lavanesh Valencia, Hariboy Aerocratz, El Fazail, Victor King, Diego Haresh, Havey Adebayor, Safar Torres, Seelan Kong, Arafath Keane

Final score: Galaticos 1 - Kamikaze FC 3
Goals: Hariboy Aerocratz, Havey Adebayor, Safar Torres
MOM: Havey Adebayor

Simple Quotes!

"The most important thing is tactics, 
the movement of your players
once the ball starts rolling"


Rafael Benitez
source: Champions Magazine


"The aim of Kamikaze is to create a masterpiece that is an enjoyment to watch and plays good Gung-Ho football.
To play this kind of football is one of the most beautiful things in the world."

Haresh, Kamikaze