Sunday, July 24, 2011

9-Star Kamikaze Soars Ahead

After the first match of their 5 game plan, it took Kamikaze another 21 days to embark on their second match. This time they squared off against Shining Sitare at a 3pm kickoff at Serangoon Secondary.

If they had any doubts, on whether their goal difference could be boosted during this run-in, they were dispelled today, as the KKZ outfit ran riot against their physically superior opponents. Despite losing out in the size, Kamikaze were definitely the technically superior side, and they exploited their experience to maximum as they ran out 9-0 winners with Goals coming in from 6 different players.

After creating several chances in the opening 15 mins Kamikaze got their first goal in the 17th minute and never looked back.

1st Goal: Fazail received a short corner from Victor and picked up Gerard who cushioned a header perfectly for Vishnu to pounce and put the ball in the back of the net.

2nd: Fazail, making his return after a long absence, once again was thick in the action, as he cleverly dribbled past 3 defenders, before squaring to Victor whose sidefooted shot found the back of the net.

3rd: Yeli, now turned provider, this time playing Fazail through, who once again beat 2 defenders before slotting the ball coolly past the keeper, and capping a fantastic return.

4th: Provider turns scorer, as Viki's long ball found Victor who headed the ball onto the path of Yeli who made no mistake by scoring past the keeper.

5th: Yeli then doubled his personal tally, with a Stupendous effort by scoring Directly from a corner to thrill the fans!

6th: Kamikaze took it easy after the half-time by knocking the ball around, but an intelligent move saw Safar play Vishnu down the right flank, who chipped the ball onto the path of Dinesh Manjan who scored off his own rebound, after the keeper had saved his initial shot.

7th: Safar in a unselfish mode played Yeli expertly through the middle and the tricky winger made no mistake as he claimed his hat-trick.

8th: Safar and Yeli were once again involved as they played a neat little one-two that saw Safar squaring the ball to Victor who once again side-footed his way to a brace

9th: The icing on the cake was provided by Dinzo who volleyed the ball home after some hardwork by Jraj and Lavanesh whose pressure on the defence saw them lose the ball at the edge of the box.

Overall, this game was a complete success for Team Kamikaze not just because of the scoreline, but more so because of the way play was approached and opportunities created. Special mention must be given to Vishnu, the young centreforward who is developing very finely and showing a huge appetite for the game, Viki for putting in yet another excellent industrious effort, Gerard, Fazail and Nesh for once again returning to the KKZ fold with a seamless entry that made it look like they were never away.

But the man of the match was clearly Aravin Yeli, whose superb performance left his team-mates raving. The winger who recently recovered from a niggling injury is set to reach his top potential, and that can only be bad news for his opponents.

After 2 games, KKZ have collected 6 points and a goal difference of 10. But to reach the standards of recapturing the CFL crown, consistency will be the key. Will this team, have what it takes to produce this levels of performance every week? Watch this space!

KAMIKAZE!!!

Squad List: Ahmad, Jayraj (c), Nesh, Dinesh Manjan, Maaran, Viki, Gerard, Fazail, Aravin Yeli, Vishnu, Victor, Safar, Dinzo, Lavanesh

Final Score: KKZ 9 - Shining Sitare 0

Goals: Vishnu, Victor (2) Fazail, Aravin Yeli (3), Manjan, Dinzo
Assists: Gerard, Fazail, Aravin Yeli, Victor, Vishnu, Safar (2)
M.O.M: Aravin Yeli

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