Kamikaze Register their 3rd win of a tough season

MOF SEASON 5 DIVISION 1
ROUND 8
KAMIKAZE vs LE SEBEN FC
25 May 2014
1pm Pierce Secondary

Kamikaze needed to turn their season around and they had to do it starting from this game. Although the return of their Manager Seelan, seemed to boost the morale, with the team having 16 players for this game, there was still some worry as the team were facing several big-names. Nonetheless, there was excitement in the Kamikaze as there were some new faces, who by the end of the game had everyone sitting up and taking notice of their names. 

The team came out to attack and it all went according to plan as they managed to grab an early goal courtesy of excellent play by the quartet of new-face Francis, resurgent Manjan, on-form Muse and the returning Siva who volleyed the ball home. Yet, the goal did not settle the team's nerves as they continued being susceptible to the long ball played behind their defence. Another new-face Puvin was colossal in the centre of the defence, but Le Seben's route one football and Kamikaze's inability to hold on to possession kept seeing KKZ being put on the backfoot. Against the run of play, thanks to the excellent link-up play between Vijay and Siva, KKZ raced into a 3 goal lead which should have opened the floodgates, as Vijay grabbed a brace.

However, KKZ refused to hear the warning signs and they were soon punished as the continued Le Seben presence in their half paid off dividends as Le Seben caught the keeper off-guard with two well-taken goals. Manager Seelan who was fuming at the half-time, rang some changes and bolstered the midfield. The gaffer who has a reputation for surprising people with his unorthodox methods, got the last laugh as the team closed off the second half with 2 more goals. Deen, another new-face missed a penalty early, but made amends for it with an exquisite finish from outside the box which went in off the post. Mohaan then showed everyone why he is so highly-rated as he dispossessed the opponent and lobbed the keeper with a shot that gave him no chance.

Despite the scoreline, it was worrying to see Kamikaze unable to hold on to possession. A bright spark however, was the form of the 4 new-faces, Pravin, Francis, Puvin and Deen who injected much energy and speed into the game. The return to form of the Vijay-Siva combination would also mean that the team's other forwards would have to work very hard to get into the starting XI as these two cemented their first-choice status with a clinical performance. 

Seelan was forthright in his assessment,

"We came to win and it is not our business to analyse Le Seben's play. We won and now we move forward to the next game. We will come back stronger, that you can be assured of."

KAMIKAZE!!!

Squad: Victor (GK), Nesh, Puvin, Hara (c), Barathi, Dinesh Manjan, Francis, Pratheep Muse, Mohaan, Vijay, Siva, Pravin, Aravin Yeli, Deen, Kishen Boy, Anand Spaceship

Goals: Siva,  Vijay (2), Deen, Mohaan
Assists: Pratheep Muse, Siva (3)

Final Score: Kamikaze 5 - 2 Le Seben FC