Monday, January 05, 2015

Defensive lapses end Kamikaze's title run

MOF SEASON 6 DIVISION 2
ROUND 12
KAMIKAZE FC vs Y Homeless
4th Jan 2015
3pm Pasir Ris Secondary

It was an important game against an opponent who have troubled KKZ far too often in recent times, but the fight put up the KKZ warriors were definitely praise-worthy. Right from the start it was a cagey encounter, but when KKZ spurned 4 glorious chances to go ahead within the opening 30 minutes, it seemed like a matter of time before they would be punished. When they conceded however, it came out of the bolt, as a harmless corner-kick evaded everyone and found the Y Homeless striker opened as he toe-poked the ball into the goal to send his team up by 1 at half-time.

The second-half saw KKZ throw everything they had against their opponents and continue to create good chances, but without the luck to finish off. When Y Homeless, were awarded a dubious penalty, it seemed like the match was over, but Vishnu had other ideas. He correctly guessed and sprang to his left-hand side to keep out the ball, which was destined to head to the top corner, and his efforts spurred the team on,

Oswind and Jeffrey led the charge with Barathi and Sasi continuing their raids down the flanks and one exceptional move saw Oswind thread the ball through to Sasi who made no mistake with his finish. That signalled the Kamikaze siege on the opponents' penalty box and when Hevy scored from an acute angle, it looked like their title ambitions were back on track.

But in the least unexpected manner, a long punt from Y Homeless saw the ball sneak between the KKZ centrebacks and the forward once again toe-poked it past an oncoming Vishnu to earn a point and end KKZ's title charge.

While it might not have been how they envisioned their season to end, there is still plenty to fight for as the second place is up for grabs and a final showdown with Champions TGXI is still left on the cards. While this season, might not have gone the way the team would have liked it to be, a second place finish is definitely respectable and Kamikaze will look to finish the team strongly.

Manager Seelan was forthright in his assessment,

"We have scored twice as many goals as the Champions, but they have conceded half as many as us. And that's exactly where the problem lies. We will look to start improving our defending as a team, if we want to do better next season."

Kamikaze!!!


Squad: Vishnu (GK), Prem, Jayraj, Kishen, Nesh, Hara (c), Viki, Gerard, Pira, Barathi, Hevy, Sasi, Jeffrey, Riswan, Nelson, Oswind, Doctor

Manager Of The Day: Jayaseelan

Goals: Sasi, Hevy
Assists: Os, Sasi

Final Score: Kamikaze FC 2 - 2 Y Homeless FC
Man Of The Match: Barathi

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