Mavericks maintain unbeaten run in hard-fought draw
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Scorers: Kee Siang ('70 pen)
Assists: Khai
MOM: Barry
Stadio Bedok Greenie - The Outsiders finished off their league season with a hard fought 1-1 draw and had to be content with a share of the spoils on a rain-soaked afternoon of football. A relatively good result, and a performance which could have got them so much more, looking at their strength in depth on the bench. Pacy forward Jerome had passed a late fitness test, as with the return of Fuad to the squad after a long-term layoff.
However, the Outsiders were dealt with a big blow right before kick-off as pitbull midfielder Chung Wei was forced to pull out of the match at the last moment, as he had pulled his thigh. And thus Chung Wei took off his jersey and put on his coat instead, as he chewed chewing gum by the touchline as manager for the day.
The men in white started brightly, against a Devan-inspired Cheshire Utd, who had trouble breaking down the Mavericks midfield in the first half with Khai, who was his usual battling self, enduring knocks time and time again. Midzi's tireless running upfront made it difficult for the Cheshire defence, with Kee Siang and Barry controlling things in the middle of the park.
Second half was an open affair, with both sides spending in their opponent's half in turns. However, the Mavericks defence stood firm, with the makeshift centre-back pairing of Chris and Jiun Wei dealing well with the offenses offered by the men in black. Particularly, the full-backs, Chao Xing and Clement had great outings today, as they managed to subdue the Cheshire wingers relatively well...no wait. Like totally. Haha.
The Outsiders took the lead against the run of play in the 70th minute, after Khai was hacked down in the box, and playmaker Kee Siang duly dispatched it brilliantly past Bruce Grobelaar the goalkeeper. However, a dipping shot from their striker brought the equaliser late in the game and restored parity, as the ball swerved past Alex.
The Outsiders put in determined displays in the attacking half, with Fuad's and Faizy's increasing influence down the flanks. The former, however, was on the end of a late scuffle with a Cheshire player. The irritating Devan showed once again what an irritating arse he can be by getting involved as well.
The plum, pompous, petulant priss even had the odesity to dive in the Mavericks penalty box, albeit, in motion slower than slow motion. Almost Matrix-like. He should learn a thing or two the perfect art of diving from winger Amir instead! The scuffle eventually died down, but Devan couldn't stop running his mouth like the jabroni that he is.
An equation to show this:
arsewipe x infinity + jabroni = Devan
Standard Deviation of a nincampoop =
Devan² x a Can of Sardines
Soon enough, the referee blew for the final whistle with 5 minutes of injury time added on, as a dedication to Khai who suffered many types of injuries today. Haha. Barry won the Man of the Match award after a masterclass performance today, and journalists loitered around the dressing room after the match, anticipating a rare interview with the diminutive midfield man, who's known to shy away from the press whenever he could.
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Journalist: Mr. Barry! Can we have a word with you?
Barry: Sure.
Journalist 1 : How do you feel about your performance today? Your namesake, Gareth Barry, Aston Villa's star midfield player, would have been proud of this performance in the middle of the park himself!
Barry: Yeah, it was good.
Journalist 2 : .....Okay. Next question. Do you think the result was fair? Do you feel that your team could have actually won it?
Barry: Yeah, i think so.
Journalist 3 : ........ So do you think after this experience of playing in the league alongside one of the best midfielders in world football today, Kee Siang, have made you a more complete player?
Will this formidable partnership achieve greater heights in the near future perhaps?
Barry: Yeah, should be.
Journalist 1 : (whispering to other journalists) Remind us not to interview him anymore.
Journalist 2: (pointing at Clement down the dressing room hallway) Hey! Let's go ask him about how he finally put his muscles to good use in today's match!
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Mavericks have extended their great unbeaten run in the new strip to 6 games. New Kit Magic!
- FT Score: Cheshire Utd 1 Mavericks 1
Scorers: Kee Siang ('70 pen)
Assists: Khai
MOM: Barry
Stadio Bedok Greenie - The Outsiders finished off their league season with a hard fought 1-1 draw and had to be content with a share of the spoils on a rain-soaked afternoon of football. A relatively good result, and a performance which could have got them so much more, looking at their strength in depth on the bench. Pacy forward Jerome had passed a late fitness test, as with the return of Fuad to the squad after a long-term layoff.
However, the Outsiders were dealt with a big blow right before kick-off as pitbull midfielder Chung Wei was forced to pull out of the match at the last moment, as he had pulled his thigh. And thus Chung Wei took off his jersey and put on his coat instead, as he chewed chewing gum by the touchline as manager for the day.
The men in white started brightly, against a Devan-inspired Cheshire Utd, who had trouble breaking down the Mavericks midfield in the first half with Khai, who was his usual battling self, enduring knocks time and time again. Midzi's tireless running upfront made it difficult for the Cheshire defence, with Kee Siang and Barry controlling things in the middle of the park.
Second half was an open affair, with both sides spending in their opponent's half in turns. However, the Mavericks defence stood firm, with the makeshift centre-back pairing of Chris and Jiun Wei dealing well with the offenses offered by the men in black. Particularly, the full-backs, Chao Xing and Clement had great outings today, as they managed to subdue the Cheshire wingers relatively well...no wait. Like totally. Haha.
The Outsiders took the lead against the run of play in the 70th minute, after Khai was hacked down in the box, and playmaker Kee Siang duly dispatched it brilliantly past Bruce Grobelaar the goalkeeper. However, a dipping shot from their striker brought the equaliser late in the game and restored parity, as the ball swerved past Alex.
The Outsiders put in determined displays in the attacking half, with Fuad's and Faizy's increasing influence down the flanks. The former, however, was on the end of a late scuffle with a Cheshire player. The irritating Devan showed once again what an irritating arse he can be by getting involved as well.
The plum, pompous, petulant priss even had the odesity to dive in the Mavericks penalty box, albeit, in motion slower than slow motion. Almost Matrix-like. He should learn a thing or two the perfect art of diving from winger Amir instead! The scuffle eventually died down, but Devan couldn't stop running his mouth like the jabroni that he is.
An equation to show this:
arsewipe x infinity + jabroni = Devan
Standard Deviation of a nincampoop =
Devan² x a Can of Sardines
Soon enough, the referee blew for the final whistle with 5 minutes of injury time added on, as a dedication to Khai who suffered many types of injuries today. Haha. Barry won the Man of the Match award after a masterclass performance today, and journalists loitered around the dressing room after the match, anticipating a rare interview with the diminutive midfield man, who's known to shy away from the press whenever he could.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Journalist: Mr. Barry! Can we have a word with you?
Barry: Sure.
Journalist 1 : How do you feel about your performance today? Your namesake, Gareth Barry, Aston Villa's star midfield player, would have been proud of this performance in the middle of the park himself!
Barry: Yeah, it was good.
Journalist 2 : .....Okay. Next question. Do you think the result was fair? Do you feel that your team could have actually won it?
Barry: Yeah, i think so.
Journalist 3 : ........ So do you think after this experience of playing in the league alongside one of the best midfielders in world football today, Kee Siang, have made you a more complete player?
Will this formidable partnership achieve greater heights in the near future perhaps?
Barry: Yeah, should be.
Journalist 1 : (whispering to other journalists) Remind us not to interview him anymore.
Journalist 2: (pointing at Clement down the dressing room hallway) Hey! Let's go ask him about how he finally put his muscles to good use in today's match!
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Mavericks have extended their great unbeaten run in the new strip to 6 games. New Kit Magic!
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