Winning streak ended in stalemate

Skopet trivia : Which player came late for a match because he was dating at sembawang park? hahha.. alahai manis-nye cinta..~ lol

ok match report proper..

Skopets 6-match winning streak and 5 games cleansheet run came to an end on saturday in the 1-1 away draw with Mavericks Fc. Playing in an unfamiliar surrounding and starting with 9 men at kickoff, we were pressed to defend in the opening minutes before loverboy Sop and Hattaman arrived to even the numbers. Mavericks are a bunch of fit and hardworking players (like us. haha) and at such it was a tight first half with no goals even though Prodigy syaf rocked the crossbar and Sop pet fluffed the rebound.
No substitute was available for team skopet again- which is always crucial in a fast paced match like this. Thankfully honorory member Luqman arrived in time to replace the cramped overworked Syaf late in the second half.

Mavericks took the lead early in the second half against the run of play, leaving the skopet players gutted. As usual i didnt see the goal as I was far away from the action. haha. Damn, there goes our consecutive cleansheets. But the goal proved to be the wake-up call to our team, stepping up a gear or two.
We laid siege in the mavericks half, creating plenty of chances amid waves and waves of attack.

However, poor finishing and good saves from the keeper prevented Skopet a deserved equalizer..... that is... until...
... rudy's heroics. Our Gk joined the attack and drilled a grounder into goal from a Boyboyan's corner, his second skopet goal from a setpiece. And Ive never seen the team celebrate so jubilantly. haha. Good job Rud.

Having characteristically clawed our way back from defeat (remember the 6-3 game? 0-3 at HT), a rejuvenated Skopet tried to go for the kill while the defence held firm to mavericks' counter-attacks. Debutant Shiayi's strike was denied by their outstanding keeper while the crossbar again stopped Syaf's header from going in. Kau tak mandi kape syaf?

Desperate for another goal, Boyboyan joined the attack and instantly showed why a Fad-Rizman partnership upfront is still desired ; livelier interchanges and better understanding. And so more chances came and more chances wasted. haha.
Both sides held on till the end to share the spoils.

Full-time 1-1. Skopet extends our unbeaten run to 14 matches.

Verdict :

We didnt play our usual game and with the chances we had, should have taken this one. A draw is good result and kudos to the opponents for making it a game for the neutrals.
A concern would be the thin squad we're having in recent weeks. Apart from key players missing like Syahir,Prem,Choon,Zai.. where are the rest of our squad? Every week we're up against opponents with 3-5 subs. a recruitment drive soon perhaps.

man of the match :

Everyone. For not giving up till the end. And hatta, for showing whos boss. hahaha. Well done guys.

-fadly