Skopets Invicta VS Premier FC

Coming on the back of a 15-0 win over Asmara FC, Skopets' attendance was at an all time peak, which was in stark contrast to the previous meet-up where we kicked off with just 9 players, facing with an uphill climb after conceding an early goal before eventually running away with 5 goals (or was it 4???) and nil replies.

Not content with a hill, we scaled Everest this time round.

Premier FC's forward line were on a mission, like unforgiving mercenaries, and kept threatening Skopet's goalmouth with shots from all over the pitch, where one eventually trickled in, evading the goalie's reach on the right with a low, hard and precisely drilled shot.

Skopets Invicta 0 - Premier FC 1.

Skopet responded with a fight, pun intended, and managed to cause a few scares in the other half, as caretaker manager, Boyboyan, took the helm and responded with a number of substitutions, but it failed to stifle the aggression down Skopet's right flank as acting right-back, Wei Hong, tangled with Premier's intensely raged left winger.

A kick or two, bulging eyes and enraged choice of vocabularies were rightly followed by marching orders respectively, probably the only firm decision made by the referee in the whole game.

Kicks and bad tackles marred the dying moments of the first half, littered with mistimed passes and scuffed shots, but the second half proved to be a lot more eventful as Skopets raised the game only to be sucker-punched into conceding a second goal.

An interception from Premier's midfielders evolved into a swift counter attack that left Skopet's defensive line trailing from the middle of the pitch. A beauty of a shot rifled into the goal's top corner as Skopets rued earlier missed chances.

Skopets Invicta 0 - Premier FC 2.

10 men on the pitch and 2 goals down, none was to expect the next turn of events.

Perhaps it was exhaustion or even complacency that plagued Premier's players but Skopets took full advantage of the given situation as they gradually dictated play and somehow forced a goal back -- the first time in the game that Skopets truly took control where in-form striker, Fadriano, pounced onto a rebound off Prem's marvelous dipping volley, heading in the goal over the onrushing goalie.

Skopets Invicta 1 - Premier FC 2.

Building up on the offensive and sacrificing the defensive lines, Skopets saw glimpses of victory when, yet again, Fadriano skipped past Premier's last man, thanks to a beauty of a through pass from Prem, and let loose a scorching shot low into the goalie's corner.

Skopets Invicta 2 - Premier FC 2, and game on.

Premier's men took the equaliser as a wake up call and started to push forward more and like Skopets, threatened on more than a few occasions to take the game away as both teams began to throw caution to the wind.

Like a well-scripted hollywood movie, it was Skopets who provided the twist in the plot as they clinched victory with, who else and yet again, Fadriano's goal. A well deserved hattrick for Fadriano, capping the day with a volley-snapshot which left the goalkeeper rooted to his spot.

Skopets Invicta 3 - Premier FC 2.

Had the referee failed to blow the final whistle I'd reckon that there could be a lot more goals coming, but the aggresively contested match soon ended amicably and thankfully in good spirits too.

The post-game atmosphere was enlightened by a Premier's representative who came down to shook hands with Skopet, in appreciation of a tight and well played game and to clear and bad air, if there were any.

Good spirits, good game and good results indeed for Skopets who leap into second place following the much toiled victory.

Next up, Team Hospitality. AND let's hope we don't have to visit the moon, after visiting Everest, this time round.


Yours sincerely,
Mar.