BangBrothers FC 3 - 3 Winchester United FC

Sunday, 10th January 2010
East View Secondary School
5pm Evening Kickoff
Warm Weather

Starting Line up: Kalavanan, Bryan Neubronner, Tim Song, Mark Teo, Paul Selheim, Phil McCormick, J Sinnakannu, Sivaneson, Sonthaya Dunpheri, Mohd Alif, Manoj Menon.

Special Guest Writer: Sivaneson "the Spitting Anaconda" Krishnamoorthy

After an explosive start to 2010, BBFC was forced to make several changes to its starting lineup, with Kalai “SuperStar Rajnikanth” playing in goal after regulars Retz and Irfan were away on personal business, Mark Teo available for a half, Kevin Gomez and Jerald Justin long term injuries, with several unexplained absences from Bradley Boon and Jon Tan. Manoj Menon and Sonthaya Dunpheri were welcomed back into the fray after their holidays over the new years.

The match kicked off with the brothers having to put up with a barely playable pitch. Phil and Bryan were effectively good with the latter dispatched in the rightback position, proving that despite his youthful exuberance, he was able to handle maruding runs down the right, keeping the opponents winger quiet with his tenacity and diligent tracking back. On the other side, Paul was having one of his usual games which he tends to do, often running like a carrot was stuck up his ass, often to the chagrin to his team mates. The right flank was often dangerous and the first chance at goal came from Bia, who from 2 yards out, headed the ball over the net.

The very next attack again fell to the Muaythai superstar who did well to be in the right place and the right time, but was unable to swivel his body to get a shot on goal. With the opponents busy trying to handle the industy of the right flank, it left holding midfielders Siva and Sinnakannu with numerous chances at goal from long range, either stopped by the keeper, or just beyond the left and right uprights.

Mark Teo and Tim Song were ever steady at the back, dealing with the eventual hit and hope balls the opponents were throwing at them. The break through came when Phil and Bryan combined well to send a low drilled ball which was cushioned by overlapping left back Alif for our Egyptian extremist Paul to power in a shot into the bottom corner.

1-0 BBFC

It was not soon after that BBFC hit them within the space of 5 minutes with yet again, this time Phil McCormick, keeping up with his performance last week at right wing, with a pin point cross for Bia, who rose with aplomb to power in a header that went in off the post.

2-0 BBFC

Paul to this point was relatively untroubled, but a cross which hit him on the arm left him stunned, and sucking his thumb as he wondered, and pondered, and giggled about whether the referee was going to blow for a penalty. Apparently, in Egypt, the concept of advantage played on has not reached its sandy shores with the opponent striker knocking it back across the goal for a simple tap in by the left wing.

2-1 WFC

Kalai was at his superstar best with several important clearances and especially one flying one handed save which kept the oppoent’s striker pulllig at his hairs wondering what might have been.

Half Time: BBFC 2- WFC 1

The second half started with Mark Teo having to leave on personal grounds. BBFC was left to reshuffle its formation with Phil moving to centreback and Siva moving out to right wing. From the kick off, our extremist was at the centre of attention. Instead of keeping the play slow and keeping possession, on numerous occasions he tried to give cross court balls which were effective cut out and counter attacked on, much to the chagrin of his team mates. Again, his reponse, dainty fairy like dances and sucking on his thumb with lots of giggling. One such pass was intercepted and with a man down, BBFC was unable to cover the through pass which sent WFC’s striker through on goal for the equaliser.

2-2 WFC

BBFC were clearly shocked as from the restart, WFC had won a freekick, and before BBFC’s backline could organize itself, a knock on was sent in, far too easily past its static defence for WFC to take the lead against ten men. A move that even our resident legend was left flabbergasted.

3-2 WFC

Tactical changes were made, with Bia moving back to centreback to accompany Tim and provide the much needed pace that was lacking, and with Phil moving back to Right wing, and Siva reverting back to his holding midfielder position. Despite the odds and the lack of numbers, BBFC began getting a grip on the game as they did in the first half. Bryan’s overlapping run and eventual cross, a pin point whipped in curler was met by Paul, who moved in between two defenders to header the ball into the top corner. One suspects that his leap, ever so high, was because he spotted underaged pussy which he displays a penchant for behind the fence and that the cross was so good that all it needed was for someone to get a head to it.

3-3 BBFC

BBFC, especially Bryan, whose performance today easily warranted him the MOM award was getting into his groove in the right back position with another whipped in cross which this time fell to Manoj Menon who narrowly headed over the bar. The Full time whistle blew, and despite maintain their unbeaten run in 2010, it left the Brothers wondering what might have been if they had been at full strength throughout the whole game.

Final Score:
BBFC 3- WFC 3