Saturday, November 29, 2003

Yasin and his X-S FC teammates will battle against an unknown but experienced team comprising of Fathers and Workers. Losing is definitely not an option for this young lad as he rarely taste defeat in soccer matches and like other matches, the team's morale could not get any better. Though the last minute injury on star striker Nuri(high fever)would have an impact on the match, the team should not be too concern as his replacement is one rare gem. Called back to the team after Nizar was unavailable, he was placed on the left side of midfield before being pushed up to the forward role. He proved his credential by hitting a hat-trick in a recent friendly match, so expect this young lad to be fired up for this game. As describe by his teammates, Jia Hui's ability to hold the ball well while creating chances for himself and for others add proved that he is an important asset to the team.

Missing in action for tomorrow's match besides Nuri will be Nizar whos presence will surely be miss. That means the pairing of Daniel and Boon Leng will have to work extra hard to pump in balls into the area for the forwards. New edition to the team, Wee Meng will provide much needed dimension to the attack. His crosses from the left would help alot in helping the team to create chances.

A worrying side for this team would be the defence, who had seen some shaky performances lately. The 2 full backs will have their work cut out and will have to try to stop crosses being being floated in as the centre backs are vulnerable to crosses. Fitness will also take a toll in this department as 2 players(Shahrul and Farrell) are not yet 100% fit.

A test of fitness, flair and speed will be battled out on the field tomorrow. Any chance of Yasin's men to win this game will boil down to how well the forwards take their chances and the defence containing the opposition. If they can perform the same way as they did in previous matches, there is no reason why X-S FC will not win this match.

Players to look out for : Khairul Huda, Daniel, Boon Leng


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