Maestro FC 2 : 1 Stallionz FC (OG, Alywin)
1. Today's opponent Stallionz FC was no pushover although they occupy the last spot in the league table. MFC was beaten by Stallionz 5-1 in their league meeting last season.
2. MFC chose a cautious approach by starting with the tried and tested 4-2-3-1.
Starting XI: Calvin, Walter, Norris, Alan, Howe Yuin, Gerald, Jason, Abhi, GX, August, Kartik.
3. Morning rain makes the pitch tricky for any action in the first 15 minutes. Both sides started cautiously and the wet pitch did not help.
4. Stallionz scored mid way through the first half when a well taken free kick beat keeper Calvin at his far post. Stallionz also hit the post following a corner.
5. MFC has their fair share of goalmouth action in the first half, with the front men taking shots at goal. Alan tried an audacious bicycle kick which just missed the crossbar by inches.
6. There weren't many goal attempts for both sides and Stallionz went into the break with a goal lead.
7. There weren't any instructions as to how the game should be played in the second half.
2nd half starting XI: Calvin, Walter, Chris, Alan, Eric, Eugene, GX, August, Dino, Alywin, Dennis.
9. MFC continued to play their brand of football in the second half, passing the ball and pressuring the opponent at their own half. The hardwork and pressuring the opponents in their own half finally paid off when Dino forced a mistake out of Stallionz centre back who scored an own goal after attempting a clearance.
10. From then on, it was all MFC's play. The team continued to press forward, sometimes leaving gaps behind. However, the backline marshaled by Alan and Chris coped extremely well with the stallionz big and lengthy forwards.
11. GX dipped a free kick up and over the defensive wall and forced an equally fantastic save out of the keeper. From the resulting corner, Alywin scored after some goalmouth scramble. Chris has his attempt at goal cleared off the line, but Alywin was at the right spot and the right time to score the winning goal.
12. MFC even have chances to kill off the game after Dino and Dennis went 1-on-1 with the keeper.
13. With 10 minutes to go, Capt GX played with an ultra defensive line up with a 5-3-1-1 formation. Although both Dino and Dennis played well upfront, they were sacrificed as MFC held on for their second league win of the season. And THEIR FIRST WIN AT KHALSA PITCH!
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