Saturday, January 12, 2008, 1:29 AM
wed was our 3rd match of our ivp. we (ngee ann poly) were playing against nus in their ground. it was an a match that will take us to the semis of the ivp. we were looking forward for this match as it was also a revenge match for us as we drew we them that eventually knock us out of the compeition last year. we were reali gutted to allowed them to equalised in the dying seconds from their gk's goal kick. anyway, were were on form. 2 wins out of 2 matches. we were sitting comfortably on top of our group. the equation was simple. if we win nus, we are through to the semis regardless of other results. but it turns out otherwise.
i was expecting myself to start the match as the coach had already broke the news to me that i will be playing against nus. i havent opened my scoring account wif the team yet and i was tinking that this was a good occasion to opening ur scoring. i was very excited and confident about the match. i knew that we had a strong team and is able to beat anyone (provided if we work as a team). we knew how good or weak our opponent, nus was. as the game started, the battle of the two teams was very tight. it was a small pitch also. but we had better opportunties than nus. i was off the pace. my pace was slow. i just duno why. i had a few good through balls that i didnt managed to have a proper shot at goal coz i was too slow. soon... we kept missing good opportunities and suddenly nus capitalise on our defensive mistake. our defender failed to clear the ball in our own box and nus player managed to pick up the ball n shoot it. it went into the net. i was a devasting blow...!!! i saw my striker teammate warming up and i was wondering is the coach goin to sub me. soon,i found out the answer. i was substituted...i was so disappointed and angry wif myself. i just walked off the pitch and shook people who are on the bench hands and just sat down quiet reflecting wat went wrong for me during the match. while reflecting, i was also watching the match and slowly, we were getting more and more anxious to score the equalising goal. in the 2nd half, some of the players has lost abit of their emotion. soon,our game plan for the match was not being follow. we kept attacking through the middle and pumping high balls which nus dealt comfortably. the player who sub me had a wonderful chance to equaliser in the 2nd half when he was through on goal. all he nd to do was to beat the gk. he blew his shot high and wide. as the clock ticks. nus players tried to waste time but lying on the field after each tackles. i knew that this was it. we cant get anything out of the match. everybody was disappointed. our poly principle came down and supported us (wif some of our school's head). we lost in a match tat could help us qualify for the semis. now... everything is on the last game of our group matches. we r up against combined ite. their team havent reali finalise. only finalise abt a wk before the competition starts. if we lose that match on tue, we are out! simple as tat! i duno whether i will play that match or not after my disappointing performance. i see how it goes... still got mon's training left before we play ite on tue. i reali hope ngee ann qualify for the semis coz alot of people have sacrific for the team especially our teacher in charge. he reali put his head on the chopping board coz of our team. TUE is a do-or-die game for us!!!
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