le' samba
If you ain’t laughin , you ain’t livin !
Le’Samba FC , the brainchild of Khir ‘Kay’ Rezza and Magesh after much discussion with the blockmates , we formed a team . We weren’t interested in RFL glory like most teams out there , we signed up just for fun . This opens up opportunities for us to meet new people , have a weekly dose of much needed exercise and finally, a break during the weekends from studies .
We are in fact medical students and we aren’t distracted from the main reason why we are here in RSMU, to obtain our MDs . The RFL has brought new meaning to our lives in Moscow , pretty sure it does the same to most teams and supporters out there . This good dose of quality entertainment and fun really brings much relief to our stressful and hectic weekly schedule.
Mission statement in our inaugural season here at RFL is not to finish last and at the very least win 1 game. We plan to achieve the RFL Fair Play (if there is any??) award too seeing that we don’t play rough or dirty and hopefully no yellow/red cards.
One fine day during Path-Anat class, we cordially asked Isaac & Shugan if they wouldn’t mind playing for us, and they agreed immediately. Warren came in a little later after considering his options from us and other teams too. Enci, who regularly trains with us on off days , has shown interest in our outfit so we signed him up after game#3 . Finally our last addition to Le’Samba , Harinthiran from Chittapa FC . He is truly a great footballer and has a killer instinct for goals. Upon seeing his overtime spent on the bench , we asked him to join us from Chittapa. After numerous tries, he finally donned the Samba colours.
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11:09 AM
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
Le Samba FC vs Saints FC
What a way to open RFL’s 08/09 season, our boys taking on Toh’s saints. In our previous match-up, we shocked em’ real good and took 3 points from under their noses.
With Shugan injured (swollen fingers thanks to Lavan and his imba shots), we had to call in for back-up, ‘The Great Wall’ Min Jie. Nice of him to accept our request despite the late notice seeing he has decided to take a break from RFL for the time being. An addition to the squad, Linges, a new student who just arrived a few weeks back decided to join us. After the long break, we were all keen to see how much we have improved ( or better yet, gotten worse !).
The game started off pretty slow. Both sides didn’t really show any potential of scoring goals. Yep, that’s it, another boring 0-0 draw coming in our way. Saints did look dangerous couple of times but Magz and Min Jie had it all covered. We did attack a couple of times, but Toh is definitely a good Goalie, credits to him. With Gajen playing up front, we were entertained by the long throws from Toh’s goal for him to intercept and finish. Didn’t really materialize in the opening half.
Then comes the 2nd half, once again, it was rather dull and slow. We were a shadow of our former selves; making tonnes of mistakes but yet flashy on the attacks and getting the much needed goals.
This time around, luck wasn’t on our side. As much as we improved our basic play, we have lost the touch up front. Our strikers were clueless on why we couldn’t net even 1 goal despite the efforts and number of tries. Fantastic opportunities from Abz, Harin, Kay , VK (even the new signing Linges had his share of shots) but we were all shot down. We did play well, finishing was rather poor. Well, that’s football for you.
We looked more dangerous in the 2nd half, hoping to break the deadlock there. As calculated, Agni’s presence in their line-up was definitely a tough one. He was all over the field marking his presence and making sure no one made a mistake.
And then came the goal, a slight tug to Siva from Abz granted the Saints a freekick. Agni launched a high one towards Min Jie. As the Great Wall jumped, he was followed by Saint’s marksman but Gajen’s towering presence took his focus off and the ball landed in the back of the net.
It was rather unfortunate. But we never give up, so we went harder on the offensive looking for an opening, but still met a dead end there. Towards the end of the game, we managed to get a free-kick right outside the box. This was definitely an opportunity not to be wasted. As Abz stepped up to take it, his shot deflected off the wall and the whistle was blown.
All in all, it was a great game, too bad we didn’t emerge as the victors in this meet. Perhaps next time.
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