Somehow, the password to the Cobra FC blog has been changed! As for me, I don't remember changing it. Maybe I did, but I clearly do not remember! Honest! Anyway, here's about today's match against HKM United.
Cobra FC 8 - 2 HKM United
Cobra FC line-up:
Malik;
Hamdi, Sahrul, Fikri, Aziz;
Afiq, Kamarul, Harith Waie, Amin;
Haadi, Omar
Subs:
Akim, Fathul, Arif, Zairul.
Cobra goalscorers:
- Aziz Hanafi
- Haadi Mahari
- Amin Tamrin
- Afiq Taufiq
- Akim Khalid
- Harith Waie
- Omar Halim
- Malik Mahari
☆
HKM goalscorers:
- Unknown
- Azreen Shah
☆ represents the man of the match.
We played against them at our new 'Home' ground, Yayasan School field. I know we have no connections whatsoever, but I think it would be a great boost for Cobra FC for having a turf. It used to be at Pusar Ulak field, but that place, honestly, sucks balls.
We went home with a win in our hands today with a massive scoreline of 8 - 2! We drew first blood and unexpectedly, the goal came from volunteer player Aziz Hanafi (from eX!) who struck from close range inside the box when the defenders weren't able to clear the ball out of there. The second goal came from a delicious through ball by Afiq to Haadi leaving no chance for the marker to keep up with the speedster. For a non-finisher, he finished just nicely. A few moments later, Haadi was replaced by Fathul. The third goal came not long after keeping possession. Amin ran for a cross from Harith on the left side and was almost caught offside, but was safe. He calmly shot it low passed the goalkeeper's left side. Half-time ended 3 - 0. HKM United had a few chances, but failed to score from them. We really dominated in the first half!
Second half started and this time, HKM United got their long-desired goal since the start of the game. Malik didn't manage to catch the ball. It rolled under his arms and gave the opponent the upper hand to score easily. It wasn't long after that when Afiq scored the fourth! That was his 3rd goal of the year for Cobra FC! Substitute Akim came on for Fathul and steadily playing for only a few minutes, he scored beautifully! He was going to cross it into the box, but instead the ball swerved into the net, making it 5 - 1. The goalkeeper tried to keep it out, but he was too late! Maybe he also thought the ball was going into the box and not into the net! Passes carried out well from Zairul to Fathul to Haadi opened up a goal scoring opportunity for Harith Waie. It swooped HKM United completely. Actually, Harith Waie's goal wasn't supposed to be counted because he was offside. The ball bounced off the goalkeeper's legs and into the net. Omar's goal was awarded because the high ball back to one of the HKM defenders went through his legs allowing Omar to sprint on and finessed shot it which hit the goalpost and into the net. Finally, HKM United got another goal with a solo effort by Azreen Shah who ran across midfield and into our box. He confidently slotted one for the team! If he played for full-time, HKM United could've gotten a few goals already!
The last goal was epic! It was from our goalkeeper Malik! It was the last corner of the game and Malik decided to join the attackers in the box. The ball landed into the box causing a cluster of players to get rid of the ball, but it went in Malik's path and he managed to fire it past the keeper. He also earned the man of the match! He played full-time and even scored in the last few minutes! Full-time whistle blew and the match ended 8 - 2. Viva la Cobra! That game is one worth remembering! Thank you all for coming! Thanks for reading, guys!
HKM United wants a rematch in the future. We look forward to another match with you good sirs!
Envenomed and posted @ 11:31 pm
Jana Villa FC 4 - 2 Cobra FC
We played at RBA Field last night. We expected a win last night against Jana Villa (again), but failed to do so. Here's our first XI:
(4-5-1)
Malik
Harith Waie, Fikri, Ashif, Hamdi
Fathul, Haadi, Ajin, Afeek, Amin
Ruzaini
Malik wasn't supposed to be our goalkeeper, but because of Aqil's absence, we had no choice. Unfortunately, we were poor in the first half. We were repeatedly invaded by their long and high shots and weren't fast enough to outrun their attackers. Our defenders were easily pulled away from their positions creating numerous chances for Jana Villa. Fathul was shown a yellow for a foul on their forward, Chun. We conceded 3 goals in the first half while we soldiered on with nothing. There were chances by our attackers Afeek, Amin and Fathul, but they failed to convert them to goals. Referee blew for the end of the first half with a scoreline of 3 - 0.
We decided to change formation and this time, we tried the 4-4-2 formation.
(4-4-2)
Malik
Tayib, Hamdi, Sahrul, Fikri
Afeek, Ajin, Ruzaini, Fathul
Haadi, Omar
The second half performance was much better than the first! Despite Ashif's own goal to put Jana one goal ahead which made us having to chase them 4 goals further, we did pretty well! A goal for Cobra came not long after we kept on attacking. A cross was fed by Afeek into the box, but the keeper - instead of catching it - he punched it into the middle of the box and later was confidently left-footed into the net by our #23, Haadi. A few minutes after that, we bagged another goal! Fathul did brilliantly to put in the ball from the far right side into the box and it was eventually headed comfortably towards goal. The keeper tried to save it, but he couldn't. Amin was shown yellow for a late challenge on one of the defenders after losing the ball. We tried to even the score, but we were too late as the referee blew for full time. The score ended 4 - 2 with another loss in Cobra history against a strong Jana Villa. Well played, lads!
Here's a group photo after the hard fought game!
Standing (L-R): Fikri, Zairul, Sahrul, Eyul, Afeek, Harith Waie, Fathul, Omar
Squatting (L-R): Tayib, Malik, Haadi, Hamdi, Amin, Ajin, Ruzaini
Labels: 4 - 2, Cobra, jana villa fc
Envenomed and posted @ 1:35 am
Jana Villa FC vs. Cobra FC
Date: 9th March, 2012
Time: 8:30 PM - 10 PM.
Venue: UBD Sports Complex
Hope to see you there!!!
(HM)
Labels: cobra fc, jana villa fc, rematch
Envenomed and posted @ 8:24 pm
Jana Villa FC 5 - 5 Cobra FC
Jana Villa goalscorers:
- Chun (pen.)
- Aizat
- Aizat
- Sharin (o.g.)
- Kha'liq (o.g.)
Cobra goalscorers:
- Afeek (pen.)
- Amin
- Eyul
- Kha'liq
- Amin
Last night was the second match played against Jana Villa FC. It was a very good match, indeed! First half was a bit shaky for us. In the first few minutes, a penalty was given to them because of a dive by one of their strikers when Kha'liq tried to steal their ball and clear it. The referee was convinced that it was a penalty when clearly, it wasn't. Our centre-back was shown yellow. They were 1 - 0 up when JV's number 7 struck a shot which didn't look like a goal, but the ball hit the post and spun into the net on the keeper's right side. Our defense was penetrated number of times, but we managed to hold on.
Not long after their penalty, we got one too! This time, it was Harith who was taken down - clearly this time. Up to the take the penalty kick was Omar, but Afiq stepped up instead. Luckily, he scored and the scoreline was 1 - 1. Due to our poor defending, they grabbed another two goals which was scored by JV's number 9 who goes by the name of Aizat - one shot over our goalkeeper and one tapped in after a poor clearance from the goalkeeper. Aizat had one too many dives that he had gotten yellow for trying another dive in the box again. The half-time whistle blew and the scoreline was 3 - 1.
The game changed when the second half was commencing. We jumbled up our positions and boosted our confidence. Amin, who was playing far on the right, zoomed through JV's defense and slotted one for the team (3 -2)! Unfortunately, luck was on Jana Villa's side as we conceded two goals which were accidentally put in by Sharin and Kha'liq - both from corner kicks. 5 - 2 was the score, but we kept on pushing! Butterfly FC volunteer, Eyul, came in and scored one for the team which was passed terrifically through the middle by his brother, Zairul. JV also had chances to make it 7, but Jimmy, whose shots bounced off the post twice failed to convert them into goals. A few minutes to end game, Haadi came back on for Eyul; and this time, luck was on our side. A free-kick was given to us when their last man defending brought Haadi down dangerously and was shown yellow for such a selfish challenge. Kha'liq took the free-kick and unbelievably scored! Very relaxed and well-taken by our centre-back! Harith's free-kick before this was clearly curling into the net, but was denied and was beautifully saved by Azhim.
Our last attack of the game came from a Harith cross which bounced just outside the box. The goalkeeper came out of his position and couldn't do anything as he was outside of the box. He lost it as he was pressured by Haadi. Soon, Amin cut in, stole the ball and comfortably put it in right at the top corner! It was smiles all the way for Cobra! We believed that we could've gotten another goal, but Aqil, in the end, was down on the ground - in pain.
The referee blew for full-time and the scores were level. It was thanks to our faith in the game and our endless teamwork! Congratulations to those who scored, both for Jana and for Cobra! Thanks for reading, peeps!
(HM)
Labels: 5 - 5, cobra fc, jana villa fc
Envenomed and posted @ 2:22 am
