2007 Malaysia Alumni League
Matchday 1 (SEMESAAS vs. VIOBA)
On the 13th of May 2007, the first round of matches for this year’s Malaysia Alumni League got under way. We started our campaign against SEMESAAS. The game was played at RRI ‘A’ Field, Sungai Buloh.
We were missing a few regulars in the team due to other commitments and the team captain, Muhammad Irfan ('94) was also down with fever on that particular day.
The game was played in the rain and our players started the game a little bit shaky. But, as the first half progressed, they became more and more confident and we took the lead through Wan Khairul Ardrin ('02)’s superb half volley. The ball came to him from a freekick after a deflection off an opposition’s defender.
After the first goal, our players started to settle down and played a more fluent passing game. The second goal came soon after. Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli ('04), who was playing down the right flank, turned his marker and left him for dead. He had a clear run on goal but eventually he was body-checked by an opposition inside the penalty area with no intention of playing the ball. The referee blew for a spot kick without any hesitation. The resulting spot kick was converted by Muhammad Shahir Khalid ('01) confidently. The first half ended with our team leading by the scoreline 2-0.
We started the second half pretty much as we ended the first, where we controlled the midfield for most parts and hit the opposition on the counter on a few occasions. We had chances to kill off the game but unfortunately we were unable to add to our tally. Some golden opportunities were squandered particularly by Muhammad Shahir Khalid ('01) and a gilt-edged chance missed by the second half substitute, Mohd Noor Shakher ('00).
Our defenders and goalkeeper weren’t really tested throughout the game with the colossal Anwar Ridhwan Abd Rahim ('05) leading the back line. The game ended 2-0.
Overall, it was a good showing for our first game with three points in the bag and no goals conceded. The only blemish on the day was the three yellow cards shown to our players, Raziz Md Sa’at ('96), Anwar Ridhwan Abd Rahim ('05) and Mohd Khaliff ('03).
Hopefully, we’ll do better in our next game against a much tougher opposition in the form of MCOBA. Our next match will be played at our home ground on the 27th May 2007.
Final Result
SEMESAAS (0) vs. VIOBA (2)
VIOBA's Scorer(s): Wan Khairul Ardrin ('02), Muhammad Shahir Khalid ('01)
VIOBA's Booking(s): Raziz Md Sa'at ('96), Anwar Ridhwan Abd Rahim ('05), Mohd Khaliff ('03)
Team Lineup:
GK - Muizzuddin Muhamad ('05)
DL - Raziz Md Sa'at ('96)
DC - Anwar Ridhwan Abd Rahim ('05)
DC - Ashvind Vishant Nair ('06)
DR - Putra Taqriz Mohd Arif ('00)
DMC - Mohammad Razeen Khalid ('97)
MC - Wan Khairul Ardrin ('02) subbed - Mohd Hafiz A Jabar ('02)
MC - Mohamad Afizal ('98)
AML - Muhammad Shahir Khalid ('01)
AMR - Mohd Syazwan Zulkifli ('04) subbed - Mohd Noor Shakher ('00)
SC - Mohd Khaliff ('03)
Mohd Mokhtaruddin Bain ('96)
VIOBA Football Team Manager 2007
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