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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Stretford cruise to 6-2 victory

Joe Red
Correspondent, SFC News
29 March 2009



Stretford FC 6 - 2 West Coast Wanderers
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Six different scorers capped off an encouraging first match for Stretford FC as they staged a spirited comeback from being 2-0 down in the first half to finish off 6-2 victors against West Coast Wanderers.
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Following a nervy first half being on the receiving end of a barrage of attacks from their opponents, the Enders were made to pay for two lapses of concentration. The Wanderers opened the scoring when a speculative long drive was fumbled by keeper Gabriel Loo. Worse was to follow after consistent centre-back, Dennis Wu, turned in a weak cross into his own net (and being the first on the SFC scoring charts for the wrong reasons). The remainder of the opening half looked bleak for the Enders as they tried to pull a goal back before the break without much success.
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The second half was to be a totally different story though.
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On came speedy striker, Hakim, who made an immediate impact with a poacher's goal that was to provide impetus for a Stretford comeback. After a sweetly hit shot from left-winger Ho Tang came off the crossbar, Hakim was in perfect position to slot the rebound in to record his first goal in his first match for the club. The goal seemed to have a positive impact and set the tone for the rest of the match for Stretford FC.
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Minutes later, the Enders were level after defensive rock Ivan Lee headed in from a well-taken set piece from the right wing to send team-mates and fans in a frenzy. Another set-piece was to give them the lead when striker Shawal Rosly drived an unstoppable shot in to the top corner from almost thirty yards out to put the Enders ahead.
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The floodgates were truly opening from there as Ho Tang, Oki and a goal-mouth scramble from left-back Asyraf rounded off an emphatic first victory for Stretford in their first match ever.
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"We clearly looked nervous in the opening half. But we understood that it was a new team which was not used to playing with each other." said veteran custodian Andy "Ole" Chua.
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"Once we got into the groove of things in the second half, the lads started to turn on the style and we really took the game to them."
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"I was bored in the second half! So I decided to show my Spiderman-like saves whenever I had the chance!" added Andy.
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With their first match out of the way, the Enders will surely be re-grouping and looking towards the FC Barcelona game in a week's time. Several players will be working hard on their fitness over the week and the management will also be encouraged by news that some of their players will be making a return for the match - SFC News
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Well done lads! Keep it up!

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