S. League 2010 Match 8

	Opponent: Geylang United Date: 15th Apr, 1945hrs Venue: Bedok Stadium Final Score: 3 -2 (Peter Tomko 53′, 59′, 79′ – Sobrie Mazlan 29′, Murphy Wiredu 55′)
In the end the team with the better striker won. A barricade laughably flimsy. Even lucky charm Johan Johari cannot avert a defeat. Long distance football viewing. No good for my eyes. I can't wait for The A-Team movie too. Sobrie's maiden goal! Murphy's first league goal! The man with the last laugh though. Starting Eleven Wretched Thoughts Gotta say this match was pretty painful to sit through, literally and figuratively. A torrential rain peppered the island hours before kick-off. This was followed by the uncomfortable after-showers warm front, a condition no sane person enjoys. Sitting on the butt-numbing hard concrete slab of Bedok Stadium in front of a lifeless audience (and not a whole lot, I should add) far away from the field only escalated my viewing experience for the worst. Hey at least the football would be worth the money and trouble, right? Wrong. Both teams weren’t up for the game: the home team was defending deeper than my pockets and never looked like they had any intention to entertain their home fans. Then again positive football is not a word one would associate with the Geylang of late, so hardly a surprise. As for the Dolphins, another night of despair. The defence on the whole was woeful, summed up by the second and third conceded goals. 1.88m Peter Tomko vs. the pairing of a vertically challenged centreback and a makeshift one who couldn’t outjump a Singapore U-17 kid. Little wonder who would emerge victorious and head home a freekick. The lack of height and muscle in the middle of defence was already exposed once in the Balestier match. Unfortunately the crack is still pretty evident. The third goal was even worse: a miscommunication between defenders and the keeper on who to go for the bouncing ball. Easy pickings for Peter for his hat trick. The midfield played a forgettable game, so much so that I have already lost any recollection on what they did. On the attack third Farizal was non-existent against his former paymaster. Jordan was subdued though he managed to provide the assist for Sobrie’s goal. His next memorable effort came in the dying minutes of the match as the team tried to salvage a draw, an attempt eventually chalked as offside. Three defeats on the trot now. Not healthy from a result’s point of view.