CUMAS vs CUTS (Thai Soc) (14/01/2007)

CUMaS 3 - 1 CUTS

We, the CUMaS Football Team, kicked off 2007 with a fantastic win over a strong CUTS (Cambridge University Thai Society) side. We had a huge turnout of 15 players, allowing us to make key rotations and substitutions. They opened with a 4-4-2 formation, with Fendi and adopted Malaysian from Somerset, Roger Colbeck, holding the Thai strike force at bay at centre back. Early on up front, we were limited to a few strikes from range, with Ju Xing and Ian Chin coming close. We were then faced with an early setback, as striker Voon Kiat twisted his ankle and had to rest off.

Although we dominated the early play, it was CUTS who scored first, when a cross put in from the tightest of angles, coupled with some stagnant defending and a goalkeeping error by Kevin Lau allowed them to score with an easy tap in.

We then started to turn the screw, with Chee Yung and Mozek dominating the midfield, and started to put pressure on CUTS, and our efforts were then rewarded with a goal in the half hour mark.



The goal was to come from a corner, when Kevin delivered a dangerous cross into a box and after a slip from the goalkeeper and a huge goalmouth scramble, it was the Captain, Yew Hong who finally bundled the ball over the line. The goal was well deserved, and it wasn’t the last to come.

In the second half, we adopted a 3-4-3 setup with Voon Kiat returning to lead the attack, accompanied by Kevin and Yew Hong. Chin Lik Tan and Ju Xing caused several problems for the Thai Defence, and in one possession, Ju Xing came close after some good build up play allowed him to shoot just wide from just outside the box.

It was yet another Kevin Lau corner which lead to the second goal. A fabulous header from our rented centre back for the day, Ing Bo, put us 2-1 up. As legs became weary, and the game more stretched, our large squad provided an injection of pace from Siew Kit and Jason, and we went on to score a closing goal, with Ian chin knocking down a cross for Chee Yung to finish from close range.

It was a well deserved victory, and things look very optimistic for the new year.

Man of the Match: Chee Yung
A fantastic performance defensively and offensively, he was everywhere today, and capped off a fine game with a goal.

CUMaS Verdict:
We dominated play today, and it was a fine team performance by everyone. Some worries though about the defensive line up considering that 2 out of 3 of the defenders were not CUMaS members. However, the good news is that Jit Ern is back for the next game.

Goals:

Yew Hong (32)
Ing Smth (48)
Chee Yung (90)

Assists:

Kevin Lau (2)
Ian Chin