Victoria Veni Vedi Vici

This is a new style of blogging,sports journalist style...life as a sports journalist is damn tiring,particularly if you have to do minute by minute analysis here.I try to be neutral here,but the following contents might remind you of Middlesboro


(from 4.00 to 8.00,live feed from Jalan Besar Stadium)


Good day mates,I'm now at Jalan Besar watching the B div final,waiting to give you minute-by-minute coverage of the big match against VJ and MJ.Weather conditions have been cruel to the crowd,with the B div final suspended for 30 minutes pending a heavy shower and thunder that rocked the artificial turf at the stadium.By then the giant VJ banners have been put up in place since yesterday after the girls finals,which they duly delivered.


On the big match,MJ and VJ came in as group champions,but their group form starkly contrasts with each other,as VJ has won all 9 matches so far this season while MJ overcame a sloppy start losing 3-2 to SA and winning by a fortunate late goal against AJ.The only thing that works against VJ is the fact that they lost their Final matchup last year in a penalty shootout heartbreak,while MJ has been known to panic when they see large crowds supporting their opponent as seen by the loss to SA(800 plus),while narrowly winning AJ and JJ by 1 goal,even as they went on a goal scoring spree.In a particular match against AC,one player had actually scored all 5 goals in a 5-2 win. VJ has been formidable in the group stage,going bonkers against all 8 group opponents scoring 3 goals each,and as SA found out the hard way they are damn good physically


The initial rain gave way to a nice sunny evening and an ecstatic crowd waiting for the arrival of both teams.the atmosphere was palpable as both teams strive to outbid each other in the cheer department,of which the VJ gang were even louder than expected.MJ is sticking to the 4-4-2 that allows them to play the flair game that they have so excelled against the others,while VJ goes for a 5-3-2 that suits their physical approach,which is more towards counterattacking.Kickoff is at 5.30 and here's your match commentator Robert Joseph Anderson and The AJ team


1:START.Meridian looks to use their relative advantage in the midfield department to put pressure on the VJ defence
4:a freekick for Vj is given following a foul near 20m.a stinging low shot was parried away by the MJ goalie,which resulted in a corner.a whiplash corner found the head of a VJ player,who headed over the bar
5:Free Kick for MJ.MJ's no 35 nearly heads in the free kick before the VJ goalie barely saved the dipping shot
6:a nice chance fluffed as VJ heads past the line
12:VJ attack falls through,allowing MJ to threaten the VJ defence for a moment
13:VJ corner hits oncoming VJ player,who misses point blank.Concerted pressure leads MJ to foul yet again,for which a freekick was given
14:the menacing freekick floats past the wall,but MJ keeper managaed to hold on to the ball,safely
15:VJ's no 7 fantastic smash was saved by MJ,of which the goalie gripped tight enough to repel another attack
16:an attack went offline as they concede a goal kick to MJ
19:MJ's no 33 starts raiding the VJ side before VJ hacked him down in advance.freekick was headed wide by 35 before Vj keeper made a snug catch
22:MJ's 33 gets ruled offside in a blistering run
23:miscleared pass allows MJ 33 to run and shoot wide
25:VJ no 10 hoofs the ball up the bar and concedes a goal kick
26:I thought they were cheering because of a substitution,but it turned out that the 5 goal man has scored a goal,1-0 to MJ
27:VJ freekick meets another dude and heads wide as they use their first substitute
32:MJ corner headed to safety and counterattack leads to nothing
35:MJ heads wide
37:VJ nearly scores from a kick
38:MJ 33 took advantage of a sloppy clearance,defence alert enough to neutralise the attack
39:a miskick led no 33 to exploit.again another chance gone
40:bad clearance led to MJ 33 taking advantage,but his dazzling footwork show was cut short as the defence came to the rescue
40+1:VJ long shot went wide
40+2:VJ couldn't exploit a meelee at MJ's goalmouth as they scramble for a goal
HT:Score 1-0 MJ as the teams go for a breather


40:2nd half on the way.VJ look sharper than they did in the first half.
41:a nasty 'foul' on MJ was ignored by the ref
42:The MJ goalie tipped the ball off,just in time
43:a freekick from MJ nearly threatens VJ's title hopes,but it was cleared out
44:VJ use up another substitute
45:VJ smasher gets saved,without being called for offside
46:an attempt to cross the ball by VJ goes off the line.corner given to MJ which they succeeded in heading out,but still in their area
47:another freekick heads wide,one of the multiple occurences of VJ's somewhat misfiring headers
48:GOAL!a deflected shot by VJ from a looping cross could only hit a finger of the MJ goalie's hands before sailing into the goal mouth to make it 1-1!
50:MJ 33 tries to score,but gets blocked out again by the physically intimidating VJ defenders,a later counterattack gets snuffed out by MJ's defence,as another flying cross goes wide
52:free kick given for VJ,of which the goalie manages to save it before it gets troublesome
54:a mispass meant MJ 35 couldn't reach the ball on time
56:MJ 35's super shot gets blocked by the keeper
68:VJ's 30 m shot gets blocked while another 20m shot that followed went into the goalie's hands
60:GOAL!!MJ's 33 and 35 link up in a blistering attack that caught VJ's defence off guard.It was spectacular seeing MJ's 35 waltzing past 5 VJ defenders before rounding up the keeper one on one and smashes an unstoppable low shot into an empty net!2-1!
61:VJ has a chance to come back into the game,but it went straight out
62:another long shot by VJ left high up as VJ are looking for the goals to send them to extra time
63:another VJ shot saved by a goalie,who cuddles the ball to safety
64:a freekick for VJ and no card for MJ 35,which floats past the wall but not the goalie,who had a hand in pushing it out.corner given
65:PENALTY.a VJ corner gets underway into the area,and suddenly the referee was blowing his whistle and by then it had occured that MJ no 2 has handled the ball and denied VJ an obvious goalscoring opportunity.after protests from the MJ players,the ref shows a direct red card and MJ have to play with 1 man short in their defence plus dealing with the resultant penalty.The goalie saves the goal,in the nick of time
67:V5 gets booked for a foul on an MJ player
70:another freekick for VJ headed wide
71:flying pass to MJ 33 gets to VJ goalie first
72:with MJ 35 alone in the area,the goalie was forced to charge out with a sliding tackle to save the ball.counterattacksa put the pressure on MJ's
defence as 2 players feel the heat and writhed down on the floor,one after another.meanwhile VJ uses up their last substitution in preparation for extra time,something which they had bad memories of last year
73:as MJ uses up their subs too,VJ crowd gets high,and the atmosphere was palpable as the crowd were imploring their team to score.a failed attack by MJ leads to a counterattack by VJ,which is also neutered by the increasingly stressed up defence
78:GOAL!VJ pressure bore fruit as a fine run by a VJ player surrounds the goalie and left him stranded to equalise at 2-2,with the MJ defence rendered ineffective by the somewhat scrappy but dummy play of the VJ players,who then proceeded to score from a very narrow angle
79:GOAL!a corner for VJ found the last man up,who jumps high to head the corner home.3-2 and the VJ crowd are more and more ecstatic,as we go into injury time
80+1:MJ 18 smacks a cross and VJ goalie adequately saves it
80+2:a carnival atmosphere at VJ's side as they start celebrating their win.cheer goes louder and louder as MJ gets awarded a freekick.MJ has this last chance left,but MJ's 35 fails to squeeze in.by then the tired MJ players couldn't do much with their corner
80+3:GOAL!VJ clears out for a counter attack.whatever notion that VJ is going to get the foot off the engine is quashed as a VJ player gets the ball and goes on a run from half field before twirling around the helpless keeper who by then could only watch helplessly as VJ scores from a simple tap-in and make the score 4-2,thereby completing a comeback that ultimately cost MJ their title they won last year .a last ditch attempt by a defender to slide-tackle the VJ player ended in crashing his own goalie before the VJ player shoots into an empty net
80+4:END With the last kick of the game,VJ wrapped up proceedings with a 4-2 comeback against MJ within 5 minutes


The final whistle sparked off wild celebrations among the Victorian faithful,almost delirious.by then they have banished memories of that shock defeat last year and at the VJ side there's a carnival mood while the MJ side sat gloomily in silence as the awards ceremony was on.later from VJ insiders the principal has made a split second decision to grant VJ a holiday,1 day after the match...as for MJ,they kinda conceded it,and then wondered how VJ ever looked like Boro when they should have been able to defend their lead

This has been a special report by Mr Joseph Anderson right on scene.As we wait for our panel of analysts comprising of the AJC Soccer team,and others,let's relieve the goal-den highlights of the match