A match worth waiting for

It has been a long time since “the official media” turned up at the cage. There were hear-says “you must come and see, my stamina improved!” and “I scored at least five, six goals at every outing!”

With so much hype going on, it was time for an outing for “the official media”. My photographer and I waited, counting the hours and the minutes till the KO time. Maybe not so much her, but I really counted. It was, for me, a highly anticipated game.

A sense of conspiracy crept into the air as players arrived, donned in red. There were players who I will be watching for the first time, while others are determined to show that they have improved, in their skills and stamina.

The “whistle” was blown and the match kicked off to a frantic pace. Fifteen minutes into the game, Star Idol scored! It was what I believed to be the opening goal. With the keeper at the near side coming off his line time and time again, I guess the goal deficit must have been pretty bad. True enough, I heard “three-nil! Play for draw!”. Down, but not out, U.N.C.L.E. was determined to crawl back into the game.

With 24 minutes gone, someone conjured up a goal and brought the score to 3-1. One even used his beer belly to trap the ball! It wasn’t long before the score was levelled on score at 3-3. But the joy was short-lived. The “Tey” team increased their lead once again.

While there was a hat-trick of wasted chances, there was a hat-trick for another, 45 minutes into the game. The "We" team leads, for the first time in the game at 8-7, and were playing for a win.

The “We” team pulled out every tricks they have in their hats. But they couldn’t beat the brilliance of a gem keeper – definitely my Man-of-the-Match. With ten minutes remaining, I found myself losing track of the score. I have to admit. Skills have been sharpened since the last time the official media turned up. Passing rates increased, timing of tackles gained accuracy and stamina improved (Specifically to U.N.C.L.E.). A good keeper has been unearthed, while a striker has developed his flair for defending as well. There were desserts for the media team as well – we caught two half-naked players as we drove away from The Cage – you know who you are! (Just something extra for Senior and Junior, *WINK WINK*)

The “tai-tais” have sales worth waiting for. But to me, this has been a match, worth waiting for.

Sr. & Jr.
The Official Media Group

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