NTL Pre-Season: SRC Mixed v Bedok Kings; 6-Pack v Bedok Kings

5th August, 2.40 pm, Turf City

Mixed Category

Score: 5-3

Play of the Day: Teapot by Gideon, Rachel and Adam culminating in a dive-try worthy of endless replays.

An unforgiving sun, absent clouds,and teasing winds made the NTL pre-season match-ups a truly energy-sapping one. Not letting the environment get the better of the team, the SRC Mixed team which included seasoned touch footballers like Angela @ Dickie, 'Scoop & Score' Amila,and 'Laundry Bandit' Gideon stepped one up to produce a winning performance against Asian Mixed Champions, Bedok Kings.

The technical skills of the girls were a welcome contrast to the raw physical agility of the boys. There were plenty of moments of brilliance from the team but what stood out most was the teamwork between the Barrakudas & their brother team, 6-Pack. The defence was led ably by Jessica who made sure the opponents not only had their attack foiled but also had their ear-drums terrorized with her irrepressible vocals. On attack, it was good to see 6-Pack making their runs with more conviction. There were always guys running at the gaps, which made our attack highly dangerous since there were so many options. The punch-ups and the flow was very encouraging too but there is still plenty of room for sharpening.

Overall, it was a good run for the mixed team and a very positive outing for SRC as a whole.

Men's Category

Score: 8-1

Play of the Day: Split & Score by Amila and Taufik on the 5m. Clinical!

A very flattering score indeed for the 6-Pack men, as they ran riot around the Kings non-stop. Of course, we had the advantage of youth but a win is still a win nevertheless. Skipper Alan 'Lontong' standing in for Leander was a calming influence on the team and gameplay was allowed to flow smoothly. Yum Hwa, despite a blistered foot, had a brilliant outing as well scoring and creating plenty of chances. Sujan's tricky play was a constant menace to the Kings and his Ceylonese brother, Amila, stamped his class on the field today. The inclusion of Gideon, Taufik and Lester back to the 6-Pack fold can only strengthen the team further and things are definitely looking up as NTL season nears.

Having said that, plenty of things that need to be ironed out are defence in general and the 5m play. Let's sort these stuff out in training so that when it's Game On time, we'll be an awesome force to be reckoned with.

Booyah!