Tuesday, 4 November 2014 - The Cage @ Kallang (1)

From the schedule thread:

Nov 3, 2014 23:31:31 GMT 8 Rajiv said:

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As Sivaraj has 2 guests, he can be team selector. As Ian did so much to get the game back to The Cage, he can be the other team selector.

Nov 4, 2014 16:38:40 GMT 8 Rajiv said:

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No objections, so we'll go ahead with Sivaraj and Ian as team selectors.

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Line ups to follow.

Sivaraj posted as follows on the WhatsApp group chat between 5.31 and 5.37 pm:

Team 1Joel, imran, Melvin, Philip and Ian
Team 2 vjay karthikeyan senthil Sivaraj calvin

Team 1 red
Team 2 white

After the game, please post reports and comments on the game below.

Reds: Joel, Imran, Melvin, Philip and Ian (c)
Whites: Vjay, Karthikeyan, Senthil, Sivaraj (c) and Calvin

For a fixture that is supposedly teethering on the edge of extinction, this match provided a timely reminder of why we love The Cage.

The game was played at a brisk pace overall and at other times it was breathless (or maybe it was just me feeling the effects of returning after a 6-week injury-enforced absence).

The match was an entertaining and somewhat topsy turvy affair, with Reds very much in the ascendency from the off and this was reflected in them establishing a commanding 6-1 lead after 30 minutes. As the game wore on, however, a mixture of heavy legs on the part of the Reds and increased fluency from the Whites saw the latter reduce the arrears to 6-5. By that time, Whites were combining like a well-oiled machine and their incisive play was rewarded as they first levelled before taking the lead 8-7 with 5 minutes to play. The next couple of goals were shared between the teams but Whites took advantage of more sloppy defending to lead 9-8, which was the score at 10pm. We played 2 final goals and again, these were split for the match to end up 10-9 to Whites.

Let's keep this going, guys.

$2 credit to Ian for a first report. $1 credit to each of Sivaraj and Ian as team selectors.