Final Score: CABJ 1 - 1 Terrapins FC
Scorer: Dzul Rahim (Free kick)
MOTM: 1. Dzul Rahim
2. Ahmed Barakat
After collecting 3 straight
wins from 3 games, CABJ are up against Terrapins FC who managed to get 2 wins and a draw.
Terrapins FC is in the second position in the Group B table. They managed to
beat our league and FA Cup champion, Southern FC with a 4-1 scoreline. This shows
that Terrapins FC is indeed a very strong team.
Sunday afternoon in Setia Alam
was tremendous. The weather was nice and the field was in superb condition. The
atmosphere at Setia Alam was great as everyone want to watch it live, the clash
of the titans if it were to be called. CABJ vs Terrapins FC managed to entertain everyone in Setia
Alam.
First half of the match, there’s
a slight change in the formation as few players can’t make it on time and so
our manager, Amin Helmy had to rearrange the formation. Few players got to play
different role as to cover up the players that didn’t managed to be on time.
With this issue solved, we witnessed a slight bad display. Somehow the performance affected the scoreline as Terrapins FC took full advantage and scored the opening
goal. The goal was an error made by CABJ's no. 4 Imran Mazli, by setting the ball to the opponent right in front of the goal who then unleashed a powerful shot into the top of the net. Nothing that Ahmed (Ajmal replacement) can do about
it. We were trailing a goal to nil in the first half.
On to second half, Terrapins FC
kept on controlling the possession with their fluid passes. However, later on CABJ showed a better game-play as they managed to find their rhythm. Few attempts helped us to get our equalizer. The goal came from Ameer Aizat as he managed to
control the ball that he received, he then dribbled pass the defenders and won a
freekick at the edge of opponent’s penalty box. Dzul Rahim unleashed a
fierce freekick with power and accuracy into the top of the net. Terrapins FC’s goalkeeper stood
still as there’s no way he can stop that powerful shot. After the
equalizer, the game changed to end-to-end attack on both teams. Both teams had few clear chances but didn’t managed to score.
The match ended with a draw of 1-1
scoreline. Even with insufficient players, CABJ managed to get a draw from their nearest opponent in the standing. Kudos to Ahmed Barakat as the replacement keeper for keeping the opponent's attack on bay with some stringent saves to prevent the team from loosing. Also to our scorer Dzul Rahim as he scored the equalizer. Looking forward to our next game which is
against My ManUtd, which of course is another tough opponent.
