Rain, Sweat and Tears

SDX FC advances to the next round after beating MMUstaff FC in a penalty shoot-out. The game was a stalemate after 90 minutes of gameplay without extra-time or silver goal. SDX FC who started out controlling the match nearly found the net twice thanks to a swift movement by Imando Torres and Reyzwan; which was inches wide. The 4-2-2-1-1 which was decided by Assistant Manager, Raul Chapan Gonzales who replaced Encik Shuk due to unforeseen circumstances; had most of the control on the wide side of the field, and a strong combination of defensive wall by the midfielder and the back-four. At the end of the first half, Imando Torres once again had a golden opportunity after found the keeper off position to score and found the opponents defense dived to save in the nick of time. Reyzwan who decided to take responsible for the penalty only to able to convert the ball past the goal post.
As second half started, SDX FC could not gain advantage with the 10-men opponents and had begin to loose most of the ball having them to work hard to defend themselves. The attacking side has lose its sharpness and could not found any chances to score. As the final whistle blows, Reyzwan, Padil, Fahsmith, Bagok and Rio Nadeem decided to take the shoot-out. Each of them scored as the opponents took the last shoot wide.
"We lost composure on the second half, we didn't control the ball in the middle. Luckily we won," commented the Centreback, Rio Nadeem.
"It was a tiring game, everyone plays hard, giving 100%," added Jovier Mascherano.
Assistant Manager who was the key to the team caught weeping tears of joy congratulates the team and their efforts in this quaterfinal match.
"We need more sharpness on the attacking side. We couldn't rely only on luck," said AviCenna.

Makoto Nakai out for two years, helping out the team
Defender Makoto Nakai has been ruled out for two year after sustained a heavy injury on his right knee, according to the medical team. Currently he has been appointed as a 'helper' for the team management besides having his hands full with the news team.