Wednesday, May 20, 2009
And so it ends.. with us getting 3rd overall. We battled hard through the whole tournament, and probably 3rd isn't just rewards, maybe a place in the finals would have been more satisfying. But with that all said and done, I'm still glad we got 3rd.
We got off to a great start against AJC with a 3-0 win, and this was particularly important considering how badly our friendlies results were. Then against CJC, we got off to a 2-0 lead in the game, but were fought back to 2-2 and were very lucky not to lose. Against PJC, we played much better and won the game, and somehow to top our 1st round group.
Being in the easier of the 2nd round groups drawn alongside IJC and ACS(I), we got off to the perfect start and got three points off IJC, before getting a disappointing draw with ACS(I), meaning we finished 2nd in our 2nd round group due to goal difference.
So we had to meet RI(JC) in the semis, with ACS(I) having the 'easier' of the semi finals against VJC. We played our best game ever, but still lost 2-0 after a great defensive showing. So today against the other semi finals losers ACS(I), whom we meet for the third time in a year, we finally got our goal in the second half to lead 1-0, before being pegged back with two quickfire goals. With time almost running out, we got our equaliser with a few minutes left. After two halves of five minutes in extra time, it was down to penalty flicks. And we prevailed, 4-3!
So the season ends on a high, and I'm hoping for much better next year. C'mon Saints!
Bye~!
my thoughts at 9:01 pm