Waiting for the VIP...We were keeping it under wraps, but FA was supposed to be participating in this tournament, but he pulled out the night before. Injured after playing rugby. Azman was roped in as replacement.
Khai was part of the squad, but I was chosen to play instead. Good sport Khai. Not easy to find someone like him. As a fellow keeper, I feel for him and I'm backing him to come back stronger in future football/futsal events.
With the VIP...
Arsenal Malaysia failed to qualify for the 2nd round after winning only 1 group game and losing the other 2. It was disappointing of course, but personally, I'm reminded why I don't really look forward to playing in futsal tournaments. When you are playing only 5 minutes per half on a small pitch, most guys will become aggressive and rough play is very common. It will be worse if the referee is not up to mark, and that's putting it mildly. All 4 teams hated the ref that took charge of our group. A couple of guys even threatened to beat him up.
We didn't lose because of the referee though. The other teams were just better on that day.
Very hot!!!Enjoyed the "lepak" session afterwards though. Very much. By the way, all the pics here are from the AFCSM facebook page. More photos there.
