Final standing: 1st/6
Goals scored: 23
Goals conceded: 6
Biggest win: 7-2 (v Contact Bullets)
Biggest loses: NA
Highest scoring match: 6-3 (v Firebrands)/ 7-2 (v Contact Bullets)
Total penalty minutes: 12 minutes
Most committed foul: Incorrect hit (4 minutes)
Top scorer: Adrian Koay (7 goals)
Top assist: Adrian Koay/ Calvindav/ Kelvin Tan/ Daniel (1 assist)
Point leaders:
1. Adrian Koay (7+1)
2. Samuel Ong (4+0)
Calvindav (3+1)
Penalty leaders:
1. Daniel (4 mins)
2. Calvindav/ Chern Hang/ Jack Lee/ Samuel Ong (2 mins)
Best player:
Adrian Koay.
The Ztec Phoenix captain led his troop well as they marched on undefeated throughout the division 2 league. He showed great consistency in all the 5 matches and played an instrumental role in both attack and defence. Like all centres, the distribution of the ball as well as controlling the game tempo are key attributes of winning a match. Adrian has these attributes, but still needs to further refine them by playing with better players and having more game time under his belt.
He showed great leadership to keep his team under control at all times. Ztec, known for their 'rough and tough' style, at times, seemed a little hot headed. However, Adrian managed to stand out and calm things down in situations like these. Adrian, physically strong, used this much to his advantage and for that, became the most consistent ball winner.
Inevitably, he was selected to be in the Division 2 All-Star team. Well, he deserved it.
He seemed to be on the right track as he is now training along with the State team. More opportunities for growth in this player. He is another player who just needs time to develop. When the fire catches in, there's no stopping him.
For now, it's to get that fire burning.
Borak says:
It was a very good campaign for Ztec Phoenix who came out of the league undefeated with 5 consecutive wins. They were truly a class above the rest as they cruised their way pass their opponents. Though there were times when they weren’t firing at all cylinders, yet somehow they still manage to get maximum points from these matches.
The strength of this Ztec side is in their players pace and strength. Yes, technically they are still very far from decent, but as predicted at the start of the Division 2 season the fastest team will win league. The players use their speed to great advantage as they are able to hit teams with very quick counter attacks.
However, their weakness would be their defending in front of their own goal. The defenders have a tendency to pass the ball carelessly in the danger zones where it matters most, which cause their side the unnecessary pressure. The match against Firebrands was one of the classic examples of woeful defending from the defenders conceding 3 goals from sloppy defending.
Nevertheless having said that, Ztec Phoenix has an experience goalie in goal who the team could count on to bail them out of trouble time after time keeping the opponents at bay. Yung Ming single handedly kept Dalat Falcons quiet with some magnificent saves. Though at time shows a certain lack of concentration, but all in all had a pretty good campaign in goal for Phoenix.
Indeed, they showed that they were the best side in the Division 2 this season and will be promoted to Division 1 next season. With that being said, there are still many things for the coaches of Ztec to work on as they will be finding life much harder going up to Division 1. We will see how much this side will improve in 2010, hopefully by being Division 2 champions this squad will be able to use this as their motivation and move on to greater things in the future.
Kudos Ztec Phoenix!
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