Match Report: RMM 3 KUNT team 0

Once again, RMM squad was down to it’s bare bones for this game with only 9 players reporting to the game on time. Given that the opponents were RMMs arch nemesis, KUNT team, it was imperative that RMM put up a good showing today. Thankfully, the latecomers arrived just in time to ensure that RMM started the game with 11 players.

With the goalkeeping position still in discussion, Shark stepped up to the plate for the 1st half. He was shielded by a makeshift back four of Thong, Siyeh, BengKoh and Snake. That back four were in turn protected by Guvnor and Iceman running the engine room in the middle with Speedy and TyPoon flanking them of the left and right respectively. Upfront, the preferred duo of Batigol and That starting.

RMM started the game well and were in full control for much of the first half. Their players looked sharp and were always first to the ball. With KUNT Team’s main Kunts missing, they didn’t look like they were that up for it. Maybe it was that, or maybe it was just that RMM never let them into the game. Siyeh and BengKoh looked solid for most of the game and only had the occasional lapses in concentration. Even when that happened, Shark in goal was sharp and fielded the few attempts comfortably.

RMM finally made their superior play count when star man Batigol scored from an uncontested header during a corner.

Batigol reeling away in delight after scoring RMMs first

With only a striker with BO doing the most of running, KUNT team still managed 2 golden opportunity to equalise.

The first was when the ball was played into the box and with all the RMM defenders having missed the ball, it was up to Shark to stop KUNT team’s front man in a One v One situation. KUNT team had a 2nd opportunity when BO man ran past a static defense on the left and rolled the ball across RMMs goal. With the defence backpedaling, the KUNT Team’s 2nd striker slammed the ball with his left leg into his right instead.

The second half started in similar fashion from the first. RMM stroked the ball around with minimum fuss and were dictating play. The introduction of Red Devil and OK Danny also provided fresh legs for RMM. With Speedy’s crab walking antics last week fresh in everyone’s mind, Shark had decided to stay on goal to help protect the slender lead.

Fans were then treated to the RMMs weekly Red Mist Show when BengKoh, ignoring the age old ‘Play To The Whistle’ advice, decided to pick up the ball that had obviously rolled out of play even though both the ref and linesman hadn’t seen it. An incensed BengKoh was then yellow carded for his verbal abuse to both officials. Still not satisfied, BengKoh demanded his teammates to ‘go get them’. His baffled teammates were unsure who they were supposed to get and spent the rest of the game trying to figure that out. Maybe he wanted to tackle the linesman. Who knows?

When BengKoh finally cooled down, Batigol grabbed his second of the game from an assist from Speedy.

Up until that point, both Speedy and TyPoon were pretty much the anonymous players in the RMM team. Faced by the much shorter, older and fatter Goggleman, Speedy was not able to make an impression on the game. TyPoon on the other side was also unable to make his obvious speed count for much as his close control was totally out.

Shark then decided he wanted a share of the glory and hauled Speedy into goal. The result was a slight reshuffle with That shifted to the left and Shark joining Batigol upfront. The reshuffle did nothing to stem RMMs attacks and Batigol soon had an opportunity to bag his hattrick. The sight of Batigol steaming towards the goal like a runaway Jumbo had the KUNT team’s defense parting like the Red Sea out of fear. With an open goal beckoning and goalkeeper frozen with fear, RMMs star striker launched the ball into row Z from 8 yards out.

RMM soon got their deserved 3rd goal when Guvnor who had been returning all of KUNT team’s goalkicks headed one of them straight back to Man Of The Match Batigol who managed to flick the ball past a static defence to an alert Shark. Shark managed to squeeze the ball in from a narrow angle to earn him the record of scoring and keeping a clean sheet in the same game.

Shark nearly scored a second minutes later when he cleverly flicked over his head with his back facing goal, swiveled and took a shot on the run from 25 yards out. Only the bar stopped him from having an entry in the goal of the season stakes.

RMM then finished the game on autopilot. It was one of the most comfortable victories RMM had experienced in recent times and it was all the sweeter as it was against KUNT team.

Well done boys and a big thank you to the WAGs who attended and supported the team.