Kroniz FC costly lost against QAF Auto FC 3-4

31st Jan: When QAF Auto FC took the lead in the fourth minute on Sunday night match against Kroniz FC those assembled at the Padang Kebajikan must have wondered just how dominant QAF FC would be and if they would rattle in a lot more goals before they were finished.

In the end the QAF FC had to settle for a 4-3 win, with a very late goal, a result they achieved only after the plucky kroniz FC side that had clawed their way back to 1-3 leading in the first half.

In the first half, after a goal down, Kroniz surprisingly dictated the pace of the game, and the four players on trail players in particular caught the attention of the spectators with their scintillating performances.

Wingers Bob and Dodoi, plus Asri, proved to be constant menaces to the QAF FC defence. It was no surprise that all three players had their names on the score sheet after 45 minutes.

However, QAF Auto FC with a few B league players on their side came back from two goal down to equalise, and it proved to be a futile effort as individual mistakes by Kroniz proved too much at the end of the 90 minutes.

Kroniz head coach Bab cut a disappointed figure at the end of the game. He said: “My players had not much concentration in the second half of the game and it proved to be costly for us.

“We played hard and were determined to beat QAF FC but what happens during the game always happens again and again. I am disappointed with the mistakes,” a player commented.

QAF FC team clawed themselves back into the match in the second half, when they were awarded a penalty after their striker was upended by defender Rosli in the penalty box to make the score 2 -3.

Alas, 20 minutes from time, kroniz keeper was to undo his teammate’s effort by failing to hold on to a cross. The ball spilled to none other than the predatory QAF striker, who deservingly grabbed his second of the night with another simple tap-in to make it 3-3.

QAF FC striker capped off a fine individual performance by adding the icing on the cake with his team’s fourth goal. In the 90th minute, the winger sidestepped his way skillfully past two defenders before committing kroniz keeper misstep and QAF striker finishing coolly directing the ball to uncovered angle making it 4-3 to QAF Auto FC.