Unknowns spanked =)

Unknowns were on the unfortunate end of a 1-5 stuffing by A.C Milano last Sunday.

A squad reduced to the bare bones, coupled with bad luck in front of goal and some woeful refereeing meant Unknowns went down with one of their heavier defeats in recent memory. However, take no credit away from the opposition as they played brilliantly and capitalised on their chances.

With only 11 players available on the day and having played much of the match with just 10 players. Unknowns looked jaded and fatigued and succumbed to a robust and pacy A.C Milano side with plenty of fresh legs to rotate around.

Amongst the various walking wounded in the Unknowns side were central defender Vincent who was still nursing an injury but bravely elected to hobble onto the field and played bits and parts of the game. Others carrying unjuries were defensive midfielder Becky, full back Tinky, and quite possibly a few more.

With such a patched up squad, Unknowns simply had no answer to the sheer pace and power of AC Milano's forwards, who time and again exploited the Unknowns defence ruthlessly to go 5-0 up by 80 minutes gone by.

In the dying minutes of the game, Winger Jason pulled one back with a screamer. In what was estimated to be at least 30-40 metres out on the far left, he unleashed his deadly left boot and scored what is fast becoming knowns as a trademark "Jason" goal. Though the scoreline remained embarassing, it did cheer up and put a smile back on faces of unknowns players.

In the final play of the game, Unknowns won a penalty. The team unanimously elected Vincent to take the spot kick in recognition of his selflessness to play even with an injury. He missed, but it didn't matter.

It may have been a bad defeat, but teams are entitled to off days once in a while. What matters is how the team bounce back. We await and watch with bated breath.