Socceroos received 4 roars from Three Lions as visiting gift

Our first Penang Floorball League Division 2 kicked-off with a bang of 4-0 against Frontliners 300.

At the stroke of 10, the whistle blew to signal the start of PFL Division 2 2010 Season. Within seconds to the game, a 2-minutes penalty was issued to fireBRANDS for improper uniform attire. An early disappointment to the team as we were down to 4 men at the start of the game. As the team regained their 5th men, performance was back on. Our forward, James Tan scored an early goal to put fireBRANDS to their first ever goal of the season. Hence on, struggling to get the ball into the net was frustrating. Many shots were taken but to no avail, the ball kept being 'stubborn' to enter the goal. Good saves from Frontliners 300's keeper kept fireBRANDS at bay. As the first half came to an end, the score was still 1-0.

Seconds into the game of second half, our impressive forward, James Tan got his name into the score sheet by an assist from Daniel Tan. It was a solid important goal to keep us at a safe line. Minutes into the game, a great run by Samuel Tan from the defensive area to the offensive area made him into the score sheet. With the score 3-0, it wasn't enough for fireBRANDS as we kept on attacking and moving in forward. A supposed goal by Steven Ong was denied as the ball got reflected back to the court from out of the rink. Further disappointment came when Sherwynd's goal was ruled out for a high stick foul committed before the ball entered the goal cage. Minutes to the end of the game, fireBRANDS captain, Gary Lee listed his name into the score sheet with a great finishing.

At the end of the day, we did well but not good enough. Bad finishes was one of our problems. Can we overcome it? Can we end our frustrating finishes? Lets learn from this day and overcome it. We are fireBRANDS and we can do it! ole ole ole... kita boleh... kita boleh!

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

Frank Shorter