Football Mandarin Gardens

Wednesday 26 August 2026 8-10pm:

Kevin was a defensive monster this week with many vital interceptions, seemingly nothing much getting past him. It seems a previous comment of "He doesn't defend" was the catalyst for this defensive masterclass!

Jit played a great game this week, even scoring all 4 of his team goals in one of the matches.

A comical own goal was scored thru a combination of Kyle and Leslie getting in each other’s way and resulting in a touch by one of them past GK Joe.

Kevin showed why he remains lethal infront of goal, scoring with a wonderful nonchalant scorpion kick volley while GK Joe was out of position.

Kevin attempted an audacious volley from the right wing of the penalty box which miraculously looped into goal. Unfortunately, it was ruled out as it was kicked a fraction outside of the scoring box.

It was a week of own goals galore with around a total of 5-6 scored by various people.

In:
Joe
Jit
Kevin
Haresh
Leslie
Jonathan
Tay
Kyle
Dennis
Venu 10

Credit: Jonathan

Thursday 20 August 2026 8-10pm:

Welcome debutant Nelson!

Jit at the heart of everything. Provided a scooped pass for Haresh to slam in a mandatory own goal from the opponent’s box into his own unmanned goal. Jit also provided a scooped pass for Kevin to run in to slam in a first time goal.

At the other end, Kevin had a field day, knocking a Hattrick past GK Joe with his same right foot, into the far post, 3 times! But GK Joe also excelled outfield, when squeezed at the byeline, he shimmied Kevin, took one step before knocking the ball into the box to an open Jit for a simple tap-in.

Haresh shining as usual with his Zidane-like through passes, with one particular pass through all four players to reach Jit who sneakily waited beside the goal to tap the ball in….however, in a turn of events, lightning-fast Joe reacted to deny him the goal.

Hilarious moment! GK Joe tossed a delightful floating ball towards Haresh in the box. As Haresh controlled the ball to slide it past their advancing GK, and while the ball was almost destined past the line, Jit attempted to tap it into the unmanned goal, Joe was heard shouting ‘Jit don’t touch it. Let it roll in.’ The reason being Haresh would’ve been credited with the goal, while GK Joe credited with the assist. Haha. Jit didn’t touch it!

In:
Joe
Haresh
Eugene
Dennis
Seeto
Jit
Kevin
Nelson debutant Haresh‘s fren 8

Credit: Joe

Wednesday 12 August 2026 8-10pm:

Welcome debutant Jonathan Lee!

- Goalie Kyle slalomed through the entire defence and finished with a pinpoint shot in the corner

- ⁠Goalie Dennis tossed a beautiful ball into the box to Jit, who first timed a controlled volley into goal

- Kyle, with his back to goal and being closely marked by Haresh, did a swivel turn and scored with aplomb.

- ⁠Joe was outstanding as goalie, with a number of reflex saves and double saves on one occasion

-Wonderful combo by Kevin and Leslie, lovely interchange of passes setting up a tap in for the latter. And Leslie returning the favour with a nice cut back to find Kevin in the box and goal

- debutant Jonathan impressed with his close control, stepovers and flick passes

A night of near misses !

Gk Joe analyses the high press and just like that, launches it forward for the counter! Haresh is away, he’s beaten the offside trap, he’s in, takes a touch, rounds the keeper... BUT HE CAN’T FIND THE FINISH! With a big Aiyah!

And it’s another one! Kyle to Jonathan Lee, to Leslie on the left midfield, who attracts the defender and nicks it right for Kevin making the run, Kevin cuts it back to Leslie stretching at full stretch... And misses !

Another golden opportunity spurned! Two glorious near misses!

In:
Joe
Kevin
Jit
Mark
Leslie
Kyle
Jonathan
Dennis
Jonathan Lee debutant
Haresh 10

Credit: Kevin/Leslie

Wednesday 29 July 2026 8-10pm:

A good game with some debutants (Satoshi and Nez) to spice things up.

Great teamwork with Kevin pushing the ball to the side to Haresh who one-touches a through ball to Jon, flicking the ball into goal past the helpless keeper. A repeat the very next game, this time starting with Jon and ending with Kevin.

Iman showing his flair by dribbling and laying a cheeky backheel through the legs of both defender and keeper.

Kevin showing us why he’s the top striker, by receiving a pass and spinning around the defender to place the ball to the far, clipping the post on the way into goal.

A hilarious game with Kevin as keeper. First goal coming in from sneaky, but well placed header by Chris through the keepers legs. Next, a throw from the opposing keeper which keeper Kevin catches, but slips through his hands and nutmegs himself for a second goal. Final goal came from Kyle with his classic backpass in the far corner that even keeper Kevin couldn’t save, resulting in the third and mandatory own-goal.

In:
Dennis
Kevin
Haresh
Jit
Eugene
Chris
Satoshi debutant (Chris‘ fren)
Jonathan
Kyle
Iman
Nez debutant (Chris‘ fren) 11

Credit: Haresh

Thursday 23 July 2026 8-10pm:

Tonight’s Futsal Mayhem.

Own goals, double lobangs, goal-line heroics, a sin bin and even a goal out the side netting—tonight had everything!

Ram sprinted back to recover the ball brilliantly before passing to Gk Joe whose throw found Jon, who nodded it down for KH to tap home. Brilliant team goal.

Then came the craziest own goal ever. Mark beat his man and flicked the ball towards goal. It deflected off Jit, slipped through Kevin’s hands, hit the post, bounced back off Kevin, hit the post again and rolled in—one of his two own goals tonight! Hilarious!

GK Mark later charged through midfield and fired the ball through both Kah Huat’s and GK Jon’s legs for an outrageous double-lobang goal.

Kah Huat produced the Berbatov touch of the night, deftly controlling GK Joe’s long ball perfectly with one high foot before finishing with the next.

Haresh repeatedly zig-zagged past defenders and finished from impossible angles, including one goal seconds after Mark had scrambled back to claw Jonathan’s certain headed goal off the line. Seeto found Iman, who released Haresh to complete an incredible end-to-end turnaround.

Better known for brute strength and aggressive interceptions, Seeto also showed unexpected finesse with two perfect chips for his teammate Iman to head home.

Kevin earned a spell in the sin bin after one hard shot too many. Returning to the game, he was a hilariously cautious version of himself that left everyone in the stands laughing.

Leslie ended the night with the “did it go in?” goal, with his shot going into goal and straight out through the side netting. Yes—it counted!

After the game restarted, GK Joe gathered the teams to clarify the rules and who would stay on if it ended in a draw. Once everything was settled, he pumped everyone up and shouted, “Where’s the ball? Let’s go!” scanning frantically around the box. Only then did he realise that the ball was sitting right at his feet the entire time. Everyone erupted into laughter.

Absolute chaos but lots of fun.

In:
Joe
Kevin
Jit
Seeto
Mark
Haresh
Jonathan
Leslie
Kah Huat
Iman
Ram 11

Credit: Mark

Thursday 16 July 2026 8-10pm:

This week's game format consisted of 10 players splitting into 2 teams with 2 rotating. But what it did not fall short off was the high intensity in almost all the games no matter the makeup of the teams.

Kevin was everywhere this week, from scoring at one end to making great defensive interceptions at the back.

Jit with a brilliant scooped assist leaving Jonathan with an easy task of heading into the goal. That would continue on in many of the games, assisting many with precise passes into the box.

Ram was at his usual lethal best, scoring all sorts of goals from headers to precise finishers.

A toss from the Goalkeeper was destined for Kevin’s head for a simple goal. However, newbie defender Kevyn had other ideas. He rushed in from the blind side to power a header past Kevin and his own Goalkeeper for a sensational own goal to end the game!

In:
Joe
Jit
Kevin
Ram
Dennis
Jonathan
Kevyn
Leslie
Haresh
Frankie 10

Credit: Jonathan

Wednesday 8 July 2026 8-10pm:

Welcome Kyle back for a One-off game from his sabbatical. He has been away from the game for 4 months already, showing his unfit and rusty state.

The game started off on a wet court, which subsequently dried up for the last 60minutes. Amazingly there were no mandatory own goal this week.

The moment of the evening belonged to Team Leslie. Leslie trapped the ball on the right wing, short passed to GK Joe in the midfield, who short tapped to Tay to smash in the goal.

GK Seeto blocked another certain goal with his hands well outside his penalty box and was duly served with another 1 minute sin-bin. But his opponents couldn’t capitalize on his absence.

Iman and Dennis tore the defense apart with a telepathic partnership, combining for goal after goal off Dennis’ relentless crosses. Iman scored with a header, a near-post finish, a cheeky backheel flick through the keeper’s legs, and finally a composed solo effort where he nicked the ball past both the keeper and defender to roll into an empty net.

Ram was everywhere today, playing like both a centre forward and a defender. His long legs let him steal possession high up the pitch and shield the ball from prying defenders at the back, breaking up attacks and starting them himself. With goals galore — poaching in the box, driving forward to finish, and even heading in from a corner — he dominated both ends and was at the heart of everything.

In:
Joe
Seeto
Leslie
Jit
Jonathan
Tay
Kyle welcome back
Dennis
Abdullah
Mark
Iman
Ram 12

Credit: Joe/Leslie

Wednesday 1 July 2026 8-10pm:

Full house of 12 and a fantastic night of great football & beautiful goals galore.

Leslie started the ball rolling with a direct volley home from a headed clearance by Iman. He followed that up with another flick turn and volleyed goal. He was basically everywhere, very much like Eugene.

Not to be outdone, Kevin scored a superb flick up and volleyed goal. Then another even better pinpoint volley after shouting “这里！”（“here！”） to goalie Dennis who threw a precise ball to the mid air spot where Kevin pointed. He also cut off an opposing pass and toe poked the ball through keeper Tay’s legs.

Kit executed a nice flick over the defence and finish. He also attempted an audacious bicycle kick but unfortunately just couldn’t connect

Tay also dazzled with his dribbles and great penetrating runs..

Joe scored a wonderful curled goal just on the edge of the box to the far post. He also set up 2 nice crosses but just couldn’t find a striker’s head to finish.

GK Joe starts the move by finding Tay in his own half, where Tay spins past an onrushing Iman and threads it to Leslie on the wing. Leslie drives forward, pulls a defender wide, then squares it across to an unmarked Mark arriving late, who smashes a first-time finish into the bottom right corner to cap off a slick, one-touch team goal and make it 1-0.

Iman wins possession with a clean tackle, then shows off with seven keepy-ups as he tries to lob the ball over Leslie, but Mark anticipates it perfectly, gets on the end of it at the back post, and calmly slots it into the back of the net for a composed finish.

In:
Joe
Kevin
Dennis
Mark
Jonathan
Leslie
Tay
Jit
Eugene
Iman
Kit
Frankie 12

Credit: Kevin/Leslie

Wednesday 24 June 2026 8-10pm:

A wet night but still a healthy turnout of 9 players. Despite a wet pitch, everyone was careful and had fun regardless.

Amazing keeping by Joe and Tay as they block a barrage of shots aka Congo Goalkeeper.

Lovely team goal by team Joe. Joe to Tay on the right with a return to Joe, who pushes the ball wide left to Haresh, returning back to Joe. With the opponent defence stretched, Joe plays it right again Tay, who crossed to an opportunist Mark to tap in a team goal.

Haresh dribbling past everyone to score multiple goals until he was finally stopped by a sliding tackle from himself.

A quick counter by Joe passing a looping ball to Jon, who flicks it over the keeper with his right and cradling the ball with his left as it lands and rolls the ball into an empty goalpost for a beautiful goal.

In:
Joe
Johnny
Mark
Jonathan
Jit
Kevin
Tay
Eugene
Haresh 9

Credit: Haresh

Wednesday 17 June 2026 8-10pm:

Welcome debutant Kevyn to our humble game!

A full turnout this week but expectations of a fast intense paced game was dulled initially due to the wet court that prompted safety first playing conditions

Debutant Kevyn showed calmness on the ball, finding his teamates with precise passing and getting a few goals in the process

Joe with the save of the night, getting his finger tips to save a last minute game deciding goal bound shot that was heading towards the bottom corner

Seeto with one of the "highlights" of the nights, thinking a long ball was shot by the opponent outside the box, only to realise it was initially deflected by his own teammate resulting in a legit goal.

There have been a flurry of sinbin offences lately. Seeto made a glaring error by blocking a goal bound shot with his hand while outside his box. Automatic 1 minute sinbin suspension, while the game goes on. His team playing with 3 men vs opponent’s 4 men.

One of the plays of the night was a 2 identical great team goals involving a long throw by GK Joe to Jonathan who headed it down accurately to Kit who made no mistake with a precise low volley shot. A carbon copy of the goal was scored in another game with the assister this time around being Dennis.

In:
Joe
Kevyn debutant
Seeto
Kevin
Mark
Dennis
Jit
Jonathan
Leslie
Venu
Kit
Hayden 12

Credit: Jonathan