Singapore University Games 2013 (Soccer): SIM New boy, Sulaiman, stunned SIT team with treble!

          4 - 0

Scorer: Sulaiman (3), Ang Zhiwei (1)

Man of the Match: Ang Zhiwei

Starting Line-up:

1. Ignatius Lim

2. Phua Yih Kiat

4. Nicholas Khoo

5. Shiam Jerome (Captain)

10. Ang Zhiwei

11. Raymond Kwa

13. Eason Chen

16. Ronald Lee

17. Sulaiman

18. Rusydi

20. Vincent Lee

Reserve Players:

6. Chirac

7. Faizal Taher

9. AJ Mourgli Ram

12. Lim Zi Xiang

19. Jason Wong

21. Melvin Tan

SIM University were unexpectedly magnificent, won their first opening match of the season with a 4-0 win over SIT at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Sports & Recreation Centre. Ang Zhiwei's striking genius was made to measure and Sulaiman has the makings of a mature centre forward. First match of the match went a bit shaky for SIM team as players like Nicholas Khoo and Eason Chen are trying to adapt to their new positions together with new boys such as Sulaiman and Rusydi who are adapting to the pressure of the game. Second half when SIM team click, they reach a rhythm that few can touch. 

On paper against SIT, SIM team's line-up was creaky, pedestrian, conservative and vulnerable because missing of club players like Zulfadli Zainal, Patrick Paran, Yasir Hanapi and Sim Li Ming. But, to stress a glaringly obvious point familiar to millions, this is SIM Soccer team. When these 11 men come together, they somehow conjure alchemy beyond their means, producing magic with a smallish box of tricks. Unexpectly, Sulaiman and Zhiwei strike partnership rose the occasion - Zhiwei's lofted passes in the game took the breath away and Sulaiman lives in the occasion. Sulaiman's hat-trick is his reward for the professionalism that is not being emulated throughout the strikers' camp. 

"These 2 players (Zhiwei & Sulaiman) are real solid. Zhiwei has been the star of the match, that's explain why he has not been missing a single S-league match for woodlands and not forgetting Sulaiman who I think is the key player of the tournament. I really impress with him. He has score a total of 6 goals for us in just 3 matches since joining. I believe more will come from him." - Melvin Tan (President of SIM Soccer Club).

"Great performance from the team, really happy to see all the new boys playing well in the match. Thank God, now we have found ourselves a real solid goalkeeper, Ignatius Lim and a goal machine, Sulaiman. Both of them are really good enough to play in club level. Now we got to move on as we believe next 2 matches against NUS and NTU will be the real test for us." - Kiat (Vice-President of SIM Soccer Club).