Last night Kaya FC played Air force in the United Football League opening game. With the league ceremony and excitement level sky high prior to kickoff, our team seemed pretty focused and determined to play the defending League and UFL Cup Champions. For me, it was the first time we’ve faced any armed forces team in competition. During the Cup we seemingly missed the opportunity to play a whole handful of teams due to the Cup format, so facing Air force was most certainly a big game for us, let alone having to face them our very first match of the season.

Right of the bat, we came out strong, knowing that the Air force side would house a powerful squad and most importantly, display a cohesive game plan. We knew that their team work and unity from playing together would be one of their strengths and we set out to aggressively break that down with organized defending and sharp counter attacks. Early on we had clear chances at net, but only converted one goal. Despite the multiple open chances at goal, this lone goal would end up being the deciding factor of the match. The 1-0 win for us really doesn’t reflect our performance when creating goal scoring opportunities, but at the same time, it might shed some light on other parts of our game that we really need to improve on.

In any case, the result stands, and we’ll take a result in a match against arguably the strongest club in the Philippines. For me, playing against Air Force was a true privilege. They are most definitely the team to chase. There is much respect and appreciation for all the Air Force Players. As I mentioned before,  these guys defend the country off the field. Likewise the other armed forces teams really hold a place in the eyes and hearts of football fans. They are the country’s most respectable teams when it comes to national pride and local football accomplishment for decades now. I look forward to our second match-up with Air Force later this season.

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