Shevchenko, New Boys' Hitman
PM 10:49 2000/04/23

Shevchenkwai has been in top form recently, now emerges as a new firepower upfront.

He hit twice last Saturday to lead us to the total domination that day. First he stole the ball from the oppostion's defender and ran through on goal, He sold the keeper the dummies before calmly rolled the ball into the empty net. Second came from a mistake of the keeper, who couldn't parry away Shev's shot that came straight towards the keeper.

He couldn't get his hattrick because he was later substituted for the return of another hitman, Marco the aeroplane hitman. The latter seemed to lack the finishing touch as he wasted a lot of golden opportunities.

Actually his top form had been shown the previous matchday. Though he didn't score that day, he set up the goal that Kojo scored. That was a beautiful through ball by Fukwai(Shevchenkwai), first dribbled past the defender with a cut, then sweetly passed the ball to the onrushing Kojo who slotted it past the hapless keeper. Later he could also show his individual ability by first controlling a long ball down onto his feet, then got past the defenders and ran through on the by-line to take acute-angled shot himself, but only close to score.

Both two matchdays could show the sharpness of Fukwai, the ability to score, dribble and set up goals, now a new dependable striker upfront to solve our problem of lack of frontal strength.

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