League Play-Off

Raffles Stadium
Spectators: 37 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Anil Shyan kicked off to start the match. Ronn Dhanabalan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kenny Crooks read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. Drew Fields received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Aziz Hsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Anil Shyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shah Hsin charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Shah Hsin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Shah Hsin kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Karl Nowland ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aziz Hsin was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Kenny Crooks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anil Shyan in the 26th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 30 minutes, Anil Shyan put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Kenny Crooks. In the 34th minute, Ronn Dhanabalan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, Royal Gunners FC's Kenny Crooks threw himself towards the right post 38 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anil Shyan, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Kenny Crooks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anil Shyan in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to Pondersbridge getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Karl Nowland hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After a rather tough play, Royal Gunners FC's Alan Hian got a free kick in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the match, Royal Gunners FC's goal looked a bit too open when Tim Skinner came free, but Aziz Hsin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anil Shyan might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kenny Crooks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anil Shyan ran back to his position shaking his head. When Royal Gunners FC's Sarb Hongyi in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pondersbridge's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Royal Gunners FC getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Ronn Dhanabalan hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Anil Shyan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kenny Crooks was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Anil Shyan might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kenny Crooks. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anil Shyan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 73rdth minute of the game Anil Shyan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pondersbridge's Kenny Crooks was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Drew Fields got free with Aziz Hsin in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With 82 minutes on the clock, Alan Hian commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. A collision led to Royal Gunners FC getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Alan Hian hit a great ball. Anil Shyan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Kenny Crooks tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Pondersbridge getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Austin French hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Anil Shyan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Royal Gunners FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.