Friendly League

Stadion Astralny
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Farhan Hui started the match with the kick off. Astral's Slawomir Cholewa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Lam in the 5th minute of play. NFH Family United's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anil Sum in the 6th minute. After taking down the ball on NFH Family United's corner Anil Namasivayam fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Slawomir Cholewa quite easily take care of the ball. After having played for 26 minutes, Maksymilian Nowacki managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Astral's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maksymilian Nowacki was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dominik Sowa scored 1-0 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gerard Koh, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of NFH Family United booed when Astral was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksymilian Nowacki didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 39th minute, Farhan Hui made a precise shot to the right of Slawomir Cholewa. Astral's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 45th minute, Zdzislaw Pankiewicz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dominik Sowa to make the kick off. A hard shot 52 in the game by Farhan Hui from a close distance when the talented Slawomir Cholewa managed to make a qualified save. Astral's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, NFH Family United's Merlin Braddell got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Gerard Koh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Izydor Hludzenski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 56th minute Dominik Sowa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gerard Koh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 64 in the game by Farhan Hui from a close distance when the talented Slawomir Cholewa managed to make a qualified save. Astral's players were relieved. Gerard Koh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dominik Sowa in the 71st minute of the match. 1-2 became the score in the 73rd minute when Bryan Lam elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Farhan Hui got free with Slawomir Cholewa in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bryan Lam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. NFH Family United's Gerard Koh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Izydor Hludzenski in the 82nd minute of play. Dominik Sowa's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gerard Koh read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Bryan Lam charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bryan Lam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bryan Lam kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Izydor Hludzenski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gerard Koh having to interfere. A collision led to NFH Family United getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Merlin Braddell hit a great ball. In the 91st minute of the match Milosz Lichniak sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gerard Koh skillfully saved the ball. The supporters of NFH Family United booed when Astral was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 92 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bogumil Gregorczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Farhan Hui notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Astral's Slawomir Cholewa. Slawomir Cholewa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Although Astral had been in control for most of the match, NFH Family United still came away with the win.