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Match Report
Manor Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bakar Devan kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Manor Park's goal looked a bit too open when Alexander Siang came free, but Khairil Mathews reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Faris Phua struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Afriz Chuan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manor Park. Manor Park's Khairil Mathews played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sarb Siong in the 7th minute of play. If Albert Seng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Dover United's Merlin Hsi got a free kick in the 11th minute. When the match had gone on for 12 minutes, Ang Seng took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Afriz Chuan to make any attempt to save it. 16 minutes into the match, Ang Seng notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Dover United's Afriz Chuan. Afriz Chuan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Ang Seng sped through Dover United's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Afriz Chuan. 28 minutes into the match, Manor Park's goal looked a bit too open when Azam Hsin came free, but Khairil Mathews reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Azam Hsin kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 36th minute of the match Shah Hsin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Afriz Chuan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Manor Park's Khairil Mathews played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Siang in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes into the game, Faris Phua was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Manor Park's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dover United the free kick. A collision led to Manor Park getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Faris Phua hit a great ball. Alexander Siang recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dover United's Afriz Chuan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Dover United from getting a goal against them. Afriz Chuan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ang Seng in the 44th minute. When Dover United's Alexander Siang in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Manor Park's goalie prevented a goal. 47 minutes into the match, Dover United's Alexander Siang sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Khairil Mathews narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alexander Siang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Manor Park's Bakar Devan in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Dover United's goalie prevented a goal. If Ang Seng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Khairil Mathews showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merlin Hsi, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Afriz Chuan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albert Seng in the 66th minute of play. Albert Seng kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Khairil Mathews made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Sarb Siong sent off a good shot on target. Dover United's Afriz Chuan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bakar Devan in the 71st minute of play. Merlin Hsi got his second yellow card in the match during the 72nd minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to Dover United getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Merlin Hsi hit a great ball. In the 73rd minute Ang Seng shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Afriz Chuan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khairil Mathews made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alexander Siang in the 75th minute of play. Manor Park's Albert Seng got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Dover United defense, Ang Seng kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Afriz Chuan. The Dover United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Afriz Chuan should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Manor Park booed when Dover United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gabriel Cheng didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 89th minute, Bakar Devan 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Manor Park fully deserved thier win.
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