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Radin Mas Wave
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hidayat Lee got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Worcester booed when Radin Mas AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Darryl Keng didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Clive Swee notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Radin Mas AFC's Asiz Tan. Asiz Tan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With his leg Anil Lam managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Radin Mas AFC's Hamir Wah fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hidayat Lee in the 16th minute of play forced Worcester's goalkeeper Anil Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hidayat Lee during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 19 played minutes Radin Mas AFC got a freekick which was hit by Hidayat Lee. Hidayat Lee recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Anil Lam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hidayat Lee, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Radin Mas AFC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rudy Yeo in the 26th minute. Rudy Yeo made a great header on Radin Mas AFC's corner, it was just that Worcester's Anil Lam managed to reach the ball for a save. Noh Butcher charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Noh Butcher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Clive Swee blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Asiz Tan having to make a save. In the 31st minute Hidayat Lee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anil Lam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Clive Swee fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asiz Tan having to interfere. After 35 played minutes Hidayat Lee rounded Worcester's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. After a rather tough play, Radin Mas AFC's Aziz Lee got a free kick in the 38th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Radin Mas AFC's zone, Ron Tan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Asiz Tan came out of the goal and Ron Tan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Clive Swee came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Worcester fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Clive Swee couldn't finish the play. Radin Mas AFC's Asiz Tan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ron Tan in the 45th minute of play. In the 46th match minute, Radin Mas AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aziz Lee to maneuver through the defense. Asiz Tan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ron Tan in the 46th minute of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ron Tan to make the kick off. Worcester's Ron Tan was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 53rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. If Clive Swee had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Radin Mas AFC's goalkeeper Asiz Tan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Worcester's Adam Lee got a free kick in the 64th minute. Anil Lam made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hidayat Lee in the 65th minute of play. In the 65th minute, Hidayat Lee left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Radin Mas AFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. After 68 minutes, Firdauz Nagasaki mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Worcester and the Radin Mas AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Worcester getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Firdauz Nagasaki hit a great ball. In the 69th minute, Hidayat Lee 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. Hamir Wah hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Ron Tan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Steven Sarangapani hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 83 minutes into the match, Worcester's goal looked a bit too open when Hamir Wah came free, but Anil Lam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Steven Sarangapani in the 87th minute of play forced Worcester's goalkeeper Anil Lam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Radin Mas AFC fans' excitement grew in the 87th match minute when Radin Mas AFC's Steven Sarangapani looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 93 minutes into the game, Clive Swee recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Asiz Tan. Clive Swee showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-4.