League

Rayleigh Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Bryan Hian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Didi Ramachandran in the 2nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Rayleigh's Zafran Hongyi got a free kick in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Rayleigh's Zafran Hongyi got a free kick in the 5th minute. Prime Chian sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Wei Xuan Kang was out of position in the 13 minute of play, and Rudy Tan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rudy Tan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Rayleigh's Bryan Hian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aziz Tee in the 17th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Aziz Tee managed to get in a good position for a shot. Harold Hill's supporters rose to their feet, but Aziz Tee was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bryan Hian breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute, Aziz Tee made a precise shot to the right of Bryan Hian. Rayleigh's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Mark Yips short, quick shot in the 26thth minute got Wei Xuan Kang to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aziz Tee in the 31st minute of play forced Rayleigh's goalkeeper Bryan Hian to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harold Hill's Wei Xuan Kang proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 32nd minute of the match, managed to save Harold Hill from getting a goal against them. 36 minutes into the match, Harold Hill's goalkeeper Wei Xuan Kang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mark Yip. In the 38th minute, Faiz Leng 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Rudy Tan made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mark Yip in the 59th minute of play forced Harold Hill's goalkeeper Wei Xuan Kang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harold Hill's Wei Xuan Kang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rudy Tan in the 61st minute of play. Jerry Seng charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jerry Seng the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Harold Hill getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Jerry Seng hit a great ball. After 62 played minutes, Rayleigh's Noh Dhanabalan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Wei Xuan Kang came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rayleigh reached it. Wei Xuan Kang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mark Yip in the 66th minute of the match. Mark Yip fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Wei Xuan Kang having to interfere. 70 minutes into the match, Rayleigh's goal looked a bit too open when Aziz Tee came free, but Bryan Hian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bryan Hian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aziz Tee in the 77th minute of the match. Rayleigh's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aziz Tee 78 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-2. 83 minutes into the match, Harold Hill's goal looked a bit too open when Mark Yip came free, but Wei Xuan Kang reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rayleigh's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Aziz Tee 89 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-3. Didi Ramachandran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harold Hill's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.