League

Cirencester Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gabriel Singh started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the match, Cirencester AFC's Shah Yi-Sheng sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jithu Pillai narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gage Devan kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shah Yi-Sheng in the 13th minute of play forced Oakengates AFC's goalkeeper Jithu Pillai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Gabriel Singh came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Oakengates AFC 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 Gabriel Singh couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the game, Darryl Ning cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Jithu Pillai was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nicholas Kool stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gabriel Singh's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. In the 30th minute Alexander Dryburgh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nicholas Kool saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30th minute, Gage Devan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alexander Dryburgh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicholas Kool showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexander Dryburgh in the 47th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Cirencester AFC's Shahron Seah got a free kick in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Arif Kool hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. If Shah Yi-Sheng had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute Darryl Ning shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jithu Pillai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Ong Dyce hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Darryl Ning had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alexander Dryburgh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nicholas Kool having to interfere. After some careless play in the Oakengates AFC defense, Darryl Ning kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jithu Pillai. The Oakengates AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jithu Pillai should have stopped the shot. In the 89th minute, Darryl Ning 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. 92 minutes into the game, Gabriel Singh recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nicholas Kool. Gabriel Singh showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. After 95 minutes, Arif Kool mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Oakengates AFC and the Cirencester AFC players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Arif Kool hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Cirencester AFC players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.