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Swadlincote Park
Spectators: 7543 (Terracing: 5888, Seating: 1555, VIP seats: 100) Bryan Chong made the kick off and thus started the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Bryan Chong kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bakar Dryburgh. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Daniel Chew recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Zack Siong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Wong Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Swadlincote's zone, Lee Chandran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Wong Teo came out of the goal and Lee Chandran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bryan Chong recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lee Chandran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Wong Teo tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Amir Soon fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Swadlincote's protests and gave Amir Soon a yellow card for diving instead. Amir Soon kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. If Bryan Chong had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zack Siong recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bakar Dryburgh was a little too slow when Bryan Chong got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 39th minute. The score was now 2-0. After 43 played minutes Eastcote got a freekick which was hit by Prime Butcher. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afiz Hsi got free with Bakar Dryburgh in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The wind increased when Zack Siong made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Eastcote's zone, Bryan Chong stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bakar Dryburgh came out of the goal and Bryan Chong tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 54 minutes, Afiz Hsi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Swadlincote's supporters crossed their fingers, but Afiz Hsi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 56th minute Bryan Chong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bakar Dryburgh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bakar Dryburgh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afiz Hsi in the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute, Bryan Chong left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Swadlincote fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Eastcote's Bakar Dryburgh played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bryan Chong in the 72nd minute of play. After 72 minutes, Prime Butcher mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Eastcote and the Swadlincote players grew even worse after the yellow card. When Swadlincote's Bryan Chong, in the 74th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Swadlincote. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bryan Chong in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bakar Dryburgh prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 79th minute, Bryan Chong made a precise shot to the right of Bakar Dryburgh. Eastcote's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bryan Chong in the 85th minute of play forced Eastcote's goalkeeper Bakar Dryburgh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Prime Butcher was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 88 minutes had been played. A collision led to Eastcote getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Prime Butcher hit a great ball. Swadlincote's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.