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Eastcote Park
Spectators: 8039 (Terracing: 6030, Seating: 1849, VIP seats: 160) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zack Siong got the match started through his kick off. When Ron Soon came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Fordham 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 Ron Soon couldn't finish the play. Fordham's Marco Saldanha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zack Siong in the 12th minute of play. With 14 minutes on the clock, Tan Soon commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. 13 minutes into the game, one of Fordham:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 18th minute Zack Siong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute Zack Siong shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Saldanha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bakar Dryburgh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rifqi Wah, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. In the 23rd minute, Daniel Chew hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bakar Dryburgh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rifqi Wah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Prime Butcher received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marco Saldanha came out and tried to block the shot, but Prime Butcher slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 27th minute. In the 30th minute, Alois Hořava ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bakar Dryburgh was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Alois Hořava received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Bakar Dryburgh tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 35 minutes into the match, Rifqi Wah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bakar Dryburgh. Eastcote's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rifqi Wah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 39th minute, Alois Hořava made a precise shot to the right of Bakar Dryburgh. Eastcote's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Rifqi Wah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bakar Dryburgh having to interfere. Rifqi Wah sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

If Alois Hořava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Fordham's Azam Hsi was substituted for Ron Soon. The supporters of Eastcote booed when Fordham was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alois Hořava didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zack Siong, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. If Alois Hořava had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rifki Low hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Marco Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Daniel Chew in the 66th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Prime Butcher in the 67th minute of play forced Fordham's goalkeeper Marco Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eastcote's Bakar Dryburgh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save Eastcote from getting a goal against them. 70 minutes into the match, Fordham's goal looked a bit too open when Zack Siong came free, but Marco Saldanha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Fordham was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Azam Hsi to maneuver through the defense. Eastcote's Felix Chai got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rifki Low during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 75th minute, Rifki Low hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Chew in the 76th minute of play forced Fordham's goalkeeper Marco Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Daniel Chew fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eastcote's protests and gave Daniel Chew a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Fordham booed when Eastcote was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Daniel Chew didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faris Kang blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bakar Dryburgh having to make a save. In the 84th minute, Fordham's Faris Kang ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bakar Dryburgh. Bakar Dryburgh yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4.