League

Bexhill on Sea Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Afiq Phua made the kick off which started today's match. Rifki Seng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rifki Chien-Kwan in the 6th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes Afiq Phua rounded Withington's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. A collision led to Bexhill on Sea getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Amir Butcher hit a great ball. If Wei Xuan Chian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Afiq Phua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jithu Namasivayam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afiq Phua, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Afiq Phua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Jithu Namasivayam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Afiz Choy lost his temper 26 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 26th minute, one of Withington:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Withington. Withington's Rifki Chien-Kwan got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Afiq Phua in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jithu Namasivayam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Wei Xuan Chian had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jithu Namasivayam made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afiq Phua in the 38th minute. In the 40th minute, Wei Xuan Chian left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bexhill on Sea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afiq Phua in the 46th minute of play forced Withington's goalkeeper Jithu Namasivayam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rifki Chien-Kwan to strike the kick off in the second half. Ong Koh kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After 54 minutes of play, Bexhill on Sea's Wei Xuan Chian made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jithu Namasivayam was left in no man's land by his defense there! 60 minutes into the match, Bexhill on Sea's Wei Xuan Chian sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jithu Namasivayam narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Wei Xuan Chian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jithu Namasivayam having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Withington's zone, Afiq Phua stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jithu Namasivayam came out of the goal and Afiq Phua tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Afiq Phua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Jithu Namasivayam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Afiq Phua left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bexhill on Sea fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. Wei Xuan Chian fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jithu Namasivayam having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afiq Phua in the 78th minute of play forced Withington's goalkeeper Jithu Namasivayam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Shyan in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jithu Namasivayam saved Withington from getting behind. If Afiq Phua had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Bakar Ning hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 88th minute of the match Steven Chuan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jithu Namasivayam skillfully saved the ball. Jithu Namasivayam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afiq Phua, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Bexhill on Sea walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.