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Match Report
Croyde
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Alexander Choy made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Croyde getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Iskandar Tan hit a great ball. Wong Dryburgh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from SK Swee in the 7th minute of play. In the 8th minute, SK Swee made a precise shot to the right of Wong Dryburgh. Croyde's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ali Lim was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mohammad Kool showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 16 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by SK Swee in the 20th minute of play forced Croyde's goalkeeper Wong Dryburgh to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alexander Lim kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute SK Swee shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wong Dryburgh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wong Dryburgh showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wong Tan in the 29th minute of the match. Mohammad Kool received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Ali Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Hoe 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. In the 39th minute, Wong Tan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dunston fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Mohammad Kool struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Ali Lim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Croyde. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mohammad Kool to make the kick off. When Ali Pieng fell near the penalty area in the 50th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dunston's protests and gave Ali Pieng a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Dunston's Ali Pieng got a free kick in the 51st minute. Ali Hoe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ali Lim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Dunston's SK Swee ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Wong Dryburgh. Wong Dryburgh yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. The audience was convinced that Mohammad Kool's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Lim was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Wong Dryburgh was a little too slow when SK Swee got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 1-4. When Shukrie Devan fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Croyde's protests and gave Shukrie Devan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Croyde's Shukrie Devan got a free kick in the 68th minute. A collision led to Croyde getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Farhan Hong hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by SK Swee during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Croyde booed when Dunston was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. SK Swee didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Lim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mohammad Kool, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. With a little luck, Croyde's Wong Dryburgh got control of the ball when Wong Tan tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Dunston getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. SK Swee hit a great ball. Mohammad Kool sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 93 minutes into the match, Dunston's goal looked a bit too open when Mohammad Kool came free, but Ali Lim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wong Tan took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Wong Dryburgh. Wong Dryburgh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. The Dunston players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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