Trowbridge Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Morten Agersten took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Trowbridge FC booed when haha United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Morten Agersten didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Tuan in the 10th minute of play forced haha United's goalkeeper Todd Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 11 minutes, Nicholas Au managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trowbridge FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nicholas Au 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 13th minute Ryan Nair shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Todd Allison saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The attack was good, but when Ryan Nair in the 13th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 14 minutes into the match, haha United's goal looked a bit too open when Nicholas Au came free, but Todd Allison reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trowbridge FC's Ryan Nair got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. haha United's Azam Lim suffered a concussion after 19 minutes and had to leave the field. 20 minutes into the game, Zafran Ramachandran was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trowbridge FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave haha United the free kick. In the 21st match minute, Trowbridge FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zafran Ramachandran to maneuver through the defense. Sajeev Chong received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Todd Allison tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sajeev Chong scored 1-1 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Todd Allison, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shah Lim made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Morten Agersten in the 38th minute of play. Shah Lim came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by haha United's Morten Agersten. But to his dismay, Morten Agersten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. haha United's Todd Allison played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicholas Au in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ryan Nair to strike the kick off in the second half. Jamal Hopker thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Todd Allison, a very annoying self made goal in the 51st minute which led to 2-2. 55 minutes into the match, Morten Agersten dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Shah Lim, 2-3. Todd Allison made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ryan Nair in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Nair in the 64th minute of play forced haha United's goalkeeper Todd Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Nicholas Au notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of haha United's Todd Allison. Todd Allison was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ryan Nair in the 70th minute of play forced haha United's goalkeeper Todd Allison to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 75 minutes, Ronny Stockley mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the haha United and the Trowbridge FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ronny Stockley kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Afiq Chong sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Todd Allison showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nicholas Au, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in haha United's zone, Ryan Nair stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Todd Allison came out of the goal and Ryan Nair tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronny Stockley got free with Shah Lim in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute Morten Agersten shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shah Lim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Todd Allison took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nicholas Au, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ryan Nair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Todd Allison having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.
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