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Danbury Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Dale Sim made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th minute, Ali Rajah made a precise shot to the right of Dale Politiek. Alcester United's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Rajah got free with Dale Politiek in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dale Politiek made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Ali Rajah sent off a good shot on target. If Ali Rajah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th minute Dale Sim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Cho saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Choo in the 21st minute of play forced Alcester United's goalkeeper Dale Politiek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dale Politiek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Choo, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Dale Politiek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Choo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Danbury City's Jonathan Cho played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samuel Hoe in the 30th minute of play. If Ali Rajah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alcester United's goalkeeper Dale Politiek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 36 minutes into the match, Alex Choo notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Alcester United's Dale Politiek. Dale Politiek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 39 minutes, Merlin Keng mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Danbury City and the Alcester United players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Danbury City getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Merlin Keng hit a great ball. Jonathan Namasivayam hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Ali Rajah 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. Jonathan Namasivayam's late challenge caught a Danbury City's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jonathan Namasivayam helped the player get up and apologised. In the 47th match minute, Alcester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonathan Namasivayam to maneuver through the defense. Dale Politiek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Choo in the 48th minute of play. 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.

Alcester United's Dale Politiek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lee Chuan in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes into the game, Alex Choo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Dale Politiek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 62 minutes into the match, Ali Rajah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dale Politiek. Alcester United's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Rajah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Dale Politiek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Rajah's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Ong Ning was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alcester United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Danbury City the free kick. In the 66th minute, one of Alcester United: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 Alcester United. Ali Rajah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Politiek having to interfere. If Alex Choo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75th minute, Jonathan Namasivayam hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Danbury City's Ali Rajah in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alcester United's goalie prevented a goal. Danbury City's Lee Chuan suffered a concussion in the 77th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. After 77 minutes, Daniz Tan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Alcester United and the Danbury City players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Alcester United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniz Tan to maneuver through the defense. Dale Politiek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Rajah, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. Merlin Keng fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dale Politiek having to interfere. Alex Choo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dale Politiek having to make a save. When Danbury City's Alex Choo in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alcester United's goalie prevented a goal. Samuel Hoe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Jonathan Cho made a huge save. 97 minutes into the game, Danbury City's Ali Rajah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dale Politiek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Danbury City walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.